1. Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05.
2. India and China are holding the third meeting on border affairs in New Delhi today. The meeting focuses on maintaining peace and tranquillity on the border and ensuring better coordination and communication.
3. Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has resigned from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board to avoid any conflict of interest as one of his group firm is in the race for a new banking licence, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.
4. Shane Warne, the spin legend retired from all forms of cricket officially. He announced retiring from Twenty20 League, thereby ending the overall competitive cricket career.
5. India and Nigeria on 22 July 2013 signed an agreement in Abuja to locate sites for solar power plants in Niger state.
6. Arvind Sharma, the Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India subcontinent was re-elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI).
7. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams remained atop the latest tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP and the WTA.
8. Football’s apex body, FIFA has lifted Cameroon’s indefinite suspension from international football, saying its conditions had been met.
9. Cautioning that the entry of foreign retail giants could create joblessness, a Parliamentary panel today asked the government to set up a ”Retail Regulatory Authority.
10. Devendra Jhajharia has created history by becoming the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships in France.