GK july 2023

 

Awards

The highest award of France which was conferred on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi by H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France – Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Defence

The multilateral military exercise being conducted by Australia with participation of 13 countries from 22 July to 04 August is named – Exercise Talisman Sabre

The 15th edition of joint military exercise conducted by India and Mongolia at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 17 to 31 July 2023 is named – Nomadic Elephant-23

The seventh edition of salvage and explosive ordnance disposal exercise conducted by Indian and US Navy from 26 June to 06 July 2023 at Kochi was named – SALVEX

The seventh edition of the bilateral maritime exercise by the navies of India and Japan conducted at/ off Visakhapatnam from 05 -10 July 2023 was named – JIMEX 2023

 

Persons

The two-time former Chief Minister of Kerala who passed away on 18 July 2023 – Shri Oommen Chandy

The incumbent Solicitor General of India, whose name has been approved for re-appointment as Solicitor General for a further period of 3 years by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet – Shri Tushar Mehta

The leader of Nationalist Congress Party who has been sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra to serve jointly with Shri Devendra Fadnavis – Shri Ajit Pawar

 

Places

The country which has declared a state of National emergency amid a surge in patient suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) – Peru

The venue of the 34th International Biology Olympiad which was won by India with all its 4 participants winning gold medals – Al Ain, UAE

The place at which India's first domestically built 700 MW nuclear reactor has started commercial operations – Kakrapar, Gujarat

The north eastern state of India which has been officially declared as Lumpy Skin Disease positive state – Nagaland

 

Sports

The Indian women's team skipper who has been suspended for two international matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match against Bangladesh in Dhaka – Harmanpreet Kaur

The chess player from Maharashtra who has become India's 83rd Grandmaster after earning his GM norm at the Biel International Chess Festival – Aditya Samant

The team which has won the 2023 Duleep Trophy cricket tournament defeating West Zone in the finals in Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru – South Zone

The Malaysian shuttler who has set a new Guiness World Record for the fastest badminton smash for females at 438 km/h at a special event in Tokyo – Tan Pearly

The Indian shuttler who has set a new Guiness World Record for the fastest badminton smash at 565 km/h surpassing earlier record of 493 km/h at a special event in Tokyo – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

The Indian badminton player who has won the 2023 Canada Open defeating Li Shifeng of China in the final match in Calgary, Canada – Lakhsya Sen

The team which was defeated by India in the finals to win the 2023 Asian Kabaddi Championship in Busan, South Korea – Iran

 

Miscellaneous

India's first AI regional news anchor introduced by Odisha TV is named – Lisa

The railway station on the Central line of Mumbai suburban railway which has been awarded the UNESCO's Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage award – Byculla

The research ship of National Institute of Oceanography, from which 36 crew including scientists were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard off the coast of Karwar in Arabian Sea – RV Sindhu Sadhana

The world's first methane fuelled space rocket launched by Beijing-based firm LandSpace from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is named – Zhuque-2

 

Wimbledon 2023

Title	Winner	Runner-up
Gentlemen’s Singles	Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)	Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Ladies’ Singles	Markéta Vondroušová (Czechia)	Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Gentlemen’s Doubles	Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands) and Neal Skupski (U.K.)	Marcel Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)
Ladies’ Doubles	Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) and Barbora Strýcová (Czechia)	Storm Hunter (Australia) and Elise Mertens (Belgium)
Mixed Doubles	Mate Pavić (Croatia) and Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukraine)	Joran Vliegen (Belgium) and Xu Yifan (China)

 

Note: Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest person (at 19 years 131 days) to be ranked at No. 1 position by ATP.

 

Asian Athletics Championship 2023

Host city: Bangkok, Thailand

 

Medals Tally

#	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	Japan	16	11	10	37
2.	China	8	8	6	22
3.	India	6	12	9	27
4.	Sri Lanka	3	2	3	8
5.	Qatar	2	1	1	4

 

Launch of Chandrayaan 3

Launch date: 14.07.2023

Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

Launch vehicle: Launch Vehicle Mark-3 or LVM3

Pay load consists of: Lander and Rover named Pragyan

 

Important Days of July 2023

 

International Day of Co-operatives: 02 July 2023

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 1993

 

World Population Day: 11 July 2023

Designated by: United Nations Development Programme

First observed: 1989

Theme: Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities

Nelson Mandela International Day: 18 July 2023

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 2010

International Moon Day: 20 July 2023

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2022

World Chess Day: 20 July 2023

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2020

World Drowning Prevention Day: 25 July 2023

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First Observed in: 2021

Theme: Anyone can drown, no one should

World Hepatitis Day: 28 July 2023

Designated by: World Health Organisation

First Observed in: 2008

Theme: We are not waiting

International Tiger Day: 29 July 2023

Designated by: St Petersburg Tiger Summit

First Observed in: 2010

World Day against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July 2023

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First Observed in: 2014

Theme: Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind

 

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2023

Passed by Lok Sabha on 27.07.2023

 

Highlights

• The bill amends 42 acts including Indian Post Office Act, 1898, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, The Pharmacy Act, 1948, Information Technology Act, 2000 etc.
• Several fines have been converted to penalties, meaning that court prosecution is not necessary to administer punishments.
• All offences under the Post Office Act, 1898 have been removed.
• Imprisonment as a punishment for many offences.
• Fines and penalties for certain offences in specified Acts have been increased.
• Fines and penalties to be increased by 10% of the minimum amount every three years.

 

2023 SAFF Championships

2023 South Asian Football Federation Championship

Venue: Sri Kanteerva Stadium, Bengaluru

Dates: 21 June to 04 July 2023

Winners: India (9th title)

Runners-up: Kuwait

Teams: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan

Top scorer: Sunil Chhetri (5 goals)

Best Player: Sunil Chhetri

 

Global Peace Index 2023

Released by: Institute for Economics and Peace, Australia

#	Country	#	Country
1.	Iceland	17.	Bhutan
2.	Denmark	80.	China
3.	Ireland	88.	Bangladesh
4.	New Zealand	126.	India
5.	Austria	146.	Pakistan