1 August 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 1st August
Important Current Affairs 1st August 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 1st August including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 1st August 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 1st August – National News
1. 3,925 tigers are thought to exist in India, with a 6.1% annual growth rate.
◉ The number of tigers in India is thought to be 3,925, with a 6.1% annual growth rate.
◉ On the occasion of Global Tiger Day, Ashwini Kumar, the minister of state for environment, forests, and climate change, issued a paper that made this revelation.
◉ The minimum tiger population, which is based on estimates from the camera-trapped region, was declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year during the celebration of Project Tiger’s 50th anniversary in Mysuru to be 3,167.
2. According to Standard Chartered Bank, India’s per capita income will increase by 70% by 2030.
◉ A Standard Chartered Bank study paper projects that India’s per capita income will increase by almost 70% by 2030, rising to $4,000 from its present level of $2,450.
◉ With a $6 trillion GDP, the increase in income will enable the nation to transition to middle-income status, with household spending accounting for half of it.
◉ The per capita GDP increased from $460 in 2001 to $1,413 in 2011 and $2,150 in 2021.
◉ External trade, which is predicted to nearly double to $2.1 trillion by 2030, will be the main driver of considerable economic growth.
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Banking
3. To improve urban services, India and ADB signed a $200 million financing agreement.
◉ A $200 million loan has been agreed upon by the Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as extra funding for Rajasthan.
◉ In order to expand basic urban services and incorporate nature-based solutions to renovate historic structures, the project will also pilot public-private partnerships in the state’s water and sanitation sector in order to increase private sector engagement.
◉ As part of the current project, which was approved in September 2020, 1,451 km of water supply pipes and 1,110 km of sewer pipes have been installed, and 68,098 houses have been connected to water services in a few secondary towns across the state.
Appointment
4. In Nairobi, James Ferguson “Jim” Skea was chosen to lead the IPCC.
◉ In Nairobi, Kenya, James Ferguson “Jim” Skea of the United Kingdom was chosen to lead the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
◉ Skea won the race over Thelma Krug of Brazil, who was his closest competitor. Krug received 69 votes, while he received 90.
◉ At the UN Environment Programme’s main office in Nairobi, where the IPCC is holding its 59th Session, the election was held.
◉ James Ferguson ‘Jim’ Skea, a climate scientist with almost 40 years of experience, will oversee the IPCC’s seventh assessment cycle.
5. EPIL names Shivendra Nath as its new CMD.
◉ The newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Engineering Projects India Ltd (EPIL) is Shivendra Nath.
◉ Located under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, EPIL is a public sector undertaking (PSU).
◉ He is currently employed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a PSU that falls under the Department of Telecommunications. He holds the rank of Senior General Manager.
6. NAAC names Kannabiran as its new director.
◉ The National Assessment and Accreditation Council’s (NAAC) new director has been named Prof. Ganesan Kannabiran.
◉ He has more than 30 years of experience in the field of education, the last 15 of which he spent teaching information systems as a senior professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli.
◉ At NIT Trichy and NIT Puducherry, he served as Director-in-Charge and the Dean of Research and Consultancy, among other executive positions.
Awards
7. Ratan Tata will receive the state of Maharashtra’s first “Udyog Ratna” honor.
◉ Ratan Tata, a veteran industrialist and chairman of Tata Sons, will receive the inaugural “Udyog Ratna” award (also known as the “Maharashtra Bhushan award”) from the Maharashtra government.
◉ The award, which is the highest honor bestowed upon notable individuals by the state, prompted the Maharashtra government to institute the Udyog Ratna Award beginning this year.
◉ The well-known industrialist Ratan Tata will be the first recipient of this honor.
◉ He received the honor in appreciation of his exceptional work in the industrial field.
◉ The “Udyog Ratna” award is granted at the state level to people who have made remarkable contributions to Maharashtra’s industrial sector.
Sports
8. The Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships saw India win 14 medals.
◉ There were 14 medals won by the Indian team at the Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships, including 9 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze.
◉ On the final day of the competition at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Indian athletes won six medals.
◉ The first gold medal of the day was won by the Indian 4400-meter mixed relay team, which included Amoj Jacob, Aishwarya Mishra, Muhammed Anas, and Himanshi Malik.
◉ A second Indian relay team made up of Nihal Joel William, Subha Venkatesan, Mijo Chacko Kurian, and Vithya Ramraj, competed in the competition and won the silver medal.
9. Aishwarya, a shooter, wins the gold medal at the 2023 FISU World University Games.
◉ At the FISU World University Games 2023 in Chengdu, China, shooter Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar won gold for India.
◉ Olympic competitor Tomar won the top podium spot in the men’s 50-meter rifle final with a final score of 461.7 points.
◉ The men’s Indian team of Vijayveer Sidhu, Udhayveer Sidhu, and Adarsh Singh earlier won silver in the 25-meter pistol rapid-fire event.
◉ In the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 position team event, Tomar, Sartaj Singh Tiwana, and Surya Pratap Singh of India worked together to win bronze.
Book and Author
10. ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Memories Never Die’ by Amit Shah is published.
◉ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Memories Never Die was released in Rameshwaram by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
◉ ‘Ninaivugalukku Maranamillai’ is a Tamil book that has been translated into English. The book was written by Dr. Nazema Maraikayar, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s niece, and Dr. Y.S. Rajan, a renowned ISRO scientist, and Kalam confidant.
◉ This is the account of a Rameswaram small-town boy’s ascent to the top levels of Indian politics.
Important day
11. National Mountain Climbing Day is on August 1.
◉ Every year on August 1st, the US celebrates National Mountain Climbing Day.
◉ The holiday was created to remember Bobby Matthews and Josh Madigan, two of his friends.
◉ On August 1, 2015, Mathews and Madigan accomplished the remarkable achievement of ascending each of the Adirondack Mountains’ 46 summits in the state of New York.
12. World Wide Web Day is on August 1.
◉ An annual event called World Wide Web Day honors the invention of the World Wide Web and its global influence.
◉ In 1989, British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web, sometimes known as the Web, while he was employed with CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research).
◉ A global hypertext system that would enable information to be shared and accessible via the Internet was his suggested solution.
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