Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 24 July 2023 #E | Railway RRB NTPC, JE, ALP, Group D, Technician
Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 24 July 2023
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1) Justice Alok Aradhe has taken oath as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court at a ceremonial programme held at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Telangana :-
➨CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao
➨KBR National Park
➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve
➨Kawal Tiger Reserve
➨ Pakhal Lake And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Pocharam Dam And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
➨Mana Ooru Mana Badi program
➨Palle Pragati and pattana Pragati scheme
➨Bathukamma Saree scheme
2) Ravindra Banshtu has been selected as the coach of the Indian National Women's Volleyball team.
➨ Banshtu will train the volleyball team selected for the 19th Asian Women's Championship.
3) The government has appointed Sat Pal Bhanoo as one of the managing directors of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC).
➨ He has been appointed in place of Siddhartha Mohanty who has been appointed as chairman of LIC in April.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) :-
➨Founder - Government of India
➨Founded - 1 September 1956
➨Headquarters - Mumbai
➨Managing Director - B C Patnaik
4) Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu released a book named "As the wheel turns".
5) An Al automation solutions provider, Simplifai has launched Simplifai Insurance GPT, a world-first custom-built GPT tool.
6) SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS) announced the appointment of Rajay Kumar Sinha as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of its wholly owned subsidiary and investment banking arm.
7) A conference on traditional medicines was held and attended by delegates from India and ASEAN member countries.
➨ The conference provided a platform to deliberate on various dimensions of traditional systems of medicine for attaining sustainable development goals.
8) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a bill amending IIM Act to include the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) in Mumbai as the 21st Indian Institute of Management (IIM).
➨ The amendment will rename NITIE Mumbai as IIM Mumbai .
9) Ashok Leyland, an automotive subsidiary of the Hinduja Group, has bagged orders worth Rs 800 from the Indian Army.
➨ As part of this deal, the company will deliver specialized vehicles to the defence sector, including the Field Artillery Tractor (FAT 4x4) and the Gun Towing Vehicle (GTV 6x6).
10) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has appointed four women MPs to the panel of vice-chairpersons in the Upper House.
➨ The MPs are PT Usha, Phangnon Konyak, Fauzia Khan and Sulata Deo, all first-time members of the Rajya Sabha.
11) Indian Surf Team won the bronze medal in the overall Men's Team standings at the Asian Surfing Championship, held at Thulisdhoo Island in Maldives.
12) Non-life insurer Cholamandalam MS Insurance has been appointed lead insurer for West Bengal by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
West Bengal :-
➠CM - Mamata Banerjee
➠GOVERNOR - C.V. Ananda Bose
➠Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
➠Kalighat Temple
13) Senior IPS officer Manoj Yadava has been appointed the Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
➨ Yadava, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Haryana cadre, will succeed Sanjay Chander who retires on July 31.
14) The Cement Manufacturers’ Association (CMA), the apex body of India’s large cement manufacturers, has elected Shree Cement Limited managing director Neeraj Akhoury and JSW Cement Limited managing director Parth Jindal as its president and vice-president, respectively.
15) Income Tax Day, also known as Aaykar Diwas, is observed by Income Tax Department every year on July 24.
➨ The first Income Tax Day in India was celebrated on July 24, 2010.
16) Rakesh Pal has been appointed as the 25th Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
➨ He is an alumnus of the Indian Naval Academy and joined the Indian Coast Guard in January 1989.
