Current Affairs July, 2016

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed seven unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers to reduce tax litigation. With this, CBDT has so far entered into 77 APAs.

The fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme opened for subscription. SGB is government securities denominated in grams of gold.

Senior IAS officer Guruprasad Mohapatra was appointed as Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Legendary playback singer Mubarak Begum passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra after a prolonged illness. She was 80.

Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal have won the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in men̢۪s and women̢۪s single categories respectively.

Every year Nelson Mandela International Day (also known as Madela Day) is observed across the world on 18 July to mark birth anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela.

• UNESCO announces 9 new World Heritage Sites
• Union Commerce Ministry launches e-marketplace portal for goods procurement
• Pema Khandu sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Pakistan has decided to return to an international tribunal to settle a dispute with India over sharing waters of the Kishenganga and Ratle rivers.

Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) in Sikkim has been named a world heritage site by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO.

Pema Khandu (36) of Congress Party was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Union Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace portal for online purchase of goods and services by various central government ministries and departments.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN cultural agency added nine new sites on its World Heritage List. Decision in this regard was taken at the 40th session of The World Heritage Committee meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.