Current Affairs: 23rd July

  • Prime Minister Prime laid the foundation stone of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and revival of fertilizer factory plant in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Senior IAS officer Ajay Bhushan Pandey was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) through Video Conferencing.
    • Petrapole ICP is the biggest land port in South Asia and the largest land customs station in Asia.
  • Fortune 500 List:
    • Highest Indian: Indian Oil Corporation (161st)
    • New Rajesh Exports (423) a Private Jewelry Company.
    • Overall: Walmart (1st)
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for installation of Ghatampur Thermal Power Project (GTPS) in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh.
    • The GTPC project has capacity of 1980 MW (3 X 660 MW) and would be installed through a Joint Venture (JV) Company named Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL).
  • Pokemon Go
    • A location based Augmented-reality game that has been going Viral.
    • Designer: John Hanke
    • Other projects: Keyhole – Google acquired and now known as Google Earth.
  • Facebook announced on Thursday it had completed its first successful test of its solar-powered Aquila drone, being developed to deliver internet service to remote areas of the world.
  • The government is likely to approach Britain soon to get back the famed Kohinoor, one of the world’s largest diamonds, which is currently set in a royal crown on display in the Tower of London.
    • History Kohinoor:
    • 13th Century – Found near Guntur, Andhra Pradesh – Kakatiya Dynasty – Malik Kafur (Alauddin Khilji’s General) raided south & possibly acquired it. — Babur – Mughals – 1739 Nadir Shah Invaded Delhi, took it – Maharaja Ranjit Singh – Queen Victoria

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