Current Affairs - July 25, 2021 Current Affairs

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observed the 161st Income Tax Day (also known as Aaykar Diwas) on 24 July 2021.

Multilink, one of India's fastest-growing fintech companies with a network of 1,00,000+ agents spread across India, said it will begin its strategic partnership with NSDL payments bank to build agent points across India, and the strategic tie-up will also result in providing banking facilities to rural and urban areas through NEO banking systems.

67.6% population above 6 years were found to have Covid antibodies in the 4th national serosurvey as told by Lok Sabha.

The Indian Olympic Association has roped in Adani Group as a sponsor for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Tokyo Games. IOA secretary general Rajiv Mehta, who is in Tokyo, announced the development.

The Bangladesh government is working to develop a social media platform named 'Jogajog' as an alternative to Facebook.

Kerala Bank has launched a loan scheme titled 'Kerala Bank Samagra' for the infrastructure development of Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (PACS).

Indian Navy's Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar receives the Alexander Dalrymple award from UK.

Indian Olympic Association will give Rs 75 lakh to the gold winner at Tokyo, Rs. 40 lakh silver and Rs. 25 lakhs to the bronze medal winners.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito officially opened the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Bhageerathi Amma, the oldest woman in India to take the equivalency exams, has passed away due to age-related ailments. She was 107-years-old. She was from Kerala.

Tributes were paid to Lokmanya Tilak on his Jayanti. Bal Gangadhar Tilak (or Lokmanya Tilak, 23 July 1856 - 1 August 1920), born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and independence activist.

Kenneth Juster, former US Ambassador to India, named advisor to Global Board of US India Business Council.

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has launched the first technology innovation hub to find cybersecurity solutions for anti-drones technologies, intrusion detection systems, block-chain and cyber-physical systems.

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Director General Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary on Thursday virtually conducted the last blast of the escape tube of the under-construction Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh to facilitate its faster completion.

To manage hearing loss in newborn and young children, the Punjab government launched an automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR) under the universal newborn hearing screening programme. By doing so, Punjab has become the first state in the country to introduce the system.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has overhauled rules for extending loans to directors of other banks and relatives of directors. As per the amendments, the central bank has allowed banks to extend personal loans up to Rs. 5 crores to directors of other banks.

Gujarat High Court became the first court in the country to formally start live streaming of proceedings.

The Indian Navy and the UK Navy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group (CSG)-21 participated in a two-day bilateral Passage exercise (PASSEX) in the Bay of Bengal, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth.

India has scored 90.32 per cent in the 2021 UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. India's score was 78.49 per cent in 2019.

Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the Women's 49kg category.