17 July 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 17th July
Important Current Affairs 17th July 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 17th July including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 17th July 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 17th July – National News
1. Ayush Health Services and Research facility is opened by the Goa CM.
◉ At Ribandar in Goa, the Ministry of Ayush has set up Ayush services for medical treatment and Ayush research facilities. Dr. Pramod Sawant, the Chief Minister of Goa, opened the facility.
◉ The facility’s goals include offering the local population high-quality and reasonably priced Ayush healthcare services and fostering traditional medicine research by creating a museum, library, and laboratory specifically for studying drugs with mineral and marine origins.
◉ The institute’s goal is to use Ayush systems of medicine to deliver high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare to every part of the state.
◉ The goal is to increase infrastructure and human resources while fostering research in conventional medical systems through efficient partnerships with reputable organizations that share similar goals.
2. Delhi’s fourth runway and elevated taxiway are unveiled by Jyotiraditya Scindia
◉ Jyotiraditya Scindia, the minister of civil aviation, has opened the fourth runway at the Delhi airport as well as two elevated Eastern Cross Taxiways.
◉ The busiest airport in the nation, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), sees more than 1,500 aircraft movements per day.
◉ The 2.1 kilometer-long Eastern Cross Taxiways (ECT) will shorten passengers’ waits on the tarmac following landing and prior to takeoff of flights.
◉ The ECT will make the airport the only one in the nation with an elevated taxiway that has highways running beneath it.
3. From July 19, Goa will host a meeting of the Energy Transitions Working Group.
◉ The fourth Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting will take place in Goa on July 19 and 20, 2023, during India’s G20 Presidency.
◉ The G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting will take place on July 22, 2023, and be presided over by Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh.
◉ The 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and 8th Mission Innovation (MI) meeting (CEM14/MI-8) will also be placed in Goa from July 19–21, 2023, concurrently with the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial and Working Group Meetings.
4. The government wants to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030.
◉ By FY 2030, the Ministry of Coal wants to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal.
◉ The ministry is proposing a comprehensive plan to support coal and lignite gasification projects for both public sector enterprises (PSUs) and the private sector, with an outlay of 6,000 crore.
◉ Gasification technology will revolutionize the coal industry in India and lessen the country’s dependency on imported natural gas, methanol, ammonia, and other critical products.
◉ The majority of India’s methanol, half of its natural gas, and 13–15% of its total ammonia needs are currently imported.
5. Additional 1.44 lakh homes under PMAY-Gramin are allocated by the center to UP.
◉ Under the “Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna-Gramin” (PMAY-G) scheme, an additional 1,44,220 homes have been allocated to Uttar Pradesh for the fiscal year 2023–2024.
◉ After that, the state’s total number of completed homes will have reached 21,68,574.
◉ The letter also states that, in keeping with the scheme’s objectives, the state must reserve at least 60% of the targets for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, provided that such groups are represented in the housing database.
◉ Additionally, it is requested that the State’s District, Block, GP, and Category targets be finalized in accordance with the User Manual on Housing published by the Ministry.
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International News
6. Irish schools will need to provide sexual education.
◉ For students aged 15 to 18 in the Republic of Ireland, RSE lessons will be made mandatory in the classroom.
◉ The modification will be made as part of updates to senior students’ social, personal, and health education (SPHE).
◉ The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) states that the identities, relationships, and families of LGBTQ+ people shall be “fully integrated” into the lessons.
◉ In 2018, the government of the Republic of Ireland commissioned a comprehensive assessment of RSE in schools. As a result, the RSE curriculum in elementary and post-primary schools has already undergone revisions.
Awards
7. Adani Transmission Limited has been awarded the 2023 Golden Peacock for Environmental Management.
◉ The “Institute of Directors” presented the “Golden Peacock Environment Management Award” in the “Power Transmission Sector” to the Indian company Adani Transmission Limited (ATL).
◉ Over 520 applications will be evaluated in 2023 by a committee of specialists from the fields of environment, health and safety, energy, and climate change.
◉ Justice M.N. gave his approval to these applications. A distinguished jury committee under the direction of Venkatachaliah conducted the review.
Defence
8. India and France ink an agreement to build three Scorpene submarines.
◉ An MoU for the building of three more submarines under the P75 program has been inked by France and India.
◉ The MoU for the construction of submarines under the P75 plan has been signed by Mazgon Dockyard Ltd. and Naval Group.
◉ The Scorpene submarines have cutting-edge stealth capabilities and are armed with anti-ship missiles and long-range guided torpedoes.
◉ These submarines have cutting-edge sensors and SONAR systems that enable exceptional operational capabilities.
Sports
9. Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Virat Kohli as India’s second-highest wicket-taker.
◉ The spinner Ravichandran Ashwin now ranks second among Indian cricketers in terms of wickets taken, passing Harbhajan Singh.
◉ Ashwin now has 709 wickets in 271 international games after this effort. The average of these wickets was 25.67, and his best bowling stats were 7/59.
◉ In international cricket, he has had 27 four-wicket hauls, 34 five-wicket hauls, and 8 ten-wicket hauls.
◉ Anil Kumble, who has taken 953 wickets in 401 matches at an average of 30.06 and has the best figures of 10/74, is India’s best bowler in international cricket.
◉ With 707 wickets in 365 matches at an average of 32.59 and his best figures of 8/84, Harbhajan has now dropped to third place.
10. Two gold medals are won by the Indian team at the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad.
◉ Two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals were won by a six-person Indian team in the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2023, which was held in Chiba, Japan.
◉ Out of the 112 participating nations, the team came in ninth place. The Indian squad has now placed in the top 10 four times.
◉ Atul Shatavart Nadig and Arjun Gupta, who both scored 37 points, took home the gold medal. Adhitya Mangudy and Archit Manas earned bronze with 22 and 20 points, respectively, while Ananda Bhaduri and Siddharth Choppara won silver with 29 points each.
11. India’s delegation at the World Weightlifting Championship will be led by Mirabai.
◉ Mirabai Chanu, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will be the captain of a five-person Indian team competing at the world weightlifting championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
◉ The Riyadh event, which will take place from September 4 to 17, will serve as a qualification race for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
◉ Chanu will compete in the 49 kg women’s division. The two-time medallist in the world championships will go for gold. She took home the gold at the Anaheim competition in 2017 but had to settle for silver in Bogota the previous year.
◉ The gold medalist from the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, BindyarDevi, will compete in the women’s 55 kg category.
Important day
12. International Justice Day is on July 17.
◉ Every year on July 17, people worldwide observe International Justice Day.
◉ The day is celebrated to honor the important role that the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other organizations have played in bringing justice to those who have suffered injustice, particularly those who have been the victims of war crimes, genocide, terrorism, and other crimes against humanity.
◉ The purpose of the World Day for International Justice is to draw attention to serious instances of human rights violations and the role of the ICC in putting an end to them.
◉ The chance to advance the rule of law, uphold human rights, and combat impunity exists here.
13. July 17th is World Emoji Day.
◉ The 17th of July is designated as World Emoji Day each year.
◉ Emojis have had a tremendous impact on how internet users all around the world communicate and express themselves online.
◉ The little images are now a crucial component of text messaging and everyday digital communication.
◉ Emojis are used more frequently in text messages and social media posts because they can convey thousands of words with just a small graphical icon.
◉ An artist originally developed emojis to facilitate communication in virtual environments. Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese artist, produced a collection of 176 emojis in the late 1990s.
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