Days in Focus
International
- On July 17, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has been decided to establish fast-track system for companies and investors of both India and - Italy.
- CEO of International Monetary Fund (IMF) who submitted resignation on July 16 - Christine Lagarde.
National
- Top brand in the India’s 100 most valuable brands list of the Brand Finance - Tata group (brand value at USD 19.6 billion)
Persons in News
- Recipients of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, announced on July 16 - Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, dancer Sonal Mansingh, dancer Jatin Goswami and Bharatnatyam exponent K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai.
Sports
- Team which set new world record with the total score of 1883.3 points in the team format in the ISSF junior's World Cup shooting competition in Suhel - India.
State Current Affairs
- With aimed at developing English language skills of students, Madhya Pradesh government signed MoU with - Department of the University of Cambridge.
- New governor of Chhattisgarh - Anusuiya Uikey.
- New governor of Andhra Pradesh - Biswa Bhusan Harichandan.
General Knowledge
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Established in: 1945; Headquarters: Washington D.C. (US).
- International Criminal Court – Founded in: 1998; Headquarters: The Hague.
- Capital of Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal.
- Italy – Capital: Rome; Currency: Euro.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi in India was founded in – 1952.
