July Month Current Affairs 2020

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July Month Current Affairs 2020 | Important Dates and Events

• Doctor’s day is celebrated on 1st July every year.
• National Postal Worker Day on 01st July every year.
• Canada Day is observed as 01st July every year.
• Chartered Accountants Day is observed as 01st July every year.
• National Gingersnap Day on 01st July every year.
• World UFO Day on 02nd July every year.
• National Anisette Day 02nd July every year.
• National Fried Clam Day 03rd July every year.
• Independence Day USA 04th July every year.
• World Zoonoses Day 06th July every year.
• World Population Day 11th July every year.
• National 7-Eleven Day 11th July every year.
• National Simplicity Day 12th July every year.
• Paper Bag Day 12th July every year.
• Bastille Day or French National Day 14th July every year.
• World Youth Skills Day 15th July 2020
• World Day for International Justice 17th July 2020.
• World Emoji Day 17th July 2020.
• International Nelson Mandela Day 18th July 2020.
• Pi Approximation Day 22nd July 2020.
• National Mango Day 22nd July 2020.
• National Refreshment Day 23rd July 2020.
• National Thermal Engineer Day 24th July 2020.
• Kargil Vijay Diwas 26th July 2020.
• National Parent’s Day (Fourth Sunday in July) – 26th July 2020.
• World Nature Conservation Day 28th July 2020.
• World Hepatitis Day 28th July 2020.
• International Tiger Day 28th July 2020.
• International Friendship Day 30th July 2020.
• System Administrator Appreciation Day 31th July 2020.

Appointments in July 2020 | July Month Current Affairs 2020

• Dwivedi appointed as Director General of IIMC
• GoI extends KK Venugopal’s term as Attorney General of India
• Karnam Sekar retires as MD & CEO of IOB
• GoI extends tenure of Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as NHAI Chairman
• Injeti Srinivas appointed as chairman of IFSCA
• Sijo George appointed to Centre’s committee on STIP 2020
• UKIBC appoints Jayant Krishna as Group CEO
• GoI extends Bansi Lal Bhat’s tenure as chairperson of NCLAT
• Union Bank of India CMD Rajkiran Rai gets 2-year extension
• Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam becomes new Hockey India president
• Hemang Amin appointed as interim CEO of BCCI
• Vidhu Nair appointed as Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan
• Roshni Nadar Malhotra appointed as a new chairman of HCL Tech
• Ashwini Kumar Tewari becomes new MD & CEO of SBI Cards
• Ramesh Boddu appointed as MD & CEO of Karur Vysya Bank
• Sumit Deb appointed as new CMD of NMDC
• PC Kandpal appointed as MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance
• Arun Kumar nominated as Vice-Chairman of UIC
• Bajaj Finance appointed Sanjiv Bajaj as new Chairman.
• Alok Misra becomes new CEO & Director of MFIN
• Riva Ganguly Das appointed as Secretary East in MEA
• Partha Pratim Sengupta becomes new MD & CEO of IOB
• Tata AIA Life Ltd appoints Naveen Tahilyani as its MD & CEO
• President Kovind appoints Anandiben Patel as the Governor of MP
• Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi assumes Charge as commandant of INA
• Paytm Money appoints Varun Sridhar as CEO
• Hardik Satishchandra Shah becomes new Private Secretary to PM Modi

Agreements News July 2020 | July Month Current Affairs 2020

• Swiggy tie-up with ICICI Bank for Digital Wallet
• India-Bangladesh forms LPG joint venture
• CBSE tie-up with Facebook to introduce curriculum on digital safety
• Coal India tie-up with NLC to develop solar and thermal power assets
• Railways, BHEL tie up for solar power generation
• Ola partners with PhonePe for digital payments
• India, Indonesia Coast Guards sign MoU to boost maritime relations
• Microsoft partners NSDC to provide digital skills
• CBDT & SEBI signs MoU for data exchange
• IIT-H, NVIDIA tie-up to establish joint AI research centre
• IIT Alumni Council & CSIR-IGIB partners for joint research
• Flipkart tie-up with Karnataka Govt to promote Art & Craft
• UNICEF INDIA partners with FICCI for #Reimagine Campaign
• AAI & BEL signs MoU for co-operation in civil aviation sector
• UNICEF India partners with SAP India for employability of young people
• CBSE ties up with IBM to integrate AI curriculum
• CBDT signs MoU with Mo-MSME for sharing of data
• MYAS partners with UNICEF to promote volunteerism among youth
• CBIC has signed MoU with CBDT for data exchange
• India-Maldives sign agreement to establish “Emergency Medical Services”
• Punjab Govt tie-up with IIT-Ropar for skill development
• LIC signs agreement with UBI to distribute latter’s policies
• Airtel Payments Bank partners NSDC to train rural youth
• Amazon Pay ties up with Acko to sell auto insurance
• Adani Ports signs up for Science-Based Targets initiative
• CSIR, UBA-IIT Delhi & Vijnana Bharati signs tripartite MoU
• PFC signs agreement with IIT-Kanpur in smart grid technology

