DOWNLOAD PDF1. Chess greats Viswanathan Anand (India) and Boris Gelfand (Israel) have been selected for the Russian Federation’s ‘Order of Friendship’ award. The award recognises foreign national’s contribution to expand bilateral ties and friendship with Russian Federation.
2. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the inclusion of onion and potato under the stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. This would empower the State governments to carry out de-hoarding operations which is expected to rise as the probability of drought situation for the year is very high.
3. Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova won her second Wimbledon title as she defeated Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard. It is the shortest woman’s final at Wimbledon since Navratilova beat Andrea Jaeger in 54 minutes in 1983.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 240MW Uri-II Hydro Electric Project in J&K on his first time visit to Kashmir. The hydro power project can generate an estimated 1124 million units of hydel-energy annually. He also dedicated 25 km-long Katra-Udhampur railway line of Jammu to the nation and named it as ‘Shree Shakti Express’.
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