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Mirza, Leander Paes create history in Wimbledon finals
Sports
> Wimbledon
The
Wimbledon championship in London ended with a number of winners
taking home the prestigious title. India's most successful tennis
player, Sania Mirza along with Martina Hingis won the women's doubles
final. While Serena Williams won the women's singles title, Novak
Djokovic beat Roger Federer to win the men's singles title. The mixed
doubles title was won by Indo-Swiss pair of Leander Paes and Martina
Hingis. Wimbledon boys' doubles title was won by 17-year old Sumit
Nagal with partner Nam Hoang Ly.
Iran
nuclear deal sealed finally
World
> Nuclear
Deal
After18
days of intense negotiations, world powers and Iran have managed to
strike a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions
of dollars in relief from international sanctions. According to the
deal, new provisions will be imposed for inspections of Iranian
facilities, including military sites and Iran will be kept from
producing enough material for a nuclear weapon for at least 10 years.
The talks missed deadlines for the pact in July 2014 and November
2014, leading to long extensions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin,
termed the deal as "bad mistake of historic proportions".
US
turns India's biggest arms supplier
World
> Defence
After
signing a 10-year defence framework in June and contracts worth $10
billion over the last eight years, the US is set to become India's
largest arms supplier. Both the countries will start negotiations
next week for the proposed $770 million contract for M-777
ultra-light howitzers. Various joint projects have been prosposed
such as development of jet engines and aircraft carrier design and
construction technologies . New Delhi and Washington have also talked
about a co-development and co-production facility in India under
their Defence Trade and Technology Initiative. PM Narendra Modi's has
emphasised on production within the country under his 'Make in India'
policy.
Others
PM
Narendra Modi to launch new National Skills Policy on July 15
Politics
and Government > Policies
and Schemes
Country's first integrated
national scheme for developing skills and promoting entrepreneurship
is likely to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 15,
on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. The new National Policy
for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship focuses on the need of
promoting entrepreneurship as the key to a successful skills strategy
which can generate wealth and employment for all citizens in the
country.
7th
BRICS Summit held in Ufa, Russia
World
> BRICS
The seventh BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit was held from 8 to 9
July 2015 in the Russian city of Ufa. Held under the theme BRICS
Partnership – a Powerful Factor of Global Development, the summit
was attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dilma Rousseff,
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma president of India, Brazil,
Russia, China and South Africa respectively.
AIFRTE
opposes government signing of deal with WTO GATS
Politics
and Government > Education
Fearing
undesirable changes in the higher education system in India, the All
India Forum for Right to Education (AIFRTE) today urged the Centre to
not to sign the WTO-GATS(General Agreement on Trade and Services) in
education sector. The deal will prohibit students from getting
scholarship and the colleges will not get grants from the Government
as education policies are likely to change. According to the
protestors, economically poor and common man will not not be able to
pursue higher education.
Development
package of Rs One lakh crore for J&K, a probable announcement on
Eid
India
> Jammu
and Kashmir
According
to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gearing up for an
announcement of Rs 70,000 crore or Rs One lakh crore development
package for J&K around Eid-ul-Fitr. The announcement is likely to
be made either on July 17, when he is invited to a function in Jammu
or at BJP's Eid-Milan gathering in Srinagar, scheduled around July
22. The package, according to J&K government, would include a
considerable share for 2014 flood victims, who have not been
compensated even ten months after the tragedy.
Islamic
State attacks Italy consulate in Egypt
World
> ISIS
The
ongoing bitter fight between Egypt and the Islamic State got uglier
as a car bomb attack ripped into Italy consulate situated in the
heart of Egyptian capital. A civilian was killed and nine people were
wounded in the attack which was claimed by the Islamic State.
According to an Arab affairs expert, the bombing was a clear warning
to Cairo, since Italy happens to be a close political and economic
ally of Cairo. The blast heavily damaged the 20th century building
that once housed a school and became the Italian Consulate after
World War II.
One
Rank, one pension for High Court judges: Government to amend bill
Politics
and Government > High
Court
The
judges of high court can now breathe a sigh of relief as the
government plans to fulfill their long-pending demand of one rank one
pension. The judges of high court had filed a petition that said the
number of years practiced as an advocate should be taken into account
and be added to the service as a judge of the High Court for the
purpose of determining the maximum pension permissible as judges
selected from the Bar get lesser pension than those elevated from
state judicial services. The Law Ministry plans to bring the bill
that addresses the same in the Monsoon session of Parliament
beginning July 21.
E-filing
of income-tax returns becomes simpler for Aadhar card holders
Economy
> Income
Tax
The
e-filling of income tax returns got simpler as the Aadhar card number
replaces the physical submission of ITR-V, a step of filling the
returns online. Earlier, the taxpayers claiming refund had to o post
a signed physical copy of ITR-V to the Central Processing Centre in
Bengaluru within 120 days of filing the returns online. However, a
new system of verification, termed as Electronic Verification
Certification (EVC) has been introduced which makes use of Aadhar
card number. Banks also will be providing such facilities to their
account holders whose bank accounts have a validated PAN as well as
know-your-customer (KYC).
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