ONE LINER OF THE DAY 31st July 2019

1.Government has designated financial services secretary Rajiv Kumar as finance secretary. He succeeds Subash Chandra Garg, who was shifted to the position of power secretary. Kumar has played a crucial role in initiating banking reforms for state-run banks.Garg served as the economic affairs secretary.

2.NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission will launch a new programme for Community Innovation in New Delhi. It aims to encourage the spirit of innovation in the country. It will be jointly inaugurated by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank & Dharmendra Pradhan.Atal Innovation Mission Director - R Ramanan.

3.RBI relaxed norms for end-use of money raised through ECBs. ECBs with a minimum average maturity period of 7 yrs can be availed for repayment of rupee loans availed domestically for capital expenditure as also by NBFCs for on-lending for the same purpose.ECB (10 yr avg maturity)can be used for working capital purposes.

4.India and Myanmar inked a Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation aimed at enhancing military training, joint surveillance, and maritime security to further strengthen their military ties.Armies of India & Myanmar held 2 phases of 'Operation Sunrise'.

5.DARPG in association with MeitY, GoI & Meghalaya govt will organize the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 at Shillong. It is the first time the event is being organized in North-Eastern region. Theme is ‘Digital India: Success to Excellence’.Minister of State of MeitY - Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao.

6.Former Cognizant executive Debashis Chatterjee will take over as Mindtree's new Chief Executive Officer on August 1. He served as the executive vice president and president, global delivery, in Cognizant.New Chairman of Mindtree – A M Naik.

7.Lok Sabha passed the Consumer Protection Bill that seeks to establish the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to protect and enforce consumer rights. The CCPA will take immediate action after a complaint is filed by consumers.The bill would replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

8.London has been named as the world's best city for students for the 2nd consecutive year, beating international cities like Tokyo & Melbourne that came 2nd & 3rd respectively. The 'QS Best Student Cities Ranking' compiled by QS Quacquarelli Symonds.Indian Students in London registered a hike of 20% in 2017-18.

9.B. Sai Praneeth has jumped 4 places to enter in the top 20 players in the latest World Badminton Rankings. He is now World No.19 in Men's Singles badminton ranking. Kidambi Srikanth & Sameer Verma retained his 10th & 13th position respectively.PV Sindhu & Saina Nehwal retained 5th & 8th rank respectively.

10.Dr.Subir Vithal Gokarn passed away at 60. He was the RBI Deputy Governor (2009-12) & oversaw Monetary Policy Research & Financial Markets dept. He served as Chief Economist of Standard & Poor’s Asia-Pacific (2007-09) & Chief Economist of CRISIL (2002-07).He was appointed as Executive Director of IMF in Nov 2015.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 30th July 2019

1.Bandhan Bank announced the appointment of Siddhartha Sanyal as chief economist and head of research who will spearhead the bank’s research and business strategy. He was the director and chief India economist of Barclays Bank Plc.‘Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai’ is the tagline of Bandhan Bank.

2.July 30 is celebrated as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. It is observed to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking & for the protection of their rights. 2019 Theme: ‘Human Trafficking: Call Your Government to Action’.Acc to UNODC, around 225000 victims of trafficking were detected.

3.India’s seventh Economic Census began from Tripura and a similar task would be launched in other States and Union Territories across the country next month. The IT-enabled economic census would be done by the Common Service Centres in each gram panchayat.Economic Census nodal officer - Arup Kumar Chanda.

4.India & Mozambique have signed two Memoranda of Understanding on sharing white shipping information & co-operation in the field of Hydrography. The agreement will further strengthen the ongoing Indo-Mozambican Defence co-operation and their relations.Mozambique: Capital – Maputo; Currency – Metical.

5.According to the report by Wood Mackenzie, India's renewable energy cost is the lowest in the Asia Pacific. The levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) using solar photovoltaic has fallen to $38 per MWh. It was 14% cheaper than coal-fired power.India is the 2nd largest power market in the Asia Pacific.

6.Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that the Sachivalaya or Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will now be called ‘Lok Seva Bhavan’. The Odisha secretariat building was inaugurated on Nov 12, 1959, by Home Minister Govind Ballabh Pant.Odisha Rasagola recently got a Geographical Indication tag.

7.The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) has appointed justice A K Sikri as its ombudsman and ethics officer. He will be responsible for investigating queries/complaints raised by the users of the online fantasy sports gaming platforms.Anwar Shirpurwala – Chief Executive Officer of IFSG.

8.India has signed a deal worth around ₹ 1500 Cr to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles from Russia to be equipped on the Su-30MKI combat aircraft. They have been acquired under 10-I projects which mandate the 3 services to maintain critical weapon systems.R-27 missile is a medium-to-long-range air-to-air missile.

9.Scientists at IIT Hyderabad have developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make Kumkum/vermilion in India. A dye-sensitized solar cell is based on New Fuchsin dye with an aqueous electrolyte.DSSC devices tend to get degraded with atmospheric moisture.

10.In Gujarat, senior BJP leader and former Lok Sabha MP Vithalbhai Radadiya died. He was 61. He was the six-time MLA and also served as a Minister in the Gujarat government. He was considered as a popular farmers' leader of Saurashtra.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 29th July 2019

1.India now has 2,967 tigers & growth in the 4th cycle of the Tiger Census has been a 33%. PM Narendra Modi released All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 emphasising that India has achieved the target of doubling tiger population 4 years before deadline.Madhya Pradesh saw the highest number of tigers at 526.

2.The third edition of Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Guwahati next year as announced by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. It will be conducted in partnership with Indian Olympic Association, School Games Federation of India & Assam as host State.2019 Khelo India Youth Games were held in Pune.

