Daily GK Update - 24th July 2023 Current Affairs

                                                   Current Affairs

                                                    National Affairs

Global Food Regulators Summit was first organized in India.

• For the first time in India, the Global Food Regulators Summit was organized in New Delhi.

The government of India extends Atal Beemit Vyakti Yojna For Two Years.

• The Ministry of Labor and Employment of India has extended the Atal Beemit Vyakti Yojna for two years.
• Atal Beemit Vyakti Yojna is an employment relief scheme.

Kerala gets India’s 1st construction Innovation Hub.

• India’s first construction innovation hub that will serve as a platform for innovation and entrepreneurship has been established in Kerala.

Indian Army and TVS Motors start a women's motorcycle rally.

• To commemorate Kargil War Victory. Indian Army and TVS Motorcycle started a women's motorcycle Rally.
• The rally will cover 1,000 km and go through Punjab, Haryana, Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir.

Naveen Patnaik Becomes 2nd Longest-Serving CM in Indian History.

• Naveen Patnaik of Odisha has become the second longest-serving chief minister of a state in India with a tenure of 23 years and 139 days.

                                                       Economy

Twitter is planning to change its Logo.

• Elon Musk said that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an "X" from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change.

                                                 Appointments

A. Madhav Rao has been appointed as Chairman of Bharat Dynamics Limited.

• Madhava Rao, Director (Technical), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Bharat Dynamics Limited.

                                                            Sports

Max Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix.

• Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen won the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest.
• This is the record 12th straight win for Max Verstappen.

Vingegaard of Denmark wins Tour De France.

• Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year.