July file

1. Important Days of July

National Doctors day: 1st July

World Population Day: 11 July 2016

Theme: Investing in Teenage Girls

World Youth Skills Day: 15 July 2016

Theme: Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment

2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites - New Inscriptions

The UNESCO recently included 21 sites in its World Heritage Site list of which
12 are cultural sites, 6 are natural sites and 3 are mixed sites. of the 21 sites 3 sites
are in India.

Nalanda Mahavihara, Bihar

It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas,
shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in
stucco, stone and metal.

Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

The architectural works of well-known architect Le Corbusier in Argentina,
Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland
The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh designed by Le Corbusier has been included
in World Heritage Site list.

Khangchendzonga National Park

Located in Sikkim the park includes a unique diversity of plains, valleys, lakes,
glaciers and spectacular, snow-capped mountains covered with ancient forests,
including the worlds third highest peak, Mount Khangchendzonga.

3. Awards and honours

51st Jnanpith Award conferred on Gujarati writer Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari

He was awarded with the Indias highest literary honour carrying a cash prize, a
citation plaque and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati for the year 2015.

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016

It is Asias highest honour and is often regarded as the regions equivalent of the
Nobel Prize.
Bezwada Wilson and TM Krishna win Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016
Two Indians, social activist Bezwada Wilson and musician TM Krishna have won
the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. They are among the total six
awardees selected for the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Indian to win Mr. World title

Dipa Karmakar named World Class Gymnast by International Gymnastics

Federation; She recently became the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the
Olympics

4. Appointments

Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as CEO of UIDAI

Sudarshan Sen appointed Executive Director of RBI

RBI`s new deputy governor Vishwanathan takes charge.

RBI has 4 deputy governors.
1: SS Mudra
2: NS Vishwanathan
3. R. Gandhi
4. Urjit Patel

Recently due to reshuffling, major change in portfolios in government

Venkaiah Naidu: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Ananth Kumar: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Prakash Javadekar: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Ravi Shankar Prasad: Ministry of Law & Justice
Narendra Singh Tomar: Ministry of Rural Development Ministry
Smriti Zubin Irani: Ministry of Textiles

Theresa May takes over as second woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Rani Nair set to be new CBDT Chairperson
Malcolm Turnbull was sworn as Prime Minister of Australia for second term after a
narrow victory in the federal election. He became the 29th Prime Minister of the
country.
Pema Khandu (36) of Congress Party was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of
Arunachal Pradesh. With this, he became the youngest Chief Minister in the country.

5. Business:

Acquisitions company- acquiring Company

A. Jabong- Myntra [Owned by Flipkart]
B. YAHOO- Verizon [ 4.83 Billion US dollars]
C. Netsuite- Oracle [ 9.3 Billion US dollars]

Pokeman Go
-free to play location based augmented reality mobile game
-Close to overtake twitter user numbers.
-It allows players to catch digital Pokeman in the real world.
-developed by Game developer company Niantic whose CEO is John Hanke .
-it uses Google maps.

Marshmallow is no longer the latest version of android. Its now nougat.

Last 4 android versions:
Nougat
Marshmallow
Lollipop
Kitkat

Forbes 500 list 2016

Global top 10 companies: Walmart (1st), State Grid (2nd), China National Petroleum
(3rd), Sinopec Group (4th), Royal Dutch Shell (5th), Exxon Mobil (6th), Volkswagen
(7th), Toyota Motor (8th), Apple (9th) and BP (10th).

Indian Companies in Fortune Global 500 list

Rank Company Rank Company
161
215
226
232

Indian Oil
358
Corp
Reliance
367
Industries
Tata
423
Motors
State
Bank of
India

Bharat
Petroleum
Hindustan
Petroleum
Rajesh
Exports

6. Government related:
o Kerala Government imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on Junk Food.
o Namami Gange projects for cleaning river Ganga launched
o Indias first Green Rail Corridor launched in Tamil Nadu
The Indias first Green Rail Corridor was inaugurated on the 114-km long
Rameswaram-Manamadurai stretch in Tamil Nadu. It was inaugurated by Union
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu through video-conferencing from Chennai,
Tamil Nadu. Key Facts The Green Rail Corridor ensures zero toilet discharge on
rail tracks as part of its commitment to clean environment under the Swachh
Rail-Swachh Bharat initiative.

o Kerala Government launches first ever Water Metro project in the country
Kerala Government has launched Kochi Water Metro project, the first ever Water
Metro project in the country. It was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan at Kochi. The project aims to provide water connectivity to people living
between islands in the Kochi agglomeration area and the city.
o Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016.
The Bill seeks to amend the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Act, 1986 to widen the scope of the law against child labour and stricter
punishments for violations.
Prohibition of employment of children below 14 years in all
occupations or processes except where child helps his family.

