INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Lok Sabha passes National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017
- Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017
- Government set up a four-member committee headed by Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba.
- To mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a contest named – “ #Childline1098”.
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik set up ministerial committee headed by Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Beherato draft policies for development of Odia film industry, known as
- 3 states UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018
- Union Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh announced that the government has sanctioned Rs 1,754.14 croreunder National Dairy Plan (NDP).
- ‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India’ Scheme
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Canadian author Michael Ondaatjehas again made the Man Booker Prize list with his latest novel “Warlight”.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Rishi Srivastava appointed as CEO & MD of TATA AIA
- Justice Tahira Safdar to be first woman chief justice of any court in Pakistan
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- 13thlaunch of SpaceX Falcon 9 Sets New Record of launching heaviest satellite ever
ENVIRONMENT
- Largest dinosaur foot to date discovered; belongs to a Brachiosaur
SPORTS
- Badminton Asia Junior Championship 2018 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- India’s Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy won the men’s doublestitle at Lagos International Badminton in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Ravindra Jadejaand Ravichandran Ashwin ranked 3rd and 5th in the ICC Test rankings (Bowling).
- Asian Cup for Cadets & Junior Judo Championships 2018
OBITUARY
- Veteran Bengali actress Basabi Nandi passed away