Current Affairs 7th July 2016

National News:

• World’s largest charkha unveiled at Delhi airport
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-nation tour to Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya
• Mumbai Metro’s 1st underground line contracts awarded
• MoU with Mozambique for import of pulses inked
• Rajasthan villagers convert barren land into lake
• Union Cabinet approves Interest Subvention Scheme for farmers
• SC-appointed Green Panel recommends high pollution cess of 20-22% on diesel vehicles
• Union Cabinet approves setting up of Major port at Enayam in Tamil Nadu
• Film festival on wildlife to begin in Shimla
• National Mission for Clean Ganga will be launched tomorrow at Haridwar in Uttrakhand
• Bombay, Calcutta, Madras High Courts renamed
• Rajasthan becomes first state to introduce minimum wages for part time workers
• Union Cabinet approves National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

International News:

• The world’s oldest surviving bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s shares have dropped by nearly 30% to an all-time low
• The world’s tallest bonfire, measuring 155.5 feet in height, was set ablaze in Norway during their midsummer festival Slinningsbalet
• A statue of Nikola Tesla in the Silicon Valley, US, provides free Wi-Fi to users
• Theresa May wins first 1st round of UK Conservative Party Leadership vote
• China inducts its largest homegrown military transport plane

New Appointments:

• Micro-blogging website Twitter appointed former Facebook Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Bret Taylor to its Board of Directors
• Sudarshan Sen appointed Executive Director of RBI

Business and Economy:

• Aditya Birla Fashion acquires global clothing brand Forever 21
• TRAI launches app to track mobile data speed

Awards and Honours:

• Pattnaik’s 100 sand ‘Raths’ set world record
• Former England captain Nasser Hussain has set a Guinness World Record for the highest catch of a cricket ball

Science and Technology:

• NASA’s Juno Spacecraft successfully enters Jupiter’s orbit

Sports:

• Indian women’s relay team breaks national record

Obituaries:

• Noel Neill, the first actress to play Superman’s girlfriend, ‘Lois Lane’ on the big screen, passed away on Sunday aged 95
• Abbas Kiarostami, the critically acclaimed Iranian director died following a prolonged illness in Paris