Current Affairs July, 2016

The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) at IIT Bombay to promote innovation by start-ups in the financial sector.

The first direct bus service between Pokhara (Nepal) and New Delhi (India) was launched to connect South Asia̢۪s two important cities.

Mahindra Aerostructures, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra have bagged a Tier 1 supplier contract to supply airframe parts for Airbus̢۪s AS565 MBe Panther helicopter.

• Second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant gets operational
• First woman Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila Karki takes oath
• 11 July: World Population Day

India and Kenya have signed seven agreements to deepen and expand cooperation in a wide range of areas.

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned Gujarati writer and litterateur Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari at a function in New Delhi.

Sushila Karki has become the first woman Chief Justice of Nepal after taking oath of office and secrecy at a special programme organised at the Presidential Residence, Sheetal Niwas.

India and Tanzania have signed five agreements to accelerate bilateral ties between both nations.

The second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), India̢۪s largest nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu became operational.

Portugal has won the 2016 UEFA European football championship (Euro Cup 2016) by defeating host France.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) to check child diarrhoeal deaths.

India’s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things (CoE– IoT) was launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).