Published on: August 1, 2023

Snippets:31 JULY 2023

Snippets:31 JULY 2023

  • The Central African Republic began voting in a referendum on a new Constitution that would allow President to seek a third term in a country which has undergone several coups.
  • Indian compound mixed team of Pragati and Aman Saini won gold in the World University Games in Chengdu
  • A. Haris was re-elected the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) president for a fresh four-year.
  • Bombay High Court bench in Goa , directs Goa government to notify Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as tiger reserve within 3 months, evoked the implication on Karnataka’s Mahadayi project
  • The ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators, and Prey in India 2022’ report published by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Union government, and the Wildlife Institute of India. Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of tigers in the country, followed by Karnataka, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra.
  • The Udupi handloom sari, dyed using natural arecanut ‘chogaru’ is set to be launched
  • Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130 transport aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos island expand the strategic reach of the Indian military
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR and six other satellites.
  • Karnataka transport minister launched first electric bus prototype in Bengaluru
  • The G20 EMPOWER Summit is set to be Inaugurated at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  • National Education Policy, 2020 provides for setting up a Gender Inclusion Fund (GIF) especially for girls and transgender students to build the nation’s capacity to provide equitable quality education for all girls as well as transgender students
  • Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted in-principle approval to Air India Ltd. and Indigo for import aircraft
  • World Ranger Day is celebrated on 31 July each year and the theme for current year is ’30 by 30’