Centre to buy 2 lakh metric tonnes onion at Rs 2,410 per quintal
The Centre has announced plans to purchase two lakh metric tonnes of onions in Maharashtra to provide relief to producers. The government will buy the onions at a rate of Rs 2,410 per quintal and set up special procurement centres in Nashik and Ahmednagar. This decision comes after protests by farmers and traders against the export duty imposed on onions to control prices and increase supplies in the domestic market.
1. In a significant development, two-way communication is established between Chandrayaan 2 orbiter and Chandrayaan 3 lander module Vikram that is scheduled to land near the south pole of the Moon on the 23rd of August at 6.04 pm.
ISRO has announced that the live telecast of the landing event will begin on DD National and other social media handles at 5.20 pm on the 23rd of August.
2. The students of Eklavya Model Residential School will visit Rashtrapati Bhavan and meet President Smt Droupadi Murmu as part of an educational tour.
Around 500 Eklavya Model Residential School, students from six States will participate in the program. These States are Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
3. In view of the recent reports of the detection of certain newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus reported globally, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. P. K. Mishra chaired a high-level meeting to review the global and national COVID-19 situation.
4. In Rajbhavan President Smt Droupadi Murmu launched the ‘My Bengal, Addiction-Free Bengal‘ campaign, a vital undertaking organised by the Brahma Kumaris, aimed at tackling the prevalent issue of drug usage among the youth.
5. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar along with eight other newly elected Members of Rajya Sabha took oath yesterday. They were administered the oath by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in Parliament House.
6. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued recommendations on License fees and Policy Matters of DTH Services.
7. The Supreme Court dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal Government challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe in the West Bengal Municipality Recruitment scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
8. In Tripura, people are facing uncomfortable weather conditions due to persistent scorching heat with high humidity.
9. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will be contesting from two Assembly constituencies, Gajwel and Kamareddy, during the upcoming State Assembly elections. Releasing the list of 115 BRS candidates, the Party Chief said that except in seven places, all the sitting MLAs have been given tickets.
10. The average age in the newly-formed 84-member Congress Working Committee under party chief Mallikarjun Kharge is 61 years, with the eldest member being former prime minister Manmohan Singh at 90. The youngest in the CWC is 31-year-old Neeraj Kundan, who is an ex-officio member of the body as the president of the National Students Union of India, the students’ wing of the party.
11. India’s Largest Tunnel Boring Machine ‘Mavala’ Successfully Dismantled After Historic Coastal Road Project. The Mavala machine was brought from China by the L&T company and is now owned by the company. Its last tunnel breakthrough happened on May 31.
12. After the Assam Government received a green signal from an expert committee formed to examine the State legislative’s competence to enact a law and end polygamy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sought suggestions from the public on the proposed law by August 30, 2023.
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. Kerala police on Monday launched a full-fledged investigation into the alleged impersonation and cheating by two persons from Haryana in a test conducted by ISRO for recruiting technical staff for the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
2. Delhi Police has arrested two persons in the case of allegedly raping a minor girl. The arrested are a Delhi government official and his wife. According to the police, the accused posted as Deputy Director in the Women and Child Development Department, allegedly assaulted the girl, who was staying with his family after her father died in 2020.
3. Supreme Court To Take Up Plea On Manipur Violence On August 25.
4. 01 killed, 5 cops hurt as farmers clash with police in Punjab: A man died after being run over by a tractor-trolley and at least five policemen were injured as farmers clashed with them in Sangrur district in Punjab on Monday over the “detention” of some farm leaders.
5. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a rape survivor to terminate her 27-week pregnancy, and came down heavily on the Gujarat High Court for rejecting her petition, saying it was “against constitutional philosophy”. The top court also rebuked the High Court for issuing a “counterblast” after it had already taken up the woman’s appeal.
FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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💰USD ₹ 83.11
💷 GBP ₹ 106.06
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5%
( $3.75 trillion)
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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NIFTY
19,393.60 +83.45 (0.43%)🔺
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SILVER : ₹ 73,300/KG
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1. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the need for optimal utilization of the vast resources of the government and mentoring of young generations to achieve the goal of developed India by 2047.
2.. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued updated rules to strengthen Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Companies (IDF-NBFCs).
3. The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of PR Seshadri as Managing Director & CEO of the South Indian Bank.
4. The CBI has decided to close its FIR against Adani Enterprises and a former National Cooperative Consumer Federation (NCCF) chairman in connection with a case of alleged irregularities in the award of a contract for supplying imported coal to Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation.
5. Canara Bank launched the UPI Interoperable Digital Rupee mobile application as a part of the Reserve Bank of India’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project.
It is the first bank in both the public and commercial sectors to offer this feature via its CBDC mobile app called the Canara Digital Rupee app,
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Megastar chiranjeevi of the telugu film industry is going to celebrate his birthday today.
2. Actor Superstar Rajinikanth has broken his silence on the controversy around touching the feet of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He said that it is his habit to touch the feet of yogis or sanyasis even if they are younger to him.
3. Actor Prakash Raj was trolled on Monday for a post on X, formerly Twitter, viewed by many as mocking India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 and responded by saying, “hate sees only hate” and he was referring to an old joke.
Sunday, Raj shared a cartoon showing a man in a shirt and sarong pouring tea. He captioned the cartoon in Kannada, writing, “Latest news: First view just arrived from the Chandrayaan.
While the actor did not specify the man in the cartoon, many social media users slammed the actor for making fun of former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Sivan.
4. Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi’s father Banaras Tiwari passed away on Monday, He was aged 99.
DEFENCE
#Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def 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 27th edition of the multilateral naval exercise Malabar 2023 concluded yesterday in Sydney, Australia.
The exercise saw the participation of Ships, Submarines, and aircraft from the Indian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, and the US Navy.
2. The Indian Armed Forces are currently undergoing a transformation under the newly created Department of Military Affairs (DMA), led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Anil Chauhan.
The transformation includes the creation of integrated theatre commands, a change in the Indian Army’s orientation from the western borders opposite Pakistan to the northern and northeastern borders opposite China, modernisation with the induction of new disruptive niche technologies, the new Agnipath scheme, and the deteriorating situation in Manipur.
3. Military officers of India and China met for the third time within four days to resolve the border standoff, especially at the sensitive Depsang plains.
Major General-level officials met at two locations —Chushul and Daulat Beg Oldie — in eastern Ladakh on Monday.
4. Recently the Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a contract worth Rs 300 crore to procure 200 kamikaze swarm drones, marking its inaugural venture into the world of swarm drone technology. The contract has been awarded to the Noida-based defence start-up, Veda Aeronautics Pvt Ltd.
5. The United States is expeditiously orchestrating its efforts to pave the way for the potential provision of Danish F-16 A fighter jets to the Argentinian Air Force.
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MEGHALAYA
Capital: SHILLONG
Before it was
Part of Assam
Formation
(as a state)
21 January 1972
Districts : 12
Governor : C.
Phagu Chauhan
CM; Conrad Sangma (NPP)
State:
Bird : Hill myna
Flower : Lady’s Slipper Orchid
Mammal: Clouded leopard
Tree : Gamhar
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22 Aug (Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Varsha
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Sravana 06, (Purnimanta & Amanta)
Nakshatra: Swati
Tithi : Shashthi/
Saptami
Rahu : 07:44 AM – 09:19 AM
Yamaganda : 10:54 AM – 12:30 PM
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