NEWS 02-07-2023. News For 3rd-Jul (Monday) *NATIONAL* 1. The first hydrogen-powered train in India is expected to start from the Jind district of Haryana by the end of 2023. 2. IIT Kanpur has successfully conducted a test flight for cloud seeding. 3. The 8th edition of the world’s largest urban swachhata survey, Swachh Survekshan 2023 – *Mera Shehar, Meri Pehchan* has been started. *INTERNATIONAL* 1. India has signed the Artemis Accords with the USA with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration to Mars and beyond. 2. Google is going to invest 10 billion dollars in India's digitization fund and will open Google's global fintech operation centre in GIFT City, Gujarat. 3. Egypt has conferred the *‘Order of the Nile’*, the highest honour of Egypt to India's PM Narendra Modi. *SPORTS* 1. Cristiano Ronaldo has received a Guinness World Record after reaching 200 international caps for Portugal. 2. Indian golf player, Diksha Dagar has secured her second Ladies European Tour (LET) at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open 2023. 3. Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka has became the first spinner and second player in world, to take 3 consecutive 5-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals (ODIs). 4. The Indian women's doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the 2023 World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender tournament in Tunis. 5. The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has confirmed that the 2023 U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia. *DEFENCE* 1. L&T and the DRDO have formed a partnership to create an Indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System for the submarines in the Indian Navy. 2. India-United States Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS X) was officially launched at an event hosted by US-India Business Council (USIBC) in Washington DC, USA < < Back