Daily Current Affairs : 21st & 22nd July 2013

1. 22 July : Pi Approximation Day is celebrated world wide on 22 July every year. The reason why this day is celebrated on 22 July is because of the value of Pi- 22/7. The fraction 22⁄7 is said to be the common approximation of Pi(π).

2. Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag got tax exemption by Maharashtra Government for next six months.The film is a biopic on athlete Milkha Singh.

3. Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation, Prof. Oommen Mathew died at a hospital in Kochi. He was 73.

4. India ranked at the top in the list of foreign tourists to visiting Sri Lanka data released by Tourism Development Authority of the country.

5. Securities Law Amendment Ordinance 2013 was promulgated by Pranab Mukherjee to provide powers to SEBI to tackle with fraudulent investment schemes.

6. Khurshed Alam Khan, former Union Minister died. He served at different portfolios like, education, tourism and others during his tenure as an Union Minister.

7. Oil Industry Safety Awards 2011-12 : Maximum number of Awards won by HPCL and BPCL.

8. World's first trip to Moon's South Pole for installation of a Permanent Telescope in 2016.

9. The Israel Antiquities Authorities on 18 July 2013 announced that during a joint excavation programme led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, two of the largest structures rom the Kingdom of Judea was uncovered.

10. The 10-member panel of legal experts, which was appointed by the interim President Adly Mansour started off the work on 21 July 2013 in order to amend the constitution of Egypt.

11. Huawei Technologies, the Chinese equipment maker declared in July 2013 that it was working on the fifth generation (5G) mobile technology, which would possibly be available by 2020.

12. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, on 18 July 2013 promised financial assistance to provide free one year residential JEE/IIT coaching and mentoring 20 underprivileged meritorious students from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi under the Abhayanand Super 30 initiative.

13. Prince Philippe was sworn-in as the new king of Belgium on 21 July 2013 after the abdication of his father Albert II due to his age and health.53 Years old Philippe took his oath in Belgium's three official languages - Dutch, French and German.

14. The British firm Real VNC was presented MacRobert Award by the Princess Royal for engineering innovation. The technology will enable IT workers to solve problems on other computers without leaving their desks and it will allow MRI scanners to be repaired remotely.

15. The military wing of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese Shiite group, was blacklisted by European Union ministers as a terrorist organization.

16. India finished at fourth Position in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on 21 July 2013 with Deepika Kumari winning gold and bronze medal on the concluding day, of Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia.

17. L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian judo player passed away at Coimbatore on 22 July 2013. She was 32 years of age.

18. Serena Williams on 21 July 2013 won Swedish Open title by defeating Johanna Larsson in the final of the Swedish Open at Bastad in Sweden.

19. Purav Raja and Divij Sharan of India on 20 July 2013 clinched their first ever ATP tour doubles title by defeating Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands in the final match of Claro Open in Bogota, Colombia.

20. 32 Year old Swiss tennis legend Martina Hingis was inducted in Tennis Hall of Fame on 13 July 2013. With the induction she became the 4th youngest members to be included in the tennis hall of fame.

21. Devendra Jhajharia wins gold medal at the ongoing IPC Athletics World Championships in France.

22. Australian Spin legend Shane Warne announces retirement from all forms of Cricket.

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