Current Affairs 11 July 2019

Current Affairs 11 July 2019

> Sunil Chhetri and Ashalata Devi bag top honors at AIFF awards

Indian men's football team captain Sunil Chhetri and women's footballer Ashalata Devi bagged the top honors at the AIFF awards. Chhetri was named the men's footballer of the year, while the title in the women's category was won by Devi.

> The phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy (DBT 2.0) was launched by the Union Minister for Chemicals

These dashboards provide various reports regarding the Fertilizer Stock Position at various places, a proportionate requirement for the season and availability and sale of fertilizers within each State/UT.

> Russia launches Soyuz Carrier Rocket with 33 Satellites from Vostochny Spaceport

Russia successfully launched its Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a hydrometeorological satellite and 32 small satellites. The rocket blasted off at 8.41 a.m. (local time) from the Vostochny spaceport in the Far Eastern Amur Region.

> Walmart Labs acquires Indian startups FloCare and BigTrade

Walmart has bought two Bengaluru-based startups to strengthen its customer service systems. 

> Arun Kumar appointed as DGCA chief

Arun Kumar will hold the full-time charge of the head of aviation regulator DGCA. Kumar is an IAS officer of 1989 batch of Haryana cadre. Between June 2016 and December 2016, Bhullar was heading the DGCA as an additional charge.

> National Museum of Indian Cinema's news bulletin launched

It was brought out by the Films Division with the veteran filmmaker Jahnu Barua hoping that it will become a platform for movie buffs and other stakeholders.

> Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs 1 lakh crore

Deposits in bank accounts opened under the Jan Dhan scheme, launched about 5 years ago by the Modi government, have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. As per the latest FM data, the total balance in over 36.06 crore PMJDY accounts was at Rs 1,00,495.94 crore.

> Smith and Nephew's NAVIO honored

NAVIO has recently been felicitated at the prestigious 'The Economic Times Best Healthcare Brands 2019'. It is a robotics-assisted surgery system from Smith and Nephew, a Global medical technology provider.

> Prasar Bharti signs MoU with IIT Kanpur

Prasar Bharati and IIT Kanpur signed an MoU for research and collaboration in newly emerging technologies and broadcasting-related areas in New Delhi.

> Ukraine inaugurates world's largest Metal Dome, 108m high, encasing the destroyed reactor at the infamous Chernobyl plant