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 1.Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China's capital on Monday, forcing over 31,000 people to evacuate their homes in the city, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Heavy rain continued to fall in the capital as well as Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi as Doksuri dissipated over northern China, the China Meteorological Administration said.- https://www.hindustantimes.com/

2.Italy's defence minister Guido Crosetto said that his country's choice to join Chinese infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was "wicked." The present Italian Government is considering whether to keep participating in the scheme, he said in an interview with Corriere della Sera newspaper. The BRI project, which Italy signed up for under its former government, has not done anything to boost the nation's exports, he added.-livemint.com

3.TheAdani Group’s renewable energy project in Mannar and Pooneryn in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province will be completed by January 2025, according to Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera. The commitment was given when Group Chairperson Gautam Adani met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on July 21, the Minister said in a tweet. Mr. Wijesekera was part of the Sri Lankan President’s delegation that was in India recently,- https://www.thehindu.com/

4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will visit Maharashtra's Pune city wherein he will be conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award. Apart from this, The Prime Minister will also lay foundation stone for various development projects in the city.

5.Parliament is set for another rocky session this week, with the Centre likely to introduce the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which, if passed, will replace an ordinance that gives the Union government control of the national capital’s bureaucratic set-up.

6.The University of Mumbai (MU) has taken a significant leap by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with two American universities, the University of Illinois and St. Louis University. The agreements for MoU were formalised during the ‘Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2023’ event held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on Sunday. The program celebrated three years of the National Education Policy and was organised under the guidance of the University Grants Commission and the Department of Higher and Technical Education.-hindustantimes.com

7.Anjuman-I-Islam, the first educational institute in India to join MIT's JWEL program, one of the oldest and most respected educational and social organization is proud to announce in its 150th year of foundation its collaboration with Massachusetts institute of Technology USA .- https://www.aninews.in/news

8.The Fern Hotels & Resorts, India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, is pleased to announce the signing of a new hotel, The Fern Residency, Mira Road, Mumbai.The company currently operates nine hotels in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The addition of this new property will reinforce the brand’s leadership position in this key market and underline its commitment to impeccable guest experiences.- https://www.hotelierindia.com/

9.India Expo Centre & Mart Greater Noida, one of India’s largest integrated venues for exhibitions, conventions and conferences is excited to announce the 6th edition of India International Hospitality Expo 2023!The inauguration ceremony of IHE 2023 shall be held on August 2, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, will be the chief guest, and Raghubir Singh Bali, Chairman of HP Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, the guest of honor. Prabodh Saxena, IAS , Chief Secretary Government of Himachal Pradesh, will also grace the occasion.-hotlierindia.com

10.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is implementing a Central Sector Scheme named, Strengthening of Food Testing System in the Country, including provision of Mobile Food Testing Labs (SOFTeL) under which an assistance of Rs 14.80 crore has been released to Assam from FY 2016-17 to 2022-23, towards up-gradation of State Public Health Laboratory, Baminimaidan, Guwahati, Assam.-fnbnews.com


 


 



 


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