1st SEPTEMBER 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
August 2023 GST Collection
- GST was introduced in 2017. From that, the maximum collection was Rs 1.68 lakh crore last April. After that, the collection in July stood at Rs 1.16 crore. In this case, according to the information released today, the August GST Collection Rs. 1.59 lakh crores. Similarly, the GST of August 2022 The collection was Rs.1 lakh 43 thousand 612 crores.
- This year 2023 August GST Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said that the revenue has grown by 11 percent in the last one year with the collection rising to Rs 1.59 crore. GST collections are said to be on the rise due to economic activity, GST and Council's actions.
- Neeraj Chopra became an athletic legend at the age of 25, fans celebrated. In this case, the Diamond League athletics competitions started in Zurich, Switzerland. Neeraj Chopra has participated in it. Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin only 85.71 meters in the javelin event.
- But Watledge of the Czech Republic, who won a bronze medal in the World Athletics Championship, threw the javelin at a distance of 85.86 meters and became the first. In the final chance, Neeraj Chopra Sotappa finished second. This is the series in which India's golden boy has missed out on gold for the first time this year.
- Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Mr Jyotiraditya M Scindia today inaugurated the program 'International Space Summit: Moving towards Inclusive Global Value Chains'. Ministry of Civil Aviation and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will jointly organize the conference on September 1 and 2, 2023 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
- The International Space Conference is a G20 initiative in the space sector under the G20 and P20 priority, which focuses on creating inclusive global value chains for global trade and investment and aims to promote and strengthen trade and investment among G20 countries.
- India's largest integrated power utility and the country's second largest national oil and gas company have joined hands to work together in the renewable energy sector.
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Oil India signed an MoU on August 31, 2023 to explore collaboration in decarbonisation initiatives including renewable energy, green hydrogen, its components and use of geothermal energy.
- The MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Mr. Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Anal Ein Kazhagam, and Dr. Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India. This MoU will facilitate sharing of knowledge and experience in carbon enrichment and decarbonisation technologies.
- Through this MoU, the two Maharatna companies intend to increase their involvement in the renewable energy sector and engage in sustainable solutions towards the country's goal of achieving zero carbon emissions by 2070. NTPC is committed to achieving 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032.
Built with state-of-the-art features, Mahendragiri Warship is dedicated to the nation
- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar's wife Sudesh Dhankar introduced this warship to the country at a function held yesterday at the Mazakan Shipyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Mahendragiri is the 7th frigate to be built for the Navy under ``Project 17 Alpha'' (P17A). Equipped with state-of-the-art technological features, advanced weaponry and telemetry equipment, the warship will become a symbol of domestic defense manufacturing power.
India's growth at 6.7%: Moody's Research Institute forecast
- Yesterday, the Bureau of Statistics released the GDP growth data for the first quarter of the current financial year from April to June. Accordingly, the country's GDP growth in the first quarter is 7.8 percent. In this case, by the end of 2023, India's economic growth will be 6.7 percent, according to Moody's.
