Top GKToday’s News Headlines-17 July 2020

July 16, 2020

Bihar assembly polls: EC limits postal ballot facility for 1. those above 80 years of age 2. Persons With Disabilities 3. COVID-19 positive 4. Quarantined 5. Those engaged in essential services
Corosure, the COVID-19 diagnostic kit developed by IIT Delhi, launched; claimed as world’s most affordable
Shree Purushottam Priyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, Head priest of Maninagar Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, dies in Ahmedabad at the age of 78

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off first container ship from Kolkata Port to Agartala via Chattogram port
Cochin Shipyard Limited signs contract for construction of Autonomous electric vessels for ASKO maritime AS, Norway
Govt. imposes curbs on import of power tillers and its components; DGFT license will be required or imports
RBI announces guidelines for “Fair Practices Code” (FPC) for ARCs (Asset Reconstruction Companies); cautions against harassment of debtors while recovering loans
NITI Aayog recommends at least 25% recycled metals, plastic and paper in India’s large infrastructure projects
India ranks 3rd behind China and US in global manufacturing locations among 48 nations: Cushman & Wakefield

Tunisia: PM Elyes Fakhfakh resigns over an alleged conflict of interest
Denmark: PM Mette Frederiksen (42) marries filmmaker Bo Tengberg (55)
Taiwan conducts live-fire exercise to demonstrate its ability to defend against any Chinese invasion
India, Israel sign agreement to further expand collaboration in dealing with cyber threats
Pakistan: Indian diplomat Gaurav Ahluwalia meets Kulbhushan Jadhav