CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 24th JULY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 24^th JULY, 2023

1. Income Tax Day or ‘Aaykar Diwas’ is observed annually in India on 24 July to commemorate the introduction of provision of income tax in the country in the year 1860.
2. National Mango Day is annually observed on 22 July which is dedicated to the nutritious and one of the most-relished fruit, and to celebrate mango’s cultural importance, popularity, and versatility in culinary delights.
3. Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, has launched AI powered Truecaller Assistant in India to filter fraud.
4. Tata Group has announced that it will be investing $5 billion to build a 40 Gigawatt (GW) battery cell Gigafactory in the UK that will deliver electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions.
5. Sat Pal Bhanoo, who is currently serving as the Additional Zonal Manager at LIC of India’s Zonal Office in Bhopal, has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the company by succeeding Siddhartha Mohanty.
6. Indian cricketing legend Virat Kohli became only the 10^th cricketer to make 500 international appearances during India’s second and final Test match against West Indies on 20 July 2023, at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.
7. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu released a book titled ‘Raag Prakash’, a collection of a particular set of ‘Ragas’, written by Dr. Om Prakash Kaul.
8. The collaboration of OPPO India with NITI Aayog’s Atal innovation mission established the first ever Atal Tinkering Lab which is based on the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model.
9. Lokesh M, an IAS officer of 2005 batch, will be the new Chief Executive Officer of Noida Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) by succeeding Ritu Maheswari.
10. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission on 19 July, 2023 at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
11. The Defence Minister of Argentina, Jorge Taiana, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to foster cooperation between the two parties for the acquisition of Light and Medium Utility Helicopters for the armed forces of Argentina.
12. The Indian Government has introduced a pioneering ‘Credit Guarantee Scheme’ for the Livestock Sector aimed at revitalizing the rural economy and empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
13. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced the launching of New Rural Housing Scheme named Gramin Awaas Nyay Yojna on 19 July, 2023 to provide free housing facility to the poor.
14. The Ministry of Culture and the Indian Navy have collaborated through a Memorandum of Understanding to revive and preserve the ancient 2000-year-old shipbuilding technique known as the ‘stitched shipbuilding method‘ or ‘Tankai method’.
15. A fascinating combination of prehistoric rock painting from Mesolithic period and exquisite artwork from the Kakatiya dynasty were found in the Rudragiri hillock, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
16. Kevin Mitnick, who was once one of the most wanted computer hackers in the world, passed away on 16 July 2023, at the age of 59.