Current Affairs 14th July 2016

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National News:

  • Najma Heptullah and GM Siddeshwara resign; Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi given charge of Minority Affairs Ministry
  • Delhi government to set up 300 dengue clinics
  • Railways launch time-tabled Auto Express from Gurgaon to Nidvanda
  • Union Government notifies AADHAR Act giving UIDAI legal basis
  • SC orders restoration of Congress Government in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Indian Navy’s Marine Commandos’ base INS Karna commissioned
  • Bangladesh, India sign agreement for joint coal fired power plant
  • Union Government launches Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight
  • Pokhara-New Delhi direct bus service launched

International News:

  • US announces to provide funding for Afghan Forces by 2020
  • 7,500 musicians set record for largest orchestra

New Appointments:

  • Raj Babbar named Uttar Pradesh Congress chief
  • K V R Murthy new chairman-cum-MD at Jute Corp of India
  • Vijay Ghadge joins as COO of Snapdeal’s captive logistics unit Vulcan Express
  • Sun Pharma brings back old hand Kalyanasundaram Subramanian from Taro Pharmaceutical Industries

Banking:

  • ‘Paperless SIP’ introduced by BSE for mutual fund investors
  • IDFC Bank announces acquisition of Grama Vidiyal Microfinance
  • IndusInd Bank opens international banking unit at GIFT City
  • SBI inks MoU with IIT Bombay to promote startups in financial sector

Business and Economy:

  • T-Hub ties up with Israel’s Pears Foundation to hold bi-nation Med4Dev hackathon
  • Dewan Housing launches corporate deposit scheme
  • Mahindra Aerostructures bags supply contract from Airbus

Awards and Honours:

  • Philippines’ Palawan voted World’s Best Island
  • Emirates named World’s Best Airline
  • Ronaldo world’s highest-earning sportsman: Forbes

Science & Technology:

  • Microsoft debuts ‘Surface as a Service’ program
  • Google to add hotel, flight details to Search
  • Juno sends back 1st photo from Jupiter’s orbit

Sports:

  • India’s Junior men’s hockey team wins EurAsia Cup
  • India, Ashwin placed second in ICC Test rankings

Obituary:

  • Prize-winning world historian William H McNeill dies at 98