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Contents
Month Highlights ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
July 1, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Integrated Security System (ISS) in Mumbai ................ 25
15-Year-Old Byron Wake becomes Britains Youngest Cyborg ............................................................. 26
Literacy rate 71% in rural areas, 86% in urban areas: NSSO survey ......................................................... 26
Abhijeet Gupta wins 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship........................................................... 26
Madhya Pradesh government starts e-registration of property all districts ............................................ 27
Elephant population rises in Odisha: 2015 Census .................................................................................... 27
First potential treatment for deadly MERS virus identified by scientists ................................................ 28
Matti Makkonen, Father of SMS technology passes away ........................................................................ 28
July 2, 2015................................................................................................................................................................. 29

World Bank approves $650 million loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor ................................ 29
Greece becomes first developed nation to default IMF debt .................................................................... 30
Iran, P5+1 extend interim nuclear deal for more talks .............................................................................. 30
Union Cabinet gives nod to Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)................................. 31
Prof. Sanjeev Galande selected for G D Birla Award for Scientific Research 2014 ................................ 32
Cuba becomes first nation to eliminate mother-to-child HIV and syphilis: WHO ............................... 32
Union Government opens compliance window
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Union Cabinet gives nod for setting up of Online National Agriculture Market .................................. 33
July 3, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 34

Union Government launches web portal for issuing green clearance Category B projects .................. 34
Indian-American teacher Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award ................................................ 34
Union Government launches App to know gram panchayats assets ....................................................... 35
Indian-American professor R Paul Singh named for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate.............. 35
Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of Bangladesh-based poverty alleviation NGO wins World Food Prize 2015
......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Haryana Government launches Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon scheme ..................................................... 36
C Ramakrishnan appointed as Group CFO of Tata Motors Limited ...................................................... 37
Indias Seafood exports touch all time high of Rs 33,441 crore ................................................................ 37
July 4, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 38

Guinness Book Recognises Madhya Pradeshs World Record in Washing Hands ................................ 38
Nationwide Mobile Number Portability becomes operational................................................................. 39
4 Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants award 2015 in United States ........................... 39
New Ebola cases found once again in Liberia ............................................................................................. 40
BSNL launches mobile wallet service Speed Pay ...................................................................................... 40
Airbus, Mahindra Group ink MoU to form joint venture company ....................................................... 40
July 5, 6, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 41

Chile wins Copa America title 2015 of football for first time................................................................... 41
India retains South Asian Basketball Championship ................................................................................. 41
FDI in manufacturing of tobacco products prohibited: RBI ..................................................................... 42
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Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of F1 ................................................................................ 42
Acclaimed Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passes away ......................................................... 43
Renowned US actress Diana Douglas passes away .................................................................................... 43
US wins Womens FIFA World Cup for 3rd time .................................................................................... 43
Adani Group inks MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to set up 650 MW solar power plant ........... 44
Microsoft to develop digital villages, cyber-security centre in Maharashtra .......................................... 44
Union Government releases first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 80 years ......................... 45
July 7, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 46

India, Uzbekistan ink pacts to boost cooperation ...................................................................................... 46


Meiji Period Sites of Japan gets UNESCO World Heritage Site Status ................................................... 46
Kamal Bawa elected as Fellow to Royal Society ......................................................................................... 47
Floyd Mayweather stripped of Welterweight World title 2015 .............................................................. 48
SC issue notices to Centre, ECI to bring political parties under RTI Act ............................................... 48
July 8, 2015................................................................................................................................................................. 49

MoEFCC holds meeting with 6 states to review ESA demarcation progess in Western Ghats ........... 49
India, Kazakhstan launch first drilling at Satpayev oil block of OVL ...................................................... 50
Telangana government, ICRISAT ink MoU to promote IT-based information for farmers ............... 50
MGNREGA worlds largest public works programme: World Bank Report ......................................... 51
Punes Fergusson College wins heritage status of UGC ............................................................................ 52
Union Government decides to develop villages
within 10 km of IB on priority .................................... 52
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Indian Railways launches Mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters in Mumbai ......................... 53
Union Government declares whole of Nagaland as disturbed area ........................................................ 53
July 9, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 54

India, Kazakhstan sign five key pacts including deal on uranium supply ................................................ 54
eMudhra launches eSign Services ................................................................................................................ 55
UNESCO names 24 new world heritage sites ............................................................................................ 56
Vadodara, Chinas Xinjinag province ink MoU to develop twin cities ................................................... 57
Lord Kamlesh Patel becomes first British-Asian appointee to ECB Director ......................................... 57
China nominates Jin Liqun for President of AIIB...................................................................................... 58
India, US ink inter-governmental agreement to implement FATCA ..................................................... 58
Notable Urdu poet Bashar Navaaz passes away.......................................................................................... 59
July 10, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 59

Rahul Bhatnagar named as new MD and CFO of Bharti Enterprises ...................................................... 59


Healthcare firm Practo acquires tech start-up Genii ................................................................................. 60
MoUs inked to address Chemical Industrys need of Skilled Manpower................................................. 60
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka sets record for spending longest time in space .......................... 60
Uttarakhand gets Indias first earthquake early warning system .............................................................. 61
Indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash Missile inducted in IAF ................................................... 61
Legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif passes away ................................................................................. 62
July 11, 2015................................................................................................................................................................ 63

Prince Saud al-Faisal, Worlds longest serving Foreign Minister passes away ....................................... 63
Typhoon Linfa hits Southern Chinese province of Guangdong .............................................................. 63
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ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5 UK satellites .............................................................. 64
India accorded full membership of SCO at Ufa summit 2015................................................................... 65
Serena Williams wins sixth Wimbledon Womens Single title ............................................................... 66
Sunita Williams among 4 astronauts chosen to fly NASAs first commercial space vehicle ................. 66
India imposes anti-dumping duty on phenol imports from South Africa ............................................... 67
US approves major Non-NATO Ally status to Tunisia ............................................................................ 67
New butterfly species named Banded Tit found in Arunachal Pradesh ................................................. 68
July 12, 13, 2015 .......................................................................................................................................................... 68

India, Turkmenistan ink 7 pacts to enhance regional cooperation & connectivity ................................ 68
NABARD to provide Rs 30,000 crore credit to farmers for irrigation .................................................... 69
India, Kyrgyzstan ink 4 pacts during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit.......................................... 70
Buddha In A Traffic Jam wins best original screenplay award at the Madrid Film Festival ................ 71
Winners of 2015 Wimbledon Championship Titles of Tennis ............................................................... 71
India, US ink MoU to establish PACESetter Fund .................................................................................... 72
Skill Development Ministry inks MoU with Health & Family Welfare Ministry on skill development72
Four Indian scientists receive William Harvey Award 2015 .................................................................... 73
July 14, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 73

China sets up worlds largest Cancer Registry System .............................................................................. 73


Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai appointed as new Vice-Chief of Army ................................................... 73
India, Georgia ink MoU on electoral cooperation
..................................................................................... 74
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India, Tajikistan ink 2 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations ................................................................... 74
Nag anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platform.............................................................................. 75
Union Government launches GAGAN, aviation navigation system ....................................................... 75
Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with Frances de la Lgion dHonneur .................................... 76
Union Government clears defence proposals worth Rs 30,000 crore ..................................................... 77
July 15, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 77

CSK, Rajasthan Royals suspended for two years from IPL ....................................................................... 77
Legendary music director MS Viswanathan passes away ......................................................................... 78
Krishnapatnam Port receives Golden Peacock award for environment management .......................... 78
Volcanic eruptions slow down Global Warming: Study........................................................................... 79
CERNs LHC discovers new class of particles called Pentaquarks ............................................................ 80
Sinhastha Kumbh Mela begins in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik ...................................................................... 80
Ajay Kumar Pandey appointed as MD and group CEO of GIFT City ..................................................... 81
Rakesh Sahni appointed chairman of NVDA ............................................................................................. 81
July 16, 2015 ...............................................................................................................................................................82

Home Ministry gives nod to Huawei to set up unit in Tamil Nadu ......................................................... 82
IIT Bombay, Nehru Science Centre launch Internet for All Mobile Science Exhibition...................... 82
Tata, Boeing ink Strategic framework Agreement in lines with Make in India ..................................... 83
Champions League T20 of Cricket scrapped with immediate effect ....................................................... 83
Union Government approves Transit Oriented Development policy for Delhi .................................... 84
RBI constitutes Deepak Mohanty Committee to frame action plan on financial inclusion .................. 84
CCEA approves creation of Intra State Transmission System in 7 States ............................................... 85
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INSTC, Indias strategic gateway to Central Asia and Eurasia.................................................................. 85
July 17, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 87

Union Cabinet gives nod to Composite Foreign Investment Cap ........................................................... 87


Union Cabinet gives nod to redevelop 400 major railway stations.......................................................... 87
INS Astravahini decommissioned after 31 years of service ...................................................................... 88
Indian-American woman Sunita Viswanath honoured with Champion of Change.............................. 88
India inks $250-million loan pact with World Bank for Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery project . 89
Mindtree acquires 2 Companies from UK and US .................................................................................... 89
Union Government brings 39 more Pharmaceutical drugs under price control .................................... 90
RBI, Central Bank of Sri Lanka ink currency swap agreement ................................................................ 90
IIS officer Prashant Pathrabe appointed FTII Director ............................................................................. 91
Ottappalam in Kerala to have Indias first Defence Industrial Park ......................................................... 91
July 18, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 92

