Current Affairs 2020 July 16
- Former Australian Skipper Mile Jedinak announces retirement from Football.
- Ashok Lavasa appointed Vice President of Asian Development Bank.
- Central Govt provides Rs 500 crore to Haryana for its crop diversification.
- Central Govt provides Rs 1000 crore to Haryana for Rejuvenate the ponds and treats water.
- 2020 Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Pranav Ganguly.
- 2020 Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Manoranjan Porel.
- 2020 Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Ashok Kumar.
- 2020 Mohun Bagan Ratna will be presented to Palash Nandi.
- 2020 Mohun Bangan Ratna will be presented to Gurbux Singh.
- Every year 29th July is celebrated as Mohun Bagan Day.
- Ministry of Shipping approved 107 crores for modern Firefighting facilities in Haldia Dock, Kolkata.
- Vikram Doraiswami appointed India’s next Ambassador to Bangladesh.
- Rudrendra Tandon appointed India’s next Ambassador to Afghanistan.
- Book titled ‘If It Bleeds’ authored by Stephen King released.
- 690 million (8.9%) of the World’s population, went Hungary in 2019: UN Report
- UNODC released its World Wildlife Crime Report.
- UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- UNICEF India and FICCI’s SEDF joined hands to initiate ‘Reimagine Campaign’.
- AIM: “Support Vulnerable Populations and Children in India”.
- Pangolins the most trafficked wild animal in the world between 2014-2018.
- NABARD has celebrated its 39th Foundation Day on July 13.
- NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
- NABARD has organized its 1st “Digital Choupal” on Foundation Day.
- Jeff Bezos becomes richest person in the world (184 Billion).
- Mukesh Ambani becomes 6th richest person in the world.
- Azim Premji becomes 77th richest person in the world.
- Shiv Nadar becomes 89th richest person in the world.
- Philip Black appointed Cricket Ireland President.