Current Affairs 19th July 2016

1. Govt allocates Rs 22,915 cr capital to 13 PSU banks for FY17

2. CBDT signs 7 advance pricing agreements to cut tax litigation with Indian taxpayers

i. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed seven Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers in a moving design to reduce tax litigation. 

3. Parliament passes Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016

4. Rs. 28,000 cr released under MGNREGA

5. Herbalife associates with IOA as nutrition partner

i. Herbalife International India, a global premier nutrition company, has entered into a two-year exclusive partnership with Indian Olympic Association to be the official nutrition sponsor of the Indian Olympic contingent to Rio De Janeiro.

6. Dabur acquires South African cosmetic firm Discaria Trading

7. Tata STRIVE skill development centre launched in Hyderabad

i. Tata STRIVE, an initiative of Tata Community Initiatives Trust, has been launched its first Skill Development Centre (TSSDC) centre. 

8. NASA announces discovery of 104 new planets outside solar system

9. SpaceX launched space station docking port Dragon Cargo

10. Odisha-born bureaucrat Guruprasad appointed as chairman of AAI

11. Sidhu resigns as Rajya Sabha MP

12. World Bank Group appoints Paul Romer as Chief Economist

13. Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia’s PM

14. Legendary singer Mubarak Begum Shaikh passes away 

15. Pakistan's Yasir Shah scales number one spot in ICC Test rankings