1 India became the first country in the world to land a lander on the south pole of the Moon.
India has created history in the field of space. India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 mission on the surface of the Moon on August 23, 2023 , making it the fourth country after the United States , Russia and China to do so. Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram successfully landed on the South Pole of the Moon . With this, India has become the first country to reach the South Pole of the Moon . Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation-ISRO for this success. On the sidelines of the BRICS SummitFrom Johannesburg , South Africa, he congratulated Indian scientists for their immense success. The Chandrayaan-3 mission had left for the Moon on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. After completing a 43-day journey, Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram soft-landed on the south pole of Earth’s natural satellite Moon. In the coming days, the rover Pragyan is expected to exit the lander and begin exploration of the lunar surface.
2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BRICS Business Summit in Johannesburg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will become the growth engine of the world in the years to come and will soon become a five trillion dollar economy . At the BRICS Business Forum Leaders’ Dialogue in Johannesburg , South Africa , the Prime Minister said that despite economic turmoil in the global economy, India today remains the fastest growing major economy in the world. Prime Minister Modi will attend the plenary session of the BRICS Summit and attend a gala dinner hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa . Three-day BRICS summit in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of South Africa is being held in Shri Modi is participating in the BRICS-Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue events organized as part of the BRICS Summit activities. The theme of the 15th BRICS Summit is BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism . BRICS countries represent 42 percent of the world’s total population , 23 percent of world GDP and 18 percent of global trade . BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa .
3 PM congratulates Shri Shretha Thavisin on being elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand
The Prime Minister , Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri Shretha Thavisin on being elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand . Shretha Thavasin has been elected by the Parliament as the 30th Prime Minister of the country. Shretha’s Phu Thai party easily won a majority in both houses of parliament in the vote. Real estate businessman Shretha has entered politics only a few months back.
4 National Health Authority launches first ABDM microsite under 100 microsites project in Aizawl, Mizoram
The National Health Authority (NHA) had announced 100 microsites project for rapid adoption of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across the country . Mizoram first state in India to launch ABDM microsite in its capital Aizawl has been made. Under this, all health facilities including private clinics, small hospitals and laboratories in the region will be made ABDM-enabled and digital health services will be provided to patients. ABDM microsites are defined geographic areas where focused efforts will be made to reach out to small and medium scale private healthcare providers. These microsites will be primarily implemented by the State Mission Directors of ABDM, While the financial resources and overall guidance will be provided by the NHA. Under this program an interfacing agency will have an on-ground team to reach out to healthcare providers in the area. The team will spread awareness about the benefits of ABDM and promote the use of ABDM enabled digital solutions for routine clinical documentation besides helping service providers to join the main registries under ABDM.
5 NLCIL completes permanent diversion of Parvanar river course
Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) has successfully completed the work of permanently diverting the Paravanar River to avoid flooding of residential and agricultural areas , thereby benefitting local communities in Tamil Nadu and agriculture . There will be benefit in irrigation. NLCIL is a Navratna company under the administrative control of Ministry of Coal which comes under Central Public Sector Undertaking. The Paravanar river basin is a leaf-shaped river basin located in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu and is the second smallest river basin in Tamil Nadu. Parvanar river is not Sadanira river and is seasonal and ephemeral (used only for a short period of time).
6 BRICS countries to launch new university ranking system
The education ministers of the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — have collectively approved an independent university ranking system. decided to start. The move comes as a response to criticisms regarding the existing rankings and their lack of comprehensive data. During a meeting held in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, the ministers acknowledged the need for a credible and relevant education framework in today’s global context. The initiative stems from an agreement among departmental leaders recognizing the limitations of current rating methods. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Konstantin Mogilevsky, highlighted the need for a new assessment framework based on objective, universally accepted data. Representatives of education ministries of all five countries supported the idea, stressing on qualitative standards for the upcoming rating system.
7 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas successfully flight tested the indigenous Beyond Visual Range Missile Astra
Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has successfully flight tested the indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Astra. The missile was successfully fired from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 feet off the coast of Goa . The Defense Ministry said the test was accurate and met all its objectives. Astra is a state-of-the-art supersonic missile . This air-to-air missile is capable of engaging and destroying targets. It is called Defense Research and Development Laboratory and designed and developed by other DRDO laboratories. The Ministry has said that the launch of indigenously made Astra missile from the indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas is a major step towards self-reliant India. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said that this test will significantly increase the combat capability of Tejas and reduce dependence on imported weapons.
8 Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been declared a national icon by the Election Commission of India.
Bharat Ratna awardee cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been declared the National Icon of the Election Commission to create awareness among voters and encourage them to participate in the electoral process. New Delhi In a program organized at Akashvani Bhavan in 2007, Mr. Tendulkar said that this is his new innings after retirement from cricket. He said that every vote is important in the development of the nation. He encouraged the voters especially the young citizens to exercise their franchise. On this occasion, an MoU for three years was signed with Sachin Tendulkar in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar. Through this partnership, the Election Commission will try to remove the apathy towards voting among urban and young voters.
9 board exams will now be held twice a year
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the National Curriculum Framework for School Education in New Delhi . This framework is an important and transformative step towards the implementation of the National Education Policy-2020 . Board exams now twice a year will be conducted, giving students an opportunity to maintain their best scores. This will help in reducing the stress caused to the students by the one-time annual examination. It covers all the 4 stages of education from basic education to secondary level. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pradhan said that the release of the National Curriculum Framework for school education is an important step towards the implementation of the National Education Policy. He said that efforts are being made to provide new text books from the next academic year.
