1. Justice P Sathasivam has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Sathasivam in a ceremony held at Rashtrpati Bhawan. He succeeded Altamas Kabir.
  2. Angelina Jolie Declared as the Highest Paid Actress of Hollywood by Forbes. She had the estimated earnings of 33 million US dollar.
  3. President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins signed the bill (Government’s Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill) into law. The bill permits abortions only in cases where doctors deem the woman’s life at risk from continued pregnancy
  4. Adli Mansourpuf, the Egyptian Leader who sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next elections takes place succeeding Mohamed Morsi, who was removed after a military coup.
  5. Nelson Mandela International Day was observed across the world on 18 July 2013 to earmark freedom, justice and democracy. It seeks to empower communities everywhere.
  6. The Puducherry government  delinked wine from the Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) category and listed as a food item to attract more tourists to the state. wine will not flow freely into the town as the ban on sale of wine bottles in general stores will continue as usual and sale will be allowed only in licensed IMFL shops, and hotels.
  7. Sanjay Sreekumar, the Indian-origin student in Australia developed a smartphone application which helps in detecting the breast cancer early. The application known as Yap app allows the individuals to monitor the early signs of breast cancer on their own.
  8. Bengaluru International Airport is renamed as Kempegowda International Airport.
  9. Mamnoon Hussain, the India-Born Pakistani Businessman, Elected as the President of Pakistan. He succeeded Asif Ali Zardari, who did not go for re-election.
  10. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) cleared the proposal of Jet Airways to sell 24 percent stake to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad. With this clearance, Jet-Etihad deal has become the first one after the Union Government of India relaxed the FDI rules for aviation sector in the year 2012. The deal will now have to cross the hurdle of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for final approval.
  11. World Hepatitis Day was observed across the world on 28 July 2013. The theme for the year 2013 is “This is Hepatitis, Know it, Confront it”. The theme has been set with an aim of creating a global awareness about the Hepatitis virus and to encourage its prevention, treatment and diagnosis. Of the five types of viruses, B and C are considered to be dangerous.
  12. Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013.
  13. Prince Philippe was sworn-in as the new king of Belgium after the abdication of his father Albert II due to his age and health.
  14. Huawei Technologies, the Chinese equipment maker declared that they are working on the fifth generation (5G) mobile technology, which would possibly be available by 2020.
  15. Maharashtra state government announced a ban extension on nicotine-laced gutkha and paan masala for another year considering health hazards of these products.
  16. Hazem El-Beblawi was named as the new Prime Minister of Egypt.
  17. The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Smritiyan authored by Garima Sanjay. Smritiyan, the book describes that Life in general throws challenges before, we can fulfill our aspirations.
  18. Hemant Soren, leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and son of party Chief Shibu Soren, sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
  19. 12 July 2013 was observed as Malala Day across the World and by United Nations. The day is being observed by the United Nations to highlight the fight of education of the Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzai.
  20. Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh took over as the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. AK Singh was administered oath by the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Arun Mishra at a formal swearing-in-ceremony at Raj Niwas in Port Blair.
  21. World Population Day was observed on 11 July 2013 across the world. The theme for the year 2013 is ‘Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy’.

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