3.IPS officer VK Johri has been appointed as next Director General of BSF. He is presently serving as the Special Secretary (RAW), under the Cabinet Secretariat & will take over the charge of the BSF from incumbent Rajni Kant Mishra, on 31st of July.He is 1984-batch Indian Police Service officer of MP cadre.

4.6-time world champion Mary Kom in 51kg category and Simranjit Kaur in 60kg category grabbed a gold each in 23rd President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Indian boxers finished their campaign in the Tournament with nine medals.Indian medal tally comprised 7 gold, 2 silver.

5.Red Bull's driver Max Verstappen clinched the rain-hit German Grand Prix at Hockenheim while Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel claimed the second spot and Russian Daniil Kvyat achieved the third spot for Toro Rosso.Inaugural season of Formula One racing was held in 1950.

6.Indian Railways' Northeast Frontier Railway zone has started a unique initiative to earmark a special portion of the SLR coach with pink colour which is done to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security.8 trains in Rangiya division have begun operations with same.

7.IDFC institute, a think-tank, Indian cities are more urban than recognised and contribute between 59% and 70% of India’s gross domestic product. The report pegs India’s urbanisation rate to be anywhere between 47% and 65%.₹48,000 crore were allocated in budget for MoHUA

8.Moodbidri Cooperative Service Bank Ltd., a cooperative bank in Dakshina Kannada is offering ₹5,000 as incentive to its members who carry out rainwater harvesting, to re-charge open wells in two villages nearby during the ongoing monsoon season.State govt had declared Moodbiri as drought-hit in 2017.

9.Meghalaya Assembly Speaker and former Chief Minister Donkupar Roy passed away recently in a Gurugram hospital at the age of 64. He was seen as one of the most influential politicians from the Khasi community.He headed the United Democratic Party (UDP).

10.22-year-old Bernal, the youngest rider & first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall leader's yellow jersey after Sunday's 21st and final stage won by Caleb Ewan of Australia.Tour de France is annual cycling event with 21 day-long stages.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 28th July 2019

1.The Goods and Services Tax Council lowered tax on electric vehicles to 5 percent from 12 percent earlier. It also reduced the tax rate on the EV chargers or charging stations to 5 percent from 18 percent.The new tax rate will be effective from Aug. 1, 2019.

2.According to US Aerospace company Boeing the first four of 22 AH-64E Apaches helicopters ordered by India had been received by the Indian Air Force at the Hindon Station near New Delhi. An additional four Apaches will arrive in the coming week.Apache - First attack helicopter in India’s defence arsenal.

3.Private sector general insurer Digit Insurance will soon be entering the health insurance segment. The company that currently sells motor insurance, international travel insurance, home insurance and mobile insurance will sell medical policies as well.Digit relies on technology for claims settlement as well.

4.Food and beverages major PepsiCo India is planning to invest Rs 514 crore over the next three years to set up a greenfield snacks manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh. PepsiCo is committed to growing its food and beverage business sustainably in India.PepsiCo India President and CEO Ahmed ElSheikh.

5.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. won more subscribers to become India’s biggest telecom operator, as companies prepare for the planned rollout of a 5G network next year. Reliance Jio’s subscriber base grew to 331.3 million in the quarter ended June.It was launched 3 yrs ago by Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man.

6.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. won more subscribers to become India’s biggest telecom operator, as companies prepare for the planned rollout of a 5G network next year. Reliance Jio’s subscriber base grew to 331.3 million in the quarter ended June.It was launched 3 yrs ago by Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man.

7.Credit rating agency CRISIL has revised its rating outlook on the long-term debt instruments, fixed deposit programme and long term bank facilities of PNB Housing Finance Ltd to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ while reaffirming the ratings at ‘AA+/FAAA’.CEO of CRISIL- Ashu Suyash.

8.Corporation Bank has entered into a MoU with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd for providing insurance cover for accidental death to the specified saving bank account holders of the bank under the group personal accident insurance policy.P. V. Bharathi -CEO, Corporation Bank.

9.Former union minister and senior Congress leader from Telangana, S. Jaipal Reddy passed away. The five-time member of Lok Sabha, four-time MLA and two-time Rajya Sabha member died while undergoing treatment for pneumonia. He was aged 77.He held the petroleum portfolio under the UPA-2 govt. (2009-14)

10.World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.Theme :  Invest in eliminating hepatitis.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 27th July 2019

1.The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be organizing the 3rd edition of Global Ayurveda Summit 2019 on October 30 and 31 at Kochi. The main theme will be ‘Mainstreaming Ayurveda Start-ups, Innovation and Branding’.Vikram Kirloskar is current CII president.

2.Argentina within the strategic partnership with India, has decided to be a partner for the development of the agricultural sector in India and further cooperate in this sector through technological exchanges that can boost the productivity.Argentina is G-20 state and key Latin American country.

3.Lok Sabha gave its nod to the Companies (Amendment) Bill which seeks to tighten corporate social responsibility compliance and reduce the load of cases on the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).Om Birla is current Speaker who presides over the 17th Lok Sabha.

4.International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will channel $200 million into Shriram Transport Finance to primarily fund purchases of commercial vehicles and support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).Established in 1956, IFC is owned by 185 member countries.

5.Apple Inc took a major step toward supplying its own smartphone chips by purchasing the majority of Intel Corp's modem business in a deal valued at $1 billion. It is Apple’s second-largest ever after its $3.2 billion purchase of Beats Electronics in 2014.Apple Chief Executive- Tim Cook.

6.SoftBank Group announced will launch its second Vision Fund with participation from Apple, Foxconn, Microsoft and other tech companies and investors. Called the Vision Fund 2, the fund will focus on AI-based technology.SoftBank Group’s own investment in the fund will be $38 billion.

