Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates “Bangas Awam Mela”
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the “Bangus Awam Mela” in the Bangus Valley of Kupwara district to celebrate the 75th year of independence.
Kheer Bhawani Fair: Jammu and Kashmir
ICC Player of the Month for July
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named the ICC Player of the Month by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the men’s category for the month of July.
In the women’s category, West Indies captain Stephanie Taylor has been named the ICC Player of the Month.
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (January 2021): Rishabh Pant (India)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (January 2021): Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (February 2021): Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (February 2021): Tammy Beaumont (England)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (March 2021): Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (March 2021): Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (April 2021): Babar Azam (Pakistan)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (April 2021): Alyssa Healy (Australia)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (May 2021): Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (May 2021): Katherine Bryce (Scotland)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (June 2021): Devon Conway (NZ)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (June 2021): Sophie Ecclestone (England)
International Cricket Council (ICC) established: 15 June 1909
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CEO: Manu Sahnik
President: Greg Barkley
RBL Bank chooses AWS as cloud computing service provider
RBL Bank has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, as a cloud computing service provider.
Establishment of RBL Bank: August 1943
Headquarters: Mumbai
MD & CEO: Vishwavir Ahuja
Bangladesh was the most polluted country in the world in the year 2020
The list of the world’s most polluted countries in the year 2020 was released by the British company Housefresh.
According to which Bangladesh has been the most polluted country in the world.
Most polluted countries in the world:
Bangladesh – 01
Pakistan – 02
India – 03
Mongolia – 04
Most Polluted Cities:
Hotan City of Xinjiang Province (China) – 01
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh, India) – 02
Manikganj (Bangladesh) – 03
Indian Navy ties up with IDFC FIRST Bank to launch ‘Honor First’
IDFC FIRST Bank has partnered with the Indian Navy to offer ‘Honor First‘, a premium banking solution to serving and retired Navy servicemen.
Interest up to 5% per annum, personal accident insurance cover of Rs 46 lakhs and many other special facilities have been included in this account.
IDFC FIRST BANK Established: 2015
Headquarters: Mumbai
CEO: V. Vaidyanathan
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Indian Bank ties up with Paralympic Committee
Indian Bank has entered into an agreement with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) as one of the banking partners of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Games 2020 will be held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, from August 24 to September 05.
Mascot: ‘Somite’
Flag bearer of Tokyo Paralympic Opening Ceremony: Mariyappan Thangavelu
Establishment of Indian Bank: 1907
Headquarters: Chennai
CEO: Padmaja Chanduru
President of Paralympic Committee (PCI): Deepa Malik
PM Modi announces ‘National Edible Oil Mission – Palm Oil’ campaign
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the ‘National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm: NMEO-OP’ with the aim of making India self-reliant and increasing the domestic production of palm oil.
Under this mission, Rs 11,000 crore will be spent by the government.
Palm oil: It is an edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of palm trees.
First in palm oil production: Indonesia
Number two: Malaysia
RRB Group D – Test 2 (Q1 to Q20) Full Solution in Hindi – Part 1
The country’s first Himalayan film festival will be held in Ladakh
India’s first ‘The Himalayan Film Festival 2021 (THFF)’ will be organized in Leh, the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
This film festival will be held from 24 to 28 September 2021.
The Sixth Meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Recently, the sixth meeting of Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Dushanbe under the chairmanship of Tajikistan through video conferencing.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addressed this meeting on behalf of India.
Establishment of Shanghai Cooperation Organization: 2001
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Secretary General: Vladimir Norov
Member Countries: 08 (China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)
130th edition of Durand Cup will be organized in Kolkata
Football tournament Durand Cup will be organized from September 5 to October 21, 2021 in Kolkata.
The competition was canceled last year due to the Corona pandemic.
Durand Cup: It is the third oldest football tournament in the world and the oldest in Asia.
The tournament was named after ‘Mortimer Durand’.
This competition was organized for the first time in 1888 in Dagshai, Himachal Pradesh.
Most successful teams in Durand Cup: Mohun Bagan and East Bengal
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu released the book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years Of Modi Government’
Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu released a book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years Of Modi Government’.