Uruguays soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia passes away ............................................................................... 92


Pakistans Mohammad Hafeez suspended from Bowling in International Cricket for 1 Year .............. 92
Veteran Telugu playback singer V Ramakrishna passes away.................................................................. 92
EU approves 7 Billion Euro Short-Term Loan to Greece ......................................................................... 93
India and Myanmar to strengthen Defence ties ......................................................................................... 93
Two new plant species discovered in Western Ghats ............................................................................... 94
July 19, 20, 2015 .........................................................................................................................................................
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Annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Puri, Odisha ...................................................................... 95


Indian-origin doctor Shiv Pande receives honorary fellowship in UK ................................................... 95
Union Home Ministry approves 17 new police battalions for J&K, Naxal-hit states ............................. 96
India, Russia sign customs pact to boost trade ........................................................................................... 96
Indo-Bangla joint survey in LBA enclaves over nationality preference concludes................................. 96
Japan pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030 ................................................................................................... 97
Union Agriculture Ministry launches PGS-India, Soil Health Card and FQCS Web Portals ............... 97
Kerala Tourisms Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award ..................................................... 98
July 21, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99

Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed as Chairperson of FSSAI ...................................................................... 99


French tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame .................... 99
Union Government launches National Career Counselling portal ........................................................ 100
New fish species named Puntius Dolichopterus discovered in Kerala ................................................... 100
ISRO successfully test-fires GSLV-Mark III rocket engine .................................................................... 101
BRICS bank starts its operations from Shanghai, China ......................................................................... 101
July 22, 2015............................................................................................................................................................. 102

United Nations Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal ................................. 102
BCCI constitutes IPL working group to study Justice Lodha committee verdict ................................. 103
Naomi Klein wins 2015 American Book Award ...................................................................................... 103
Pipavav Defence inks pact with Russian firm Zvyozdochka to refit submarines ................................. 104
Union Government launches Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan ...................................................................... 104
CCEA extends CCTNS deadline to March 2017 ...................................................................................... 105
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14 States, UTs achieve literacy rate of 80%: Government ....................................................................... 106
July 23, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 106

Ananth Narayanan appointed as CEO of Myntra .................................................................................... 106


SC rejects Centres review plea seeking OBC status for Jats ................................................................... 107
Puducherry city first to get Smart city nomination ................................................................................. 107
Acclaimed US novelist EL Doctorow passes away ................................................................................... 108
India earns $100 million by launching 45 foreign satellites: Government ............................................ 108
India ranks 12th in terms of power generation from nuclear source .................................................... 109
UNESCO names Conakry as World Book Capital for 2017 ................................................................... 110
July 23: National Broadcasting Day ........................................................................................................... 110
July 24, 2015 .............................................................................................................................................................. 111

7 Indian companies among Worlds 500 largest companies: Fortune Magazine .................................. 111
Indian-American Amitoj Chhabra wins junior title at US Powerlifting Championships ................... 112
Lupin acquires US pharmaceutical firm Gavis ......................................................................................... 112
Ajay Mathur appointed as Director-General of TERI ............................................................................. 112
President nominates 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha ...................................... 113
Maharashtra cabinet approves Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme .............................. 114
July 25, 2015 ..............................................................................................................................................................114

KFC partners IRCTC, to serve meals on trains ....................................................................................... 114


US-Based Top website Mashable joins hand
with India.com for its launch in India ........................ 114
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MCX to partner CME group for international exchange at GIFT City ................................................ 115
Irdai sets up 3 committees to review regulations in insurance ............................................................... 116
M Damodaran former Chairman of SEBI sets up trust for non-executive directors ........................... 117
Times Group to buy 4 FM radio stations of India Today Group ........................................................... 117
Former Bihar, Kerala Governor R.S. Gavai passes away ........................................................................ 118
China successfully tests 5th generation Long March carrier rocket ...................................................... 118
Union Government, 3 states to start artificial breeding of Great Indian Bustard ................................ 118
Union Government launches Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in Patna .............................. 119
Tunisias Parliament adopts New Anti-terror Law.................................................................................. 120
WTO members reach landmark $1.3 trillion IT trade deal to cut tariffs .............................................. 121
Union Government constitutes All India Council of Sports as an advisory body ................................ 121
Delhi Court discharges all 36 accused in IPL 2013 spot fixing scandal .................................................. 122
China launches two new Navigational Satellites into space.................................................................... 123
July 26, 27, 2015 ....................................................................................................................................................... 123