7.The Union health ministry has constituted a committee which will advise the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) regarding strengthening of medical devices regulations in the country and also examine issues relating to their implementation.It be headed by the Drugs Controller General of India.

8.Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has topped an Instagram Sports Rich List for 2019, after it was revealed he received $975,000 per post to endorse products from companies on the social media platform. Second on the list is Neymar Jr.Highest ranked woman- Former UFC fighter Ronda Rousey.

9.The partnership between National Health Authority (NHA) and the Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) aims to streamline all innovations ensuring that it increases the efficacy of service delivery of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.Healthcare Federation of India -NATHEALTH.

10.Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92.He was the world's oldest sitting president. He won Tunisia's first free elections in 2014 following Arab uprisings across the region.Current Prime Minister Of Tunisia -Youssef Chahed.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 26th July 2019

1.Uttar Pradesh has become No.1 in implementation of PM Suraksha Bima Yojana. 1.95 Cr people have been given insurance cover under the scheme till 31 Mar 2019. People can get accidental insurance cover of ₹ 2 L by paying a nominal premium of ₹ 12 annually.UP stands 2nd in the execution of PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.

2.Govt has reconstituted the GoM looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace & strengthen legal frameworks with Amit Shah, replacing Rajnath Singh. Members are Nirmala Sitharaman, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ & Smriti Irani.GoM on sexual harassment was set up in October 2018.

3.The Noida Authority has entered into a pact with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for setting up infrastructure for mobility based on clean energy. It will provide EESL with space at parking lots for setting up 100 charging stations.Saurabh Kumar- Managing Director for EESL.

4.Indian Council of Medical Research launched a platform named ‘National Data Quality Forum’ (NDQF) to improve quality of health and demographic data. It would integrate learning from scientific &evidence-based initiatives via periodic workshops& conferences.Balram Bhargava - Director General of the ICMR.

5.Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu launched the state-wide tree plantation programme ‘Clean-Green Arunachal Campaign 2019’ in Itanagar. The campaign under the State Forest department will plant 1-lakh tree saplings in the next 24 hours.Arunachal is considered one of the 18 ‘biodiversity hotspots’.

6.Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year to commemorate India’s victory and honour the brave war heroes. India won the two-month-long war by regaining control of all the previously held territory, re-establishing the status quo ante bellum.2019 is the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

7.Indian football team slipped 2 places to 103rd in the FIFA rankings. The team lies at 18th among Asian countries. Iran (23) is at the top among Asian countries, followed by Japan (33). Belgium leads the chart, followed by Brazil, France, England & Uruguay.USA topped on the FIFA rankings in Women’s category.

8.Reliance Industries has become the top-ranked Indian company to feature in the latest Fortune Global 500 list. RIL has ranked at 106 in the latest list. IOC improved its position to 117th rank. The 2019 ranking was led by Walmart followed by Sinopec Group.State Bank of India has ranked at 236th in the list.

9.The Indian armed forces conduct the country's first-ever stimulated space warfare exercise named ‘IndSpaceEx’. It aims to assess ‘imminent threats’ to the nation beyond earth. It also plans on drafting a joint space doctrine for future battles.Microsat-R satellite was launched under Mission Shakti.

10.Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in 'Blade Runner' opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75. He won a supporting-actor Golden Globe award in 1988 for 'Escape from Sobibor.'He played roles in Sin City, Batman Begins & Nighthawks.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 25th July 2019

1.India improved its ranking in the global innovation index by five places to 52nd in 2019. The GII rankings are published by Cornell University, INSEAD and the WIPO and GII Knowledge Partners.Switzerland retained its number-one spot on the index.GII ranks 129 economies based on 80 indicators.

2.NTPC has signed a pact with BHEL to set up an 800 MW technology demonstration plant (TDP) at its power plant in Chhattisgarh. TDP shall be based on the advanced ultra- super critical technology. The plant can reduce the CO2 emission by 20%.Gurdeep Singh - CMD, NTPC Ltd; Nalin Shinghal - CMD, BHEL.

3.Scientists in Bangladesh have developed a method to convert Jute fibre into low cost bio-degradable cellulose sheets named Sonali . It can be used in garments & food packaging work & they are not harmful for human health.Production cost of Sonali is higher than polythene.

4.British PM Boris Johnson has appointed Indian origin Priti Patel as Home Secretary. She had been a member of the ‘Back Boris’ campaign for the Conservative Party leadership. Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid appointed as the Finance Secretary/Chancellor.Downing Street is the official residence of Britain's PM.

5.Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Subhash Chandra Garg will be the Power Secretary. Atanu Chakraborty has been appointed as Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs.Anshu Prakash – Secretary, Department of Telecommunications.

6.As per the data from central government, Gujarat has stood first in the country with total 261.97 MW of installed rooftop solar capacity. Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu have solar rooftop installations at 198.52 MW & 151.62 MW respectively.Total rooftop solar installations in India is 1700.54 MW.

7.PM Modi has released the book on former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar in New Delhi. The book titled 'Chandra Shekhar- The Last Icon of Ideological Politics’ is written by Deputy Chairman in the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh and Ravi Dutt Bajpai.He founded YOUNG INDIAN, a weekly issued from Delhi in 1969.

8.Bandhan Bank Ltd has appointed State Bank of India's Sanjeev Naryani as its head of the business. He will lead the private lender’s branch banking, wholesale banking, agri-business, retail lending, third-party products and digital banking verticals.Chandra Shekhar Ghosh – MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank.

