Current Affairs 22nd July 2016

1. Modi lays foundation stone AIIMS and revival of a fertiliser plant in Gorakhpur

2. India ranks 110th on Sustainable Development index out of 149 nations.

3. Centre forms a panel to prepare a draft bill on Ganga river

i. Centre has constituted a committee to prepare Draft Bill on Ganga to deal with all the issues related to the River.
ii. The committee will be chaired by the retired Justice Giridhar Malviya. 

4. Green nod for Odisha power project

i. A State green panel has given first-stage clearance to Orissa Integrated Power Ltd (OIPL) for diverting 17.02 hectares of revenue forest land to set up a 4,000 MW UMPP in Sundargarh district in Odisha at a cost of rs.29,000 crore.

5. Kerala Tourism has secured two Gold Awards at PATA awards

i. Kerala Tourism has secured two Gold Awards at the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) awards in recognition of its trendsetting marketing initiatives. 

6. Odisha govt forms a judicial panel for reforms in Jagannath temple management

7. Kerala Government constitutes State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

8. A Film festival on Mother Teresa in India and abroad

9. NDMC signs MoU with NEERI to develop sewage treatment plants

i. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to develop 12 sewage treatment plants (STP).

10. Corp Bank launches ‘Green PIN’ facility

i. Corporation Bank has launched a new facility called ‘Green PIN’. 

11. Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as CEO of UIDAI

12. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes resigns

13. Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud passes away

14. Sony Pictures Networks bags broadcast right of International Champions

i. Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to telecast the 2016 edition of the International Champions Cup (football) in India.