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Daily Current Affairs 18th July 2023 Daily GK Update
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National News
Andhra Pradesh introduces cashless payment at inter-state check posts
- Andhra Pradesh transport department has introduced a UPI payments system at inter-state check posts to curb corruption.
- The policy will support the Chief Minister’s directives toward corruption-free administration without any intermediaries.
- The new policy has been implemented at 15 check posts of the transport department across the state.
- Further, people can pay border tax, temporary permit tax, voluntary tax, compounding fee, etc by scanning the QR code.
- The State has interstate checkposts with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Telangana.
About Andhra Pradesh
- Capital – Amaravati
- Chief Minister – YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
- Governor – Abdul Nazeer
Adani Group commissions India’s first transnational power project
- Gautam Adani met Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina for full load commencement and handover of the 1,600 MW ultra-supercritical Godda power plant.
- Adani Power set up the 1,600 MW thermal power in Jharkhand’s Godda to supply power generated to Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) through a dedicated transmission line.
- The Godda Plant became fully operational in June. The plant was commissioned in a record time of three-and-a-half years.
- The first unit of the power plant, with 800 MW capacity, achieved its COD in April this year.
Harela Festival 2023 begins in Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in a program on water conservation, organized on the occasion of the Harela festival 2023.
- The festival symbolizes happiness, prosperity, peace, environment, and nature conservation.
- Harela is an annual Hindu festival celebrated in the hill states of Uttarakhand and some regions of Himachal Pradesh.
- Harela and Bhitauli Festivals are the prominent folk festivals of Uttarakhand, celebrated in the Kumaon Region.
About Uttarakhand
- Capital – Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
- Chief Minister – Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Governor – Gurmit Singh
Jaishankar co-chairs 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation meeting
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar co-chaired the 12th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) meeting in Bangkok with his Laos counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith.
- The implementation of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway was prioritized, and a Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Business Council was established.
- The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries – India and five ASEAN countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications.
- Peace and prosperity in the region also play a pivotal role in realizing Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi’s vision of security and growth for all in the region under India’s Act East policy.
Himachal CM launches website of Aapda Rahat Kosh-2023
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has launched the Aapda Rahat Kosh-2023 website initiating a digital platform aimed at aiding the disaster-affected people of Himachal Pradesh.
- Individuals can donate money in Aapda Rahat Kosh-2023 from anywhere using various payment methods such as debit card, credit card, net banking, QR code and UPI.
- The system has been integrated with multiple payment gateways to ensure seamless transactions.
- Preparations were underway to enable online donations from overseas donors within the next few days. Sukhu expressed gratitude towards employee organizations and individuals nationwide who have already contributed to the Aapda Rahat Kosh-2023.
- Himachal Pradesh had faced immense losses due to the unprecedented rainfall, marking the worst calamity the state has experienced in 50 years. He exhorted everyone to extend maximum financial support to help the state recover from the devastation.
About Himachal Pradesh
- Capital – Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter)
- Chief Minister – Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu
- Deputy Chief Minister – Mukesh Agnihotri
- Governor – Shiv Pratap Shukla
Banking and Financial
India, UAE sign MoUs for promoting use of local currencies
- The Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) have signed two MoUs related to the promotion of local currencies for cross-border transactions and interlinking their payment systems UPI with the Instant Payment Platform (IPP) of UAE.
- Both of them would now help each other in establishing a common framework for the promotion of the use of local currencies, i.e, the Indian rupee (INR) and the UAE Dirham (AED) for cross-border transactions.
- The MoU on establishing a framework for the use of local currencies for transactions between India and UAE aims to put in place a Local Currency Settlement System (LCSS) to promote the use of INR and AED bilaterally.
- The first MoU on establishing a framework for the use of local currencies for transactions aims to put in place a Local Currency Settlement System (LCSS) to promote the use of INR and AED bilaterally.
- It covers all current account transactions and permitted capital account transactions. LCSS would enable exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their respective domestic currencies, which in turn would enable the development of an INR-AED foreign exchange market.
- While under the second MoU, on ‘Payments and Messaging Systems’, the two central banks agreed to cooperate on linking their Fast Payment Systems (FPSs) – UPI of India with IPP of UAE.
