July 2012 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of July 2012 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

31 July 2012 | Person Current Affairs
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi told Israel he wanted to work for peace in the Middle East, in the first official message sent by the Arab state's new Islamist leadership to the Jewish state.
30 July 2012 | Accidents Current Affairs
29 pilgrims lost their lives when the canter truck they were traveling in got into head on collision with another truck at Haryana's Bhiwani district. As many as 57 people were returning from Amarpura Dham shrine in Rajasthan when the accident happened. 22 people died on spot while 7 succumbed to injuries in the hospital. Among these 10 were women and 3 children. 
29 July 2012 | Technology Current Affairs
India's largest solar thermal system has been installed by the Punjab government in the premises of Kangaro Industries Ltd at village Kanech, in Ludhiana district.? It has a capacity for evaporation and condensation of one lakh litres of waste water per day.
28 July 2012 | Business Current Affairs
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will be investing around $1 billion over the next few years and recruit around 1,500 people in its new aerospace division. Earlier this month the company had applied for an industrial license to 'design, develop, manufacture, equipment and components, including airframe, engine, radars, avionics and accessories for military and civilian aircraft, helicopters, unmanned airborne vehicles and aerostats'.
27 July 2012 | Person Current Affairs
Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari lost the paternity suit and was declared the biological father of Rohit Shekhar as per the Delhi High Court after the DNA test report was opened. Rohit Shekhar in 2008? had filed a suit which claimed that he was Tiwari's son. 
26 July 2012 | Business Current Affairs
Bata India, the leading footwear retailer and manufacturer has announced a 28.45 percent rise in its standalone net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. In the second quarter profits recorded were Rs.52.65 crore compared to Rs.40.99 crore for the same period last year. 
25 July 2012 | Economy Current Affairs
Fuel prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene across the country were revised after state-run oil marketing companies adjusted the surcharge paid for state levies which included entry tax on crude and purchase tax. In seven states petrol price increased from 72 paise to Rs.2.13 per litre. Similarly diesel prices from 72 paise to Rs.1.95 per litre in seven states.
24 July 2012 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
The Supreme Court banned tourism in core areas of the 41 tiger reserves which has displeased the tour operators who are thinking of filing a review petition. Till further directions finally issued by the court, the core zones in the tiger reserves  cannot be used for tourism this was stated by a bench comprising Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla?. 
23 July 2012 | Accidents Current Affairs
As many as 50000 villagers have left their homes and 21 people killed after violence hit the Kokrajhar District in Assam. Violence has erupted after a clash between Bodos and the Muslims in the region. This happened when some unidentified persons killed four people belonging to Bodo tribe.
22 July 2012 | Politics Current Affairs
Pranab Mukherjee was voted India's 13th president. He won by a huge margin that is 713,763 votes?? compared to P.A. Sangma 315,887 votes and he received in all 70 percent votes. Pranab Mukherjee who is one of the country's most experienced politician with four decades of political career has held the portfolios of finance, defence and external affairs.
21 July 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
Virat Kohli's swashbuckling 106 off 113 balls helped India post a 21 runs win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the five-match series. Kohli had hit nine fours in his innings which also saw a partnership of 173 runs off 175 balls for the second wicket with Sehwag. Sehwag was unlucky not to get his 100 though he was in an aggressive mood at the pitch. He got out at 96. India scored 314 for six to which only Kumar Sangakarra gave a fitting reply and scored 133 runs. The Sri Lankan team could not chase the target and was bundled up at 293 for nine.
20 July 2012 | Person Current Affairs
Police has arrested TV journalist Gaurav Jyoti Neog in the  G.S. Road ?molestation case that has outraged the nation. He has been booked under 'Section 294 (obscene acts and songs), Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and Section 34 of the IPC,' as per Senior Superintendent of Police (City) A.P. Tiwari. 
19 July 2012 | Business Current Affairs
BOC India (BOCI)?, the Industrial gas manufacturer which is a member of Germany-based The Linde Group has stated a 24.65 percent slide in its net profit for the second quarter? to Rs.203.19 million from Rs.269.68 million? in last year. 
18 July 2012 | Obituaries Current Affairs
 Rajesh Khanna the first super star in Hindi cinema passed away at the age of 69. He died at his Ashirwad home after fighting a prolonged battle with liver problems. When the news of his illness reached his fans on June 20?, everyone was concerned. 
