Thursday, 21 July 2022

Daily Current Affairs One Liner July 2022 Part 15

 

Daily Current Affairs One Liner

July 2022 Part 15

 

Important Facts

 

*   2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021: UN

*   75 days - ‘COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava’ to commence to provide free Precaution Dose at all eligible adult population at Government Vaccination Centres

*   Address by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the I2U2 Summit

*   AMFI to launch mutual funds distributor recruitment campaign “Karein Shuru?”

*   Annual Kanwar Yatra begins after a gap of two years.

*   Apple ends decades-long relationship with chief designer Jony Ive

*   Arohan launches digital lending app expects to raise loan portfolio by Rs 600cr by FY23

*   BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was felicitated by the British Parliament on July 13, 2022. 

*   Cabinet approves Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road rail line for improved mobility

*   CCI approves acquisition of Solenergi Power Private by Shell Overseas Investments B.V from Actis Solenergi Ltd

*   CCPA issues Advisory to e-commerce platforms on sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs

*   Centre extends Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies till March 2024.

*   Centre rushes High Level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala for supporting the State in public health interventions and investigating for Monkey Pox outbreak

*   Centre urges all States and Union Territories to take action in line with Health Ministry's guidance issued on tackling of Monkeypox.

*   Croatia to become 20th country to adopt Euro as Currency

*   DA&FW and IRRI sign a MoA on commencement of Phase -2 activities of IRRI South Asia Regional Centre

*   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, India is witnessing a transitional phase toward self-reliance in defence sector.

*   Delhi HC permits Vivo India to operate bank accounts frozen by ED on July 5

*   Department of Consumer Affairs sets up committee to develop comprehensive framework on the Right to Repair

*   Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detects Customs duty evasion of around Rs 4,389 crore by mobile company Oppo India

*   Dunagiri, a Project 17A frigate, will be launched into the Hooghly river at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata on 15 Jul 22. Christened after a mountain range in the state of Uttarakhand, ‘Dunagiri’ is the fourth ship of P17A Frigates. The third ship (Udaygiri) was launched at MDL on 17 May 22

*   Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat: 33 Students from Manipur make a successful six-day visit to Indore and other important places of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh

*   Ex-Vice President Hamid Ansari issues a statement regarding Pak journalist Nusrat Mirza.

*   Faeroe Islands has proposed an annual catch limit of 500 white-sided dolphins on a provisional basis for 2022 and 2023. 

*   French health authorities have published a study confirming a link between nitrates added to processed meat and colon cancer.

*   GoI Appoints 29 Non-Official Members from Various Sectors to The Board of Trade

*   Government Formulates Strategy to promote NER as Agriculture Export Hub

*   Government says, India to continue to stand with people of Sri Lanka to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means.

*   Government will leave no stone unturned to ensure the welfare and well-being of Ex-Servicemen: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt

*   Heatwave swamps western Europe, France is suffering soaring temperatures, blistering heat engulfing Spain and Portugal as wildfires destroy vast stretches of Western European forestland.

*   Himachal CM Thakur lays foundation stones of 23 developmental projects worth Rs 90 cr in Hamirpur.

*   IBBI organises training programme for Indian Corporate Law Service Trainee Officers

*   In Cricket, match between India and England underway in 2nd ODI at Lord's in London.

*   Inaugural I2U2 meet focuses on food security crisis and clean energy; In a Joint Statement, innovative ways discussed to ensure longer-term, more diversified food production and food delivery systems to manage global food shocks. 

*   India & Madagascar Signs MoU on Tele-Education

*   India registers a 3-1 win over Japan in the 9-12th placings match of the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022.

*   India’s NSCS Hosts Meeting of BIMSTEC

*   India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services) grow by 23% in June; Exports growth in 1st quarter over 25%;

*   Indian Navy Helicopters Conduct Rescue & Relief Operations in Marooned Villages in Eluru

*   Indian-origin Rishi Sunak wins first round of voting, 6 candidates to go to round two.

*   India's ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy advance to quarterfinal of Singapore Open Badminton tournament.

*   International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at Changwon in South Korea: Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane win gold in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team

*   J&K Signs Agreement with Sikkim to Boost Cultivation

*   Lenovo launches new Yoga, IdeaPad gaming series, Legion range in India

*   Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane clinch second gold for India in ISSF Shooting World Cup.

*   Ministry of Women and Child Development issues Detailed Guidelines for ‘Mission Shakti’ aimed at Strengthening Interventions for Women Safety, Security and Empowerment

*   MOIL Bags 3 Five-Star Rating Awards

*   Monitoring visit by Central Teams to State of Telangana

*   Mustafizur Rahman appointed as Bangladesh's next High Commissioner to India.

