Sunday, 31 July 2022

Daily Current Affairs One Liner July 2022 Part 17

 

Daily Current Affairs One Liner

July 2022 Part 17

Important Facts

 *   ADB & Singapore Govt Partners to Enhance Investment in Asia & the Pacific Region

*   Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar strikes gold at ISSF Shooting World Cup in Changwon; India top medal tally with four Gold, four Silver and one bronze so far.

*   Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu and Assam’s CM Himanta Biswa Sarma sign pact to resolve decades-old border dispute

*   Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces relief packages for flood-affected people.

*   Bill to regulate digital media listed for upcoming Parliament Monsoon Session.

*   BJP announces West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as NDA's Vice Presidential candidate.

*   BJP appoints Laxmikant Bajpai as chief whip of Rajya Sabha.

*   Centre amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the electronic industries

*   Collective efforts under the leadership of PM have more than doubled the income of lakhs of farmers: Shri Tomar

*   Country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 8.062 billion to USD 580.252 billion in the week ended July 8

*   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches indigenously built Y- 3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate in Kolkata

*   Department of Consumer Affairs Sets Up Committee to Develop Comprehensive Framework On the Right to Repair

*   e-NAM (electronic-National Agriculture Market) platform linked to private agri-services providers; will enable more farmers use the online platform to sell their produce to buyers of their choice

*   England (246/10 in 49) defeat India (146/10 in 38.5) by 100 runs in 2nd ODI of 3-match series at Lords in London; series at 1-1

*   Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report in India

*   First I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit 2022 – July 14, 2022

*   Former Punjab Assembly Speaker and senior SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passes away after a prolonged illness at the age of 79 years. 

*   G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in Bali, Indonesia

*   Google buys 1.2% stake in Bharti Airtel for $700 million

*   Govt extends RoSCTL scheme till March 31, 2024 for Exports of Apparel/Garments

*   Govt launches “Jagriti” mascot for empowering consumers and generating awareness towards their rights

*   GST on green alternatives, raw material should have been slashed by Centre before banning single-use plastic, says Delhi Minister Gopal Rai.

*   Heavy Industries Minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey virtually attends the meeting of Ministers of Industry of the member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Uzbekistan

*   IIT Madras engineering college tops, followed by IIT Delhi & IIT Bombay in Ministry of Education's national rankings.

*   In Badminton, PV Sindhu to face Saena Kawakami of Japan in Women's Singles semi-finals of Singapore Open .

*   In Badminton, PV Sindhu to face Wang Zhi Yi of China in Women's Singles title clash of Singapore Open tomorrow.

*   In Cricket, India to take on hosts England in third and final ODI in Manchester tomorrow.

*   India assures continued support to democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka.

*   India’s Adani Ports, Israel’s Gadot win tender to buy Haifa port from Israel govt

*   India’s Ahmedabad & Kerala named in the list of ‘World’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022’ by Time Magazine

*   India’s horticultural crops output increase marginally to 341 million tonne in 2021-22

*   Indian Bank Secured SHG Linkage Award from NABARD

*   Indian Navy participating in RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific exercise) in US from July 12 to August 4

*   International North-South Transport Corridor: Russia’s 1st rail transit cargo to India reaches Iran

*   Israeli warplanes strikes Hamas 'military site' in Gaza strip.

*   Kerala Becomes First State to have Own Internet Service

*   Kerala has become the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

*   Kotak Mahindra Bank Becomes First to Integrate with New Income Tax Portal

*   KVIC Chairman Shri Manoj Kumar Assumes Charge; says creating livelihood for Artisans & Popularizing Khadi Globally will be Priority

*   KVIC Launches Knowledge Portal For Khadi Develops By The CoE For Khadi

*   LIC estimates its embedded value at Rs 5.41 lakh crore as of March 2022

*   Lok Sabha Speaker convenes all party meeting today ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday.

*   Lok Sabha Speaker holds all party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament from Monday; Political parties assure full cooperation in smooth conduct of the House.

*   MHA Website Places First Among Central Ministry Services Portals: DARPG

*   Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children, say experts. 

