Current Affairs 20 July 2019

Important Current Affairs 20 July

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> International Chess Day - 20 July

> 5th International Police Expo 2019 organized in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

> SAARC Film Festival 2019 held at the National Film Corporation Cinema Hall in Columbo, Sri Lanka

- Nagarkirtan, a Bengali film, was awarded the best feature film.

- Kaushik Ganguly, Nagarkirtan, was awarded the best director award.

- Best Actor award - Riddhi Sen

- Best Original Score - Prabuddha Banerjee

- 'Na Bole Wo Haram', directed by Nitish Patan, was conferred with the Best Short Film Award.

- Special Jury Award for Direction and Story - 'Walking with the Wind' by Pravin Morchhale

> IMF Chief Christine Lagarde resigns

> Amita Prasad appointed Chairperson of Inland Waterways Authority of India

> IPS Officer appointed private secretary to PM Modi

> Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed India's Ambassador to Israel

> Upender Singh Rawat appointed India's next Ambassador to Panama

> 6 Governors were appointed by the President Kovind

Uttar Pradesh           -       Anandiben Patel

West Bengal             -       Shri Jagdeep Dhankar

Tripura                       -       Shri Ramesh Bais

Madhya Pradesh      -      Shri Lal Ji Tandon

Bihar                          -       Shri Phagu Chauhan

Nagaland                  -        Shri R. N. Ravi

> Tata Pips LIC becomes the most valuable brand in 2019 according to Brand Finance India 100 2019 report

> Arjun Bhati wins Junior World Golf Championship 2019 in Palm Desert, California

> World Bank drop $700 million Amravati Project after receiving various complaints regarding environment concerns