The recap of the day covers important current affairs of the day like autobiography of NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, a state with Happiness Department and Nalanda Mahavihara listed in UNESCO World Heritage List among others.
•The train also known as Magic Train of India celebrated 25 years of service to the underprivileged rural masses is - Lifeline Express
•The two countries agreed on concrete steps to save the failing Syrian ceasefire is - the US and Russia
•The country that faced a failed military coup wherein at least 90 people were killed and over 1500 soldiers were detained by a military faction - Turkey
•The name of the autobiography of NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin – the second man to land on moon is - No Dream is Too High
• The Ulaanbaatar Declaration issued recently relates to which international summit - 11th ASEM Summit
• First state in India that gave its nod to set up Happiness Department that will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness is - Madhya Pradesh
•The state that is observing the Ramayana month also known as Karkidakam is - Kerala
•Tata Advanced System (TASL) signed an agreement to work together in support of India’s aviation and defense modernization initiatives with an emphasis on ‘Make in India’ with - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company
•Author of the book Courage & Commitment: An Autobiography is - Margaret Alva
•Site from India that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is - Nalanda Mahavihara known as old Nalanda University
•Site from China that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is – Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
•Site from Iran that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is - Persian Qanat
•Site from Micronesia that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is - Nan Madol
•K V R Murthy was recently appointed the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of - Jute Corporation of India Limited
•The author of the book titled Who Moved My Interest Rate? - Duvvuri Subbarao
•The cricketer who became the oldest captain to score a century in a Test match - Misbah-ul-Haq
•India signed 100 Million US dollar Loan with this multilateral agency for Cauvery Delta project in Tamil Nadu with- Asian Development Bank
•Nasdaq-listed Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp (TRTL) in July 2016 acquired- Yatra Online
•Person appointed as Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in July 2016-Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
•Theme of the World Youth Skills Day 2016- Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment
•This country was declared as Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free in July 2016 by the World Health Organization- India
• He will head the RBI constituted inter regulatory Working Group that will study the entire gamut of regulatory issues relating to Fin Tech and Digital Banking in India - Sudarshan Sen, Executive Director of RBI
•The Union Government revised the time schedule for making payments under the Income Declaration Scheme 2016 by - 30 September 2017
•The Rare Marbled Map butterfly (Cyrestis cocles) was sighted in PM Kota village of Maredumilli mandal in East Godavari district of -Andhra Pradesh
•The SC-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money that submitted its fifth report to the apex court has suggested capping cash holding up to - 15 lakh rupees
•The SC-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money that submitted its fifth report to the apex court has recommended ban on Cash transactions above - 3 lakh rupees
•He headed the SC-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money who submitted its fifth report to the apex court –Justice MB Shah
•India's Grand Master who won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu, China is -Harika Dronavalli
•India's all women naval team completes 5000 nautical mile voyage on sail boat - Mhadai
• In France, at least 60 people were killed and many injured in the French Riviera city of Nice when a truck ploughed into crowds watching a fireworks display on - Bastille Day National holiday
• India's Olympic Silver Medalist who passed away recently is - Joseph Antic
•William H McNeill recently passed away at the age of 98. He was a - Historian
•The author of the famous book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community who died recently is - William H McNeill
•The bank that has recently signed a share purchase agreement to acquire micro lender Grama Vidiyal is - IDFC Bank
•Indian-American professor who was on 12 July 2016 appointed as the Dean of University of North Texas College of Information in the United States-Kinshuk
•Scheme approved by Union Cabinet in July 2016 to impart fresh training to 60 lakh youths and certify skills of 40 lakh persons acquired non-formally- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
• Person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) in July 2016- Ashok Patnaik
•The operation that was started to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in South Sudan's capital Juba - Sankat Mochan
•CCEA has given its approval for disinvestment of a percent of paid up equity of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) - 15%
•He will head the high-level committee that was constituted to review the minimum support price (MSP) and bonus for pulses - Arvind Subramanian
•Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari left to the country to lead the Indian delegation at the 11th Asia -Europe Meeting - Mongolia
•Backed by Supreme Court's order, former Arunachal Pradesh's Chief Minister who resumed his duty as the Chief Minister of the state is - Nabam Tuki
•In an effort to recognise the contribution of veteran crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey, Mumbai’s civic body renamed a city square near Hiranandani Garden in suburban Powai to - Jyotirmoy Dey Chowk
