The Consumer Protection Act 2019 comes into force replacing Consumer Protection Act 1986, with its salient features including the establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs: Ram Vilas Paswan.
Haryana CM Manohar Khattar launched e-Sachivalaya portal a digital platform facilitating people to take online appointments for virtual meetings with CM , Deputy CM, Ministers & Heads of Depts. Haryana Udhyam Memorandum portal launched to facilitate MSMEs.
Haryana Capital: Chandigarh.
Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya.
The labour department has launched an online portal, http://labour.tn.gov.in for fresh registrations of workers of unorganised sectors, who were left out of the government COVID-19 welfare measures and to facilitate them with social security schemes.
Tamil Nadu CM: Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
Capital: Chennai.
A "one-stop-shop" scheme approved in Rajasthan is set to fast-track investments and help revive industries in the midst of pandemic by giving 98 types of clearances under one roof to the potential investors through the Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP).
It is to expedite all process for investments above Rs 10 crore.
3- day long Air Force Commanders’ Conference will begin at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is "Indian Air Force in the Next Decade". It will be chaired by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria.
It is scheduled to begin on July 22.
State-run hydro giant NHPC said it has inked an MoU through video conferencing with Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL) to form a joint venture for developing floating solar energy projects with an initial capacity of 500 MW.
Odisha Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
Governor: Ganeshi Lal.
SBI General Insurance Company Limited announced the appointment of Prakash Chandra Kandpal as its new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer replacing Pushan Mahapatra. PC Kandpal is a seasoned banker & has more than 33 years of experience with SBI.
He had also been the Chief Operating Officer in SBI Mutual Fund.
Karur Vysya Bank’s (KVB) Board of Directors has co-opted Ramesh Babu Boddu as an Additional Director and appointed him Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer for three years. He retired as Deputy Managing Director in State Bank of India in April 2020.
KVB is a scheduled commercial bank in India. HQ: Karur, TN.
India and Maldives have signed an agreement for establishment of ‘Emergency Medical Services’ in Male. It is one of the several small and medium projects that are financed by India under grant assistance of around $ 20 million for the neighbouring country.
Maldives Capital: Male.
Currency: Rufiyaa.
Indian naval ships conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the United States Navy’s USS Nimitz carrier strike group near the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands as it is transiting the Indian Ocean. It comes amidst high alert by the Navy in the IOR.
It is an opportunity to improve interoperability on high seas.
The union environment ministry headed by Prakash Javadekar approved the Zonal Master Plan (ZMP) based on watershed approach for the Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone notification that stretches from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi covering an area of 4179.59 sq. km.
But ZMP could make entire area vulnerable to natural disasters.
A new Android malware has been discovered that steals data such as password and credit card details from 337 apps including some of the popular ones like Gmail, Amazon, Netflix, Uber, and more. Named BlackRock it has data theft capabilities.
It was discovered by mobile security firm Threat Fabric.
P. Amudha, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has been brought to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Joint Secretary. She was serving as a professor at the Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is headed by PM Modi.
The Fintech Convergence Council (FCC), the fintech committee of Internet and Mobile Association of India, in collaboration with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Payments Council of India to host a virtual fintech Called Global Fintech.
The theme of the event: ‘Fintech: With and Beyond COVID’.