Daily GK Update - 23rd June 2023 Current Affairs

                                                        Current Affairs

                                                        National Affairs

L&T and DRFO sign a pact to develop AIP.

• Larsen and Turbo have signed a pact to develop a pact to develop Air Independent Propulsion System.
• Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen.

Department of Justice, NALSA, and CSC to collaborate to develop Tele Law System.

• Department of Justice, National Legal Services Authority, and Common Service Centres are going to develop a tele law system.
• Tele Law System will allow Citizens to connect with Lawyers through video conferencing.

India and USA sign Indus-X for technology and defence cooperation.

• The Department of Defence of the USA and the Ministry of Defence of India have signed Indus-X Agreement for strategic technology transfer and defence industrial cooperation.
• Indus-X stands for India-USA Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (Indus-X).
• The Indus-X agreement is the result of the i-CET agreement ( i-CET stands for the Initiative on Critical and emerging technology).

World Bank has approved $150 million for Kerala.

• The world bank has approved $150 million for the resilient Kerala program.
• The Resilient Kerala program was started in Kerala to deal with natural disasters and climate change.

HAL and General Electric sign pact to develop Jet Engine.

• US-based GE Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.

                                                        International Affairs

Economist Intelligence releases a list of the world’s most liveable cities.

• Economist Intelligence releases a list of the world’s most liveable cities.
• Vienna became the most liveable city in the world.
• In India, Delhi and Mumbai are at 141st rank and Chennai is at 144th rank.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sign several agreements during his latest USA visit.

• The following Agreement and Deals were signed during the latest visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi_

                 Source- Mint

                                                                   Economy

According to Fitch Ratings. India’s Growth Rate is going to be 6.3%.

• India is likely to grow at 6.3% in this financial year 2023 according to Fitch Rating.
• Earlier, Fitch Ratings estimated that Indian Economy would grow at 6% during

                                                      Awards and Honours

President awards Florence Nightingale Awards 2022 and 2023.

• President Draupadi Murmu has awarded Florence Nightingale Awards 2022 and 2023 to Major General Smita Devrani and Brigadier Amita Devrani for their exemplary service and sacrifice.

                                                    Sports Current Affairs

India wins 15 gold medals in the Special Olympics event.

• India has won a total of 50 medals including 15 gold medals during the Special Olympic word summer Games event which is taking place in Berlin.

Rayaan wins under 21 snooker championship.

• Rayaan Razmi, an Indian Snooker player has won Bronze Medal in Snooker in Asian Under 21 Snooker Championship.