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1) Missile man of India APJ Abdul Kalam passed away:
--> Former President APJ Abdul Kalam
passed away in Shillong on 27 July 2015 following a massive heart attack.
--> Kalam collapsed at Indian Institute
of Management (IIM)-Shillong at about 6.52 pm while he was delivering a
lecture.
--> Government has decided to declare
national mourning for seven days as a mark of respect for late former President
Abdul Kalam.
--> Kalam, who served as the 11th
President of India from 2002 to 2007, was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on 15
October 1931, and studied physics and aerospace engineering.
--> His role in development of ballistic
missile and launch vehicle technology earned him the moniker - 'Missile Man'.
--> Kalam played a pivotal role in the
nuclear tests that India conducted in 1998 in Rajasthan's Pokharan.
--> Kalam was conferred with Bharat
Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1997 for his immense and valuable contribution
to country's scientific research and modernisation of defence technology.
2) IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman:
--> Information Technology Secretary Ram
Sevak Sharma on 27 July 2015 was appointed chairman of the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (Trai).
--> Sharma was set to retire in
September as secretary of department of electronics and information technology.
--> A 1978-batch IAS officer of the
Jharkhand cadre, he was a probable choice because of his familiarity with the
telecom and IT sector.
--> He will take place of Rahul Khullar
who had retired in May 2015.
3) Andhra Pradesh Government to rename Rajahmundry as
Rajamahendravaram:
--> Rajahmundry shall henceforth be
known as Rajamahendravaram, announced Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the
concluding meeting of the Godavari maha pushkaram.--> The new name is
derived from a Chalukya dynasty ruler of the 11th century who ruled over the
city.
--> The city, located on the banks of
Godavari, is the headquarters of Rajahmundry urban and Rural mandals.
4) Chris Froome won the Tour de France 2015:
--> Chris Froome won the Tour de France
2015 on 26 July 2015 to become the first Briton to won this most prestigious
cycling championship twice.
--> Chris Froome, who had won the
championship in 2013 beat Colombia’s Nairo Quintana to create cycling history
for Britain.
-->
He became the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice as he safely
finished the arduous championship at its finishing line in Paris.
5) Mexico won record 7th CONCACAF Gold Cup:
--> Mexico spoiled Jamaica's first trip
to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final with a dominant 3-1 triumph that gave them a
record seventh Cup title.
--> Jamaica had become the first
Caribbean team to reach the final, but Mexico stole the storyline at
Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field by winning their third Cup championship
from the last four played.
6) Swati Maliwal took charge as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women:
--> Swati Maliwal on 28 July 2015 took
charge as the Chairperson of Delhi Commisson for Women (DCW), along with three
other members.
--> Her appointment was approved by Lt
Governor Najeeb Jung.
7) Ashish Bahuguna appointed as the New Chief of Food Regulator
FSSAI:
--> Ashish Bahuguna, former agriculture
secretary, has been appointed as the chairman of the Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India or FSSAI.
--> The tenure of the chairman is for
three years.
--> Until now, Health Secretary Bhanu
Pratap Sharma was temporarily in-charge of the post.
--> Mr Bahuguna, a 1978-batch Indian
Administrative Service officer of Rajasthan cadre, retired in February this
year.
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