9.Cabinet has approved the merger of National Institute of Miners' Health with ICMR -National Institute of Occupational Health. It would help them in terms of enhanced expertise in the field of occupational health besides efficient management of public money.Minister of health and family welfare – Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

10.Former Chinese Premier Li Peng has died at the age of 90. He was best known as the ‘Butcher of Beijing’ for his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989. He was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China.Li Keqiang is the current Premier of China.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 24th July 2019

1.Boris Johnson will take over as Prime Minister of Britain. He succeeds Theresa May who resigned recently. He is expected to use the opportunity to increase the number of women in full cabinet positions and boost the representation of ethnic minorities.UK has become 1st country to declare a ‘Climate Emergency’.

2.The government has set a target for the installation of Rooftop Solar projects of 40000 MegaWatt by 2022 in the country. The New and Renewable Energy Ministry s implementing Grid Connected Rooftop Solar programme.New and Renewable Energy Minister - RK Singh.

3.The International Monetary Fund cut its annual growth forecast for India to 7% in the year ending 31 March 2020 and 7.2% for FY 2020-21. The downward revision of 0.3% point for both years reflects a weaker-than-expected outlook for domestic demand.IMF has revised its projection for global growth to 3.2%.

4.India's central bank had assigned deputy governor B.P. Kanungo to run the monetary policy portfolio after the resignation of fellow deputy governor Viral Acharya. He would become the sixth member of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee.Kanungo is also responsible for currency management portfolio.

5.Yes Bank has announced a surrogate lending program ‘Smart Edge’ through which an MSME can avail secured working capital limits from ₹ 1 - 3 Crore in the form of Overdraft, Letter of Credit & Financial Bank Guarantees.‘Experience our Expertise’ is the tagline of YES Bank.

6.Pakistan Cricket Board's chairman Ehsan Mani has been appointed as the head of the ICC's influential Finance & Commercial Affairs committee. He was appointed as the ICC's first F&CA chairman in 1996 and he served as the President of ICC from 2003 to 2006.Salman Naseer has been included in the ICC's Safeguarding panel.

7.Andhra Pradesh became the first state to reserve 75% of jobs in private industrial units and factories for locals. The reservation would be implemented irrespective of whether the private entities get financial or any other help from the government.AP: CM –YS Jagan Mohan Reddy; Governor - Biswabhusan Harichandan.

8.The Central Board of Direct Taxes is celebrated the 159th Income Tax Day on 24th July. In 1860, Income Tax was introduced for the first time in India by Sir James Wilson to compensate for the losses incurred by the British regime.Pramod Chandra Mody is the present Chairman of CBDT.

9.Abhay Singh of Tamil Nadu and Asian Games medallist Tanvi Khanna clinched the men's and women's titles respectively in the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament in Kolkata. Singh defeated Abhishek Pradhan while Tanvi defeated TN’s Aparajitha Balamurukan.Presently, Ali Farag ranked No.1 in PSA World Rankings.

10.Former Australian Davis Cup tennis player, Peter McNamara, has died aged 64. He reached a career-high No 7 in 1983, beat Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl to win 2 of his 5 singles titles. He was best remembered for his double’s partnership with Paul McNamee.He reached the semi-finals of Australian Open singles in 1980.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 23rd July 2019

1.India’s mega defence exhibition ‘DefExpo’ will be held for the first time at Lucknow in 2020. The main theme of the event will be ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and it will focus on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.In 2018, DefExpo took place in Thiruvidanthai.

2.International Media have hailed India's successful launch of its 2nd moon mission Chandrayaan-2. It aims to become the 1st mission to conduct a surface landing on the lunar south pole region, where it will collect crucial info about the moon's composition.India wants to put Indian astronauts in space by 2022.

3.Two-time Olympic gold medallist Keshav Dutt & former India Football Captain Prasun Banerjee will be conferred the 'Mohun Bagan Ratna'. It will felicitate pacer Mohammed Shami and Ashok Chatterjee will be given the Lifetime Achievement award.July 29 is celebrated as the 'Mohun Bagan Day'.

4.IIT Madras have developed a ‘smart agricopter’ to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides in agricultural fields & help identify crop health by using an imaging camera. It will be allowing spraying pesticides 10 times faster with 100% precision.Smart Agricopter is a hexacopter drone with 15l of capacity.

5.According to the RBI data, Maharashtra topped in ATM frauds in 2018-19 with 233 cases. Delhi grabbed the second spot followed by Tamil Nadu. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh & Tripura were the only 3 states that didn’t report a single incident.No of incidents of ATM fraud increased from 911 to 980 in FY19.

6.John Isner of the United States has become the first player to win four titles in Newport. He defeated seventh-seeded Kazakh Alexander Bublik in the final. It was his first ATP tour title of the year.Isner’s first ATP Tour event was at Hall of Fame Open in 2007.

7.NPCI & JCB International, with domestic banks, have launched RuPay JCB Global Cards. Banks including SBI, PNB, Axis Bank, Union Bank, Central Bank of India, Andhra Bank, CUB & TJSB Bank will issue cards, which will be accepted at all POS terminals & ATMs.Praveena Rai - Chief Operating Officer of NPCI.

8.An Inter-Ministerial Committee has recommended a ban on the cryptocurrencies in India & imposing fines and penalties for carrying on any activities connected with it. The panel was constituted in Nov 2017 to study the issues related to virtual currencies.India’s 1st cryptocurrency ATM was launched in Bengaluru.

9.India topped the medal tally with 7 gold, 5 silver & 3 bronze medals at the 21st Commonwealth Championships, Cuttack. Harmeet Desai& Ayhika Mukherjee won the men's & women's singles titles. Anthony Amalraj & Manav Thakkar claimed the men's doubles gold.England won two silver and three bronze medals.

