- 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: India’s Viswanathan Anand finished at 2nd position in this tournament which was held in Zagreb, Croatia. The 1st position was attained by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France.
- 2021 Copa America Football Tournament: It was won by Argentina against Brazil with 1-0 victory score. The event was hosted by Brazil. The Golden Boot (Top Scorer) award and Golden Ball (Best Player) award were achieved by Lionel Messi. Best Player Award was bagged by Lionel Messi and Neymar. The Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper) Award was bagged by Emiliano Martinez. The Best Player of Final award was won by Angel di Maria.
- Ladakh: It has become 1st UT to attain 100% vaccination. It has vaccinated all residents and guest population including migrant labourers, hotel workers and Nepalese citizens earning their livelihood in the territory; with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
- Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Palleku Pattabhishekam’
- Author: Yalamanchili Sivaji
- Released by: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
- Title of Book: ‘The Struggle Within: A Memoir of the Emergency’
- Author: Ashok Chakravarti
- Awards and Recognition: N N Pillai: He is a Journalist and playwright and is selected for the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)’s Literary Award for 2021.
- Obituaries: Yashpal Sharma: He was a Former Indian cricketer and was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
- Paul Orndorff: He was a renowned American professional wrestler and was best known by his nickname Mr Wonderful.
- NTPC REL signed a MoU with the UT of Ladakh
- 16 National Highway Projects in Manipur
- Indian Navy received 10th Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft P-8I
- APEDA signed MoU with NAFED
- Appointments on 14th July 2021
Question:
Q.1 Yashpal Sharma, who passed away recently belonged to which sports?
a. Cricket
b. Hockey
c. Badminton
d. Tennis
a. Cricket
b. Hockey
c. Badminton
d. Tennis
