INDIA
– Shiv Sena splits in Lok Sabha as 12 out of 19 MPs join rebel camp; Rahul Shewale named party leader in House
– ‘Beyond the Misty Veil – Temple Tales of Uttarakhand’, a book by IAS Officer Aradhana Johri, released
– 1,63,370 renounced Indian citizenship in 2021, US top choice: Govt
– Chhattisgarh government to purchase cow urine at Rs 4 per litre under ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’ from July 28
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– ED arrests former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey in connection with a money laundering probe
– Centre sets up committee, headed by former Union Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal, on the minimum support price and other issues in the farming sector
– CBIC clarifies on GST changes; 5% GST on these food items, like pulses, flour and rice, will not apply in case the pack size is over 25kg
– Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) releases compilation of success stories of 75,000 farmers
– Indian rupee declines to a record low of 80.0125 per dollar
– RBI hikes capital adequacy ratio for urban cooperative banks to 12%
– SEBI approves name of Ashish Kumar Chauhan as MD & CEO of NSE
– 17th CII – Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth Partnership held in New Delhi
– Go Digit General Insurance 1st to offer a ‘pay as you drive’ feature for motor insurance
– US was the top source country for inward remittances in India in 2020-21
– Yes Bank selects JC Flowers ARC as partner for sale of stressed loan portfolio
– Govt releases Natural Resource Accounting to track mineral, energy deposits
WORLD
– UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for bold, coordinated responses to global food crisis
– India and European Union (EU) hold 10th round of talks on human rights,
SPORTS
– Athletics World Championships at Eugene (US): Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar wins men’s high jump gold in 2.37m
– International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Changwon, Korea: Rhythm Sangwan and Anish Bhanwala win bronze in mixed 25 m rapid fire pistol team event
– Former SC judge Vineet Saran appointed BCCI ethics officer & ombudsman
