Daily GK Update - 19th July 2023 Current Affairs

                                                    Current Affairs

                                                      National Affairs

Ashok Leyland has signed an agreement with the Indian Army to supply vehicles.

• Indian Army has placed an order of 800 crores to Ashok Leyland to supply Vehicles for the Indian Army.
• The Indian Army has placed orders for GTV 6 by 6 and FAT 4 by 4 vehicles.
• Such vehicles are used for towing Artillery Guns.

ISRO has conducted the 3rd orbit-raising maneuver on Chandrayaan-3.

• ISRO (Indian Space research organization) has conducted the 3rd orbit-raising maneuver placing Chandrayaan-3 in a higher orbit.
• This was done by ISRO Telemetry and Command Control System Centre, Bengaluru.

NITI Aayog unveils TCRM Matrix Framework to Revolutionize Technology Assessment and drive Innovation in India.

• NITI Aayog, India's premier policy think tank, introduced the Techno-Commercial Readiness and Market Maturity Matrix (TCRM Matrix) framework.

                                             International Affairs

North Korea tested its latest Hwasong-18 Missile.

• North Korea recently tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM) – Hwasong-18.
• Hwasong-18 is a three-stage solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM) developed by North Korea.

                                                          Obituary

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has passed away.

• Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has passed away. He was 79. The senior Congress leader, who was being treated for cancer

                                            Awards and Honors

Thallapil Pradeep has been awarded the prestigious International Eni Award.

• Thallapil Pradeep is a professor at IIT-Madras and he has been awarded with an advanced environmental solution award.
• The International Eni Award is given by the Government of Italy for his research on sustainable natural resources.

The French Government has awarded Music Artists Aruna Sairam and Shashank Subramanyam.

• The government of France has awarded the Chevalier De L'Ordre Award to Aruna Sairam and Shashank Subramanyam.
• This award was given to both artists for deepening India-France relations through music.

                                                             Sports

India wins 20 medals in the Commonwealth weightlifting championship.

• The Indian senior weightlifting contingent ended the campaign at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 with a rich haul of 20 medals.
• India's medals tally comprised nine golds, nine silvers, and two bronzes. The weightlifting competition was held at Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida.