28 July 2021
1. Rudreswara Temple becomes India’s 39th UNESCO World Heritage Site
2. National Web Portal for Sharing R&D I-STEM Entered Phase II
3. Overview of 76th UNGA President-elect Abdulla Shahid’s visit to India
4. Govt is Implementing BPKP as a Sub-scheme of PKVY for Promoting Organic Farming
5. JNCASR ranked 23rd in Nature Index Top 50 Rising Institutions for Materials Science 2021
6. Indian Navy Chief attends 325th Russian Navy Day Celebrations
7. IFC lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost Green Housing Finance in India
8. Assam’s Cachar won SKOCH Award for Pushti Nirbhor
9. Sanjay Rai ‘Sherpuria’ Became National Brand Ambassador for SDG Choupal
10. BS Yediyurappa Announced his Resignation as Karnataka CM
11. India wins 13 Medals at World Cadet Wrestling Championships 2021
12. Mithali Raj reclaims No.1 Spot in ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings
13. Amitabh Kant Released a Book on Indian Start-up Ecosystem – ‘Shifting Orbits’
14. 22nd Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas – 26th July 2021
15. International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2021 – 26th July
16. World In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Day 2021 – 25th July
17. 1st World Drowning Prevention Day – 25th July 2021
18. Amit Shah inaugurated Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme & Sohra Afforestation Project in Meghalaya
19. UP Govt, Sapio Analytics Signed MoU to Distribute Automation Software ‘Accloud’
27 July 2021
1. NITI Aayog & IEA launch ‘Renewables Integration in India 2021’ Report
2. Cabinet approves establishment of a Central University in Ladakh at a cost of ₹750 crore
3. MoSJE formulated SMILE scheme Covering Comprehensive Measures for Welfare of Beggars
4. UN Adopts 1st Resolution on Vision – ‘Vision for Everyone’ to Help 1.1 billion
5. 61% of Global Drowning Deaths in 2019 was in Asia Pacific region: WHO report
6. World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm to be Built in Indonesia
7. RBI Allowed Loan of up to Rs 5 Crore to Other Bank’s Directors Without Board Approval
8. RBI plans to introduce Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in phases
9. Paisalo Digital selected as SBI’s National Corporate Business Correspondent
10. Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar honoured with Alexander Dalrymple award
11. NASA selects SpaceX for Europa Clipper Mission
12. Renowned Marathi poet Satish Kalsekar passes away
13. Book Release: Former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao releases ‘Bank with a Soul: Equitas’
14. 161st Income tax day observed on July 24, 2021 by CBDT
15. 22nd July – World Brain Day
16. World Fragile X Day 2021 observed on July 22, 2021
17. APEDA collaborates with Ladakh officials to boost unique agricultural produce to increase farmers’ income in region
18. Arunachal Pradesh, IIM Shillong sign MoU to Collaborate as Knowledge Partners
19. Corteva Agriscience to promote Sustainable Rice production in Uttar Pradesh
25 & 26 July 2021
1. Cabinet Approvals on July 22, 2021
2. DGBR Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry Conducted the Last Blast of Sela Tunnel’s Escape Tube
3. Indian Navy conducts PASSEX with UK Navy in Bay of Bengal
4. GE, Intel to Partner with SERB for Fundamental Research
5. SC quashes Provisions of 97th Amendment related to Co-operative Societies
6. INS Tabar conducts Maritime Exercise with French Navy on Bay of Biscay
7. G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting held in Hybrid format in Naples, Italy; MoEF&CC Minister Bhupender Yadav attended virtually
8. UNCDF Launched ‘Agritech Challenge 2021’ for farmers in Asia, Africa
9. Sweden joins International Solar Alliance
10. WHO, IPC Signed MoU for Promotion of Diversity, Equity in Health & Sports
11. RBI: IDFC can exit as promoter of IDFC First Bank; Imposed Rs 1 lakh penalty on Melur Cooperative Urban Bank
12. Max Bupa Health Insurance Rebranded as ‘Niva Bupa’
13. Indian Bank Signed MoU with IIT Guwahati TIC for Financing Start-ups
14. IBM signs 10-year partnership deal with BIAL
15. ICAR Awards 2020: Kajal Chakraborty won Norman Borlaug National Award 2020
16. Shiv Nadar steps down as HCL Tech MD, C Vijayakumar to succeed
17. Razorpay Acquired TERA Finlabs in its 3rd Acquisition
18. Tata Boeing Aerospace delivers 100th Fuselage for the AH-64 Apache Helicopter to Boeing
19. IIT Ropar develops 1st of its kind Oxygen Rationing Device ‘AMLEX’
20. Bhageerathi Amma, Kerala’s ‘Oldest learner’ passed away
21. Former ECI Ashok Lavasa Authored a New Book “An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation”
22. Obama and Springsteen Book ‘Renegades: Born in the USA’
23. Maharashtra Governor Released the Book “Kashmir Ki Kyari Mein Aag Ki Lapte Aakhir Kab Tak?” by Beena Budki
24. National Broadcasting Day 2021 – July 23
24 July 2021
1. Defence Ministry issues RFP for Construction of 6 P-75 (I) Submarines
2. Venkaiah Naidu Addresses World Universities Summit 2021
3. NSE Foundation launches Project CAVACH in 5 Districts
4. India’s score increased to 90.32% in ease of cross-border trade: UN 4th Global Survey on Trade Facilitation 2021
5. Global emissions to hit Record High by 2023 as Govt Spending on clean energy is Marginal: IEA
