19 July 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 19th July
Important Current Affairs 19th July 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 19th July including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 19th July 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 19th July – National News
1. PM Modi opens Port Blair’s new integrated terminal building
◉ Through video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the integrated terminal building at Port Blair’s Veer Savarkar International Airport.
◉ The new infrastructure, which was constructed for about Rs 710 crore, will be crucial in improving the connection to the union territory’s island.
◉ The structure, which has a built-up area of around 40,800 square meters, can accommodate about 5 million passengers a year.
◉ The airport has also invested Rs 80 crore in the construction of an apron that can accommodate two Boeing-767-400 and two Airbus-321 types of aircraft, allowing it to accommodate ten aircraft at once.
2. The Conference on Drug Smuggling and National Security Union is presided over by Amit Shah.
◉ In New Delhi, the Regional Conference on Drug Smuggling and National Security was presided over by Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.
◉ Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of all states destroyed around 1,44,000 kilograms of drugs worth 2,416 rupees crore in various regions of the nation.
◉ To make India a drug-free nation, the government has implemented a Zero Tolerance policy against drugs.
3. Hyderabad annually celebrates the Bonalu Festival.
◉ In Hyderabad, Bonalu is celebrated, particularly in some of the Old City, typically during Ashada Masam, which occurs in July/August.
◉ In Telugu, the word Bonam literally translates to “meal,” which is an offering to the Mother Goddess.
◉ Women were observed making offerings to the deity at the temples while dressed in their customary best and bearing “Bonam” on their heads. Bonam is Hebrew for “meal in a pot with sugar.”
◉ In Bonalu, Kali is worshipped in a variety of forms, including Mysamma, Pochamma, Dokkalamma, Pedamma, Poleramma, Ankalamma, and Maremma, among others.
◉ The goddess Yellamma is honored with special poojas on the first and concluding days of this festival.
4. India and the UAE have signed an agreement to create a campus of the IIT in Delhi.
◉ An MoU between India and the UAE outlines plans to open the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in Abu Dhabi, which would make it the second IIT outside of India after Tanzania.
◉ Following discussions between PM Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, the MoU was inked.
◉ By January 2024, the IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi campus will be up and running and will start teaching a Master’s program in Energy Transition and Sustainability.
◉ In addition to creating research centers in the areas of sustainable energy, climate studies, computers, and data sciences, additional Bachelor, Master’s, and Ph.D. Level programs are anticipated to be provided beginning in September 2024.
5. Beginning in Bangkok, Thailand, the BIMSTEC summit
◉ In Thailand’s capital city, the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat got underway.
◉ The Bay of Bengal region’s countries are brought together for extensive collaboration through the economic and technical effort known as BIMSTEC.
◉ The retreat would focus on measures to enhance the organization and progress the BIMSTEC goal.
◉ A regional multilateral organization is the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
◉ Members of this regional unity are located along the littoral and in nearby areas of the Bay of Bengal.
6. The CM of Maharashtra opens PM MITRA Park in Amravati.
◉ In a sense, the PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel Park (PM MITRA Park) in Amravati, Maharashtra, has been officially opened by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde.
◉ At the event, the governments of India and Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the PM-MITRA Park. Additionally, agreements with investors for PM-MITRA Park were made.
◉ The locations for the construction of 7 PM MITRA Parks for the textile sector were announced by the Indian government in March of this year.
◉ The Parks are designed to build an industrial infrastructure of the highest caliber that will draw significant investment, including foreign direct investment (FDI), and promote innovation and job growth in the industry.
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Appointment
7. Shamina Singh, an Indian-American businesswoman, is appointed by Biden
◉ Shamina Singh, a well-known Indian-American businesswoman, has been chosen by US President Joe Biden to the President’s Export Council.
◉ The main national advising body on overseas commerce is the President’s Export Council.
◉ She is the Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth’s founder and president.
◉ The Council advises the president on policies and initiatives of the government that have an impact on the performance of US trade, encourages export growth, and offers a venue for discussion and resolution of issues relating to trade amongst the commercial, industrial, agricultural, labor, and governmental sectors.
8. Michelin India has chosen Shantanu Deshpande as its new MD.
◉ Shantanu Deshpande has been named MD of Michelin India by French business Michelin. His home base will be Pune, India.
◉ Deshpande had a variety of leadership positions in sales and marketing over his 23 years with Michelin, the firm said in a statement, both in India and in other countries like North America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
◉ In 1999, he started working for Michelin India as an area sales manager.
◉ In addition to serving as VP of Marketing for a Michelin subsidiary in North America, he was appointed India Marketing Director in 2007.
Awards
9. Wins ET for NTPC Future Skills Awards for HR in 2023
◉ For “Best use of AI/AR/VR in Learning and Upskilling” and “Best Advance in Creating an Extended Enterprise Learning Programme,” NTPC has won the prestigious Economic Times (ET) HR World Future Skills Awards 2023.
◉ At a ceremony held in Gurugram, NTPC Director (HR) Dilip Kumar Patel accepted the accolades on the company’s behalf.
◉ These recognitions attest to NTPC’s commitment to implementing cutting-edge technology in learning and development (L&D), such as virtual reality (VR).
◉ Progressive and finest HR practices have been adopted and institutionalized at NTPC, and these practices have been honored by numerous renowned national and international fora.
Sports
10. At the Paris Para Athletics Championship, Ajit Singh took home the gold medal.
◉ In the men’s F46 javelin throw final at the Para Athletics Championships in Paris, Indian competitor Ajit Singh took home the gold medal.
◉ Ajit Singh won the competition with a 65.41-meter throw. Chunliang Guo of China’s 61.89 record from the previous tournament was broken by him.
◉ With a best throw of 65.38 meters, Rinku, another athlete from India, took home the silver medal.
Dinesh Priyanta Herath and Rinku, both of Sri Lanka, tied for second place in the competition.
◉ India’s Sundar Singh Gujjar came in fourth with a throw of 61.81 meters.
11. India’s male teams will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad at the 19th Asian Games.
◉ The men’s and women’s teams that will compete in the next Hangzhou Asian Games, which will begin on September 23 and end on October 8, have already been announced by the BCCI.
◉ The men’s cricket competition will begin on September 23 and go through October 8, while the women’s competition will run from September 19 through September 28. T20 forms will be used for both competitions.
◉ Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the men’s team, which features players with skills like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, and Rinku Singh, among others. Standbys include people like Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, and Sai Sudharsan.
Important day
12. Oommen Chandy, a former governor of Kerala, died.
◉ Oommen Chandy, a prominent member of Congress and a former chief minister of Kerala, died at the age of 79.
◉ For a total of seven years (from 2004 to 2006 and then again from 2011 to 2016), he served as chief minister twice.
◉ In several governments led by K Karunakaran and AK Antony, Chandy had also held the positions of minister of labor, home affairs, and finance.
◉ In the Kerala Assembly, he also served as the opposition leader.
◉ He served as the Puthuppally Assembly constituency’s representative for the longest, from 1970 till his passing.
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