Important Day
Economy
- The Reserve Bank of India is setting up a _______ payments infrastructure development fund to subsidise deployment of points of sale acceptance infrastructure - Rs 500-crore.
- Department of Posts has extended all small savings schemes upto the - branch post office level.
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) permitted health insurance companies to offer this scheme as a group health insurance product - Arogya Sanjeevani Policy (in individual or group form).
International
- On 25 July, the Reserve Bank of India has signed necessary documents for extending a $400 million currency swap facility to - Sri Lanka.
- On 24 July, the first container train to Bangladesh was flagged off from the Container Corporation of India Ltd’s (CONCOR) terminal at -Majerhat, Kolkata.
- On 25 July, for free trade, India and the UK have agreed to establish - 'Enhanced Trade Partnership'.
National
- “National Coordinating Institute (NCI)” for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), a flagship national programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development - TRIFED with IIT Delhi.
Persons in News
- Person who has been given the additional charge of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh after the demise of Lal Ji Tandon - Anandiben Patel (Governor of Uttar Pradesh).
- Author of the poetry collection 'The Alphabets of Latin America: A Carnival of Poems’ - Abhay K.
State Current Affairs
- This state’s Saffron has got the geographical indication (GI) certification - Kashmir.
General Knowledge
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Founded: 01 April 1935; Headquarters: Mumbai.
- India Posts - Founded: 01 October 1854; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) – Founded: 1999; Location: Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) - Founded: 10 March 1988; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Nicaragua - Capital: Managua; Currency: Córdoba.