6. EAM S Jaishankar virtually co-chaired 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) meeting
7. China Launches World’s Largest Emissions Trading System
8. World’s 1st 3D-printed Steel Bridge Opened to Public in Amsterdam
9. Former Indian Footballer Shibaji Banerjee will be Honoured with Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2021 Posthumously
10. UK’s ‘Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City’ delisted from the World Heritage Site List
11. FinMin Officer Rasmi Ranjan Das, Among 25 Tax Experts Appointed to UN Tax Committee
12. NASA’s new Spacecraft NEA Scout to launch in November 2021 as a part of Artemis I
13. DRDO successfully Tests Akash-NG Missile & Anti-Tank Guided Missile
14. Russia Launches ‘Nauka’ Lab Module to ISS
15. 2032 Summer Olympics to be hosted by Brisbane, Australia
16. Highlights of Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
17. HI launches player-oriented web-based platform for players
18. American Olympian Lolo Jones Authored a Book “Over It: How to Face Life’s Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace”
19. Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan’s New Book Titled “The India Story”
20. Former Cricketer Michael Holding authors new book – “Why We Kneel How We Rise”
21. Pi Approximation Day 2021 – 22 July
22. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched UNESCO’s ‘Historic Urban Landscape’ project
23. CM KCR to launch ‘Telangana Dalit Bandhu’
23 July 2021
1. IBBI Amended Regulations for Insolvency Process to Enhance Transparency
2. Gujarat HC became 1st Indian Court to allow Public Viewing of Proceedings; Launched by CJI NV Ramana
3. Oxfam India Report Highlighted Sharp Inequalities in Health Indicators
4. NCGTC Issues Guidelines for INR 50,000 LGSCAS to improve Health Infrastructure
5. HDFC ERGO Launched a Health Policy – Optima Secure
6. RBI Launched 2 Quarterly Surveys on Manufacturing, Service Sector: IOS, SIOS
7. Biteeu India Became World’s 1st Crypto Exchange with Multi-signature and Backup in Space
8. NSDL Payments Bank Partnered with Multilink to Provide Banking Facilities
9. U GRO Capital made Co-lending Partnership with BoB to Lend MSMEs
10. Kerala Bank launches new loan scheme
11. Football: Forward Bala Devi and Defender Sandesh Jhingan Named the AIFF’s Footballer of the Year 2020-2021
12. Government of India launched National Logistics Excellence Awards
13. Ariel Henry Appointed as the Prime Minister of Haiti
14. CCI Approves Acquisition of 16.57% Stakes in Mukand Limited by Bajaj Group Entities
15. Russia Successfully Tests S-500 Air Defence Missile System
16. BDL flags off 1st MRSAM Missile for Delivery to IAF
17. China Unveils New Maglev Train –World’s Fastest Ground Vehicle
18. Blue Origin’s ‘New Shepard’ Completes 1st Human Passenger Flight
19. Viswanathan Anand wins NC World Masters of Sparkassen Chess Trophy
20. Bollywood Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Penned his Autobiography “The Stranger in the Mirror”
21. Space Exploration Day 2021 – July 20
22. Haryana Government to introduce ‘One Block, One Product’ Scheme
23. BSES Delhi Discoms’ BRPL & BYPL inked PSA for 510-MW Solar, Hybrid Power with SECI
24. TN receives INR 28,508 Crore Investment from Investment Conclave 2021
22 July 2021
1. DAHD sets up Dairy Investment Accelerator to Promote & Facilitate investments in the Dairy sector
2. IOC to Build India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Plant at Mathura Refinery, UP
3. Indo-Nepal Trial Movement of 1st Train between Jaynagar (Bihar) – Kurtha Railway link succeeded
4. MECL signs MoU with DMG, Goa to Explore New Iron Ore Mines
5. India Became 4th Country & Maharashtra Became 1st State – To Implement Blockchain-Powered Educational Documents
6. Government to set up a world-class ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, UP
7. Cisco, NSDC partner for Digital Upskilling of Indian Workforce
8. NER renames Manduadih Railway Station as Banaras Railway Station
9. India chairs 27th Meeting of BRICS CGETI 2021
10. Dhanlaxmi Bank Partners with SMC Global to Offer Online Trading Services
11. PPB Became 1st in India to Make Payments from FD a/c held with IndusInd Bank
12. LIC Launched Health Insurance Plan – Arogya Rakshak
13. Kotak Mahindra Bank signed MoU with Indian Navy for Salary Accounts
14. ICICI Bank, HPCL Launched Co-Branded Credit Card – ‘ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver Credit Card’
15. ADB Projected India’s GDP Growth Forecast for FY22 at 10%, FY23 at 7.5%
16. Pedro Castillo was declared the President-Elect of Peru
17. DRDO develops Indigenous Titanium Alloy for Aerospace Industry
18. IIT-M Researchers Developed AI Tool NBDriver to Study Cancer-Causing Mutation
19. Football: Gokulam Kerala FC to Represent India in AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021
20. Science Journalist Hari Pulakkat’s Debut Book Titled “Space. Life. Matter”
21. World Chess Day 2021 – July 20
22. Bank Nationalisation Day 2021 – July 19
23. Nomenclature Common High Court of J&K, Ladakh renamed to ‘High Court of J&K and Ladakh’
24. Punjab becomes 1st State to Introduce SOHUM AABR in India
20 & 21 July 2021
