Current Affairs - 09 July, 2021 - Daily Current Affairs to improve General Knowledge and to prepare for competitive exams

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  1. Kerala reports the first case of Zika virus.
  2. Scientists show that the spent catalysts from the energy industry work as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electro-catalyst and can catalyze the core reactions that facilitate the operation of metal-air batteries.
  3. The Indian Army has inaugurated a war memorial in memory of Captain Gulmarg near the LOC (Line of Control).
  4. Indian economist Kaushik Basu has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for economics.
  5. Actress Vidya Balan has achieved another feat as a military firing range in Gulmarg, Kashmir, has been named after the actress
  6. Geographical Indications certified Madurai jasmine and another traditional flowers were exported to the US and the UAE from Tamil Nadu on 08 July, 2021.
  7. India may see only modest improvement in economic activity in the September quarter of FY22 after a second wave of the pandemic held back the country's economic rebound in June quarter.
  8. The Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry has released the fourth monthly installment of post-devolution revenue deficit grants of Rs 9871 crores to 17 eligible states.
  9. The LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) of India will now have the post of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director instead of the chairperson.
  10. A government school in Karnataka's Malleshwaram is set to become the first state run school in the country to be a part of the program to launch a satellite.

Location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

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