CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 July, 2024
- MIZORAM’S AIZAWL BECAME THE FOURTH CAPITAL IN NORTHEAST INDIA TO GAIN RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY –
- The city of Aizawl in Mizoram will be the fourth capital in Northeast India to have train service by July 2025. Currently, Guwahati, Agartala, and Naharlagun are all connected to the railway network. This makes it easier to get around the area.
- Bairabi-Sairang railway project goes from Bairabi in Assam to Sairang in Mizoram’s Aizawl District and is 52 km long. This project, which started in 2008-2009 and cost about Rs 8,213.72 crore, is meant to improve transportation in the area.
- So far, 93% of the project’s actual work is done. The railway line has four stops: Hortoki, Kawnpui, Mualkhang, and Sairang. The stations are split up into segments to make construction easier. The project also requires a lot of engineering work. For example, 12,853 meters of tunneling and the building of 55 major and 89 smaller bridges are part of it.
- APOLLO 11 ANNIVERSARY –
- NASA’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history on July 20, 1969, when they landed on the moon. One of the most important parts of this task was planting the American flag, which has come to represent national pride and success ever since.
- Matthew Ward, a history professor, says that the American flag has been an important symbol in times of both joy and sadness in the country’s past. Its part in showing American ambition and exploration is shown by the fact that it was there during the Apollo moon landings.
- Anne Platoff, a professor at the University of California, looked into what the flags on the moon meant. The United States signed the United Nations Treaty on Outer Space, which says that acts like this are illegal. So, the flag-raising wasn’t designed to claim territory.
- JOE BIDEN WITHDRAWS FROM US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS –
- On July 21, 2023, US President Joe Biden revealed that he was dropping out of the race for president. This came after a lot of talk and pressure from well-known Democrats. Concerns about Biden’s age and ability were raised by his recent debate performance against Republican Donald Trump. This made party members less confident in his campaign.
- Biden tried to calm people’s worries about his age during the debate, but he made them worse instead. Concerns about his ability to stay in the race were raised by instances of him messing up his speech.
- Now that Biden has quit, the Democratic Party has the very important job of finding a good candidate. Several possible options have come forward, and each has their own set of skills and problems to solve.
- PM MODI ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION GRANT TO UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE –
- PM Modi inaugurated the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
- India is hosting the World Heritage Committee Meeting for the 1st time which will continue till the 31st of July.
- The northeast’s historic Moidam is proposed to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage.
- It will be India’s 43rd World Heritage site and the first heritage of northeast India.
- CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD BIRTH ANNIVERSARY 2024 –
- Born Chandra Shekhar Tiwari on July 23, 1906, in the small village of Bhavra in Madhya Pradesh, Azad was a beacon of revolutionary fervour from a very young age.
- In 1920, he became an active member of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
- In January 1931, during a fierce encounter with the British police in Alfred Park, Allahabad, Azad fought valiantly but was eventually cornered.