Current Affairs 21st July 2014

Current Affairs 21st July 2014

Updated : 21-Jul-2014

Current Affairs 21st July 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 21st July 2014 - Details
Irishman Rory McIlroy won British Golf Open 2014
On 20th July 2014, Irishman Rory McIlroy won the British Golf Open Championship 2014. British Golf Open Championship 2014 was held at Royal Liverpool Golf course in Holyake, United Kingdom.

The 25-year-old McIlory from Northern Ireland won the championship with a 17-under 271. With this McIlroy joined golfers Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to win three of the four majors in golf that complete the Grand Slam, by the time they reached 25.
He also became the first European to have won three Majors namely US Open in 2011, USPGA Championship in 2012 and the British Open in 2014.
He has not won US Masters Tournament yet which eludes him in completing a Career Grand Slam. Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern Majors at any time during their careers, an achievement which is often referred to as a Career Grand Slam. These golfers are: Gene Sarazen (USA), Ben Hogan (USA), Gary Player (South Africa), Jack Nicklaus (USA), and Tiger Woods (USA).
Nico Rosberg won 2014 German Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg led from start to finish at Hockenheim, while Lewis Hamilton charged from 20th to 3rd in the other Mercedes. Valtterri Bottas hung on to split the Mercedes, claiming another podium spot for Williams. Nico Rosberg claimed his first ever Grand Prix win on German soil on 20th July 2014. With this, Rosberg became the first German to triumph at Hockenheim since Michael Schumacher won in 2006.
After the German GP, the team standings was led by Mercedes with 366 points followed by Red Bull Racing-Renault at 188 points and Williams-Mercedes at 121 points.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Arrived in India on his 3 day visit
On 21st July 2014, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim arrived in New Delhi, India on his three-day visit. During his visit, he will meet Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi for understanding the development priorities in India. Jim Yong Kim is scheduled to meet the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley also.

According to a World Bank press statement, Kim would visit the Bank supported project sites in Tamil Nadu to see the challenges of India's rural-urban transformation, and how, empowered with right skills, rural women in the state are taking advantage of emerging urban employment opportunities.
World Bank Group assistance to India between July 2013 and June 2014 amounted to USD 6.4 billion.
The International Finance Corporation, which is the private sector arm of the World Bank Group has so far mobilized 1 billion dollars offshore rupee bond program, which was aimed at providing strength to the capital markets of India as well as for attracting the foreign investments.