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1)  Veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, the longest-serving chief minister of Delhi, died of a cardiac arrest. She was  81. She served as Delhi chief minister for 15 years, between 1998 and  2013. 2.)  India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22nd July. The national space agency ISRO announced that it was launched onboard the booster GSLV Mark-Three on Monday, at 2:43 pm from the spaceport at Sriharikota. 3.) Star Indian sprinter Hima Das clinched her fourth gold in a fortnight as she won the 200m race in the Tabor Athletics Meet in the Czech Republic. 4) In Tennis, Serbian Novak Djokovic won his fifth Wimbledon title after defeating Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in a match that lasted for more than four hours. 5) Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian cricketer to score 4 centuries in a World Cup. He also became only the 2nd batsman after Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara to score 4 hundred in a single edition of the World Cup.

1)  The International Cricket Council (ICC), in its Annual Conference meeting, decided to suspend Zimbabwe Cricket with immediate effect. 2)  Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame. 3)  India wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won gold in the 53kg category at Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul. 4)  Meghalaya became the first state in India to ensure the conservation of water. 5.)  World Population Day was observed on 11th July. 6.)  The United States of America (USA) won FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 title after beating the Netherlands by 2-0 in final at Lyon, France. 7.)  The Walled City of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. 8.)  National Doctors' Day celebrated on 1st July. 9.)  The iconic tennis championships Wimbledon 2019 started in London on 1st July. 10)   The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a

1.)    According to report published by NITI Aayog, Kerala has topped among large states on overall health performance followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. However, in terms of incremental performance Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand are the top three states who performed well in comparison to the last health index. 2.)  Mohammed Shami became the second player after Chetan Sharma to take hatrick wickets in World Cup matches from India Team. He took three consecutive wickets in the match against Afghanistan. 3.)  BJP MP Om Birla was the NDA nominee for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post. Mr Birla is a two-time MP from Kota, Rajasthan. 4.)  Former Union Minister JP Nadda was named the BJP's Working President. 5.)    Argentina Football Player Lionel Messi is the world's highest-paid athlete according to Forbes 2019 list of world's 100 highest-paid athletes. Virat Kohli is the only Indian and the only cricketer to have a place in the list. 6.)  The first Sikh mu

1.)  Actor Priyanka Chopra will be awarded Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by United Nations International Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF). 2.) 12th June was  observed as World Day Against Child Labour. 3.)  The Jnanpith award for the year 2018 will be given to the noted English writer Amitav Ghosh.  •   The award is given for outstanding contribution in literature. 4.) The eighth edition of the Women's World Cup has started in France on 7th June 2019. 24 teams are competing in this world cup. 5.)  Telangana celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Formation Day on 2nd June. 6.) The centre has shortlisted five cities, Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi to hold National Programme of the International Yoga Day this year. 7.)  Sonia Gandhi has been chosen the chairperson of the Congress's elected parliamentarians at the meeting of the party's parliamentary committee.