Sunday, 31 July 2022

Daily Current Affairs One Liner July 2022 Part 20

 

Daily Current Affairs One Liner

July 2022 Part 20

Important Facts

*   2,877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations sanctioned under FAME–II in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs

*   4.14 crore Adolescents provided Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation under Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme in 2021-22

*   A bill seeking to amend Family Courts Act to provide for establishing family courts in Himachal Pradesh.

*   A fierce heat wave in western Europe on July 18  left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, smashing temperature records and feeding ferocious forest wildfires

*   Achievements made under NRHM and NUHM

*   An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred at around 8:08 pm, in the 66km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.

*   Ariosoma Bengalense: ZSI Scientists Discover new Eel Species in West Bengal

*   ATAL VAYO ABHYUDAY YOJANA

*   Australia's unique wildlife is in retreat as it reels from bushfires, drought, human activity and global warming, a government report shows, prompting calls for dramatic change.

*   Boosting cancer research and treatment in country

*   Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day following ruckus by Opposition over price rise and other issues.

*   Centre to hold all-party meeting over Sri Lankan crisis .

*   Centre’s intervention helps cool off prices of Onion and Tomato

*   Claims paid under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna-PMFBY

*   CONSERVATION AND PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE UNDER PMKSY

*   Counting of votes for Presidential elections to be taken up on 21 at Parliament House complex.

*   CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem gives suspension of business notice under rule 267 on the issue of price rise and imposition of 5% GST on essential items.

*   Day of International Criminal Justice 2022 – July 17

*   Department of Commerce notifies a new Rule - Work from Home in Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 across all Special Economic Zones.

*   Development of Medicine for Covid-19 Using Traditional Systems

*   Dwarka Expressway – India’s 1st Elevated Urban Expressway to be Operational by 2023

*   EESL installs 1.25 crore LED street lights in Urban Local Bodies and Gram Panchayats across India

*   External Affairs Minister DR S. Jaishankar says, only India provided 3.8 billion dollar assistance for ameliorating serious economic situation in Srilanka while no other country supported to this extent.

*   Federal Bank associates with CBDT to launch the New Online Tax Payment Service

*   Former West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin announces retirement from international cricket.

*   Ghana declares first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus.

*   GM R Praggnanandhaa wins Open A at 15th International Chess Open Festival ‘Paracin 2022’ in Serbia

*   Go Digit Insurance launches ‘Pay As You Drive’ add-on cover for Motor Insurance OD Policies

*   Government has taken various regulatory measures since 2019 to ensure the quality of medicinal products in country

*   Government sanctions two thousand 877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States and Union Territories.

*   Government says Covid precautionary dose is needed as protection against the virus is declining.

*   Government takes several supply-side measures to address issue of inflation, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

*   Govt of India to roll out Schemes for Strengthening Pharmaceuticals Industry with Focus on MSMEs and Clusters

*   Grain shape influences liquefaction of sand, a major earthquake hazard

*   GST compensation to States for loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of GST for a period of five years

*   ICAR’s 94th Day Foundation & Award Ceremony 2022: NAARM Gets Sardar Patel Award; CMFRI Bags 2 Awards

*   IN Decommissions INS Sindhudhvaj After 35 years of Service at Visakhapatnam

*   In Sri Lanka, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and Dullas Allahapperuma to contest for the Presidency in Parliament

*   India and China agree to continue dialogue process to work out mutually acceptable solutions of relevant issues.

*   India and Madagascar join hands to ramp up bilateral ties.

*   India attracts USD 343.64 million FDI equity inflow in R&D sector during 2021, which is 516% higher as compared to 2020

*   India plans to strengthen its partnership with Africa in the areas of Solar Power, defence trade & military exchanges, physical & digital infra and healthcare & pharma: Shri Piyush Goyal

*   India’s PV Sindhu clinches Singapore Open title 2022 Super 500 Title

*   Indian government reviews health actions at international airports and ports.

*   Indian rupee falls below 80 per US dollar for the first time on record.

*   India's second monkeypox case confirmed at Kannur in Kerala; Airport and Port Health Officers advised to ensure strict health screening of all arriving international travellers.

*   Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes first 100% Landlord Major Port of India

*   JCB Nominates Karnataka Bank as Preferred Financier and Signs MoU

*   LabVIEW Platform through I-STEM for academic researchers at no cost

*   Last date for submission of Applications under Design led Manufacturing scheme extended till 5th August 2022

*   Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian shooter to win gold medal in men’s skeet event at ISSF World Cup in South Korea.

