Independence Day 2023: PM Modi hoists the Tricolour at the Red Fort. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that he will join a flag-hoisting ceremony at Red Fort on October 21 to mark the 75th anniversary of the ‘Azad Hind government’ headed by Subhas Chandra Bose.
1. President Droupadi Murmu on 15th August 2023 visited the National War Memorial in the national capital and paid tributes to the Martyrs on the occasion of 77th Independence Day.
President Smt Droupadi Murmu hosted the At-Home reception on the occasion of 77th Independence Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan .
2. PM Modi led the 77th Independence Day celebrations by hoisting the National Flag and addressing the Nation from the Ramparts of historic Red Fort.
Around 1,800 special guests from all over country participated in Independence Day celebration at Red Fort.
3. Prime Minister has said that India has demography, democracy, and diversity and this Triveni has the potential to make every dream of India come true.
4. Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya met 50 nurses along with their family members at his residence to honor them, who were invited as Special Guests to witness and participate in the Independence Day Celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi.
5. Chandrayaan 3 mission by ISRO assumes near circular orbit towards the moon.
6. MAHARASHTRA CM Eknath Shinde launches a mobile app & WhatsApp helpline for Chief Minister’s Medical Assistance Fund.
7. In the Kashmir Valley, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha hoisted the Tricolour on the occasion of 77th Independence Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.
8. In Ladakh, Kargil celebrated the 77th Independence Day at Khree Sultan Choo Sports Stadium Kargil, where Deputy Commissioner Kargil Shriant Suse Hoisted the National Flag and took a salute at an impressive March Past.
9. On the occasion of Independence Day Lt. Governor Admiral D K Joshi hoisted the National Flag at Netaji Stadium in Port Blair. He inspected the parade and gave away commendation Certificates to 12 individuals for their exemplary contributions in various fields.
10. The Railways Ministry is embarking on a significant endeavor aimed at establishing Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) at railway stations throughout the country.
11. KARNATAKA CM Siddaramaiah announced the decision to discontinue the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the state’s higher education institutions starting from the upcoming academic year.
12. State-owned SJVN Ltd. on Monday signed two power purchase agreements with Punjab State Power Corp. Ltd. (PSPCL) for setting up a 200 MW solar project in the state, and a 1,000 MW solar project anywhere in the country.
13. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has slammed the Jammu & Kashmir Government for selecting three projects under the Tourism Ministry’s” Swadesh Darshan” scheme.
14. ODISHA government has sent a letter to district officials underlining that industry requests to divert forest land for non-forestry purposes now ought to conform with the amended Forest Act and that ‘deemed forests’ as a category would cease to exist.
15. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday announced a plan to expand the Supreme Court with 27 additional courts and 51 judges’ chambers. Currently, the Supreme Court has 17 courtrooms and two registrar courts. Its judicial strength as of now is 32.
16. Social activist and founder of ‘Sulabh International’ Bindeshwar Pathak, who campaigned extensively to alleviate the plight of manual scavengers, died at a Delhi hospital due to cardiac arrest, on 15 Aug 2023. He was 80. He established the Sulabh International Social Service in 1970.
CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. The Supreme Court has closed the matter concerning the order passed by the Calcutta high Court’s Port Blair Circuit Bench which suspended Keshav Chandra, the Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration, and fined Admiral D.K. Joshi, the Lt. Governor, a sum of Rs 5 lakh to be paid “from his own funds” for not implementing its directions in relation to payments to be made to Daily Rated Mazdoors (DRMs).
2. Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi was arrested on Tuesday in connection with communal clashes that erupted in Haryana’s Nuh district on July 31.
3. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered separate cases against four Indian nationals who are wanted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly indulging in cheating and fraud.
“”””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””””
1. HIMACHAL PRADESH: Many houses collapsed, roads blocked, power supply, drinking water affected due to heavy rain & landslides. The death toll in Himachal Pradesh has increased to 60.
2. At least five persons were killed while eleven were injured after a piece of an ancient structure fell near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.
FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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Population : 141.81 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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1. Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy announced that it has bagged new order worth 1,130 crore for 600 MWac (equivalent to 750 MWdc) solar PV project at Khavda from Gujarat Industries Power Company.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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Nelson Dilipkumar’s highly anticipated film Jailer, featuring superstar Rajinikanth in the lead role, has recently graced the theatres, garnering praise from critics and marking its position as the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023. Jailer is Rajinikanth’s 169th film.
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
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1. The 19th round of India- China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on 13th and 14th of this month.
2. The Indian Air Force has inducted its latest Heron Mark 2 drones, which have strike capability and can carry out surveillance along the borders.
3. The Army ordered ₹7,300 crore worth weapon systems from Indian manufacturers, using emergency purchase powers, to counter border threat from China. Contracts worth another ₹7000 crore are in final stages of procurement and are likely to be signed in the coming weeks. They include drone and counter drone systems, armaments, simulators, communication systems and vehicles.
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
Capital:. SHIMLA
Dharamshala (Winter)
As UT :. 01 Nov 1956
(as a state)
Districts : 12
Gvrnr : Shiv Pratap Shukla
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC)
STATE
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Flower : Pink rhododendron
Mammal :Snow leopard
Tree : Deodar cedar
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16 Aug (Wednesday)
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पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Sravana 30, (Purnimanta & Amanta)
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