*   MoWCD issues Guidelines for Mission Shakti Scheme

*   Murali Sreeshankar becomes first Indian male long jumper to qualify for World Athletics Championships finals.

*   National Conference of State Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers’ Conference held in Bengaluru; MoA&FW launches e-NAM POP

*   Netherlands and Zimbabwe booked their place in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 after beating USA and Papua New Guinea in their respective World Cup qualifier semi-finals. 

*   North Korea recognises Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republics (LPR) in Ukraine as independent countries; 3rd after Russia and Syria

*   Norway knocked out of Women's Euro 2022 after shock defeat by 1-0 against Austria on July 15th.

*   Only risks, no gains, for 15-39 age group from alcohol consumption: Lancet

*   Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka 'food insecure': World Food Programme

*   PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's sister  Rubaiya Sayeed identifies Yasin Malik as her kidnapper in 1989.

*   Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates 166 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across 14 states

*   PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s Interim President

*   PM visits UP and inaugurates Bundelkhand Expressway

*    PM’s address at inauguration of Bundelkhand Expressway at Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh

*   PNB, 3 other PSU banks activate account aggregator system which is a financial data exchange where banks, fintechs or NBFCs can exchange customer data after taking consent from such users

*   President Joe Biden becomes 1st US president to fly directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia, signaling warming ties amid Iran threat. 

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils Bundelkhand Expressway in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh; Says, it will give major boost to connectivity and industrial development in the region.

*   Privatise all public sector banks except SBI for now: Economists Poonam Gupta & Arvind Panagariya suggest

*   Quantum MF Launches India’s 1st Nifty 50 ETF FoF – Quantum Nifty 50 ETF

*   Rajkiran Rai G recommended for post of MD of NaBFID (National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development) by Financial Services Institutions Bureau

*   Ranil Wickemesinghe sworn-in as interim President of Sri Lanka.

*   RJD MLA Anant Singh, convicted in arms case, disqualified by Bihar assembly

*   San Francisco airport terminal evacuated due to bomb threat.

*   South-East Asia on 'alert' for monkeypox: WHO Regional Director  

*   Sri Lankan Parliament meets to announce president’s vacancy

*   Supreme Court slams Nagaland government for delaying 33% women’s quota in local bodies

*   Surya Sekhar Ganguly wins Chess960 Rapid Open at 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland

*   Telangana govt announces DiCRA in partnership with UNDP

*   Tele-Law service is being made free of cost for citizens from this year- Shri Kiren Rijiju

*   Third Annual Conference of Indian Information Service Officers begins at Vigyan Bhavan

*   Trade deficit in April-June quarter jumps to a record $70.8 billion

*   Ukraine: Russian missiles kill 23 in Vinnytsia city

*   Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh chairs the 5th joint meeting of 6 Science Ministries and departments; emphasises integrated Start-Ups and integrated R&D

*   Union Minister of Home and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah attended the National Conference of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) as the Chief Guest, in New Delhi today

*   US carries out test of hypersonic missile ARRW (Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon)

*   US decides not to impose sanctions against India under its stringent law for purchase of S-400 missiles from Russia.

*   US House of Representatives approves amendment in defense budget to train Ukrainian pilots

*   US House of Representatives approves amendment on CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) waiver to India

*   US President Biden restates support for '2 states for 2 peoples,' but says 'ground not ripe' to restart Israel-Palestinian talks.

*   US President Joe Biden warns Saudi crown prince against future attacks on dissidents.

*   Vaccine protection against COVID-19 short lived, booster shots are essential.

*   Varanasi to be the first city in SCO to be granted the rotating title of ‘Cultural and Tourism capital of SCO’ in September when India assumes SCO Presidency

*   World Plastic Surgery Day observed on July 15

*   World Youth Skills Day 2022 – July 15

*   World Youth Skills Day celebrated on July 15; theme: ‘Transforming youth skills for the future’

*   Yes Bank Signs Term sheet with JCF ARC LLC & JC Flowers for Sale of Stressed Loans

 

 

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