10.Former Japanese diplomat & International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Yukiya Amano died. He was 72. He was deeply involved in the negotiations that led to landmark Iran nuclear deal with world powers that restricted the country’s nuclear uranium enrichment.IAEA is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 22nd July 2019

1.Four-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa became India's first gold-medallist in the new 63-kg category at the President's Cup boxing tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. Sweety Boora (81kg) and Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg) ended the tournament with a bronze.Thapa defeated Kazakhstan's Zakir Safiullin in the final clash.

2.Bengaluru has topped the list of ‘most digitised cities’ accounting for highest card payments in a study conducted by Razorpay. The top five digitised states as per the report are Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and New Delhi.Bengaluru placed No.1 followed by Hyderabad,Mumbai, Pune & Delhi.

3.Federation of International Football Federation has awarded FIFA Women Under 20 World Cup hosting right to Nigeria after 10 years in 2020. The last FIFA event held in Nigeria was the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.The tournament is held in even-numbered years.

4.Confederation of Indian Industry has identified 31 items with high export potential to boost merchandise exports. CII has analyzed & identified select export items where India can become a leading exporter & offers recommendation for boosting such products.HQ of Confederation of Indian Industry - New Delhi.

5.Ravinder Kumar Malik has clinched the overall champion at 12th South Asian Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championship in Kathmandu. He was the winner of 80 kg category & was adjudged best bodybuilder. Afghanistan won team championship with 535 points.India secured third place with 380 points.

6.Foreign Direct Investment inflow has increased to 64.38 bn USD in 2018-19, registering a growth of 79%. The intent is to make the FDI policy more investor-friendly & remove the policy bottlenecks that have been hindering investment inflow into the country.Piyush Goyal – Commerce and Industry Minister.

7.In Badminton, P V Sindhu was defeated by Akane Yamaguchi in the finals of Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament in Jakarta. Taiwan’s shuttler Chou Tien-Chen won the men's singles title after defeating Denmark's Anders Antonsen.In women's doubles, Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hiro won the title.

8.A noted Carnatic vocalist, S Sowmya has won the Sangita Kalanidhi award. She is known for her intellectual approach to music. Seetha Narayanan & MS Sheela will get Sangita Kala Acharya awards. Nritya Kalanidhi award will be conferred on Priyadarsini Govind.Arati N Rao was selected for Musicologist award.

9.IFCI expects to mobilize ₹ 1500-2000 Cr from sale of non-core assets during the current FY to fund business growth. The company is looking at a recovery of bad loans under Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. Currently, IFCI holds 2.4% stake in NSE & 4% in CCIL.CEO of IFCI - Emandi Sankara Rao.

10.Lok Janshakti Party Member of Parliament Ramchandra Paswan died due to cardiac arrest. He was a four-time MP and was first elected in 1999. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and then again for the third time in 2014.He was elected from Bihar's Samastipur in May 2019.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 21st July 2019

1.According to Forbes’ calculations, Bernard Arnault is now the world’s second-richest person. He has overtaken Bill Gates as the second richest person in the world with a fortune of £86billion ($107billion).He is Chairman & CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton.

2.Aditya Birla Payments Bank, a venture between Idea Cellular and Aditya Birla Nuvo, has shut down its operations. The payments bank that was only 18-month old has asked its customers to transfer their balances before July 26.Aditya Birla Nuvo was granted license by RBI in August 2015.

3.Life Corporation of India (LIC) will lend as much as ₹25,000 crore to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the ongoing financial year to fund highway projects. NHAI plans to raise ₹75,000 crore from the markets in the 2019-20 financial year.Chairman of the NHAI- N N Sinha.

4.Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has come up with a single window clearance system for accelerating deployment of Grid Connected Solar Rooftop installations in Assam.Jagdish Mukhi is the current and 39th Governor of Assam.

5.Former Chinese star Li Na became the first Asian-born player to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame along with Mary Pierce of France and Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Li became the 1st Asian to win a Grand Slam tournament, capturing the 2011 French open.Yevgeny Kafelnikov won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics.

6.With the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) identifying and fixing the technical snag that led to the cancellation of the Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 15, lift-off is now fixed for 2:43 pm on July 22.₹978-crore mission will be India’s second lunar mission.

7.Government reconstituted a GoMs tasked with working out the modalities for sale of Air India. It will be headed by HM Amit Shah including FM Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce & railway minister Piyush Goyal & civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri.Disinvestment target for 2019-20 - Rs 1.05 lakh crore .

8.President appointed Governors for six states. RN Ravi as Nagaland governor;Jagdeep Dhankhar as West Bengal governor;Anandiben Patel as UP Governor;Lal ji Tandon as M P Governor;Phagu Chauhan as Bihar Governor;Ramesh Bais as governor of Tripura.UP will get a lady Governor since it’s inception in 1950.

9.Chinese telecom gear maker ZTE has appointed Yan Xiao as the new deputy chief executive officer of the Indian operations. He will report to India CEO Peng Aiguang. He had been serving the company as the chief executive of Myanmar.ZTE's president of global sales-Xiao Ming.

10.Former chief minister of Delhi and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, 81 passed away She was admitted to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in a critical state due to a cardiac problem. She was the chief minister of Delhi for 15 years.She became the Governor of Kerala in March 2014.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 20th July 2019

1.The Kerala government will set up the country’s first space tech park at Thiruvananthapuram's Knowledge City. The move is aimed at making the city a manufacturing hub for space-related technology.A space museum named after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

2.The government has approved an outlay of Rs 206.8 crore for 2019-19 for a central sector scheme titled ‘Implementation of Agriculture Export Policy’. The policy seeks to double farm exports to $60 billion by 2022.Soil Health Card Mobile App was launched by Radha Mohan Singh.

3.Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with India to upgrade tracks in a key railway segment connecting the north and south at a cost of $ 91.26 million. It is the first that the 130 km-long-tracks, running from Maho town to Omanthai, are being upgraded.Minister of State for Railways – Suresh Angadi.

4.PT Usha has been nominated for the International Association of Athletics Federation’s ‘Veteran Pin’ for her outstanding service to the sport. She won 5 gold medals and a bronze medal in the Asian Games which were held at Jakarta in 1985.The 52nd IAAF Congress will be held in Qatar.

5.Bengaluru-based IT services firm Mindtree Ltd has appointed A M Naik as the company's new non-executive chairman. He replaces Krishnakumar Natarajan. L&T became the new promoter of Mindtree after buying a 60.59% stake.A M Naik is the current Chairman of Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

6.Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will launch the Global Innovation Index in New Delhi. GII will reveal the innovation rankings of economies & the findings for this year. 2019 theme is Evaluating the Medical I

GII will be launched on 24th July.

7.India's first garbage café has launched in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. Under the program, any person fetching a kilo of plastic waste to the garbage cafe will be assured of full meal & for collecting at least 500 gm will benefit from a substantial breakfast.Garbage Cafe scheme is openly linked to ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.

8.In the Shooting Junior World Cup, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar clinched gold with a junior world record in the final of rifle 3-position event in Suhl Germany. He defeated Zalan Pekler of Hungary for the gold.India topped on the table with 10 gold, 9 silver & 5 bronze.

9.The book titled, ‘Kargil: Untold stories from the War’ is published by Penguin Random House and it is authored by Rachna Bisht Rawat. The book is based on Rawat's interviews with war survivors and martyrs' families.2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War.

10.Government eMarketplace and SAIL signed a pact to set up a GeM Organizational Transformation Team - Project Management Unit for transforming their procurement landscape and increasing their footprint on GeM.SAIL is the first PSU to establish GOTT PMU.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 19th July 2019

1.BSE has inked a pact with Haryana to encourage and support state's MSMEs to raise capital. By getting listed on the BSE's SME platform, the enterprises will get equity financing opportunities to grow their business from expansion to acquisition.BSE CEO and MD - Ashish Kumar Chauhan.

2.Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the 10th Jagran Film festival at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. JFF is an initiative towards creating a culture of cinema appreciation & creating a platform that connects great content with audiences across the country.Union Information and Broadcasting Minister - Prakash Javadekar.

3.Union Health Ministry has signed an MoU with Ministries of Ayush, Defence and Railways to strengthen the efforts towards a TB-Free India by 2025. Around 28 lakh people contract the disease every year in the country and four lakh people die every year.Minister of State for AYUSH - Shripad Yesso.

4.HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank released the UGC Guide to Student Induction Programme - Deeksharambh in New Delhi. The guide will help new students to build bonds with fellow students and faculty members in the new environment.UGC Chairman – Dhirendra Pal Singh; HQ – New Delhi.

5.ICC has suspended Zimbabwe Cricket with immediate effect over violation of global body's constitution which doesn't allow any government intervention. Croatia, Morocco & Zambia Cricket Union have also been suspended for continuing to be non-compliant.Zimbabwe: Capital – Harare; Currency - Zimbabwean dollar.

6.According to the International Monetary Fund, India's current account balance deficit grew to $68 billion in 2018-19 from $49 billion. India's overall international reserves stood at $411.9 billion at the end of March 2019.Chief Economist of IMF - Gita Gopinath.

7.Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald. Sachin is the sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Donald is known as ‘White Lightening'.Tendulkar retired in November 2013.

8.Telangana govt and the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network are set to launch an innovative project to deliver emergency medical supplies such as blood and vaccines via drones.Telangana ranked No.1 in an e-learning training programme.

9.India’s Sarabjot Singh shot a 239.6 to bag the men's 10 metres air pistol gold. 14-year-old Esha Singh also won a silver in the women's 10 m air pistol event. India remains on top of the medal standings with 9 gold, 9 silver & 4 bronze medals.Esha Singh became India’s youngest National Champion.

10.A south African Musician, Johnny Clegg has died at the age of 66. He was Known as the ‘white Zulu’. He was a vocal critic of the apartheid government which ruled until 1994. His best-known hit Asimbonanga, released in 1987, was dedicated to Nelson Mandela.He was chosen to sing at Mandela's memorial service in 2013.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 18th July 2019

1.ICICI Bank has launched the digital platform called ‘InstaBIZ’ for MSME & self-employed customers

to enable them to undertake business banking transactions digitally & instantly. They can get instantsanction of an overdraft facility up to ₹10 Lakh.Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank - Girish Chandra Chaturvedi.

2.Israel Aerospace Industries has inked a deal worth USD 50 million to supply complementary Naval MRSAM systems to the Indian Navy and the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders. The IAI would provide complementary systems for the air defence system (ADS).MRSAM – Medium Range Surface to Ait Missile.

3.‘Find the Incredible You’ campaign of the Tourism Ministry, has won the Pacific Asia Travel Association Gold Award, 2019 under the ‘Marketing - Primary Government Destination’ category. It focuses on digital, social media & promotion of tourism product.Minister of Tourism - Prahlad Singh Patel.

4.The Cabinet has approved ₹ 1600 Cr for Dibang Project in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a storage-based hydro-electric project with flood moderation. Also, it approved the doubling of a railway line connecting Guwahati with New Bongaigaon at a cost of ₹ 2042 Cr.Arunachal Pradesh CM: Pema Khandu; Governor: B.D. Mishra.

