16th JULY 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

16th JULY 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

The Union Government approved the purchase of 70 training aircraft from HAL at a cost of Rs 6,828 crore

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a Union Government Public Sector Enterprise, is the leading aircraft manufacturer in the country. It manufactures passenger aircraft, fighter aircraft, training aircraft, helicopter etc. 
• The Union government, which is keen to strengthen the Indian Air Force, approved the purchase of new training aircraft for the Indian Air Force in a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.
• In order to implement it, it has received approval to purchase 70 training aircraft of type HDD-40 from HAL at a cost of Rs 6,828.36 crore. It has been reported that an agreement has been signed to buy these training planes gradually over the next 6 years and induct them into the Air Force. 
• Through the scheme of the Union Government, the business of the HAL factory will increase and 1,500 people will be directly employed and 3,000 people will be indirectly employed.

Duleep Trophy 2033 - South Zone Champion

• South Zone scored 213 runs in the first innings of the match which started on 12th at Chinnaswamy Stadium, while West Zone collapsed to 146 runs. Having played the 2nd innings with a lead of 67 runs, South Zone scored 230 runs and were all out. 
• West Zone, which came in with a target of 298 runs to win, scored 222 runs in 84.2 overs and lost all the wickets. Winning by a margin of 75 runs, the South Zone team won the Duleep Cup and was amazing. Vidwat Kaverappa bagged the Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards.

Wimbledon Championships for 2023

• Today is the final day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. The 14-day championship, which started on the third of July, ended today.
• Britain's Skupski and Netherlands' Koolkoff won the men's doubles title at the Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis series. In the men's doubles final, Ceballos of Argentina and Marcel of Spain faced Koolhoff-Skoobsky. In this, the Koolhoff-Skoobski pair won the Wimbledon men's doubles title, winning 6 to 4, 6 to 4.
• Marketa Vondrosova won the women's singles title at Wimbledon 2023 by defeating Anne Jabur in straight sets. With this, she became the first player to win a championship despite being low in the rankings and unranked.
• The 24-year-old Czech Republic's Vondrousova defeated Jabur 6-4, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title. Vondrousova has a world ranking of 42 and became the first unranked player to play in the final at Wimbledon.

2023 Wimbledon Championships - Spain's Carlos Algarz wins men's singles title for first time

• The 20-year-old Algarz faced the 36-year-old Djokovic in the final in London. Djokovic won the first set 6 to 1 in this thrilling match. Algaras won the 2nd set 7 to 6 and easily won the 3rd set 6 to 1.
• However, Djokovic mustered his experience and energy to take the 4th set 6 to 3. Thus the match went to the last set to decide the champion. Carlos won the last set 6 to 4 in this thrilling match. Carlos Algarz won 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in this match that lasted 4 hours and 42 minutes and won the title of champion for the first time.
• This ended Djokovic's streak of winning 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles. A prize money of INR 25 Crores and 25 Lakhs was given to Algaras who won through this.

24th Asian Athletics Championship Series - Day 5

• The 24th Asian Athletics Championships began on July 12 in Bangkok. In this, sportsmen and women participated in various competitions including running race, long jump, heptathlon, mixed relay, high jump. A total of 54 players, 28 male and 26 female players, participated on behalf of India.
• India's Sarvesh Kushar finished second and won the silver medal in men's high jump. Santhosh, who represented India in the men's 400m hurdles, finished third with a time of 49.09 seconds and won the bronze medal.
• India's Jyoti Yarraji won the silver medal in the 200m race. Jyoti Yaraji won two medals by winning the silver medal. He had already won gold in the 100m race. India's Abha Khatuba wins silver medal in women's shot put. Aba Katuba equaled the national record by throwing the shot 18.06 meters.
• In this case, the Asian Athletics Championship series ended today.In this series, Indian sportsmen and women have won a total of 27 medals, including 6 gold medals. According to this, India has won 6 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze medals and is ranked 3rd in the medal list. Japan topped the medal list and China 2nd.