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1. India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
2. US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Krishna R Urs as the new US Ambassador to Peru.
3. IPS officer Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat from Telangana has been conferred with the prestigious Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award 2017 by the US state department for his fight against human trafficking in India.
4. Sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious ‘the World Book Capital’ for 2019 by UNESCO for the quality of its literary and cultural activities and for its efforts to make books accessible to the entire population of the nation.
5. The Union cabinet approved the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between India and the United States on homeland security.
6. The government appointed Rajesh V Shah as Chairperson on the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology. He will replace former cricketer Chetan Chauhan.
7. Senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar took over as the Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He will succeed YS Malik.
8. The armies of India and Thailand will begin the yearly joint training exercise ‘Maitree 2017’ from July 3 to July 17 at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.
9. Uttarakhand has been conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit held in Paris recently for innovations and extensive use of IT for skilling the state’s youth.
10. India and the Netherlands have signed three MOUs on Cultural Cooperation, Water Cooperation and on amending Social Security Arrangement.
