1.A Canadian scholar has been awarded the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist for 2021.Jeffrey Armstrong was presented the award in a ceremony on Tuesday evening by Manish, India’s consul-general in Vancouver.-hindustantimes.com
2.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war.-hindustantimes.com
3.Britain faces “knock-on impacts” for the country’s energy supplies such as rocketing prices if Russia cuts off natural gas flows to Europe, according to National Grid Plc.Only about 6% of the UK’s gas imports come from Russia, a statistic the government has so far used to play down the risks of reduced flows to the UK energy system.-hindustantimes.com
4.In the eight business days, the Lok Sabha has seen nominal business hours while the Rajya Sabha has suffered virtual washouts amid continued disruptions by the opposition which has been demanding immediate discussion on the issue of price rise.-dnaindia.com
5.The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 1.64-lakh crore revival package for the government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), said Ashwini Vaishnaw, the telecom minister.The package will consist of three major components: it will aim to improve the quality of BSNL services, it will be used to de-stress the balance sheet, and it will increase the company's fiber reach by combining it with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL).-dnaindia.com
6.The Maharashtra government has decided to ban single-use disposable cups, dishes, plates, glasses, forks, bowls and containers made of paper and aluminium and laminated or coated with plastic, a statement released by the chief minister’s office on Tuesday contended.-hindustantimes.com
7.India on Thursday reported an upward trend in the daily Covid-19 cases with 20,557 fresh infections in the last 24 hours - taking the total tally to 43,959,321. The active caseload in the country is now over 1.46 lakh or 0.33 percent of cumulative cases.-hindustantimes.com
8.South African Tourism has announced the launch of a digital campaign for India in partnership with Air Seychelles. Through this “deal-driven campaign", the tourism board hopes to engage with millennials and Indian families. This campaign is an extension of its ‘More & More’ campaign launched earlier this year and will drive consumers to make their travel bookings with direct calls to action, it said.-livemint.com
9.The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) in collaboration with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted an Online Food Safety Supervisory Training in Advance Catering (FoSTaC) programme on 20th July 2022. Post the lifting of the COVID-induced restrictions earlier this year; HRAWI has been organizing the programme on a monthly basis.-hospitalitybizindia.com
10.IHG Hotels and Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies has signed a management agreement with SRDF Ventures Private Limited to develop a new Crowne Plaza Resort in the city of Pushkar – a key tourism destination in Rajasthan and a town known for its cultural fairs and religious festivities. Crowne Plaza Resort Pushkar will be a new-built property featuring 125 rooms and is expected to be operational by early 2026.-hotelierindia.com
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