- Also, apart from this, linking of respective Card Switches (RuPay switch and UAESWITCH) and exploring the linking of payments messaging systems — SFMS) of India with the messaging system in the UAE — were also included.
About United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Capital – Abu Dhabi
- Currency – Dirham
- President – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Prime Minister – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Official language -Arabic
Appointment and Resignation
Arvind Kumar appointed chairman of UP Electricity Regulatory Chief
- Arvind Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC).
- Kumar succeeds Raj Pratap Singh whose tenure ended in June.
- Kumar, a 1988 batch IAS officer, earlier headed the state energy department and was also the chairman of UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) and the state’s Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC).
- He was also instrumental in framing the state’s industrial policy.
- Kumar was appointed as an advisor on industries to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in February 2023.
- He was also the chairman of UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) and the state’s Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC).
Recent Appointment
- President of NAREDCO Delhi Chapter – Harshvardhan Bansal
- First woman director of IIT, to led IIT Zanzibar – Preeti Aghalayam
- CMD of India Tobacco Company Limited (ITC Ltd) – Sanjiv Puri (reappointment)
- President of the Olympic Council of Asia – Sheikh Talal Fahd Al Ahmad Al Sabah (Kuwait)
- Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT) – Sheo Kumar Singh (replace Adarsh Kr Goel)
Australia names first woman to Lead Central Bank
- Australia has appointed the first woman to lead the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in the 63-year history of the central bank.
- Michele Bullock, a veteran economist at the central bank, will take over from outgoing governor Philip Lowe in September.
- Bullock joined the RBA in 1985 after graduating from Australia’s University of New England the previous year.
- She served in a variety of roles related to areas including payment settlements and government banking before being appointed as the first woman deputy governor in April 2022.
- Bullock’s appointment comes after the government decided not to reappoint Lowe to a second seven-year term.
- Lowe’s replacement had been widely expected after the outgoing governor came under heavy criticism for overseeing a steep rise in interest rates that heaped pressure on mortgage owners, some of whom had taken on cheap debt during the pandemic.
About Australia
- Capital – Canberra
- Currency – Dollar
- President – Anthony Albanese
Defence
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.
- An Indian Army contingent, comprising 43 personnel, left for Mongolia yesterday to take part in a joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant 2023’.
- Indian Army soldiers from the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the Mongolian Armed Forces Unit 084 from will be participating in the exercise.
- The primary theme of the exercise will focus on counter-terrorism operations in mountainous terrain under United Nations mandate. The scope of this exercise involves Platoon level Field Training Exercise (FTX).
Recent Exercise
- 7th edition of SALVEX exercise between India & USA – Kochi
- 7th edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) – Visakhapatnam
- Indian Army participates in multinational exercise ‘Khaan Quest 2023’ –
- 12th edition of “Ex Ekuverin” between Indian & Maldives – Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.
- AL MOHED AL HINDI 2023 Naval Exercise between India & Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia
Sports
Shubham Bisla, Sainyam win gold at ISSF world championship 2023
- Indian shooters Shubham Bisla and Sainyam won gold medals in the 10m air pistol for men and women respectively at the ISSF Junior World Championships 2023.
- Sainyam beat Oh Ye Jin of Korea by 2.6 points for the junior women’s gold.
- The junior shooting world championships are being held at Changwon Shooting Range, Republic of Korea.
- India’s contingent of 90 shooters for the 2023 junior world championships is the largest.
India third with 27 medals in Asian Athletics Championships 2023
- India won a total of 27 medals and secured the third position in the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand.
- India finished third with a total of 27 medals, including six gold, twelve silver and nine bronze medals, in the second-best-ever performance.
- Athlete Jyoti Yaraji won India’s first gold medal in women’s 100m race and silver medal in women’s 200m race in this championship.
- Indian athletes won a total of 13 medals including 8 silver and 5 bronze medals on the last day of competition in Bangkok Athletics Championships 2023.
