Today's Event – 20th July 2021

• 1189- Richard I of England appointed as Duke of Normandy

• 1807- Pyreolophore, world’s first internal combustion engine created by Nicephore Niepce, patented through Napoleon Bonaparte

• 1871- British Columbia joins Canada

• 1969- First moon landing of Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take their first walk on the moon

• 1968- First international Special Olympics held for intellectually disabled individuals

National Events-

• Medical fraternity of South India shocked over UGC’s decision to reopen schools and colleges during the pandemic

• LeT commander Ishfaq Ahmad Dar gunned down the Shopian district of J&K by the Indian Army

• Two lawyers are gravely injured in an assault in Mumbai

• 743 paramilitary members are suffering the Covid infection while 333 members passed away

• Maharashtra covid death toll drops to 66

International Events-

• The US accuses the Chinese government for hacking Microsoft Exchange email facility

• President Joe Biden to host Abdullah II of Jordan for stabilizing the attacks on US troops in the Middle East

• Russian military reportedly successfully test fired their hypersonic missile

• 30 dead and 40 injured in a bus crash in Pakistan in the highway of Dera Gazi Khan District

• 18 killed in a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq

Job alerts-

• PGCIL Jobs for Apprenticeship and other posts. Last date 20th August 2021

• Rupnagar Court Jobs for Clerk, Stenographer and other posts. Last date 13th August 2021

• NRTI Jobs for Non-teaching and other posts. Last date 8th August 2021

• Nainital Bank Jobs for Clerk and other posts. Last date 31st July 2021

• Gujarat High Court Jobs for Legal Assistants and other posts. Last date 10th August 2021

Sports-

• Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav says that a few minor losses won’t affect or end anyone’s career

• Mayank Agarwal to start his journey to earn his place in the Indian test team

• Indian archer Deepika Kumari eager to win a medal after missing it out in 2012 and 2016 Olympics

• Indian Olympic athletes have begun their pre-Olympic Training

• Team India on the way of sealing ODI series against Sri Lanka

Awards and honours-

• Payal Kapadia’s documentary “A Night of Knowing Nothing” won Oeil d’or award at the 74th Cannes Award

• Late Shibaji Banerjee to be awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously

Technology-

• Zoom acquired Five9 at 14.7 billion dollars

• Snap acquired 3D Solutions provider Vertebrae

Economy –

• 31.3 lakh passenger planes flown over India which is 47% more than May

• Trade association Indian Sellers Collective asked Narayana Murthy to Amazon partnership

• Goldman Sachs planning to hire 560 people for Hyderabad office

• 73% demand in workspace by corporates recorded in January to June session

• Sensex tumbled down to 200 points; Nifty at 15,700

Environment –

• 9 more dead in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra due to heavy monsoon

• 4 people dead and 3 injured in Dehradun district of Utkarshi

• G20 countries investing in fossil fuels slows action on environmental crisis

Local –

• Hemp harvest to begin with French seeds in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

• Two gang members captured by Madhya Pradesh police with fake currency of Rs.55 lakhs

• 34 cases and 47 recoveries recorded in Uttarakhand

• Chhattisgarh DGP  D.M. Awasthi held a meeting to curb crime in the state

• 34-year-old Sonu Mittal apprehended for selling ivory artwork of Rs. 5.12 lakhs in Chhattisgarh

Person in News –

• Businessman Raj Kundra arrested for adult films creation

GK –

Which Indian state is to set up the country’s first snow leopard conservation centre?

[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Sikkim
[D] Himachal Pradesh

Five state-run oil and natural gas PSUs would make financial contribution to which fund?

[A] Green Energy Fund
[B] International Solar Alliance Corpus Fund
[C] UNFCC Fund
[D] Nirbhaya Fund

How many Indian beaches have been recommended by the Union Environment Ministry for Blue Flag” International eco-label?

[A] 2
[B] 4
[C] 6
[D] 8

“Branded Royal”, that was seen in news recently, belongs to which species?

[A] Snake
[B] Butterfly
[C] Frog
[D] Turtle

Which Indian state has issued warning against hunting of migratory birds, especially Amur falcons?

[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Tripura
[C] West Bengal
[D] Odisha