July part 3


1. Regional Connectivity Scheme/UdeDeshKaAamNagrik- UDAN scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. UDAN, launched in April 2017, is a flagship scheme of the Union Government to enable air operations on unserved routes, connecting regional areas, to promote balanced regional growth and to make flying affordable for masses.

2. India’s first Lightest and indigenous Bullet Proof Jacket ‘Bhabha Kavach’ from Ordnance Factory Board gets nod of MHA.

3.Ministry of Tourism under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme has identified Tirthankar Circuit as one of the fifteen thematic circuits for development in the country. Program is to develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner.

4.Odisha renews effort to revive 'gharial' population. Critically Endangered— IUCN Red List.

5.Ministerial meeting of Coordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held recently in Caracas, capital of Venezuela. Founded in 1961 in Belgrade. India is a member.

6.Chrysomallon squamiferum, It is a scaly- foot snail found at only three spots in the Indian Ocean. It has become the first species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining.

7.To implement the PRASAD scheme a Mission Directorate has been set up in the Ministry of Tourism. It is Introduced in 2015, the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) is a government scheme that focuses on identifying and developing the pilgrim sites across the country to enrich the religious tourism experience.

8.Indian Army declared the Kargil mission successful on July 26, 1999; since then the day has been celebrated annually as Kargil Vijay Diwas. India launched ‘Operation Vijay’ for the project.

9.Global Innovation Index 2019 has been released. It is published by WIPO. India’s rank has been improved as it has reached at 52nd position in 2019.

10.Tamil Nadu, which has been ranked among the leading silk producing States in the country, will receive about Rs 6.22 crore under the Silk Samagra — an Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry (ISDSI).ndia is the 2nd largest producer of silk in the world after China. 

11.Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July. Highest number of tigers have found in Madhya Pradesh (526), While Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of tigers.

12.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched Securitypedia, an online encyclopaedia as a one stop repository of information on security related practices across the globe.

13.Odisha has bagged the geographical indication (GI) tag for its local version of “Rasagola”. 
This GI tag, numbered 612, is the second for Odisha. It got its first GI tag for Kandhamal Haldi.
14.he 16-nation group led by ASEAN countries is making a push for India to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Free Trade Agreement. It's to boost goods trade by eliminating most tariff and non-tariff barriers — a move that is expected to provide the region’s consumers greater choice of quality products at affordable rates. 
15.Google has created a doodle on Muthulakshmi Reddi’s 33rd birth anniversary.She was India’s first legislator and also known as woman of many firsts.
16.India has offered a USD 100 million line of credit to Benin for its development projects.It is a country in West Africa. 
17.Palau became the 76th signatory country to join the International Solar Alliance. The ISA was launched jointly by India and France in 2015 on the sidelines of the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
18.78th Rank in  the ranking of India in Global Corruption Index. Transparency International prepares Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
19.NABARD celebrated its 37th Foundation Day on 12 July 2018. it was established on 1982.
20.Uttarakhand has been adjudged as one of the country's five best performing states under the National Programme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme aimed at addressing declining child sex ratio and issues of women empowerment. Next state is Haryana.
21.United States wins FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 held in Lyon, France. They defeated the Netherlands.
22.The 6th edition of Exercise Garuda-VI has started between Indian and French Air Force from 1st of July 2019 at French Air Force Base - Mont-de-Marsan. 
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