Current Affairs - July 7, 2023 Current Affairs

Indore Municipal Corporation has achieved the distinction of being the first urban body in India to receive Extended Producers Responsibility credit by recycling 8 tonnes of banned single-use plastic items.

IIT Madras has secured the top position in the NIRF Rankings 2023 as the best engineering college. It is followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru is ranked first in the research category.

Elena Geo Systems, a Bengaluru-based firm, has unveiled the first hand-held navigation device in the country, which utilizes the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NavIC). This milestone is a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in navigation applications and services.

Lallianzuala Chhangte, an Indian football team midfielder, was awarded the AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year for 2022-23. Additionally, Manisha Kalyan received her second consecutive Women's Footballer of the Year award.

Asics India Private Limited, a sports gear company, has appointed actor Shraddha Kapoor as its new brand ambassador.

The Netherlands men's team concluded their season four campaign with 35 points, securing the championship title in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 season.

Tamim Iqbal, the captain of the Bangladesh one-day cricket team and a prominent batsman has announced his retirement from International Cricket. The left-handed opener has amassed over 15,000 runs in international cricket, including 25 centuries.

The United Nations designated July 7th as World Kiswahili Language Day to officially celebrate the language in November 2021.

World Zoonoses Day is celebrated on July 6th every year. This day commemorates the development of the first vaccine to fight zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are those that can be transmitted from animals or insects to humans. While some infections may not harm animals, they can make humans sick.

Flipkart, the indigenous e-commerce marketplace of India, has entered into a strategic partnership with Axis Bank, a private sector bank. This collaboration aims to provide personal loans to Flipkart customers. The newly introduced personal loan service offers highly competitive loan options, granting customers access to loan amounts as high as INR 5 lakhs. It also provides flexible repayment cycles ranging from 6 to 36 months.

The Government of Odisha, under the leadership of CM Naveen Patnaik, has launched the Mo Jungle Jami (My Forestland) Scheme for Forest Dwellers.

The Indian Navy and the US Navy successfully concluded the seventh edition of the Indian Navy – US Navy (IN – USN) Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX. The exercise took place from June 26 to July 6, 2023, in Kochi.

Facebook's parent company, Meta, has introduced an app named Threads as a rival to Twitter. This app targets users seeking an alternative to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, which has undergone frequent changes.

Ariane-5, the heavy-lift rocket, belongs to the European Space Agency (ESA). On its final mission, the rocket launched two telecoms satellites into space, concluding its three-decade-long career of enabling European access to space.

The book "Colours of Devotion" is authored by Anita Bharat Singh. The book explores the Indian philosophical concepts of Pushti Marg as established by the saint and founder Shri Vallabhacharya. It delves into the art created for religious practices in the Vallabha Sampradaya inspired by these concepts.

According to a report released on Wednesday, June 5, Bihar has overtaken Tamil Nadu to become the state with the highest microlending borrowings in India as of March 2023.

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) of India has appointed Krishan Mishra as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting from 1st August 2023.

During the closing ceremony, India officially handed over the torch of Startup 20 to Brazil, the next G20 presidency country. Brazil has committed to continuing the Startup20 initiative in 2024.

Every year, on the 7th of July, people around the world come together to celebrate World Chocolate Day.

NLC India Limited, a Navratna company under the Ministry of Coal, has been honoured with the GeM award in the category "Timely Payments (CPSEs)" for the year 2023. This recognition acknowledges the company's exceptional contribution towards improving the reliability of e-market practices, aligning with the vision of GeM. NLCIL joined and registered on the GeM portal in 2017.