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1st July 2017

5.6 million children at risk of waterborne diseases rainy season hits

communities affected by - Lake Chad crisis

PAN card won't be invalid if not linked with Aadhaar by 1st July stated by -
IT Department

Web application for free legal services to prisoners launched by - NALSA

Carved skulls fragments discovered at a Stone Age temple in - Turkey

Housing Scheme 2017 with 13000 flats launched by - DDA

2nd July 2017

Indian-origin boy Arnav Sharma gets - 162 IQ points

PM Modi to discuss counter-terrorism at G20 Summit - World leaders

Confidence vote in parliament won by - British PM Theresa May

International Day of Cooperatives 2017 observed on - 1st July 2017

Next Chief Election Commissioner - Achal Kumar Jyoti

The oldest mummy on Silk Road unearthed by - China

Who has been appointed as Attorney General of India? - KK Venugopal

Who has taken over as Director-General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police? - RK

Pachnanda

Who has sworn in as Chief Executive of Hong Kong? - Carrie Lam Cheng
Yuet-ngor
3rd July 2017

Historic indirect tax regime GST after 17 years of debate launched by - India

President Bashar Assad appears on Syrian Lira for first time on - 2nd July
2017

Indian of the Year Award bagged by - Writer Preeti Shenoy

50 million fine on Facebook and Twitter over hate speech imposed by -

Germany

Germany beats Chile to win 2017 - FIFA Confederations Cup

65 MoUs signed at - Textiles India 2017

World's sharpest laser with a line-width of only 10 mHz developed by -

Scientists

Short range surface-to-air missile successfully test-fired by - India

140 years of Wimbledon Championship celebrated by - Google Doodle

Same-sex marriage approved by - German Parliament

4th July 2017

Telangana IPS Officer Mahesh Bhagwat conferred - Trafficking in Persons

Report Heroes Award 2017

Petya Ransomware - Threat to Modern Technology

Eastbourne International Womens Singles title won by - Karolina Pliskova

Madhya Pradesh sets new record by planting 6 Crore saplings in - Just 12

hours
 Indian-Americans Shantanu Narayen and Vivek Murthy honoured with
Great Immigrants Award on - 4th July 2017

PM Modi embarks on his two-nation tour to Israel and Germany on - 4th

July 2017

Flood situation has raised in - Manipur

Worlds longest submarine cable system launched by - Reliance Jio

Achal Kumar Joti appointed as Chief Election Commissioner on - 4th July

2017

5th July 2017

London Fisheries Convention left by - United Kingdom

Free GST Facilitation Centers set up - Across Goa

Who named Chairman of Tata Global Beverage? - Natarajan

Chandrasekaran

First planetary defence mechanism is being developed by - NASA

Alarming depletion of Sunderbans mangrove - Latest Study

Compulsory registration of marriages recommended by - Law Commission

New Israeli Crysanthumum flower named after - Prime Minister Narendra

Modi

Menace of terrorism and radicalism to be fought together by Israel and -

India
6th July 2017

Who has been appointed as DGP of Himachal Pradesh? - Somesh Goyal

Plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav launched by - Environment Minister

World's most detailed scan of the brain's internal wiring produced by -

Scientists

Overwhelming majority in Parliament won by -French PM Edouard Philippe

Crocodile from Jurassic-era with T-rex teeth discovered in - Madagascar in

Africa

Volkswagen returns to Iranian market after 17-year absence on - 4th July

2017

Xiaomi to acquire key Nokia patents on - 5th July 2017

Electric buses to run - In Gurgaon

Ordinance allowing Kambala in Karnataka approved on - 4th July 2017

Har Haath Ek Kitaab launched by - National Book Trust

Italy passes bill making Torture crime under national law on - 5th July 2017

CGST won't apply on items not registered under trademark law on - 5th July
2017

Heavy communications satellite Intelsat 35e is launched by - SpaceX

Who has been appointed as DG of National Disaster Response Force? -

Sanjay Kumar

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7th July 2017

One of the largest icebergs is about to - Break off Antarctica

Scientists searching reasons behind - 2015 Chennai Floods

New transport policy to overhaul transport system of the state unveiled by

- Punjab government

EPFO inked agreement with 5 banks to - Collect PF dues

Veteran leader Babu Jagjivan Ram was paid homage by - PM Modi

Indian national team rises to 96th in - FIFA rankings

India declares itself free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 and
H5N8 on - 6th July 2017

Student-scientist connect program JIGYASA launched by - Union

Government

West Bank city of Hebron as World Heritage Site declared in Danger by -

UNESCO

Sanjiv Goenka renominated as the Chairman of IIT Kharagpur for - 3 years

Malabar Exercise 2017 begun by India , Japan and - US

8th July 2017

United Nations to adopt treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons on - 6th July

2017

MRP on packaged consumer products going to be same from - 1st January

2018

Panchsheel Pact between China and - India

 India's ranks in 2017 Global Cyber security Index - 23rd among 165 nations

Historic Center of Vienna inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger

Great Barrier Reef omitted by from List of World Heritage in Danger by -

UNESCO

G20 Summit calls for action against - Terrorism

Who has been appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Autism in

South Asia? - Saima Wazed Hossain

9th July 2017

PM Modi raises issues of terrorism, climate change at BRICS Leaders'

Informal Meeting in Hamburg on - 7th July 2017

Union Government proposes scheme to open residential schools for SC girls

on - 7th July 2017

10th July 2017

Mars soil may be toxic to alien life: Study by scientists

Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra passed away on - 9th

July 2017

PM Modi returns from Hamburg as G20 Summit concluded on - 8th July

2017

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas wins 2017 Austrian Grand Prix on - 9th July 2017

Iraq announces victory over Islamic State in Mosul on - 8th July 2017

Brazil's Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site added to UNESCOs World

Heritage List on - 9th July 2017
 First pregnant man to give birth in Britain - Hyden Cross

Ahmedabad becomes first Indian city to get UNESCO Heritage tag on - 8th
July 2017

Cambodias Sambor Prei Kuk temple zone gets UNESCO World Heritage
Status on - 8th July 2017

Import of aircraft, aircraft engines from ambit of GST exempted by - Union

Government

Digital initiatives to promote e-education launched by - President Pranab

Mukherjee

11th July 2017

Asian Athletics Championships 2017: Concluded

Stray Dog Zoos proposed by - Kerala Government

New tax payer service module Aaykar Setu launched by - Union

Government

UNESCO World Heritage tag gained by - Okinoshima, Japans men-only

island

Agreement signed between and Union Government to set up - Center of

Excellence in Transfusion Medicine

The removal of Gelati Monastery of Georgia from the list of UNESCOs

World Heritage in Danger on - July second week

World Population Day 2017 observed on - 11th July 2017

Mini Saturns created from charged liquid droplets by - Scientists

Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation for the year 2017 won by - IROAF
 Israel transfers authority for West Bank Electrical Substation to Palestinians
on - 10th July 2017

12th July 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Ashiana Annexe in Dehradun on -

10th July 2017

Ravi Shastri is new coach of Indian Cricket Team on -11th July 2017

Afghanistan batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq scores double century in T20 game

on - 9th July 2017

Gopalkrishna Gandhi named as Oppositions Candidate for Vice Presidential

Election 2017 on - 11th July 2017

Syrian Observatory says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died on - 11th July 2017

Significance and Benefits of PM Modi's visit to Israel to India on - 6th June

2017

Forensic expert Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan passed away on - 11th July

2017

Complete ban on nylon and synthetic manja by - NGT

Rajasthan becomes first State to fix minimum education qualification for

cooperative body poll on - 10th July 2017

13th July 2017

Israel transfers authority for West Bank Electrical Substation to -

Palestinians

Bengaluru-based startup Halli Labs acquired by - Google

 India grants Rupees 3.2 crore help to Philippines- To fight ISIS

LIFE program at Songsak launched by - Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma

Who has been appointed as Chairperson of BCCC? - Justice Vikramajit Sen

Troops to open First overseas military base in Djibouti sent by - China

Growing threat of Malaria in India launched - The National Strategic Plan

Physical education for girls in state schools approved by - Saudi Arabia

14th July 2017

One of the biggest icebergs break away from Antarctica on - 12th July 2017

RailCloud Project, NIVARAN-Grievance Portal and CTSE Scheme launched by

- Railways Ministry

Mithali Raj becomes first player to score 6000 runs in - womens ODI cricket

Army is empowered to procure weapons systems, military platforms for

short intense wars by - Government

100m area from edge of Ganga as No-development Zone declared by - NGT

8th edition of Theatre Olympics to be hosted by - India

Indias first TISC in Punjab to be set up by - DIPP

China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo passed away on - 13th July 2017

Services by Educational Institution to students are exempted from Tax

under -GST

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15th July 2017

A supercluster of galaxies, Saraswati - Discovered by Indian scientists

World Youth Skills Day 2017 observed globally on - 15th July 2017

India-Russia celebrating - 70 years Diplomatic Relations

Country's first solar powered DEMU train dedictaed to nation by - Railway

Minister

Who has been appointed as Chief Digital Officer of Tata Sons Group?-
Aarthi Subramanian

OECD releases Government at a Glance 2017 report on - 13th July 2017

16th July 2017

Joint Statement of Australia-India Cyber Policy Dialogue held on - 13th July

2017

Which airport ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey ? - Raipur's

Swami Vivekananda Airport

17th July 2017

2017 IIFA awards ceremony held on - 15th July 2017

NASAs Juno Spacecraft to flyby Jupiter's Great Red Spot on - 10th July 2017

Who has been appointed UNICEFs Global Goodwill Ambassador?- Lilly

Singh

Former Sikkim CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari passed away on - 16th July 2017

Maryam Mirzakhani, Fields Medal winner, passed away on - 15th July 2017
 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft unveils new maps of Pluto, Charon on -
14th July 2017

8th Wimbledon title record beating Marin Cilic in Men's singles by - Roger
Federer

Farooq Abdullah, PK Kunhalikutty took oath as Member of Lok Sabha on -

17th July 2017

Galaxy 1000 times brighter than Milky Way discovered by - Scientists

Wimbledon Womens Singles title clinched by - Garbine Muguruza

Millions of precious minerals under Indian seabed discovered by -

Geological team

18th July 2017

Bill passed to boost defence cooperation with India by - US House of

Representatives

Kazan and Budapest to host 2022, 2024 FINA Short Course World
Swimming Championships announced on - 17th July 2017

Nelson Mandela International Day celebrated across the world on - 18th

July 2017

Sohum an innovative newborn hearing screening device launched by -

DBT

Venkaiah Naidu named as NDA's vice-presidential candidate on - 17th July

2017

Panel to design its own state flag appointed by - Karnataka government

Martin Landau, American film and television actor died on - 15th July 2017
 Venkaiah Naidu as Information and Broadcasting Minister replaced by -
Smriti Irani

Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill

scheduled for consideration in Lok Sabha on - 18th July 2017

Strange signals coming from star 11 light years away detected by -

Astronomers

19th July 2017

Countrys first Bio-Methane Bus developed by - Tata Motors

New species of bird-like dinosaur identified in Canada by - Scientists

Cess on cigarettes increased by - GST Council

Who has been elected as 16th President of Ramakrishna Math ? - Swami

Smarananandaji Maharaj

Who has been appointed as Team Indias new bowling coach? - Bharat Arun

Lewis Hamilton wins 2017 British Grand Prix on - 16th July 2017

TR Zeliang appointed as Chief Minister of Nagaland on - 19th July 2017

Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana in 25000 government schools launched by -

MP

Solar project to electrify remote village of Agaween in Egypt launched by -

India

Cap on weight of school bags put by - Telangana State

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20th July 2017

SBI Realty portal for home buyers launched by - SBI

Nine-judge bench to decide whether privacy is a fundamental right on -

18th July 2017

Union Government to replace MCI oversight committee is allowed by -

Supreme Court

Revised policy of scheme to improve girl child ratio approved by -

Maharashtra government

New sanctions on Iran over missile tests imposed by - US

Flame-proof, rust-resistant material developed by - Researchers from IISER

Kolkata

UKs first woman Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill elected in - Home Affairs Select
Committee

Worlds first Laser Weapons System tested by - US Navy

First state to have eco-friendly bridges for movement of tigers? - Telangana

14th President of India - Ram Nath Kovind

21st July 2017

New giant ocean sunfish species discovered by - Australian researcher

Google introduces recruiting app 'Hire' for businesses on - 18th July 2017

Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions in Lok Sabha received by - LK

Advani

Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir banned by - Indonesia

 Right to Privacy cannot be absolute right stated by - Supreme Court

Controversial anti-terror bill approved by - French Senate

US panel votes to impose tougher conditions on Pakistan to receive US aid

on - 19th July 2017

MoU between India and Netherlands on cooperation in space technology

apprised by - Union Cabinet

Indian Institute of Information Technology Public Private Partnership Bill

2017 cleared by Lok Sabha on - 19th July 2017

'Janahitha' for speedy redressal of public grievances launched by -

Telangana

mAadhaar app for syncing Aadhaar data on mobile phone launched by -

UIDAI

Projects for Climate Change Adaptation in Three States approved by -

Environment Ministry

22nd July 2017

Quality mark logo for milk and milk products launched by - Union
Government

India dethroned Australia - In ICC Women's World Cup

Qatar issues decree to amend law on combating terrorism on - 20th July

2017

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released National Trade Facilitation Action

Plan on - 20th July 2017

Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park died on - 20th July 2017
 Neil Armstrong Moon Bag sold for USD 1.8 million in New York on - 20th
July 2017

Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana for poors announced on - 20th July 2017

Massive cosmic explosion on Proxima Centauri detected by - Astrosat,

Chandra and Hubble jointly

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana launchced by - Union Government

90 lakh for construction of modern cattle pond released by - Punjab

Government

MoU with NIUA for preparing Delhi Master Plan 2041 signed by - DDA

Bicentenary Celebration of Paika Rebellion of Odisha inaugurated by -

Pranab Mukharjee

Who has been resigned as Press Secretary of US White House Sean Spicer
resigns as Press Secretary of US White House ? - Sean Spicer

23rd July 2017

Literary festival with Tolerance as theme to host by - Kerala

Supreme Court asks Center & states not to protect any kind of vigilantism
on -21st July 2017

Tata's Advinus Therapeutics acquired by - Eurofins Scientific

Who has been appointed as Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind? -

Sanjay Kothari

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24th July 2017

National Food Security Act statement given by Supreme Court - On 21st July
2017

England beats India by 9 runs to lift ICC Women's World Cup 2017 on - 2rd
July 2017

Former ISRO chairman and man behind India's first satellite Aryabhatta
died on - 24th July 2017

All-women 'Pink' AC buses with CCTV cameras to be launched by - UP Govt.

1100 water vending machines at 450 stations to be installed by - IRCTC

Worlds largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford commissioned by - US

SHe-box portal for sexual harassment complaints launched by - Union

Government

Senior Congress Leader and Freedom Fighter Shivajirao Giridhar Patil

passed away on - 22nd July 2017

Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017 to be hosted by - India

HS Prannoy beats Parupalli Kashyap to lift 2017 US Open Grand Prix Gold
badminton title on - 24th July 2017

Gopal Baglay appointed as Joint Secretary in PMO on - 21st July 2017

Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha on -

24th July 2017

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25th July 2017

Public can become Citizen Scientist during Total Solar Eclipse stated by -
NASA

Mindanao martial law is agreed to extend to end of year by - Philippine

Congress

Compound that can combat effects of Zika virus discovered by - Spanish

scientists

Mobile app Aarambh for road maintenance launched by - Union

Government

Captain of ICC Womens World Cup 2017 team - Mithali Raj

Renowned Indian scientist Yash Pal passed away on - 24th July 2017

App to help disabled find accessible public places - BillionAbles

Stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018 to be banned by - FSSAI

26th July 2017

Worlds oldest emoji discovered in - Turkey

RDEL has launched two NOPVs named - Shachi and Shruti

Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated across India on - 26th July 2017

National Anti-profiteering Authority to be selected by - GST Council

Madras HC makes Vande Mataram mandatory in schools, private and

government offices - 25th July 2017
 Supreme Court on Right to Education is Right to Quality Education on - 25th
July 2017

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27th July 2017

Jimmy Choo bought by - Michael Kors

New method to generate human antibodies developed by - Researchers

100m backstroke world gold in record time won by - Kylie Masse

MoU signed between Uttarakhand government and AAI - to develop civil

aviation sector

Delhi government constitutes State Names Authority on - 25th July 2017

Trump announced ban on Transgender individuals from serving in US

Military on - 27th July 2017

N Dharam Singh, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away on - 27th

July 2017

Universal standards for pepper, cumin and thyme adopted by -

International food standard body CAC

Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed by - Parliament

Second highest tiger count in India recorded by - Uttarakhand

28th July 2017

Glow-in-the-dark shark in Pacific Ocean discovered by - Scientists

World Hepatitis Day 2017 observed globally on - 28th July 2017

 Total Independence from World Bank and IMF declared by - Bolivian
President

Memorandum signed to facilitate taxation cooperation by - BRICS nations

New Chief Minister appointed for Bihar - Nitish Kumar

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial in Rameswaram inaugurated by - PM Modi

Rocket designed to carry satellites launched by - Iran

App launched for Earthquake Parameter Dissemination by - National Centre

for Seismology

Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes worlds richest person on - 27th July 2017

No immediate arrest under dowry harassment law, stated by - Supreme

Court

29th July 2017

Lok Sabha passes Companies Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 on - 27th July
2017

DNA editing of human embryos done by - USA Scientists

Jhulan Goswami and Subrata Bhattacharya felicitated by Mohun Bagan on -

29th July 2017

International Tiger Day 2017 observed on - 29th July 2017

30th July 2017

Nawaz Sharif as New Prime Minister of Pakistan - Shehbaz Sharif

Sagar Vani to alert coastal community launched by - Union Government

 United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2017 observed on -
30th July 2017

Scientists journey to the world's hidden 8th continent on - 28th July 2017

31st July 2017

Indian rocket launched - World's smallest spacecraft Sprites

Four Arab States boycotting Qatar are - Ready for dialogue with Qatar

Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 launched by - Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Natural gas from flammable ice produces by - China

Indias first unmanned tank Muntra launched on - 29th July 2017

Pilot project to encourage use of bicycle to be launched by - Maharashtra

government

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