Argentina win Copa America Cup 2021
Lionel Messi ended his wait for a first major international title as Argentina beat Brazil in the Copa America 2021 final in Rio's Maracana stadium.
21st Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation
21st Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) was held on 09th July 2021 virtually. Mr. Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister, and Mr. Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy co-chaired the Session. Both sides held extensive discussions on bilateral trade and investment and economic cooperation in the areas of Food Processing, Textiles, Leather, Railways, Startups, and the promotion of SMEs which play a crucial role in economic growth and employment generation. The bilateral market access issues and non-tariff barriers were also discussed to facilitate trade and investment. The progress on the outcomes of the India-EU leaders Summit in Porto, Portugal was also reviewed. Indian side also raised the issues of Mutual recognition of the COWIN Vaccine Certificate and opening up of Travel restrictions, longer duration of Business Visas, and Portability of social security benefits of Indians working in Italy. Following the India-Italy JCEC G2G Meeting, a G2B Session focusing on Energy partnership was held virtually in the presence of the two Ministers. During the meeting, 3 Indian companies (Indian Oil Corporation, Adani Solar, ReNew Power) and 3 Italian companies (Enel Green Power, Snam, Maire Tecnimont) made presentations focusing on the areas of green economy, clean technology, and promotion of the use of renewable energy for grid-based multi-energy systems.
Justice Gita Mittal becomes 1st Indian to receive Arline Pacht Global Vision awards for 2021
Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court received the Arline Pacht Global Vision Award for 2021 by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). She becomes the first Indian Judge to receive the honour. She was declared as on of the recipients of the award. She shared the award with Justice Margarita Luna Ramos of Mexico.
Ashleigh Barty from Australia wins the Wimbledon 2021 women's single title
The world's No 1 Ashleigh Barty from Australia wins the Wimbledon 2021 women's singles title, defeating Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (4),6-3 to claim her second Grand slam title at the All England Club.
Samir Banerjee(17) wins the Wimbledon 2021 junior men's title
Samir Banerjee(17) wins the Wimbledon 2021 junior men's title, beating Victor Lilov of US 7-5,6-3. He becomes the first Indian-American to bag a Grand Slam boy's singles title.
Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon title
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beats Australia's Nick Kyrgios to win the final of the men's single for the 7th Wimbledon title. It is Djokovic’s 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal. Only Roger Federer has won more Wimbledon titles, with eight. Kyrgios was playing in his first Grand Slam final.
Indian economist Kaushik Basu honoured with Humboldt Research Award
Indian economist and professor at Cornell University Kaushik Basu has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for Economics. Professor Kaushik Basu had earlier been conferred with the Padma Bhushan -- the third-highest civilian award in India. He was nominated for the Humboldt Research Award by Professor Dr Hans-Bernd Schäfer of Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. Sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation based in Germany, the Humboldt Research Award recognises excellence throughout one's entire career and offers research collaboration opportunities.
A native of Kolkata, Kaushik Basu had served as the senior vice president and chief economist at the World Bank from 2012-2016 and as the chief economic advisor to the Government of India for three years from 2009 to 2012.
The President of India appoints/Transfer following Governor in various states
The President of India has made the following appointments/Changes of Governor:-
The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Mr. Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Mr. Pushkar Singh Dhami, two-time MLA, takes oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand with 11 members of his cabinet. At 45, he is the youngest CM in the 21-year history of the state.
China's Astronauts Carry out second Spacewalk in its History
Chinese astronauts successfully carried out the second spacewalk in the country's history as two of its three astronauts stepped out of the orbiting space station core module for seven hours and completed the designated tasks, China's space agency said. China's first spacewalk was conducted during the Shenzhou 7 manned mission in 2008. This mission was also China's first spacewalk outside the space station. China launched three male astronauts - Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo into space in June. Boming and Hongbo, stationed in the space station core module Tianhe, ventured outside to conduct the first extravehicular activities (EVAs) of their current mission with the support of a robotic arm, while Nie stayed in the cabin to command and assist them to conduct the tasks.
Construction of the world's largest Radio Telescope
Construction of the world's largest Radio Telescope, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory(SKAO), headquartered in the United Kingdom begins. Once fully operational by 2029, the SKAO will generate astronomical data measuring 700 Petabytes Annually.
Archer Deepika Kumari regains World number one ranking
Archer Deepika Kumari regained the World number one ranking in the latest world rankings after the third stage World Archery Championship held in Paris. The 27 yrs old archer created a new record by winning three gold medals in a single day along with winning her fourth at an individual recure event. Deepika is the only female archer to represent the country at the Tokyo Olympics.
