12th July, 2023

1. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), in collaboration with Bayer, has launched ‘ATL Industry Visit’, a unique industry visit initiative under Atal Tinkering labs.
2. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL, Assam) has been upgraded from Schedule B to Schedule A CPSE by the Government of India.
3. Information & Broadcasting Ministry has released a draft of comprehensive guidelines for exhibition of Public Service Awareness (PSA) films made by the Central Government for educational and awareness purpose.
4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has developed a Deep Learning (DL)-based framework called OsteoHRNet which can evaluate the severity of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) by analysing X-ray images.
5. Department of Telecommunications(DoT), Ministry of Communications in collaboration with MyGov is organising Bharat Internet Utsav.
6. Odisha Government has launched ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ (our Odisha new Odisha) to boost rural infrastructure especially digital connectivity, and promote the Jagannath culture across the state.
7. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a Teaming Agreement with Spain-based Navantia to participate in the Navy’s P75 (India) submarine project.
8. Indian Defence ministry has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an overall cost of Rs 458 crore.
9. Ministry of Finance has amended the Government Savings Promotion General Rules, 2018 with the Government Savings Promotion General (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023.
10. Reserve Bank of India has allowed card network portability from 1 October, 2023.
11. Irina Ghose has been appointed as the Managing Director of Microsoft India after President Anant Maheshwari resigns.
12. Shavkat Mirziyoyevhas been re-elected as Uzbekistan’s president.
13. 11 July- World Population Day (34th edition); Theme- Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities.
14. 4 Indian-origin women have been named in the Forbes’ list of America’s 100 most successful self-made women.
15. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has set a new Guinness World Records title for the Largest Attendance for an Insurance Conference in the first-ever General Insurance Festival of India (GIFI) hosted by it in Pune.
16. Indian Archery team has won 11 medals (6 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze) and finished 2nd in the recently concluded World Archery Youth Championships 2023 in Limerick,
17. Luis Suarez, the legendary soccer player has passed away.

National News

1. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), in collaboration with Bayer, has launched ‘ATL Industry Visit’, a unique industry visit initiative under Atal Tinkering labs.
   • As part of the initiative, the first visit has taken place at Bayer’s manufacturing facility in Vapi, Gujarat.
   • Bayer has opened its manufacturing and production plants and research centres across Vapi, Shamirpet, Chandippa, and Bangalore to the ATL students to provide first-hand exposure.
   • Bayer has partnered with NITI Aayog since 2021 to support various initiatives of the Atal Innovation Mission.

2. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL, Assam) has been upgraded from Schedule B to Schedule A CPSE by the Government of India.
   • The upgradation to Schedule A will now make NRL eligible to achieve the status of Navratna which in turn will give higher financial autonomy.

3. Information & Broadcasting Ministry has released a draft of comprehensive guidelines for exhibition of Public Service Awareness (PSA) films made by the Central Government for educational and awareness purpose.
   • Duration of PSA films: The films shall be screened in cinema theatres for a period of 15 days or as per the Ministry’s instructions. The screening of all government films should be done during PST [Prime Screen Time].
     Source: The Hindu
4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has developed a Deep Learning (DL)-based framework called OsteoHRNet which can evaluate the severity of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) by analysing X-ray images.
   • Knee osteoarthritis has no possible cure except total joint replacement at an advanced stage, hence an early diagnosis is essential.
   • This AI-based model can be used to detect the severity level of the disease and assist medical practitioners remotely for a more accurate diagnosis.
   • This model predicts knee OA severity according to the WHO-approved Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) grading scale that ranges from grade 0 (low severity) to 4 (high severity).

5. Department of Telecommunications(DoT), Ministry of Communications in collaboration with MyGov is organising Bharat Internet Utsav.
   • The event aims to assimilate and share empowering real-life stories on the transformation brought by the Internet in various aspects of life of the citizens.
     Source: Economic Times

State News

1. Odisha Government has launched ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ (our Odisha new Odisha) to boost rural infrastructure especially digital connectivity, and promote the Jagannath culture across the state.
   • An amount of 4000 Crore has been sanctioned under the scheme from the State Budget.
   • Coverage: The scheme will cover all Gram Panchayats in each Block of the State with the entitlement of 50 lakhs.
   • Project Cost: Every gram panchayat can take up works up to 10 lakhs under the scheme.
   • Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, Odisha.
   • The present scheme is a modified version of the previous initiative, ‘Ama Gaon Ama Bikash’ (our village our development).
     Source: TOI

Defence News

1. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a Teaming Agreement with Spain-based Navantia to participate in the Navy’s P75 (India) submarine project.
   • These submarines will be based on Spain’s S80 class of submarines.
   • P75 (I) would be the first programme to be processed under the ambitious Strategic Partnership model of acquisition of the Defence Ministry.