1. India’s First Pod taxi to be Launched in UP Between Noida Airport, Film City
2. 2nd Edition of CII Conference & Exhibition ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Self-Reliance for Renewable Energy Manufacturing’ held virtually
3. Uttarakhand Celebrates Shravan Harela Festival, Marks the Beginning of Monsoon
4. Singapore unveils one of the world’s biggest floating solar panel farms
5. Qatar Airways Became 1st Airline from Middle East to Join IATA’s Turbulence Aware Platform
6. SEBI Introduced EL-based Rating Scale for CRAs
7. Overview of 74th Cannes Film Festival 2021
8. Eswatini’s King Mswati III Appointed Cleopas Dlamini as New PM of Eswatini
9. Lebanon’s PM-designate Saad Hariri Resigned as Crisis Escalates
10. ICCR launches ‘Kala Vishwa’ Virtual Platform for Traditional & Folk Artists
11. Russia Test Fires Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missile
12. CJI NV Ramana launched FASTER to Securely and Electronically transmit Bail and other orders
13. OFT hands over 25 Indigenous SRCG Systems to Indian Navy & ICG
14. Cricket – ICC Welcomes Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland as New Members
15. F1: Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2021
16. Cartoonist & National Award Winning Filmmaker Gautam Benegal Passed Away
17. Nelson Mandela International Day 2021 – July 18
18. Rajasthan Developed Mobile App ‘Raj Kisan Organic’ – for Sale, Purchase of Organic Produce
19. Yami Gautam Dhar Partners with the HP Govt for ‘Baccho Ka Sahara, Phone Humara’ Initiative
20. Andhra Pradesh govt to launch flagship startup promotion scheme
18 & 19 July 2021
1. MeitY inked MoU with MapmyIndia for Map Services in ‘UMANG App’
2. R K Singh Inaugurates New Initiatives for Energy Efficiency in Building Sector
3. PM Modi Inaugurates Railway Projects worth INR 1,110 Crore in Gujarat
4. PFRDA Increased the FDI Limit of NPS fund managers to 74% from 49%
5. CESL Partnered with WRI India to Build Strategy for Renewable Energy Sector
6. India’s 1st Monk Fruit Cultivation Exercise begins in Kullu, HP
7. 23Mn children Missed Routine Vaccinations in 2020; India showed max increase in children missing DTP-1: WHO/UNICEF Study
8. EU Proposes World’s 1st Carbon Border Tax
9. Africa – 1st Continent to complete collection of Digital Land Use Data
10. US, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan to form Quad group for Afghan Peace Process
11. Overview of EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Tajikistan & Uzbekistan
12. COVID-19 pushed over 120 million people into Extreme poverty: ECOSOC
13. BoM Signed MoU with NABARD to Improve PSL in Maharashtra
14. Two Indian Organisations Won UNDP Equator Prize 2021
15. IAMAI Appointed Google India MD Sanjay Gupta as its Chairman
16. Reliance Retail Acquired 40.95% Stake in Just Dial for Rs 3,497 Crore
17. BrahMos Extended Range Version fails during Test-firing off the coast of Odisha
18. Indian Navy receives 1st Batch of MH-60R helicopters from US Navy
19. Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Killed in Afghanistan
20. “The Great Big Lion” Book Drawn & Written by Canadian Mensa Prodigy Chryseis Knight
21. The book ‘A Kashmiri Century — Portrait Of A Society In Flux’ by Khem Lata Wakhlu
22. Day of International Criminal Justice 2021 – July 17
23. Assam FM presents INR 566.20 Crore Deficit State Budget for FY 2021-22
16 & 17 July 2021
1. DBT, MoES sign MoU for Cooperation in Polar Biology
2. Cabinet Approvals on July 15, 2021
3. India’s 1st ‘Grain ATM’ set up as Pilot Project in Gurugram, Haryana
4. Annual Asha Bonalu Festival commenced in Telangana from July 11-August 8, 2021
5. Government School in Karnataka – 1st in India to develop a Satellite
6. NASSCOM CoE Launched HIC 2.0; Focus on Digital Transformation of Healthcare
7. 1 in 3 Countries not taking Remedial Measures for School Closures – UN Report
8. IFSCA Constituted Expert Committee for Development of Longevity Finance Hub in GIFT IFSC
9. BUSY Accounting Software tied-up with ICICI Bank for Banking Solutions
10. RBI Extended the Implementation Timeline of ATM Cassette Swap till March 2022
11. RBI Restricted Mastercard from Enrolling New customers from July 22, 2021
12. RBI Cancels License of Dr Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Urban Co-operative Bank
13. IFC Invested $16.5 million in MedGenome for COVID-19 Research
14. ISRO conducts 3rd Long Duration Hot Test of Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan Program
15. Haryana postpones ‘2021-Khelo India Youth Games’ to February 2022
16. Former Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain Passed Away
17. American Tennis Player & Grand Slam Winner Shirley Fry Irvin Passed Away
18. World Youth Skills Day 2021 – July 15
19. National Plastic Surgery Day Adopted as World Plastic Surgery Day – 15th July
20. NABARB & NCDC selected IFFCO Kisan Sanchar for setting up 17 FPOs in 6 districts of Gujarat
21. Delhi Govt – Tie-up with Google to Provide Real-time Bus Tracking Service; Announced a Fellowship Programme
22. J&K launches Horticulture Week for doubling Farmers Income
23. Karnataka CM launches Electric Bike Taxi Scheme 2021 in Bengaluru
15-7-2021
1. NTPC REL to set up India’s Single Largest Solar Park at Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
2. NCRTC implements iDREAMS system to manage Rail assets
3. A New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: 3rd ACB 2020
4. EAM S Jaishankar visited Russia (July 7-9, 2021) and Georgia (July 09-10, 2021)
5. Interweave partners UN Women to implement UN’s WEP in corporates in India
6. T-Hub, Atal Innovation Mission partners to boost Healthcare Startups
7. NMDC Board Approved De-merger of NMDC Steel
8. New NABARD schemes launched by Manipur CM Biren Singh; NABARD Sanctioned Development Projects in Kerala
9. China-India Trade Crossed USD 57 billion H1 2021 Despite Disturbed Bilateral Ties
10. Journalist Omchery N N Pillai Honoured with BKS Literary Award for 2021
11. Sher Bahadur Deuba Sworn in as Nepal’s PM for 5th Time
12. Thailand’s PTT GRSC acquired 41.6% stake in India’s Avaada Energy Pvt
13. China Started Construction of World’s 1st Commercial SMR: Linglong One
14. Polar Biologists Discovered New Species of Moss from Antarctica: Bryum bharatiensis, Named After India
15. 2 new Spider species discovered in Assam’s Chirang Reserve Forest
16. India to host BWF World Badminton Championships 2026; Sudirman Cup 2023 switched to China
17. Babar Azam becomes fastest Cricketer to score 14 ODI centuries
18. VP M Venkaiah Naidu Received the Book “Urdu Poets and Writers – Gems of Deccan” Authored by J.S. Ifthekhar
19. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar Unveiled Book – ‘UNTOLD stories’ of Haryana Police
20. DSEU Signed MoU with HI-NO-DE & Ichishin to train Students in Japan
21. WFP partners with Rajasthan govt to improve Targeted Public Distribution System
22. Ladakh Signed MoU with Sikkim to Turn the UT Organic by 2025
14-7-2021
1. NTPC REL, Ladakh sign MoU to set up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Mobility Project
2. APEDA-NAFED collaborated to Strengthen Export Linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs
3. Central Govt reorganized Cabinet Committees; New Names Included
4. Ministry of Corporate Affairs incorporates NARCL
5. In a 1st, NICL Provided Insurance Policy for High-Altitude Yak
6. India’s 1st Cryptogamic Garden Inaugurated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
7. Ganga Expressway – India’s 2nd longest Expressway
8. Around 768 Million People in the World Faced Hunger in 2020: UN Report
9. IFSCA Issued Framework for Setting up ITFS in IFSC
10. RBI Introduced ‘RBI Retail Direct’ Scheme to Facilitate Investment in G-Sec by Individuals
11. Bhutan Became the 1st Country to Adopt UPI Standards for its QR Deployment
12. WHO Expert Advisory Committee on HGE released 2 Reports; Prof Maneesha Inamdar, part of committee
13. NS Srinivasa Murthy Became the 1st Honorary Consul General of Vietnam from India
14. CCI Approved – Summit India(Tripura) to Acquire 23.5% Stake in OTPC & SVF II Songbird to Buy Stake in Swiggy
15. IISc Scientists discover 2 Species of FEBs in Superfluid Helium
16. Indian Navy receives 10th P-8I Aircraft from Boeing
17. 40th anniversary of APPLE Satellite – organised by Chandigarh University
18. Gayle becomes 1st batsman to score 14,000 T20 runs
19. Yashpal Sharma, member of India’s 1983 World Cup winning team, passed away
20. Former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale authored a new book “The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India”
21. Indian Equestrian Olympian Imtiaz Anees Penned his Memoir “Riding Free: My Olympic Journey”
22. A book on the rise of Indian-Americans inspired by Kamala Harris
23. Assam CM Launches ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’
24. Andhra Pradesh signs 14 MoUs under YSR Cheyutha Scheme
13-7-2021
1. Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates India’s 1st Private LNG Facility Plant at Nagpur, Maharashtra
2. Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Co-chaired 21st Session of India-Italy JCEC
3. ICCR to Set up a ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ at Delhi University
4. 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Venice, Italy; Nirmala Sitharaman attended virtually
5. Nepal Signed USD1.3 billion Deal with India’s SJVNL to Develop 679 MW Lower Arun HEP
6. IMF Board Approved US$650 Billion SDR Allocation Against COVID-19
7. RBI Approved Equitas SFB to Apply for Amalgamation of Promoter into itself
8. Exim Bank Lent $35.26 mn Loan to Kalpataru Power Transmission for Senegal Project
9. Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed ‘s Party Won the Country’s Parliamentary Election
10. ISRO to Launch Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT)-1 on Aug 12, 2021from Sriharikota, AP
11. Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22 Human Space Mission – Indian Origin Sirisha Bandla Joins the Mission
12. Tennis – Overview of Wimbledon Championships 2021
13. Football: Italy wins UEFA EURO 2020
14. Vishwanathan Anand finishes 2nd in 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour
15. Argentina wins Copa America 2021
16. Indian Bowler Pankaj Singh retires from all forms of Cricket
17. Padma Awardee, Dr PK Warrier Ayurveda Doyen Passed Away
18. VP Venkaiah Naidu released book ‘Palleku Pattabhishekam’ on Rural India and Agriculture
19. Sanjaya Baru & Rahul Sharma Edited a New Book “A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China”
