1. Deepak Das takes over as new Controller General of Accounts
Shri Deepak Dashas taken over as the new Controller General of Accounts . Shri Deepak Das, holding the post of 25th Controller General of Accounts, is a 1986 batch officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service. He has previously held important positions in various ministries. He has served in the Ministries of Science and Technology, Environment and Forests and Home, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. Shri Deepak Das was the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes before assuming the post of Controller General of Accounts.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch cashless and touch-free e-Rupee for digital payments through virtual medium tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch e-Rupee , a special digital payment system, through video conference . E-Rupee is a cashless and contactless mode of digital payment. E -voucher received through digital QR code or SMS using e-Rupee Payment can be made through Users of this payment system will be able to make payments to service providers through vouchers without using cards, digital payment apps or internet banking. It has been developed on the UPI platform by National Payments Corporation of India in collaboration with Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Health and Welfare and National Health Authority. Several programs have been initiated to ensure that the benefits reach the target beneficiaries safely and the need for movement is minimal. It will also be used for maternal and child welfare scheme, TB eradication programme, providing medicines and nutrients under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana and fertilizer subsidy. The private sector will also be able to take advantage of these digital vouchers in the interest of their employees and in corporate-social responsibility activities.
3. Italy hosts G20 culture ministers meeting
The first G20 Culture Ministers’ meeting was held in Rome on 29 and 30 July , the meeting chaired by The meeting began on Thursday on the platform of the Colosseum. Culture ministers from the world’s 20 largest economies and 40 high-level cultural delegations participated in the meeting. The meeting was attended by the Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay. OECD, UNESCO, the Mediterranean Union, the European Council, ICOM, ICCROM and ICOMOS, Interpol, UNODC, and the World Customs Organization (WCO) participated in these meetings.
4. Rajasthan government launched ‘Mission Be an Exporter’
Rajasthan Government‘s Department of Industry (Industries Department) and Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation ( Rajasthan State Industrial Development And Investment Corporation – RIICO ) has “to promote exporters interested in the state Be exporter Mission ( Mission Niryatak Bano ) ‘campaign launched has done. The objective of this campaign is six phases. To register and support local traders who wish to expand their business overseas. This includes assistance with training, obtaining necessary documents, registration with the Rajasthan Export Promotion Council and even assistance in export and business operations.
5. PV Sindhu won bronze medal in women’s singles badminton at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics in badminton and women’s singles in PV Sindhu took the bronze medal won in the Indus Olympic Games with this win went into two individual medalists first Indian woman. Born on July 5, 1995 in Hyderabad, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has created history by winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu not only won a medal for the country, but also earned the distinction of being the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual medal in two consecutive Olympics. Earlier, Sindhu had won a silver medal in the Rio Olympics. Sindhu defeated He Bing Xiao of China 21-13, 21-15 in the playoff match.
6. Nupur Chaturvedi appointed as the new CEO of Bharat BillPay
Bharat Bill Payment System (Bharat Bill Payment System) has Peyu (PayU) and Airtel Payments Bank (Airtel Payments Bank), former executive Nupur Chaturvedi ( Noopur Chaturvedi ) has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer. Chaturvedi, prior to this appointment, was the country head for small and medium businesses at PayU. In a career spanning nearly two decades, he has worked in various senior roles with Airtel Payments Bank, Samsung, ING Vysya Bank and Citibank.
7. Graphic artist Anand Radhakrishnan wins prestigious Eisner Award
Graphic artist Anand Radhakrishnan( Anand Radhakrishnan ) the prestigious Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (Will Eisner Comic Industry Award won), the Oscars in the world of comics is considered equal. Eisner Awards are given annually and was won by Radhakrishnan Award ” Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (interior art) (Best Painter / Multimedia Artist ( interior art))” producer of a graphic novel art and images are given to honor Is. Radhakrishnan UK ‘s Klrist John Pearson ( John Pearson shared the award with). He is a UK based writerRama V ( Ram V ) of the 145-page graphic novel Blue in Green ( Blue In Green ) won the award for his work, which was published in October 2020 by Image Comics.
8. Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh has been appointed as the National President of Janata Dal United
Rajiv Ranjan Singhalias Lalan Singh ‘s Janata Dal United has been appointed president of. The decision was taken at the party’s national executive meeting in New Delhi. Mr. Singh will replace the current National President RCPC Singh. RCPC Singh was recently inducted into the Union Cabinet. The new president of Janata Dal United is an MP from Munger Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. Shri Rajiv Ranjan is considered a close associate of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
9. US imposes sanctions on Cuban police force and leaders
Following the recent protests in Cuba against the country’s communist government , the United States ordered the Cuban police force and two of their have been banned. Earlier this month, thousands of protesters took to the streets frustrated by a lack of food and electricity, as well as a weak economy. US President Joe Biden said in a meeting with US-Cuban leaders on Friday that more sanctions would be imposed until a radical change was made in Cuba. Earlier on Friday, the US Treasury Department announced the latest sanctions against Cuba, saying it was a response to a crackdown on peaceful protests that began in Cuba on July 11. Thousands of Cubans took to the streets to join the largest protests against the Cuban government in decades. The protesters protested against shortage of goods, power outages, restrictions on civil liberties and the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
10. HDFC Bank, ICICI and Axis buy stake in blockchain start-up
- India’s three largest private sector lenders – ICICI Bank (ICICI) Bank, HDFC Bank (HDFC) Bank and Axis (Axis) Bank Blokcan Financial Technology ( Blockchain Financial Technology ) firm Aibibiaisi Pvt Ltd ( IBBIC Pvt Ltd) took a share. HDFC Bank and Axis Bank have invested Rs 5 lakh each for each share. ICICI Bank also said that it has subscribed to 49,000 fully paid-up equity shares of IBBIC face value of Rs 10 each, which is 5.44 per cent of the issued and paid-up share capital. It paid Rs 4.9 lakh for the shares. IBBIC was incorporated on 25 May this year as a financial technology company, with the objective of exploring, building and implementing distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions for the Indian financial services sector. To provide a platform.
11. Modi government’s fiscal deficit reached 18.2 percent of the annual target
Controller General of Accounts( Controller General Of Accounts – CGA ), according to figures released by the end of June the fiscal deficit of the central government ( Fiscal Deficit ) 2k74 lakh crore or full-year budget estimates of 2 percent Was. The fiscal deficit at the end of June 2020 was 83.2 per cent of the Budget Estimates (BE) for 2020-21. The fiscal deficit or the gap between expenditure and revenue for 2020-21 stood at 9.3 per cent of GDP, compared to the estimated 9.5 per cent in the Revised Estimates in the Budget in February. percentage was better. According to the CGA data, the government received Rs 5.47 lakh crore (27.7 per cent of the respective BE 2021-22 of the total receipts) till June 2021. This amount includes Rs 4.12 lakh crore tax revenues, Rs 1.27 lakh crore non-tax revenues and Rs 7,402 crore non-debt capital receipts. Receipts were 6.8 per cent of BE at the end of June 2020. Out of the total revenue expenditure, 1.
12. Indian men’s hockey team reaches semi-finals after four decades in Olympics
The Indian men’s hockey team has reached the semi-finals after four decades in the Olympics . India beat Britain 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics. Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and Hardik Singh scored one goal each for India. India will face Belgium in the semi-finals .
13. Muslim Women’s Rights Day
India August 1, the Muslim Women’s Rights Day was celebrated. In the year-2019 , the law against triple talaq was implemented on the same day of August 1 . Minority Welfare Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that triple talaq has been made a crime by this law. Shri Naqvi said that the cases of triple talaq have come down significantly since the law came into force. The Minority Welfare Minister said that the government has increased “self-respect, self-confidence and self-reliance” to the Muslim women of the country and protected their constitutional, fundamental and democratic rights. Muslim women have widely welcomed this law.
14. 31 July World Ranger Day
World Ranger Day ( World Ranger Day ) every year on July 31 the actions taken by the Rangers in the memory of the killed while on duty or injured Rangers and protect the world’s natural (world’s natural) and cultural heritage (cultural heritage) Celebrated to celebrate. World Ranger Day provides an opportunity to support their important work, which ranges from environmental campaigns to education. The day is also an occasion to pay tribute to the Rangers who lost their lives in the line of duty. A ranger is a person tasked with preserving parklands and natural protected areas. A ranger usually refers to a forest ranger or park ranger. on this day in 1992The International Ranger Federation (IRF) was established. World Ranger Day was created by the International Ranger Federation and was first held in 2007.
15. 30 July International Friendship Day
International Friendship Day ( International Friendship Day ) 30 Julai is celebrated globally, India and Bangladesh in many countries like the first Sunday of August to celebrate. This year in India it will be 01 August.was celebrated. This day is celebrated to mark the importance of friends and friendship in life. The day also advocates the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in many cultures around the world. In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an international convention with the aim of creating a strong bond of friendship between people of different countries irrespective of race, colour, gender, religion etc. Friendship Day was announced. International Day of Friendship is an initiative organized by UNESCO to recognize the culture of peace as values, It is based on the proposal to define it as a set of attitudes and behaviors that reject violence and try to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with a view to solving problems. It was then adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1997.
16. Former England bowler Mike Hendricks passes away
England (England) and Derbyshire (Derbyshire former bowler) Mike Hendrick ( Mike Hendrick has died). He played a major role in England’s two Ashes-series wins and took 87 wickets in 30 Test matches for his country between 1974 and 1981. Hendricks, who took 770 wickets in 267 first-class matches and 35 wickets in 22 ODIs, was Ireland’s first professional coach.
