Current affairs of July 2023-Onliner

Here is a list of all the current affairs of July 2023. It covers all the important current affairs related to sports, appointments, and national and International news.

Preparing for government exams? We’ve summarized the important events from July 2023 in simple one-liners to help with your last-minute revision.

One liner Current Affairs of July 2023

Read below a compilation of significant national and international events from July 2023 in concise one-liner form, suitable for exam preparation:

• IAF plans its biggest air exercise, Tarang Shakti, to bring together forces from 12 nations. It is a multinational Air Force exercise. Six countries will participate, and six will be observer nations.
• The Tamil Nadu police department has launched the “Cyber Alert” mobile app.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress in New Delhi.
• Uttar Pradesh has started a ‘one-tap-one-tree’ campaign to expand green cover. It has a target of 40,000 tap water connections per day, and one tree will be planted for every water connection.
• Madhya Pradesh’s state school syllabus will include a chapter on Savarkar. The chapter, “VD Savarkar: A life in the freedom struggle,” will be included in classes 10 and 12.
• The National Maritime Heritage Complex aims to preserve and showcase the maritime history of Lothal, Gujarat.
• Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Bargarh district of Odisha. Human activity is completely banned as it will be converted into a Tiger Reserve.
• ‘Chikhal Kalo Festival’ has been recently celebrated in Goa.
• The “Banking on World Heritage” exhibition is being hosted by India.
• According to the Global Peace Index, India ranked 126th out of 163 countries. Iceland topped the list.
• Tamil Nadu has emerged as the top electronic exporter in India.
• The 64th Global Environment Facility Council (GEF) meeting was held in Brazil.
• PM Modi announced that “Amrit Kaal” will be renamed as “Kartavya Kaal”.
• The world-famous ‘Shravani Fair’ was inaugurated by State Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh in Deoghar, Jharkhand.
• Nepal is set to become the first South Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
• The Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) was launched by Ashwini Vasanab of the Department of Technology to drive innovation and collaboration in the next-generation wireless technology.
• The 23rd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was hosted by India in Delhi in a virtual format.
• India and Japan conducted the 7th edition of the maritime exercise (JIMEX 23).
• The first IIT Madras campus outside India is set to be established in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Preeti Aghalayam became the first woman director of IIT Zanzibar.
• Canada Post has recently signed an agreement with India Post for the ‘International Tracked Packet Service’.
• In Kochi, Kerala, the Seventh edition of the Indian Navy – US Navy (IN – USN) Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX, was conducted from June 26 to July 6, 2023.
• PM Modi is set to inaugurate wildlife-friendly highway projects in Chhattisgarh in July 2023. This highway passes through Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Jammu and Kashmir launched the first chatbot for people suffering from mental distress, “Tele MANAS”.
• Brazil has been handed over the Chairmanship of the G-20 meeting for the year 2024.
• The University of Jaffna has signed an MoU with IIT Madras to foster academic collaboration and promote research initiatives.
• At Kazipet, Telangana, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Railway Manufacturing Unit in July 2023.
• Odisha will launch ‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’ to ensure recognition of rights pertaining to the Forest Rights Act (FRA).
• The “Project Rail” (Regular Assessment Improved Learning) initiative was launched from Khunti, Jharkhand.
• Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100% tap water connection under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
• Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched the pilot project of the Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana in Gujarat.
• Women officer SL. Sindhu Reddy will lead the IAF contingent at the Bastille Day parade in France.
• Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with India for the development of the Integrated Mast United Combined Radio Antenna (UNICORN) – NORA-50.
• Indore Municipal Corporation has become the first urban body in India to receive the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) tag.
• OTV (Odisha Television) media organization in Odisha has launched the state’s first Artificial Intelligence news anchor named ‘Lisa’.
• Deepika Deshwal has become the first and the youngest Indian girl to deliver an address thrice at the UN Headquarters.
• Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Ama Pokhari’ Yojana to rejuvenate around 2,000 large water bodies in all 115 urban local bodies of Odisha.
• Operation Broadsword, a joint operation between India and the US, targeted illegal drug shipments via the international mail system.
• Rajnath Singh inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) regional office in Kuala Lumpur.
• China successfully launched the world’s first liquid methane rocket.
• In Hampi, the Guinness World Record for the ‘largest display of Lambani items’ was established during the third G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting.
• The J&K Mobile Office mobile application was launched in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in sync with the vision of “Apka-Mobile-Hamara-Daftar”.
• The Odisha cabinet approved a proposal to recommend the inclusion of the Kui language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India.
• The Multidimensional Poverty Data 2023 was released by the UNDP (United Nations Development Program).
• France Bastilles military parade has invited Prime Minister Modi as a special guest.
• Varanasi will host the world’s biggest International Temples Convention and Expo.
• Chandrayaan 3 was launched on July 14, at 2:35 P.M. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, as announced by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched with the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
• The National Zoological Park, New Delhi, in India celebrated World Snake Day 2023.
• India and Mongolia conducted the joint military exercise “Nomadic Elephant -2023”.
• The Project Gajah Kotha for Elephants was launched in Assam.
• Authoor Betel leaves from Tamil Nadu received the GI Tag.
• According to the Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Young University Rankings (YUR)-2023’, Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala emerged as the top-ranked institution, securing the 77th position globally.
• Hyderabad city in Telangana celebrates the Annual Bonalu Festival.
• NITI Aayog announced the ‘Export Preparedness Index’ report for 2022 in India.
• The BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Uttarakhand is celebrating the Harela festival.
• The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, launched the registration for the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Karnataka.
• Operation Trinetra II is being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir to neutralize hidden terrorists.
• Tamil Nadu tops NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2022 rankings. In small states, Goa tops the list.
• NITI Aayog, Government of India, released the report titled “National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023”. The report states that poverty is decreasing in India.
• The Chachin Grazing festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm by local pastoralists of the Arunachal Pradesh Monpa Tribe.
• The 26 opposition parties have come together to form the INDIA (Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance).
• Japan has become the second partner of the Quad to sign a semiconductor pact with India.
• Uttar Pradesh will benefit from the “Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana”. In this scheme, a 12-volt solar fencing will be installed around the fields to protect the crops from animals.
• Naveen Patnaik approved the Khadag river basin project in Odisha.
• The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bupesh Baghel, has recently launched ‘Gramin Awas Nyay Yojana’.
• The world-famous Rajgir Malmas Fair recently started in Bihar.
• Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the 108-feet Ram Statue in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
• Naveen Patnaik has become the second longest-serving Chief Minister (CM) in Indian history. Pawan Kumar Chamling, former CM of Sikkim, is the longest-serving Chief Minister to date.
• “Semicon India 2023” was hosted by Gujarat in Gandhinagar. It was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. The aim of this event was to attract semiconductor manufacturing companies to set up units in India.
• The Odisha cabinet has recently approved the ‘Mission Shakti Scooter Scheme’. Under this scheme, an interest-free loan of 1 lakh will be provided to women.
• Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest bilateral military exercise conducted between Australia and the US, had India as an observer.
• Rajasthan introduced the country’s first Gig Workers Bill in 2023. It will provide security to the gig workers involved in the online delivery of food and goods.
• Jupiter-3, the world’s largest private communications satellite, is set to be launched on July 28 by SpaceX.
• Noor Shekhawat has been issued the first-ever transgender birth certificate in Rajasthan.
• Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign was launched by the Indian government for nationwide events. In this campaign, youth from all over India can bring soil from different parts of India to Delhi, and trees will be planted with this soil.
• The West Bengal government announced the creation of a Mangrove Cell.
• Dream11 has recently become the principal jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team.