20. VP M Venkaiah Naidu Received the 1st copy of “Terrace Garden: Midde Thota” by Thummeti Raghothama Reddy
21. 21st National Fish Farmers Day – 10th July 2021
22. World Population Day 2021 – 11 July
23. Malala Day 2021 – 12th July
24. LG Manoj Sinha launched ‘mySrinagar’ Mobile App
11 & 12 July 2021
1. Industrial Land Bank System to get Pan-India integration by Dec 2021
2. India, Nepal sign LoE to revise 2004 India-Nepal Rail Services Agreement
3. Nitin Gadkari virtually addressed the 16th Annual Conference on “Road Development in India”
4. Indian Army names firing range in Gulmarg as ‘Vidya Balan Firing Range’
5. Human-wildlife conflict among Greatest Threats to Animal Species: WWF & UNEP report
6. INS Tabar participated in Maritime Partnership Exercise with Italian Navy on Tyrrhenian Sea
7. 1st meeting of India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue held virtually
8. BRICS agreed to STI-led BRICS Innovation Cooperation Action Plan (2021-24) proposed by India
9. ADB Formed High-Level Advisory Group for COVID-19 Vaccines
10. “Death toll caused by Famine outpaces that of COVID-19” – Oxfam report
11. IATA Launches 1st of kind Action Group to Improve Handling of Mobility Aids
12. RBI Issued 10-year G-Sec at Higher Cut-off Yield of 6.10 percent
13. Finance Ministry Scrapped LIC’s Chairman Post; Replaced it with MD & CEO
14. Axis Bank Announced its 1st Transaction in SOFR Linked Derivative
15. India’s Might Face 3rd Covid-19 Wave from August 2021: SBI report
16. US Became the 4th Largest Crude Oil Supplier to India in 2020
17. Amazon India Launches its 1st ‘Digital Kendra’ in Surat, Gujarat
18. Pawan Singh Becomes 1st Ever Indian juror at Tokyo Olympics
19. RBI Approved 3-year Extension to Federal Bank’s MD & CEO – Shyam Srinivasan
20. Haiti’s Senate Named Joseph Lambert as Interim President of Haiti
21. FAA develops New Tool to Limit Disruptions caused by Space Operations
22. Indian Researchers spot rare SuperLuminous Supernova
23. Scientists from DBT-ILS & SRM-DBT decode Genome Sequence of Mangrove Species for the 1st time
24. PM Modi Received the 1st Copy of the Book “The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji” by Late Baljit Kaur Tulsi
25. Bollywood Actress Karrena Kapoor launched her debut book “Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible”
26. West Bengal Government presents INR 3.08 Lakh Crore Budget for FY 2021-22
1 July 2021
1. States, UTs to Implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ by July 31, 2021: Supreme Court Order
2. Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga River Basin Released; NHP –Bhuvan portal of NRSC also Launched
3. VK Paul released NITI Aayog’s Study on ‘Not-for-Profit’ Hospital Model
4. SERB-DST, Intel India launch ‘FIRE’, 1st of its Initiative to Advance Deep Tech Research in India
5. PMFME Scheme Launched under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan Completes 1 Year
6. INS Kiltan Conducted Military Exercise with South Korean ship in East China Sea
7. PM Modi Inaugurated Zen Garden, Kaizen Academy at AMA, Ahmedabad
8. Indo-UK FTA can help in Achieving Atma Nirbhar Bharat: UKIBC Report
9. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan becomes World’s Most Expensive City, Mumbai Ranked 78th: Mercer Survey 2021
10. India ranked 20th in Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021, US Tops
11. Bengaluru ranked 6th among Top 10 Established Technology Submarkets in APAC, Beijing topped: Colliers Report
12. World Health, IP, Trade Bodies Launch Platform To Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic
13. Axis Bank made Agreement with AWS for Digital Transformation
14. Ujjivan SFB Partners with LoanTap’
15. Industrial Credit Growth in FY21 Remained Negative: RBI
16. SEBI Board Approved List of Amendments, Initiatives
17. Innoviti & PhonePe Partner to Provide Dual-Display UPI at Shoppers Stop
18. RIL Signed Strategic Partnership with ADNOC to Build Mega Chemical Projects in UAE
19. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant Gets 1 Year Extension, till June 2022
20. Standard Life Sold Rs 6783 Cr Worth Shares of HDFC life
21. Office of Principal Scientific Adviser Launches ‘Atmanirbhar Krishi App’
22. Microsoft Officially Launched ‘Windows 11’
23. India Presented 10 Translated Books of Modern Indian Literature to SCO
24. International Asteroid Day 2021 – June 30
25. International Day of Parliamentarism 2021 – June 30
26. New International Cricket Stadium in Jharkhand by SAIL-BSL
18. RIL Signed Strategic Partnership with ADNOC to Build Mega Chemical Projects in UAE
2 July 2021
1. Cabinet Approvals on June 30, 2021
2. India, Russia begin Construction of Units 5 & 6 of Kudankulam Nuclear Plant, Tamil Nadu
3. Indian Navy inked MoU with BEL Ltd to develop Emerging Technologies
4. Government Retained the Interest Rate of Small Savings Schemes for Q2 of FY22
5. MoD initiates project to create 1st of its kind Cyber Museum on War Heroes
6. India ranked 10th in Global Cybersecurity Index 2020, US Tops: ITU Report
7. FAO & CIAT released Report on Insights and Threats to Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems
8. Overview of EAM Jaishankar’s Visit to Greece & Italy