10 government e-marketplaces cross Rs 1 lakh crore gross trade mark
The Government e-Marketplace – GeM has crossed the mark of Rs 1 lakh crore of gross business in the current financial year . The Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed that this feat has been achieved in a record time of 145 days as against 243 days last year. GeM is an online platform for procurement of goods and services by government departments, public sector units and other agencies. Since its launch in 2016, it has been promoting the Make in India initiative. So far, goods worth Rs 4 lakh 91 thousand crore have been traded through this online platform and 1 crore 67 lakh orders have been fulfilled.
11 Fourth meeting of Culture Working Group of G-20 countries in Varanasi today
The fourth meeting of the Culture Working Group of G-20 countries will be held in Varanasi . The 2-day meeting will deliberate on the practical outcomes of keeping culture at the center of policy making. Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi will also attend the meeting. The Culture Working Group of the participating countries will first deliberate on the agenda of the meeting, followed by a meeting of Culture Ministers on Saturday. Apart from 20 participating countries, 9 invited countries are also participating in the meeting. During this, about 170 representatives of these countries will be in Varanasi.
12 913 online citizen services launched on e-Unnat portal in Jammu and Kashmir
E-Advanced Portal in Jammu and Kashmir913 online citizen services have been started on With this, Jammu and Kashmir has come second in the number of online citizen services among states and union territories in the country. Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta said that this is an important step to provide easy and convenient service to the common man. Jammu and Kashmir has now overtaken Kerala with 913 online services . 911 services are provided online in Kerala. Jammu and Kashmir is second in the country after Madhya Pradesh . It is noteworthy that last year the ‘Digital Jammu and Kashmir Programme’ was launched in mission mode. In the year 2021, it has increased from 35 services to 913 services.
13 Sports Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated 33 Khelo India centers across Rajasthan
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Jaipur 33 Khelo India centers in the state Rajasthan at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in The Union Minister announced that a National Center of Excellence along with a dedicated Sports Science Center would be set up in 18 other Khelo India centers in Rajasthan. Thus the total number of Khelo India centers in the state will be 51. It was also announced that competitions would be organized between Khelo India centres, while the Coaching the Coach program would be extended to Khelo India centres. The coaches and the Khelo India Center coaches will be trained in association with our national and international coaches.
14 SECL to provide free residential coaching for National Medical Entrance Test (NEET)
Chhattisgarh based subsidiary of Coal India , SECL as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative “ Sushrut of SECL ” will provide free residential medical entrance exam coaching to Class 12 students. The company will provide guidance and coaching to students to help them prepare for the National Medical Entrance Test (NEET). The move will greatly benefit students from economically weaker backgrounds, especially those living in villages in the coal belt areas of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, who aspire to become doctors but cannot afford the coaching for medical entrance exams Are.
15 Justice Prakash Srivastava becomes the new chairman of NGT
Justice Prakash Srivastava has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) . After the retirement of former chairperson Justice AK Goel . Former Chairman Justice A.K. After Goel retired in July, Justice Sheo Kumar Singh was appointed acting chairman.
16 IREDA signs MoU with government, sets revenue target of Rs 4,350 crore for 2023-24
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) , a Mini Ratna (Category-I) Enterprise of the Government of India under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has entered into a performance-based Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. have signed. The MoU also lays down the strategic targets to be achieved by IREDA during the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 in line with the guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance. As per the MoU, the Government of India has targeted revenue from operations for IREDA at Rs 4,350 crore for FY 2023-24 and Rs 5,220 crore for 2024-25. have set. It is noteworthy that the company had achieved an operating revenue of Rs 3,482 crore in the last financial year against a target of Rs 3,361 crore.
17 Chandrayaan-3 becomes world’s most watched live-stream on YouTube
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has achieved a remarkable feat on the live streaming platform of YouTube . The live streaming of Chandrayaan-3 ‘s landing was watched by 8.06 million (over 8 million) people simultaneously, breaking all records in YouTube history. So far on YouTube, Brazil vs. The live streaming of Korea’s football match was watched by 6.15 million people simultaneously, which was beaten by the live streaming of Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday. At the same time, Brazil vs Croatia football match at number three, which was watched by 5.2 million people simultaneously.
18 India’s Amanpreet Singh won gold in the 25m standard pistol event at the ISSF World Shooting Championships.
India’s Amanpreet Singh has won the gold medal in the 25m standard pistol event at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku , Azerbaijan . In the women’s 25m individual event, Tiana, Yashita Shokeen and Kritika Sharma were out of medal contention. He won the bronze medal for the team with a combined score of 1601. With 5 gold and 4 bronze medals, India’s tally now stands at 9 medals.
19 August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 23 August every year is celebrated. The day is celebrated with the aim of remembering the millions of people who were victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. 23 August was declared by UNESCO as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. On this day, in 1791, a rebellion began in Santo Domingo that paved the way for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. With this commemoration, UNESCO aims to highlight the need to spread awareness about the history of the slave trade so that people can acknowledge the impact of slavery on the modern world. This date was chosen by the 29th session of the Conference of UNESCO by adopting resolution 29C/40. A circular from the Director General dated July 29, 1998 invited the Ministers of Culture to promote the day.
20 50 Years of Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when hostages or victims of abuse develop positive feelings toward the captors or abusers and negative feelings toward the authorities or anyone who helped them escape. There are The term was coined in Stockholm, Sweden in the year 1973. bank robbery It was coined after four hostages refused to testify against their captors and even raised money for their defense. Stockholm syndrome is not a recognized mental disorder, but rather a coping mechanism that some people use to deal with a traumatic situation. It is believed to be the result of a combination of factors such as power imbalance, emotional isolation, gratitude for kindness, and survival instincts.
