17 July current affairs (top 10 the hindu current affairs)

1.  government forms new panel to review all official data 

• the Indian government has established a new internal oversight mechanism for official data replacing the sanding committee on economic statistics (SCoS) with a broader mandate 
• it has 10 official members and four non-official members 
• prone sen India's first chief Statistician Commission (NSC) has been named the chair of the new committee...Read more
  
  
  
  

     2.  Himachal cm Sukhu launches the website of Aapda  rahat kosh-2023

• a digital platform called Aapda rahat Kosh 2023 was launched by Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinderr Singh Sukhu to aid disaster-affected people in the region 
• the platform allows individuals to donate money using various payment methods such as debit cards credit cards and UPI 
• the platform aims to facilitate seamless transactions by integrating with multiple payment gateways...Read more
  
  
  
  

      3. S Jaishankar co-chairs 12th Mekong Ganga cooperation meeting 

• external affairs minister S Jaishakar co-chaired the 12tth Mekong Ganga cooperation (MGC) meeting in Bangkok with his Laos counterpart Saleumaxay Kommasith 
• the implementation of the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway was prioritized and a Mekong-Ganga cooperation business council was established 
• India has proposed to extend the road to Cambodia Laos and Vietnam...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

       4.  Harela festival 2023 begins in Uttarakhand 

• Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in a program on water conservation organized on the occasion of the Harela Festival 2023.
• the festival symbolizes happiness prosperity peace environment and nature conservation 
• Harela and bhaitauli festivals of Uttarakhand celebrated in the Kumaon region ...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      5. shubham bisla sainyam win gold at ISSF world championship 2023 

• Indian shooters Shubham Bisla and Sainyam won gold medals in the 10m air pistol for men and women respectively at the ISSF junior world championships 2023 
• the junior shooting world championships are being held at Changwon shooting range in the Republic of Korea 
• India's contingent of 90 shooters for the 2023 junior world championships is the largest...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      6. carlos alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets win maiden Wimbledon 

• spain's Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon 2023 inning his 1st title at the tournament and his second grand slam trophy overall 
• the 20-year-old Spaniard became the third youngest male champion at Wimbledon in the open era.
• the age gap between him and Djokovic is the widest in any men's slam final since 1974 '
• the match lasted more than 4 1/2 hours and Alcaraz won 32 points...Read more 
  
  
  
  
  

      7. Adani group commissions power project 

• gautam adani met Bangladesh pm sheik Hasina for full load commencement and handover of 1600 MW ultra-supercritical Godda power plant 
• Adani Power set up the thermal power plant in Jharkhand's Godda to supply power to the Bangladesh power development board (BPDB) 
• The Godda plant became fully operational in June 
• the plant was commissioned in a record time of three and a half years...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

      8. Vondrousova becomes first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon 

• Marketa Vondrousova won the 2023 Wimbledon women's singles title becoming the first unseeded player in the open era to do so 
• Vonsrousova defeated no 6 seed ons Jabeur in straight sets in the final 
  
  
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  vondrosova's win marks her maiden grand slam title and makes her the fifth left-handed player to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon in the era...Read more
  
  9. arvind kumar appointed chairman of UP electricity regulatory chief 
  
• Arvind Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of Uttar Pradesh electricity regulatory commission (UPERC) 
• Kumar was appointed as an advisor on industries to the utter pradesh chef minister yogi Adityanth in February 2023 
• he was also the chairman of up power corporation ltd (LPPCL) and the state's infrastructure and industrial development commissioner (IIDC)...Read more
  
  
  
  

     10 India UAE sign MoUs for promoting use of local currencies 

• the reserve bank of India and the central bank of UAE signed two MoUs to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions 
• the MoUs aim to establish a local currency settlement system to promote the use of  INR and AED bilaterally 
• the LCSS would enable exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their respective domestic...Read more