INDIAN AFFAIRS
- First Meeting of Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between MGNREGA and Agriculture was held at NITI Aayog.
- On a special request from Election Commission of Bhutan, India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) organized a 5 -day Capacity Developmentprogramme for Media Officials from Bhutan from July 9-13, 2018 at New Delhi.
- 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals was held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Archaeological Survey of India (ASI),an organisation under the Ministry of Culture, issued an order allowing photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites except at Ajanta Caves, Leh Palace and Taj Mahal.
- Odisha governmentannounced the constitution of a ‘Heritage Cabinet,’ headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu released the State Credit Plan (banking) 2018-19, with an aim to improve banking services in Andhra Pradesh.
- Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu said that, Haryana has topped other states in per capita revenue collection under GST, and is also the 4thhighest generator of e-way bills in India.
- Botanical Garden in Kothaguda reserve forest was re-launched after renovation. It was inaugurated by Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in Beijing, China.
- Portuguese parliament approved a law that will allow citizens to change their gender and name from the age of 16 without a medical report showing identity disruption.
- INS Taranginiarrived at her seventh port, Sunderland in the UK, during her #Lokayan-18 voyage and also to participate in the prestigious ‘tall ship races – 2018’.
BANKING & FINANCE
- Airtel Payments Banksaid that, it has received required approvals from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to begin taking new customers.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Market valuation of Reliance Industries surged past Rs 7 lakh croremark, making it the second company after TCS to achieve this milestone.
- Railway Minister Piyush Goyallaunched its first consolidated Bridge Management System (IR-BMS), a web-enabled IT application to store data on 5 lakh bridges.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Environment Ministry official said that, India’s Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)project has bagged World Bank’s internal award for exceptional performance in achieving many development goals.
- Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal distributed awards to winning stations of Station Beautification competition in Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Vice President of India and the President of ICWA, M. Venkaiah Naiduhas appointed Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan as the Director General, ex officio Member-Secretary of the Council, ICWA (Indian Council of World Affairs).
ENVIRONMENT
- Goa University has discovered a pigment in wild edible mushroom that may help fight cancer
SPORTS
- Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif officially retired from all forms of cricket.
OBITUARY
- & Prof. N N Wig, the doyen of Psychiatry in India died at the age of 88 after a brief illness in Chandigarh.