21 July, 2025
GK Update
Sat 23 Sep, 2023
National
International Lawyers Conference
- PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day International Lawyers Conference in New Delhi.
- This Conference is being organised for the first time by the Bar Council of India.
Theme | Emerging Challenges in the Justice Delivery System |
International
Taal Volcano
- At least 45 Children sick due to gases emanating from volcanoes Taal in Philippines.
- It is located 60 km north of the capital Manila.
Active volcano in India | Barren Island | Located: Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Sports
ODI World Cup 2023
- ODI World Cup 2023 winner will receive 4 million US dollars in prize money.
- The runners-up will take home 2 million US dollars.
India becomes No 1 ranked team
- India became the number 1 ranked team in all three formats i.e. Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
BCCI Secretary | Jay Shah |
Asian Games
- 19th Asian Games will begin at Hangzhou in China.
- Asian Games motto is “Ever Onward” which was designed and proposed by Guru Dutt Sondhi.
19th Asian Games | Slogan: Heart to Heart, @Future |
Defence
MoU between Indian Navy & IISc
- Indian Navy and Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru signed an MoU at New Delhi for technical collaboration and joint research & development.
Art & Culture
Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival
- Indian Council for Cultural Relations will organise the 4th Edition of the Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival in New Delhi.
- The festival is being organised in association with the Embassies of Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile.
Indian Council for Cultural Relations | President: Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe |
Lighthouse Festival
- India’s first ever Lighthouse Festival will be held at the historic Fort Aguada in Goa from 23rd-25th September, 2023.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush | Sarbananda Sonowal |
Books & Author
Fiction and Beyond
- Fiction and Beyond, a collection of fiction and non-fiction works of the prominent Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner Ashokamitran was launched.
Person in News
N. Neela
- N. Neela, the younger of the Sikkil Sisters, acclaimed flautists in the field of classical Carnatic music, passed away.
Miscellaneous
Sign Language Day
- International Day of Sign Languages is observed every year on 23rd September.
- Theme“A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere!”
G-20 Infrastructure Group Meet
- The fourth G-20 Infrastructure Working Group meeting under India's G-20 presidency concluded in Khajuraho.
Khajuraho Temples | Built by: Chandella dynasty |