NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Maharashtra
CM Eknath Shinde inaugurates PM MITRA Park in Amravati: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde inaugurated the PM Mega Integrated
Textile Regions and Apparel Park (PM MITRA Park) at Amravati. The event
was also attended by Piyush Goyal (Union Textiles Minister) and Darshana
Jardosh (Minister of State of Textiles). The Government of India aims to
set up 7 PM MITRA Parks for the Textile industry. The PM MITRA Parks was
inspired by the 5F (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign) vision of
PM Modi.
2. Annual
Bonalu Festival celebrated in Hyderabad:
Bonalu is celebrated in Hyderabad especially in parts of the Old
city, usually during Ashada Masam which falls in July/August. Bonam
literally means Meal in Telugu, which is an offering to the Mother
Goddess. During the first and last day of this festival, special poojas
are performed for goddess Yellamma. Bonalu involves worship of Kali in her
various forms such as Mysamma, Pochamma, Dokkalamma, Pedamma, Poleramma,
Ankalamma, Maremma etc.
3. Home
Minister chairs Conference on Drugs Smuggling and National Security: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has chaired
the Regional Conference on Drugs Smuggling and National Security in New
Delhi. During the Conference, over 1,44,000 kilograms of drugs worth 2,416
rupees crore, were destroyed in various parts of the country by Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB) in coordination with Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTFs) of all
states. The Government has adopted a Zero Tolerance policy against
narcotics to create a drugs-free India.
4. Centre allots additional 1.44 lakh houses under
PMAY-Gramin to UP: Uttar Pradesh has been allotted an
additional 1,44,220 houses under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna-Gramin’
(PMAY-G) scheme for the financial year 2023-24. Following this, the
state’s total quota of houses completed will reach 21,68,574. It is also
mentioned in the letter that in line with the scheme’s focus, the state is
required to earmark at least 60% of the targets for Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes subject to their availability in the housing database. It is
also requested to finalise the District, Block, GP-wise and Category-wise
targets in the State as per the User Manual on Housing issued by the Ministry. The
letter also states that the Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the
scheme till March 2024 to complete the remaining houses within the cumulative
target of 2.95 crore houses.
5. Goa CM inaugurates Ayush Health Services and Research
facility: The Ministry of
Ayush has established Ayush services for healthcare and Ayush
research facilities at Ribandar in Goa. The facility was inaugurated by the
Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant. The facility aims to provide
high-quality and affordable Ayush healthcare services to the local community
and promote research in traditional medicine by developing a museum, library
and a laboratory dedicated to conducting research on medicines of mineral and
marine origin. The institutes will work to provide high-quality and affordable
healthcare to every region of the state through Ayush systems of medicine. The
vision is expansion of infrastructure and human resources, promotion of
research in the traditional medical systems through effective collaborations
with reputed like-minded organizations. It will also work towards mainstreaming
and integration of Ayush services with modern medicines and encourage
innovations.
5. Jyotiraditya Scindia unveils 4th Runway & Elevated
Taxiway in Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia has inaugurated dual elevated Eastern Cross
Taxiways and the fourth runway at the Delhi airport. The Indira Gandhi
International Airport (IGIA), the country’s largest airport, handles more than
1,500 aircraft movements daily. The Eastern Cross Taxiways (ECT), which is 2.1
kilometers long, will reduce passengers’ time on the tarmac after landing and
before take-off of flights. With the ECT, the airport will also be the only one
in the country to have an elevated taxiway with roads passing below it. The ECT
will connect the northern and southern airfields on the eastern side of the
airport and will reduce the taxiing distance for an aircraft by seven
kilometres. It can handle wide-body aircraft, including A-380 and B-777 and
B-747. The airport now has 4 runways & is the 1st airport in India to have
an elevated taxiway. Now, the airport will have four runways — RW 09/27, RW
11R/29L, RW 10/28 and RW 11L/29R.
