Top News Headlines by GKToday – 4 July 2019

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SC directs Meghalaya govt. to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on it by the NGT for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Gujarat Assembly passes bill to ban manufacture, sale, import and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the state
Delhi Police signs MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to set up rooftop solar energy systems in over 200 of its buildings across the city
CSIR-CCMB inks MoU with CDFD to improve understanding of human genetic disorders. CDFD-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics; CCMB-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

BSE Sensex: 39,839.25 (+22.77), NSE Nifty: 11,916.75 (+6.45)
MSP of paddy hiked by Rs 65/quintal to Rs 1,815 for the 2019-20 crop year
Govt has eliminated Unmanned Level Crossings in whole broad-gauge network: Railway Minister
RBI constitutes a working group headed by Tapan Ray to review the regulatory and supervisory framework for core investment companies
Centre signs agreement with IBM India for undertaking a pilot study to utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and weather technology solutions in agriculture
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) selects MasterCard CEO and President Ajay Banga and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji for its 2019 Global Excellence Awards
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) categorised as promoter of IT firm Mindtree after acquiring 60% stake
Facebook India launches VC Brand Incubator to help SMBs grow digital presence
ITC launches new corporate campaign ‘Sab Saath Badhein’
Basant Kumar Birla: Century Textiles and Industries Chairman dies in Mumbai at 98
Prof S. Sampath Iyengar: Renowned authority on taxation laws dies at the age of 68

Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen appointed new President of the European Commission
Italy’s David Sassoli elected President of European Parliament
Lee Iacocca, the US car industry legend who created the iconic Ford Mustang and saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, dies at the age of 94
MacKenzie Bezos, wife of the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos for 26 years, gets a whopping $38 billion in world’s biggest divorce settlement with the Amazon founder and CEO
IMF MD Christine Lagarde to step down, take charge as new President of the European Central Bank.
IMF appoints economist David Lipton as interim leader, replacing Lagarde

INF TREATY

Russia formally suspends Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty
INF limited medium-range missiles and concluded by Russia and the United States in 1987

ICC World Cup: England (305/8 in 50) beat NZ (186/10 in 45) by 119 runs at Chester-Le-Street, enter semifinal
33-year old Ambati Rayudu announces retirement from cricket after playing in 55 ODIs and scoring 1694 runs