World Hepatitis Day 2023

• World Hepatitis Day is a global observance held annually on July 28^th with the primary goal of raising awareness about hepatitis worldwide.
• The focus is on addressing the alarming statistics, revealing that someone loses their life to hepatitis or related conditions every 30 seconds globally.
• The campaigns and initiatives organized on World Hepatitis Day 2023 aim to enlighten people about the disease and its different aspects.
• The theme for this year is 'one life, one liver,' emphasizing the importance of safeguarding our liver health.

International Exhibition-Cum-Convention Centre

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the newly renovated Pragati Maidan complex in Delhi, which includes the remarkable International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) known as 'Bharat Mandapam.'
• The IECC is all set to become India's largest conference and exhibition venue and has been chosen as the location for the upcoming G-20 Summit in September.

Bengaluru Joins World Cities Culture Forum

• Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, achieved a significant milestone by becoming the inaugural Indian city to join the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF), a worldwide network of cities dedicated to sharing research and knowledge to explore the impact of culture on future development and prosperity.
• With this inclusion, Bengaluru became the 41^st city to join the forum, which already consists of 40 cities across six continents.
• Among the cities in the network are prominent metropolises such as New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, and Dubai.

India sign MoU to foster advancements in AI & Emerging Technologies

• India AI and Meta have come together in a collaborative partnership with the common goal of accelerating the advancement of AI and Emerging Technologies research and development.
• The main objective of this partnership is to make significant strides in AI technology and its real-world applications.

UK-India Defence and Military Technology Cooperation workshop

• In London, senior government officials, sectoral experts, and industry representatives from India and the UK convened for the UK-India Defence and Military Technology Cooperation workshop.
• The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and India's Bharat Shakti defence platform jointly organized the workshop, with the objective of delving into areas of synergy and strengthening bilateral cooperation in the defence and military technology sector.