Former New Zealand cricket captain "Barry Sinclair" has died 10th July 2022, aged 85.

 

Sinclair made his test debut in 1963 against England at Eden Park and captained the side in three of the 21 tests he played until 1968.

 

He was the third New Zealander, after Bert Sutcliffe and John R Reid, to score 1000 runs in test cricket. He also made more than 6000 first-class runs for Wellington, for whom he debuted as an 18-year-old.

 

Former broadcaster Bill Francis literally wrote the book on Sinclair. As a small boy, Francis followed Sinclair’s cricketing exploits and during the writing of In Pursuit of Excellence: The Barry Sinclair Story, got to know Sinclair well.

 

Born : 23 October 1936

 

Died : 10 July 2022

Source : Stuff

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday(11th July 2022) signed his resignation letter dated July 13, 2022 which will be handed over to the speaker of Parliament to make a public announcement on Wednesday(13th July 2022).

 

The resignation letter of the President was signed and handed over to a senior government official who will hand it over to the Parliament Speaker. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena who has been informed of the letter will then make a public announcement tomorrow ending Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency.

 

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will be sworn in as the President for a temporary period till a new President is elected by Parliament on July 20. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena in a statement said party leaders had decided to elect a new President on July 20 through a vote in Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution..

Source : The Print

The Central government will soon launch a nationwide campaign "Har Ghar Tiranga" to inspire countrymen to hoist the national flag at their homes to mark the 75th Independence Day. The initiative has been taken under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, for which the Ministry of Culture is the nodal ministry.

The Indian National Flag is a symbol of national pride for the entire nation and to further honor the national flag, Union Home Minister Amit Shah who oversees all efforts under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav has approved the program of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’.

 

It envisages encouraging  Indians everywhere to hoist the national flag. Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in the 75th year of Independence is not only an act of personal connection with the Tricolour but also an embodiment of our commitment to nation-building. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of people and promote awareness about our national flag..

Source : News on Air

Union Textiles Minister "Piyush Goyal" and Haryana Chief "Minister Manohar Lal" 12th July 2022 inaugurated the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Panchkula in Haryana. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that he is confident that this campus of NIFT will emerge as a landmark campus.

The professionals passing out from this prestigious Institute will make a remarkable contribution to the fashion world, he added.

 

He said that the way Chief Minister Manohar Lal gave priority to the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign in the state, it has certainly played a pivotal role in empowering women. He said that he is hopeful that the daughters studying in this new campus of NIFT would also bring laurels to the State.

The Union Minister also assured that the work of the second phase in the Institute will be started soon. On this occasion, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central Government for giving Haryana, especially Panchkula, an Institution of national importance..

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* PE fund Advent International hired Pratik Pota to lead its portfolio company, Eureka Forbes.

 

* Pratik will join as Managing Director & CEO of Eureka Forbes. Pratik will lead the management team to continue scaling the business and delivering innovative products. Pratik will join Eureka Forbes on 16 August, said Advent press statement.

 

* Pratik was the CEO at Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. Under his leadership, the JFL entered new markets, including Bangladesh and Turkey.

 

* Before JFL, Pratik has held leadership roles in PepsiCo, Airtel and Hindustan Unilever. in a career spanning more than 30 years.

* "Pratik’s depth of experience makes him an ideal entrepreneurial leader to transform Eureka Forbes into the leading technology driven consumer centric organization across products and services," said Sahil Dalal, Managing Director at Advent.

Source : Indiatimes

In line with the vision of Hon’ble PM making Ladakh a carbon-neutral region, Airports Authority of India(AAI) "Leh airport" is being built as a carbon-neutral airport, a first in India. A “Geothermal system” in hybridization with Solar PV Plant will be provided in the New airport Terminal Building for heating and cooling purposes.

This system works by exchanging heat between the air and the ground as its heat pumps are used for space heating and cooling, as well as water heating.

 

The main feature of this process is that naturally existing heat is concentrated and used. It is estimated that 900 tons of carbon emissions per year will be reduced after adopting the Geothermal system at the Leh Airport Terminal Building project.

The Tripura government has launched a new scheme, “Earn with Learn”, as part of the Vidyalaya Chalo Abhiyan (Let’s go to school) to bring back those who had dropped out of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19.

 

Education minister Ratan Lal Nath said about 8,000 students between the age group of six and 14 had dropped out of school during the pandemic and have not yet returned.

 

Aiming to bring them all back to school, the education department devised an innovative scheme, in which third-year college students will make an effort to track down the dropouts, Nath said. “A comprehensive door-to-door survey would be conducted in the state to make the initiative a success,” he added.

 

The government would pay Rs 500 per admission to each college student as an honorarium for identifying and bringing back such dropouts to school again and an estimated 10,000 volunteers would be required to implement the scheme, Nath said.

The minister added that Anganwadi and ASHA workers will also be engaged for identification of dropouts and school teachers can also pitch in, said Nath and added that for this scheme a teacher will be given an honorarium of Rs 200 for each child ..

Source : Timesofindia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the first Leaders' Summit of I2U2, along with leaders of Israel, UAE and the US on 14th July 2022 virtually.

 

I2U2 is aimed to encourage joint investments in six mutually identified areas such as water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security.

 

"Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be participating in an I2U2 Summit, along with Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid, President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of the USA Joseph R. Biden," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

 

The I2U2 Grouping was conceptualized during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the four countries held on October 18 last year. "Each country also has Sherpa-level interactions regularly to discuss the possible areas of cooperation," the MEA said..

Source : Business Standard

The Taliban is now willing to sign a security agreement with Qatar. Taliban's acting Minister of Defense, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Kabul and Doha are expected to sign an agreement for security cooperation.

 

He made the announcement after returning from his Qatar visit. Yaqoob said that the agreement will be assessed by the officials of the Taliban to decide whether or not it will be signed.

 

"Qatar is interested in an agreement to be signed between the defense ministries of Qatar and Afghanistan. There will be a security pact, based on which the two countries will cooperate with each other. I look at it as a good step and we will consult on this agreement," he told the RTA..

Source : India Times

The Full Moon that occurs in the month of July is called Buck Moon. On July 14, at 12:08 am IST, the Moon will officially turn full. The July Buck Supermoon will be the brightest Full Moon of the year.

 

Supermoon 2022 : On July 13-14, everyone on Earth will witness a Full Moon which is also a supermoon. This will be the biggest supermoon of the year. 

 

At 5 am EDT on July 13 (2:30 pm IST), the Moon will be near its closest approach to Earth. Since the Moon will be near its closest approach to Earth, it will appear slightly larger and brighter than usual. 

 

Nine hours and 38 minutes after arriving at its closest point to Earth for 2022, the Moon will officially turn full. This will also be the brightest Full Moon of the year. 

 

At 2:38 pm UTC on July 13 (12:08 am IST on July 14), the Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun. 

 

A supermoon is a Full Moon that occurs when the Moon is at the perigee, the point closest to Earth in its orbit. Therefore, a supermoon appears slightly brighter and larger than a normal Full Moon..

Source : ABP Live