Current Affairs 31.7.20 in English

STATE

1.     Assam’s Guwahati gets Northeast’s 1^st Manhole cleaning robot BANDICOOT.

APPOINTMENTS

2.     MA Hamphiholi – Commandant, Indian Naval Academy.

3.     Hichem Mechichi – Prime Minister, Tunisia.

4.     Varun Sridhar – CEO, Paytm Money.

5.     Anjani Kumar – Ambassador of India to Mauritania.

6.     SN Rajeswari – Chairman & MD, Oriental Insurance. 

SCHEMES & APPS

7.     Government launched Green-Ag Project in Mizoram to reduce emissions from Agriculture & ensure sustainable agricultural practices.

8.     Ayush Minister Shripad Yesso Naik launched dedicated web-portal for National AYUSH Mission.

MOU

9.     Gujarat signed MoU with UK India Business Council to boost Business & Industrial Development in state.

SPORTS

10. Stuart Broad 2^nd England Cricketer to pick 500 Test Wickets.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

11. ITC acquired Sunrise Foods for Rs.2,150 crore.

12. Advent International acquired RA Chem Pharma for Rs.1,000 cr 

BOOKS

13. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar authored new book “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World”. 

OBITUARIES

14. Yash Pal Abrol – Nitrogen Researcher.

15. Somen Mitra – West Bengal Congress President.

16. Parvez Khan – Bollywood Director.