- Top five countries in the medal tally
Japan- 16 Gold,11 Silver, 10 Bronze
China- 8 Gold, 8 Silver, 6 Bronze
India- 6 Gold, 12 Silver, 9 Bronze
Sri Lanka- 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
Qatar- 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Vondrousova becomes first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon
- Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova has become the first unseeded woman to win the Wimbledon title in the Open era.
- The Czech swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the final match.
- This is Vondrousova’s first Grand Slam title. She lost in the final of the 2019 French Open as a teenager.
- Notably, Vondrousova beat Jabeur to become the first Czech woman to win the title since Petra Kvitova in 2014.
- Vondrousova’s win marks her maiden Grand Slam title and makes her the fifth left-handed player to win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon in the Open Era.
French Open title 2023
Men’s Singles
- Winner- Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- Runner-up- Casper Ruud (Norway)
Women’s Singles
- Winner- Iga Świątek (Poland)
- Runner-up- Karolina Muchova (Czech)
Men’s Doubles
- Winners- Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek
- Runners-up- Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen
Women’s Doubles
- Winners- Hsieh Su-Wei and Wang Xinyu
- Runners-up- Taylor Towsend and Leylah Fernandez
Mixed Doubles
- Winners- Miyu Kato and Tim Pütz
- Runners-up- Bianca Andreescu and Michael Venus
Carlos Alcaraz wins first Wimbledon title
- In the men’s singles, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon title 2023.
- Alcaraz won the match with a score of 1–6, 7–6(6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 to secure his first Wimbledon title.
- The 20-year-old Spaniard became the third-youngest male champion at Wimbledon in the Open era.
- The age gap between him and Djokovic is the widest in any men’s Slam final since 1974.
- The match lasted more than 4 1/2 hours and Alcaraz won a 32-points.
Wimbledon Open title 2023
Men’s Singles
- Winner – Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
- Runner-up- Novak Djokovic
Women’s Singles
- Winner – Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)
- Runner- up- Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Women’s Doubles
- Winner – Barbora Strýcová & Hsieh Su-wei
- Runner- up – Elise Mertens & Storm Sanders
Men’s Doubles
- Winner – Wesley Koolhof & Neal Skupski
- Runner- up- Horacio Zeballos & Marcel Granollers
Mixed Doubles
- Winner – Mate Pavić & Lyudmyla Kichenok
- Runner- up- Xu Yifan & Joran Vliegen
Australian Open title 2023
Women’s Singles
- Winner – Arina Sabalenka (Belarus)
- Runner Up – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
Men’s Singles
- Winner – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- Runner Up – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Men’s Doubles
- Winner – J. Kubler & R. Hijikata (Australia)
- Runner Up – H. Nys (Monaco) & J. Zieliński (Poland)
Women’s Doubles
- Winner – Krejčíková & K. Siniaková (Czech Republic)
- Runner Up – S. Aoyama & E. Shibahara (Japan)
Mixed Doubles title 2023
- Winner – Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos (Brazilian)
- Runner Up – Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza (India)
Important day
18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day
- Nelson Mandela International Day is observed every year on July 18 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the great South African leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Madela.
- Born on July 18, 1918, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela grew to become a symbol of hope and unity in the face of adversity. Despite facing immense challenges, he emerged as a beacon of peace, reconciliation, and equality.
- The United Nations officially recognised Nelson Mandela International Day in 2009, on Mandela’s 91st birthday. It was a tribute to his remarkable efforts to promote peace, freedom, and equality for all.
- The day aims to inspire individuals to take action and make a difference in their communities, just as Mandela did throughout his life.
- Theme 2023 – The Legacy Lives on Through You: Climate, Food, and Solidarity.
Obituary
Eminent mathematician Dr Mangala Narlikar passes away
- Eminent mathematician and scientist Dr Mangala Narlikar passed away at the age of 80.
- 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.
- Dr Narlikar has authored several books in English and Marathi.
- Some of the books she wrote include A Cosmic Adventure, An easy Access to Basic Mathematics (book for school students), Ganit Gappa (Part 1, 2), Easy access to mathematics (book for school students), Nabhat Hasre Taare (Co-Authors – Dr. Ajit Kembhavi and Dr. Jayant Narlikar), Astronomy Related Book – Pahalale Desh, Bhetleli Manasam.
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