Economy
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed ______ and rights entitlement (RE) transactions during the trading window closure period - Offer for sale (OFS).
- According to a report by PWC and Payments Council of India (PCI), it is expected that India will contribute approximately 2.2 percent of the world’s digital payment market by – 2023.
- Indian company that has entered into the top 50 most valued companies globally - Reliance Industries Ltd (48th).
- Most valued company globally - Saudi Aramco (highest market cap of $1.7 trillion).
International
- 87th nation that join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement - Nicaragua.
- On 23 July, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister's Digital Meet was chaired by - Mikhail Murashko (Russian Federation).
- Winner of the prestigious international level World Veterinary Day Award for the year 2020, instituted by World Veterinary Association (WVA) for the best association - Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala.
National
- For students who are seeking scholarship with study in India, the first-ever Indian Scholastic Assessment (Ind-SAT) Test 2020 was conducted by - Ministry of Human Resource and Development.
- The Department of Science and Technology has launched the India-Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialization Programme, with amounting _____, in partnership with FICCI and FASIE of the Russian Federation - INR 15 Crore.
- The Income Tax Department will share PAN (Permanent Account Number) and bank account details of any entity with 10 investigative and intelligence agencies under - NATGRID.
- The Indian Railways is constructing the world's first electrified double-stack container tunnel near - Haryana's Sohna.
Persons in News
- India’s first legislator from Karnataka’s Siddi community which traces its roots to Africa - Shantharam Budna Siddi.
- New managing director and chief executive of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) - Partha Pratim Sengupta.
- New Health Secretary in the Union Health Ministry - Rajesh Bhushan (succeed Preeti Sudan).
Sports
- New vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) - Anita DeFrantz.
- Football Writers' Association's (FWA) Footballer of the Year 2020 - Jordan Henderson (Liverpool captain).
State Current Affairs
- Union Minister of Agriculture, NarendraSingh Tomar inaugurated the ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ established by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in – Anand (Gujarat).
- To frame a solar power policy for the state, Maharashtra Energy Department has set up a committee which is headed by - Principal Secretary of the Energy Department.
Science and Technology
- An ultra-rapid testing kit, that gives result within 30 seconds, has been developed by a joint collaboration of India and this country for COVID-19 - Israel.
- This start-up has developed the first in-orbit Space Debris Monitoring and tracking system of India on the basis of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology - Digantara Research and Technology (DRT).
- NASA’s telescope mission that is likely to be launched in December 2023 from Antarctica - Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS).
General Knowledge
- International Solar Alliance (ISA) – Launched: November 2015; Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana, India.
- Income Tax Department was founded in – 1860.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) - Founded: 01 January 1995; Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
- Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) - Founded: 22 September 1974; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Founded: 08 August 1967; Headquarters: South Jakarta, Indonesia.
- President of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) - President of India.