Railway RRB NTPC, JE, ALP, Group D, Technician

2021-08-08 08:29:04 10) The Union Home Ministry informed Lok Sabha that there are presently about 22,691 active organisations registered under The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 in India.

11) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar becomes the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha. The two-day visit which concluded on 02 Aug 21, was organised as part of Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Independence.

12) Sports minister Anurag Thakur virtually launched the theme song 'Kar De Kamaal Tu' for the country's Paralympic contingent and urged the public to cheer the para athletes during the upcoming Games in Tokyo.
➨ The song is composed and sung by divyang cricket player Sanjeev Singh, who is a resident of Lucknow.

13) The Satpura Tiger Reserve of the Madhya Pradesh state has been awarded the NatWest Group Earth Heroes award in the Earth Guardian category for best management.
➨The Satpura Tiger Reserve in the Hoshangabad district is an area spread over 2,130 square kilometers and is part of the Deccan Bio-Geographic area. It is the oldest forest wealth in the country due to its unprecedented natural beauty.
Madhya Pradesh
➨CM - Shivraj Singh Chouhan
➨Governor - Mangubhai Chhaganbhai
➨Bhimbetka Caves
➨Buddhist Monument at Sanchi
➨Khajuraho Temple

14) The Bengal government has won five Skoch Awards 2021 (a platinum, a gold and three silver awards) in four categories of governance.
➨ The MSME & textile department led from the front and won four out of the five awards, including the top two.
West Bengal :-
CM - Mamata Banerjee
GOVERNOR - Jagdeep Dhankhar
Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
Kalighat Temple

15) Indian Wrestler Labhanshu Sharma has created history by winning the Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021 organised in Tamil Nadu this year. 20 years since the formation of Uttarakhand, Labhanshu has broken the drought and won the title of Bharat Kesari for the state.
Tamil Nadu :-
➨ CM - M K Stalin
➨Governor - Banwarilal Purohit
➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)
➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)

16) India’s Neeraj Chopra won the first ever athletics medal for India in Olympics. At the javelin throw final, Neeraj Chopra threw 87.58m in his second attempt. This won him the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
➨Neeraj Chopra became second Indian to get gold after Abhinav Bindra.
➨Neeraj Chopra was the best prospect for India to get a medal. On August 4, he became the first Indian javelin thrower in history to qualify for the final at the Olympic Games.
☞ Indian Olympic Association :-
➨The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets.
➨Created - 1927
➨President - Narinder Batra
➨Secretary General - Rajeev Mehta

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2021-08-08 08:29:02 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 08 August 2021
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1) Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal after defeating Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the men's freestyle 65kg category. The second seed, who faced a crushing 5-12 defeat to Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev in the semifinals, redeemed his campaign as he earned India's sixth medal of Tokyo 2020 with a clear 8-0 victory in the bronze medal bout.
United World Wrestling (UWW) :-
Headquarters - Lausanne , Switzerland
It is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing
wrestling at the Olympics.

2) The first direct flight operations between Imphal (Manipur) and Shillong (Meghalaya) was flagged off under the Regional Connectivity Scheme "Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN)" of the Government of India.
➨From now onwards, people can easily fly between the two cities by opting for a flight of just 60 mins from Imphal to Shillong and 75 mins from Shillong to Imphal.
Manipur
➨CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
➨Governor :- Najma Heptulla
➨Khonghampat Orchidarium
➨Loktak Lake
➨Keibul-Lamjao National Park

3) The Secretary of the Department of Sciences and Technology Ashutosh Sharma has been given the additional charge of Secretary Ministry of Earth Sciences.
➨The decision has been taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
➨Agarwal is an IAS officer from UP batch '84, and his appointment will be valid till either the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

4) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the 'Vatsalya Yojana scheme' for the welfare of children affected by the death of a guardian due to COVID-19 or other diseases.
➨Under this scheme, the beneficiary children will get Rs 3,000 every month. Along with financial assistance to all the beneficiary children, education and health facilities will be provided to them.
Uttarakhand CM :- Pushkar Singh Dhami
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya
Asan Conservation Reserve
Country's first moss garden
Country's first Pollinator Park
Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett National Park

5) Chitkara University, Patiala, has been recognised as the 'District Green Champion' for Patiala district for the academic year 2020-21 by the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), Ministry of Education, Government of India.

6) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal launched an initiative that aims to support partnerships of the government with corporates and citizen groups to work towards policies and strategies for the city’s development. The sectors for development include public infrastructure, transport network, solid waste management and fighting air pollution.

7) Khushi Arun Kumar, a 19-year-old Chennai student from Stella Maris College has won the 'Best Poster' prize in the 2020 'Together Against Corruption,' International Youth Contest for Social-Anti-Corruption Advertising. The event was organised by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

8) To mark this momentous occasion, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched a website on the 75th Independence Day Celebrations 2021 (IDC 2021), https://indianidc2021.mod.gov.in, in New Delhi.
➨It is a platform to connect Indians from world over to celebrate the National Festival. The mobile app of the IDC 2021 platform will be launched in the coming days.
Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh

9) Mumbai-based city gas distribution (CGD) company Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) will set up 10 mobile refuelling units (MRUs) in the next year to meet the increasing demand for selling compressed natural gas (CNG).
Maharashtra :-
CM - Uddhav Thackeray
Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple
Grishneshwar Temple ओपन / कमेंट

2021-08-08 08:27:06 10) केंद्रीय गृह मंत्रालय ने लोकसभा को सूचित किया कि वर्तमान में भारत में विदेशी योगदान (विनियमन) अधिनियम, 2010 के तहत लगभग 22,691 सक्रिय संगठन पंजीकृत हैं।

11) भारतीय नौसेना का जहाज (INS) खंजर ओडिशा के गोपालपुर के विरासत तटीय बंदरगाह पर कॉल करने वाला पहला भारतीय नौसेना जहाज बन गया। 02 अगस्त 21 को संपन्न हुई दो दिवसीय यात्रा का आयोजन आजादी की 75वीं वर्षगांठ के उपलक्ष्य में आजादी का अमृत महोत्सव के हिस्से के रूप में किया गया था।

12) खेल मंत्री अनुराग ठाकुर ने देश के पैरालंपिक दल के लिए थीम गीत 'कर दे कमाल तू' को वस्तुतः लॉन्च किया और जनता से टोक्यो में आगामी खेलों के दौरान पैरा एथलीटों को खुश करने का आग्रह किया।

➨ इस गाने को दिव्यांग क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी संजीव सिंह ने कंपोज और गाया है, जो लखनऊ के रहने वाले हैं।

13) मध्य प्रदेश राज्य के सतपुड़ा टाइगर रिजर्व को सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रबंधन के लिए अर्थ गार्जियन श्रेणी में नेटवेस्ट ग्रुप अर्थ हीरोज पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया है।

➨होशंगाबाद जिले में सतपुड़ा टाइगर रिजर्व 2,130 वर्ग किलोमीटर में फैला क्षेत्र है और डेक्कन बायो-भौगोलिक क्षेत्र का हिस्सा है। यह अपनी अभूतपूर्व प्राकृतिक सुंदरता के कारण देश की सबसे पुरानी वन संपदा है।

मध्य प्रदेश
➨CM - Shivraj Singh Chouhan
➨Governor - Mangubhai Chhaganbhai
➨Bhimbetka Caves
➨Buddhist Monument at Sanchi
➨Khajuraho Temple

14) बंगाल सरकार ने शासन की चार श्रेणियों में पांच स्कोच पुरस्कार 2021 (एक प्लेटिनम, एक स्वर्ण और तीन रजत पुरस्कार) जीते हैं।
➨ एमएसएमई और कपड़ा विभाग ने आगे बढ़कर नेतृत्व किया और शीर्ष दो सहित पांच में से चार पुरस्कार जीते।
West Bengal :-
CM - Mamata Banerjee
GOVERNOR - Jagdeep Dhankhar
Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
Kalighat Temple

15) भारतीय पहलवान लाभांशु शर्मा ने इस साल तमिलनाडु में आयोजित भारत केसरी कुश्ती दंगल 2021 जीतकर इतिहास रच दिया है। उत्तराखंड के गठन के 20 साल बाद, लाभांशु ने सूखे को तोड़ दिया और राज्य के लिए भारत केसरी का खिताब जीता।

