Current Affairs - July 24, 2023 Current Affairs

Foreign investors have pumped in nearly 44,000 crore rupees into Indian equities so far in July, extending their buying streak in the Indian equities markets.

Naveen Patnaik of Odisha has become the second longest-serving chief minister of a state in India with a tenure of 23 years and 139 days, surpassing the record of former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu.

National Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year on July 23 in India. The day serves as a reminder of the impact of radio on our lives and commemorates the beginning of organized radio broadcasting in the country by All India Radio.

The Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar, has nominated four women MPs to the panel of vice-chairpersons. The appointed MPs are PT Usha, Phangnon Konyak, Fauziya Khan, and Sulata Deo.

Shubhankar Sharma finished tied-eighth, the best by an Indian golfer at the British Open.

Spain's conservative party has won the general election but fell short of an absolute majority.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the 'Kharag River Basin Project' worth Rs 126 crore in the state of Odisha. The project is expected to benefit over 20,000 people in the districts of Boudh, Bolangir, and Kandhamal.

India hosted the Global Food Regulators Summit 2023 for the first time in New Delhi. The summit was part of the Group 20 (G20) event and took place at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, from the 20th to the 21st of July 2023.

The Government has extended the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for two years. The extension will be in effect from 01.07.2022 to 30.06.2024, with relaxed eligibility conditions and an enhanced rate of relief, as stated in the gazette notification by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

India's nodal cybersecurity agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has cautioned against a new ransomware named 'Akira,' a malicious software designed to infiltrate Windows and Linux-based systems.

On July 21, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy, making her the first woman to command the service and become a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the sale of India's first private hill station, Lavasa, located in Maharashtra, near Mumbai, to Darwin Platform Infrastructure for Rs 1.8 thousand crore. The resolution plan of Darwin, including the payment of Rs 1,814 crore, was also approved by the NCLT.

In July 2023, the world-famous 'Rajgir Malmas Fair' started at Rajgir in Nalanda district, Bihar. The month-long fair is marked by several holy baths and commenced with the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony in the presence of saints and sages.

The Gujarat Government has unveiled the Semiconductor Policy (2022-2027) - an initiative to project Gujarat as a leader within the domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing sector.

Max Verstappen delivered his Red Bull team a record-breaking 12th consecutive Formula One win as he won the Hungarian Grand Prix.