Gyanvapi Masjid: No ASI Survey Till 5 PM on Wednesday as SC Stays Varanasi Court Order. The ASI survey will exclude the area under seal at the Gyanvapi mosque. This area is where Hindus insist a Shivling has been found, while Muslims claim it is part of a fountain.
1. India Meteorological Department, IMD, has issued red alerts for Kerala and Coastal Karnataka expecting Heavy to very heavy rainfall with the possibility of extremely heavy downpours.
It has also warned Andhra Pradesh, Konkan, and Goa of heavy to very heavy rainfall and issued orange alerts for these states during the next three to four days.
2. In Tripura, a moderate-intensity earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit Khowai district and adjoining areas of Bangladesh at 3.34 pm yesterday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
3. President Smt Droupadi Murmu will be on a three-day visit to Odisha from today (25 Jul). The President will interact with a group of medical students sponsored by ATUT-BANDHAN family and lay the foundation stone for a new building block of Raj Bhavan Odisha at Bhubaneswar.
4. President Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards-2022 at a ceremony in New Delhi.
The Award is instituted by the Ministry of Mines with the aim to honour individuals and teams for achievements and contributions in various fields of geosciences. Twenty-two geoscientists, including two women, were awarded.
5. PM Modi will dedicate to the nation the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
6. Both Houses of Parliament witnessed protests from the Opposition parties for the consecutive third day on 24 Jul over the issue of Manipur violence.
7. The government informed the Rajya Sabha that around one crore 19 lakh houses have been sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban, PMAY-U so far.
8. Under Jal Jeevan Mission, 9.34 crore rural households have been provided the tap water connections till July 15 this year.
9. The Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has informed that over 27 lakh 87 thousand candidates were skilled under Pradhan Mantri Koushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) between 2020 and 2023.
10. The Union health ministry is preparing to introduce a comprehensive health initiative named ‘Ayushman Bhav,’ with the goal of ensuring effective implementation of all state-run health schemes to reach each intended recipient.
11. In Jammu and Kashmir, amid tight security arrangements, the 22nd batch of over 3800 pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, Jammu early morning yesterday (24 Jul) for the twin base camps of Baltal and Pahalgam in Kashmir.
12. The Gujarat government has unveiled the Semiconductor Policy (2022-2027).
13. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy has said that Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross-border infiltration which includes tactical deployment of Border Security Force along the International Borders and establishment of electronic surveillance.
14. The first goods train carrying essential commodities arrived at the Khongsang Railway Station in Manipur on 24 Jul. CM N. Biren Singh received the goods train. The train was flagged off from Guwahati on 23 Jul.
The train has 12 bogies and each bogy has a capacity of 60 metric tonne. The commodities consist of rice, onion, potato, and others.
15. Samajwadi Party leader Shalini Yadav, who fought against PM Narendra Modi for the Varanasi seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, joined the BJP on Monday.
16. Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis has said that Deputy CM Ajit Pawar won’t become the CM of Maharashtra. He said the CM’s post could be of interest to any party, but asserted there won’t be a change and Eknath Shinde will continue as the CM. “Ajit Pawar was made aware of this prior to the alliance,” Fadnavis added.
17. The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert of heavy to very heavy rains with extremely heavy spells at a few places, likely to occur in Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanmakonda today.
18. The Uttar Pradesh government will construct Kalyan Mandapam in each district of the state for holding weddings and other auspicious programmes.
19. Newly-appointed Noida Authority Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lokesh M took charge and held a meeting with officials.
20. The government-run national tele-mental health programme, Tele MANAS, (Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States) has achieved a significant milestone. The toll-free service has received over 2,00,000 calls from various parts of the nation since its launch (October 2022).
CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
1. The archaeological survey of India (ASI) started the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi yesterday. Later the survey was stopped till 4 pm of 26 July after the supreme court order. The survey was being conducted with the aim to ascertain whether the mosque was built on the remains of a temple.
2. At least five police personnel were injured when an agitated crowd attacked the chief minister’s secretariat in western Meghalaya’s Tura town on Monday.
3. India’s federal cybersecurity agency- CERT-In cautions against ransomware ‘Akira’ attack.
4. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking a probe by an SIT headed by a retired apex court judge or the Central Bureau of Investigation into the July 13 incident in Patna in which a Bharatiya Janata Party leader died while taking part in a protest march against the Nitish Kumar government.
5. Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh was on Monday suspended from Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon session for repeatedly ‘violating’ the directives of the Chair while protesting on the Manipur issue.
6. A married Indian woman who travelled legally to a remote village in Pakistan to meet her Facebook friend will return to India on August 20 when her visa expires, her Pakistani friend said on Monday, dismissing reports of any love affair between them.
Nasrulla, 29, said that he has no plan of marrying 34-year-old Anju, who was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan.
