1. According to study by global research firm ipsos, Patanjali yoga has been featured at the top 10 most influential brand in India along with electronic major Samsung and Reliance jio . Besides, Google has been ranked at the top slot while Microsoft and Facebook ranks at 2 and 3 respectively.
2. Raipur's Swami Vivekananda airport has been ranked first in customer satisfaction in a survey carried out by Airport Authority of India (AAI) across 49 airport in the country.
3. Mukesh Kumar Jain has been appointed as Managing director and chief executive officer of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
4. Damnpreet Singh won a silver in boys' hammer throw event at the IAAF U-18 Athletics championship.
5. Tata Sons comes into long time tariff contract with Indian Railways, becoming the first steel company to sign such pacts.
6. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the Satya Bharati school which aims to provide quality education to students.
7. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched an integrated mobile application 'Rail Saarthi' to cater to the various passengers requirements, Online ticket booking, on board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform.
8. Indian Railways launched a first solar powered DEMU(diesel electrical multiple unit) train from the Safdarganj railway station in Delhi.
9. The Government has nominated the Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to the central board of directors of Reserve Bank Of India(RBI). He will replace Shaktikanta Das.
10. Russian space agency Roscomos successfully launched 'Kanopos V-IK' imaging satellite and 72 microsatellite into orbit in a single rocket.
11. Vikram Limaye will take the charge as Managing director and Chief Executive Officer of National Stock Exchange of India. He was shortlisted after the Chitra Ramkrishna's resignation.
12. UNICEF has appointed Indian origin Canadian YouTube Lilly Singh as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador.
13. Sundar Singh Gurjar has opened India's account at World Para Athletic Championship by clinching gold in the men's Javelin throw event.
14. World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on July 15. Its was established by the UN General Assembly on November 11,2014.
15. European Union and India has announced establishment of a investment Facilitation Mechanism for Eu investment in India.
16. Yes bank has received another round of $150 million funding form US govt and Wells Fargo to fund SME lending.
17. BCCI has received a 5 year deal with International Management Group as the service provider of IPL.
18. According to a study conducted by ICRIER along with the Broadband India Forum, Internet based application have contributed Rs.1.4 lakh crore to the country's GDP in 2.15-2016.
19. Indira Gandhi's name has been removed from a centre built by Somerville college in the University of Oxford in 2013.
20. US House of representative has voted for 3 legislative amendments to impose tougher conditions for reimbursement of defense funding to Pakistan

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