Monthly Sports Current Affairs

Every month many of the sports events take place in India and throughout the world. It has been seen in the government exams. The examiners like to ask questions about the sport’s current affairs. So we have listed all the important sports and their players’ achievements.

• In the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023, India emerged as the winner by defeating Iran in the final. It was India’s 8th title.
• Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Sandhu recently won the gold medal in the Asian Mixed Doubles Squash Tournament.
• Neeraj Chopra won the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 title in the javelin throw. He won the gold medal by throwing the javelin 87.66 meters.
• India won the 9th SAFF Football Championship by defeating Kuwait in a penalty shootout.
• In the Wimbledon 2023 men’s singles final, Carlos Alcaraz beat four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic, and in the women’s singles, Marketa Vondrousova won the tournament by defeating Ons Jabeur.
• Shreyanka Patil became the first Indian cricketer to be a part of the Caribbean Premier League.
• Lord Hanuman is the official mascot of the Asian Athletics Championships held in Thailand.
• Lakshya Sen won the Canada Open Badminton Tournament 2023.
• Parth Salunkhe became the first Indian to win the youth world Championship in the recurve category of archery.
• At the ISSF World Junior Championship, Indian shooters won a gold medal in the mixed team event with Abhinav Shaw and Gautam held in South Korea.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy broke the world record for the fastest badminton hit with a speed of 565 km/h.
• The West Indies cricket team failed to qualify for the ICC World Cup 2023 for the first time.
• Anshuman Jhingran became the youngest person to swim across the North Channel.
• The Duleep Trophy, a cricket tournament, was won by South Zone.
• Stuart Broad became the second fast bowler to take 600 wickets in Test cricket.
• The Hockey Asian Championship Trophy 2023, which is to be held in Tamil Nadu, has unveiled its mascot “Bomman,” the elephant.
• Sheetal Devi became the first female armless archer to win a medal in the ParaArchery World Championship, securing silver.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the 2023 Korea Open Championship title in Badminton.
• Harmanpreet Kaur was suspended for 2 international matches over an outburst at umpires in India Bangladesh ODI series.
• Aditya Samant became India’s 83rd Grandmaster at the Biel Master Tournament.

Important Appointment

All the important appointments on July 2023 are included in this section. It covers only the most important appointments that are expected to be asked in exams.

• Ajay Bhatnagar has been appointed as the Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
• Brajendra Navnit has been appointed as India’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a period of 9 months.
• Qu Dongyu has been re-elected unopposed as the head of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization).
• Tushar Mehta was reappointed as the Solicitor General of India.
• Debadatha Chand has been appointed as the new Managing director and CEO of Bank Of Baroda.
• Manoj Yadava was appointed as the Chief of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in July 2023.
• Shah Rukh Khan was appointed as the brand ambassador for the ICC WorldCup 2023.
• Sat Pal Bhanoo was appointed as the MD (Managing Director) of LIC.
• Admiral Lisa Franchetti became the first woman to lead the US Navy.
• Dr.Thani Zeyoudi has been elected as the chair of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (World Trade Organization).

Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors given this month of July 2023 are listed below. Go through them once, it will be helpful for you for your preparation.

• Michael Rosen, renowned for his contributions to children’s literature, has recently been honored with the PEN Pinter Prize 2023.
• 1st Kala Kranti Lifetime Achievement award by Indian Performing Arts Forum given to Padma Shri Pt. P.D Baul.
• Boxing Champion Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India awards.
• Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) has won the ‘Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2023’
• A photo of an elephant taken at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has emerged as the winner of the Siena Drone Photo Awards 2023. Anamalai Tiger Reserve is located in Tamil Nadu.
• Kartiki Gonsalves received the Tara Award for the documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’. This documentary won the Oscar Award.
• Aswin Sekhar has been honored by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as India’s first professional meteor scientist.
• PM Narendra Modi received the Lokmanya Tilak Award for the year 2023 in India.
• Prof. Thalappil Pradeep won the prestigious International Eni Award for his work in Renewable energy and environment.
• British Prime Minister’s Points of Light award given to Moksha Roy. A seven-year-old Indian-origin girl for her work in the field of environment.
• The Rising Global Superstar Award of Indian Cinema was recently given to Karthik Aryan.

Important days of July

• In honour of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, National Doctor’s Day is observed in India on July 1st.
• On July 3rd International No Plastic Bag Day is celebrated every year. The theme for this year is “Beat Plastic Pollution”.
• World Zoonoses Day is celebrated on the 6th of July. It is a disease that is transferred from Animal to Human.
• World Population Day is commemorated annually on 11 July.
• World Malala Day is observed on July 12 the birth anniversary of Malala Yousafzai. She is the youngest person to have won the Nobel Prize of Peace in 2014 for raising her voice for girl child education.
• World Youth Skills Day is observed annually on 15 July.
• Nelson Mandela Day is observed every year on 18 July.
• India commemorates National Broadcasting Day on 23rd July.
•  July 24 is observed by the Income Tax department every year as Income Tax Day or ‘Aaykar Diwas’
• Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated annually in India on July 26^th
• The 85th CRPF Raising Day was observed on 27th July 2023.
• World Hepatitis Day is observed on the 28th of July.
• Global Tiger Day is celebrated every year on the 29th of July.
• World Nature Conservation Day 28th July.

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