July 21,2021
Today’s top Headlines
NATIONAL NEWS
1. President Ram Nath Kovind & Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu have greeted people on the eve of Eid-ul-Zuha. Also said the festival is also an opportunity to share our happiness and help the poor and destitute people.
2. Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE 10th 12th Result 2021 are scheduled to be released in July. As per the official notifications released, CBSE Class 10 Result is scheduled for July 20 and CBSE Class 12 Result is scheduled for July 30, 2021.
3. Over 41.18 cr COVID vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Union Health Ministry report.
4. Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said so far, 11 rounds of negotiations were held between the govt & the agitating farmers’ unions to resolve the issues. He highlighted that the govt has also extended remunerative price to farmers through its various intervention schemes.
5. Both Houses of Parliament face disruptions over various issues including Pegasus snooping.
6. Over 1.32 lakh declarations generating ₹ 99,765 crore of disputed tax have been filed under the ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme. Under the Vivad se Vishwas scheme the government has amicably resolved a significant number of direct tax disputes with the taxpayers.
7. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will build the country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at its refinery in Mathura. Hydrogen is also said to be a fuel for the future. Now many Hydrogen fuel cell powered buses on the road.
8. SpiceJet is set to launch its non-stop flight from Patna to Siliguri (Bagdogra airport) and one flight between Darbhnaga & Amritsar via Mumbai.
9. DRDO develops high-strength beta Titanium alloy for applications in aerospace structural forgings. It can be used in various ways that include slat and flap tracks, landing gears and drop link in landing gear etc
10. Under Project 75-India, the Govt has issued a tender of ₹ 50,000 cr to build 6 conventional diesel-electric submarines.
11. The Union Home Ministry has asked all central paramilitary forces to apprise it about the progress on creating an in-house software to implement Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposal to ensure troops spend at least 100 days a year with their families.
12. Uttar Pradesh Govt started the trial run of electric buses state capital Lucknow. The buses will be running in 14 cities of the state.
13. Security agencies have busted a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror module in Budgam district by arresting a local terrorist and his four associates, all of whom were in touch with their Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms.
14. The Govt of India on July 19 listed nearly 20 initiatives taken by it under ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat Mission’ for the defence sector. These projects were notified under two ‘Indigenisation lists’ which were constituted in August 2020 and May 2021. The projects include the SRIJAN portal for indigenisation which has already received interest for 2,890 displayed items so far.
15. Indian Army to recruit candidates for Officer posts. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official site of Indian Territorial Army on jointerritorialarmy gov in
The application process will begin on July 20, 2021 and will end on August 19, 2021.
**INTERNATIONAL NEWS**
1. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh will be visiting Russia next week for the Russian Navy Day celebrations. He is the 3rd high-level Indian official to visit Russia after External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla earlier this year.
2. Nepal’s new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he looks forward to working closely with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to strengthen the relations between the two neighbouring countries.
4. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, later this month but no bilaterals with his Chinese or Pakistani counterparts have been planned so far.
4. Afghan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai is scheduled to visit India next week to seek India’s assistance.
5. Canada extends ban on flights from India to August 21 amid Delta variant fears.
**WORLD EVENTS**
1. Russia successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defence missile systems at a southern training range on 20 Jul and hit a high-speed ballistic target. Russia S500 is expected to have a maximum firing range of 600 kms.
2. Russia is expected to unveil a new Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter jet at an air show near Moscow attended by President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday.
3. Pakistan PM Imran Khan failed to fullfill his Promise to identify the kidnappers of the Afghan envoy’s daughter within 48 hours, the Pakistan Police has failed to find any evidence in Silsila Alikhail’s assault & abduction case.
4. Britain to deploy two warships in Asian waters permanently, after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier & escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan.
5. More than half of Australia’s 25 million people were under lockdown after a third state adopted movement curbs to rein in the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus.
6. China has unveiled a high-speed maglev train with a designed top speed of 600 kms per hour. As per Chinese official media reports, it is stated to be the world’s fastest ground vehicle.
**Sports:**
1. 2nd ODI
Sri Lanka vs India
Sri Lanka 275/9 (50.0 ov)
India 277/7. (49.1 ov)
India beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets
Sri Lanka Vs India At R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo,
20 July, 2021
2. India batting women cricket star Mithali Raj is back at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings, the ninth time she is number one among batters since first occupying the spot more than 16 years ago, after West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor slipped to fifth position.
3. Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that Indian sportspersons and teams will be participating in the events of Tokyo Olympics across the 18 sports disciplines. These are Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Badminton, Equestrian, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Shooting, Sailing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
4. Golf events will be played for the fourth time at the Tokyo Olympics. Before this, Golf has been included in the Summer Games only three times —in the 1900, 1904 and 2016 Rio.
(Source: Newspapers Across India)