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Current Affairs: One Liner – July 18, 2023:
National:
- Niti Aayog launches National Multidimensional Poverty Index; The number has fallen from 24.85 to 14.96 percent between 2015-16 and 2019-21.
- PM-MITRA mega textile parks will bolster productivity, foster innovation & generate many employment opportunities, says PM Modi.
- PM Modi to inaugurate new integrated terminal building of Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair.
- India to witness 10 fold increase in startups and unicorns in next 4-5 years: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
- Philanthropy was considered most important human value in Indian tradition: President Murmu says in Annual General Meeting of Indian Red Cross Society at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
International:
- Argentina Defence Minister Jorge Enrique Taiana arrives in New Delhi on four-day visit to India.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accuses Ukraine of carrying out attack on Crimea bridge with the involvement of Britain and the United States.
- Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announces government to hand over power to a caretaker setup.
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Foreign Ministers first ever meeting started in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Russia halts participation in Black Sea grain deal: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Business & Economics:
- Stock Market: Sensex surged 529 points to settle at 66,590, Nifty to finish at 19,711 jumping 147 points.
- Global markets slip stemming from concerns over economic slowdown in major economies.
- Rupee closes at 82.05 against the US dollar; The dollar index, which indicates the US currency’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was at 99.85 in intra-day trade.
- Gold prices decline Rs 66 trades at Rs 59,250/ ten grams; Silver prices fell by 293 rupees to trade at 75,675 rupees per kilogram for September Contracts.
- Oil prices fall after major Libyan oilfields resume production following brief shutdown.
Sports:
- Ajeet Singh clinches gold medal in finals of Men’s javelin throw in Para Athletics Championships in Paris.
- India shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman bags Bronze medal at ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Italy.
- India’s Martina Devi wins 2 Silver medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship; Shubham Bisla & Sainyam wins Gold in ISSF Junior Shooting Championships.