2. Indian Defence ministry has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an overall cost of Rs 458 crore.
   • HAL will indigenously manufacture the Dornier Aircraft at its Kanpur facility.
   • Earlier this year, the defence ministry had signed a deal with HAL to procure six Dornier aircraft at a cost of Rs 667 crore for the Indian Air Force.

Source: Economic Times and Livemint

Banking and Economy

1. Ministry of Finance has amended the Government Savings Promotion General Rules, 2018 with the Government Savings Promotion General (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023.
   • The rules cover various schemes provided under Government Savings Promotion Act, 1873 such as Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Saving Certificate (NSC), Sukanya Samriddhi, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, Mahila Samman Nidhi Post Office Time Deposits, Kisan Vikas Patra, and Post Office Monthly Income Scheme.
   • Amendments made-

2. Reserve Bank of India has allowed card network portability from 1 October, 2023.
   • Card network portability enables consumers to transfer their card accounts from one network to another.
     • Currently, when applying for a debit or credit card, there is no option to choose the network provider as it is decided by the card issuer.
   • Authorised card networks in India-
     • American Express Banking Corp.
     • Diners Club International Ltd.
     • MasterCard Asia/ Pacific Pte. Ltd.
     • National Payments Corporation of India – Rupay
     • Visa Worldwide Pte. Limited

     Source: Business Standard

Appointments

1. Irina Ghose has been appointed as the Managing Director of Microsoft India after President Anant Maheshwari resigns.
   • She was previously working as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) with Microsoft India.
   • New COO: Navtej Bal
     Source: The Hindu Business Line
2. Shavkat Mirziyoyevhas been re-elected as Uzbekistan’s president.
   Source: Euro News

Important Days

1. 11 July- World Population Day (34th edition); Theme- Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities.
   • History of the Day- It was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989 to mark the significant global population milestone of reaching 5 billion people on July 11th, 1987.
     Source: India Today

Awards

1. 4 Indian-origin women have been named in the Forbes’ list of America’s 100 most successful self-made women.
   • Jayshree Ullal, president and CEO of computer networking firm Arista Networks has been ranked 15th on the list, the highest among Indian-origin business leaders.
   • Neerja Sethi, co-founder of IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel, has been ranked 25th on the list. She has a net worth of USD 990 million.
   • Neha Narkehe, co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of cloud company Confluent, is ranked 50th on the list, with a net worth of USD 520 million.
   • Indira Nooyi, the former chair and CEO of PepsiCo, is ranked 77th on the Forbes list. She has a net worth of USD 350 million.
     Source: Hindustan Times
2. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has set a new Guinness World Records title for the Largest Attendance for an Insurance Conference in the first-ever General Insurance Festival of India (GIFI) hosted by it in Pune.
   • The idea of GIFI is of creating a platform that brings together the best in the general insurance industry.
   • Bajaj Allianz General Insurance is India’s leading private general insurance company.
   • GIFI Awards received during the event-

Source: Business Standard

Sports

1. Indian Archery team has won 11 medals (6 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze) and finished 2nd in the recently concluded World Archery Youth Championships 2023 in Limerick,
   • India’s Under 21 category- 6 (4G, 2B)
   • India’s Under 18 category- 5 (2G, 1S, 2B)
   • At the last edition of the World Archery Youth Championships held in 2021 in Wroclaw, Poland, India won 15 medals, including eight golds.
   • India’s U21 archerysquad was led by Priyansh.
   • India’s U18 contingent was led by Aditi Gopichand Swami.

Source: olympics.com

Miscellaneous

1. Luis Suarez, the legendary soccer player has passed away.
   • He had played for top European football clubs Barcelona and Inter Milan.
   • He is the only Spanish-born men’s footballer to have won the Ballon d’Or, soccer’s most prestigious individual trophy.
     Source: Economic Times

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