Current Affairs July, 2016

Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).

• Security forces cannot use excessive force in AFSPA areas: Supreme Court
• DRDO inks MoA with IITs for Centre for Propulsion Technology
• Tathagata Roy sworn-in as acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

Captain Radhika Menon became the first woman in the world to receive the Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for the year 2016 from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IIT-Bombay and Madras to establish a bi-nodal �Centre of Propulsion Technology� (CoPT) at the two institutions.

Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, humanitarian and ascetic Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away after a long battle with kidney disease. He was 88.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that army and paramilitary forces cannot use excessive and retaliatory force during counter-insurgency operations in disturbed areas declared disturbed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 British Grand Prix title of Formula One.

The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament held from 27 June to 10 July 2016.

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has sworn in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.

• India, South Africa sign MoUs in four areas of co-operation
• Union Government launches KVK portal for monitoring of farm centres
• Kerala Government imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on Junk Food

Kerala Government has proposed a �Fat Tax� on fast food items like burgers, pizzas, donuts and pasta etc. served in branded restaurants in a bid to discourage the junk food culture.

The Union Government has launched Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) portal (http://kvk.icar.gov.in). It was launched by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh in New Delhi.