*   Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian shooter to win gold medal in men’s skeet event at ISSF World Cup in South Korea.

*   Manipur Governor La. Ganesan Given Additional Charge of WB; President Kovind Accepts Resignation of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

*   Margaret Alva to file nomination for vice presidential election today.

*   Measures taken to promote the cultivation of Medicinal Plants

*   Measures to increase cargo handling capacity

*   Mexico resumes building part president's flagship tourist train project despite a judge suspending construction on environmental grounds.

*   Migrant Workers trained under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan

*   Ministry of Power notifies 'Green Energy Open Access' Rules to accelerate ambitious renewable energy programmes

*   NASA’s James Webb Telescope Detects Water On Distant Planet Orbiting Sun-Like Star

*   National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)

*   National Culture Fund has completed 52 projects with various donors since its inception

*   NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMME

*   Nelson Mandela International Day 2022 – July 18

*   New Books: “The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics” by Ruth Vanita & “Architect of the New BJP” by journalist Ajay Singh

*   New Strain of Rice

*   New Technologies in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

*   NTA constitutes a Fact Finding Committee to visit Kollam

*   Opposition candidate Margaret Alva to file her nomination for Vice Presidential elections today.

*   Organic cultivation area doubles in last three years

*   Organic Villages

*   Over 13 lakh Electric Vehicles in use in India;

*   Pact for training 18,000 students, especially from rural & tribal areas to be trained in the next three years

*   PM remembers freedom fighter, Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary

*   PMMSY provides livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fisher’s families

*   President of India delivers 4th Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam memorial Lecture

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi says goal of self-reliance in defence sector is crucial for 21st century India.

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with the Indian contingent bound for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 on July 20.

*   Production of Coarse Grains

*   Production of Oilseeds and Edible Oil

*   Progress in Doubling Farmers Income

*   PROHIBITION ON PRACTICE OF MANUAL SCAVENGING

*   Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games” under Khelo India Scheme is specifically dedicated to encourage and showcase traditional sports of the country: Shri Anurag Thakur

*   Rajasthan gets India’s 1st AI-powered Lok Adalat for Fast Disposal of Cases

*   Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims at upliftment of dairy farmers making dairying more remunerative

*   Restructuring of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

*   Rise in Terror Attacks

*   SCHOLARSHIP UNDER PM CARE CHILDREN SCHEME

*   SEBI Approves Appointment of Ashish Chauhan as new MD & CEO of NSE

*   SENIOR CITIZENS IN DELHI

*   Senior citizens in Jharkhand

*   Shri Goyal emphasizes the need for India-Africa Trade and Investment Agreement.

*   South Sudan Vice President arrives in India, set to participate in CII-EXIM Bank Conclave

*   SpaceX Dragon Resupply Spacecraft left to ISS for Climate Science Research from Florida, US

*   Spreading of Religious Radicalisation

*   Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares  emergency in the island nation; Centre convenes all-party meeting in New Delhi today to discuss Sri Lankan crisis.

*   Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa withdraws candidacy for the position of President.

*   Steps by Government of India to boost employment opportunities in the green energy sector

*   Steps by Government of India to promote renewable energy in the country

*   Team of students from Telangana reached Faridabad under 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' programme

*   The Government has prepared a new draft of National Youth Policy, which has been placed in public domain: Shri Anurag Thakur

*   The second phase of the GOAL Programme (GOAL 2.0) was launched on 28thJune, 2022 with an aim to digitally upskill tribal youth : Shri Arjun Munda

*   Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 2022 Held in Bali, Indonesia

*   Transplantation of Human Organs & Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 provides for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs & tissues for therapeutic purposes

*   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 18, 2022 renewed his threat to "freeze" NATO membership bids of Sweden and Finland.

*   Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a review meeting of the Central Police Training Institutes (CPTIs) in New Delhi

*   Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Bioeconomy will be key to India's future economy over the next 25 years

*   Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel meets Mr. Melaku Alebel, Minister of Industry, Ethiopia

*   Use of Drones in Agriculture and Improving Farmers Income

*   Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh passes away in Mumbai.

*   West Indies cricketer Lendl Simmons announced retirement from international cricket.

*   Women's World Cup football champion USA qualifies for 2024 Olympics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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