5.Repco Micro Finance has received Nabard’s award for outstanding performance in terms of self-help group linkage in Tamil Nadu for 2018-19. It has provided SHG loans worth ₹3600 Cr to over 12 L individual beneficiaries through 60,000 SHGs.An NBFC – MFI, Repco Micro Finance is headquartered at Chennai.

6.Indian sprinter Hima Das clinched her fourth gold in a fortnight as she won the 200m race with a creditable timing of 23.25 seconds in the Tabor Athletics Meet in Czech Republic. In men's 400m, Muhammad Anas won in 45.40 seconds.Hima has a 200m personal best of 23.10 s.

7.HDFC Bank announced that it has terminated and de-listed its global depository receipts (GDRs) from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange due to low trading volume. As many as 22 GDRs have been de-listed.Bandhan acquired Gruh Finance- a subsidiary of HDFC Ltd recently.

8.As per Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Outlook report, India is expected to grow by 7% in 2019 (FY20) and 7.2% in 2020 (FY21), slightly slower than projected in April because the fiscal 2018 outturn fell short.ADB HQ: Mandaluyong, Philippines.President: Takehiko Nakao.

9.Founder of the popular South Indian food chain Saravana Bhavan, P Rajagopal recently passed away in a private hospital in Chennai.Earlier Rajagopal had surrendered along with another accused to serve life term as accused of a murder.He was nicknamed as 'Dosa King'.

10.Bimal Jalan panel that was set up to review the economic capital framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to recommend transfer of surplus reserves to the government in a staggered manner over 3-5 years based on a predetermined formula.RBI had set up Usha Thorat Panel on offshore rupee markets.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 17th July 2019

1.President has appointed Anusuiya Uikey & Biswa Bhusan Harichandan as Governor of Chhattisgarh & Andhra Pradesh respectively. Also, Kalraj Mishra was appointed as Himachal Pradesh Governor, replacing Acharya Devvrat, who has appointed as Gujarat Governor.

2.HDFC Bank & CSC launched a co-branded ‘Small Business MoneyBack Credit Card’ for small traders & village level entrepreneurs. It is designed for CSC’s VLEs, VLE-sourced customers & will give users easy access to credit for their day-to-day business expense.HDFC Bank MD - Aditya Puri ; CSC Chief - Dinesh Kumar Tyagi.

3.SIDBI has introduced a web-based application system for contribution from Fund of Funds for Start-ups to improve the turnaround time and increase transparency. SIDBI is the implementing agency for FFS with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore.Mohammad Mustafa - Chairman and Managing Director of SIDBI.

4.German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the European Commission's first female president. She will replace Jean-Claude Juncker. Her nomination was approved by 383 votes, 9 votes more than required to secure an absolute majority.Head office of European Commission – Brussels, Belgium.

5.Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju conferred Arjuna Awards to tennis player Rohan Bopanna and women cricketer Smriti Mandhana. Bopanna who won the tennis gold medal in men’s double category in Asian Games 2018.Mandhana was the ICC women’s player of the year 2018.

6.India & Italy have decided to set up a fast track mechanism to facilitate investors & companies. The main aim of the system in India will be to pave the way to identify &solve problems faced by Italian companies & investors with their operations in India.Italy: Capital – Rome; President - Sergio Mattarella.

7.India is set to be the first recipient of local currency financing by the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank. Local currency financing provides more options to borrowers India is the second-largest shareholder of Beijing-based AIIB with a 7.5% stake.AIIB annual meeting will be held in Luxembourg.

8.The 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship has begun in Cuttack. 12 countries including Australia, England and Malaysia are participating in the event. The event is organized by Table Tennis Federation of India & International Table Tennis Federation.Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj is associated with table tennis.

9.Vijayveer Sidhu won the gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, combining with Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Adarsh Singh in the men's 25m pistol event. India maintained its top spot at the medal standings with 7 gold medals.

10.Lt Gen JS Gharaya, who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra in the 1971 Indo-Pak war and Kirti Chaka in the 1947 Hyderabad operations, passed away. He was 93. During the 1971 war, he was commanding a brigade in the Jessore Sector on the eastern front.Kirti Chakra is the second-highest peacetime gallantry award.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 16th July 2019

1.Chandrakant Kavlekar, is to be designated as Deputy Chief Minister of Goa.Michael Lobo,Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jeniffer Monserratte & Philip Neri Rodrigues were given portfolios as Goa Ministers.Chief Minister of Goa – Pramod Sawant.

2.Mohammed Salahuddin won the men’s triple jump gold at the Tatyana Kolpakova memorial international athletics meet at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Inderjeet Singh took the shot put gold with 18.67m. He has a personal best of 20.65m which came in 2015.Hima Das clocked 23.43m for the women’s 200m gold.

3.Russia launched a space telescope from the cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in a joint mission with Germany.A video posted on the website of Roskosmos, showed a Proton-M rocket carrying the Spektr-RG taking off from Baikonur.Roskosmos is a Russian space agency.

4.Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Kiran More has been appointed the interim coach of the USA cricket team. More will take over from the former coach Pubudu Dassanayake of Sri Lanka.Indian spinner Sunil Joshi has been appointed as spin bowling advisor.US Cricket team Captain:Saurabh Netravalkar.

5.Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton beat his teammate Valtteri Bottas to take another win of the season. In fact, this is Hamilton's 6th win at Silverstone as he edges further towards the world title with a lead of 39 points.Bottas finished second , while Scuderia secured the third place.

6.Bastille Day is celebrated with parades and fireworks across France every 14 July.It commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 by a mob of Parisians during the opening stages of the French Revolution.French President: Emmanuel Macron.

