Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Daily Current Affairs One Liner August 2022 Part 2

 

Daily Current Affairs One Liner

August 2022 Part 2

Important Facts

 

*   ₹1,48,995 crore gross GST revenue collected in the month of July 2022

*   5G spectrum auction enters Day 6 of bidding; garners nearly Rs 1.5-trillion so far

*   A Book titled Journey of a Nation: 75 Years of Indian Economy by Sanjaya Baru released

*   A Book titled Riding the De(Mon) by Murali Raghavan released

*   Achinta Sheuli bags India's third gold medal for weightlifting at Commonwealth Games 2022

*   After completion of 11-A City Gas Distributions bidding round, 295 Geographical Areas covering about 98% of the population and 88% of total geographical area of the Country covered under the CGD network

*   All India Survey on Migrant Workers

*   ANC signed MoU with AAI to boost inter-island connectivity under UDAN Scheme

*   Bailout Package for MSMESs Sector

*   Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra dies in Kolkata at 81

*   Bhutan: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande meets King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk in Thimphu

*   BOB Financial Solutions Launches Mobile Application – bobcard

*   Boxer Shiva Thapa crashes out after loss to Scotland's Reese Lynch.

*   Centre forms task force to monitor Monkeypox situation in India.

*   Chinese rocket Long March 5B crash lands in Indian Ocean near the coast of Malayasia; was launched on July 24 for delivering a lab module to China’s Tiangong Space Station.

*   Chinese rocket makes uncontrollable return to Earth, lands near Philippines island

*   Coal crisis in the country

*   Coal production

*   Coal production and maintenance of post excavated areas in Meghalaya

*   Coal production by CIL

*   Commercial LPG cylinder prices slashed by Rs 36, domestic cylinder prices unchanged.

*   Commonwealth Games in Birmingham: India’s Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins gold in men’s 67kg category weightlifting

*   Conference organised in Mumbai by Ports, Shipping & Waterways Ministry on ‘Chabahar Day’: July 31

*   Construction of Toilets under SBM

*   Deficient Infrastructure in NE States

*   Development of Sports under Skill India Initiative

*   Development Schemes for NER including Nagaland

*   DGCA ensures timely corrective action on deficiencies noted during oversight of certified operators and maintenance of record thereof

*   Education for Girls

*   Education in Mother Tongue

*   Efficient Management of Water Resources

*   Enforcement of Minimum Wages

*   Enhancement of Royalty on minerals

*   Expansion of coal mines

*   Extraction of Groundwater

*   Five thousand sixty eight foreign companies registered in the country till 27th of last month says Government.

*   Flood Devastation in NER

*   Football: England beat Germany 2-1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London to win women’s European Championship

*   Former Philippines President (1992-98) Fidel Ramos dies at 94

*   Funding of Rural Piped Water Projects

*   Funds Allocated and Utilised Under National Clean Air Programme

*   Ground Water Management and Regulation Scheme

*   Health Care for Unorganised Workers

*   Illegal mining of beach sand minerals

*   In Commonwealth Games, India assured of first ever medal in lawn bowls event as women's team enters final; Also in Judo, Sushila Devi Likmabam enters the final in 48 kg category.

*   In Cricket, second T20 International between West Indies and India to be played at Warner Park .

*   In Madhya Pradesh, eight killed several injured in fire at private hospital in Jabalpur.

*   India (102/2 in 11.4 overs) beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the Women's T20I group-stage match in Edgbaston.

*   India beat Ghana 11-0 in Men's hockey Group-B match.

*   India has signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement with 116 countries

*   India storm into semi-finals of badminton mixed team event after thrashing South Africa 3-0.

*   Indian boxer Sagar beats Cameroon’s Maxime Yegnong Njieyo 5-0 in a 92kg bout to enter the quarterfinals.

*   Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli wins the Gold medal in Men's 73kg weightlifting finals with a total lift of 313 kg.

*   Investment in Steel Sector

*   Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid upped pressure on the United Nations to disband a commission investigating Israel.

*   ITBP DG Sanjay Arora appointed as Commissioner of Delhi Police

*   Lok Sabha takes up price rise issue; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, India remains fastest growing economy in assessment of global agencies and there is no question of the country  getting into recession.

