CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 19th JULY, 2023
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Indian Senior weightlifting contingent won 20 medals (9 Gold, 9 Silver and 2 Bronze) at the Commonwealth Senior, Junior, and Youth Championships 2023 in Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Tamil Nadu topped the third edition of the NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2022 with an overall score of 80.89, followed by Maharashtra at 78.20 and Karnataka with a score of 76.36.
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Prithviraj Tondaiman won a bronze medal in the men’s trap shooting event and it is India’s only medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Lonato 2023.
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Nokia has collaborated with the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and Kaushalya-The Skill University, to establish a Nokia Center of Excellence (CoE) in Skill Development at Gujarat’s ITI Kubernagar to train individuals in 5G technology skills.
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Bank of India on 12 July 2023, inaugurated its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in the International Financial Services Centre at GIFT SEZ area in Gandhinagar.
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Assam Government decided that every government employee has to work for a period of 3-5 years during the course of their service in certain geographical areas designated as ‘durgam’ areas in the state.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the new integrated terminal building of Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair on 18 July, 2023.
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The Cement Manufacturers’ Association (CMA), the apex body of India’s large cement manufacturers, unanimously elected Neeraj Akhoury, Managing Director of Shree Cement, as President and Parth Jindal, Managing Director of JSW Cement as Vice President.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced that veteran communist leader and freedom fighter N. Sankaraiah will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Madurai Kamaraj University.
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On 13 July 2023, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to France, India and France signed a groundbreaking agreement that allows Indian tourists to use India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions in rupees.
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Australia’s Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the multi-sports event.
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Jyothi Yarraji, became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the 100m hurdles event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
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On 15 July 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) signed two Memoranda of Understanding aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two nations.
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National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) has included LTIMindtree, a global technology consulting, and digital solutions company, in its coveted NIFTY 50 index.
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The newly notified Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve witnessed the birth of three cubs for the first time, after a year of reallocation of tigress in the park.
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Renowned author Milan Kundera, best known for his masterpiece ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, passed away at the age of 94.