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Current Affairs:
- Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM has become the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare and was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01st July 1985.The alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla, has served on frontline warships of the Navy as Signal Communication Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer.He has commanded INS Vinash, INS Kirch and INS Trishul. He has also served as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer INS Mumbai.
- Former RBI deputy governor, Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBH) with immediate effect.He had joined the board of IBH in 2018 as an independent director.Sameer Gehlaut, the co-founder and Chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd ( IBHFL) has stepped down as the Executive Chairman of the company to take charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indiabulls Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary company of IBHFL
- “Fit India Freedom Run” would be organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from 15th August to 02nd October 2020.The ministry is organising “Fit India Freedom Run” to mark the 74th Independence Day of India on August 15 to 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2.This would be the largest country-wide run, targeted to encourage fitness among the masses while following the COVID-19 protocols.
- An Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard has been launched and re-christened as Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’.Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has designed and developed the Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Sarthak’ which is the 4th in the series of five OPVs.‘Sarthak’ has been built indigenously and is designed in such a way that it carries a twin-engine helicopter, four high speed boats along with one inflatable boat for swift boarding and Search & Rescue operations.
History on the Date:
(1842) Second Seminole War declared over by Colonel Worth; Indians go on to be removed from Florida to Oklahoma
(1947) Pakistan gains independence from Great Britain
(1987) Oakland’s Mark McGwire sets rookie HR record at 39, en route to 49