Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 25 July 2016

• T.P. Dasan recently assumed the charge as President of - Kerala State Sports Council

• The institute that recently developed the Solar Power Tree for generation of electricity from solar energy is - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute

• The famous Modern Indian artist who passed away recently is - Syed Haider Raza

• The tennis player who won the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad is - Feliciano López

• The female violinist who will be conferred with the coveted Sangita Kalanidhi Award for the year 2016 is - A. Kanyakumari

• The Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute of Plant Sciences recently joined hands with BPCL to - launch field trials oil-degrading bacteria

• India’s first Water Metro project was recently launched in - Kochi

• This place in Andhra Pradesh saw the laying of foundation of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises technology centre - Pudi in Visakhapatnam district

• Sports Minister Vijay Goel has announced ten lakh rupee cash award to javelin thrower for creating world record at IAAF world Under-20 athletics Championship - Neeraj Chopra

• Bar Council of India (BCI) suspended 126 lawyers of this state and prohibited them from practising in any court or tribunal in the country - Tamil Nadu

• The nation's first Green Rail Corridor which ensures zero toilet discharge on rail tracks was inaugurated on - 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai stretch

• The Indian skeet who won the bronze medal in the Champion of Champions match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy is - Anant Naruka

• The Indian shooter who won the trap bronze medal in the Champion of Champions match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy is - Manavaditya Rathore

• This Indian wrestler who qualified for Rio Olympics failed a dope test after being tested positive for a banned substance steroid - Narsingh Yadav

• Nepal's Prime Minister who resigned from his office ahead of a no-confidence vote is - Khadga Prasad Oli

• He was conferred with the 2016 Mahanayak Samman award on 24 July 2016 by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - Bappi Lahiri