25 july current affairs ( top 10 the hindu current affairs )

1. center notifies appointment of chief justices of Bombay and Andhra HCs 

• union govt has appointed chief justices for Bombay and Andhra Pradesh high courts 
• justice devendra kumar Upadhyaya has been appointed as the chief justice of the Bombay high court
• justice dhiraj singh thakur has been appointed as the chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh high court 
• the appointments were made after consultation with the chief justice of India and the president of India...Read more 
  
  
  
  
  

     2. Nirmala Sitharaman presides over the 164th income tax day celebrations 

• the 164th anniversary of income tax day was observed by the central board of direct taxes (CBDT) and all its field offices across India on 24 July 2023 
• Union Minister of Finance & corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presided over the event 
• as part of the celebrations, several taxpayers from diverse economic and industrial fields were invited as first-hand witnesses in the tax procedures...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     3. govt approves 8.15% interest rate on employees' provident fund deposits 

• union govt has notified an interest of 8.15% on deposits under the employees' provident fund scheme for 2022-23 
• the EPFO has directed its field offices to credit the interest into the accounts of over 6 crore active members as of March 2023 
• employers are you required to credit an additional amount of 0.05% to all subscribers due to the new increased EPFO rate of 8.5% for 2022-23...Read more 
  
  
  
  
  

    4. india argentina signs MoU for bilateral exchange of young researchers 

• India and Argentina have agreed to a bilateral exchange of young researchers and startups particularly in the field of biotechnology and agriculture 
• the two countries also decided to hold comprehensive talks in the field of science & technology 
• India is the 4th largest trading partner of Argentina with bilateral trade of 6.4 billion US dollars in the year 2022...Read more 
  
  
  
  
  

    5. geneva school of Diplomacy grants honorary doctorate to Shashi Tharoor 

• the geneva school of Diplomacy & international relations held its graduation ceremony on July 23, 2023 
• dr Shashi Tharoor was conferred with an honorary doctorate in international relations degree 
• the event was attended by distinguished guests including esteemed ambassadors and senior diplomats 
• he is the chairman of the parliament's standing committee on chemicals and fertilizers...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

    6. India -UK hold 11th round of FTA negotiations to enhance trade 

• India and the united kingdom (UK) concluded the 11th round of talks for the UK-India free trade agreement
• Union minister Piyush Goyal visited the UK as part of the UK-India FTA negotiations on July 10-11 
• Union commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal also visited the UK 
• the India-UK bilateral trading relationship was worth pound 34 billion in 2022 growing by pound 10 billion in one year...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

    7. Tripura's Asmita dey wins gold at junior Asian judo Championship 2023 

• Asmita dey won the gold medal in the junior Asia Cup judo championship in Macau china 
• she competed in the women's 48 kg category against opponents from 27 different countries 
• the judo Asian Championship is organized by the judo union of Asia 
• the men's tournament began in 1966 and was held approximately every four years until 1991...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

     8. china's Zheng Qinwen beats jasmine paolini to win Palermo Open 2023 

• zheng Qinwen secured her first career title with a comeback victory over jasmine paolini in the palermo ladies open 2023 final 
• ranked no.26 zheng's became the 11th Chinese woman t win a WTA singles title 
• this win marks Zheng's first WTA 250 championship 
• Palermo ladies open is a women's tennis tournament in Palemo Itlay that is played on outdoor clay courts at the country time club...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

    9. Tenzing Yangki becomes the 1st female IPS officer of arunachal pradesh 

• Tenzing Yangki become the 1st female IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh who cracked the union public service commission (UPSC) civil services examination 2022.
• Tenzin Yangki achieved a rank of 545 and has become the first lady IPS officer from Arunachal Pradesh 
• Robin Hibu was the first IPS officer from Arunachal Pradesh 
• he joined as an IPS officer in 1993...Read more
  
  
  
  
  

    10. Typhoon Doksuri becomes a super typhoon in the pacific ocean 

• a typhoon called Doksuri is moving toward the Philippines and it could strengthen into a super typhoon 
• the typhoon began as a tropical storm in the western Pacific on 24 July 2023 
• it is expected to hit Luzon the Philippines' largest and most populous island on 25 July 
• a super typhoon is the highest and most destructive level on the scale with catastrophic damage to residential areas...Read more