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Current Affairs July 2021
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Latest current affairs for the month of July 2021 are given below. Hope you like it.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Name the Indian billionaire investor who has announced to launch his own ultra-low-cost airline called Akasa Air? | Rakesh Jhunjhunwala |
| The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India's economic growth forecast to ____ from earlier 12.5% for the 2021-22 fiscal? | 9.5% |
| Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka succeeding BS Yediyurappa? | B S Bommai |
| Name the Harappan-era city which has become India's 40th UNESCO world heritage site? | Dholavira |
| Which temple in Telangana has become the 39th Indian site to be inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List? | Ramappa Temple |
| Name the Indian weightlifter who won silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the women’s 49-kg category? | Mirabai Chanu |
| Who became the first Indian to win a Tennis singles match in the Olympics in 25 years after 1996? | Sumit Nagal |
| Name the two legendary freedom fighters of India whose birth anniversary was observed on 23rd July 2021? | Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Name the major payment system operator which has been barred by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from issuing new credit, debit and prepaid cards for its failure to comply with its data storage norms? | Mastercard |
| In which city, India and Asia's first National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the River Ganges? | Patna (Bihar) |
| Which High Court will become the first in India to allow public viewing of proceedings through live streaming? | Gujarat High Court |
| Name the National Award-winning actor who passed away on July 16, 2021? She acted in popular film - Badhaai Ho and TV program - Balika Vadhu. | Surekha Sikri |
| Which State government has collaborated with Google to launch a real-time bus tracking system that will enable commuters to track bus locations, arrival and departure times and routes on a real-time basis on their mobiles? | Delhi |
| Who is the current Attorney General of India? | KK Venugopal |
| Which vaccine would be locally manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) from September 2021? | Sputnik V |
| At which place in Haryana, India's first ATM machine for dispensing food grains has been set up? | Gurugram |
| In which State, India's largest solar power park of 4.75 Gigawatt (GW) will be set up? | Gujarat |
| Which country has become the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant locations? | Bhutan |
| Name the Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian journalist who was killed on July 16, 2021 while covering the clashes between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan? | Danish Siddiqui |
| Who is the new Union Health Minister of India replacing Dr Harsh Vardhan? | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Who is the new Union Railway Minister of India? | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Name the American astronaut who will be the second Indian-born woman to fly into space after Kalpana Chawla? | Sirisha Bandla |
| Which Indian Union Territory has become the first to achieve 100 percent first dose coverage of the Covid-19 vaccine? | Ladakh |
| Who is the new Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas? | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Goa? | PS Sreedharan Pillai |
| Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Karnataka? | T Gehlot |
| Who is the new Union Law Minister of India? | Kiren Rijiju |
| Who is the new Union Civil Aviation Minister of India? | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Name the legendary Bollywood actor who passed away at the age of 98 on July 7, 2021? | Dilip Kumar |
| Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Haryana? | Bandaru Dattatraya |
| Name the India ODI skipper who on July 3, 2021 became the leading runs scorer across all formats in international women's cricket? | Mithali Raj |
| Which State government has approved 5 mega steel projects worth Rs 1.46 lakh crore investment? | Odisha |
| Name the 12-year old Indian-origin boy who became the youngest ever Grandmaster in Chess on June 30, 2021 after he broke the record of 12 years and 7 months set by GM Sergey Karjakin in 2002? | Abhimanyu Mishra |
| In which State, Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary has been named as the fourth Tiger Reserve? | Rajasthan |
| Who became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? | Maana Patel |
| The medical and dental courses in India will now have a ____% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 10 per cent for Economically Weaker Sections under the All India Quota Scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. | 27% |
| Name the Union Minister who has been appointed the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha succeeding Thawarchand Gehlot? | Piyush Goyal |
| Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand succeeding Shri Tirath Singh Rawat? | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Name the former Indian cricketer and a key member of the 1983 World Cup winning team who passed away on 13th July 2021 at the age of 66? | Yashpal Sharma |
| Name the former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a Congress leader who passed away on July 8, 2021, at the age of 87? | Virbhadra Singh |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| On which date International Tiger Day is observed? | 29th July |
| The world's largest star sapphire cluster - Serendipity Sapphire, has been unearthed in which country? | Sri Lanka |
| Which country has announced a 3-year travel ban for citizens visiting red list countries including India? | Saudi Arabia |
| On which date World Hepatitis Day is observed? | 28th July |
| Name the founder of Amazon who along with three other crew members went into space on July 20, 2021 for a 11-minute flight in Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight, New Shepard? | Jeff Bezos |
| As per a new study, which rainforest in Brazil is emitting more carbon dioxide (CO2) than it is able to absorb? | Amazon rainforest |
| Recently Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the first evidence of water vapour on which planet's moon? | Jupiter |
| Name the Jupiter's moon where Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the first evidence of water vapour? | Ganymede |
| On which date World Mangrove Day is observed? | 26th July |
| Which country has announced that women can now register for the annual Haj pilgrimage without a male guardian? | Saudi Arabia |
| On which date, 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was held? | 23rd July |
| Which country has become the world's first to approve genetically modified ‘golden rice’ for production? | Philippines |
| On which date Nelson Mandela International Day is observed? | 18th July |
| Which mobile company has become the world's second-biggest smartphone brand in second quarter of 2021 surpassing Apple? | Xiaomi |
| Which country is always first in the Parade of Nations at the Olympics opening ceremony? | Greece |
| Which city is hosting the 2020 Olympics? | Tokyo |
| Name two sports that return to the Olympics this year after being cut out previously? | Baseball and Softball |
| Which sports made its debut in Tokyo 2020 Olympics? | Surfing |
| Who won Wimbledon Men's singles title 2021 by defeating Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the final? | Novak Djokovic |
| Who won Wimbledon Women's singles title 2021 by defeating Karolina Pliskova 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final? | Ashleigh Barty |
| Who won the Euro 2020 Golden Boot after finishing as the top-scorer in the tournament? | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Who is the new CEO of Amazon succeeding Jeff Bezos? | Andy Jassy |
| Which country won the Euro Cup 2020 for the first time since 1968 by defeating England 3-2 during penalties in the final? | Italy |
| On which date, World Youth Skills Day is observed? | 15th July |
| Name the British billionaire who soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane? | Richard Branson |
| Name the political leader from Nepali Congress who has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Nepal replacing KP Sharma Oli of CPN(UML)? | Sher Bahadur Deuba |