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1st July - National Doctor's Day

1st July - International Joke Day
2nd July - International Sports Journalists Day
4th July - American Independence Day
4th July (1st Saturday) - International Day of
Cooperatives
6th July - World Zoonosis Day
7th July - Global Forgiveness Day.
10th July - Independence Day of The Bahamas
11th July - World Population Day
12th July - Malala Day
12th July - 34th Foundation Day of NABARD
15th July - World Youth Skills Day
17th July - World Day for International Justice
18th July - International Mandela Day
19th July - Burmese Martyrs' Day
20th July - Colombian Independence Day
21st July - Belgian National Day
22nd July - Pi Approximation Day
23rd July - National Broadcasting Day
26th July - 16th Kargil Vijay Diwas
28th July - World Hepatitis Day
29th July - International Tiger Day
30th July - World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Modis World: Expanding India's Sphere of Influence C Raja Mohan

37 Bridges and Other Stories - Aamer Hussein
Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in
India - Jairam Ramesh
R.D. Burman: The Prince of Music - Khagesh Dev
Burman
Ghosts of Calcutta - Sebastian Ortiz

Famous Books by Abdul Kalam with Publishing Years

(Passed Away on 27th July 2015)

Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space

Technology (1988)

India 2020 : A Vision for the New Millennium (1998)

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography (1999)
Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India
(2002)
The Luminous Sparks (2004)
Mission India (2005)
Inspiring Thoughts (2007)
Indomitable Spirit (2007)
Envisioning an Empowered Nation (2010)
You Are Born To Blossom: Take My Journey Beyond
(2011)
Turning Points: A journey through challenges (2012)
Target 3 Billion (2011)
My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions
(2013)
A Manifesto for Change: A Sequel to India 2020
(2014)
Transcendence My Spiritual Experiences with
Pramukh Swamiji (2015)

Ajay Kumar Pandey - MD & CEO, Gujarat

International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)
Ajay Mathur Director General (DG), The Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI)
Anand Krishnamurthy - MD and CEO, Catholic Syrian
Bank (CSB)
Ananth Narayanan - CEO, Myntra
Ashish Bahuguna - Chairman, Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India
Ashok Kumar Balyan - CEO (Oil & Gas Business),
Reliance Group
Bhanu Pratap Sharma - Chairperson, Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
C Ramakrishnan - CFO, Tata Motors' Group
C.D. Balaji - Director, Aeronautical Development
Agency (ADA)
David Taylor - CEO, Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Debjani Ghosh - President, MAIT (the Manufacturers'
Association for Information Technology)
Dr. Anup K. Pujari - Secretary, MSME

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Eric Lange - vice President (Product Management),

Flipkart
H. Rita Chowdary - Director, National Book Trust
Lord Kamlesh Patel - Independent member, England
and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai - Vice-Chief, Indian
Army
Maurice Obstfeld - Chief Economist, International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor - Leader, Taliban
Pankaj Munjal - CMD, Hero Motors Group
Prashant Pathrabe - Director, Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII)
Rahul Bhatnagar - MD and CFO, Bharti Enterprises
Rajendra Srivastava - Dean, Indian School of
Business (ISB)
Rakesh Sahni - Chairman, Narmada Valley
Development Authority (NVDA)
Ram Sewak Sharma - Chairman, Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI)
S.N. Sahai - Home Secretary, Delhi
Satish Pillai - MD & CEO, CIBIL
Sriram Kalyanaraman - MD and CEO, National
Housing Bank
Suresh Narayanan - MD, Nestle India
T.K. Chand - CMD, National Aluminium Company
(NALCo)
U.P. Singh - Interim CMD, Oil India Ltd
V. Sambasiva Rao - Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani

Abdullah Hussain - Urdu novelist (Udas Naslain)

Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia - Uruguayan soccer legend
Alex Rocco - Actor (Godfather)
APJ Abdul Kalam - Ex President / Missile Man
Bashar Navaaz - Urdu poet (Indo Pak shayar)
Bashar Nawaz - Renowned Urdu poet, critic and
orator
Bavalan Pathmanathan - British Tamil Batsman
Bijoy Krishna Handique - Senionr Politician, Assam
Clive Rice - Former South African captain
Diana Douglas - Hollywood actress
Dr. Bisheshar Pradeep - Urdu Writer (Afsana Nigari)

EL Doctorow - Novelist (Ragtime, Billy Bathgate)

Hoshiyar Singh - National Fencing Champion
Jerome Charles Weintraub - Producer (Oceans
Eleven)
Joan Sebastian - Mexican Musician (Secreto de Amor
/ Tatuajes)
Jules Bianchi - French Formula One driver
K.P.P. Nambiar - Founding Chairman, Kerala State
Electronics Development Corporation Limited
(Keltron)
Lynn Anderson - US country singer (Rose Garden)
M.S. Viswanathan - Tamil Musician
Matti Makkonen - Father of SMS
Mullah Mohammed - Taliban Leader
Omar Sharif - Actor (Lawrence of Arabia / Doctor
Zhivago)
P. Hariharan - Eminent Physicist
P.R. Chari - former Director, Institute of Defence and
Strategic Analysis (IDSA)
Pashupatinath Roy - Former President, Billiards and
Snooker Federation of India (BSFI)
Prince Saud Al Faisal - World's longest serving
foreign minister (Saudi Arabia)
R.S. Gavai - Former Leader, Republican Party of India
(RPI)
Ramkrishna Suryabhan Gavai - Republican Party of
India Leader
Sakari Momoi - World's oldest man (112 years)
Santasilan Kadirgamar - Veteran Sri Lankan historian
Suniti Solomon - 1st HIV Researcher in India
V. Ramakrishna - Telugu Playback Singer
Y.K. Sabharwal - Former Chief Justice of India (CJI)
Yakub Memon - 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict

Amelie Mauresmo (2 Time Grandslam Winner) International Tennis Hall of Fame

Benoy Behl - Best Documentary Producer award
(Madrid International Film Festival)
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) - Dun & Bradstreets
Indias Top PSUs Awards 2015
Buddha In A Traffic Jam (Movie) - The Madrid Film
Festival (Best original screenplay)

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Conakry - World Book Capital for 2017 (UNESCO)

Darshan Jain - US Presidential Award
Dhyan Chand (Hockey Legend) - Bharat Gaurav /
Pride of India award
Dr. Shiv Pande - Honorary fellowship in UK
Fazle Hasan Abed (founder of BRAC) - World Food
Prize 2015
Fergusson College (1885, Pune) - Special heritage
status by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
Gargi Parsai - Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR) award
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Manipur) - 18th
National Youth Parliament Competition
Jodhpur Film Society - Pritiman Sarkar Award 201415
Kamal Bawa (Biologist) - Royal Society Fellowship
Kerala Tourism - Pacific Asia Travel Association
(PATA) Award 2015
Nalini Sengupta - Himalayan peak 5260 named after
her (Mount Nalini)
Naomi Klein (Canadian author) - 36th American
Book Award 2015
Neecia Majolly - Global Music Award (Emerging
Global Artist)
Olivia Jordan (Miss Oklahoma) - Miss USA
Pamarthy Shankar (Telugu cartoonist) - Grand Prix
World Press Cartoon 2014 Award
Professor Peter Higgs (Nobel Prize winner) - Royal
Societys Copley Medal (worlds oldest scientific
prize)
R. Paul Singh - GCHERA World Agriculture Prize 2015
Ramachandra Guha - Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
2015
Ravichandran Ashwin (off-spinner) - Arjuna Award
Sanjeev Galande - G.D. Birla Award for Scientific
Research 2014
Sayed Haider Raza - Frances de la Lgion dHonneur
Shubham Jaglan - IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf
event 2015
Sunita Viswanath - Champion of Change Award 2015
Tata Steels West Bokaro Division - Golden Peacock
Environment Management Award 2015

William Harvey Award for 2015

Saeedul Hasan
Arif Kafeel Akhtar
Shagufta Qadri
Suhailur Rahman

Fortune's world's 500 largest companies

Top 5 Companies in the list :

1. Walmart
2. Sinopec Group
3. Royal Dutch Shell
4. China National Petroleum
5. Exxon Mobil
Indian Companies in the List :
o Indian Oil - 119th Rank
o Reliance Industries - 158 Rank
o Tata Motors - 254th Rank
o State Bank of India - 260th Rank
o Bharat Petroleum - 280th Rank
o Hindustan Petroleum - 327th Rank
o Oil and Natural Gas Corporation- 449th
Rank

2015 Great Immigrants: The Pride of America award

Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Southern

District of New York
Rakesh Khurana, Professor, Dean, Harvard
College
Madhulika Sikka, Vice President, Executive
Editor, Mic
Abraham Verghese, Physician and Writer

Award of excellence in Banking

Andhra Bank (1st)

Allahabad Bank (2nd)

First-ever UN Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize

Dr. Helena Ndume (Namibia)

Jorge Sampaio (Portugal)

Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015

Anshu Gupta - India

Sanjeev Chaturvedi - India
Kommaly Chanthavong - Laos

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Ligaya Fernando - Philippines

Kyaw Thu Myanmar

Golden Ball Award : Carli Lloyd (US), Amandine

Henry (France), Aya Miyama (Japan).
Golden Boot Award : Celia Sasic (Germany), Carli
Lloyd (US), Anja Mittag (Germany).
Golden Glove Award : Hope Solo (US).
Young Player Award : Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada).
Fair Play Award : France.

Beijing is going to Host, 2022 Winter Olympics

Chris Froome (Britain) won 102nd edition of the
Tour de France.
Note :
Sebastian Vettel (Germany) won Hungarian Grand
Prix of Formula One (F1) Title 2015
United States have lifted the FIFA Womens World
Roelant Oltmans is the New Coach, Indian Hockey
Cup for the third time.
Team
USA became the first country to win the Cup three
Shubham Jaglan won IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf
times.
event (Las Vegas)
129th edition of Wimbledon Championships Winners
Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2015.
Grandmaster and former world junior champion List (29th June to 12th July 2015)
Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess
Mens Singles : Novak Djokovic (Serbia) by beating
Championship.
Roger Federer (Switzerland)
Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner Genzebe
Womens Singles : Serena Williams (US) by beating
Dibaba shattered a 22-year-old record in the
Garbine Muguruza (Spain)
womens 1500 metres.
Womens Doubles : Sania Mirza (India) and Martina
Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has been
Hingis (Switzerland) by beating Ekaterina Makarova
banned from bowling in international cricket for 12
(Russia) and Elena Vesnina (Russia)
months after his action was found to be illegal for a
Mens Doubles : Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) and
second time since November 2014.
Horia Tecu (Romania) by beating Jamie Murray (UK)
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals
and John Peers (Australia)
suspended from IPL for two years for betting and
Mixed Doubles : Leander Paes (India) and Martina
spot fixing scandals.
Hingis (Switzerland) by beating Alexander Peya
(Austria) and Tmea Babos (Hungary)
Kazakhstan Presidential Cup (Women Wrestling)
Boys Doubles : Sumit Nagal (India) and L Hong
Kazakhstan - Gold
Nam (Vietnam) by beating Reilly Opelka (US) and
India - Silver
Akira Santillan (Japan)
Mangolia - Bronze
FIFA Womens World Cup 2015 Award Winners

All the Best

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