7. The Supreme Court has refused to stay the delimitation of parliamentary and Assembly seats in Assam. The delimitation process was challenged in the top court by nine parties, including Congress, Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad, CPI(M), CPI, TMC, NCP, RJD and Anchalik Gana Morcha. The court sought responses from the Centre and EC in three weeks.
MISHAPS
1. In Gujarat, at least four people were killed and more than 4 were feared trapped after a three-story building collapsed on Datar Road in Junagadh this afternoon. The rescue operation is underway.
2. In Uttarakhand, over 200 circuit roads connecting villages in hilly areas have been blocked for vehicular traffic following heavy rains and landslides at several places in the state over the past few days.
FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
💰 USD ₹ 81.80
💷 GBP ₹ 104.97
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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
66,684.26 −887.64 (1.31%)🔻
NIFTY
19,745.00 −234.15 (1.17%) 🔻
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 60,160/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 78,000/KG
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⛽ FUEL in DELHI
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
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PETROL : ₹ 107/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 79/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
1. The government has approved an interest rate of 8.15 percent on deposits under the Employees Provident Fund scheme for the financial year 2022-23.
2. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has instructed all banks to deal with loan repayment issues with sensitivity and humane approach.
3. Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana, a scheme aimed at providing interest subvention on bank loans up to INR 1,00,000 to beneficiaries, enabling them to purchase a scooter.
4. Public Sector Banks (PSBs) lent ₹4.12 trillion to state-backed corporations and public sector undertakings during 2022-23, down from ₹4.93 trillion during the previous year, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament in a written response on Monday.
5. NRIs who invest in India through AIFs set up in Gift City get tax exemption.
6. Foreign investors pump in nearly Rs 44,000 crores into Indian equities so far in July.
7. Banks write off bad loans worth Rs 2.09 lakh crore in 2022-23: RBI said.
8. Responding to questions by member of parliament, Velusamy P, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha that
(a) Canara Bank led the lending during 2022-23 to government backed entities at ₹187,813 crore during the recently concluded fiscal year.
(b) Punjab National Bank ( ₹70,142.5 crore).
(c) State Bank of India ( ₹66,523.2 crore).
(d) Bank of India ( ₹25,147 crore)
(e) Bank of Baroda ( ₹15,706.8 crore)
(f) Union Bank of India ( ₹12,584.8 crore)
(g) Bank of Maharashtra ( ₹10,822.7 crore)
(h) Indian Bank ( ₹9,021 crore)
(j) Indian Overseas Bank ( ₹7,490 crore)
(k) Central Bank of India ( ₹3,949 crore)
(l) UCO Bank ( ₹2,939.4 crore)
(m) Punjab and Sind Bank ( ₹87.7 crore)
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
1. Gujarat will host the 69th edition of Filmfare Awards on 19th July 2024, and a MoU has signed between state government’s tourism cooperation and Worldwide Media (WWM) to host the event.
2. Veteran Marathi actor Jayant Savarkar, known for his work in Marathi and Hindi cinema, passed away this morning in Maharashtra’s Thane district. He was 87. He was hospitalized for age-related issues for the last 15 days.
3. Elon Musk, owner of Twitter launched the new logo of Twitter ‘X’ by replacing the iconic bird logo. The domain X.com is now being redirected to Twitter. Mobile apps still appear to feature the blue bird though it is likely this will change once they are updated.
4. Government of India’s Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar called the recitation of Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene in ‘Oppenheimer’ an “insult to the Gita and our civilisation”. He added that it was “totally unwarranted”. “The intention of the movie isn’t bad…It’s a matter of pride for India when a scientist of Western origin says he drew inspiration from…Gita,” said Uday.
5. Actor Shah Rukh Khan on Monday shared Vijay Sethupathi’s look from their upcoming action thriller ‘Jawan’. The film, which is set to release on September 7, also stars Nayanthara, Deepika Padukone and Sanya Malhotra in pivotal roles.
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. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to join Vijay Diwas event on Wednesday. A two-day event to mark the 24th Vijay Diwas will begin in Drass on Tuesday, commemorating India’s triumph in the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan.
2. Indian Army has ordered over 400 Software Defined Radios for its armored regiments from Adani-backed Alpha Defence Technologies limited (ADTL).
These 400 SDRs will allow Indian Army’s armored regiments to securely exchange data, voice between each other.
3. Australia and the United States have initiated the Talisman Sabre joint military exercises, a large-scale show of force and unity involving more than 30,000 troops and participants from 11 other countries.
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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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Vedic Ritu/ Varsha
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Sravana 8, (Purnimanta)
Sravana 8, (Amanta)
Nakshatra: Chitra
Swati
Tithi : Saptami (up to 3:09 pm)Ashtami
Rahu : 03:50 PM – 05:29 PM
Yamaganda : 09:15 AM – 10:54 AM
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