Cyient acquires Singapore based Global Services Engineering from Pratt & Whitney ....................... 123
Anand Krishnamurthy appointed CEO and MD of CSB bank ............................................................... 124
Indian women wrestling team wins silver medal in the Kazakhstan Presidential Cup........................ 124
Etienne Benet Nestle Indias MD steps down ........................................................................................... 124
EU bans marketing of around 700 generic medicines of GVK Biosciences .......................................... 125
Former Union Minister Bijoy Handique passes away ............................................................................. 125
CSC and HCL forms joint venture to provide technology services, solutions to banks ...................... 126
Sebastian Vettel wins 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix of F1........................................................................ 126
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BEL bags Dun Bradstreets Indias Top PSUs Awards 2015 .................................................................... 127
IDFC gets banking licence from RBI......................................................................................................... 127
Maharashtra govt to develop six solar cities targeting solar capacity of 7,500 MW ............................ 128
Jorge Sampaio, Helena Ndume awarded with inaugural Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize................ 129
Delhi Lt Governor approves appointment of Swati Maliwal as Chairperson of DCW ...................... 129
July 28, 2015............................................................................................................................................................. 130

IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman .......................................................................... 130


FKCCI completed 100 years of service ..................................................................................................... 130
Rajesh Exports buys Valcambi for Rs. 2560 crore ................................................................................... 131
Ashok Kumar Balyan to head Anil Ambani-led Reliance groups oil & gas business ........................... 131
3rd phase e-auction of FM Radio fetch around Rs 395 cr on day 1 ....................................................... 132
Eminent Physicist P. Hariharan passes away ............................................................................................ 132
28 July: World Hepatitis Day ..................................................................................................................... 133
Chris Froome of Britain wins 102nd Tour de France ............................................................................. 134
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Peoples President and Missile Man passes away ............................................... 135
Teva to buy Allergan generic drug business for USD 40.5 billion ......................................................... 136
Maharashtra govt to exempt small vehicles from toll tax ....................................................................... 136
Eminent Sri Lankan historian Santasilan Kadirgamar passes away ....................................................... 137
Ashish Bahuguna appointed as Chairman of FSSAI ................................................................................ 137
South Korea declares end of MERS outbreak
..........................................................................................
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Sri Lanka inks MoU with Google to launch Project Google Loon ........................................................ 139
Royal Bengal Tiger population falls rapidly in Sundarbans, Bangladesh ............................................... 139
July 29, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 140

Kazakhstan became 162th member of WTO ........................................................................................... 140


CCI imposes Rs. 420 crore fine on Hyundai for anti-competitive practices ......................................... 141
Former South African cricketer Clive Rice passes away ......................................................................... 141
E-tourist visa to Chinese nationals from July 30, 2015 ........................................................................... 142
Dr Suniti Solomon, pioneer of HIV/AIDS research and treatment in India passes away ................... 142
Hero Motocorp to buy assets of bankrupt US Company ........................................................................ 143
IndusInd Bank acquires RBS bullion financing business for Rs 4,100 crore ........................................ 143
Worlds first diamond exchange at Singapore to go online from September ....................................... 144
Titagarh Wagons buys Italy-based Firema Trasporti ............................................................................. 145
Facebook launches its compressed version Lite in India ....................................................................... 145
Sports Ministry constitutes Working Group for Re-drafting of the Sports Code ............................... 146
India ink loan agreement of $300 million with ADB for NUHM .......................................................... 146
July 30, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 147

Debjani Ghosh takes charge as new MAIT President ............................................................................. 147


RBS to sell private banking business in India to Sanctum Wealth ........................................................ 147
Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Anshu Gupta win Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015................................................. 148
15 Gharials to be released in Beas belt in Punjab to boost tourism ........................................................ 149
Pakistan receives CSF tranche of $336 million dollars from US ............................................................ 150
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Kalyani Group partners with Israels Rafael to make Spike Missile ....................................................... 150
GM to invest $1 bn in Talegaon by 2020, shuts down Halol plant in Gujarat ...................................... 150
Microsoft launches Windows 10 ............................................................................................................... 151
July 31, 2015 .............................................................................................................................................................. 151

Delhi government notifies Witness Protection Scheme 2015................................................................ 151


RBI to issue Rs 10 coins to mark International Yoga Day ...................................................................... 152
Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh ......................................................................................... 153
Government revises scheme for Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups ................. 153
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Meiji Period Sites of Japan gets UNESCO World Heritage Site Status
July 7, 2015

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Kamal Bawa elected as Fellow to Royal Society


July 7, 2015

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Floyd Mayweather stripped of Welterweight World title 2015


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Typhoon Linfa hits Southern Chinese province of Guangdong


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Buddha In A Traffic Jam wins best original screenplay award at the Madrid Film Festival
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Four Indian scientists receive William Harvey Award 2015
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July 20, 2015

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New fish species named Puntius Dolichopterus discovered in Kerala


July 21, 2015

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July 21, 2015

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July 21, 2015

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United Nations Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal
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