- Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla returns from her first space flight
Indian origin of American astronauts Sirisha Bandla have went back to his first space flight. She is the third Indian-origin woman to fly in space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams . Escvadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is the only Indian citizen to travel in space. Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, along with British billionaire Richard Branson and four others completed a journey to the edge of space from the US state of New Mexico aboard Virgin Galactic ‘s space ship Unity-22 . Guntur of Andhra Pradesh Sirisha, born in the district and raised in Houston, USA, described the moment of spaceflight as emotional, saying that she has been dreaming of going to space from a young age. He said that his dream has come true.
- APEDA signs an MoU with Nafed to strengthen export linkages of Farmer Cooperative Societies and FPOs
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority – APEDA said farmer cooperatives and farmer producer organizations – FPO to strengthen export linkage National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd – Nafedsigned a Memorandum of Understanding with The major areas of cooperation include APEDA registered exporters to get assistance under all government schemes implemented through Nafed. The MoU also envisages ensuring sustainability and growth of exports by cooperatives by addressing issues such as technology, skills, quality products and market access. APEDA will facilitate exports by cooperatives, FPOs, partners and associates identified and promoted by Nafed. APEDA and Nafed will facilitate participation of farmer cooperatives in global trade including B2B and B2C fairs to be held in India and abroad.
- India’s first cryptogamic garden inaugurated in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand in Dehradun to Devbn area approximately 50 different species , with the first India Kriptogamic garden was inaugurated. The park is situated at an altitude of 9,000 feet and is spread over an area of three acres. The park, located in Chakrata town of the district, was inaugurated by social worker Anoop Nautiyal. The meaning of cryptogam is “hidden reproduction” referring to the fact that neither a seed, nor a flower is produced. Thus, cryptogams represent non-seeded plants. Algae, bryophytes (mosses, liverworts), lichens, ferns and fungi are the best-known groups of cryptogams that require moist conditions to survive.
- Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 4 National Highway projects in Manipur costing more than Rs 4000 crore and laid foundation stone of 12 projects
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has Imphal in four national highway projects inaugurated and 12 national highway projects laid the foundations. The projects taken up include a new two-laning and strengthening of the existing two-lane National Highway No. 39. The total length of these highways is one hundred 21 km and the cost is Rs 1,244 crore. Shri Gadkari also inaugurated the superstructure bridge over Makru river on National Highway No. 37 at a cost of Rs.62 crore. The total budget of 12 projects of road upgradation on National Highway No. 39 including four lanes for which the foundation stone was laid today is Rs. 2 thousand 842 crore.
- Italy become Euro Cup football champions after a penalty shootout win over England
Italy has won the title of Euro Cup Football-2020 . Finals England to Paneliti shoot-out three-two win in Italy won the match. Earlier, both the teams were tied at the end of 90 minutes of play, after which the decision was made through a penalty shoot-out. Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma emerged as the hero of the penalty shoot-out. Earlier in 1976, the Euro Cup final match between Czechoslovakia and West Germany was decided by a penalty shootout. In which Czechoslovakia won the title.
- New portal related to AYUSH sector
Recently five portals related to research, medical education under Indian traditional system of medicine were launched. These five portals are CTRI (Clinical Trial Registration of India), RMIS (Research Management Information System), SAHI /Sahi (Showcase of Ayurveda Historical Imprints), AMAR (Ayush Manuscripts Advanced Repository) and e -Medha/ e -Medha (Electronic Medical Heritage Accession).
- India Industrial Land Bank
GIS- Based Portal India Industrial Land Bank(India Industrial Land Bank- IILB) has registered a 30 percent increase in its page views since April 2021. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has developed IILB Portal, a GIS-enabled database of industrial sectors/clusters across the country to adopt a committed approach towards resource optimization, industrial upgradation and sustainability. This portal provides information related to industrial infrastructure such as connectivity, infrastructure (infra), natural resources and areas, plot-level information on vacant plots, Acts as a one stop solution to get free and easy access to working procedures and contact details. The objective is to provide information regarding available land to the potential investors desirous of setting up units in the country. This State Geographical Information System Also provides links to (GIS) portals and state land banks. Web based Geographic Information System (GIS) consists of application of spatial information, processing and dissemination of information using the web and other operations.
- Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra
Jagannath Rath Yatra is being organized in Odisha . The Yatra will run from July 12, 2021 to July 20, 2021. Rath Yatra is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath and is organized in Puri , Odisha . The beginning of this Rath Yatra is on the second date of the Shukta Paksha of the month of Ashadha (the third month according to the traditional Oriya calendar).Happens to It is a nine-day long event and marks the return of Lord Krishna along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra to Gundicha temple via Mausi Maa Temple near Sarada Bali in Puri. During the festival three holy chariots carrying the idols of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balarama (Balabhadra) and sister Subhadra are pulled by thousands of devotees from India as well as abroad.
- National Dolphin Research Center to be set up in Patna
Awaited national Dolphin Research Center ( National Dolphin Research Centre – NDRC ) soon Patnawill be installed in The process of setting up this research center has already started. The opening of this research center will be a major step towards the conservation of the endangered Gangetic River Dolphin. To set up the research centre, NDRC is being constructed on 4,400 square meters of land on the campus of Patna University on the banks of river Ganga. The Bihar Urban Development Department has already approved the construction of the building of NDRC at a distance of 200 meters from the Ganga. Project Dolphin, started on the lines of Project Tiger, has helped in increasing the tiger population. The initiative received in-principle approval in the first meeting of the National Ganga Council (NGC) chaired by the Prime Minister in December 2019. It is a “Special Conservation Programme” launched to save the Gangetic Dolphins. This project environment
- Two new species of underground spiders – Grevelia boro and Dexypus kleini have been discovered in the Chirang Reserve Forest in western Assam.
Recently , two new species of underground spiders – Grevelia boro and Dexypus kleini in the ‘ Jharbari range ‘ of Chirang Reserve Forest in western Assam .has been discovered. Both these spiders have been discovered in the Bodoland Territorial Area. The first spider, ‘Gravelia boro’, is named after the Bodo community and builds burrows with cork-like webs made of soil, vegetation and silk. These spiders live underground about 10-15 cm below the sandy-loam surface. The ‘Dexipus kleini’, an Oriental jumping spider, has been seen for the first time in the region. This spider was originally discovered 129 years ago by Swedish archaeologist Tord Tamerlan Thorel. ‘Dexipus kleini’ is a member of the ‘Salticidae’ family, the largest family of spiders on Earth.
- Bank employees engaged in sensitive work will get casual leave
Reserve Bank of India ( RBI under the revised risk management guidelines), sensitive positions such as treasury operations and currency chests with bankers to work in casual vacation days working at least 10 per year ( Surprise Holiday get). This will be done as a prudent operational risk management measure. These employees will be given leave without any prior notice. Thus, the element of surprise will remain. Banks have been given 6 months to comply with these instructions.
- IATA launches Mobility Aids Action Group
The International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) has launched a Global Mobility Aids Action Group to investigate and improve transportation travel for mobility aids such as wheelchairs . The Mobility Aids Action Group has been set up to improve the handling of critical equipment for passengers with disabilities. This action group will be the first of its kind. It aims to tackle the issues related to the safe transportation of mobility aids. It will also provide advice and recommendations to airlines and other stakeholders responsible for policy setting, handling procedures and standards, and transportation of mobility aids.
- Rajinikanth dissolves his party Rajini Makkal Mandram
Cine star Rajinikanth has dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram in Tamil Nadu . He called a meeting of party members and discussed. He said that he cannot enter politics due to health reasons and wants to dissolve the party. His decision was accepted by the party functionaries. He later said that his supporters can continue the welfare activities.
- Sameer Banerjee wins Wimbledon Junior Men’s Championship title
Indian-American Sameer Banerjee has won the Wimbledon Junior Men’s Championship title at No.1 Court . He defeated Viktor Lilov of America 7-5, 6-3 in the junior men’s final to clinch the trophy at the All England Club. For the first time since 2014, and only the second time since 1977, there was an all-American conclusion to the Boys’ singles event. Notably, both 17-year-olds were unseeded for the championship.
- Malala Day
Every year on 12 July , ‘ Malala Day ‘ is organized globally by the United Nations to honor the rights of women and children . July 12, 1997 to PakistanBorn in Malala Yousafzai is a social activist who has been fighting relentlessly towards promoting women’s education. He publicly and vigorously opposed the ban on girl child education in Pakistan and advocated the need to educate the girl child. Malala gained international fame when she was assassinated by extremists at the age of just 15. It should be noted that on October 10, In 2014, Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi for “struggling for the education of children and women”. Thus she is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient. In addition, in the year 2012, he was awarded the National Youth Peace Prize by the Government of Pakistan. She has also founded a non-profit organization ‘Malala Fund’ to help young girls go to school. Malala has also been awarded the honorary Canadian citizenship.
