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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 26th July 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 26th July 2021. covering the following news headlines: Kargil Vijay Diwas, Ashok Lavasa, UNESCO World Heritage List, Abled Sportsman of the Year 2019, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.

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International News
Banking News
Awards News
Sports News
Important Days
Obituaries News
Miscellaneous News

International News

United Kingdom reports cases of ‘Norovirus’ infection

The United Kingdom is now reporting an outbreak of norovirus. Public Health England (PHE) recently issued a warning regarding norovirus. England has reported 154 cases of norovirus in the country. An increase in norovirus cases has been reported in educational settings.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), norovirus is very contagious that causes diarrhea and vomiting. People with norovirus disease can shed billions of virus particles. And only a few of them are needed to make people sick.
Symptoms of norovirus are vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and nausea. This virus can cause inflammation in the intestines or stomach and is called acute gastroenteritis.

Other symptoms of this virus are headache, fever and body aches. People generally develop the symptoms within 12 to 48 hours and they can last up to 1 to 3 days.

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Prime minister of United Kingdom: Boris Johnson.
Capital of the United Kingdom: London.

Banking News

IFC lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green housing finance

HDFC Ltd has received a $250 million loan from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank Group, to be used by India’s largest housing finance company for green housing.
Green housing is considered as a luxury market in the country, but it has climate benefits. Its partnership with HDFC will help change the perception of the market. At least 25% of the funding is for green affordable housing.

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Headquarters of HDFC Bank: Mumbai, Maharashtra;
MD and CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan;
The tagline of HDFC Bank: We understand your world;
International Finance Corporation Founded: 20 July 1956;
International Finance Corporation Executive Vice President & CEO: Makhtar Diop;
International Finance Corporation Headquarters: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Awards News

Pramod Bhagat named Differently Abled Sportsman of the Year 2019

World No 1 Para Shuttle Pramod Bhagat was named Differently Abled Sportsman of the Year at the Indian Sports Honors for 2019. The delay in the announcement was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indian Sports Awards are awards given annually to outstanding sports personalities of India by the RPSG Group in association with the Virat Kohli Foundation. The awards were instituted in 2017.
Bhagat, who won two gold medals and a bronze at the Dubai Para-Badminton Tournament this year, will be participating in singles and mixed doubles events at the Paralympics which opens in Tokyo from August 24.

Sports News

China’s Yang Qian Wins First Gold Medal of Tokyo Olympics

China’s Yang Qian won the gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle final to secure her first gold medal of the 2020 Summer Games at the Asaka Shooting Range on 24 July.
Russia’s Anastasia Galashina won the silver medal, while Switzerland’s Nina Kristen won the bronze.

Important Days

Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated on 26th July

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on 26 July to mark India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil conflict since 1999. This year the country is celebrating 22 years of victory in the Kargil war.
It was in 1999 that a high altitude mountain war broke out along the Kargil peaks near the Line of Control, the de facto border that divides Kashmir between the two countries.
The Kargil War was fought between May-July 1999 along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir in which India won.
The Kargil War, fought for over 60 days, ended on 26 July.
Every year 26 July is observed as “Kargil Vijay Diwas” to mark the successful completion of “Operation Vijay” which ended the 3-month war on the Line of Control.
Operation White Sea was also launched during the Kargil War, 1999.

Obituaries News

Bangladesh’s legendary folk singer Fakir Alamgir passes away

Bangladesh’s legendary folk singer, Fakir Alamgir has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. He was born on February 21, 1950, in Faridpur, Alamgir began his music career in 1966.
The singer was a key member of cultural organisations ‘Kranti Shilpi Gosthi’ and ‘Gana Shilpi Gosthi’ and played an important role during Bangladesh’s 1969 uprising.
During Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, Alamgir joined the ‘Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra’ and performed frequently to inspire freedom fighters.

Miscellaneous News

Rudreswara Temple inscribed as India’s 39th UNESCO World Heritage List

The Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple at Palampet in Mulugu district, near Warangal in Telangana, (also known as Ramappa Temple) has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. With this latest induction, the 39th World Heritage Sites are located in India.
The Rudreshwar temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya Empire.
The iconic 13th-century temple is also known as Ramappa temple, named after its architect, Ramappa
The Rudreswara temple was the only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019 by the Indian government.

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