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RBI
grants banking license to IDFC
Banking
and Insurance >
RBI > 24th July
The
Reserve Bank of India has granted banking license to infrastructure
financing firm IDFC Ltd for starting banking operations in the
country. IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services Private Ltd were among
the contenders for new bank licenses issued by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) who emerged successful. IDFC Bank plans to start
operation from October 1 with an initial loan book of around Rs
55,000 crore.
16th
Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed across the country
Days
> Kargil
Vijay Diwas > 26th July
India
payed tribute to Kargil War heroes on 26 July 2015 to observe16th
anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. On this day, a wreath was laid at
Amar Jawan Jyoti in Delhi by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and
three service chiefs - Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, Air
Chief Marshal Arup Raha and Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan.
Terrorist
attack in Punjab, 6 killed, one terrorist eliminated
India
> Terrorism > 27th July
An
intense gunbattle struck Punjab's Gurdaspur district when terrorists
attacked a police station killing six persons and injuring eight
others. Among the six people were three civilians,two home guards
personnel and an SP. India tightened security on its border with
Pakistan after the attack. The terrorists also attacked a
complex where the families of police personnel reside. Condemning the
terror attack, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said
all measures will be taken to maintain law and order and ensure
safety of people in the state.
Former
Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam passed away
India
> APJ
Abdul Kalam > 28th July
The
Missile Man of India, APJ Abdul Kalam collapsed during a lecture at
the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong (IIM-S). He was declared
dead at the hospital probably due to cardiac arrest. Kalam served as
president for five years from 2002, enjoying the support of both the
ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. His active involvement in the
country's military missile development efforts and space programmes
earned him appreciation from across the world.
Others
Bandhan
Bank to open 14 branches in south Indian states
Banking
and Insurance >
Bandhan Bank > 22nd July
Bandhan
Bank has planned to open 14 branches in five southern states-
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The bank
and its branches will start its operation as the newest full-fledged
of the country on August 23. It will be launched in Kolkata by
President Pranab Mukherjee, becoming the first bank to be born in the
eastern India post-Independence.
National
Broadcasting Day observed across the country
Days
> National
Broadcasting Day > 23rd July
India
observed National Broadcasting Day on 23 July 2015 with
India's largest broadcasting organisation, All India Radio (AIR)
organizing a symposium on the subject Creation
of New India and Broadcasting Medium in
New Delhi. At the symposium, the role of Prasar Bharati in
taking news of public interest to the length and breadth of the
country was acknowledged.
Reliance
Industries, Tata Motors featured in Fortune Global 500 list
Corporate
> Fortune
list > 24th July
The
list of world's 500 largest companies compiled by Fortune features 7
Indian firms including Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, State
Bank of India, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum Oil and
Natural Gas. This year's Fortune Global 500 employ 65 million people
worldwide and are represented by 36 countries. Companies are ranked
by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or
before March 31, 2015.
China
to build world's biggest radio telescope
Science
and Technology >
China > 24th July
With
an aim to build the world's largest radio telescope, China has
started assembling 4,450 triangular-shaped panels to the telescope's
reflector. On completion, the reflector will have a dish with a size
of 30 football pitches and will be called Aperture Spherical Radio
Telescope (FAST). The new telescope is set to improve China's
capacity to observe outer space to a greater extent.
Shubham
Jaglan wins second junior world golf title in two weeks
Sports
> Golf > 24th July
Ten-year-old
Shubham Jaglan created history when he won the IJGA World Stars of
Junior Golf event in Las Vegas. Coming from a rural area of Haryana,
Shubham is a son of a milkman worked hard to achieve this. He had
clinched a one-stroke win at the Junior World Golf Championships at
the Welk Resort Fountain Course in California.
Websites
inciting religious intolerance to be blocked: Govt
India
> Terrorism > 26th July
In
a bid to keep increasing abuse of internet by terror groups in check,
the government has ordered blocking of at least 40 webpages with
inflammatory content relating to a minority community, including
posts on social media and popular video-sharing platforms. Following
the order, the internet service providers have blocked most of such
posts. However, the ones posted through a 'secure internet protocol'
cannot be blocked totally.
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