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2. Appointments & Elections
• India’s 15th President:
Droupadi Murmu (1st Tribal)
• Youngest, 1st Born after 1947
• Salary: 5 Lakh per Month
• SL PM: Dinesh Gunawardena
(Mahajana Eksath Peramuna)
• SL Pres: Ranil Wickremesinghe
(United National Party)

3. Appointments & Elections
• World Bank’s Chief
Economist: Indermit Gill
• Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al
Ahmed Al-Sabah is the New
PM of: Kuwait
• New MD & CEO of NSE:
Ashish Kumar Chauhan
• Manipur Gov. La Ganesan
gets Additional Charge of: WB

4. State News
• 1st State to implement
R&D Policy: Karnataka
4th State Food Safety Index
• By: FSSAI
• Large States - 1st: TN
2nd: Guj. / 3rd: Maha.
• Smaller States -
1st: Goa / 2nd: Manipur / 3rd: Sikkim
• UTs - 1st: J&K

5. State News
• India’s 1st Certified
‘Har Ghar Jal’ District:
Burhanpur (MP)
3rd India Innovation Index (2021)
• By: NITI Aayog
• Major States - 1st: Karnataka
2nd: Telangana / 3rd: Haryana
• NE & Hill States - 1st: Manipur
• UTs - 1st: Chandigarh

6. Sports News
• 2028 Summer Olympics
(Host): Los Angeles, USA
World Athletics Champ. 2022
1st: US / 2nd: Ethiopia
3rd: Jamaica / India: 33rd (1S)
• At: Eugene, Oregon (USA)
• Netherlands win 2022 FIH
Women's Hockey WC (15th)
beating: Argentina

7. Banking & Finance
• Rs.1 Tn Mark in Gold
Loans touched by: SBI
• Bank to Raise 20K Cr. Debt
for its Expansion: IndusInd
• RBI Committee to Suggest
4-Tier UCB Regulatory
Structure: NS Vishwanathan
• RBI allows Start of 150 New
Branches by: Muthoot Finance

8. Banking & Finance
• Bajaj Allianz Life Ins.
partners with: DBS Bank
• For Demat & Trading Services, HDFC
Securities partners with: Equitas SFB
• IAF & PNB sign MOU for Personal & Air
Accidental Ins.: PNB Rakshak Plus Scheme
• Kotak Bank acquires Agri & Healthcare
Equipment Finance Business of: DLL India
(De Lage Landen Financial Services India)

9. Awards & Prizes
68th Nat. Film Awards-2020
• Most Film Friendly
State: Madhya Pradesh
• Best Feature Film:
Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Direc: Sudha Kongara
• Best Actor: Suriya
(Soorarai Pottru) &
Ajay Devgn (Tanhaji)

10. Awards & Prizes
• Best Popular Film for
Wholesome Entnmt:
Tanhaji (Om Raut)
• Best Actress: Aparrna Balamurali
(Soorarai Pottru)
• Best Director: Sachidanandan KR for AK
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
• Best Children's Film: Sumi (Marathi)
• Best Hindi Film: Toolsidas Junior

11. Projects & Inaugurations
• India’s 1st E-Waste EcoPark to
come up in: Holambi Kalan, Delhi
• Statue of Freedom fighter Alluri
Sitarama Raju unveiled in:
Bhimavaram, AP
• Consumer Rights Mascot
unveiled by Consumer Affairs,
Food & PD Ministry: Jagriti
• Taranga Hill - Ambaji (Guj) - Abu
Road (Raj.) Rail Line by: 2026-27

12. India in Focus
• India signs MoU on
Cheetah Reintroduction
& Wildlife Conservation with: Namibia
5 New Ramsar Sites (54 Now)
• Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai
Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram
Mangrove: TN
• Pala Wetland: Mizoram
• Sakhya Sagar: MP

13. Important Days & Dates
• Nat. Flag Day: 22nd July
• Kargil Vijay Day: 26th July
• World Chess Day: 20th July
• Int./Global Tiger Day: 29th July
• World Hepatitis Day: 28th July
• Theme: Bringing Hepatitis Care
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