Current Affairs Dated July18-24,2010

National


D.R.S Chaudhary appointed as official spokes person of Ministry of Home Affairs.

Cartosat-B sends picture of Allahabad and Madurai, which is of 0.8 resolution.

A new helicopter ‘Chetak’ have been inducted in the Coast Guard.

Women constables of the Border Security Force took part in the ‘Beating Retreat Ceremony’ at the Attari-Wagah border.

International

India and U.S signed counter- terrorism cooperation initiative in New Delhi.This is the outcome of the agreement between Dr.Manmohan Singh and Barrack Obama in Washington during the Prime Ministers visit there in 2009.


Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a transit trade through which Afghanistan can export its goods through Attar-Wagah border, but India have been denied to export goods through the same way but can impot through this trade pact.

U.S . President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act in Washington.

Business

SAIL Chairman C.S.Verma inagurated the upgraded blast furnace in Bokaro Steel Plant.

Sports

Muttiah Muralidharan reached the landmark of 800 wickets in his 133rd match.He dismissed Prajyan Ojha to take the honour.

Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa won the British Open Golf Championship. The famous trophy which is given is called “ Claret Jug”.

IOC defeated India Juniors to clinch the MCC-Murugappa Gold hockey tournament.

People on News

Siddharth Varadarajan of the Hindu received the Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the year award.

P.T.Usha to head Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna , Arjuna and Dhyanachand awards apart from Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar for 2010.