ISRO launched India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 perched on GSLV Mark 3 heavy-lift launch vehicle, named ‘Bahubali’ rocket, at 2.35 p.m. from Sri Harikota
ISRO plans soft landing on August 23, payloads RAMBHA, ILSA to help understand Moon better
1. LAUNCH OF CHANDRAYAAN-3
(a) India on 14 Jul (Friday) launched its third mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-3, from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota by ISRO.
(b) The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched LVM3 M 4 rocket carrying Chandrayaan 3 at 2.35 pm.
(c) A successful landing would make India the fourth country to achieve the rare feat after the United States, China and the erstwhile USSR.
(d) The average distance between Earth and the Moon is 384,400 kilometers (238,855 miles).
(e) Where will Chandrayaan-3 land?
The Chandrayaan-3 will have three major components — a lander, a rover, and a propulsion model but does not have an orbiter. Its propulsion module behaves like a communication relay satellite.
(f) It will be using the Orbiter from Chandrayaan-2 which still exists in the lunar atmosphere. In a first, India’s mooncraft ‘Vikram’ will land in the South Pole of the moon, where water molecules have been found.
2. Several parts of North India and some areas of National Capital have been affected by floods. In New Delhi, the water level of Yamuna River has started receding from today after reaching a record high of 208.66 meters.
3. The Indian maritime sector is undergoing a significant digital transformation, bolstered by the recent inauguration of the indigenously developed Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS). This state-of-the-art system, named ‘Sagar Sampark’.
4. In a significant move towards promoting transparency and accountability in Panchayat audits, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has launched the Action Taken Report (ATR) Module of AuditOnline.
5. Telecom companies oppose international SMS traffic redefinitionredefinition:
Tech firms and telecom operators are facing off over steep SMS tariffs, causing one-time passcodes and messages to consumers from abroad to cost several times more than what they cost domestically.
6. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today inaugurated the National Mega Conclave on Farmers Producer Organisation, FPO in the cooperative sector and released the action plan for formation of 1,100 new FPOs.
6. The G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of NFTs, AI and Metaverse held in Gurugram successfully concluded.
7. G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies FCBD meeting as part of India’s G20 presidency began in Gandhinagar.
8. The 120th anniversary of India Government Mint has been celebrated in Hyderabad with commemorative souvenir coins.
9. The seventh edition of Asia’s premier digital technology exhibition, India Mobile Congress (IMC) will be held from the 27th of October this year at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
10. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated a new runway and a dual-way elevated taxiway at New Delhi International Airport.
11. Uttarakhand, the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated a two day long Swasthya Chintan Shivir- the 15th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare, in Dehradun.
12. Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar visited NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday at the latter’s residence Silver Oak in Mumbai for the first time after NCP split. The visit came hours after CM Eknath Shinde expanded his Cabinet, with Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction getting key portfolios, including finance.
13. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar’s wife Pratibha Pawar was on Friday admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai.
14..The government on Friday extended the application deadline for the second phase of the PLI (production-linked incentive) scheme for IT hardware till July 31.
15. UP CM Adityanath conducts aerial survey in flood-hit Saharanpur.
CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
1. The Union Cabinet has reportedly approved amendments to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023. The proposed changes aim to decriminalize minor offences by amending 183 provisions across 42 Acts. The bill aims to decriminalize minor offences by replacing them with monetary penalties.
2. Mizoram BJP Vice President R Vanramchhuanga on Thursday resigned from his post to protest against the “demolition of Christian churches” during Manipur violence.
3. A bank in Manipur’s Kangpokpi was looted and computers and other electronic items worth nearly ₹1 crore were stolen.
4. 3 children drown while trying to swim in flood waters in Delhi, children aged between 12 and 15 years.
FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
💰USD ₹ 82.08
💷 GBP ₹ 107.45
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.15%
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE Sensex
66,060.90 +502.01 (0.77%)🔺
NIFTY
19,564.50 +150.75 (0.78%)🔺
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 60,000/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 75,600/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
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DIESEL : ₹ 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 79/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
1. India’s H1 trade with China declines amid slowdown: India’s trade with China declined in the first half of 2023 after more than two years of record growth.
Imports from China slid 0.9% to $56.53 billion in H1 2023, India’s imports of Chinese goods were $57.51 billion in the first half of 2022, while India’s exports to its neighbour fell by 0.6% to $9.49 billion.
2. India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in June 2023* is estimated to be USD 60.09 Billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-) 13.16% over June 2022. Overall imports in June 2023* is estimated to be USD 68.98 Billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-) 13.91% over June 2022.
3. The govt. has recently made a significant change to the income criteria for individuals falling under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The income threshold has been raised from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 6 lakh.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
1. Netflix, Disney and other OTT platforms have been asked by the government to independently review their content for obscenity and violence.
2. OMG 2 is an upcoming Indian Hindi language satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Amit Rai. It is a spiritual sequel to OMG – Oh My God! (2012) and stars Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam Dhar. It is scheduled to be released on 11 August 2023.
3. Actor Cillian Murphy, who’ll be seen playing the titular role in ‘Oppenheimer’, revealed he read Bhagavad Gita to get into the mindspace of his character. “I thought it was an absolutely beautiful text,” he added.
4. Actor Rahul Roy’s sister Priyanka Roy revealed that actor Salman Khan paid pending medical bills after Rahul suffered a brain stroke in 2020. “The most beautiful thing is Salman didn’t speak about it in front of the media. This touched my heart,” she said.
DEFENCE
#Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
1. INS Sunayna, an Indian naval ship, RECENTLY visited Seychelles as part of the multinational maritime security exercise known as Op Southern Readiness 2023. This exercise, conducted by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), aimed to enhance cooperation and counter piracy. INS Sunayna was at Seychelles from 10-12 Jul 23.
2. Indian Army’s Punjab Regiment marched along the Champs-Elysees during the Bastille Day Parade in Paris, France on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to France, was the Guest of Honour at the parade. The Punjab Regiment, one of the oldest Infantry Regiments of the Indian Army has participated in both the World Wars.
3. The flight deck of the India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant hosted three magnificent Durand Cup Trophies, (the Durand Cup, the Shimla Trophy and the President’s Cup) brought to Kochi as part of the trophy tour to different cities across the country.
Flag Officer Sea Training, Southern Naval Command Rear Admiral Susheel Menon unveiled the trophies on board the aircraft carrier.
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Capital: Amaravati
Bifurcation : 2 June 2014
Formation
(as a state)1 Nov 1956
Districts : 26
Language: Telugu
Governor : S. Abdul Nazeer
CM : Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP)
State:
Bird:Rose-ringed parakeet
Flower : Jasmine
Fruit : Mango
Mammal : Blackbuck
Tree : Neem
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15 Jul (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Sravana 12, (Purnimanta)
Ashada 27, (Amanta) Nakshatra: Mrigashirsha
Ardra
Tithi : Trayodashi (up to 8:33 pm) Chaturdashi
Rahu : 09:13 AM – 10:53 AM
Yamaganda : 02:12 PM – 03:52 PM
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