7.Bastille Day is celebrated with parades and fireworks across France every 14 July.It commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 by a mob of Parisians during the opening stages of the French Revolution.French President: Emmanuel Macron.

8.The city of Fuzhou (China) will host the next session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020. This decision concluded the work of the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku.Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan.

9.Fernando Corbato, who invented the computer password, has died at the age of 93. The MIT researcher devised the concept of password-protected user accounts when establishing his Compatible Time-Sharing System.MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

10.RBI slapped a penalty of Rs 7 crore on SBI.The penalty has been imposed on SBI for non-compliance of income recognition & asset classification norms, code of conduct for opening & operating current accounts and reporting of data on (CRILC).CRILC:Central Repository of Information on Large Credits

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 15th July 2019

1.Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(4), 4-6, 13-12(3) to lift his fifth Wimbledon Men’s title. Simona Halep won her second Grand Slam singles title, defeating Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–2.Novak Djokovic now level on Bjorn Borg with 5 Wimbledon titles.

2.England became only the 3rd team after India and Australia to win the World Cup on their home soil defeating New Zealand in final. England reached the final of the World Cup for the first time since 1992.Kane Williamson was named Player of the Tournament.

3.World Youth Skills Day is marked to promote youth skills development and abilities. In 2019, UNESCO and the UNEVOC network will join the global celebrations to mark the day. This year, the theme is "Learning to learn for life and work".Mahendra Nath Pandey-Union Skill Development minister.

4.SR Batliboi & Co has resigned as the statutory auditor of IndusInd Bank .The move follows the decision of the Reserve Bank of India, on June 3, to not allow SR Batliboi to carry out statutory audits in commercial banks with effect from April 1, 2019.Srichand P Hinduja is promoter of IndusInd Bank.

5.The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually challenged people in identifying currency notes as cash still remains a dominant mode of transaction.Reserve Bank of India was founded on 1 April 1935.

6.According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ,India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLVMkIII-M1, was called off Less than an hour before lift off, due to a technical snag.A technical snag was observed at t-minus 56 minutes.

7.According to research by the Mckinsey Global Institute (MGI),India is poised to overtake the UK to become the world’s fifth largest economy, with a GDP or gross domestic production about double the size of either Canada or Russia, in the coming years.52% of Asian trade is intra-regional.

8.Flipkart co-founder and tech entrepreneur Sachin Bansal has invested ₹200 crore in debt paper issued by Piramal Enterprises Ltd. He has subscribed to non-convertible debentures (NCDs) issued by Piramal Enterprises.In May, he invested $3 million each in startups Vogo and Bounce.

9.Audi India's current Dealer Development head, Balbir Singh Dhillon, has been appointed as Audi India Head. His tenure as Head, Audi India will commence from September 1st 2019.Audi is German luxury car manufacturer

10.Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has become the first ever space probe to gather material from beneath the surface of an asteroid. The asteroid mission first reached Ryugu in June 2018 & its first touchdown on the surface in February 2019.JAXA is the space agency of Japan & founded in 2003.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 14th July 2019

1.An Agri-Business Incubation Centre has started in Chhattisgarh. It is set up under National Agriculture Development Scheme- RAFTAAR which aims to make farming a remunerative economic activity by strengthening farmer’s effort & promoting agribusiness.Centre has been set up by the Union Agriculture Ministry.

2.Meghalaya became the 1st state to ensure conservation of water & have water policy. The aim of policy is to spot water resources as common pool resource, to provide safe & hygienic water for drinking, sanitation & livelihood development to all residents.Meghalaya Governor - Tathagata Roy.

3.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will give a $100-million loan to L&T Infrastructure Finance Company for wind and solar infrastructure projects in India. This is the first time AIIB is extending a loan to a non-banking finance company.India targets to install 175GW of renewable energy Cap. by 2022.

4.Nabard has planned to raise about ₹ 55000 Cr from the market in the current fiscal to fund its business growth & support various agricultural & rural development schemes of the govt. Nabard has raised ₹ 12000 Cr in the 1st quarter of the current FY.Nabard chairman - Harsh Kumar Bhanwala.

5.According to a report by the Reserve Bank India, Bhubaneswar remains the most affordable city for homebuyers, while Mumbai remains the least affordable one in India. RBI has been conducting a quarterly residential asset price monitoring survey (RAPMS).RBI has been conducting RAPMS survey since July 2010.

6.According to the data released by the Central Statistics Office, Retail inflation increased marginally to 3.18% in June due to the rise in food prices. The retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index stood at 3.05% in May & 4.92% in June last year.Rao Inderjit Singh - Minister of State for MOSPI.

7.India & US have agreed to grow their economic relationship & address mutual trade concerns. The two sides discussed the broad contours of bilateral trade & commercial ties & agreed to continue discussions for achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.Harsh Vardhan Shringla is Indian ambassador to US.

8.Ajay Singh has won Gold in 81 kg category at Commonwealth Championships in Apia, city of Samoa. Papul Changmai clinched the silver medal by lifting a total of 313kgs in the same event. P Anuradha lifted 221kg to grab the 1st place in men's 87kg category.RV Rahul settled for the 2nd spot in the 89kg event.

9.International Business Machines Corp closed its $34 billion acquisition of software company Red Hat Inc to ramp up its cloud computing business. The company won approval for the purchase from U.S. regulators &European Union regulators.Red Hat specializes in Linux operating systems & founded in 1993.

10.International Business Machines Corp closed its $34 billion acquisition of software company Red Hat Inc to ramp up its cloud computing business. The company won approval for the purchase from U.S. regulators &European Union regulators.Red Hat specializes in Linux operating systems & founded in 1993