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Daily Current Affairs of 23rd July 2018
National Current Affairs
- Today (23rd July) is National Broadcasting Day.
- On this day in 1927, India got its first radio station.
- Note : The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) was inaugurated at Bombay by the British Viceroy of India Lord Irwin on 23rd July 1927.
- Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting - Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore
- Nation remembered freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad and Lokmanya Tilak, on their birth anniversaries today.
- Indian nationalist leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak's 160th birth anniversary.
- Popularly called 'Lokmanya', meaning 'accepted by the people', Tilak was born onJuly 23, 1856 in Maharashtra.
- The pioneer of the Swadeshi Movement, he is also widely known for his quote 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'.
- Indian revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad, popularly known as 'Azad', was born on this day (23rd July) in the year 1906.
- Kerala has been rated as the best-governed state in India for the third consecutive time in the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC).
- While Tamil Nadu was rated second on the index, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar were ranked the lowest.
- Top 5 in Public Affairs Index 2018 :
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Karnataka
- Gujarat
- Ministry of Home Affairs sponsored Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme was launched nationally in Gurugram, Haryana.
- Aim of Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme : To build bridge between Police and larger community through school students by inculcating values and ethics in them through classes in school and outside.
- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has initiated process of introducing QR code (Quick Response code) in their textbooks.
- This move is aimed at helping students understand chapters better by watching film or reading additional content on laptops and digital boards.
- In a bid to strengthen expertise and capabilities of the employees of North-Eastern Railways, the Indian Railways today inaugurated Regional Rail Training Institute (RRTI) at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
- RRTI will provide modern training facilities to the railway employees and would enhance their efficiency.
- Ministry of Earth Sciences has unveiled state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR at Chandni Chowk in Delhi.
- SAFAR - System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research
- It is first of its kind and most advanced system in India.
- This will measure and display the area’s air quality index (AQI) along with 72-hour advance weather parameters - temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed and wind direction - round the clock.
Science & Technology
- Google is working on a new operating system (OS) titled 'Fuchsia' which will replace Android.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company, Paytm is going to launch its services in Japan.
- The platform will launch the service in collaboration with Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank.
- Note : Last year, Paytm launched its services in Canada.
- The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has decided to block transactions made within the same account using different UPI IDs, effective August 1.
- The ban is aimed at stopping customers from making multiple and unnecessary transaction to get cashbacks.
Awards & Honors
- Indian men's football team captain Sunil Chhetri was today named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year.
- He had recently become the second Indian footballer after former captain Bhaichung Bhutia to play 100 matches for the national team.
Books & Authors
- A book titled "The Dhoni Touch" was recently released.
- This book has been authored by Bharat Sundaresan.
- This book presents the different shades of Indian Cricketer M. S. Dhoni over a decade.
Sports Current Affairs
- Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the German Grand Prix 2018.
- Germany's Mesut Özil announced his retirement from international football today over "disrespect and racism".
- Ukrain's Oleksandr Usyk beat Russian rival Murat Gassiev by a unanimous decision to become the first man to hold all four world cruiserweight titles.
- With the win Usyk also claimed the inaugural World Boxing Super Series Ali Trophy.
- The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has cleared 734 athletes for the scholarship under the Khelo India Talent Development Scheme.
- Through this programme, the athletes will get training at government-accredited residential academies.
- They will be provided with annual stipend of Rs. 1,20,000 on quarterly basis to meet their out of pocket expenses, treatment of injuries and other expenses.
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