•The country that declared Zika emergency in the northern half of the country – Peru
•The Department of Posts and Telegraph in association Andhra Pradesh will deliver holy water, Pushkara jalam, of this river to the devotees for festival Pushkaralu – Krishna River
•This train clocked 180 km per hour to become the fastest train of India – Spanish-made Talgo train
•Raj Babbar was recently appointed the Chief of Congress party in the state of - Uttar Pradesh
•Navy Chief recently commissioned INS Karna, which is a dedicated base for - Marine Commandos
•India and Bangladesh recently signed a deal for the construction of coal fired power plant named -Rampal Power Station
•The State Bank of India signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to - promote fintech start-ups
•The author of the book titled Ringside With Vijender that was released recently is - Rudraneil Sengupta
•The Indian celebrities who are included the list of World's Highest-Paid Celebrities of 2016 released by Forbes are – Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar
•The celebrity who topped the list of World's Highest-Paid Celebrities of 2016 released by Forbes is - Taylor Swift
•The nations party to the dispute in South China Sea are – China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei
•The rank of Indian cricket team in the recently released ICC test rankings – Second
•This Indian cricketer topped the list of all-rounder in the recently released ICC rankings –Ravichanndran Ashwin
•He was given the charge of Union Ministry of Minority Affairs following the resignation of Najma Hepatullah – Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
•She will become the second woman to become the Prime Minister of Britain following the resignation of incumbent David Cameron –Theresa May
• The country's industrial production grew at this percentage rate in May 2016 - 1.2%
• The death metal band that won the G-Shock Wacken Metal Battle 2016 at the recently held Bangalore Open Air is - Elemental
• The writer recently hosted by the Rashtrapati Bhavan under the Writer in-Residence programme is - Amitav Ghosh
• The advertising doyen chosen for the Advertising Agencies Association of India Lifetime Achievement Award is - Srinivasan K. Swamy
• Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of - Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
• ONGC’s Executive Director who has been appointed as the full-time Chairman of Oil India Ltd. is - Utpal Bora
• The nationwide fortnightly programme that was recently launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is - Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight
•The African nation from which Union Government has decided to evacuate its nationals amid Africa’s oldest civil war that ignited in July –South Sudan
• The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response within 8 weeks on a plea of an ex-servicemen's body seeking implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) as recommended by -the Koshyari Committee
•The Gujarati writer who was conferred with the 51st Jnanpith Award by President Pranab Mukherjee on 11 July 2016 is - Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari
• The tribe residing in Meghalaya’s since around 1200 BCE as per a new study of Pre-historic megaliths and tools is - Khasi tribe
•Six Indians who on 11 July 2016 qualified for the Rio Olympics are - Renjith Maheswary, Anirban Lahiri, Dharambir Singh, Jinson Johnson, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia and Aditi Ashok
• Four African nations that was visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi between 7 July to 11 July 2016 are – Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and Mozambique
• The state that in July 2016 tried to set a world record by planting more than five crore saplings in just ten hours is - Uttar Pradesh
• He was the Delhi High Court-appointed observer that submitted its report on Delhi and Districts Cricket Association's functioning during this year's IPL with its observation - Justice Mukul Mudgal
•The apex banking body of micro-financing and funding to the causes of rural development that celebrated its 35th foundation day on 12 July 2016 is - NABARD
• The state that celebrated the century old traditional festival of Kharchi Puja at Chaturdas Devta Temple with pomp and gaiety is - Tripura
• The animal that was recently declared as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature is - Bornean orangutan
• The Hungarian city that will host the 2020 European Aquatics Championships is - Budapest
• The theme of the 2016 World Population Day is - Investing in teenage girls
•The first professional full-time football coach of India who died recently is - Amal Dutta
• The Mercedes driver who won the 2016 British Grand Prix title of Formula One is - Lewis Hamilton
• The Master of the oil products tanker Sampurna Swarajya who was selected for the 2016 International Maritime Organization Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea is - Radhika Menon
• Sushila Karki recently was endorsed by Nepal’s Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee as the first woman - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• The anti-missile system that will be deployed in the Korean Peninsula by United States and South Korea - THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense)
•He won the 2016 Wimbledon title by defeating Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) - Andy Murray
• This nation lifted the Euro 2016 football championship at Saint-Denis in Paris after defeating France 1-0 is- Portugal
• She won the women’s singles title of 2016 Wimbledon - Serena Williams
•They won the women’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon - Serena Williams and Venus Williams
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