तमिलनाडु :-
➨ CM - M K Stalin
➨Governor - Banwarilal Purohit
➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)
➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)

16) भारत के नीरज चोपड़ा ने ओलंपिक में भारत के लिए पहला एथलेटिक्स पदक जीता। भाला फेंक फाइनल में, नीरज चोपड़ा ने अपने दूसरे प्रयास में 87.58 मीटर फेंका। इसने उन्हें टोक्यो ओलंपिक में स्वर्ण पदक दिलाया।
➨नीरज चोपड़ा अभिनव बिंद्रा के बाद गोल्ड हासिल करने वाले दूसरे भारतीय बने।
➨नीरज चोपड़ा भारत के लिए पदक जीतने की सबसे अच्छी संभावना थे। 4 अगस्त को, वह ओलंपिक खेलों में फाइनल के लिए क्वालीफाई करने वाले इतिहास में पहले भारतीय भाला फेंक खिलाड़ी बने।
☞ Indian Olympic Association :-
➨भारतीय ओलंपिक संघ (IOA) ओलंपिक खेलों, एशियाई खेलों और अन्य अंतरराष्ट्रीय एथलेटिक मीट में भारत का प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए एथलीटों का चयन करने के लिए जिम्मेदार निकाय है।
➨Created - 1927
➨President - Narinder Batra
➨Secretary General - Rajeev Mehta

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2021-08-08 08:27:03 स्टेटिक Gk . के साथ परीक्षा संबंधित करेंट अफेयर्स : 08 August 2021
#Hindi

1) भारतीय पहलवान बजरंग पुनिया ने पुरुषों की फ्रीस्टाइल 65 किग्रा वर्ग में कजाकिस्तान के दौलेट नियाजबेकोव को हराकर कांस्य पदक जीता। दूसरी वरीयता प्राप्त, जिसे सेमीफाइनल में अजरबैजान के हाजी अलीयेव से 5-12 से करारी हार का सामना करना पड़ा, उसने अपने अभियान को भुनाया क्योंकि उसने कांस्य पदक बाउट में स्पष्ट 8-0 से जीत के साथ टोक्यो 2020 का भारत का छठा पदक अर्जित किया।

United World Wrestling (UWW) :-
Headquarters - Lausanne , Switzerland

2)इंफाल (मणिपुर) और शिलांग (मेघालय) के बीच पहली सीधी उड़ान संचालन को भारत सरकार की क्षेत्रीय कनेक्टिविटी योजना "उड़े देश का आम नागरिक (आरसीएस-उड़ान)" के तहत हरी झंडी दिखाई गई।
➨अब से लोग इंफाल से शिलांग के लिए 60 मिनट और शिलांग से इंफाल के लिए 75 मिनट की उड़ान का विकल्प चुनकर आसानी से दोनों शहरों के बीच उड़ान भर सकते हैं।
मणिपुर
➨CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
➨Governor :- Najma Heptulla
➨Khonghampat Orchidarium
➨Loktak Lake
➨Keibul-Lamjao National Park

3) विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग के सचिव आशुतोष शर्मा को पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय के सचिव का अतिरिक्त प्रभार दिया गया है।
➨प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में कैबिनेट की नियुक्ति समिति ने यह फैसला लिया है।
➨अग्रवाल यूपी बैच '84 के आईएएस अधिकारी हैं, और उनकी नियुक्ति या तो नियमित पदधारी की नियुक्ति तक या अगले आदेश तक, जो भी पहले हो, तक वैध होगी।

4) उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने COVID-19 या अन्य बीमारियों के कारण अभिभावक की मृत्यु से प्रभावित बच्चों के कल्याण के लिए 'वात्सल्य योजना' योजना शुरू की।

➨इस योजना के तहत लाभार्थी बच्चों को हर महीने 3,000 रुपये मिलेंगे। सभी लाभार्थी बच्चों को आर्थिक सहायता के साथ-साथ उन्हें शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य की सुविधा प्रदान की जाएगी।

उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री :- पुष्कर सिंह धामी
राज्यपाल :- बेबी रानी मौर्य
Asan Conservation Reserve
Country's first moss garden
Country's first Pollinator Park
Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett National Park

