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1 July - SBI Day On July 1, 1955, the Imperial Bank of India was reconstituted by an Act of Parliament to create State Bank of India to perform the functions of a commercial bank. This marked the start of a new era in banking in the country, said a press release from SBI. 1 - 10 July - Van Mahotsav Van Mahotsav was launched in the year 1950 by Shri Kanhaiyalal. M. Munshi, the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the popular mind for the preservation of forest and planting of trees. Van Mahotsav, a week long festival of tree planting is organised every year in the month of July all across India and lakhs of trees are planted. 4 July -  American Independence Day July 4, 1776, was the day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. 6 July -  World Zoonoses Day World Zoonoses Day is observed on July 6 every year to emphasize and bring the problem awareness amongst ...