INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattarlaunched a campaign called ‘Paudhagiri’.
- Gujarat governmentlaunched a measles-rubella vaccination drive with the help of Centre’s Rs.300 crore financial assistance.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Pakistan Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk inaugurated the Pakistan-China Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) project that will be the first land-based communication link between Pakistan and China.
BANKING & FINANCE
- SBIannounced that it would launch a kisan Mela outreach program for farmers on July 18,2018.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Shipbuilding (CEMS) has said that, its hi tech labs at Visakhapatnam are in ready state to commence orientation programmes for trainees.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh awarded USISPF Leadership Award at the first Annual Leadership Summit of USISPF in Washington DC
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
- Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that, Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s)board has approved acquiring up to 51 % stake in IDBI Bank.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- China announced that, it has planned to launch 300 low-orbit satellites named the Hongyan constellation to offer worldwide communication services and the first in the series will be launched in 2018.
- BrahMos supersonic cruise missilewas successfully test-fired from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
- ISRO scientists successfully performed a ground test of Vikas Engine in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
- Scientists from IIT Delhihave created a silk-based hydrogel that imitates hair growth, which would help in production of drugs for hair loss treatment without the need for animal tests.
SPORTS
- 36thGolden Glove of Vojvodina Youth Men & Women Boxing Tournament, was held in Vojvodina, Serbia.
- Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), American tennis player Serena Williamsranked 28th in the list with a jump of 153