Today Important Current Affairs 22nd July 2019 With PDF

• He holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant PM to visit Bhutan in August Colonel in the Territorial Army unit of the Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA battalion). • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day official visit to Bhutan in August 2019. Indian Army to witness change • The visit will reflect the importance New Delhi attaches to its ties with Bhutan and would • The Indian Army is all set to see a major change reiterate the government's emphasis on its in its top brass as the government is expected to Neighbourhood First policy. announce the appointment to the post of Vice • The two countries share a unique and time- Chief of Army Staff and top Army Commanders tested bilateral relationship, characterized by anytime soon. trust, goodwill, and mutual understanding. • Eastern Army Commander Lt General MM Narawane is set to take over as the Vice Chief of NASA prepared to send 1st woman on moon Army Staff to replace incumbent Lt Gen Devraj Anbu who is due to retire on August 31, 2019. • The world marked the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing recently. PV Sindhu clinched silver in Indonesia Open • The US space agency has doubled down on its next giant leap with the Artemis programme • Fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi defeated PV that would take the first woman and the next Sindhu in straight games 21-15, 21-16 to lift her man to the lunar surface. maiden Indonesia Open title at Istora Senayan • Artemis is named after the twin sister of Apollo Stadium in Jakarta. who is also the Goddess of the Moon and the • Sindhu had to settle for just a silver medal in her hunt. first final of 2019. • The last time the Indian lost to the Japanese was Dhoni to train with Parachute regiment at the semifinals of the All England Championship in 2018. • MS Dhoni’s request to train with a battalion of the Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment for two Manny Pacquiao won WBA welterweight title months has been approved by Army chief General Bipin Rawat. • Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao claimed the • Some part of his training is expected to take WBA welterweight championship after scoring a place in Jammu & Kashmir. split-decision win against Keith Thurman.

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• He ended the American Keith Thurman’s only when it is extremely necessary and after undefeated run at the MGM Grand, where two due diligence from commercial aspect. judges had the fight 115-112 in favour of the 40- year-old Pacquiao. 11th DefExpo to be organised in 2020 • One judge scored the welterweight bout 114- 113 to Thurman, who was knocked down by • The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 Pacquiao in the opening round is scheduled to be held for the first time in capital . S. Sowmya chosen for Sangita Kalanidhi Award • It will be held from 5th-8th February 2019. • Main theme of the DefExpo India- 2020 will be • S. Sowmya has been chosen for the Sangita ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy. Hub’ and focus will be on ‘Digital • She will preside over 93rd annual conference of Transformation of Defence’. the Academy to be held between December 12, 2019, and January 1, 2020. 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 • Nagaswaram player Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman and vocalist Rajkumar Bharathi will get the TTK • The 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing awards while Aarti N. Rao will get the was celebrated on 20 July 2019. Musicologist Award. • On this day, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first President appointed new Governors humans to set foot on the Moon. • Their lunar module, named Eagle, touched down • President has appointed new on 20th July, 1969. governors for the states of UP, West Bengal, • Ex-fighter pilot Collins remained in lunar orbit, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, and Nagaland. where he was in touch with ground control. • will serve as Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Jagdeep Dhankhar as Governor of FDI inflow registered growth of 79% West Bengal, Ramesh Bais as Governor of Tripura, Lal Ji Tandon as Governor of Madhya • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow has Pradesh, Phagu Chauhan as Governor of Bihar increased during the last six years from 36.05 and R. N. Ravi as Governor of Nagaland. billion US Dollars in 2013-14 to 64.38 billion US Dollars in 2018-19. Miscellaneous • The growth registered during this time was 79%. • The intent is to make the FDI policy more • The World Bank continues to support Andhra investor-friendly and remove the policy Pradesh with an over one billion USD bottlenecks that have been hindering programme that covers the health, agriculture, investment inflow into the country. energy and disaster management sectors. • The government has asked Air India to put a 9725 houses to be built under PMAY-U freeze on large-scale promotion and appointments. A new flight has to be started

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• In Manipur, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- • It was Hima's fifth gold medal since July 2 when Urban(PMAY-U) is being implemented she ran her first competitive race in Europe. effectively. • Hima has already won gold in 200 meters race at • Till now, 26,348 beneficiaries for 24 towns have the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix and Kutno already been approved by the Union Ministry of Athletics Meet in Poland earlier in July 2019. Housing and Urban Affairs. • Nearly 9,725 houses will be built by the end of PMKSNY: 7 cr 32 lakh families received install 2019 under the scheme. • A target to obtain approval for 46,360 numbers • Over 7 crore 32 lakh farmer families across the of beneficiaries has been kept by the Manipur country have received the first and second government. instalments of Rs. 2000 each under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Obituaries • UP with over 2 crores 20 lakh farmer families topped the list followed by Andhra Pradesh with • The senior LJP leader and MP Ramchandra 72 lakh and Maharastra 50 lakh farmers. Paswan passed away in July 2019. He was from • PM-KISAN envisages covering approximately 14 Samastipur, Bihar. crore 50 lakh beneficiaries. • Former BJP Delhi President Mange Ram Garg passed away in July 2019. He was the former 20,000 wellness centres to be completed member of Delhi Legislative Assembly and was elected to the assembly in 2003. • 20,000 wellness centres will be completed by the end of the current year under Ayushman Sports Bharat programme. • A total of 1.5 lakh wellness centres are to be • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) established in the country under this announced the three Indian squads (ODIs, T20Is programme. and Tests) for the upcoming tour of the West • The government has set a target of eradicating Indies. India's tour of the West Indies will begin Tuberculosis from the country by 2025. on August 3, 2019 in Florida. • Ayushman Bharat programme as a successful • Ravinder Kumar Malik has clinched Mr. South model in implementing universal health. Asia title. He was crowned the champion at 12th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Chandrayaan-2 launched at 2:43pm Championship held in Kathmandu. • India’s expedition to the moon was launched on Hima das won gold in 400 m race 22 July 2019. • Chandrayaan-2 was launched by using the • Hima Das won a gold medal in the 400-meter heavy-lift launch vehicle GSLV-Mark-Three. race with a season-best time of 52.09 seconds at • The rocket carrying the prestigious probe will be Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic on 21 July ignited at 2.43 pm from the Satish Dhawan 2019. Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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• Originally Chandrayaan-2 was planned to be • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet launched on the 15th July 2019. (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri Ajay Bhadoo, as Joint Secretary to the President Appointments for a tenure co-terminus with the President. • Rajya Sabha member D Raja was appointed the • Rajya Sabha MP D Raja was appointed as the general secretary of the Communist Party of General Secretary of CPI on 21 July 2019. India (CPI) on 21 July 2019.

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