- 2182 persons in Odisha tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha in last 24 hours taking the total caseload to 9,52,111.Total 73,027 samples were tested yesterday with the Total Positivity Rate (TPR) remaining 2.98. Khordha district recorded highest 510 cases followed by Cuttack (308) and Jajpur (175).
- The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 188.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.07 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.56 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
- Govt launched digital platform Kisan Sarathi to facilitate farmers to get right information at right time in their desired language.
- PM Modi interacted with Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to discuss Covid related situation. CMs also provided feedback about the vaccination strategy.
- The Reserve Bank has imposed restrictions on Mastercard Asia/Pacific Private Limited for adding new domestic customers from 22nd July 2021. This order will not impact existing Mastercard customers.
- Karnataka govt allows reopening of medical, dental colleges: Only students, teaching & non-teaching staff who have taken at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be permitted to attend college.
- Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till July 31 With Some Relaxations: Schools, Colleges, theaters, bars, and swimming pools will remain closed.
- 1Assam, Finance minister Ajanta Neog on 16 Jul presented a 566.20 crore rupees deficit state budget for the year 2021-22.
- The Kerala govt has launched a mass drive to make the tourism destinations in the state 'complete vaccinated zones' by giving jabs to everyone working in the sector.
- Surekha Sikri (19 April 1945 – 16 July 2021) an Indian theatre, film and television actress was died at 76 yrs. She was awarded the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role in 2008 for her work in the primetime soap opera Balika Vadhu.
- Trainer aircraft crashes in Maharashtra's Jalgaon;1 dead, another injured. The incident took place Wardi Village, Chopra Dist @ 4.30 pm on 17 Jul.
- India May Procure Israeli Anti-drone Systems SMASH 2000 Plus: India is likely to make a decision soon on the deployment of anti-drone technology at military installations across the country.
- The Army on 16 Jul (Friday) said it was encouraging to see an overwhelming response from people in Kashmir to the 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' -- the victory flame to celebrate India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war -- as the force paid floral tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives for the country.
- China’s People’s Liberation Army is building permanent structures at a number of points at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim as it seems to be intending to put its troops in the forward areas for much longer period.
- The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, amid tensions with China.
- China has increased its diplomatic pressure on Pakistan as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged his Pakistani counterpart to hold accountable the culprits in what he described as a “terrorist attack” on a bus taking Chinese workers, Chinese embassy in Islamabad issued a security alert to Chinese citizens & projects in Pakistan.
- 80 people have died and hundreds more are unaccounted for in Germany after the worst flooding hit. Record rainfall in western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks.
- As Para Badminton is set to make debut at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo next month Aug 2021, India will send a strong seven-member squad after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday granted two bipartite quotas to the country.
- Several top Tennis players including 2012 Olympic gold medallist Victoria Azarenka pull out of Tokyo Games amidst COVID-19 fears. Azarenka has cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind her withdrawal. She had won mixed doubles with Max Mirnyin in 2012 and a bronze medal in women’s singles.
- Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the Corona virus. The very significant change to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
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