Current Affairs 13th July 2016

National News:

• NABARD, the apex banking body of micro-financing and funding to the causes of rural development is celebrating its 35th foundation day on 12th April 2016
• India, Kenya signed seven agreements to deepen cooperation
• Government to set up panel to tackle shortage of pulses
• President to embark on three-day visit to Darjeeling
• Arunachal Pradesh to set up 21 women police stations
• UP creates world record by planting over 5crore trees
• Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru cleanest cities in India: CSE survey
• India’s first smart grid to come up in Gurgaon
• Bihar signs MoU with Bangkok firm for disaster risk reduction
• Spa for transgenders opens in Tamil Nadu

International News:

• The ‘MASSIV Monster Blaster’ is the tallest water coaster in the world at 81 feet and 6.72 inches, as per the Guinness World Records
• South Sudan’s President SalvaKiir has ordered a ceasefire after days of intense fighting in capital Juba left number of people dead and many more injured
• British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will tender his resignation to the Queen today
• Home Secretary Theresa May will become the second female Prime Minister to lead the United Kingdom
• Japan’s Tokyo has a ‘Snoopy Museum’ dedicated to the artwork of Charles M Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip

New Appointments:

• Utpal Bora appointed as Chairman of Oil India
• D Rajkumar has appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)

Banking:

• HDFC to become first issuer of ‘masala bonds’
• HDFC Bank’s Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia

Business and Economy:

• eBay acquires predictive analytics startup
• Myntra acquihires Bengaluru-based Cubeit
• Paytm offers loans to auto drivers, kirana shops
• Ibibo buys majority stake in Peru-based Bus portal
• Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 821, the fastest mobile processor made by the company so far

Awards and Honours:

• President confers 51st Jnanpith Award on Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari
• French forward Antoine Griezmann was named Euro 2016’s Player of the Tournament, after UEFA announced the team of the tournament.
• Taylor Swift world’s highest-paid celebrity: Forbes
• British lifter Eddie Hall, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, deadlifted 500 kg to create a new record in strongman competitions

Science & Technology:

• MIT researchers develop new anonymity network

Sports:

• The 14th edition of the Homeless World Cup kicked off in Scotland
• Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, has retired from Test cricket
• Indian men’s relay team second fastest in 2016
• Tim Duncan announces retirement from NBA
• Jinson Johnson, Dharambir Singh, Renjith Maheshwari qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics