Important Days to Remember - July

1 July - SBI Day

1 - 10 July - Van Mahotsav
4 July - American Independence Day
6 July - World Zoonoses Day
11 July - World Population Day
12 July - International Malala Day
15 July - World Youth Skill Day
18 July - International Nelson Mandela Day
17 July - International Justice Day
26 July - Kargil Memorial Day/ Kargil Vijay Diwas
28 July - World Hepatitis Day
29 July - World Tiger Day

FAST BULLETEIN

 NITI Aayog Vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya steps down .

 ‘RAJASWA GYANSANGAM’ scheduled to be held at vigyan bhawan in New Delhi . . . .
 Govt launches e-RaKAM portal for selling agri produce
 Lok sabha passes bills to extend GST to J&K
 Maharashtra Government launches two online portals MahaDBT, MahaVASTU
MahaDBT portal: It is an Aadhaar-authenticated electronic mechanism that will enable direct
transfer of benefits for over 40 schemes currently implemented.
MahaVASTU portal: It is an online building permission management system, through which
construction approvals will be sanctioned with full transparency.
 Army launches app for soldiers . .
 Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for the registration of death from 1st of October
 Bengaluru will soon have India’s first helicopter-taxi service .
 Govt launches a new scheme to boost agri startups
 India’s first aviation university to open in UP’s Rae Bareli.
 India’s first railways disastermanagement centre to come up near Bengaluru

OBITUARY
NAME OF THE PERSON FIELD
Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar Maestro of Hindustani classical music
Sam Shepard Actor and Pulitzer-Winning Playwright
Robert Hardy Harry Potter actor
Yisrael Kristal Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man
Vijay nambisan poet and write
Ruth Pfau German nun Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’
S Paul Veteran photographer
MK Damodaran Former Advocate General of Kerala

CWG 2018:
Gold Medals (26)
S. No. Winners Sports Category
Weightlifting
1. Chanu Saikhom MIRABAI Women's 48kg
2. Venkat Rahul RAGALA Men's 85kg
3. Sanjita Chanu KHUMUKCHAM Women's 53kg
4. Sathish Kumar SIVALINGAM Men's 77kg
5. Punam YADAV Women's 69kg
Shooting
6. Manu BHAKER Women's 10m Air Pistol
7. Jitu RAI Men's 10m Air Pistol
 8. Anish BHANWALA Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
9. Sanjeev RAJPUT Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
10. Heena SIDHU Women's 25m Pistol
11. Tejaswini SAWANT Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
12. Shreyasi SINGH Women's Double Trap
Wrestling
13. Kumar SUSHIL Men's Freestyle 74 kg
14. SUMIT Men's Freestyle 125 kg
15. Rahul AWARE Men's Freestyle 57 kg
16. BAJRANG Men's Freestyle 65 kg
17. Vinesh PHOGAT Women's Freestyle 50 kg
Boxing
18. Gaurav SOLANKI Men's 52kg
19. Vikas KRISHAN Men's 75kg
20. MC Mary KOM Women's 45-48kg
Table-Tennis
21. India Men's Team
22. Manika BATRA Women's Singles
23. India Women's Team
Badminton
24. Saina NEHWAL Women's Singles
25. India Mixed Team Event
Athletics
26. Neeraj CHOPRA Men's Javelin Throw

Static Tablets: Sports

Cups and Trophies (Associated with Sports/Games)
Sport Cups and Trophies
Hockey Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women’s), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata
Trophy (women’s), Gurunanak Championship (women’s) Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia
Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc.
Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, D C M
Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Rai Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules
Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto
Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc.
Cricket Anthony D’ Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy,
Charminar Challenger Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy,
Gavaskar-Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Irani Trophy, Interface Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru
Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells Challenges Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup,
Nat West Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy,
Rothmans cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank
Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy
Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.
Table Tennis Berna Bellack cup(men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi up (women), Rajkumari Challenge Cup
(women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior), Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men) etc.
Badminton Aggrawal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup,
Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Narang Cup, Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup,
World Cup, Yonex Cup etc.
Basket Ball Basalat Jha Trophy, B.C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S.M. Arjuna Raja Trophy, Todd Memorial
Trophy, William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup
Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy. Etc
Polo Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King’s Cup, Prithi Pal Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup etc.
Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc.
Air Racing Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King’s Cup, Schneider Cup
Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc.
Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc.
Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President’s Trophy, Prince of Wales
Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, walker Cup, World Cup etc.
Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World Cup etc.
 Horse Racing Baresford Cup, Blue Riband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup
Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy etc.
Rugby Football Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc.
Shooting North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix etc.
Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, etc.
Yatching America Cup etc.
Famous Stadiums and Sports
Stadium Sports Places
Indraprastha Stadium Indoor Games Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Athletics Delhi
Ferozeshah Kotla Ground Cricket Delhi
Shivaji Stadium Hockey Delhi
National Stadium Hockey Delhi
National Stadium Hockey & others Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium Cricket Mumbai
Brabourne Stadium Cricket Mumbai
Eden Gardens Cricket Kolkata
Green Park Stadium Cricket Kanpur
Keenan Stadium Cricket Jamshedpur
Nehru (Chepak ) Stadium Cricket Chennai
Varabati Stadium Cricket Cuttack
Aintree, Doncaster, Epsom Horse racing England (U.K.)
Flemington Horse racing Melbourn (Australia)
Headingley Manchester Cricket England (U.K.)
Lords, Oval, Leeds Cricket England (U.K.)
Black Heath Rugby Football London (U.K.)
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis London (U.K.)
Wembley Stadium Football London (U.K.)
Brookland Football England (U.K.)
Twickenham Rugby Football England (U.K.)
Putney Mart Lake Boat race England (U.K.)
Trent Bridge Cricket England (U.K.)
White City Dog race England (U.K.)
Hurlington Polo England (U.K.)
Henlay Regata England (U.K.)
Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Syndey Cricket Australia
Yankee Stadium Boxing New York (USA)
Brooklyn Baseball New York (USA)
Forest Hill Tennis USA
Sendy Lodge Golf Scotland

National Games and Sports of Some Countries

Country Sports
United States of America Baseball
Spain Bull-fighting
Canada Ice Hockey
India Hockey
Russia Chess
Scotland Rugby Football
England Cricket
Japan Ju-Jitsu
Australia Cricket
Pakistan Hockey
China Table Tennis
 Court, Campus or Field Associated with Sports Number of Players in Some Popular Sports/Games
Court/ Campus/ Field Games Sports
Sports Number of Players (on
Court Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, each side or in each
Handball, Volleyball, Squash, Kho- team)
kho, Kabaddi Baseball 9
Diamond Baseball
Rugby football 15
Ring Sketing, Boxing
Course Golf Polo 4
Pool Swimming Water polo 7
Board Table tennis Kho Kho 9
Mat Judo, Karate, Taikwondo Kabaddi 7
Arena Horse riding Hockey, Football and 11
Vellodrome Cycling Cricket
Field Polo, Football, Hockey Netball 7
Track Athletics Volleyball 6
Pitch Cricket Badminton, Tennis and 1 or 2
Greens Bowls Table Tennis (Singles & Doubles
Rink Curling, Ice hockey respectively)
Range Shooting, Archery Basketball 5
Gymnastic Several individuals
compete simultaneously
Billiards/ Snooker 1
Boxing/ Chess 1
Bridge 2
Croquet 13 or15
Gold Several individuals
compete simultaneously
Locrosse 12