9. COVID-19 Impact on Tourism; Global Economy can Lose $4 trillion: UNWTO, UNCTAD
10. World’s 1st report on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare released by WHO
11. World Bank Approved USD 500 Million Loan to Support India’s Informal Working Class
12. Forex Reserves in FY21 Increased by $99.2 Billion; Current Account Surplus at 0.9% of GDP in FY21 – RBI data
13. ICICI Bank Launched Banking Solution for Doctors – ‘Salute Doctors’
14. NPST receives TPAP Registration from NPCI
15. 3 Delhi Students Won Diana Award 2021 for Their Contribution During COVID-19
16. CCI Approved Acquisition of SB Energy by Adani Green; Merger of Tech Data, SYNNEX
17. Amazon Web Services acquired Encrypted Messaging app Wickr
18. ADIA Picked up Minority stake in Mobikwik for $20 million
19. Indian American Abhimanyu Mishra Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster
20. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Shifted to UAE – Oman
21. Padma Shri K V Sampath Kumar, Editor of Sudharma India’s only Sanskrit Daily Passed Away
22. “Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story” authored by Sundeep Mishra
23. National Chartered Accountants’ Day 2021 – July 1
24. National Doctors Day 2021 – July 1
25. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day 2021 – July 1
26. J&K launches ‘Hausla’ Scheme to promote Women Entrepreneurship’
27. Haryana CM launched ‘Jan Sahayak-Aapka Sahayak’ app, ‘DSM AC Scheme’ also Launched
22. “Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story” authored by Sundeep Mishra
3 July 2021
1. Ramesh Pokhriyal releases Report on UDISE+ 2019-20 for School Education
2. FIEO signs MoU with Aramex India to Support MSME Exporters in India
3. CMPDI and CCL inked MoA for Development of Solar Power Projects
4. AJNIFM Partners with Microsoft to build Centre of Excellence with AI, Emerging Tech
5. Prakash Javadekar e-inaugurated Asia’s longest & World’s 5th largest HST in Pithampur, Indore (MP)
6. Government’s Flagship Programme ‘Digital India’ completes 6 years
7. Govt Revised MSMEs Guidelines; Included Retail and Wholesale Trades
8. 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium held at La Reunion Concludes
9. India to add 26 GW Hydro Projects by 2030: IEA Report
10. International Migrant Labour rises to 169 million – ILO report
11. RBI’s 23rd FSR 2021: Banks GNPA may Rise to 9.8% by March 2022
12. RBI Extended Interest Subsidy Scheme for Exporters till September 2021
13. LIC Launched ‘Saral Pension Plan’
14. Enroute Technologies Launched OmniCard – a Prepaid Card for Youngsters
15. GIFT City collaborated with BRTSIF to enhance Fintech Innovation
16. Gita Gopinath, Kamlesh Lulla among 34 Immigrants to be Honoured by US Foundation
17. 3-new Asteroids discovered by Indian Teacher-Student duo in IASC Citizen Science Programme
18. OneWeb Launches 36 Satellites into Orbit
19. 2 new Species of Snails discovered in Western Ghats
20. Indian Men and Women Hockey teams remain at 4th & 10th in FIH rankings
21. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Released Dr. Gauri Shankar Sharma’s book “Janaksuta Sut Shaurya”
22. Ashok Chakravarti’s New Book Titled “The Struggle Within: A Memoir of the Emergency”
23. Crop Insurance week 2021 – 1 – 7 July 2021
24. World Sports Journalists Day 2021 – July 2
25. 66th Foundation Day of SBI – July 1 2021
21. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Released Dr. Gauri Shankar Sharma’s book “Jana
4-5 July 2021
1. Rural Development Minister Released Compendium on Best Practices to Address Gender Issues by DAY-NRLM
2. DoS releases ‘Draft National Space Transportation Policy – 2020’
3. MoCI’s Logistics Division unveiled Plan for ‘Freight Smart Cities’ during Consultative Meeting chaired by HS Puri
4. 6th BRICS Culture Ministers Meeting held virtually under the Chairship of India
5. Role of Women in Leading Scientific Research increases by 4%: DST Report
6. India joins G20-OECD Tax Framework Deal for Global Minimum Corporate Tax
7. Harsh Vardhan addresses 17th World Congress for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy
8. WHO awarded China a Malaria-Free Certificate
9. NABARD Sanctioned Rs 388 crore for Drinking Water, Road Projects in Odisha
10. RBI Issued Directions for Appointment of MD/WTD in UCBs
11. World Bank increased COVID-19 Vaccine Funding by $8bn to $20 bn
12. Govt Extended Retirement Age of LIC Chairman from 60 to 62 Years
13. RBI Imposed Rs 25 lakh Penalty on Punjab and Sind Bank
14. Overview of Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Achievements in Q1 of 2021-22
15. Invest India awarded as World’s Most Innovative Investment Promotion Agency of 2021
16. RK Sabharwal awarded “The Order of Polar Star” – Highest Civilian Award of Mongolia
17. Shambhu Nath Srivastava Appointed as IFUNA Chairman
18. Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat Resigned
19. Edelweiss Group Sold its Entire Stake in EGIBL to Gallagher & Co
20. Indrajaal: Grene Robotics developed India’s 1st Indigenous Drone Defence Dome
21. Virgin Orbit Launches 7 Satellites from 747 Plane
22. Sports Ministry recognises WAKO India Kickboxing Federation
23. Dhaval Kulkarni Authored a New Book Titled “Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin”
