Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: July 5, 2021

– J&K: Authorities in Srinagar district ban storage, sale, possession, use and transport of unmanned aerial vehicles

– Govt set up two more Central Drug Laboratories for COVID Vaccine Testing at National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, and National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad in addition to Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) at Kasauli

– Pushkar Singh Dhami sworn in as 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

– No coercive action against NGOs that fail to meet annual returns deadline, Delhi HC tells Home Ministry

– Gujarat: 194 crocodiles relocated from Panchmuli lake near the Statue of Unity in Narmada district to ensure safety of tourists

– India’s coal production declines 2.02% to 716.084 million tonnes (MT) in 2020-21; Chhattisgarh top state with 158.409 MT

– Philippines: 45 killed in crash of military’s C-130 Hercules transport plane

– Chinese astronauts complete first spacewalk at new Tiangong space station

– Armenia’s Levon Aronian wins Goldmoney Asian Rapid online chess title

– China’s Hou Yifan wins FIDE Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship; India’s D. Harika finishes runner-up

– Max Verstappen of Red Bull wins Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg in Austria