Current Affairs

  India celebrates 23 July every year as the “National Broadcasting day”. On this day in 1927, the first ever radio broadcast in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station under the Indian Broadcasting Company. On 8th of June, 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting Service became All India Radio.Currently, AIR is one of the largest public broadcasting organisations in the world.
Source: The News On Air

  U.S. space agency NASA prepares to send “first woman and next man” on Moon as part of its ambitious Artemis programme in 2024. NASA has marked the 50th anniversary of the historic first Moon landing.
Source: The Hindu

   Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in the country to reserve jobs for locals. The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed the Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries/Factories Act, 2019. Industries/Factories Act, 2019 reserves 75% private jobs across all categories inindustrial units, factories, joint ventures as well as the project that are in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
Source: The Times of India

  The Indian Navy commissioned its new Dornier Aircraft Squadron in Chennai. This is Indian Navy’s 5th Dornier Aircraft squadron. The Dornier squadron under Eastern Naval Command would strengthen Indian Navy’s efforts in maintaining constant surveillance and safe guarding maritime interests in the eastern seaboard of India.
Source: The India Today

  American tennis player John Isner wins Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title in Newport, Rhode Island. This was his 4th Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title. He defeated Alexander Bublik in straight sets by 7-6, 6-3 at the grass-court event.
Source: The Hindu

  Boris Johnson will replace Theresa May as Britain’s next Prime Minister. Boris Johnson, who was the face of the 2016 Brexit referendum, won the votes of 92,153members of the Conservative party. Queen Elizabeth will formally appoint Johnson before he will enter Downing Street.
Source: The Hindu

 President Ram Nath Kovind has transferred 2 Governors and made 4 new appointments across 6 States.
New appointments are as follows:
  • Madhya Pradesh: Lalji Tandon will replace Anandiben Patel.
  • Uttar Pradesh: Anandiben Patel will replace Ram Naik.
  • West Bengal: Jagdeep Dhankhar will replace Keshari Nath Tripathi.
  • Bihar: Phagu Chuhan will replace Lalji Tandon.
  • Nagaland: R.N. Ravi will replace P.B. Acharya.
  • Tripura: Ramesh Bais will replace Kaptan Singh Solanki.
Source: The Hindu

  Lieutenant-General M.M. Naravane, has been appointed as the next Vice-Chief of the Army Staff. He will replace Lt. Gen. D. Anbu. He is currently serving as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Army Command. 
Source: The Hindu

  Government of India will provide 10,000 scholarships for heirs of the liberation war fighters of Bangladesh called ‘Muktijodhas’ over the next five years under the Nutan India-Bangladesh Maitree Muktijodha Sontan Scholarship Scheme.
Source: The DD News

 Mohan Bagan club to confer awards  in Various Disciplines.
The Awardees are:
  • Mohan Bagan Ratan: Keshav Dutt (Hockey).
  • Mohan Bagan Ratan: Captain Prasun Banerjee (Football).
  • Club felicitates Indian Peacer: Mohammed Shami (Cricket).
  • Lifetime Achievement award: Ashok Chatterjee (Football).
  • Best Football Player for the season 2018-19: Arijit Bagui (Football).
On July 29 Mohun Bagan Club celebrates the ‘Mohun Bagan Day’. Dutt will be the first sportsperson from outside the football fraternity to be bestowed with the Ratna. This is also the first time that there will be 2 Mohun Bagan Ratna recipients.
Source: The Hindu


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