IAS officer K. Balasubramanian appointed as the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Ponnamaravathi panchayat union in Pudukkottai district, tiruchi has introduced smart card to facilitate garbage collection on a trial basis in one ward. Residents have to scan the card while disposing of the waste. This will be adopted across whole panchayat

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directs Indian Oil Corporation Limited Panipat, Haryana refinery  to pay 25 crore rupees because Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s Panipat refinery in Haryana has failed to take effective and adequate steps for pollution control.  “Godhan nyay yojna” launched on 20 July 2020 in chhattisgarh on the festivel of hareli. Govt aims 

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced Panchkula, Haryana as the host of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, Announcement of dates will be next year. To convert late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence into memorial, Tamilnadu govt. deposited Rs 67.9 crore in the city Civil Court for acquiring the residence. The “groundbreaking ceremony” or “bhoomi

The “Consumer Protection Act, 2019” comes in to force from 20 July.                                                  Features of act:                                   

London-based Indian origin (a native of Maharashtra) street photographer Dimpy Bhalotia has won her the grand prize and photographer year of the award. The annual iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) were announced and winning photograph “Flying Boys” was shot on the iPhone X.The picture intends to capture the day-to-day activities of boys in Varanasi. Flipkart Group

Madhubani painting artist Remant Kumar Mishra, also known as the ‘mask man’ of Bihar.Mr. Mishra distributed 650 masks with hand painted Madhubani (also known as Mithila painting) motifs among district. International Press Freedom Award 2020 winners:             Shahidul Alam-Bangladesh photojournalist              Mosaed – freelance journalist