Current Affairs 21 & 22 July 2019

Current Affairs 21 & 22 July 2019

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Current Affairs

> Kerala to set up India's first space tech park in Thiruvananthpuram

The Kerala government will set up the country's first space tech park at Thiruvananthapuram's Knowledge City, a space museum named after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. The move is aimed at making the city a manufacturing hub for space-related technology.

> Govt. approves Rs 206 crore for Agriculture Export Policy

The government has approved an outlay of Rs 206.8 crore for a central sector scheme titled 'Implementation of Agriculture Export Policy'. The policy seeks to double farm exports to $60 billion by 2022, Also, Soil Health Card Mobile App was launched by Radha Mohan Singh.

> Sri Lanka signs an agreement with India to upgrade railway lines

Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with India to upgrade tracks in a key railway segment connecting the north and south for $91.26 million. It is the first that the 130 km long track, running from Maho town to Omanthai is being upgraded.

> A M Naik, the current chairman of Larsen and Toubro Ltd., appointed Mindtree's new chairman

> Piyush Goyal to launch Global Innovation Index (GII) on 24th July

Theme - Evaluating the Medical Innovation Scenario of the Next Decade

> Shooting Junior World Cup: Aishwarya Pratap Singh clinches gold in rifle 3-position event

> Rachna Bisht Rawat released the book titled 'Untold Sorties from Kargil'

> France's Bernard Arnault, the Chairman, and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy is now World's Second Richest Person according to Forbes' calculations

> Aditya Birla Payments Bank, a venture between Idea Cellular and Aditya Birla Nuvo, shut down its operations after 18 months of its launch

> LIC to lend Rs 25,000 crore to NHAI to fund highways projects

LIC will lend as much as Rs 25,000 crore to the National Highway Authority of India in the ongoing financial year to fund highway projects.

> Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) opens single-window clearance system for Solar Rooftop installations

> Former Chinese Li Na became the first Asian-born player to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame along with Mary Pierce of France and Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov

> Former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit passes away

> Shiva Thapa becomes India's first gold medallist in Kazakhstan President's Cup

> Nigeria to host 2020 FIFA women U-20 World Cup

> Ravinder Malik clinches Mr. South Asia title at 12th South Asian Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championship in Kathmandu

> PV Sindhu loses to Akane Yamaguchi in Indonesia Open final in Jakarta

> HDFC bank launches 'MoneyBack' credit card for Village-Level Entrepreneurs

> Vivek Kohli elected chairman of Commonwealth TT Federation