Sania Mirza gets 10-year golden UAE visa, becomes third Indian to get visa
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted Golden Visa to India’s famous tennis player Sania Mirza.
Sania Mirza has become the third Indian to get the UAE Golden Visa.
Along with Sania Mirza, her husband and Pakistan cricket team player Shoaib Malik has also been given the Golden Visa of UAE.
Before Sania, Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt have got this visa.
The UAE implemented a new visa system in 2019, under which foreign nationals are granted long-term visas to live, work and study in the UAE.
Golden Visa is given for a period of 05 or 10 years.
Nelson Mandela International Day: 18 July
Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated by the United Nations on the birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela every year on 18 July.
In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared his birthday, July 18 as ‘Mandela Day’ for his contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in South Africa.
His mother’s name was Nonkafi Nosekeni and father’s name was Nkosi Mfakaniswa Gadla Mandela.
Mandela was the first black president of South Africa (1994).
Nelson Mandela was called the ‘Gandhi’ of Africa.
In 1990, the Government of India honored him with India’s highest civilian honor ‘Bharat Ratna’.
Mandela is the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna.
In 1993, Nelson Mandela and former South African President Frederick Willem de Klerk ‘de Klerk’ were both jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
He was awarded the ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’ on 23 July 2008.
Autobiography written by National Mandela: ‘Long Walk to Freedom’
Tokyo Olympics cheer song ‘Hindustani Way’ released
To encourage the Indian players participating in the Tokyo Olympics, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched a cheer song named ‘Hindustani Way’.
This song is sung by AR Rahman and Ananya Birla.
126 players will participate in 18 sports from India in Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympics will be held from 23 July to 08 August.
Tokyo Olympic Games Mascots: ‘Miraitova’ and ‘Somite’
India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games: Mary Kom (boxer) and Manpreet Singh (hockey)
Flag bearer at closing ceremony: Bajrang Punia (Wrestler)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Steering Committee Chairman: Seiko Hashimoto
First Indian gymnastics judge in Tokyo Olympics: Deepak Kabra
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu receives the book ‘Urdu Poets and Writers – Gems of Deccan’
Senior Indian journalist J.S. Received the book ‘Urdu Poets and Writers – Gems of Deccan’ authored by Iftekhar.
Kerala government launches “Matrikavacham” covid vaccination campaign
The Kerala State Government on 16 July 2021 inaugurated the “Mathrikavacham” COVID vaccination campaign to vaccinate all pregnant women in the state.
‘Bonalu’ festival: Telangana
The ‘Bonalu’ festival is the annual festival of Telangana which is celebrated in the month of Ashadha.
The Telangana government declared Bonalu as a state festival in the year 2014.
Goddess Mahakali is worshiped in this festival.
Some of the major festivals of Telangana:
bathukamma or thambalam
nagoba jatra
NTPC to set up India’s largest solar park in Kutch, Gujarat
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Renewable Energy Limited (REL) will set up a solar power park of 4,750 MW capacity in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
This will be the largest solar park in India.
NTPC Established: 1975
Headquarters: New Delhi
Chairman and Managing Director: Mr. Gurdeep Singh
China begins construction of the world’s first commercial small modular reactor ‘Linglong One’
China has started construction of the world’s first commercial small modular reactor ‘LingLong One’ at its Changjiang nuclear power plant.
It has a generation capacity of 125 MW and once completed, this small modular reactor can have a production capacity of up to 1 billion kilowatt hours.
Capital of China: Beijing
Currency: Renminbi
President: Xi Jinping
Former President Mamnoon Hussain passed away
Former Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain passed away at the age of 80.
Hussain was the 12th President of Pakistan from September 2013 to September 2018.
He was the governor of Sindh from June to October 1999.
Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
Currency: Pakistani Rupee
President: Arif Alvi
Prime Minister: Imran Khan
The Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) has tied up with the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) has entered into an agreement with the University of New South Wales, Australia to set up Advanced Transport Technologies and Systems (CATTS) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
This project will help in improving the road safety scenario.
Road Transport and Highways Minister: Nitin Gadkari
Capital of Australia: Canberra
Currency: Australian dollar
Prime Minister: Scott Morris