5) चितकारा विश्वविद्यालय, पटियाला, को महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण शिक्षा परिषद (MGNCRE), शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा शैक्षणिक वर्ष 2020-21 के लिए पटियाला जिले के लिए 'जिला ग्रीन चैंपियन' के रूप में मान्यता दी गई है।

6) दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल ने एक पहल शुरू की जिसका उद्देश्य शहर के विकास के लिए नीतियों और रणनीतियों की दिशा में काम करने के लिए कॉरपोरेट्स और नागरिक समूहों के साथ सरकार की साझेदारी का समर्थन करना है। विकास के क्षेत्रों में सार्वजनिक बुनियादी ढांचा, परिवहन नेटवर्क, ठोस अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन और वायु प्रदूषण से लड़ना शामिल है।

7) स्टेला मैरिस कॉलेज के चेन्नई के 19 वर्षीय छात्र खुशी अरुण कुमार ने सामाजिक-भ्रष्टाचार विरोधी विज्ञापन के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय युवा प्रतियोगिता 2020 'टुगेदर अगेंस्ट करप्शन' में 'सर्वश्रेष्ठ पोस्टर' का पुरस्कार जीता है। यह कार्यक्रम रूसी संघ के अभियोजक जनरल द्वारा आयोजित किया गया था।

8) इस महत्वपूर्ण अवसर को चिह्नित करने के लिए, रक्षा सचिव डॉ अजय कुमार ने नई दिल्ली में 75 वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस समारोह 2021 (IDC 2021), https://indianidc2021.mod.gov.in पर एक वेबसाइट लॉन्च की।
➨यह राष्ट्रीय महोत्सव मनाने के लिए दुनिया भर से भारतीयों को जोड़ने का एक मंच है। IDC 2021 प्लेटफॉर्म का मोबाइल ऐप आने वाले दिनों में लॉन्च किया जाएगा।
रक्षा मंत्रालय :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh

9) मुंबई स्थित सिटी गैस डिस्ट्रीब्यूशन (CGD) कंपनी महानगर गैस लिमिटेड (MGL) कंप्रेस्ड नेचुरल गैस (CNG) बेचने की बढ़ती मांग को पूरा करने के लिए अगले साल 10 मोबाइल रिफ्यूलिंग यूनिट (MRU) स्थापित करेगी।

Maharashtra :-
CM - Uddhav Thackeray
Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple
Grishneshwar Temple ओपन / कमेंट

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2021-08-07 08:29:08 21) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has been awarded a contract by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to supply 12 steam generators for indigenously developed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) to be constructed at four locations in the country.
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited :-
Founded - 7 November 1975
Headquarters - New Delhi
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Chairman & MD - Gurdeep Singh

22) Uttar Pradesh reported two cases of Kappa variant of COVID-19. At King George's Medical College, a Genome Sequencing of 109 samples was conducted which confirmed presence of 107 cases of Delta Plus variant and two cases of Kappa.

23) Ashleigh Barty claimed her second Grand Slam title as she defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 to win her maiden Wimbledon women's singles title.
➨Barty became the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong in 1980 to win the Wimbledon title.

24) Rajasthan is a state which is moving fast in the direction of setting up medical colleges in all districts, the CM said addressing a virtual foundation stone laying event of intensive care units at 17 hospitals in 11 districts.
➨Rajasthan has fulfilled the necessary conditions with full preparation due to which our steps can be taken towards the establishment of medical colleges in the government sector in 30 districts.
Rajasthan:-
CM - Ashok Gehlot
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
➭Amber Palace
➭Hawa Mahal
➭Ranthambore National Park
➭City Palace
➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park
➭Sariska National Park.
➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort

25) Taking a step forward to make cities of the UT more sustainable, structured for optimum resource utilization and sensitive & supportive towards the marginalized sections of the society, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha e-launched City Livelihood Centre (CLC), Jammu and laid e-foundation of Rs 80 Crore worth Integrated Solid Waste Management facility at Kot-Bhalwal, Jammu.

Jammu and Kashmir :-
➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha
➨Dachigam National Park
➨Salim Ali National Park
➨Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary

26) Twitter has named Vinay Prakash as its resident grievance officer for India.
➨The US-based company has been in the eye of a storm over its alleged failure to comply with the new IT rules in India, which mandates, among other requirements, the appointment of three key personnel -- chief compliance officer, nodal officer and grievance officer by social media platforms with over 50 lakh users.

