Current Affairs July 2016

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World

  • Abdul Sattar Edhi died July 8, He known as Pakistan's 'Father Teresa,'’ Angel of Mercy.' He established Edhi Foundation in 1951.

  • Winners of Wimbledon 2016
    Andy Murray - men's Singles
    Serena Williams Women's

  • The critically acclaimed Iranian director who died recently - Abbas Kiarostami

  • Alvin Toffler died in on June 27 - He predicts new technology in communication including the internet in his books 'future shock,' 'the third wave.'

  • Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born American Jewish writer, died on July 2. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986.

  • Name of space probe launched by NASA, reached at orbit of Jupiter on July 4 – Juno (It was launched on August 5, 2011)

  • Vijender Singh (India) - Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion - defeats Australia's Kerry Hope

  • Theresa May becomes new Prime Minister of Britton

India

  • New Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) - Prakash Javadekar

  • Kerala retains overall championship in 56th National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championship 2016 held at Hyderabad

  • Renowned artist KG Subramanyan died in Vadodara on June 29. The Kerala-born artist was awarded Padma Vibhushan(2012), Padma Bhushan(2006), Padma Shri(1975).

  • New indigenously built Fighter Jet- Tejas

  • Two gold for India in Canada Grand Prix badminton tournament
    Sai Praneeth - Men's single
    Manu Attri, Sumeeth Reddy - Men's doubles

  • Former Indian hockey captain who passed away recently - Mohammed Shahid (known as wizard of dribble)

  • Pema Khandu - New Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister

  • Indian artist Sayed Haider Raza dies on July 23

  • Bengali writer, social activist, Magsaysay award winner Mahasweta Devi dies at age of 91

  • New chief executive officer of unique identification authority of India - Ajay Bhushan Pandey
    Kerala

Kerala

  • The aim Janani Shishu Suraksha scheme (JSSK) by Kerala
    Free transport, health care and food for pregnant women who access Government health facilities for their delivery.

  • The Keralite, who got gold medal in long jump in Thailand Open Track and Field Championships, 2016 - V Neena

  • New Deputy Speaker of Kerala Assembly - V Sasi

  • New chairman of Kerala Film Academy - Director Kamal

  • Chairman of Kerala state film development corporation – Lenin Rajendran

  • Kerala's Cricketer of the Year (SK Nair Award) by the Kerala Cricket Association - Rohan Prem

  • Kerala State Sports Council:  President - TP Dasan; Vice President - Mercy Kuttan
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