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Ashleigh Barty beats Karolina Pliskova to win maiden Wimbledon title

In Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty has won the Women’s singles title defeating eighth seed Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic. Barty won the first set 6-3 but Pliskova fought back to win the second set 7-6(4-7) to level the contest 1 set each. Barty made a strong come back and won the third set 6-3 to clinch the title.

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Wimbledon or The Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world

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KVIC secures trademark registrations in Bhutan, UAE, Mexico

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has recently secured trademark registrations in three countries namely Bhutan, UAE and Mexico which is a big stride towards protecting the identity of brand Khadi globally. KVIC has got registrations in various classes that pertains to Khadi fabric, Khadi readymade garments and village industry products like Khadi soaps, etc.

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KVIC has trademark registrations in a total of 9 countries including these three

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National Fisheries Development Board celebrated National Fish Farmers Day on 10th July

National Fisheries Development Board celebrated 'National Fish Farmers Day' virtually. This annual event is celebrated to commemorate Professor Dr. Hiralal Chaudhury and his colleague Dr. Alikunhi for their contribution in achieving the successful induced breeding of major carps on 10th July,1957 at Angul in Odisha for the first time in the country.

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Manipur would provide loans with 50% grant to fish farmers who produce local fish sareng

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Doyen of Ayurveda Dr P K Warrier dies at 100

Dr PK Warrier was the chief physician and managing trustee of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, one of the leading Ayurvedic healthcare chains in the country. In his nearly seven-decade career, Warrier set a benchmark for the Indian traditional healing system and played a pivotal role for the renaissance of ayurveda.

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In 1942, Warrier took a break from ayurveda learning and joined the Quit India Movement

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Ethiopia PM Abiy's party wins landslide victory in election for 2nd term

In Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity party won national parliamentary election. National Election Board of Ethiopia announced that the ruling party won 410 seats out of 436 in the federal parliament. This landslide victory assured a second term for the prime minister Abiy Ahmed.

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Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018 after the former prime minister resigned

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Kareena Kapoor Khan introduces the 'Pregnancy Bible'

The actress shared a video on her Instagram handle in which she revealed that she has been working on her book, titled “Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible.”, co-authored with Aditi Shah Bhimjyani. is vetted and approved by FOGSI, India’s official body of gynecologists and obstetricians

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Max Bupa Health Insurance and Axis Bank enter into a Bancassurance partnership

Max Bupa Health Insurance, a standalone health insurer, has entered into a bancassurance partnership with Axis Bank, the country’s third largest private sector bank. This partnership will help provide comprehensive health insurance solutions to Axis Bank’s employees and customers.

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bancassurance is aimed at offering insurance products to the bank’s customers.

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Zaila Avant-garde Becomes 1st African-American To Win US Spelling Bee

Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old basketball prodigy, has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the first African-American contestant to win in 93 editions of the prestigious competition. Chaitra Thummala, a 12-year-old from San Francisco and Bhavana Madini, 13, from New York won the second and third place at the keenly-fought competition.

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first-place prize of USD 50,000 was won by Z Avant-garde

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Twitter Names Vinay Prakash as Resident Grievance Officer for India to Follow New IT Rules

As per the information updated on Twitter’s website, Vinay Prakash is the Resident Grievance Officer (RGO). Users can contact him using an email ID listed on the page. The company has also published its compliance report for the period of May 26, 2021, to June 25, 2021. This was another key requirement under the IT rules that came into effect on May 26.

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World Population Day is observed on 11 July to draw people's attention towards overpoulation

World Population Day is observed every year on 11 July to remind people of the challenges being faced due to overpopulation. The day is marked to call for attention to issues like the importance of family planning, child marriage, gender equality, human rights, and others. As per statistics, the world population stands roughly at 7.7 billion.

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Theme 2021: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility