July 2011 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of July 2011 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

31 July 2011 | Person Current Affairs
An Indian origin woman who pleaded guilty to being a courier of heroin worth 50,000 pounds in Britain, has been jailed for three years.
30 July 2011 | Person Current Affairs
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name was found missing from a list of those given an honorary doctorate of law degree by the Panjab University.
29 July 2011 | Business Current Affairs
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) and M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF).
28 July 2011 | Economy Current Affairs
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board okayed the all-important Takeover Code accepting the recommendations of the Takeover Regulations Advisory Committee (TRAC).
27 July 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Dhrupad maestro Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar died in New Delhi. Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar born in Alwar in 1927 into an eminent family of Dhrupad musicians was a renowned practitioner of Dagarvani style of music that originated from the Vedas.
26 July 2011 | Business Current Affairs
India and Britain confirmed trade deals worth billions of pounds after the talks concluded between Union Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in London.
25 July 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Vietnam’s lawmaking National Assembly appointed Truong Tan Sang as the communist country’s new president following Vietnam’s 13th National Assembly election.
24 July 2011 | Business Current Affairs
The United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur welcomed the agreement signed, between the Sudanese Government and the rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM).
23 July 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
The Union government appointed senior advocate Rohinton Nariman as the Solicitor-General, the second senior most law officer of India.
22 July 2011 | Awards Current Affairs
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for 2010 were presented by Vice-President of India, M. Hamid Ansari.
21 July 2011 | Indian Current Affairs
India accepted international norms for the prevention of air pollution emanating from ships. The norms were proposed under a 1997 protocol of the International Maritime organisation.
20 July 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Members of parliamentary committee on security reviewed Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. 20 to 25 committee members spent almost six hours at the airport to review customs, immigration, disaster management preparedness and security among other issues.
19 July 2011 | Person Current Affairs
Hina Rabbani Khar from Pakistan People’s Party (PP) became Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister. The 34-year-old minister of state for foreign affairs was elevated to the post of full minister at a time when both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani were out of the country.
18 July 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the list of Alltime Greatest Test team. The ICC’s list includes four Indian cricketers namely- batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag.
17 July 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
Japan lifted the women's football World Cup by defeating USA in a dramatic final in Frankfurt, Germany.
16 July 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The Bihar state government cleared a bill named Bihar Chikitsa Seva Sansthan Aur Vyakti Surakha Vidheyak 2011 which would ensure doctors’ safety at their work places.
15 July 2011 | World Current Affairs
The ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is charged with illegally ordering the arrest of criminal court Chief Justice, Abdulla Mohamed. The charge was made Mohamed Nasheed, was forced out of office in February 2012.
14 July 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Former defence secretary Pradeep Kumar was sworn-in as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). He replaced P J Thomas, whose appointment was struck down by the Supreme Court in March 2011.
13 July 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ made its India debut when it landed in the Delhi Airport. The Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ arrived in Delhi from Japan and will be stay at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for two days, before leaving for Mumbai on 15 July 2011.
12 July 2011 | Technology Current Affairs
Neptune the eighth planet of the solar system completed its first orbit around the sun 165 years after its discovery. Neptune is also the farthest planet from Sun.
11 July 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
India maintained its No. 1 status in the latest ICC Test Rankings released but lost a couple of rating points after drawing two matches in the 1-0 series victory over West Indies. The test series concluded on 10 July 2011.
10 July 2011 | Reports Current Affairs
Australia unveiled its economic reforms with a plan to tax carbon emissions from the worst polluters in the nation. The scheme aims to reduce national carbon emissions by 5 percent of 2000 levels by 2020.
9 July 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced more administrative and financial powers to panchayats to further strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions.
8 July 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The HRD (Human Resource Development) ministry superseded the National Council for Teacher Education through a gazette notification.
7 July 2011 | Resignations Current Affairs
Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran resigned from the Union Cabinet.
6 July 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Three-day seminar on the prospects of India’s agriculture export in 2025: opportunities, challenges and roadmap was inaugurated in New Delhi by Secretary Commerce, Rahul Khullar.
5 July 2011 | Business Current Affairs
Hyderabad-based CVR Group-promoted Krishnapatnam Port tied up with State-run inland transport services provider Container Corporation of India (Concor).
4 July 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Harun Rashid Khan took over as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India succeeding Shyamala Gopinath who retired in June 2011.
3 July 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
Kynan Chenai of India bagged silver medal (trap) in the 2011 International junior shotgun cup shooting championship in Orimattila (Finland) on 3 July 2011.
2 July 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
Italian top seed Fabiano Caruana defeated Filipino Wesley to emerge winner of the AAI International Grandmasters chess tournament on 2 July 2011.
1 July 2011 | World Current Affairs
People of Morocco (North African country) approved the constitutional reforms which is expected to bring democratic reforms in the country.

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