Current Affairs 14th July 2016

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