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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18 July 2023
Nelson Mandela International Day
- Nelson Mandela International Day (Or Mandela Day) Is An Annual International Day In Honour Of Nelson Mandela, Celebrated Each Year On 18 July, Mandela’s Birthday.
- The Day Was Officially Declared By The United Nations In November 2009, With The First Un Mandela Day Held On 18 July 2010. However, Other Groups Began Celebrating Mandela Day On 18 July 2009.
- Mandela Day Is Not Meant As A Public Holiday, But As A Day To Honour The Legacy Of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Former President, And His Values, Through Volunteering And Community Service.
- Mandela Day Is A Global Call To Action That Celebrates The Idea That Each Individual Has The Power To Transform The World, The Ability To Make An Impact.
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Marketa Wins Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title
- Marketa Vondrousova Won Her First Grand Slam Title Following A Straight Sets Win Over Ons Jabeur In The Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final.
- She Is A Czech Professional Tennis Player & Defeated Ons Jabeur To Clinch The Title.
- She Has A Career High Ranking Of World No. 10 By The Women’s Tennis Association.
Asian Athletics Championships 2023
- In Asian Athletics Championships In Bangkok, India Displayed A Fantastic Performance As They Finished Third, Winning 27 Medals, With 6 Gold, 12 Silver And 9 Bronze.
- The Five Day event Started On The 12th Of This Month.
- The List Was Topped By Japan Followed By China With 37 & 22 Medals Respectively.
Britain Join the Asia-Pacific Trade Group
- Britain Has Joined An Asia-Pacific Trade Group That Includes Japan And 10 Other Nations During A Meeting In New Zealand. The Trade Bloc Covers More Than 500 Million People And 15 Percent Of The World’s Economy. For Britain, It Represents The Largest Trade Deal It Has Struck Since Leaving The European Union More Than Three Years Ago.
- Britain First Announced In March It Had Reached An Agreement To Join The Bloc, Which Was Created In 2018, After More Than Two Years Of Negotiations. It Is The First New Member To Join The Bloc, Called The Comprehensive And Progressive Agreement For Trans-pacific Partnership.
- The CPTPP Also Includes New Zealand, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore And Vietnam. British Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch Said That It Is A Modern And Ambitious Agreement. She Said That More Than Half A Million Britons Already Work For Companies From The Bloc’s Member Nations.
- Since Leaving The European Union, Britain Has Also Signed Separate Trade Deals With Australia And New Zealand.
BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers Meeting Starts In Bangkok
- Bay Of Bengal Initiative For Multi-sectoral Technical And Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Foreign Ministers First Ever Meeting Started In Bangkok, Thailand.
- On The Second Day Of His Bangkok Visit, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar Meets With Foreign Ministers Of BIMSTEC Member Nations In Bangkok.
- Mr Jaishankar Co-chaired The 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Meeting In Bangkok Along With Foreign Minister Of Lao PDR Saleumxay Kommasith.
- During The MGC Meeting, The Importance Of Expediting Projects That Have Faced Challenges In The Recent Past, Especially The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway.
Adani Handover 1600 MW Power Plant To Bangladesh
- Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani Handover 1600 Megawatt Godda Power Plant To Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina During A Brief Visit To Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- In A Tweet, Mr Adani Wrote, He Salutes The Dedicated Teams From India And Bangladesh Who Braved Covid To Commission The Plant In A Record Time Of Three And A Half Years.
- Adani Power Has Signed An Agreement With Bangladesh Power Development Board To Supply 1600 Mw Of Electricity Generated From The Godda Power Plant Located In Jharkhand. The Term Of The Agreement Is 25 Years.
President Murmu To Present ‘Bhoomi Samman’ 2023
- President Droupadi Murmu Will Present “Bhoomi Samman” 2023 In New Delhi. Bhoomi Samman Will Be Given To 9 State Secretaries And 68 District Collectors Along With Their Teams Who Have Excelled In Achieving Saturation Of The Core Components Of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme.
- Rural Development And Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh Stated This Event Is Extremely Significant For Revenue And Registration Functionaries Of The State, Who Would Receive The “Bhoomi Samman” For The First Time In The Last 75 Years For Their Outstanding Performance.
- He Further Said That The “Bhoomi Samman” Scheme Is A Fine Example Of Centre-state Cooperative Federalism Based On Trust And Partnership.
- The Grading System Is Largely Based On Reports And Inputs Of The States And UTs In The Core Components Of Computerization And Digitization Of Land Records. The Minister Added That Digitization Process Of Land Records And Registration Will Help Mitigate The Huge Pendency Of Court Cases Involving Land Disputes Cutting Down The GDP Loss To The Country’s Economy Due To Projects Being Stalled.
NITI Aayog’s National Multidimensional Poverty Index
- The Number Of Persons Living In Multidimensional Poverty In The Country Has Fallen From 24.85 Percent To 14.96 Percent Between 2015-16 And 2019-21. This Was Unveiled In The National Multidimensional Poverty Index Released By The NITI Aayog. Briefing Media In New Delhi, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R.
- 13.5 Crores People Have Escaped From Multidimensional Poverty In Five Years. India Is On Course To Achieve Sustainable Development Goals Target Much Ahead Of Schedule By 2030.
- The Report Shows That Poverty In Rural Areas Has Declined Sharply From 32.59 Percent To 19.28 Percent During The Period.
- Uttar Pradesh Has Registered The Highest Decline In The Number Of Poor With 3.43 Crore People Followed By Bihar And Madhya Pradesh. Providing Multidimensional Poverty Estimates For The 36 States And Union Territories And 707 Administrative Districts, The Report States That The Fastest Reduction In The Proportion Of Multidimensional Poor Was Observed In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, And Rajasthan.
- The Report Says That Improvement In Nutrition, Years Of Schooling, Sanitation, And Cooking Fuel Have Played A Significant Role In Bringing Down Poverty.
- The National Multidimensional Poverty Index Is A Holistic Measure Defining Poverty Based On Health, Education, And Living Standards And Estimates Poverty At National, State, And District Levels, Shaping Reform Plans For States And UTs.
UNSC To Hold Its First Formal Discussion On AI
- The United Nations Security Council Will Hold Its First Formal Discussion On Artificial Intelligence This Week In New York.
- The Discussion Will Focus On How To Mitigate The Dangers Of Emerging AI Technology In Future.
- Britain Holds The Rotating Presidency Of The UN Security Council This Month And Has Been Seeking A Global Leadership Role In AI Regulation. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Will Chair The Discussion.
- In June This Year, U.N. Secretary-general Antonio Guterres Backed A Proposal By Some Artificial Intelligence Executives For The Creation Of An International AI Watchdog Body Like The International Atomic Energy Agency.
Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy Passes Away
- Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Passed Away In A Private Hospital In Bengaluru This Morning Following Prolonged Illness. He Was 79.
- The State Government Has Declared Two Days Of Official Mourning In The State. Offices, Schools And Colleges Will Remain Closed Today As A Mark Of Respect To The Departed Leader.
- Oommen Chandy Served As The Kerala Chief Minister Twice – From 2004-06 And 2011-16. The Veteran Leader Began His Stint As A Legislator By Winning In The 1970 State Assembly Elections At The Age Of 27.
- He Later Went On To Win 11 Consecutive Polls. He Represented The Puthupally Assembly Constituency And Was The Longest-serving MLA In The State Assembly.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 16
- July 17
- July 18
- July 19
ANSWER: C
- _____ Autobiography By South African President Nelson Mandela
- My Experiments With Truth
- Long Walk To Freedom
- My Country, My Life
- Let Me Grow, I’ll Thrive
ANSWER: B
- Nelson Mandela Was Awarded Bharath Ratna In
- 1990
- 1992
- 1994
- 1996
ANSWER: A
- Who Was President Of India In 1990
- V V Giri
- Ramaswamy Venkataraman
- K. R. Narayanan
- B. D. Jatti
ANSWER: B
- ____ Won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title 2023
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Ons Jabeur
- Maria Sharapova
- Angelique Kerber
ANSWER: A
- Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Was Held At
- Bali
- Bangkok
- Jakarta
- Pattaya
ANSWER: B
- ______ Topped Asian Athletics Championships 2023
- China
- Japan
- India
- Sri Lanka
ANSWER: B
- _____ Joined Join Asia-Pacific Trade Group ‘CPTPP’
- New Zealand
- Australia
- USA
- UK
ANSWER: D
- BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers Meeting 2023 Was Held At
- Bali
- Bangkok
- Jakarta
- Pattaya
ANSWER: B
- ‘Bhoomi Samman’ 2023 Are Given For
- Digitization Of Land Records
- Implementation Of Ayushman Bharath
- Poverty Eradication Policy
- Centre-State GST Sharing
ANSWER: A
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