i. The second BRICS Youth Summit has concluded on 3rd of July which was going on in Guwahati, Assam from 1st July 2016. The summit was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh.
ii. The theme of the summit was “Youth as bridge for intra-BRICS exchanges“.
ii. The theme of the summit was “Youth as bridge for intra-BRICS exchanges“.
2. India’s first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre inaugurated in Chattisgarh
3. RIMPAC 2016 - World’s largest international maritime exercise kicks off
i. The multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 has begun in the Pacific Ocean at Hawaii, United States.
The theme for the year 2016 RIMPAC is - “Capable, Adaptive, Partners”
4. BRICS' meeting on energy efficiency begins today
i. A two-day meeting of the BRICS nations working group for enhancing cooperation in energy efficiency and energy saving have started from today in Visakhapatnam. This is the first meeting of the group in which participants from all BRICS countries are attending the meet.
5. President inaugurates smart village pilot project at Rashtrapati Bhavan
6. PM attends martyrdom anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur
7. Cyprus set to sign the new tax treaty with India
8. China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope
9. SBI gets $625 mn from World Bank for solar power
10. Linda Burney becomes first Indigenous woman elected to Australia's lower house
11. Obituaries :
i. US Oscar-winning director Michael Cimino dies- US Oscar-winning director of the film the Deer, Hunter Michael Cimino has died at the age of 77. The police found Cimino dead at his home in Beverly Hills.
ii. Ex-MP Ranji player Kapil Seth passed away- Former Madhya Pradesh cricketer Kapil Seth has recently passed away. He was 36 years old. According to the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), the all-rounder was suffering from Hepatitis B.
iii. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel dies at 87- Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author who fought for peace, human rights and simple human decency, has died at the age of 87. He was a professor at the City College of New York from 1972 until he left four years later to become a humanities professor at Boston University. Before that, Wiesel was a journalist in Paris and then New York.
iv. Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard dies- Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France, passed away in Paris, France. He was 85. Rocard served as Prime Minister under President Francois Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991.
ii. Ex-MP Ranji player Kapil Seth passed away- Former Madhya Pradesh cricketer Kapil Seth has recently passed away. He was 36 years old. According to the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), the all-rounder was suffering from Hepatitis B.
iii. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel dies at 87- Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author who fought for peace, human rights and simple human decency, has died at the age of 87. He was a professor at the City College of New York from 1972 until he left four years later to become a humanities professor at Boston University. Before that, Wiesel was a journalist in Paris and then New York.
iv. Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard dies- Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France, passed away in Paris, France. He was 85. Rocard served as Prime Minister under President Francois Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991.
12. India set to host South Asian Basketball Qualifiers n Begluru
13. India to host world’s first MMA League
i. India will be hosting the world’s first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ‘Super Fight League’ from August 26 to October 1.
ii. The franchise-based league will feature eight teams – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Haryana, Bangalore, Punjab, Pune and Goa.
ii. The franchise-based league will feature eight teams – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Haryana, Bangalore, Punjab, Pune and Goa.
14. Double bonanza for India as Praneeth, Manu-Sumeeth win Canada Open titles
15. Lewis Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix
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