Defense News July 2020 | July Month Current Affairs 2020

• • • Akash Missile: BDL signs licence agreement & ToT with DRDO
    • Defence Ministry entrusts capital procurement powers to Armed Forces
    • DRDO develops P7 Heavy Drop System for IL 76 aircraft
    • MoD signs contract with BEML for procurement of Mine Plough
    • India & US conducts Passage Exercise in Indian Ocean
    • Indian Army gets ‘Bharat’ drones for accurate surveillance
    • India successfully tests fires ATGM “Dhruvastra”
    • Largest Solar Power Plant of Indian Navy Commissioned in Ezhimala
    • Fleet of 5 Rafale multi-role combat jets arrived in India

National News July 2020 | July Month Current Affairs 2020

• • • • Giriraj Singh launches the 1st Edition of “Matsya Sampada”
      • World Bank Approves $750 Million Emergency Response Program for MSME
      • GoI approves Special liquidity scheme for NBFCs/HFCs
      • M. Venkiah Naidu launches social media super app ‘Elyments’
      • India’s 1st NPNT compliant Drone flight successfully completed
      • World Bank approves $400 mn for rejuvenation of river Ganga
      • PM Modi to unveil Asia’s largest solar plant in MP
      • IARI Jharkhand’s building named after Late Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
      • AIIB extends $50 mn loan to L&T Infra Finance Ltd
      • USAID & MNRE partners for clean energy development
      • Boeing delivers final Apache & Chinook helicopters to IAF
      • NITI Aayog launches “ATL App Development Module”
      • IRDAI allows launch of ‘Corona Kavach’ insurance policies
      • US remains India’s top trading partner in FY 2019-20
      • Iran drops India from Chabahar rail project
      • India hands over outdoor fitness equipment to Maldives
      • Amit Shah launches CAPF’s nationwide tree plantation drive
      • Indian Railways on mission to become ‘Green Railway’ by 2030
      • HRD Minister releases ‘Pragyata’ guidelines for online education
      • Indian Railways creates ‘Post-Covid Coach’ to ensure safer journey
      • Anji Khad bridge: Indian Railways’ 1st cable-stayed rail bridge
      • DCGI approves India’s 1st homemade Pneumonia vaccine
      • NABARD launches development projects in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
      • Digital Indo-Italian Business Mission on Food Processing
      • First on-line NISHTHA programme launched in Andhra Pradesh
      • ICAT launches an e-portal “ASPIRE”
      • India’s first public EV Charging Plaza inaugurated in Delhi
      • Union HRD Minister launches “Manodarpan” for students
      • Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into force in India
      • GoI grants medical assistance worth about USD 1Mn to DPRK
      • DST launches programme for India-Russia S & T cooperation
      • Dr Harsh Vardhan launched “Mausam” app for weather forecasts
      • PM launches High Throughput COVID testing facilities
      • India hands over 10 broad-gauge railway locos to Bangladesh
      • Union Cabinet Approves National Education Policy 2020
      • Ministry of Home Affairs releases Unlock-3 guidelines
      • HRD Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Education
      • ADB approves USD 3 million grant to India to combat COVID-19

International News July 2020

• • • • • Gudni Th. Johannesson re-elected as President of Iceland
        • Pak Army appoints Nigar Johar as 1st female Lt. General
        • French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns
        • Russian President Vladimir Putin records victory in Presidential polls
        • ADB becomes “Observer” for Network for Greening the Financial System
        • Jean Castex appointed as Prime Minister of France
        • Israel successfully launches “Ofek 16” spy satellite into space
        • Bangladesh launches “Digital Haat” for sacrificial animals
        • US formally announced its withdrawal from WHO
        • Maldives & Sri Lanka eliminate measles & rubella, ahead of 2023 target
        • Lee Hsien Loong becomes Prime Minister of Singapore
        • India becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK
        • Andrzej Duda wins Poland’s presidential election
        • China successfully launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite
        • Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns
        • Suriname elects Indian-origin ‘Chan’ Santokhi as President
        • Pakistan, China sign agreement for “Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project”
        • Ossouka Raponda appointed as 1st woman PM of Gabon
        • United Arab Emirates launches “Hope” mission to “Mars”
        • SpaceX launches South Korea’s 1st military satellite “ANASIS-II”
        • China launches its 1st independent mission to Mars
        • Turkmenistan gets observer status in World Trade Organization
        • Nicaragua becomes the 87th Country to sign ISA agreement
        • Russia successfully holds fight test of 3D-printed aircraft engine
        • Hichem Mechichi becomes new Prime Minister of Tunisia
        • IMF Grants $4.3 bn to South Africa to fight COVID-19

Business News July 2020

• • • • • • MobiKwik launches personal UPI payment link mpay.me
          • Bharti AXA General Insurance starts ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ campaign
          • CCI approves acquisition of KPCL by Adani Ports
          • Ola rolls out enterprise solution ‘Ola Corporate’ to global customers
          • Google to buy 7.73% stake in Jio Platforms
          • CCI approves acquisition by Aceso Company Pte. Ltd. in HCG
          • Qualcomm Ventures acquires 0.15% stake in Jio Platforms
          • Google to invest USD 10 billion in India
          • SAP launches Global Bharat program for Indian MSMEs