IGIA
is operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a consortium led by
GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd. The Eastern Cross Taxiway (ECT) will reduce
CO2 emissions by 55000 tonnes annually. The dual-way elevated taxiway is 2.1 km
long and 44m wide.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Joint
military exercise between Indian and Mongolian armies begins: The 15th edition of the joint military exercise between
India and Mongolia, 'Nomadic Elephant 2023', begins at Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia from 17 to 31 July 2023. Indian Army soldiers from the Jammu and
Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the Mongolian Armed
Forces Unit 084 participated in the exercise Aim: Counter-terrorism
operations in mountainous terrain under United Nations mandate The scope of
this exercise involves a Platoon level Field Training Exercise
2. UK
signs treaty to join Trans-Pacific free trade bloc:
The United Kingdom formally signed the Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade bloc. The UK also become
the first European country to join the CPTPP. Aim: To grow the
country's economy and provide access for British businesses to a market of over
500 million people CPTPP: It is a free trade agreement between 11 nations
(Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,
Singapore, and Vietnam).
3. World
Day for International Justice 2023: 17th July:
The Day of International Criminal Justice is celebrated every year
on 17 July to commemorate the adoption of the Rome Statute on 17
July 1998, which established the International Criminal Court. The ICC is a
permanent international court that prosecutes individuals responsible for
genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. ICC
cannot be a substitute for the national courts but is available when a country
cannot perform investigations.
4. Australia
names first woman to Lead Central Bank:
Michele Bullock becomes the first woman to lead Australia's Central
Bank since it was founded in 1960. She will succeed Philip Lowe, who
is coming to the end of a seven-year term as governor of the Reserve Bank of
Australia (RBA). Her appointment comes as the country has been battling rising
prices and the RBA is facing a major shakeup. She is currently the RBA's deputy
governor and is due to start her seven-year term as governor on Sept 18, 2023.
5. Sex education to be compulsory in Irish schools: Lessons in relationships and sex education (RSE) are to be
compulsory for 15 to 18-year-olds at schools in the Republic of Ireland. The
move is planned as part of changes to the social, personal and health education
(SPHE) for senior pupils. Lessons will be “taught in a way that LGBTQ+
identities, relationships and families are fully integrated”, according to the
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).
A
major review of RSE in schools in the Republic of Ireland was ordered by the
government in 2018. That has already led to changes to the RSE curriculum in
primary and post-primary schools. Under the planned changes in the Republic of
Ireland, post-primaries will be expected to provide one hour a week of SPHE
lessons to senior pupils. There will be lessons on health and well-being,
relationships and sexuality, and into adulthood. The relationships and
sexuality lessons will teach pupils about “nurturing respectful, caring and
healthy relationships. Pupils will also be taught about safe sex, responses to
unplanned pregnancy, and accessing sexual health services.
6. India & France sign MoU for construction of three
Scorpene submarine: India and France have signed an MoU for the construction of
three additional submarines under the P75 program. The MoU has been signed
between Mazgon Dockyard Ltd and Naval Group for the construction of submarines
under the P75 programme. The Scorpene Submarines have advanced stealth features
and are equipped with long-range guided torpedoes and anti-ship missiles. These
submarines have a state-of-the-art SONAR suite and sensor suite permitting
outstanding operational capabilities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French
President Emmanuel Macron adopted ‘Horizon 2047: 25th Anniversary of the
India-France Strategic Partnership, Towards A Century of India-France
Relations’.
7. 17 July – World Emoji Day: World Emoji Day is observed every year on July
17. Emojis have significantly transformed the way internet users across the
world communicate and express themselves in the digital world. The tiny
pictures have become an integral part of text messages and regular
communication through digital modes. Due to their ability to express thousands
of words with just a tiny pictorial icon, emojis are being increasingly used in
text messages and social media posts. Emojis were first created by an artist to
make communication in a virtual world easier. In the late 1990s, a Japanese
artist Shigetaka Kurita created a set of 176 emojis. Later in 2014, the founder
of Emojipedia Jeremy Burge proposed to initiate a day of celebration for
highlighting the increased use of emojis. Hence, World Emoji Day is observed on
July 17 every year. The date was finalized as the ‘Calendar’ emoji shows the
same date by default. Eventually, the use of emojis has become an essential
part of all communications in the virtual world.
