July 29: Top 10 Current Affairs

1.India's Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System , the PINAKA , has undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges.

2.The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the government's decision to raise the price of natural gas and issued notices to the Centre and Reliance Industries Ltd.

3. India and Senegal have signed a three-year pact to further expand cultural exchanges. The Executive Programme for Cultural Cooperation seeks exchange of experts in the field of theatre and publications on cultural heritage.

4. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airlines buying 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways for 2,058 crore rupees. Sources said that the deal has been cleared.

5. All Sports bodies across the country including BCCI are to come under the ambit of RTI Act if suggestions by a Working Group are adopted by Parliament.

6. Indian wrestlers have ended the Cadet Asian Championships with a rich haul of 15 medals. The tally includes three gold, nine silver and three bronze medals.

7. The long-delayed aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov achieved a significant milestone when it achieved its top speed of over 30 knots during sea trials in Russia last week.

8. US space agency NASA and India’s premier space agency ISRO are in talks for jointly building a satellite for the first time.

9. The Indian Grand Prix could be dropped from the next year’s Formula One roster, putting a premature end to India’s controversial foray into the world of high speed cars.

10. World Tiger Day observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world underlining the need for protecting the endangered tiger species against total extinction. Some 41 tigers were killed and 11 died normally in last 17 years in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, said forest officials.