VG Siddhartha, founder of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), has gone missing since Monday evening from the Netravati dam site in Karnataka. VG Siddhartha is also the son-in-law of former Karnataka CM and Union minister SM Krishna.

Kaiga Atomic Energy station (Karnataka) sets a World Record in continuous operation of 962 days by Unit-1 of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS-1) among nuclear power plants of all technologies.

Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Kumar (75 kg) bagged his first international gold against Korea’s Kim Jinjae by 5-0.Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (51 kg) lost to Chang Yuan of China and settled for silver.Asian silver-winner Deepak Bhoria (49 kg) won the silver medal by losing to Mirzakhmedov Nodirjon of Uzbekistan.GeeBee Boxing silver-medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) and India Open silver medallist Brijesh Yadav (81kg) also settled for Silver medals.Former Asian youth silver-medallist Ashish (69kg) lost to Thailand’s Wuttichai Masuk and settled for bronze.Among the women pugilists, Manju Rani (48kg) who lost to Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksa and Bhagyabati Kachari (75 kg) settled with bronze medals.

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Foreign Ministers Meet was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 25-26, 2019. The meeting focused on the importance of upholding and supporting the objectives of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and intensifying cooperation to implement and improve its Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation. The Ministers emphasized the importance to comply with and strengthen the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC), including by adopting a Protocol to the Convention that provides for, inter alia, an efficient verification mechanism.

On July 26, 2019, The Ministry of Mines in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) Nagpur, has organized a workshop called ‘Waste To Wealth’ on productive utilization of ‘Red Mud’in New Delhi.The workshop, which was presided over by Dr. K. Rajeswara Rao, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines.Discussion: The workshop discussed the present status regarding the generation of red mud and its safe disposal and utilization.

On July 27, 2019, the 36th Goods & Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting was held in New Delhi Via Video Conference under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. It was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur, Revenue Secretary Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey and other senior officials of the Ministry of Finance.

Creative Shop is tasked with helping marketers and agencies use its platforms and tools. It is worth mentioning that he served as ECD with Havas and Droga5 earlier.

WhatsApp has partnered with NITI Aayog, under the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to announce its plan to support and promote women entrepreneurs in India.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has invited Nepal to be the partner country for this year’s ‘Gita Jayanti Mahotsav 2019’ scheduled to be held at Kurukshetra.

Networking company CISCO has partnered with Google for its ‘gStation’ project that provides access to free and high-speed WiFi at public locations across the country.

The count of tigers in India has risen to 2967, in 2018. The number of tigers in 2014 was 2226, in 2010 was 1706 and in 2006 was 1411. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers with 526, followed by Karnatak at 524. The data was collected using an Android-based application- M-STrIPES ( Monitoring system for Tigers’ Intensive Protection and Ecological Status).

India and Benin have signed an important agreement for the circulation of diplomatic passport holders from both countries, which will enable diplomatic passports from both Benin and India to travel to both countries without visa.

Sawan Shivratri will be observed on July 30 this year. The auspicious day is also known as Masa Shivaratri. Sawan or Shravan month, which began on July 17, will continue till August 15. The holy month is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the army.

On July 24, 2019, Jordan, an Arab country in Western Asia, opened its first Underwater Military Museum Dive Site, off its Red Sea coast, Aqaba. The objective of the museum is to offer a new type of museum experience combining sports, environment and exhibits for divers, snorkelers and visitors on glass-bottomed boats. It has several tanks, an ambulance, a military crane, a troop carrier, an anti-aircraft battery, guns, Jordanian Armed Forces AH-1 Cobra Helicopter, 19 decommissioned pieces of military hardware, submerged at depths up to 28 metres (92 feet).

In India International Bus and Car show, Prawaas 2019 which was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari informed that approval was given to the national permit scheme for inter-state travel for bus operators. It will increase the state revenue by 3-4% as the money will be directly credited to the states in a proportionate manner.Government is also working on alternative fu

These sanctions are the most visible sign of US disappointment with Myanmar. Reportedly, they were involved in the violence that led about 740,000 Rohingya to flee across the border to Bangladesh.

The main theme will be ‘Mainstreaming Ayurveda Startups, Innovation and Branding.’ Over 500 industry leaders and experts are expected to participate.

He will continue to hold the post till superannuation in July 2020. Rao is a 1986-batch IPS officer from Odisha cadre.

Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in country to reserve 75% private jobs for locals across all categories in industrial units, factories, joint ventures as well as projects that are in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

Uttar Pradesh has become number one in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) in the country. As per the statement released by state government, 1.95 crores people have been given insurance cover under the scheme till 31 march 2019. The implementation of this ambitious central government scheme started in state from January 2018 under which people between age group of 18 to 70 get accidental insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakh by paying a nominal premium of Rs 12 annually. Beside this, Uttar Pradesh stands second in the country in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY). The PMJJBY is a life insurance scheme that provides a life cover of Rs.2 lakh at Rs.330/year. It is available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 years having a bank account who give their consent to join / enable auto-debit.

The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is an executive and bureaucratic space agency of the Government of Pakistan. It is responsible for the nation’s public and civil space programme and for aeronautics and aerospace research. It is in news because the space agency has recently announced that it will send its first astronaut to space in 2022 using ally China’s satellite launching facilities. Pakistan’s decision came as India on July 22 successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan 2.

The fifth international Dharma-Dhamma conference was held in Rajgir, Bihar on July 27 and 28, 2019. Around 200 delegates from 15 countries participated in the event.

Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has taken charge as the new Governor of Andhra Pradesh in Rajbhavan in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. His oath was administered by the AP High Court Acting Chief Justice Justice C. Praveen Kumar.