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Saturday, April 2, 2011

GENERAL STUDY / CURRENT AFFAIRS JULY 2010


July12
ISRO’s polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV-C 15) puts in orbit five satellites, including the tiny Studsat pico satellite built by engineering college students of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, after a successful liftoff from Sriharikota.
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Sensex touches 18000-mark for the first time in three months before closing at 17937.20.

July 14
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court commutes the death sentence of six accused in the September 29, 2006 Khairlanji Dalit killings to 25 year imprisonment.

July 15
Rupee joins an elite club as the Union Cabinet gives nod for the symbol with a blend of Devanagiri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’ designed by a Bombay IIT postgraduage D,Udaya Kumar,

July 16
The Maharashtra police arrests a Telugu Desam Party delegation led by Chandrababu Naidu in disputed and foils its bid to visit the disputed Babli project across the Godavari.

July 19
At least 67 persons are killed and 121 injured as the Sealdah bound New Cooch Behar Sealdah Uttarbanga Express rams the Bhagalpur Ranchi Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in West Bengal;s Birbhum district.

July 22
Sensex surges by 136 points to close above the 18000 level for the first time in two and a half years.
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Siddharth Varadarajan, the Delhi bureau chief of the The Hindu is awarded the Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the year Award.

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