27) Pawan Singh, the Joint Secretary General of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), has been selected as the first ever Indian juror for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. Singh is a resident of Pune and is founder-director of the Gun For Glory Shooting Academy in Balewadi.

28) Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur.
Maharashtra :-
CM - Uddhav Thackeray
Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple
Grishneshwar Temple

29) All BRICS countries have agreed to the STI-led BRICS Innovation Cooperation Action Plan (2021-24) proposed by India during the 12th meeting of the BRICS S&T Steering Committee.
➨ BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

30) The Karnataka state government decided to develop 46 Kempegowda heritage sites located in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikballapura, and Tumakuru districts, in a bid to promote tourism.
Karnataka:-
CM :- Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot
Formation :- 1 November 1956
Language :- Kannada
Port :- New Mangalore Port

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2021-08-07 08:29:05 ➨This initiative is being undertaken in order to bridge the gap in learning created due to the COVID-19 induced lockdowns.
ISRO :-
➨Formed :- 15 August 1969
➨Headquarter :- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
➨Chairman :- Kailasavadivoo Sivan


11) Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship INS Sarvekshak successfully completed survey action around the site of ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl on July 2 and handed over the survey data to the Sri Lankan authorities.
➨Sri Lanka :-
Capital :- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) , Colombo (executive and judicial)
Largest city :- Colombo
President :- Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister:- Mahinda Rajapaksa

12) The Indian Institute of Packaging will be launching an online educational program on Certified Packaging Engineer in the Prime Minister’s initiative of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
➨The Institute of Packaging has the objective to create Packaging Engineers with complete knowledge from design conception to manufacturing.

13) The Union Cabinet has decided to make amendments to the Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 to make it more efficient to carry out the activities of farming and production of coconut.
➨The Union Cabinet has also approved Emergency COVID Response Package – 2 worth Rs 23,123 crore to strengthen medical infrastructure.

14) The first case of the Zika virus has been reported in Kerala.
A 24-year-old pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the mosquito-transmitted disease.
Kerala :-
➨Cherai Beach
➨Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River
➨Kerala :- Pamba River
➨GOVERNOR :- Arif Mohammad Khan

15) Two new underground spider species – Gravelyia boro and Dexippus kleini have recently been discovered in the Jharbari range of western Assam’s Chirang Reserve Forest, Assam.
➨ The two spiders have been found from Bodoland Territorial Region And Gravelyia boro is named after the Bodo community.
Assam
CM - Himanta Biswa Sarma
➨Assam - Bihu Festival
➨Governor - Jagdish Mukhi
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨Kaziranga National Park

16) India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi was inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district.
➨Located in the district’s Chakrata town, the garden was inaugurated by social activist Anoop Nautiyal.
Uttarakhand CM :- Tirath Singh Rawat
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya
Asan Conservation Reserve
Country's first moss garden
Country's first Pollinator Park
Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett National Park

17) Italy are taking it to Rome to end their 53-year wait for the European Championship title after beating England 3-2 on penalties in the Euro 2020 Final at the Wembley Stadium.
➨The match ended 1-1 in normal and extra-time after Leonardo Bonucci's 67th-minute equaliser canceled out Luke Shaw's fastest opening goal (2nd minute) in a Euro final.

18) The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission released the first draft of the bill aimed at population control.
➨The bill has enlisted incentives for those limiting their families to two children or less. Disincentives on non-adherence to the two-child norm have also been laid down.
Uttar Pradesh :-
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister - Yogi Adityanath
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary

19) Novak Djokovic won his 20th Grand Slam title by beating Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final to equal the record haul of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
➨Victory over Italian Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final ensured he moved level on 20 titles with Nadal and Federer.

20) Mumbai Metro along with Mastercard and Axis Bank on Thursday announced the launch of 'One Mumbai Metro Card' to ensure contactless and cashless travel for Mumbaikars.
➨ The prepaid, open loop contactless card can be used as a part of the daily transit journey with just a tap.
Maharashtra :-
Shani Shingnapur Temple
Siddhivinayak Temple
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Temple
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple
Grishneshwar Temple ओपन / कमेंट