Current Affairs July 2010

People

Sharad Pawar becomes 2nd Indian and 7th International Cricket Council President to succeed David Morgan

Muralitharan to retire from Test Cricket (after Galle Test against India)

Mr.Neil Mills will be the new Chief Executive Officer of SpiceJet Airways


Business

M&M to setup aircraft financing arm in Australia

Everonn Education to venture into K-12(Kindergarten to 12th Standard) schools through its wholly owned subsidiary Everonn School Ltd.(ESL)

Harley-Davidson opens first showroom in India - Hyderabad and 4 more to be added by the end of the year including Chandigarh,New Delhi,Mumbai and Bangalore

480-year old British Hardware store which survived two world wars, two depressions and three recessions is finally closing down, becomes the latest victim of the global recession


Innovation

An ATM to dispense pasteurised milk packets and curd by inserting a smart card in Kochi, Kerala

Solar-powered plane completes its first 24-hour test run(flying on solar power during nighttime)

Coral Softwares Ltd. has developed ACE Software to facilitate writing of cheque which could reduce errors resulting in less possibility of the cheques being dishonoured


Law

Apex Court, Two-wheeler manufacturers to sell their vehicles bundled with a helmet


Sports

Federer out of Wimbledon 2010 after defeat to Berdych

Nadal wins the Wimbledon 2010 men's Single title

Serena Williams wins the Wimbledon 2010 woman's single title

Cara Black and Leander Paes wins the Wimbledon 2010 mixed doubles title


Technology

Seagate introduces world's first 3TB external desktop drive