1. Monsoon Session of Parliament begins yesterday (19 July). As Speaker Birla started making obituary references, the House also paid tributes to 40 former members who passed away in recent months.
2. Over 41 crore doses of COVID vaccine administered so far in India, COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.32%; Union Health Ministry report.
3. The Govt on 19 Jul (Monday) announced the launch of National Logistics Excellence Awards to turn the spotlight on the logistics sector. The Awards will give due recognition to various players involved in the logistics supply chain. The awards are in 2 categories, the 1st group includes logistics infrastructure & service providers and 2nd one is for various user industries.
4. Heavy rain lashes several parts of Delhi NCR. India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in Mumbai.
5. Republican Party of India (RPI) cheif Ramdas Athawale requested the Maharashtra govt to ease COVID norms & announce relaxations for the Bakrid festival which will be celebrated on 21 Jul (depends upon Moon).
6. Union govt has approved new rules that would allow equal value infrastructure (EVI) development for armed forces in return for the land procured from them for public projects or other non-military activities.
7. Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that defence land needed for major public projects, like building of metro, roads, railways, and flyovers could only be exchanged for land of equivalent value, or after payment of market prices.
8. Manipur-based activist Leichombam Erendro, who was booked under National Security Act for criticising BJP leaders on use of cow dung & urine as cures for COVID-19, was released on 19 Jul following the Supreme Court directions.
9. Kerala Police launched a new initiative called the ‘Pink Protection’ project for the protection of women in public, private and digital spaces. It’s aims to prevent dowry-related issues, cyberbullying and humiliation in public place.
10. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National President & former CM of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu appointed Bakkani Narasimhulu as the new president of the Telangana TDP President.
11. In Jammu & Kashmir, two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Check Sadiq Khan area of Shopian district.
12. Mumbai cops arrest Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra a Businessman in a case related to alleged creation of pornographic films & publishing them through some apps.
13. Indian Army will close the registration portal of women military police recruitment on 20 Jul 2021. A total of 100 vacancies will be filled in the women military police in soldier general duty post. The application forms are available on the official website of the Indian Army.
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