NEWS 21-07-2021. NEWS FOR 23-JUL (FRIDAY) National: 1. Jindal Steel will be setting up a steel plant with an investment of Rs 7,500 crore in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. 2. Over 41 crore doses of COVID vaccines have been administered so far in India. COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.32% . 3. Govt has launched a digital platform Kisan Sarathi to facilitate farmers to get right information at right time in their desired language on the occasion of 93rd Indian Council of Agricultural Resaearch, Foundation Day. 4.DRDO has developed high-strength beta Titanium alloy for applications in aerospace structural forgings. It can be used in various ways that include slat and flap tracks, landing gears and drop link in landing gear etc International: 1.India will make the best of its two-year term as a temporary member, in the UN Security Council and underscore that it establishes the right to be a permanent member of the 15-nation body. 2. Nepal’s new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he looks forward to working closely with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to strengthen the relations between the two neighbouring countries. Defence: 1.Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli has handed over 12.7 mm M2 NATO Stabilized Remote Control Gun to Indian Navy & Indian Coast Guard. 2. The Indian Navy was handed over its first two MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters (MRHs) in a ceremony held at San Diego, the USA. First batch of Indian crew is currently undergoing training in US. 3. Under Project 75-India, the Govt has issued a tender of ? 50,000 cr to build 6 conventional diesel-electric submarines. WORLD NEWS 1. The United States has rejected China`s "unlawful" maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian countries facing Chinese "coercion". 2. Nepal’s new PM Sher Bahadur Deuba won vote of confidence in Parliament. He got 165 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives. 3. Britain wiil be deploying two warships in Asian waters permanently, after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier & escort ships sail to Japan in September. This is with a view to keep eyes on movement of Chinese Navy, in Indo - Pacific ocean. Sports: 1. The first batch of Indian athletes for the Tokyo Olympics have reached Japan. The boxing teams have, led by the legendary MC Mary Kom, badminton ace PV Sindhu, archers Atanu Das & Deepika Kumari, along with the Men’s & Women’s Indian hockey teams, reached Tokyo. 2. India has beaten Sri Lanka in the second ODI played at Colombo. India has already won the first ODI. < < Back