Addition of a new category of persons called adolescent. They

are person between 14 and 18 years of age.

o Union Government constitute Shankar Acharya Committee to examine

desirability and feasibility of new financial year
The committee has been tasked to examine the merits and demerits of various
dates for the commencement of the financial year including the existing date
(April to March) by taking into account the various relevant factors.
o Madhya Pradesh became the first state in India to have Happiness
Department that will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of
happiness on the lines of Bhutan. Decision to set up Happiness Department was
taken by the state cabinet meeting presided by chief minister Shivraj Singh
Chauhan.
o The Union Government has launched Transforming India Website
(www.transformingindia.mygov.in), a repository for sharing the impact of various
governance initiatives with citizens in real-time.
o Union Cabinet allocates Rs 12,000 crore to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for allocation of Twelve thousand crore
rupees to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). The funds will be
used to impart skill training to 60 lakh youths and certify skills of 40 lakh persons
acquired non-formally. It is the revamped version of the PMKVY, which includes
a mechanism to revive the traditional Guru-Shishya approach to train youth with
the help of local craftsmen and trade practitioners.

7. Books:
JK Rowlings eighth Harry Potter story, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has
been released in bookstores across the globe.
The book Ace against Odds is the autobiography of Tennis player Sania Mirza.

8. Economy:

Union Cabinet increases limit for foreign investment in Stock Exchanges from
5% to 15%

HDFC becomes first Indian Company to issue masala bonds

The Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has become the first
Indian company to issue rupee-denominated bonds masala bonds on London
Stock Exchange (LSE). The bond will help HDFC, Indias biggest mortgage
lender (home finance company) to diversify its borrowing profile and access
global investors.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an inter-regulatory Working Group to
study the regulatory issues relating to Financial Technology (Fintech) and Digital
Banking in India. It would be headed by Sudarshan Sen.

Union Government Arvind Subramanian committee to tackle the shortage of

pulses

The second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), Indias largest
nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu became operational.
The nuclear reactors of the plant have been built with Russian expertise. The
construction on the plant began in 2002.

SBI secures $625 million from World Bank for solar program
Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has signed an agreement worth
4,200 crore rupees ($625 million) with the World Bank to support its grid
connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (GRPV) programme. The programme also
aims at improving the investment climate for solar PV, and increase the ease of
doing rooftop business. It will also support development of the overall solar
rooftop PV market.

India ranks 105th in 2016 Human Capital Index

The Human Capital Index measures countries ability to nurture, develop and
deploy talent for economic growth.

India has been ranked a low 110th out of 149 countries on Sustainable
Development index (SDI).

According to a Financial Times report, India was the top global FDI destination
in 2015, overtaking both United States and China.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India increased by 29 per cent to a
record $40 billion during in the financial year 2015-2016. This comes on the back
of initiatives like 'Make in India', which aims at promoting India as an important
investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation.
Top 5 countries who invested in India in ranks:
Singapore
Mauritius
USA
Netherlands
JAPAN

9. Sports:

India to Host Kabaddi World Cup In October

Indias largest food products marketing organization Amul has become the
official sponsor of Indian contingent to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Portugal wins 2016 UEFA European football championship
Top Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test after he was tested
positive for a banned substance steroid. With this, his participation in 2016 Rio
Olympics has been jeopardized and if found guilty by the disciplinary panel, he
may face a four-year suspension.
Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India
Wimbledon 2016
Title
Gentlemen's
Singles

Winner
Andy Murray
(U.K.)

Serena
Ladies' Singles Williams*
(U.S.A.)

Runner-up
Milas Raonic
(Canada)
Angelique
Kerber
(Germany)

10. Miscellaneous:

Noted Tabla maestro Lachu Maharaj passes away.

Legendary modern Indian artist Syed Haider Raza passed away in New Delhi
following a prolonged illness. He was 94. He was best known for popularising Indian
concepts of art and iconography globally and was also building a towering legacy of
modern art.

World famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins, it held at Puri in the state of
Odisha, India.

NASAs Juno spacecraft successfully begins orbit of Jupiter

Lifeline Express: Worlds first hospital on a train completes 25 years of service

All the best by Ur GKbuddy Suryansh