Published on: July 6, 2023

Snippets:5 JULY 2023

Snippets:5 JULY 2023

  • The Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind was launched at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru. The centre will focus on the long-term examination of environmental and genetic factors involved in brain development, which underline severe mental illness.
  • India and Mumbai City FC winger Lallianzuala Chhangte was named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year, on the back of his impressive performance in the Indian Super League (ISL) and for the national team.
  • President Droupadi Murmu attended 125th birth anniversary celebration of freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju at Hyderabad
  • Government of India celebrated Ashadha Purnima on 3 July, 2023 as the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas at National Museum, New Delhi.
  • India chaired the SCO and hosted the summit virtually for the first time .
  • Egypt and Turkey had appointed Ambassadors to each other’s’ countries for the first time in a decade, in a sign of warming ties. They aims at the re-normalisation of relations between the two countries and reflects the mutual will to develop bilateral relations
  • India beat Kuwait to defend the SAFF Championship title in Bengaluru 2023. Sunil Chhetri, India’s leading goal scorer in international football, was the tournament’s top scorer