Days in Focus
Defence
- Sixth ship of Class of Eight Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mark-IV vessels which commissioned in Visakhapatnam - “IN LCU L-56”.
Economy
- New chief economist and head of research of Bandhan Bank - Siddhartha Sanyal.
International
- India offered a ______ line of credit to Benin for its development projects - USD 100 million.
- On 29 July, India signed a defence co-operation agreement with - Myanmar.
- According to CEOWORLD magazine, World's most-influential chief executive in 2019 - Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon.
National
- Indian Port that created a new record by handling 1,80,597 Metric Tonnes of cargo in a single day on 27 July 2019 - V.O.Chidambaranar Port.
Persons in News
- According to CEOWORLD magazine, India's most-influential chief executive in 2019 - Lakshmi Mittal (ArcelorMittal) (Third in global list).
- Indian recipient of the “Indian Women of Influence” award by the United Kingdom Parliament - Priya Priyadarshini Jain.
Sports
- Winner of the 2019 German Grand Prix Formula One race - Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
State Current Affairs
- State that has got Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its 'Rasgulla' - Odisha.
General Knowledge
- Benin – Capital: Porto-Novo; Currency: West African CFA franc.
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) – Founded in: 1884; Headquarters: Kolkata (WB).
- Myanmar - Capital: Naypyidaw; Currency: Kyat.
- United Kingdom - Capital: London; Currency: Pound sterling.