17 July 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
During the year 2011-2012? Bihar achieved its highest growth rate of 16.71 percent which was due to a record foodgrain production as per Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. This is the highest for the state in five years. 166.69 lakh tonnes of food grain were produced during 2011-2012?. It was 103.47 lakh tonnes of production last year.
16 July 2012 | Appointments Current Affairs
NDA named BJP veteran leader Jaswant Singh as its vice presidential candidate. The numbers are not in his favor but Jaswant Singh did not agree to the fact that he was fighting a losing battle as according to him the election of president and vice-president was something beyond numbers. 
15 July 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
At the London Games' opening ceremony Sushil Kumar will be the flag bearer for India. Vijay Kumar Malhotr, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president, stated that names of Paes,Bindra and Vijender were also considered for this.
14 July 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
Chennai will host the 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind scheduled from Aug 9-19. In fact in Asia this event will be hosted for the first time. India had successfully hosted the 11th Individual World Chess Championship for the Blind 2006 in Goa which prompted the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) Congress to award this event to India. 
13 July 2012 | Technology Current Affairs
Lenovo has launched the world’s smallest enterprise computers. This is part of its efforts to strengthen its product portfolio for this domain in India. The desktop PCs ThinkCentre M72e and ThinkCentre M92p come at a price of Rs 23,500 and above (excluding taxes and without operating system). They are the industry's first enterprise 1L PCs and will offer superior performance and will be reliable as well. 
12 July 2012 | Awards Current Affairs
42,476 scholarships were awarded to students belonging to the  minority communities during 2011-12. These scholarships were under the merit-cum-means scholarship scheme of the ministry of minority affairs.  Amount to the tune of Rs.115.72 crores was spent for this purpose.
11 July 2012 | Economy Current Affairs
HDFC, India's largest mortgage lender, has announced that their net profit rose by 18.6% in the second quarter at Rs.10019.10 million compared to last year’s Rs.8,445.30 million . As loans to individual home loan borrowers have shown impressive growth, this can be one of the key factors for the development.  
10 July 2012 | Social Current Affairs
Facebook has launched its App Center in India which is part of its move to target 80% of its 900 million users who reside outside the US and Canada. This will help the users to find media content, games and music services easily. The App Center was launched in the US last month.
9 July 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
Eight Indian companies have made it to the coveted list by Fortune magazine of world's 500 largest companies.  Indian Oil with 83rd spot(98th last year), and Reliance Industries with 99th position ( last year 134th) make it to the top 100.
8 July 2012 | Entertainment Current Affairs
Akshay Kumar’s fans will have something to look forward to when they go to watch the movie Cocktail. Viewers will catch the glimpse of Joker directed by Shirish Kunder  which is believed to be Akshay Kumar's 100th film, along with Homi Adjania's Cocktail. The director tweeted that Joker Trailer will release on July 12. 
7 July 2012 | Politics Current Affairs
Team Anna got permission from Delhi police to hold fast at Jantar Mantar for an indefinite period starting from July 25. Delhi Police has specified that they have given permission after Team Anna gave the required undertaking in accordance with Supreme Court’s mandate.
6 July 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
India's Leander Paes and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina have entered the mixed doubles semifinals of the Wimbledon tennis championships by beating unseeded Paul Hanley and Alla Kudryavtseva.The fourth seed duo defeated Australian-Russian pair with 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter finals. 
5 July 2012 | Entertainment Current Affairs
The CBI submitted  FBI report in the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate? in Jodhpur which confirms that the bones collected from a canal in a rural area were that of Bhanwari Devi, government nurse who was abducted and murdered. 
4 July 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
Government’s decision to tax Bollywood and TV actors 12 % service tax has invited the ire of many Bollywood stars like Sonam Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, producer-director Farah Khan and others  who have been vocal on open forums to express their discontent.
3 July 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
From a goalless first half to a win of 2-1, India beat Malaysia in their final league match to reach the semifinal of the sixth Junior Women’s Asia Cup Hockey Championship in Bangkok.India is second in group A behind China and will face the winner of Group B, Korea or Japan on July 5 in the semifinals.?
2 July 2012 | Resignations Current Affairs
The Indian Statistical Institute said that Pranab Mukherjee resigned as chairman of the ISI council on June 20, much before filing his nomination as the presidential candidate, though his name was still on its website.
1 July 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
With plans for 60 missions over the next five years, Indian Space Research Organisation will develop a third launch pad at its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to meet the growing demand.

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