ANS : B

• The Odisha Cabinet approved a proposal for the Inclusion of Kui language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.
• The Inclusion of the “Kui” language in the 8th schedule of Constitution will add several benefits to the Kandh tribe of Odisha.
• It will help in the preservation, promotion, and propagation of the Kui language and culture.
• Activities such as publication, creation of content, and recognition will get momentum

ANS : A

• Odisha Cabinet approved ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ scheme under which measures will be taken to augment rural infrastructure, leading to accelerated growth as well as to promote, preserve and protect the Jagannath culture and tradition of the state.
• Under the scheme, 4,000 crore will be allocated from the state budget for the effective implementation of the scheme.
• All original works — from village temple restoration to building futuristic digital infrastructure — can be taken up under ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’.

ANS : C

• In 2011, the world reached a population of 7 billion.
• This year, the number will hit 8 billion, prompting the attendant responses.  
• The Day was established by the then-Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.
• The Day was first marked on 11 July 1990 in more than 90 countries.
• The theme of the World population day 2023 is Unleashing the power of gender equality.

ANS : D

• ‘Lord Hanuman’, one of the most revered Gods in India, will be the official mascot of the Asian Athletics Championships.
• The event is being held on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the continental governing body.
• As Hanuman exhibits extraordinary abilities in (Lord) Rama’s service, including speed, strength, courage, and wisdom … Hanuman’s greatest ability is, in fact, his incredibly staunch loyalty and devotion.

ANS : A

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be awarded the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award 2023.
• An official announcement in this regard was made by the President of Tilak Smarak Trust  Dr. Dipak Tilak and Rohit Tilak at a press conference in Pune
• The award will be conferred by the hands of President of the Trust Dr. Deepak Tilak on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak.

ANS : A

• Dr Preeti Aghalayam is all set to be the first woman director to lead an Indian Institute of Technology campus.
• She will be in-charge of the Zanzibar chapter of the institute, which is an extension of her alma mater IIT Madras.
• The expansion of the IIT Madras is part of an agreement signed between India’s education ministry and the ministry of education and vocational training of Zanzibar-Tanzania on July 5,2023 in presence of Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi and India’s External Affairs minister S Jaishankar.
• Aghalayam pursued her BTech from IIT Madras in 1995, and MS in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester in 1996. She went on to complete her PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2000.

ANS : B

• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan, launched the Antyodaya Shram Suraksha Accident Insurance Scheme from Nadia of Kheda district in Gujarat. 
• The scheme, launched on a pilot basis, is being implemented through the Indian Postal Department, the Indian Post Payments Bank, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
• It is important to note here that Gujarat became the first state in India to launch a scheme for the welfare of laborers.
• The objective of Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana is to give priority to the welfare and safety of our Shram Yogis so that they can get financial security in case of an accident.
• The aim is to remember the contribution and dedication of the laborers in India’s development and provide them with necessary social security

ANS : C

• The government has appointed Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman as the chairperson of International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).
• He will succeed Injeti Srinivas, the first chairperson of the regulatory authority, appointed in 2020.
• International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA):
  • ​The IFSCA was established in April 2020 under the International Financial Sewices Centres Authority Act, 2019.
  • It is headquartered at GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
  • The IFSCA is a unified authority for the development and regulation of financial products, financial services and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in India.
  • The IFSCA is a unified authority for the development and regulation of financial products, financial services and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in India.
    • At present, GIFT IFSC is the maiden international financial services centre in India.
  • Prior to the establishment of IFSCA, the domestic financial regulators, namely, RBI, Sebi, PFRDA and IRDAI regulated the business in IFSC.

ANS : D

• India para-shooters Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh won the gold and silver respectively in the P4 Mixed 50m pistol SH1 category at the World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) World Cup.
• The 16-year-old Rudransh created a world record in the event, shooting a score of 231.1 in the final, while Nihal shot 222.2 to finish second.
• Rudransh broke the world record of Khel Ratna awardee Manish Narwal, who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

ANS : C

• China has released its first homegrown open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, as the country steps up efforts to cut reliance on U.S. technology.
• It is based on the existing open-source Linux operating system, China’s version was built by a community of about 4,000 developers, and is used in its space programme and industries such as finance and energy, they added.
• China’s massive market for operating systems was worth 15.5 billion yuan ($2.1 billion) last year.
• Developing an operating system independent of U.S. technology has been an important goal for China’s tech industry in recent years, with many companies and organisations having contributed to the development of the OpenKylin system.
• It most notable backer is the China Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team under the purview of the industry and information technology ministry.