8. 17 July – International Justice Day: International Justice Day is celebrated
every year on 17 July. The day is observed to commemorate the significant
role played by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other organizations
in providing justice to victims of injustice, including people affected by war
crimes, genocide, terrorism, and more. World Day for International Justice is
recognized to highlight the severe cases of human rights abuses and the role of
ICC in eradicating them. It is an opportunity to promote the rule of law,
observance of human rights, and opposition to impunity. It marks the
anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute on 17 July 1998, the founding
treaty of the ICC, which seeks to protect people from genocide, crimes against
humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Carlos
Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win his first Wimbledon title in 2023: World number one tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz has won
his first 2023 Wimbledon Men's Single title, held in All England Lawn
Tennis and Croquet Club, London. In the final, he defeated Novak Djokovic.
Other
winners:
·
Women's Single: Markéta Vondroušová (Czech
Republic)
·
Men's Doubles: Wesley Koolhof
(Netherlands) and Neal Skupski ( United Kingdom)
·
Women's Doubles: Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese
Taipei) and Barbora Strýcová (Czech Republic)
2. Ruturaj
Gaikwad to lead India men’s squads for 19th Asian Games: The BCCI has confirmed that Ruturaj Gaikwad would lead India's
men’s squads for the 19th Asian Games, held in Hangzhou, China from
September 23 and October 8, 2023. While Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the
women’s cricket competition, which will take place from September 19-28, 2023. Both
competitions will be played in T20 formats. Team India (Senior Men) squad also
include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh
Sharma (wk), and many more.
3. Indian team secures 2 Gold medals at 64th
International Mathematical Olympiad: A six-member
Indian team won six medals – two gold, two silver, and two bronze at
the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2023, which was held in
Japan’s Chiba city. The team finished ninth out of the 112 countries that
competed. This is the fourth time the Indian team has finished in the top 10. The
gold medal was won by Atul Shatavart Nadig and Arjun Gupta, who both scored 37
points. Ananda Bhaduri and Siddharth Choppara grabbed silver with 29 points
apiece, while Adhitya Mangudy and Archit Manas won bronze with 22 and 20
points, respectively. India has finished seventh in 1998, seventh again in
2001, and ninth in 2002. India has also won three gold medals for the fourth
time since 1998. Furthermore, our country also received.
Mirabai to lead India’s contingent at World Weightlifting
Championship: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics
silver medalist Mirabai Chanu will lead a five-member
Indian contingent at the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh event will be a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris
Olympics and will be held from September 4 to 17. Chanu will be competing in
women’s 49 kg category. The two-time world championships medalist will be
aiming for a gold. She won gold in 2017 meet at Anaheim while had to settle for
silver last year in Bogota. BindyarDevi, the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting
Championships gold medal winner, will be taking part in women’s 55 kg event. The
men’s team consists of 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Achinta Sheuli, who
will be taking part in 73 kg category. The current national-level champion
Narayana Ajith, Shubham Todkar, (who secured the gold medal in the 61kg
category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships) will also be
competing.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Golden Peacock’ Environment Management Award 2023 to
Adani Transmission Limited: Indian company Adani
Transmission Limited (ATL) has been awarded the ‘Golden Peacock
Environment Management Award’ by the ‘Institute of Directors’ in the
‘Power Transmission Sector’. In 2023, an assessment group comprising
Environment, Health and safety, Energy and Climate Change experts assesses over
520 applications. These applications were approved by Justice M.N. The review
was done by an eminent jury committee headed by Venkatachaliah.
OBITUARIES
1. Eminent
mathematician Dr Mangala Narlikar passes away: An
eminent mathematician, Dr Mangala Narlikar passed away at 80 due to cancer. She
is the wife of Dr Jayant Narlikar, who is the founder and
director of the Pune-based Inter-z Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
(IUCAA). She initially worked at the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research (TIFR) in Mumbai before joining as a lecturer at Bombay and Pune
universities. Her core fields of interest were real and complex analysis,
analytic geometry, and topology.
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