Current Affairs for various competitive examinations- July 12, 2019
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These are written mainly for aspirants of Banking, SSC, IBPS, or competitive exams like UPSC, APPSC, TSPSC, TNPSC, IAS, RRB State Level Public Service Commission, and other exams.  Current Affairs bits help in the last minute preparation for various exams.  Current Affairs One-Liners help a lot.  Watch below some of Current Affairs- One-Liners
1- A special 50 wagon train will reach Chennai on Friday afternoon carrying water from Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district.
2-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to appoint son Eduardo Bolsonaro as US ambassador.
3-The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun repair work on Taj Mahal, the iconic 17th-century monument of love.
4- England opener Jason Roy was fined for showing dissent at umpire’s decision in the World Cup semifinal clash between the hosts and Australia at the Edgbaston.
5- India’s first dolphin research center will be laid in Pune after an eight-year delay.
* CMFRI- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
* NRDWP- National Rural Drinking Water Project
8-Dubai offers a free 30-day alcohol license for tourists.
9-Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) has launched campaign for India’s upcoming tour of West Indies tour, Ashes.
10- YouTube is all set to bring a new Learning Playlists education feature with dedicated landing pages for educational videos.
11- Actress turned BJP MP Hema Malini’s first Punjabi production i.e ‘Mitti – Virasat Babbaran Di’ will release on August 23.
12-The 96-year-old Rishikesh’s iconic Laxman Jhula bridge on the river Ganga closed for security reasons.
13- The Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad in a fodder scam case.
14-Actress Neetu Chandra is the brand ambassador for the Pro Kabbadi team Patna Pirates.
15-The Department of Immigration (DoI) of the Nepal government to raise visa fee for tourists from July 17.
16-Rashid Khan has been named as Afghan Cricket captain across all formats.
17-Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena and South Africa’s Marais Erasmus are chosen on-field umpires for the World Cup final.
18-SBI has waived charges on RTGS and NEFT transactions with effect from July 1.
19-President Ram Nath Kovind has ‘darshan’ of Athi Varadar at Devarajaswami Temple in Kanchipuram.
20- The YSR Congress Party government of Andhra Pradesh has presented over Rs 2.27 lakh crore budget for 2019-20.
21-The Lok Sabha has passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
* A central university and a tribal university is coming up in Andhra Pradesh with this Bill.
22-Lakshadweep Administrator Farooq Khan is the Chief Security Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik.
23-Indian found third place on the list of foreign tourist arrivals in Singapore.
24-India, Russia to strengthen ‘Make in India’ program mainly in space exploration.
25-Filmmaker Radhakrishnan has passed away in Thiruvananthapuram.
* He won Kerala State Film Award in cinematography for seven times.
26-Hotstar witnessed 25.3 million viewership record in the World Cup semifinal clash between India and New Zealand.
27-Ace sprinter Dutee Chand found a fifth place in the women’s 200m final at the World University Games in Napoli.
28- The Punjab and Haryana High Court deferred decision to replace Punjabi with English in trial courts.
29-Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has flagged off the first train of Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra to Golden Temple-Wagah Border-Anandpur Sahib corridor.
30-A court in Ahmedabad has granted bail to Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case.
31- The Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy of Andhra Pradesh has presented the budget worth Rs 2,27,974 crores in the state legislative assembly.
* Total Budget Allocation: Rs 2,27,974 crores.
* Budget Estimation: 19.32 percent increase
* Revenue deficit: Rs 1,778,52 crore
* Revenue Expenditure: Rs 1,80,475 crore
32-France has become the first major economy to impose a tax on digital giants.
33-Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has touched down on asteroid Ryugu for a second time.
34-India’s current High Commissioner to Canada Vikas Swarup has been assigned a job as Secretary in the Consular, Passport, Visa, and Overseas Indian Affairs division, with effect from August 1.
35-Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri was named as Men’s footballer of the year.
* Ashalata Devi won the Women’s footballer of the year title.
36-The US lawmakers have passed a bill to lift the present 7 percent country-cap on issuing Green Cards.
* A Green Card allows a person to live and work permanently in the US.