Daily GK Update - 26th June 2023 Current Affairs

                          Current Affairs

                                                       National Affairs

India’s First Hydrogen Train to run from Jind District of Haryana.

• Indian Government is going to start a hydrogen-powered train very soon.
• This hydrogen-powered train will run from the Jind District of Haryana.
• This hydrogen-powered train is in its final phase of development and will start its operations in December 2023.

IIT Kanpur tests Flight Test for Cloud Seeding.

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has successfully tested flight for cloud seeding.
• This cloud seeding project was executed under Professor Manindra Agarwal.

Home Minister Amit Shah lays the foundation stone of ‘Balidan Stambh’ in Srinagar.

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the construction of the 'Balidan Stambh' in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
• This memorial is a part of the Srinagar Smart City project and serves as a tribute to the brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

Egypt awards Highest Honour of Egypt to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• The Egyptian President has awarded the highest honour of Egypt ‘The Order of Nile’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

                                                      International Affairs

SpaceX launches 47 rockets for Starlink Project.

• SpaceX has launched a total of 47 satellites for its ambitious Starlink project.
• These satellites were sent into space by Falcon 9 rockets.
• So Far Starlink has launched more than 46,00 Satellites.

A military coup took place in Russia.

• A military coup took place in Russia by a private army called the Wagner Group.
• Yevgeny Prigozhin is the head of this private army ‘Wagner’.
• This Army was created in 2014 to capture Crimea from Ukraine.

                                                              Economy

Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023 was published.

• Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023 was published by Startup Genome.
• Bengaluru was placed on the 20th position in this report.
• Mumbai was placed on the 31st position whereas Delhi was placed at the 24th position.
• Silicon Valley which is situated in the USA topped in this report.

                                                    Awards and Honours

Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya and Yuva Sahitya Awards 2023.

• Sahitya Akademi is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture.
• Sahitya Akademi has announced 22 Bal Sahitya Purushkar and 20 Yuva Sahitya Purushkar.

                                                               Sports

Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur flagged off ‘Bharat in Paris Campaign.

• The ‘Bharat in Paris’ Campaign was launched to start preparation for Paris Olympics 2024.
• Paris Olympics are set to begin on 26th July 2024 and the name of the Mascot for the Paris Olympics will be ‘Olympic Phryge’.

‘Olympic Phryge’- The Mascot of Paris Olympic

Cristiano Ronaldo sets Guinness World Record to make 200 International Caps.

• Cristiano Ronaldo has received a Guinness World Record after reaching 200 international caps for Portugal.

Diksha Dagar wins the Second Ladies European Title.

• Indian Goldfer Diksha Dagar won the Second Ladies European Title.