Current Affairs 14th July 2016

1. Operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ launched to evacuate Indian citizens from South Sudan

2. Ashok Patnaik appointed new National Intelligence Grid chief

3. Cabinet approves the Revised Cost Estimate of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan


4. Theresa May takes over as Britain's Brexit PM, appoints Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary

5. Emirates named world's best airline in 2016 Skytrax awards

6. BSE introduces 'Paperless SIP'

i. Leading stock exchange BSE is introducing 'Paperless SIP' (systematic investment plans) that would allow mutual fund investors to make transactions through various modes of payments.

7. Cabinet approves revival of defunction Fertilizer Units in Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni

8. Cabinet approves Official amendment to the Bill for change of name to “Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University”

9. HAL, Safran to set up support centre in India for helicopters

i. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and French firm Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to establish a support centre in India for national and international rotorcraft customers.

10. Cabinet allocates Rs 12,000 crore to impart skill training to 1 crore people over next 4 years in Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna

11. Indian-American Dr. Kinshuk named US university Dean

i. An Indian-American professor with a diverse set of academic experience in the field of science and technology has been named the dean of a leading U.S. university. Dr. Kinshuk

12. Kerala launches ‘world’s first’ digital student incubator

i. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched SV.CO, purportedly world’s first digital student incubator, as a digital makeover of the Startup Village in Kochi.