1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 200 crore 59 lakh mark
2. The Monsoon Session of Parliament Day 2: Both the houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day following uproar by the Opposition parties over price rise and GST hike.
3. The counting of votes for Presidential elections will be taken up on Thursday. It will start at 11 AM in Parliament House complex in the national capital.
4. The Govt has extended the last date for submission of applications under Design-led Manufacturing scheme for Telecom and Networking Products till 5th August this year.
5. The Govt said the country has sufficient availability of fertilizer for the ongoing Kharif season and the stock has not been affected due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
6. The Supreme Court directed that no coercive steps should be taken against former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the multiple FIRs registered in several states over her remarks on Prophet Mohammed during a television channel debate.
The Court said that the same relief will cover any future FIR or complaint which may be registered or entertained against her with respect to the same telecast.
7. *FASTag system will end* : Big news! Now the more kilometers you walk on the highway, expressway, the more toll will be charged.
*Satellite navigation system will be installed in vehicles*
At present, the entire amount of the distance from one toll to another toll is collected from the vehicles. Even if you are not going there and your journey is being completed somewhere in the middle, but the toll has to be paid in full. Now the central government is going to collect toll tax from satellite navigation system. Its pilot project is going on.
8. *ASSAM* : Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Assam govt to hoist 80 lakh national flags under Har Ghar Tiranga.
9. *HARYANA* CM Manohar Lal has announced to give one crore rupees financial aid and government job to the family of DSP Surender Singh, who was run over by a dumper of mining mafia near the panch gaon village in the Nuh district.
10. *JHARKHAND* CM Hemant Soren’s political aide Pankaj Mishra was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in connection with an alleged money laundering case related to illegal mining. Mishra was taken to a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court. ED had earlier said that it had seized ₹11.88 crore lying in 37 bank accounts belonging to Mishra and others.
11. *KERALA* : National Testing Agency- NTA has constituted a Fact Finding Committee to ascertain the facts in detail in connection with an incident that allegedly happened in one of the Examination Centres of NEET(UG)- 2022 near Kollam district in Kerala.
Around 100 students were asked to remove part of their undergarments to enter the exam hall to take medical entrance exams at the metal detection stage during the frisking process before entering the exam center.
As per the dress code, students are not allowed to wear any metallic object or accessories while entering the exam hall. This is said to be an anti-cheating measure. While the advisory talks about belts, it does not talk about undergarments such as bras which can include under wiring. The incident took place in the exam center at Kollam.
12. India’s second monkeypox case confirmed at Kannur in Kerala; Airport and Port Health Officers advised to ensure strict health screening.
13. *MAHARASHTRA* : Atleast 12 Shiv Sena MPs extend support to Eknath Shinde-led faction.
14. *MEGHALAYA* , the proposed peace talks with the banned militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) along with the Central Government and State Government have reached an agreement as far as providing safe passage to leaders of the outfit for the peace talk.
15. *TELANGANA* Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar demanded height of Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh be reduced to save Bhadrachalam town from inundation.
16. *UTTARAKHAND* CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that Journalists Welfare Fund would be increased by ₹2 crore. The rules of the pension scheme for journalists must be simplified, he said, adding that monthly assistance given to veteran journalists has been increased from ₹5,000 to ₹8,000.
17. *WEST BENGAL* : Union Home Ministry on Tuesday said that it has received a proposal from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State “Bangla”, the Minister of State in MHA Nityanand Rai informed the Parliament.
18. *NEW APPOINTMENT* : Retired Army officer Raj Shukla has been appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
CRIME REPORT
1. Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested former Mumbai Police commissioner Sanjay Pandey in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees
2. Five doctors of Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi debarred from duties in the matter of delivery incident that took place at hospital.
3. The Karnataka High Court has denied bail to Jeetendar Singh, who disguised himself as an Indian Army soldier and took photos of a naval base and shared them with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.
FINANCE
*USD ₹79.89
💷 *GBP ₹96.03
*BSE Sensex* 54,767.62
*NIFTY* : 16,340.55
1. The Reserve Bank of India has issued a revised regulatory framework for Urban Cooperative Banks as per the recommendations of the expert committee formed under the Chairmanship of RBI’s former Deputy Governor Mr. N S Vishwanathan.
Accordingly, RBI has decided to adopt a simple four-tiered regulatory framework based on size of deposits of the banks and their area of operations.
2. The Govt has sanctioned two thousand 877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States and Union Territories under Phase-2 of FAME India scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles).
3. The Department of Commerce has notified a new Rule – Work from Home in Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 across all Special Economic Zones.
The notification was issued on demand from the industry for making a provision for a country-wide uniform Work From Home policy across all Special Economic Zones.
ENTERTAINMENT
Renowned Punjabi lyricist and music composer Jaani Johan was hospitalised after being injured in a road accident in Mohali on Tuesday.
DEFENCE:
1. Home Minister Amit Shah chairs review meeting of Central Police Training Institutes in New Delhi.
2. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur hit out at the Opposition for misleading the youth by telling lies over the recently launched Agnipath Scheme.
3. NCC cadets from Tamil Nadu won four gold, two silver and one bronze medals in the All India Inter-Directorate Sports Shooting Competition that was held in Chandigarh from July 4 to 15.
4. The Centre has said there is a shortage of 1,35,784 personnel in the three armed forces with maximum vacancies in the Army at 1,16,464. The shortage includes soldiers and officers. The annual average recruitments in the Air Force, Navy and Army are 5,723, 5,332 and 60,000 respectively, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said.
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