INDIA
– Bihar: PM unveils centenary memorial pillar of the Bihar Assembly building in Patna
– Jharkhand: PM inaugurates an airport and AIIMS in Deoghar; flags off Deoghar-Kolkata IndiGo flight
– Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement Centre’s New Education Policy at pre-primary level
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Panchkula in Haryana
– Retail (Consumer Price Index-CPI) inflation eases slightly to 7.01% in June
– Industrial production grows 19.6% in May
– Ola Electric launches country’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell
– RBI approves Meena Hemchandra as part-time chairman of Karur Vysya Bank
WORLD
– NASA releases 1st full-color image from its James Webb Space Telescope; provides glimpses of what the early Universe looked like
– British composer Monty Norman, known for James Bond theme, dies at 94
– International Malala Day observed on July 12
SPORTS
– India (111/0 in 18.4) defeat England (110/10) by 10 wickets in 1st ODI of 3-match cricket series at Kennington Oval in London
– ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea: Arjun Babuta wins gold medal in men’s 10m air rifle
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