*   Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing wins Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest

*   Michelle Obama ‘s book ”The Light We Carry”, to be released

*   Minimum Pension Under EPS, 1995

*   Ministry of Corporate Affairs
1,67,080 companies registered in FY 2021-22 as compared to 1,55,377 in FY 2020-21

*   Ministry of Culture administers Financial Assistance for construction of Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC) scheme to Conserve Cultural Heritage : Culture Minister

*   Ministry of Defence
Defence Exports
Enhancement of Capabilities of AI Technology
Self-Reliance in Defence Production
Mandatory Procurement from MSMEs for Defence Establishments
Indian and French Navies Exercise in The Atlantic

*   Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme in the statutory towns of the country, to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households on a sustainable basis

*   Nagar Van Yojana

*   NBA (National Basketball Association) legend Bill Russell dies in US at 88; won 11 titles with Boston Celtics

*   New low-cost, polymer-based electrode can increase electrochemical performance of supercapacitors in wearable integrated devices

*   New record of over 72.42 lakh (7.24m) ITRs filed on a single day

*   NMDC Joins Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

*   No charge for web check-in in scheduled domestic airlines

*   No hydrocarbon project has been shelved by the Government in the districts of river deltas

*   NSO Develops Three Labour Indicators, says 15% Of 60+ Employed People Worked Part Time in 2017-20

*   Odisha signs MoU with FICCI for upcoming Make in Odisha Conclave 2022

*   Oman and India to conduct army exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ in Rajasthan: August 1-13

*   Parliament passes the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 aimed at having India’s own national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystem

*   Parliament passes Weapon of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill 2022 and Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022.

*   Plantation of Trees on Vacant Land

*   PM condoles the loss of lives due to fire at a hospital in Jabalpur, MP

*   PM congratulates Indian Wrestling contingent for their excellent performances at Cadet (U-17) World Wrestling Championship

*   PM congratulates weightlifter, Achinta Sheuli on winning Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games 2022

*   PM Narendra Modi Visit to Gujarat and Tamil Nadu – On July 28-29, 2022

*   Point 5140 at Dras sector named as Gun Hill to mark victory of Operation Vijay

*   Portugal and France battled major forest fires as temperatures rose sharply this weekend

*   Preservation of Water Bodies

*   President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih arrives in New Delhi  on four-day visit to India.

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for making Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav a mass movement; Urges people to take part in Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.

*   Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in the latest edition of Mann Ki Baat, highlights importance of traditional fairs in promoting spirit of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat

*   Prince Charles' charity accepted 1 million pounds from Osama bin Laden's family in 2013.

*   Private players can use drones for delivery purposes in accordance with Drone Rules, 2021

*   Procurement of Goods and Services from MSMEs

*   Purification of Rural Sewage Water

*   Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day following Opposition protests over several issues.

*   RBI Temporarily Allows Merchants and PAs to Save Customer Card Credentials

*   Real GDP growth in 2021-22 stands at 8.7 per cent, 1.5 per cent higher than the real GDP of 2019-20

*   Recovery from Mining Firms

*   Regular Source of Working Capital for MSMEs

*   Research and Development Schemes

*   Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of six National Highway projects in Madhya Pradesh.

*   Rural circuit has been identified as one of the thematic circuits for development of tourism related infrastructure under Swadesh Darshan scheme: Shri G. Kishan Reddy

*   Safety of Dams

*   Salient Features of NEP, 2020

*   School Innovation Council

*   Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut arrested by Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case.  

*   Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of six NH projects worth Rs 2300 crore in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

*   Shri Satyendra Prakash assumes charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau

*   Skilling Programmes on Drone Manufacturing

*   Smt Meenakashi Lekhi flags off 40 LED vans to make people aware about Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

*   Spain has reported its second monkeypox-related death, bringing to three the number of fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.

*   Squash player Joshna Chinappa advances to QFs in women's singles

*   Srihari Nataraj qualifies for men's 50m backstroke final.

*   TASL Delivers Indigenous Combat Vehicles to Indian Army to Boost Border Surveillance

*   Technical Courses in Regioinal Languages

*   The Central allocation of ₹66,750 crore for AMRUT 2.0 projects have been distributed

*   Third edition of Vietnam-India bilateral army exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” to begin at Chandimandir in Haryana today.

*   Treatment of Mine Water

*   Under CLSS vertical of PMAY-U, so far, an interest subsidy of ₹48,095 crore has been released for 20.76 lakh beneficiaries

*   Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addresses inaugural ceremony of training programme for senior administrative medical officers of CGHS

*   Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh calls for building strong global collaboration for scientific research and logistic endeavours in Antarctica to sustain its pristine conditions for generations to come

*   Union Minister of Home Affairs & Co-operation, Shri Amit Shah to participate in “Tiranga Utsav” Ministry of Culture promotes Indian Folk Arts and Culture abroad through Global Engagement Scheme : Shri G. Kishan Reddy

*   Use of UAVs for Mineral Exploration

*   Various communication and outreach initiatives to spread financial and tax literacy awareness among masses

*   Various initiatives taken by Government to bring down imports and increase the production of domestic crude oil

*   Vice President calls upon youth to devote time for social service

*   Vice President reviews the progress of railway projects in Andhra Pradesh

*   Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presents President’s colour to Tamil Nadu Police

*   Vietnam and India to conduct army exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” in Haryana: August 1-20

 

Compiler
PrabhuNath Singh (PNS)

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