The centre for Materials for Electronic Technology (C-MET) Thrissur, has developed low cost microwave printed circuit boards.The boards are required in strategic applications such as space, defence, and atomic energy.
2. SC allows centre to replace MCI
The Supreme Court allowed the centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the medical council of India with a fresh panel of 5 eminent doctor. A 5 judge constitution bench headed by chief justice J S hehar said that the centre had proposed the name of five eminent doctors to replace the oversight committee.
3. Website for home buyers
SBI has launched SBI Realty a one stop integrated website www.sbirealty.in for home buyers. It will help customers to choose their dreams home form 3,000 SBI approved projects across the country.
4. Future of Indian Universities
President Pranab Mukherjee was handed over the copy of the book'Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspective'.Book has been compiled by prof.(DR.) C.Raj Kumar , vice chancellor of Jindal Global University and has been published by Oxford University Press and was presented by Dr.Amartya Sen.
5. CCI apporves SOftbank 20% stake
Competition Commission of India has given its node to Softbank Group Corp's acquisition of 20% stake in One97 communicatins.Softbank will now own about one fifth of the comapny estimated at about $7 dollar.
6. Smrirti Irani gets additional charge
Textile Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has been given the additional charge of information and broadcasting. She gets additional charge as Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the post following his nomination as National Democratic Alliance's vice-presidential candidate.
7. Mayawati resigns from Rajya Sabha
Bahujan samaj Party chief Mayawati has resigned from Rajya Sabha . Decision came after hte chair of the upper house asked her to restrict her impromptu speech on anti dalit violence in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
8. National digit only marketing campaign
HDFC bank has launched a national digital only marketing campaign reinforcing its position as 'India's no.1' bank in products like Credit cards, personal loans.
9. Team India's new bowling coach
BCCI has named former Indian Cricketer Bharat Arun as the Indian Cricket team's bowling coach.He will join on a 2 year period until end of the 2019 ICC World Cup.
10. RIL crosse Rs.5 lakh cr market cap
Reliance Industries has attained a market valuation of over Rs lakh crore becoming the 2nd firm after TCS to achieve this milestone.Market Capitalisation of RIL is Rs 5,04,458.09 crore making it the most valued company in the country.
11.Nelson Mandela International Day
Mandela day celebration on July 18, is an annual international day adopted by the UN. In November 2009 UNGA declared 18 July as "Nelson Mandela" international day in recognition of his contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.
12. Naidu as vice president candidate
NDA has picked Union urban development and I&B minister M Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice president of India. He is 2 time BJP president and served 3 full terms in Rajya Sabha from Karnataka and was elected from Bikaner in Rajasthan for his current term.
13. Fastest Growing Economies
According to the World Bank's latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects, India is the fourth fastest growing economy in the world. It is expected to grow at 7.2% in the current fiscal and domestic demand is expected to remain by policy reforms. It is placed behind smaller countries like Estonia,Uzbekistan and Nepal.
14. MoU to develop village in Anuradhapura
India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura district. Village is renamed after Buddhist monk Sobitha Thero is being developed at a cost of 30 cr Sri Lankan rupees.
15. Country's first Biomethane Bus
Tata Motors has developed India's first Bio-CNG bus which was unveiled recently at a bio energy programme, 'Urja Utsav'. Tata motors has designed and developed bio-methane engines (5.7 SGI & 3.8 SGI) for LCV, ICV & MCV buses.
16. PM to inaugurate Abdul Kalam's memorial
PM Modi will open the national memorial for former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at Peikarumbu near Rameswaram on July 27. The nationl memorial is set up by DRDO in 2.11 acres at a cost of Rs 20 crore. Dr. Kalam died on July 27 in 2015.

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