Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 18 July 2016

• He was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and is also became the youngest Chief Minister in India - Pema Khandu

• India’s boxing star Vijender Singh defeated him to lift the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi - Kerry Hope of Australia


• The Turkish musician who was appointed as the UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova is - Kudsi Erguner

• She clinched the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in women’s segment - Dipika Pallikal Karthik

• He clinched the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in men’s segment - Saurav Ghosal

• India’s site that was listed in UNESCO’s world Heritage sites in mixed category in July 2016 is -
Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim

• India’s site that was listed in UNESCO’s world Heritage sites in transnational category in July 2016 is - Complexe du Capitole, Chandigarh

• The state that won the champion trophy in All India Electricity Board Kabaddi tournament is - Himachal Pradesh

• System developed by Indian Railways for enhancing the vision of Locomotive Pilots in inclement weather in July 2016- TRI-NETRA system

• Person appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in July 2016- Guruprasad Mohapatra

• Nelson Mandela International Day is observed every year on- 18 July

• Website launched by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in July 2016 to facilitate two-way communication between the government and citizens- Transforming India

• The country that called for a free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union - Australia

• Three veteran baul (sufi) singers were hacked in Chaudanga district of - Bangladesh

• Russia plans to deploy one of its best air defense systems to Crimea in August 2016 that is - the S-400 Triumf

• Britain's Foreign Office has relaxed its travel advice for Britons visiting Turkey following - a failed coup

• The country that opened its border with Colombia for the second time in July 2016 to allow people to cross over to shop for basic foods and medicines is - Venezuela

• A court of the country that ordered the Sunni Muslim-ruled country's leading Shia opposition group dissolved and its assets should be seized is - Bahrain

• The state launched the facility of virtual and digital classrooms across 32 ITIs in the state on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day is - Maharashtra