A climate activist from India has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who will provide perspectives and solutions to tackle the worsening climate crisis.
Archana Soreng joins six other young climate leaders.
Banks have sanctioned Rs 89,810 crore to about 1.1 crore Kisan Credit Card (KCC) holders to help farmers meet finances for kharif sowing and allied activities.This marks an increase of Rs 26,940 crore over Rs 62,870 crore sanctioned.
Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy won the Premier League’s Golden Boot after most number of goals in the 2019-20 season.At 33, Vardy is the oldest player to win the Golden Boot award and the first from Leicester City. Vardy finished the season with 23 goals.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson won the Golden Glove.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration withdrew a 1971 circular, making it mandatory to get No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the local Home Department for acquisition and requisition of land in favour of the security forces in the Union Territory.
J&K Capital, Jammu(winter), Srinagar(summer).
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) launched 'Dare to Dream 2.0' contest for innovators and those looking to launch a startup on the 5th death anniversary of former President of India and noted scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
DRDO Motto-"Strength's Origin is in Science"
The government has appointed former chairman of Coal India, Anil Kumar Jha, as the chairman of a key panel that deals with violation of environment rules. The panel was earlier constituted in June 2017 for three years.
Panel's tenure has now been extended till June 2021.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed a one-time settlement scheme to hundreds of errant brokers and individuals against whom the regulator had initiated legal proceedings for bogus trades in BSE's stock options segment.
SEBI was given Statutory Powers on 30 January 1992.
UP Governor Anandiben Patel has launched an Centre’s e-learning initiative. The new e-classes platform ‘SWAYAMPrabha, will telecast educational programmes 24x7 for the students, a move to make lockdown period for students constructive & productive.
The initiative is under the Min. of Human Resource Development.
Uniken has been chosen by the state-owned Bank of Maharashtra for its innovative and unique REL-ID technology.MahaSecure, secured by REL-ID, is a next-generation secure digital banking app for all your online banking needs.
Bank of Maharashtra, CEO: A. S. Rajeev.
Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launched the Bureau of Indian Standard’s Mobile App BIS-Care. He also launched three portals on Standardization, Conformity Assessment, and Training of e-BIS.
The mobile app BIS-Care can be operated on any Android phone.
Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid has announced his appointment as the interim prime minister following the vote of no confidence against the previous head of government, Hassan Ali Khaire.
Somalia is bordered by Ethiopia to the west.
Wipro has selected Google Cloud as the cloud provider for its enterprise-wide SAP footprint. The engagement will bring SAP applications and workloads to the cloud to support Wipros 180,000 employees.
Wipro is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Former Dy. Governor of RBI, Dr. Viral V. Acharya, talks about his quest for restoring financial stability in India & offers a concrete plan for sustained improvement. It is a collection of his speeches, research and comments as a member of the RBI’s MPC.
KJ Udeshi - RBI's first woman deputy governor.
The world’s first electrified rail tunnel fit to run double-stack containers will be operational in the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in the next 12 months. A double-stack container goods train will be able to run at a speed of more than 100 km.
The tunnel passes through the Aravalli in Haryana.
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. There are 5 main strains of the virus – A, B, C, D & E.
2020 Theme: Hepatitis-free future.