Kargil Vijay Diwas: 26 July
Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year.
The day is celebrated every year to remember the victory of the Indian Armed Forces in ‘Operation Vijay’ against the infiltration of Pakistani troops on 26 July 1999.
This year 22 anniversary of victory in Kargil war is being celebrated.
Telangana’s Rudreshwar temple included in UNESCO World Heritage
The Kakatiya Rudreshwar Ramappa Temple at Palampet in Mulugu district of Telangana has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
With this it has become the 39th World Heritage Site of India.
The Rudreshwar temple was built in the 13th century.
It is named after its architect Ramappa.
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Founded: 16 November 1945
Headquarters: Paris, France
Head: Audrey Azoulay
Member Countries: 193 (India is a founding member)
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates new branch of SBI Bank at Rashtrapati Bhavan
President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the new branch of State Bank of India (SBI) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
This is the first branch of SBI in Rashtrapati Bhavan Complex
There is also a branch of Indian Bank (IB) in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Establishment of State Bank of India (SBI): 1 July 1955
Headquarters: Mumbai
President: Dinesh Kumar Khara
Book “An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation” by former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa
Former Election Commissioner of India (ECI) Ashok Lavasa has authored a book titled “An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation”.
Ashok Lavasa was the Election Commissioner of India from 2018 to 2020.
Current Chief Election Commissioner of India: Sushil Chandra
Shiv Nadar resigns as MD of HCL Tech
Shiv Nadar, Founder and Managing Director (MD) of HCL Technologies has resigned from his position.
In his place, the company’s Chairman and CEO, C. Vijayakumar has been made the new MD of the company.
HCL Technologies Established: 11 August 1976
Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founder: Shiv Nadar
Rs 12.5 lakh will be given to the coach of the gold medal winning players in the Tokyo Olympics
The Indian Olympic Association (IOC) has announced prize money for coaches of athletes who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics.
Accordingly the following prize money will be awarded:
To the coach of the gold medalist player: Rs 12.5 lakh
To the coach of the silver medalist player: Rs 10 lakh
To the coach of the bronze medalist player: Rs 7.5 lakh
At the same time, the gold medalist of Tokyo Olympics will get 75 lakh rupees.
40 lakh to the silver medalist and
25 lakh has been announced for the bronze medalist.
Prize money of Arjuna Awardee: increased from Rs.05 lakh to Rs.15 lakh
Award amount of Khel Ratna Samman: increased from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh
Prize money of Dronacharya (Lifetime) Award: increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh
Prize money of Dronacharya (regular) award: increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh
Prize money of Dhyan Chand Award: increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh
This increase in the prize money was done in the year 2020.
Establishment of the Indian Olympic Association (IOC): 1927
Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Narinder Batra
Cachar district of Assam state won the “National Silver Skoch Award”
The Cachar district of the state of Assam has been awarded the ‘National Silver Scotch’ award for the project “Pushfi Dependent” under the health category.
SKOCH Chief Minister of the Year Award: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Scotch Prize Established: 2003
Kerala abolishes age limit for admission of transgenders in universities
The Kerala government has done away with the upper age limit for transgender students to get admission in state universities and its affiliated arts and science colleges.
Kerala was the first state in the country to announce a transgender policy in 2015.
First state to provide 1% reservation for ‘transgender’ in all government services: Karnataka
First Transgender University: Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh)
Armaan Giridhar has been given the additional charge of Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Armane Giridhar, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), has been given the additional charge of Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
He has replaced Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, the current President of NHAI.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand.
Establishment of National Highways Authority of India: 1988
Headquarters: New Delhi
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Sweden has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Sweden has ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement and is now a member of the ISA.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a cooperation organization of countries based on solar energy which was launched by India and France on 30 November 2015 in Paris.
Italy joined the International Solar Alliance on 17 March 2021.
First country to ratify International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement: Denmark
Establishment of ISA: 30 November 2015
Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana
Director General: Ajay Mathur
Capital of Sweden: Stockholm
Currency: krona
Prime Minister: Stephen Luffon
Priya Malik won the gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships
Haryana’s wrestler Priya Malik has won the gold medal in the 73kg category in the World Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
Priya Malik Gold Medal in Khelo India 2019 in Pune,
Gold Medal in the 17th School Games in Delhi in 2019 and
In 2020, she has won a gold medal in the National Cadet Championship in Patna.
Nangangom Bala Devi named ‘Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21’
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has named Indian women’s national team forward Nangangom Bala Devi as the ‘Women’s Footballer of the Year’ for the year 2020-21.
Manisha Kalyan has won the AIFF ‘Women Emerging Footballer of the Year’ 2020-21 award.
‘Men’s Footballer of the Year’: Sandesh Jhingan
‘Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year’: Suresh Singh Wangjam
All India Football Federation (AIFF) founded: 23 June 1937
Headquarters: Delhi
President: Praful Patel
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