INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Cabinet approved LIC-IDBI deal of LIC acquiring 51% stake at IDBI Bank
- India and Germanysigned an agreement on financial and technical cooperation.
- Shri Shripad Yesso Naik lays the foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of construction of NEIAH in Shillong
- Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)launched a dedicated portal named FOCAL to connect cargo owners and shippers with real time data on availability of vessels.
- NITI Aayog is set to host an Investors’ Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands, at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi.
- Health Ministry signs MoU with Electronics Ministry to facilitate access of Ayushman Bharat
- Rajasthan becomes first State to implement Centre’s ‘Biofuel Policy’
- Chhattisgarh CM & actress Kangana Ranaut launch mobile distribution scheme ‘Mobile Tihar’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- First ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit held in Kathmandu for bilateral cooperation
- India imposed safeguard duty on solar panels imported from China and Malaysiafor 2
BANKING & FINANCE
- StarAgri Finance signs MoU with Karur Vysya Bank to aid traders and farmers
- Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and BSNL have signed an MoU for extending benefits in customer services.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- C B Ananthakrishnan took charge as Director (Finance) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
SPORTS
- Lewis Hamiltonof Mercedes won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the 6th time, at the Hungaroring circuit, in Hungary.
- World Junior Squash Championships 2018 was held in Chennai, India.
IMPORTANT DAYS
- 1stAugust 2018, Earth Overshoot Day 2018 was observed.