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 01 Jul 21. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Fighter Stream of the IAF on 29 Dec 82. The Air Officer has a flying experience of more than 3800 hrs on a wide variety of fighter and trainer aircraft, including missions flown during Op-Meghdoot and Op-Safed Sagar. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest Grandmaster in Chess
Indian-American Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest chess Grandmaster in history. The 12 yrs old scored his third GM norm in Budapest, having already cross the required 2500 Elo rating barrier. Abhimanyu broke GM Sergey Karjakin's record that was standing for 19 yrs.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Myanmar in the field of health research
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India and the Department of Medical Research (DMR), Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar signed on February 2020 at New Delhi. The objective of this MoU is to build on the health research relationship in the topics of mutual research. The main objectives are:
Rahi Sarnobat clinches gold medal in 25m pistol event
India's ace shooter Rahi Sarnobat clinches gold medal with the highest 39 points in the women's 25m pistol event final at the ISSF World Cup in Osijeck, Croatia.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates KICE in rowing in Srinagar
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Khelo India Centre of Excellence in Rowing in Srinagar. The training centre situated in Dal Lake comes under the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council was upgraded with modern facilities and equipment.
India wins one Gold two Bronze medals in Asian Wrestling Championship
In Wrestling, Sarita Mor stamped her authority in the Asian Wrestling Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan by defending the womens 59kg title. Indian women also won two bronze medals through Seema and Pooja besides Sarita's Gold.
Piyush Goyal appointed leader of House in Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has become the leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. He replaced Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is now the Governor of Karnataka. Minister Goyal had been deputy leader of Rajya sabha under Mr. Gehlot.
DRDO successfully flight tests New Generation Agni P Ballistic Missile
Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a New Generation Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore. Various telemetry and radar stations positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile. The missile followed textbook trajectory, meeting all mission objectives with a high level of accuracy. Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is a canisters missile with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 km.
Shri Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath appointed as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
President of India, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath, senior-most Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 1st July 2021 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The World Health Organization declares China free of malaria
The World Health Organization declares China free of malaria after a seven-decade-long campaign against the disease. Thus, China becomes the first country in the WHO's Western Pacific region to be awarded a malaria-free certificate in more than three decades.
Smart City Awards 2020
Union Housing and Urban Development Minister Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri announces the third edition of the Smart City Awards 2020, in which Surat (Gujarat) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh) bag the Best Awards for their overall performance among 100 smart cities. Uttarpradesh wins the Best Award in the category of states introduced for the first time.
Microsoft joins Apple in $2 trillion market cap club
Microsoft took its place in the history books as it hit $2 trillion in value. The only other member of the $2 trillion club being Apple. Saudi Aramco touched the threshold briefly in December 2019.
Olympic medallist appointed first V-C of Delhi Sports University
Retired weightlifter Karnam Malleshwari, the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics, has been appointed the first vice-chancellor of the Delhi government’s Delhi Sports University. Malleshwari won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She has also been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri.
The Centre issues draft e-commerce policy
The Govt. of India issues draft e-commerce policy, which among other things, disallows "flash sales" of goods by the likes of Amazon and Flipkart.
Ms. Sumita Mitra wins European Inventor Award 2021
Indian-American chemist Ms. Sumita Mitra, the first to integrate nanotechnology into dental material, is honored with the European Inventor Award 2021.
CEO Satya Nadella appointed as Microsoft chairman
Microsoft Corp, named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman. Nadella took over as the software giant's CEO in 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer.
India retains 43rd rank on IMD's World Competitiveness Index
India has retained the 43rd spot in the World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD). The country has maintained the same rank for the past three years, and its position on the list has not slipped despite the COVID-19 jolt to the economy. Although India continues to be ranked 43rd among the 64 countries whose competitiveness has been analysed, IMD noted that New Delhi has made significant improvements in governance.
The 64-nation list was led by Switzerland, while Sweden has moved up to the second position (from sixth last year), Denmark has lost one place to rank third, the Netherlands has retained its fourth place and Singapore has slipped to fifth place (from first in 2020). At eighth, Taiwan reached the top-10 for the first time since the ranking began 33 years ago (moving up from 11th last year). The UAE and the USA remain in their same spots as last year (9th and 10th, respectively).
Ebrahim Raisi becomes the new President of Iran
Ebrahim Raisi becomes the new president of Iran. Ebrahim Raisi was born in 1960 in Mashhad, Iran's second-biggest city and home to the country's holiest Shia Muslim shrine. His father, who was a cleric, died when he was five years old. Mr. Raisi, who wears a black turban identifying him in Shia tradition as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, followed his father's footsteps and started attending a seminary in the holy city of Qom at the age of 15. After the revolution, he joined the judiciary and served as a prosecutor in several cities while being trained by Ayatollah Khamenei, who became Iran's president in 1981.
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