Published on: July 16, 2023
Snippets:13-15 JULY 2023
Snippets:13-15 JULY 2023
- Milan Kundera, the great Czech existential writer, passes away at 94, his readers the well-known author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, published in 1984.
- The Department of Consumer Affairs directed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) to immediately procure tomatoes from markets in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra for distribution in major consumption centres where retail prices have recorded the biggest increase in the past one month.
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Kenya and Uganda on a mission to strengthen ties as he embarked on the first trip by an Iranian leader to Africa in 11 years. The visit comes as the Iran tries to shore up diplomatic support to ease its international isolation.
- Pakistan gets final IMF nod for $3bn loan in standby arrangement
- Government school kids in Karnataka’s Dharwad to get ‘Chigari’ experience for free
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in France on July 13-14 to attend Bastille Day celebrations as a guest of honour in Paris.
- Cabinet approved the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, to promote ease of doing business by decriminalizing the offences
- People were stranded in the Chandertal Lake area in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh due to torrential rain .
- Ministry of Defence & FSSAI sign MoU to promote use of millets & healthy eating practices among Armed Forces and ensure safe & nutritious food
- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurates ‘SAGAR SAMPARK’ Differential Global Navigation Satellite System to Strengthen Maritime sector
- Nation-wide Plantation Drive was launched in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- European Parliament (EP) called on the Indian government to act “promptly” to halt the violence in Manipur and protect religious minorities. The resolution was also passed over this regard
- Google launched its AI chatbot Bard in the European Union, Brazil and several more nations, entering a key market in its race against Microsoft backed ChatGPT after a delay over data privacy concerns. The company said it would take steps to protect people’s privacy and data as it broadens access to Bard.
- Ajay Kumar Saroj (the men’s 1500m), Jyothi Yarraji won India’s firstever women’s 100m hurdles and Abdulla Aboobacker won the men’s triple jump won gold in 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok
- The Centre would ensure the supply of free Doordarshan DTH connections and facilitate better mobile connectivity in the farflung villages along the IndoChina border.
- With an aim to reduce the usage of personal vehicles, the Bengaluru Political Action Committee (B.PAC), in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI) launched #Personal2Public (#P2P) campaign
- Mangrove Plantation drive programmed was launched in Chengalpattu , Tamil Nadu as part of the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) scheme envisioned by the Prime Minister
- Low-energy-consuming switchable smart windows developed based on novel architecture for confining liquid crystals
- International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) inks MoU with BITS Pilani PIEDS Finxcelerator. It aims to put in place a framework for collaboration in supporting and facilitating FinTech and TechFin entities
- G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the age of NFTs, Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse was held in Gurugram, Haryana
- INS Sunayna was at Seychelles to participate in Op Southern Readiness 2023 conducted by Combined Maritime Forces(CMF).
- India to host ASEAN Countries Conference on Traditional Medicines
- Measles and rubella cases reported in Karnataka increased by nearly seven times between 2021-22 and 2022-23, data prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- Karnataka to launch Panchatantra 2.0 pilot soon
- ‘SAGAR SAMPARK’ Differential Global Navigation Satellite System to Strengthen Maritime sector was launched
- A team of researchers from Gandhinagar-based Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation has discovered a new species of saltwort called Salsola Oppositifolia Des at Rann of Kutch
- To, Autorickshaw Drivers Union (ADU) will soon launch MetroMitra, a WhatsApp-based chatbot and application to book autos to bridge first and last-mile connectivity between metro stations and homes. The initiative backed by Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is also aimed at increasing ridership. Namma Yatri, will run the pilot of the chatbot and app operating on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
- The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) has declared its highest-ever dividend, amounting to 20.96 crore for the financial year 2021 – 22
- Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to be conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian and military honour.
- Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud administered the oath of office to two new Supreme Court judges, Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti.
- Russian law makers in a bid to weed out ‘Western ideas’, approved Bill banning gender reassignment
- Harmanpreet to lead India women at Hangzhou Asian Games
- Sun to reach solar maximum by 2025, likely to cause complete global internet outrage
- Third edition of Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for States/UTs of India for the year 2022 by NITI Aayog has been published
- As heavy rains continue to lash Uttarakhand, massive ‘shelf cloud’ formation spotted in Haridwar
