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.