CURRENT AFFAIRS 31 JULY 2024

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National Avocado Day

Originating in south-central Mexico, avocados have been around for thousands of years, but likely were not cultivated until around 500 BC. Even then, the first mention of this fruit in the English language wasn’t until 1696.
By 1871, the avocado had been introduced to the United States, where they grew particularly well in California. But it took some time – more than 100 years – for them to come into popularity in the US. This was probably because the fruit seemed exotic and most people really didn’t know what to do with it or how to get their families to agree to eating it.

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Manu makes it a pair, wins a bronze again in the company of Sarabjot

Manu Bhaker will go into Indian sporting legend as the first multiple medallist at an Olympic Games — winning a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event on Tuesday, and the history books will also read that her accomplishment would not have been possible without a stellar supporting hand from her teammate Sarabjot Singh.
About 15 minutes into the bronze medal match at Chateauroux on Tuesday, Indian coach Munkhbayor Dorjsuren called a timeout.
In a few minutes’ time, Manu would be standing on the podium alongside her teammate Sarabjot, having beaten South Korea 16-10. She would have a shiny bronze medal around her neck — her second of the Games. She would be clicking a selfie with the gold and silver medal winner and with her place in history secure.

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Karnataka CM, Dy. CM discuss Valmiki, MUDA issues with senior Cong. leaders

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday held discussions with senior party leaders on formulating strategies to counter the charges levelled by the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) regarding alleged irregularities in Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation and the site distribution in Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The two top functionaries from Karnataka were summoned by the party leadership, including Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge and the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, to discuss the political climate in the State.
Sources said the Chief Minister explained to the leaders the developments on the two issues that the Opposition has tried to corner the government on. Among others, secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal and AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, were present at the meeting.

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Nirmala counters charges by Opposition on Budget

Countering the Opposition’s charges that the Union Budget had ignored the interests of many States and reduced allocations for social sectors such as health, education, and agriculture, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday indirectly hit out at the Opposition parties for spreading negativity about businesses and scaring off investors.
Responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Union Budget and the Budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024-25, which lasted over 27 hours, Ms. Sitharaman asserted that the Opposition members’ campaign that the States that do not find a mention in the Budget speech will not get any resources, was misleading.

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Two dead as train derails in Jharkhand

The derailment occurred at Potobeda between Rajkharswan and Barabamboo under the Saraikela-Kharsawan area of Jharkhand of South-Eastern Railway’s Chakradharpur division at 3.43 a.m. on Tuesday,” said Dilip Kumar, Executive Director (Info and Publicity), Railway Board.
A special bus service has been arranged for transportation of passengers from the derailment spot. Stranded passengers were shifted to the Chakradharpur station by a relief train. The injured passengers were shifted to the Chakradharpur Railway Hospital and CHC Khutpani.

Indian Bank plans to recover ₹7,000 cr. bad debts in FY25

Indian Bank is planning to recover ₹7,000 crore of bad debts in this fiscal against ₹8,800 crore recovered in the year-earlier period, said MD & CEO Shanti Lal Jain. The lender would recover about ₹1,750 per quarter, Mr. Jain said adding that in the first quarter it had recovered ₹1,937 crore. Cash recovery was more than the slippages of ₹1,928 crore, the CEO said. MSMEs accounted for slippages of ₹900 crore, followed by agri (₹600 crore) and ₹400 crore from retail, he said.

Harmanpreet leads from the front again as India gets past Ireland

In punishing heat and draining conditions, Harmanpreet Singh’s first-half brace enabled India to overcome a strong challenge from Ireland and post a 2-0 win in a Pool-B hockey match of the Paris Olympics at the Yves du Manoir Stadium here on Tuesday.
With two wins and a draw, India moved to seven points from three matches. Argentina’s win over New Zealand later in the day sealed India’s progress into the quarterfinals.
After conceding first against New Zealand and Argentina, India had a better start as it explored the gaps and passed the ball well to put pressure on Ireland.
Abhishek was brilliant on the left as he combined with Sukhjeet Singh to earn India’s first penalty corner in the second minute.

Nadda criticises Congress for sitting on Swaminathan report

During the fourth day of debate in the Rajya Sabha on the Union Budget, members from the ruling coalition and the Opposition continued to exchange heated arguments regarding employment, farmers’ distress, and price rises. The discussions frequently veered into social issues such as the caste census and the status of marginalised communities, prompting Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to intervene. He expressed pride in his Jat background.
Mr. Dhankhar recalled that he was part of the Jat Aarakshan Samiti (Committee for Reservation for Jats) and was its principal spokesperson. He said a six-member delegation met with then-Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and their demand was accepted immediately.
BJP president and Minister J.P. Nadda, who spoke for about an hour, took his time to counter charges levelled by the Opposition.