- India added 41,383 new cases of the coronavirus over 24 hours Thursday as related deaths rose by 507. The country has reported 3.12 crore cases and 4.18 lakh fatalities so far, the health ministry said.
- IRS officer Rasmi Ranjan Das from Odisha, who currently serves as the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, is among the 25 tax experts from around the world appointed as members of the UN Tax Committee for 2021-2025 term
- The Income Tax Department on Thursday raided the premises of media group Dainik Bhaskar located in various cities on charges of tax evasion.
- The govt introduced a bill in Lok Sabha on 22 Jul, which seeks to prohibit any agitation & strike by anyone engaged in the essential defence services. The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021.
- Union Cabinet has approved Production-linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel with incentives of Rs. 6,322 crore. This will be provided over a period of five years. The scheme will attract additional investment of about 40,000 crore rupees and is estimated to generate more than 68,000 direct employment opportunities in the next 5 years.
- Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of a Central University in Ladakh, and an integrated multi-purpose corporation in Ladakh for infrastructure & construction projects.
- Amendment Bill on Multiple Airports Under PPP Gets Green Signal from Parliamentary Panel. enable the government to offer smaller airports in combination with a larger one as a package for Public Private Partnership (PPP). Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Trivandrum, Guwahati and Jaipur, for operations.
- Himachal to reopen schools for higher classes from Aug 2 with strict Covid norms. For Classes 10th, 11th & 12th.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 result will be declared on the official website – cbseresults.nic.in – and other platforms like DigiLocker and the UMANG app.
- Nearly 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on 22 Jul (Thursday) to protest against the Centre's three contentious farm laws as the Monsoon session of Parliament was underway.
- Noted Carnatic Classical Violinist ‘Kalaimaamani’ Sikkil Shri R Bhaskaran passed away at Chennai on 21 Jul. He was 85.
- UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has commended India for a ”rich” programme of work during the country’s presidency of the UN Security Council in August when high-level open debates on maritime security, peacekeeping and threats to international peace and security by terrorism will be among the highlights.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on July 27-28 with Af-Pak, Indo-Pacific and vaccines on top of the agenda. All official meeting are scheduled on July 28.
- Indian Army On Alert as China Enhances Activity Along Area In Uttarakhand. People's Liberation Army (PLA) were seen patrolling the area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Barahoti area in Uttarakhand,
- The joint Indian-Russian venture BrahMos Aerospace is planning to develop a lighter version of its missile but with similar operational characteristics.
- Russia, which has given the world the likes of MiG and Sukhoi, has unveiled a new fighter aircraft named 'Checkmate'. The aircraft will compete against US' F-35 in the international market.
- Two passenger jets from low-cost carrier Fly Dubai & Bahrain-based Gulf Air collided with each other on the taxiway at Dubai International Airport early 22 Jul (Thursday) morning, though authorities reported no injuries in the incident.
- Summer Olympics in Tokyo to begin with Opening Ceremony today, after a year-long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Opening Ceremony @ 4:30 pm Indian time.
- The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 22 Jul (Thursday) announced that it would give the Tokyo Olympics gold medal winners a cash award of Rs 75 lakh apart from giving each of the participating National Sports Federations (NSFs) a bonus amount of Rs 25 lakh.
- The IOA Advisory Committee has recommended that silver medal winners will be presented Rs 40 lakh, while the bronze winners will get richer by Rs 25 lakhs.
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