Page-19 of Current Affairs - July, 2021

Govt issues Rs 50,000 crore to build 6 submarines: Project 75-India

July 20, 2021

Under Project 75-India, the Government has issued a tender of Rs 50,000 crores to build six conventional diesel-electric submarines. These submarines will be bigger than the Scorpène-class submarines which are being built at the Mazagon Dockyards Limited, Mumbai   Highlights ..

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India’s economic growth downgraded to 10% by ADB

July 20, 2021

The Asian Development Bank has downgraded India’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year to 10 % from 11% that it had previously projected in the month of April. This downgrade was done taking into account the adverse impact ..

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Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha

July 20, 2021

The government on 19th July, 2021 had introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to repeal the decades old Lighthouse Act of 1927 to make way for shifting to modern aids from lighthouses for marine navigation.   Highlights ..

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Pedro Castillo: Peru’s new president-elect

July 20, 2021

Pedro Castillo has been announced as Peru’s new president-elect, six weeks after a polarising vote in which, Keliko Fujimori, Castillo’s right wing rival, had alleged electoral fraud.   Key Points The official count was released on Monday which Castillo has ..

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India chairs BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues

July 20, 2021

From 12 to 14 July, 2021 the BRICS meeting on Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) was held.   Key Points During the three day CGETI meeting, the BRICS members deliberated on the proposals which were circulated by ..

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1.32 lakh declarations filed under Vivad se Vishwas scheme

July 20, 2021

On 19th July, 2021, the parliament of India was informed that over 1.32 lakh declarations generating Rs 99,765 crore of disputed tax have been filed under the ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme.   Key Points The declarations received under the ‘Vivad ..

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India: 5th largest Forex reserve holder in the world

July 20, 2021

As of 25th June, 2021, India has surpassed Japan, China, Russia and Switzerland to become the world’s fifth-largest foreign exchange reserve holder with $608.99 billion. This was mentioned in the Lok Sabha on 20th July, 2021 by Pankaj Choudhary, MoS ..

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Urban unemployment rate at 20.8% in the April-June quarter 2020

July 20, 2021

On July 19, 2021, Labour minister Bhupender Yadav has said that Urban India witnessed an unemployment rate of 20.8% in the quarter of April-June 2020. This period witnessed stringent nationwide lockdown to arrest the spread of the first wave of ..

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