*   National Conference of State Agriculture & Horticulture Ministers begins in the presence of Agriculture Minister, Fertilizer Minister and Karnataka CM

*   National School of Drama to organize the festival "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 2022 (Azadi Segment)" from 16th July to 14th August

*   NIACL appointed Madhulika Bhaskar as CMD for Three Months

*   NMDC & Hyderabad Runners launched logo & T-shirt of NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 2022

*   No more selling of non-ISI marked items on e-commerce portals

*   Nomura cuts 2023 India GDP forecast to 4.7% amid recession fears

*   North Korea on July 13, 2022 recognised two Russian-backed breakaway "people's republics" in eastern Ukraine as independent states.

*   Noted social worker Padma Shri Avdhash Kaushal Passed Away

*   Ola unveils India’s first indigenously made lithium ion-cell

*   Opposition leaders to discuss joint Vice Presidential candidate on July 17

*   Panasonic launches its first fully rugged laptop TOUGHBOOK 40 in India

*   Peaceful transfer of power within Sri Lanka is essential: US 

*   People aged between 18 and 59 years to get free COVID booster doses from tomorrow at government centers.

*   PM Modi speaks with PM of the Netherlands Mark Rutte over the phone

*   PM Modi to participate in first virtual Leaders' Summit of I2U2 today.

*   President addresses Dhammacakka Day 2022 celebrations at Sarnath (UP) through video message

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses first ever I2U2 virtual Summit; India-Israel-UAE-USA to increase investments in fields of water, energy, environment, health and space.

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate virtually in first-ever I2U2 summit alongwith leaders of Israel, UAE and US today.

*   Race against time to find Brazil Amazon species before they disappear due to deforestation, mining and illegal timber extraction.

*   RBI allows Trade transactions with Sri Lanka may be Settled outside ACU; Imposes Fines on 3 co-operative banks for Non-Compliance

*   RBI Approves Appointment of Meena Hemchandra as Part-Time Chairman of KVB

*   RBI Cancels Certificate of Registration of Four NBFCS; Fined Ola Financial Services Rs. 1.67 Crore for Violating Norms

*   RBI sets up mechanism to Settle International Trade Payments in Rupees

*   Renew Becomes First Indian RE Firm to Refinance Dollar-Denominated Bonds

*   Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in UK Prime Minister's race.

*   Russia and Ukraine to hold talks with UN and Turkish officials to break impasse over grain exports.

*   SAMARTH in collaboration with NTPC organizes Workshop on Biomass use in thermal power plants

*   Scientists develop new mechanism to inactivate COVID-19 virus, block entry into cells.

*   Second Advance Estimates (2021-22) of Area and Production of Horticultural Crops released

*   Shri Anil Sahasrabudhe interacts with students from Madhya Pradesh at New Delhi en-route their 5-day visit to Nagaland under AKAM-EBSB

*   Shri Bhupender Yadav attends BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting 2022

*   Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurates National Watershed Conference

*   Simplified regulatory framework for e-commerce exports of jewellery through courier mode

*   Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos inaugurated India's first-ever facility to manufacture 3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai on July 13. 

*   Sri Lanka lists curfew that was imposed in the Western province after the eruption of violence in the capital. 

*   Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker is yet to receive the Letter of Resignation from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

*   Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives in military aircraft

*   Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe asks military to take all necessary steps to restore order.

*   Sri Lanka's Central bank warns public on possible risks in crypto trade.

*   Star Health & MeitY Partners towards Health Insurance to Reach Rural India

*   Statue of Mahatma Gandhi defaced at Hindu temple in Canada, police probing it as hate crime.

*   TCS launches TCS Pace Port Toronto, its global research & co-innovation centre in Canada

*   Telangana government has decided to extend holidays for all educational institutions from July 14 to July 16.

*   The BA.5 Omicron sub-variant has the potential to cause reinfection "within weeks", as per global researchers. 

*   The European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars.

*   The US Air Force successfully tested a Lockheed Martin Corp hypersonic missile this week.

*   The Wimbledon Championships 2022: The 3- time Defending Champion Novak Djokovic Defends his Gentlemen’s Title for the Fourth time

*   Tripura: 2022 Weeklong Kharchi Festival Begins

*   Twitter launches Unmentioning feature allowing users to quit conversations

*   Ukraine joins NATO’s programme of technological cooperation between armies

*   Union Agriculture Minister Shri Tomar launches Platform of Platforms (POP) under eNAM, over Rs 37 crore equity grant released to 1018 FPOs

*   Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah has congratulated countrymen on the inclusion of India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City, Ahmedabad in the list of "World's 50 Greatest Places of 2022" by Time Magazine

*   Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, a Task Force has been constituted to coordinate the progress of filling up of the vacant posts as per the ‘Recruitment Plan’

*   University of Hyderabad inks MoU with National Institute of Animal Biotechnology

*   Uttarakhand Becomes First State to Implement NEP at Pre-Primary Level

*   Vice President calls for focus on preventive measures to address the huge burden of genetic diseases in the country

*   World Economic Forum (WEF) releases Gender Gap Report 2022 in Geneva: Iceland first, India 135th

*   WPI-based inflation declines marginally to 15.18% for the month of June, 2022;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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