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Current Affairs 15 July 2019
Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Transferred to Gujarat
- Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He replaces Acharya Devvrat.
- Acharya Devvrat has been given the charge as the Governor of Gujarat. He replaces O.P. Kohli, who retires on July 15, 2019.
Justice A.K Sikri appointed as judge in Singapore Court
- Former judge of Supreme Court of India, Justice AK Sikri, has been appointed as an international Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court(SICC).
- The President of the Republic of Singapore has made the appointment of Justice Sikri with effect from August 1
Russia Launches X-Ray Space Telescope ‘Spektr-RG’
- The Russian space agency, Roscosmos successfully launched into space an all-sky-survey satellite, Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma also known as Spektr-RG on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 13, 2019.
- It is a joint project of Roscosmos with German space agency, DLR, for mapping X-rays across the sky to trace the large-scale structure of the universe and mark a new stage in X-ray astronomy.
- This new space telescope with advanced features will replace the Spektr-R, known as the “Russian Hubble”, which Roskosmos lost control of in January 2019
England wins ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
England defeated New Zealand to win the ICC Cricket Men’s World Cup 2019. England won the World Cup on account of more number of boundaries as even the super over resulted in a tie. Both teams made 241 runs in the match and 15 runs in the super over.
Here are some major highlights of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:
- Venue: England and Wales (In 2023- India is the host country)
- Official Song: ‘Stand By’ (a collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful and influential acts, Rudimental)
- Player of the tournament: Kane Williamson (Captain Newzealand)
- Golden Bat award: Rohit Sharma (Highest run scorer in the tournament- 648 runs)
- Golden Ball award: Mitchell Starc (Australia)- Highest Wicket taker- 27 wickets
- Rohit Sharma became the only player to hit 5 century in a single edition of World Cup. He broke the record of Kumar Sangakkara of 4 century.
- Shakib Al Hasan first to 500 runs and 10 wickets in single World Cup
- ICC Team of the Tournament- ICC has also announced the team of the tournament with players from all the country. Two Indians have been listed in this team. They are Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. The team is selected on the basis of performance of the players in the tournament.
Novak Djokovic Beats Roger Federer to Win Fifth Wimbledon Title
- Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat eight-time champion Roger Federer 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3) to claim the Wimbledon Open 2019.
- This is his fifth Wimbledon title.
- The 2019 men’s single final clash was the longest ever Wimbledon final played and even settled by a historic tie-break for the first time.
Complete List of Winners
| Events | Winner | Runner Up |
| Men’s Single | Novak Djokovic | Roger Federer |
| Women’s Single | Simona Halep | Serena Williams |
| Men’s Double | Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah | Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
| Women’s Double | Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová | Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan |
| Mixed Double | Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan | Robert Lindstedt and Jeļena Ostapenko |
Vinesh Phogat Clinches Gold at Yasar Dogu International Wrestling Tournament
- Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat beat her Russian opponent Ekaterina Poleshchuk 9-5 in finals to bag gold medal in the 53kg category at Yasar Dogu International held in Istanbul, Turkey.
- In all, India won 4 gold medal in the United World Wrestling (UWW) ranking series tournament.
- In the men’s freestyle, Rahul Aware (61kg) clinched gold to win his first career Ranking Series title over Munir Aktas of Turkey.
- The other two medals came from Seema Bisla (50kg) and Manju Kumari (59kg).
World Youth Skills Day: July 15
- The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) is observed every year on July 15 to encourage youth to celebrate the value of acquiring skills to achieve personal success and fulfillment.
- The United Nations declared 15 Julyas World Youth Skills Day in November 2014.
- The theme for 2019 WYSD is “Learning to learn for life and work”