Current Affairs 2020 July 25

• IIT Madras develops Technology to remove Haze Impact in Surveillance Camera Images.
• AIIMS Nagpur develops Smart Wristband to track COVID-19 positive patients.
• Govt sanctions Permanent Commission to Women Officers Indian Army.
• Michael Kasprowicz resigns as non-executive Director of Cricket Australia.
• Karnataka Cabinet cleared the formation of Karnataka Digital Economy Mission.
• Haryana Govt stops registration of property till August 17.
• Telangana makes 1 year Govt Services compulsory for PG Medicos in Govt Hospitals.
• DRDO provides “Bharat Drones” to Indian Army.
• Jharkhand Govt to impose Rs 1 lakh fine for not wearing mask.
• 2 year jail for violating lockdown guidelines in Jharkhand.
• Jaguar Land Rover develops Contactless Touch Screen.
• P P Sengupta appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank.
• PV Sindhu launches India’s 1st Online Physical Educational Curriculum “Suchitra Fitkid”.
• Punjab Govt signs MoU with IIT Ropar for Skill Development.
• India’s 2018 Asian Games 4x400m Mixed Relay Medal upgraded to Gold after Bahrain’s disqualification.
• Haryana Police to set up a dedicated wing “Teen Age Police” at Faridabad Commissionerate.
•  PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project.
• Nicaragua becomes the 87th country to sign the ISA Framework Agreement.
• ISA: International Solar Alliance
• Book titled “The Pandemic Century” by British Medical Historian Mark Honigsbaum.
• The book published by Penguin Publishers.
• Harsh Vardhan attends Health Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting.
• RIL becomes the world’s 48th Largest Company by Market Cap.
• RIL becomes the 1st Indian Company to reach Market Cap of Rs 13 Lakh crore.
• RIL: Reliance Industries Limited
• MSCW launched “UnMuteTheAbuse” campaign to raise awareness about domestic abuse.
• MSCW: Maharashtra State Commission for Women
• LIC signs agreement with UBI to distribute latter’s policies.
• LIC: Life Insurance Corporation
• UBI: Union Bank of India
• FamPay launches “Numberless” payments card for teenagers.
• Turkmenistan gets observer status in the World Trade Organization.
• Turkmenistan has become the 25th observer of the WTO.
• Bank of Baroda rolls out “Insta Click Savings Account.”
• Airtel Payment Bank partners NSDC to train rural youth.
• NSDC: National Skill Development Corporation
• Pakistan’s Munir Akram elected President of UN ECOSOC.
• ECOSOC: United Nations Economic and Social Council
• Chandigarh to introduce Ambulances to treat sick trees.
• Senior Bureaucrat Rajesh Bhushan appointed Health Secretary.
•  Flipkart to Acquire Walmart India’s wholesale business.
• India to contribute 2.2% of Global Digital Payment Market by 2023.
• India to set up Solar Power Park in Sri Lanka.
• India and Maldives sign contract to set up Fish Processing Plants.
• Zoom will set up a Technology Center in Bengaluru.
• Govindan Rangarajan appointed as New IISc Director.
• IIS: Indian Institute of Science
• Legendary Jazz singer Annie Ross passes away.
• United States is planning to launch its Mars Rover next week.
• India’s GDP to contract by 6% in FY21: DBS report
• DBS: Development Bank of Singapore
• Amazon Pay ties up with Acko to Sell Auto Insurance.