Sports Current Affairs July 2020

• • • • • • • Ravindra Jadeja named India’s ‘most valuable player’ by Wisden
            • Two-time Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan retires
            • Quinton de Kock adjudged South Africa Men’s Cricketer of the Year
            • Valtteri Bottas wins F1 Austrian Grand Prix
            • G Akash becomes India’s 66th Chess Grandmaster
            • Egyptian squash player Raneem El Welily announces retirement
            • Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton won Styrian Grand Prix 2020
            • Asia Cup cricket tournament postponed till June 2021
            • Former Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak retires from sport
            • IOC postpones 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics to 2026
            • Real Madrid clinch record 34th La Liga title
            • Germany forward & World Cup winner Andre Schurrle retires
            • Lewis Hamilton wins 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
            • ICC Men’s T20 World Cup postponed to 2022
            • Sripali Weerakkody retires from International Cricket
            • Haryana to host 2021 Khelo India Youth Games
            • Indian team’s 2018 Asian Games silver medal upgraded to gold
            • Bangladeshi pacer Kazi Anik Islam gets 2-year ban for doping
            • Jamie Vardy wins Premier League’s Golden Boot award
            • Stuart Broad becomes 7th bowler to take 500 Test wickets
            • Domestic allrounder Rajat Bhatia announces retirement
            • Harikrishna finishes 2nd at Biel Chess Festival

Awards News July 2020

• • • • • • • • Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan conferred with 1st P C Mahalanobis Award
              • Siddhartha Mukherjee & Raj Chetty honored as ‘Great Immigrants 2020’
              • India’s Freya Thakral wins “The Diana Award 2020”
              • IOC receives EU Green Building Leadership Award 2020
              • Indian battalion wins UNIFIL environment award
              • NTPC wins CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2019
              • Kezang D Thongdok bags Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020
              • CM K Palaniswami honours with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition
              • Chhattisgarh awarded “Elites Excellence Awards 2020”
              • ISRO Chief K Sivan named for Von Karman Award 2020
              • Gurbux Singh, Palash Nandi to be honoured with Mohun Bagan Ratna
              • Sachin Awasthi honoured with Global Humanitarian Award 2020
              • Ved Parkash Dudeja conferred with ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’
              • N Chandrasekaran & Jim Taiclet to receives Global Leadership Award 2020
              • Marcus Rashford receives honorary degree from University of Manchester
              • CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2020 announced
              • Morissana Kouyate and Marianna Vardinoyannis wins 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize
              • Arnab Chaudhuri to receive Toonz Media Award
              • Greta Thunberg named winner of Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
              • Kala Narayanasamy honoured with President’s Award in Singapore
              • India’s first solar ferry “Aditya” wins Gustave Trouve Award
              • MoES National Awards for excellence in Earth System Science
              • Sunil ydv SS honoured with Karamveer Chakra Award from UN and ICONGO

Obituary News July 2020

• • • • • • • • Legendary comedian Carl Reiner passes away
              • West Indies former cricketer Everton Weekes passes away
              • Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan passes away
              • Former Mizoram Assembly speaker Upa Rokamlova passes away
              • Oscar-winning Italian film composer Ennio Morricone passes away
              • British film and TV actor Earl Cameron passes away
              • Veteran bollywood actor Jagdeep passes away
              • Kannada TV actor Susheel Gowda passes away
              • Goa’s former health minister Dr Suresh Amonkar passes away
              • Legendary musician Charlie Daniels passes away
              • Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly passes away
              • Renowned cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami passes away
              • World Cup-winning footballer Jack Charlton passes away
              • Padma Shri award winning journalist Nagindas Sanghvi passes away
              • Renowned ceramic artist Jyotsna Bhatt passes away
              • Dutch Football legend Wim Suurbier passes away
              • Hawkins Cookers Chairman Brahm Vasudeva passes away
              • Maharashtra’s first woman SEC Neela Satyanarayan passes away
              • Acharya Shree Purushottam Priyadasji Swamishree passes away
              • Arjuna awardee para-athlete Ramesh Tikaram passes away
              • Civil rights leader Cordy Tindell Vivian passes away
              • Eminent mathematician C S Seshadri passes away
              • Bollywood Filmmaker Rajat Mukherjee passes away
              • Civil Rights pioneer John Lewis passes away
              • MP Governor Lalji Tandon passes away
              • Former Australia Test cricketer Barry Jarman passes away
              • Veteran Odia Actor Bijay Mohanty passes away
              • Spanish novelist Juan Marse passes away
              • Creator of 1980 Olympic Mascot Viktor Chizhikov passes away
              • Legendary Jazz Singer Annie Ross passes away
              • Eminent danseuse & choreographer Amala Shankar passes away
              • Tanzania’s Former President Benjamin Mkapa passes away
              • Two-Time Oscar Winner Olivia de Havilland passes away
              • American Actor John Saxon passed away
              • Child welfare activist Achyuta Rao passes away
              • Bollywood action director Parvez Khan passes away
              • Veteran Bollywood actor Kumkum passes away
              • Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha passes away
              • Malayalam actor Anil Murali passes away