Today’s top News – 16 July 2023

chandrayaan 3 1st orbit raising manoeuvre successful health normal

Chandrayaan-3: First Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre Successfully Performed, Says ISRO
The health of the spacecraft was “normal”, ISRO said in a social media post.

Chandrayaan-3 is now in an orbit, which when closest to Earth is at 173 km and farthest from Earth is at 41,762 km, the space agency said.

1. India Meteorological Department, IMD has forecast that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh during the next four days.

2. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall for the next five days in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Dhule.

3. Heavy rainfall causing landslides and flash floods, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has requested Rs 2,000 crore in interim aid from the Centre.

4. ISRO shares update on Chandrayaan-3, says ‘Spacecraft now in 41,762 km x 173 km orbit’.

5. PM Modi has paid tributes to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj on his birth anniversary.

6. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched the Mukhyamantri Sabhagruha programme in western Odisha under which 2,000 kalyan mandaps and meeting halls will be constructed at a cost of Rs 25 crore.

7. The road transport ministry has advised enforcement agencies not to penalise vehicle owners for not having High Security Registration Plates (HSRP), if the state in which the vehicle is registered has not yet notified the authorised vendors for providing these number plates.

8. Assam has launched the “Gajah Kotha” campaign, involving more than 1,200 individuals and promoting coexistence. This campaign focuses on HEC-affected villages in eastern Assam, where it aims to educate residents about the behavior, ecology, and cultural significance of elephants in the region, emphasizing the importance of conservation.

9. BJP appoints Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar as convenor of Party’s State Election Management Committee for Assembly elections in MP.

10. Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Dara Singh Chauhan resigned from the UP Assembly on Saturday, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

11. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued about 500 people from farmhouses in Noida after the area was flooded due to heavy rains. The farmhouses, reportedly illegal, are situated in Sector 135, about two kilometres away from Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.

12. The National Testing Agency, NTA has declared the results of the Common University Entrance Test -CUET (UG)-2023.

13. Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched AI for India 2.0,on occasion of World Youth Skills Day.

CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal

1. 3 parked trucks set on fire in violence-hit Manipur’s Imphal West district.

2. Four people have been arrested for robbing a man of ₹7 lakh after spraying pepper spray on him as he was depositing cash at a Punjab National Bank (PNB) ATM in Hyderabad. CCTV footage shows two of the accused, one of them wearing a helmet, entering and violently attacking the victim. Police have seized ₹3.25 lakh from the accused

MISHAPS :

(a) 19 people killed and lakhs affected due to floods in Uttar Pradesh.

(b) At least 17 people were killed in lightning strikes in 11 districts of Bihar in the last 24 hours.

(C) A major fire broke out on the ninth floor of a commercial building on Barakhamba Road near Connaught Place in Delhi on Saturday. As many as 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot after a call was received.

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. The government provides income tax exemption for those earnings up to ₹7.27 lakh per annum under the new tax regime.

2. India’s overall exports in June 2023 estimated at 60.09 billion dollars.

3. Reserve Bank of India on Saturday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the Central Bank of UAE for establishing a ‘framework to promote use of local currencies like the Indian rupee and UAE Dirham’ for cross-border transactions and the cooperation for interlinking of payment and messaging systems.

4. The provisional Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for June 2023 in India has recorded a decline of 4.12% compared to the previous year. This decrease in the WPI is primarily attributed to falling prices in various sectors, including mineral oils, food products, basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas, and textiles.

5. The upcoming meeting of the Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) is set to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from July 17th to 18th, 2023

6. Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday increased the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel by ₹3 per litre to ₹10.40 per litre. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state has suffered huge losses due to floods because of which resources need to be mobilised.

7. Twitter announced its revenue sharing programme to allow verified users to earn revenue from ads posted in replies to users’ posts.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi

1. Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer upcoming action drama, which was tentatively titled ‘Project K’, has reportedly been titled ‘KaalChakra’. “The film has its roots based in Mahabharata, however, in futuristic space in the world of superheroes,” a source was quoted as saying. The film is expected to release on January 12, 2024.

2. Marathi actor Ravindra Mahajani has passed away at the age of 77, known for his notable contributions to Marathi cinema.

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. A preliminary camp for Artificial Limb Replacement was conducted by the Indian Army at Ramsar (Barmer), the border areas of Rajasthan in which 207 persons were screened.

2. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met Home Minister Amit Shah with officials of Airports Authority to review plan for capacity and manpower expansion at certain airports.

3. Mahindra Scorpio Classic is Indian Army’s latest vehicle choice: Different from civilian version
Mahindra & Mahindra has revealed that it has received an order to deliver 1,850 units of the Scorpio Classic to the Indian Army.

4. India and France set to co-develop combat aircraft engine and engine for the Indian multi-role helicopter (IMRH).

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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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16 Jul (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Sravana 13, (Purnimanta)
Ashada 28, (Amanta) Nakshatra: Ardra
Punarvasu
Tithi : Chaturdashi (up to 10:08 pm)Amavasya
Rahu : 05:31 PM – 07:11 PM
Yamaganda : 12:32 PM – 02:12 PM

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