Current Affairs - July 16, 2021 Current Affairs

The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU between the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Denmark on Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.

The RBI has launched 'the RBI Retail Direct' scheme for retail investors, through which they can directly buy and sell government securities (G-Secs) both primary and secondary.

In Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba took an oath as the Prime Minister of the country.

The World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on July 15.

Bhutan becomes the first country, in India's immediate neighbourhood, to use the BHIM app for mobile-based payments and "to adopt UPI standards for its QR deployment".

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia's parliamentary election, a victory that assures him another term in office.

The book titled "A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China" edited by Sanjaya Baru and Rahul Sharma has been released.

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances at National Forensic Science University at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

NTPC Ltd., India's largest power generator is set to construct the country's single-largest solar photovoltaic project at Rann of Kutch region in Khavada, Gujarat.

The Badminton World Federation has informed that India will host the BWF World Championships in 2026.

The Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle became the first batsman to reach the 14,000-run landmark in T20s as the hosts defeated Australia in the third T20I.

The International Financial Services Centres Authority has issued a framework for setting up and operating the International Trade Finance Services platform.

Journalist and playwright Omchery N N Pillai has been selected for the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Literary Award for 2021.

The IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is collaborating with Sony India Software Centre Pvt. Ltd. to conduct a National hackathon called 'SAMVEDAN 2021 - Sensing Solutions for Bharat' to inspire citizens to solve India-specific problems of societal interest using IoT sensor boards.

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune has organized a virtual workshop with industry stakeholders on weather forecasts needed for wind and solar energy sectors.

The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme from 01-04-2021 to 31-03-2026 with financial implication of Rs. 4607.30 crore (Rs 3,000 crore as Central Share and Rs. 1607.30 crore as State Share).

The Assam Chief Minister tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, on the first day of the 126-member Assembly's Budget session.

17-year-old Indian-American tennis player Samir Banerjee created history by winning the Junior Championships title at Wimbledon.

The theme for World Youth Skills Day 2021 is Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic.