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08-July-2019 Current Affairs

Puducherry launched a Bicycle Sharing Scheme

Puducherry launched a Bicycle Sharing Scheme

  • Puducherry Smart City Development will introduce a Bicycle Sharing Scheme in the upcoming months in Puducherry.
  • The registered users can use bicycles to hop from one place to another. The bicycles can be left at any of the docking stations after use.
  • Under this scheme, around 100 places have been identified for Bicycle Docking Stations.
  • 20 docking stations will include 10 to 15 bicycle each, Bicycles will be set up in places like beach promenade, Bharathi Park, Gandhi Thidal, Aurobindo ashram, and railway station.
  • This scheme is one among the 22 prioritized schemes of the Puducherry Smart City Project for which about Rs 194 crore would be spent.
Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat releases Kargil Tribute Song

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat releases Kargil Tribute Song

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (age 61 years) has released a Kargil Tribute Song to honor, salute and pay homage to the Kargil martyrs and war veterans. Thi....
India ranked 86th, and Japan on 1st place in the Henley Passport Index 2019

India ranked 86th, and Japan on 1st place in the Henley Passport Index 2019

The latest Henley Passport Index 2019 ranked Indian Passport on the 86th position with a mobility score of 58. It includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations including micro-states an....
Kyriakos Mitsotakis Elected as Greece Prime Minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Elected as Greece Prime Minister

Greek politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis (age 51 years) sworn in as New Prime Minister of Greece and the President of New Democracy. Prior to this appointment, he serv....
Li Shifeng Win the 2019 Canada Open Title

Li Shifeng Win the 2019 Canada Open Title

Indian Parupalli Kashyap lost a three-game thriller to Chinese Li Shifeng in the men's singles title of the Canada Open. Sixth-seed Kashyap, who h....
Brazil beat Peru In Finals To Win 2019 Copa America Title

Brazil beat Peru In Finals To Win 2019 Copa America Title

Brazil beat Peru 3-1 in finals to win its first Copa America Title since 2007. Argentina secured 3rd place by beating Chile 2-1. The Copa America ....
Indian Female Wrestler wins the Gold Medals at Grand Prix of Spain

Indian Female Wrestler wins the Gold Medals at Grand Prix of Spain

Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Divya Kakran win the Gold Medals in 53/68 kg category at the Grand Prix of Spain. In another category, Pooja Dhanda (57kg), Seema (50kg), M....
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