INDIA

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Lt Gen Benjamin Gantz
• Mahindra Group launches Mahindra University at its 130-acre, multi-disciplinary campus in Hyderabad
• “Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver”, book authored by former RBI Governor Urjit Patel, released
• Eminent danseuse Amala Shankar passes away at 101 in Kolkata

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• Foreign exchange reserves climb $1.27 billion to record peak of $517.637 billion in week to July 17
• Covid-19 crisis could push up non-performing assets quite significantly, says RBI in its Financial Stability Report
• ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ inaugurated in Anand (Gujarat) by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar; set up by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
• CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) observes Income Tax Day on July 24
• Centre imposes restrictions on bidders from nations sharing land borders
• I-T dept to share PAN, bank details with 10 intelligence agencies under NATGRID
• Ministry of Shipping waives waterways usage charges for three years to promote Inland water transport
• Indian Railways to RFID Tag all wagons by December 2022
• Cipla gets DCGI approval to sell Covid-19 drug favipiravir under brand “Ciplenza” in India

WORLD

• Coronavirus: World Health Organization chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan sees no herd immunity yet
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare participates in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister’s Digital Meet
• China orders US to close its consulate in Chengdu