Current Affairs 24-JULY-2014: -------------------------------------------------------------- Train, bus collision kills 20 school children in Telangana. The accident occurred between Masayipet and Wadiaram railway stations on Secunderabad-Nizamabad section of Hyderabad division at 9.10am. The 20th Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow. Scotland rolled out a spectacular opening ceremony with a dazzling and colourful display of their unique culture and heritage, which also had some Indian flavour. India along with BRICS countries on Wednesday voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to launch a probe into Israel’s offensive on Gaza. The World Bank has committed 15 to 18 billion dollars to India by 2017 to help the country return to a higher growth path which is critical for boosting jobs and reducing poverty. Air Algerie plane Boeing MD-83 went missing over Gao in Mali in Africa on 24 July 2014. India on 23 July 2014 voted in favour of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for a probe on Israels offensive in Gaza. Union Ministry of Culture issued guidelines for Selection of Dance Productions for Festival of India abroad. Delhi HC rapped Delhi government over its failure to regulate e-rickshaws and asked it to clarify its stand on how to regulate them by 31 July 2014. The Supreme Court on 23 July 2013 permitted Uttar Pradesh government to cut 697 trees spread across four hectares of protected forests in TTZ. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare decided to intensify major war against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the fourth week of July 2014. India is ranked 135 in Human Development Index, HDI report which was released by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP in Tokyo on 24-07-2014. The Cabinet on Thursday approved 49 percent foreign investment in insurance companies through the FIPB route ensuring management control in the hands of Indian promoters. KN Tripathy sworn in as Govenor of West Bengal. The classical music reality show of Doordarshan Naad Bhed-The Mystery of Sound will be featured in Limca Book of Records. This was revealed through a statement issued by Doordarshan on 21 July 2014. Britains Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will lead a large business delegation on a three-city tour of India next month, focusing on aerospace, retail and education sectors. Argentina’s world No. 46 Leonardo Mayer captured his first ATP title on Sunday when he fought back to defeat top-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer, 6-7(3), 6-1, 7-6(4) in the bet-at-home Open final.
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