12 july current affairs ( top 11 the hindu current affairs)

1.  Praveen Kumar wins bronze in para-athletics worlds

• India's Praveen Kumar won a bronze in the men's high jump t64 event in the world para athletics championships here to book a 2024 paris paralympics quota 
• the 20-year-old Kumar produced a season best effort of 2.01m to finish third behind Lepiato Maciej (2.05) of Poland and broom edwards jonathan (2.05) of Great Britain
• Kumar's medal is the first for India in the championships...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     2. SBI Card appoints Abhijit Chakravorty as md & ceo for two years 

• SBI Cards & payment services the country's largest pure-play credit card issuer has appointed Abhijit Chakravorty as MD & CEO 
• Chakravorty who is presently a deputy managing director at SBI will assume charge of his new role on August 12
• he has been appointed as SBI card's md&ceo Rama Mohan Rao Amara has tendered his resignation owing to his transfer...Read more
  
  
  
  
  
  

   3.  Jammu and Kashmir launches mobile dost app 

• in Jammu and Kashmir, a path-breaking mobile dost app has been launched in sync with the vision of Apka-mobile-hamara-Daftar 
• it is a pioneering initiative for mobile-based delivery of citizen-centric services in the union territory 
• the mobile dost app aims at empowering the people of Jammu & Kashmir by providing a comprehensive platform to access all the government to citizen services...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

    4. Devesh Uttam appointed as the next ambassador of India to Lithuania 

• Indian diplomat Devesh Uttam has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Lithuania 
• he is an Indian foreign service (ifs) officer of batch 2003
• he is presently joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs 
• manish gupta an Indian foreign service (IFS) officer of batch 1998 has also been appointed as India's next high commissioner...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     5. up govt gives nod to 2 thermal power projects of800 MW 

• the uttar pradesh govt has approved two thermal power projects in Sonbhadra's Obra 
• the power plants will have a capacity of 800 megawatts (MW) each and will be built at a cost of Rs 18,000 crore 
• the projects will be executed in 50-50 partnership with the national thermal power corporation (NTPC) 
• the plants will be the first-ever ultra-supercritical units in the state of Uttar Pradesh...Read more
  
  
  

    6. India gets its 36th and Tamil Nadu's 1st flying training organization 

• India's 36th and Tamil Nadu's first flight training organization (FTO) has been approved by the directorate general of civil aviation (GDCA) 
• EKVI air training organization pvt ltd based in Salem Airport Tamil Nadu has received approval to establish FTO 
• it will provide aspiring pilots with training opportunities as per data standards 
• it will offer various courses related to aviation...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

    7. Wanindu Hasaranga and ashleigh gardner were named ICC players of the month 

• the international cricket council ( ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for June 2023 
• the ICC Men's Player of the Month award goes to Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga who successfully qualified for ICC Men's cricket world cup 
• the ICC women's Player of the Month prize goes to Australia's all-rounder ashleigh gardner making her the first to win three awards...Read more 
  
  
  
  
  

   8.  ORF president Samir Saran to join east west center's Board of Governor 

• dr Samir Saran head of India's observer research foundation has been elected as one of the international members of the east-west Center's Board of Governors 
• dr saran's term will begin in October at the board's next semiannual meeting 
• the center was established by the united states in 1960 to foster better relations and understanding between the us Asia and the Pacific islands...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

  9. india maldives ink 9 agreements for various development projects 

• India and Maldives signed various agreements and a memorandum of understanding at Hyderabad House on 11 July 2023
• nine new mous were exchanged under phase ii of the high-impact community development projects scheme 
• The MoU was signed to promote play and healthy competition in the community 
• both countries also signed MoU on upgrading school computer labs in government schools...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

10.  50th gst council meeting imposes 28% tax on online gaming firms 

• the 50th GST Council concluded in new delhi on 11 July 2023 
• a 28 GST rate has been levied on gaming horse racing and casinos which affects online gaming companies 
• pharma products like the cancer drug Dinutuximab and food for special medical purposes (FSMP) are exempted from GST 
• GST exempted satellite launch services supplied by ISRO to encourage start-ups...Read more 
  
  
  
  
  

11.  Rajnath Singh inaugurates Hal's regional office in Malaysia

• defense minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the regional office of Hindustan aeronautics limited hal in kuala lumpur to strengthen defense industrial collaboration between India and Malaysia 
• the hal office in Kuala Lumpur will also serve as a hub for Hal's engagement with the wider Southeast Asian region 
• Malaysia is home to the second largest number of persons of Indian origin (PIO) ...Read more