Today's Event – 15th July 2021

• 1799- Rosetta Stone found in Egypt by Pierre Francois Bouchard

• 1823- Fire destroys Basilica of St. Paul in Italy

• 1834- Spanish Inquisition disbanded after 356 years

• 1910- Emil Kraeplin names Alzheimer’s disease after his colleague’s name Alois Alzheimer

• 2006- Twitter was launched worldwide

National Events-

• Covid restrictions in West Bengal extended up to 30th of July 2021

• 3 LeT insurgents eradicated in Pulwama

• 147 women received permanent commission in the Indian Army

• Congress accuses the Central Government for shortage of vaccines

• Security agencies cautions Indian Railways of an impending terrorist attack on Shramik Trains which runs between Punjab and Uttar Pradesh

International Events-

• UN reports tells that nearly 2.7 lakhs Afghans have been displaced due to military activities

• Afghanistan and Taliban to meet for peace talks in Qatar

• US have begun evacuation of Afghans who helped the American military

• 9 Chinese along with 13 others were killed in a bus attack in Pakistan

• Lack of political instability in Nepal despite relection of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba

Job alerts-

• DGAFMS jobs for Group C. Last date 9th August 2021

• NHB jobs for Horticulture Officer and other posts. Last date 24th August 2021

• FAD jobs for Tradesman Mate, MTS, Fireman and others. Last date 31st July 2021

• Motilal Nehru College jobs for non-teaching posts. Last date 31st July 2021

• Canbank Factors Limited job for Junior officer. Last date 31st July 2021

Sports-

• IOC head Thomas Bach promises to reduce virus risk in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Olympic athletes are required to put on their own medals to avoid infection

• Italian goalie Gianluigi Donnarumma joins the Paris Saint-Germain

• England whitewashes Pakistan in the 3rd ODI Match

• BCCI Chief Jay Shah sends cautionary letter after one of Team India’s players found to be covid positive

Technology-

• Second cloud region added in Delhi by Google Cloud

• ASUS releases Chromebook models Flip C214, C223, C423 and AC523

 Economy –

• Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) states that high oil prices will affect the motor industry

• Indian IT Industry expenditure to rise up to 92 billion dollars by 2021

• Wholesale price inflations lowers down to 12.075

• Sensex rises up to 100 points; Nifty peaks at 15,850

• RBL bank, Yes Bank and Bajaj Finserv are most affected after RBI restricted Mastercard to allow any new customer

Local –

• Death toll rises up to 30 in Jharkhand due to black fungus

• Ramesh Baith take oath as Jharkhand Governor

• Aam Aadmi Party announces to give 300 units of free power to Goa

• Call centres in Delhi were raided for cheating innocent American people

• 77 new active covid cases recorded in New Delhi

GK –

World’s highest Hockey ground is located in:

[A] Chail
[B] Shilaroo
[C] Parwanoo
[D] Delhi

Since which of the following year Winter Olympics are held ?

[A] 1896
[B] 1900
[C] 1888
[D] 1924

Which among the following team was first winner of “World Cup Hockey” ?

[A] Spain
[B] France
[C] UK
[D] Pakistan

Which among the following is not given as “Life Time Achievement” Award in India?

[A] Dada Saheb Phalke Award
[B] Dhyanchand Award
[C] Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards
[D] Dronacharya Award

Who among the following have contributed to the Olympic theme music?

[A] Mark Watters
[B] John Williams
[C] Henry Mancini
[D] All of the above