24. ‘India To The Rescue’ A Children’s Book Authored by Sushant Singh & Shruthi Rao
25. International Plastic Bag Free Day 2021 – July 3
26. National Postal Worker Day 2021 – July 1
27. International Day of Cooperatives observed on July 3 (1st Saturday of July) Highest Civilian Award of Mongolia
17. Shambhu Nath Srivastava Appointed as IFUNA Chairman
6 July 2021
1. Vice President Addresses 19th Meeting of the Governing Council & 20th Meeting of Governing Body of ICWA
2. Atal Innovation Mission concluded 1st fintech Cohort of ‘AIM-iLEAP’
3. CBSE introduces Financial Literacy Textbook developed by NPCI
4. IOC buys Crude Oil from Guyana; signs pact to buy 3 million tonnes of US crude
5. PM Modi Addresses CoWIN Global Conclave 2021
6. India’s second largest cricket stadium to be constructed in Jaipur
7. 2nd India-Ghana Foreign Office Consultations 2021 held at Accra, Ghana
8. SIDBI Added Development Measures for MSMEs
9. Paytm Launched Instant Small Loan Service – ‘Postpaid Mini’
10. SEBI Fined IL&FS, AFSPL for Fraudulent MF Transactions
11. NTPC, ONGC to Boost Development of Offshore Wind Energy
12. Flipkart Partners with PhonePe to Digitise its Cash-on-delivery Payments
13. PayU Partners with WooCommerce to Accelerate Digitalization of SMBs
14. CIET-NCERT Announced the National ICT Awards for School Teachers 2018 & 2019
15. Odia poet Rajendra Kishore Panda named for 2020 Kuvempu Award
16. Korean Air awarded Oscar in aviation industry
17. Pushkar Singh Dhami Sworn in as Uttarakhand CM
18. China launches ‘FY-4B’ Meteorological Satellite into Space
19. 6 Technology Innovation Platforms launched by
21. India bags 4 Medals at ISSF Shooting World Cup 2021 held in Osijek, Croatia
22. EekS: New Book Series of WWF & PRHI to Introduce Children to the World of Insects
23. “Operation Khukri” a New Book Authored by Major General Rajpal Punia & Damini Punia
24. International Fruit Day 2021 – July 1
25. KVIC’s Project BOLD Launched in Udaipur, Rajasthan
26. J&K’s SDRF launched 24*7 Mental Health Helpline ‘Sukoon’ Ministry of Heavy Industries
20. Max Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix 2021
7 July 2021
1. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Launches NIPUN Bharat Programme
2. Goa to host 52nd IFFI from 20th – 28th November 2021
3. MoEFCC approves Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary as 4th Tiger Reserve of Rajasthan
4. MoEFCC & MoTA sign Joint Communication To Provide More Power to Tribal Communities
5. MoC signed between IETO and Libyan African Business Council during FITA 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia
6. Agriculture prices to ease, Global Targets on Climate, Hunger unlikely to be met in 2021-30: FAO, OECD report
7. Aeldra Proposed US Bank Account for Indian Students
8. HDFC Launched ‘salaam dil sey’ initiative to acknowledge Service of Doctors
9. Flexiloans Partners with GooglePay to Provide Digital Loans to SMEs
10. HDFC Bank Joins with Creditas Solutions to Offer Digital Self-Service Credit Portal
11. NCDEX Launched 2 New Agri Commodity Indices – GUAREX, SOYDEX
12. ASCI, FSSAI sign Agreement to curb Misleading Claims in Food
14. KIAB Airport Inducted into ACI DG’s Roll of Excellence 2020
15. Decoding Shankar wins Biographical Film Award at the Toronto International Women Film Festival 2021
16. President Ram Nath Kovind Appoints New Governors for 8 States
17. MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari Became ‘Brand Ambassador’ of Khadi Prakritk Paint
18. IBM president and former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst quits
19. Govt to Sell up to 4% Stake in NMDC via OFS
20. Sea Breaker: Israel unveiled 5th Gen Maritime & Land-based Long-Range Attack Weapon System
21. Kiren Rijiju Launched 5 Portals on AYUSH sector along with 4 Publications
22. Tech Mahindra & StaTwig partners to implement Global Vaccine Tracker – ‘VaccineLedger’
23. Nihal Sarin wins Silver Lake Open Chess tournament in Serbia
24. Richard Donner – Director of “Superman” passes away
25. World Zoonoses Day 2021 – July 6
26. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Appointed as Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand
27. DMRC Launched India’s 1st UPI-based Cashless Parking at Kashmere Gate Metro Station & Beverage Ads
13. Government set up Advisory Council for ONDC Project
8 July 2021
1. Central Government creates ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ to Strengthen Cooperative Movement
2. Government brings Department of Public Enterprises under Finance Ministry
3. India’s Coal Production decreases by 2% in FY 2021: Coal Ministry Statistics
4. J&K tops in implementing NISHTHA programme
5. Ministry of Tourism, Yatra sign MoU to strengthen India’s Hospitality & Tourism sector
6. 8th BRICS Education Ministers meeting 2021 held virtually; Chaired by MoS Sanjay Dhotre
7. NABARD Sanctioned Rs 2891.15 lakh to Goa under RIDF Scheme
8. FREO tie-up with HDBFS to Offer Lending Solutions
9. RBI Modified norms for Interest on Unclaimed Amount after TD Matures
10. Bajaj Allianz Tie-up with Bank of India for Distribution of Insurance Products
11. Drip Capital Joins with SBM Bank India to Empower MSME Exporters
12. Razorpay, Mastercard Launched Recurring Payment Interface – MandateHQ
