Top News Headlines by GKToday – 25 July 2019

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The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed in the Rajya Sabha
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill passed in the Lok Sabha
Odisha: Ruling BJD wins Patkura Assembly seat, now has 11 MLAs in 147-member House
Govt. to dissolve National Institute of Miners’ Health (NIMH) and merge it with ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health
ICMR launches NDQF (National Data Quality Forum) to improve quality of health and demographic data in India
First earth bound orbit-raising manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed: ISRO
AP passes bill providing for 75% job reservation for locals in industries and factories
‘Bad Man’, biography of Gulshan Grover written by journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya, released
‘Chandra Shekhar – The Last Icon of Ideological Politics’ book written by Harivansh (Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha) and Ravi Dutt Bajpai, released

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Lok Sabha passes the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019
Cabinet approves fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane at Rs 275 per quintal
Govt. to create a buffer stock of 40 lakh metric tonne sugar for a period of one year from August 1, 2019
Cabinet approves sale of 481.79 acres of land held by FACT to the Government of Kerala and utilization of the sale proceeds by FACT
IBBI tightens norms governing resolution professionals (RPs); relatives of RPs can’t accept employment offers from resolution applicant after completion of a resolution process
Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) drops plans to finance new capital Amaravati for AP, after the World Bank pulled its support on July 19
GII 2019

India 52nd on Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019 of 129 countries; Switzerland first

GII rankings published annually by Cornell University, INSEAD, WIPO and GII Knowledge Partners (CII in India)

Netflix unveils mobile only subscription plan in India at Rs 199 per month
Students of IIT Kharagpur develop app CARE4U which will inform the caregiver when the elderly person falls down with the exact location.