Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17th July to 24th July 2024

July Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

National News

• Uttarakhand govt portal eSwasthya Dham integrates with Ayushman Bharat Digital
• Coca-Cola India and Gram Unnati collaborate to revolutionize mango cultivation in Karnataka
• Jayant Chaudhary launches Skill India Digital Hub for Transparent Scheme Access
• Asia’s First Pre-Clinical Network Facility inaugurated in Faridabad
• Jyotiraditya Scindia launches NE-RACE portal, mobile app for farmers in northeast
• Maharashtra govt launched scheme to boost youth employability
• National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Netflix Partner to Launch “The Voicebox” – an Upskilling Program for Voice-over Artists in India
• Drone Destination and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) partner to launch advanced drone training programmes
• Prahlad Chandra Agrawal honoured with COSPAR Harrie Massey Award 2024
• Dehradun opens state’s first Bird Gallery near Jolly Grant Airport
• Virat Kohli tops Celebrity Brand Valuation in 2023
• IRCTC upgraded as Schedule “A” CPSE
• AAI signs MoU with Rajasthan govt for developing greenfield airport at Kota
• Central Board of Direct Taxes ropes in Bharti-Airtel for network project
• BJP govt renames Biju Patnaik Sports Award to Odisha Rajya Krida Samman
• Kishan Reddy launches Mineral Exploration Hackathon and National DMF Portal in Hyderabad
• New Delhi hosts the 46th World Heritage Committee session of UNESCO
• “Rajiv Gandhi Civils Abhayahastam” launched by Telangana CM
• BIS signs MoU with Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru to promote Standardization
• MP tops in PM SVANidhi Scheme as Best Performing State
• State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to launch retail shops to distribute energy-efficient products
• Amit Shah chairs 7th NCORD top-level meeting
• GC Murmu inaugurates ‘International Centre for Audit of Local Governance’ in Rajkot
• Airbus to launch first ‘Made in India’ H 125 helicopter in 2026
• Jyotiraditya M. Scindia releases ‘The Future is Now’ as the theme for India Mobile Congress 2024
• Assam’s Charaideo Maidam nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Site
• PM Modi announces One Million Dollar Grant to UNESCO World Heritage Centre
• Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) gets site clearance from the centre to develop Parandur airport
• Department Of School Education and Literacy to observe Shiksha Saptah
• Atal Innovation Mission and WIPO sign a Letter of Intent towards building joint innovation programs in global south
• NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. to set up Green Charcoal plant in Haryana
• China makes world’s first high-speed carbon fiber train
• Hardik Pandya teams up with FanCode Shop to launch his brand

International News

• Jaishankar inaugurates India’s First Overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius
• Gevra & Kusmunda coal mine included in World’s 10 largest coal mines
• Belarus introduces 90-Day Visa-Free Regime for 35 European Countries

Banking and Financial

• Kotak Mahindra Bank integrates physical and digital branches in new distribution structure
• Bajaj Finserv AMC launched Savings+ product for retail investors
• IMF Raises India’s Growth Forecast to 7 % for 2024-25
• NABARD announces ‘Agri SURE’ fund of Rs 750 Cr under NABVENTURES
• SBI launches Amrit Vrishti 444-Days Term Deposit With 25% Interest Rate
• ADB approved USD 240.5 million in loans for rooftop solar system in India
• LIC Partners with IDFC First Bank to Boost Bancassurance
• ADB maintains India’s GDP growth forecast at 7% for FY25
• Arka Fincap signs co-lending partnership with Central Bank of India for MSME loans
• IRDAI imposes penalty of Rs 2 crore on Bajaj Finance, Aegon Life Insurance
• FICCI projects 7% GDP growth for India in 2024-25
• RBI imposes monetary penalty on Muthoot Finance Limited
• RBI forms panel to review fee structure for white-label ATMs
• SIDBI to build $1 b fund for green financing with $215 m from GCF
• BoB launches Generative AI-powered virtual relationship manager and credit line on UPI

Appointment and Resignation

• Paul Kagame re-elected for 4th term as Rwandan President
• Manoj Saunik Chairman of as Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA)
• Malta’s Metsola to head EU Parliament for 2nd term
• CSIR DG N Kalaiselvi gets two-year extension
• President Murmu appoints Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Mahadevan as Judges of SC
• Sumant Sinha named Co-Chair of Global CEO Climate Leaders Alliance
• Asian Paralympic Committee appoints Deepa Malik as representative for South Asia
• South Indian Bank names Dolphy Jose as Whole-time Director
• ESAF SFB gets RBI nod for re-appointment of K Paul Thomas as MD & CEO
• UPSC Chairperson Manoj Soni resigns five years before term ends
• Sanjeev Krishan re-elected for second term as PwC India Chairperson
• Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed next Indian ambassador to US
• Shikhar Dhawan announced brand ambassador of MotoGP India
• Mysuru’s Capt. Supreetha becomes first woman officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier
• Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak elected new president of ICMAI for 2024-25
• Kristen Michal nominated Estonian Prime Minister

Awards

• Madhu Khanna’s ‘Tantra on the Edge’ wins Oxford Bookstore Art Book Prize 2024
• Sri Kurumba Trust wins Global CSR ESG Award 2024
• Arpit Jagdish Kabra honoured with International Excellence Award
• Abhinav Bindra awarded prestigious Olympic Order by IOC

Defence

• IAF contingent arrives at Royal Australian Air Force base, to participate in Ex Pitch Black 2024

Science

• China launches new Earth observation satellite

Sports

• Shaurya Bawa won bronze at World Junior squash
• India Shines at 35th International Biology Olympiad 2024 in Kazakhstan
• India’s Paris Olympics Contingent Finalized: 117 Athletes, 140 Support Staff Ready
• ICC honoured Six Nations in Associate Cricket with ICC Development Award for 2023
• CSK to establish Super Kings Academy in Sydney
• Kavin Quintal becomes 1st Indian Rider at World Superbike Championships
• All India Football Federation’s (AIFF)winsards 2024: Chhangte, Indumathi wins top male and female awards
• Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Yuki Bhambri, Albano Olivetti clinch Men’s Doubles Title at ATP Swiss Open
• India’s Kush Maini wins his first-ever Formula 2 Sprint Race at Hungarian GP
• Oscar Piastri wins Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2024
• Sania Mirza, Mary Kom & Rannvijay Singh join ‘Play Sports’ as brand ambassadors
• PR Sreejesh to retire from international hockey after Paris Olympics 2024
• Nuno Borges beat Nadal to Lift Swedish Open Men’s Singles Trophy
• Scotland’s Charlie Cassell Sets ODI Record; Takes 7 Wickets for 21 against Oman
• Andy Murray to retire from professional tennis after Paris Olympics

Book and Author

• PM signs copy of Dr R Balasubramaniam’s book ‘Power Within: The Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi’

Important day

• 17 July – World Day for International Justice
• 17 July – World Emoji Day
• 18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day (Theme 2024 – Combatting poverty and inequality is in our hands.)
• 18 July – World Listening Day (Theme 2024 – Listening to the Weave of Sound)
• 19 July – National Football Day
• 20 July – International Moon Day (Theme 2024 – Illuminating the Shadows)
• 22 July – Pi Approximation Day
• 22 July – World Brain Day (Theme 2024 – Brain Health and Prevention)
• 23 July – National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
• 23 July – National Broadcasting Day
• 24 July – National Income Tax Day

Obituary

• Renowned cardiac surgeon Dr MS Valiathan passes away
• Renowned agriculturist Kamala Pujari passes away

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