13. RBI Launched 54th Round of Quarterly Survey on Manufacturing Sector
14. IOB Became the 2nd Most-valued Listed PSB; Surpassed PNB, BoB
15. MCX signs MoU with European Energy Exchange on Electricity Derivative Products
16. Indian Economist Kaushik Basu Gets Humboldt Research Award for Economics for 2021
17. PVSLN Murty Appointed as the New Chairman & Managing Director of NEDFi
18. ICAI BOS: ICAI launched mobile application on CA Day i.e. July 1, 2021
19. Giriraj Singh Launches ‘Matsya Setu’ for Aqua Farmers
21. Mumbai & Pune to host 2022’s AFC Women’s Asia Cup football tournament
22. Harika Dronavalli becomes runner-up in Women’s Speed Chess Championship
23. Jabir 1st Indian Male to participate in 400m hurdles at Olympics; Maana Patel 1st ever Indian Female Swimmer at Olympics
24. Bollywood Actor Dilip Kumar Passed Away at 98
25. Olympic Gold Medalist Keshav Datt passes away
26. Kaushik Basu Authored a New Book Titled “Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington, DC”
27. J&K LG Manoj Sinha rolled out LGSDF Fellowship for Graduates
20. New Snake Species discovered in Mizoram, named after Local Warrior Vanhnuailiana
9 July 2021
1. Vman Aviation signs GIFT City’s 1st Aircraft Purchase Agreement with Airbus Helicopters
2. Govt Set up 25-Member DCCI under the Chairmanship of Puneet Dalmia
3. India to have 24 Integrated Check Posts on Land Borders by 2025: LPAI
4. 22 Million Jobs lost in Developed Nations due to COVID-19: OECD Report
5. Agriculture to be made more Appealing to Youth to save future Food Security – UN FAO
6. Axis Bank inks MoU with Indian Army offering Service Salary Package under its ‘Power Salute”‘ initiative
7. Max Bupa tie-up with Axis Bank to Offer Health Insurance
8. Easiloan Instant Match: Easiloan launched India’s first AI-based Home Loan Selection Engine
9. SBI General Insurance Launched Health Insurance Plan – ‘Arogya Supreme’
10. RBI Announced Changes in G-Sec Auction Methodology
11. Airtel Payments Bank launches ‘Pay to Contacts’ Feature for UPI-Based Transactions
12. Fitch cut India’s GDP Growth Forecast for FY22 to 10%
13. India’s E-Commerce Industry to touch USD 188 billion by 2025: FICCI Report
14. Kanchan Ugursandi completes World’s 1st Solo Motorcycle Expedition
15. Overview of Cabinet Reshuffle & Portfolio of New Ministers
16. Stefan Lofven re-elected as Prime Minister by Swedish Parliament
17. HDFC Divested 2.46% Stake in HOECL
18. dbGENVOC: World’s 1st database of Genomic Variants of Oral Cancer created by DBT-NIBMG
19. Indian Cricketer Mithali Raj Became Leading Scorer in All forms of Women’s International Cricket
20. Former CM of Himachal Pradesh & Congress Leader Virbhadra Singh Passed Away
21. Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated at age 53
22. Venu Madhav Govindu & Srinath Raghavan Edited a New Book “The Fourth Lion: Essays for Gopalkrishna Gandhi”
23. Book Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine authored by Kavitha Rao
24. IndusInd Bank Partnered with TPCODL to Launch Digital Payment Network in Odisha
25. J&K LG Manoj Sinha Launched Web Portal of Electrical Inspection Wing at Jammu
22. Venu Madhav Govindu & Srinath Raghavan Edited a New Book “The Fourth Lion: Essays for
10 July 2021
1. India, Gambia sign MoU to Strengthen Cooperation in Governance Reforms
2. Cabinet Approvals on July 8, 2021
3. Google India becomes 1st SSMI to publish Transparency report under New IT rules
4. CIL inked pact with Iz-Kartex for 11 Russian Rope Shovels; India’s 1st integrated Carbon Black complex set up in Bellary, Karnataka
5. CII, MEA Organize 1st edition of Indo-Pacific Business Summit
6. BDL signs contract with MoD for Manufacture & Supply of Akash Missiles
7. DCC clears use of VSAT for remote connectivity & rollout of BharatNet in PPP mode
8. India to promote ‘Green Hydrogen’ strategies in International Climate Summit 2021
9. COAS MM Naravane holds High-level meeting in UK & Italy
10. World’s Tallest Sandcastle Build in Blokhus, Denmark
11. RBI Directed Banks to Shift from LIBOR to ARR by December 31, 2021
12. Mastercard, MMOPL, Axis Bank Launched ‘One Mumbai Metro Card’ for Mumbai People
13. STPI Signed MoUs with BoB, Yes Bank, Freshworks, Mathworks, Yourstory, Pontaq
14. NIIT, Axis Bank Launched ‘Digital Banking Academy’; Axis Direct Launched ‘Super Options’
15. Debit, credit cards come with accident insurance cover
16. SEBI Revised the Timelines for Stock Exchanges to Modify CDCs
17. RBI imposes penalty on 14 banks for non-compliance of rules
18. Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi wins United Kingdoms Commonwealth Points of Light award
19. ICC CEO Manu Sawhney resigns over abrasive conduct
20. Former West Indies Cricketer Daren Sammy named Brand Ambassador
21. Satish Agnihotri Appointed as new MD of NHSRCL
22. MoD implemented Web-based SPARSH for Sanction & Disbursement of Defence Pension
23. France Tests ‘HELMA-P’ Laser-Powered Anti-Drone System
24. Indian Chess Grandmaster Nihal Sarin wins Serbia Open
25. Germany’s Toni Kroos announces retirement from International football
26. Shivam Shankar Singh & Anand Venkatanarayanan Authored a New Book “The Art of ConjuringAlternate Realities” of Fun88
21. Satish Agnihotri Appointed as new MD of NHSRCL