1. PM Modi will inaugurate & dedicate to the nation several key projects of the Railways in Gujarat today (16 Jul) via video conferencing. He will also inaugurate the Aquatics and Robotics Gallery, and Nature Park in Gujarat Science City during the event.
2. The Railway projects include the newly redeveloped Gandhinagar Capital Railway station, gauge converted cum electrified Mahesana – Varetha line, and the newly electrified Surendranagar – Pipavav section.
3. Civil Aviation Ministry releases d-Drone Rules, 2021 for public consultation. The Drone Rules, 2021 will replace the UAS Rules 2021 (released on 12 Mar 2021). The last date for receipt of public comments is 05 Aug 2021. Import of drones and drone components will be regulated by Directorate General of Foreign Trade. All drone training and testing to be carried out by an authorised drone school.
4. PM Modi inaugurates and layed foundation stones of various development projects in Varanasi worth around 839 crore rupees.. He addressed the gathering at BHU in his Parliamentary Constituency Varanasi.
5. Union Education Minister Dhramendra Pradhan on 15 Jul (Thursday) announced that JEE Main dates for Phase IV 2021 have been postponed. Now it will be held on 26th-27th & 31 Aug 2021. It will also be continued on 1st & 2nd September 2021.
6. India is likely to be hit by the 3rd wave of coronavirus at the end of August 2021.
7. Maharashtra SSC Result 2021 to be announced on July 16 at mahresult.nic.in, sscresult.mkcl.org & maharashtraeducation.com
8. Punjab Congress leader Harish Rawat’s announcement of Cricketer turned Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s elevation to the post of state chief set off a flurry of political activity in Punjab. However, Rawat soon backtracked on his statement saying it will be discussed & no final decision has been taken.
9. The Andhra Pradesh govt has issued fresh orders for the implementation of 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in education & employment, in accordance with the Constitution 103 Amendment Act.
10. Jindal Steel to set up steel plant investment of Rs 7,500 crore in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
11. Karnataka to create one crore jobs in next 5 years, says CM B S Yediyurappa, while addressing ‘World Youth Skill Day’ function organised by the Department of Skill Development.
12. Himachal Pradesh: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit Shimla at 7:47 pm on 15 Jul (Thursday).
13. 119th Birthday of former CM of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj, who is revered as the father of renaissance of Education in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry was celebrated in Puducherry on 15 Jul (Thursday).
14. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 15 Jul (Thursday) launched an Artificial Intelligence-powered grievance management application in New Delhi. The system was developed by Ministry of Defence with the cooperation of IIT-Kanpur. The system can identify repeat complaints or spam automatically.
15. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat is on 15 Jul (Thursday) visiting the Line of Control (LoC) to review the forces’ operational preparedness. Additionally, CDS Bipin Rawat will also review the Anti-Infiltration grid during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
16. According to report of Defence Ministry: A total of 147 additional women short service commission (SSC) officers of the Indian Army have been granted permanent commission as per the revised parameters set by the Supreme Court in March 2021.
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