Sunday, 14 August 2022

Daily Current Affairs One Liner August 2022 Part 13

 

Daily Current Affairs One Liner

August 2022 Part 13

Important Facts

 

*   “Cyber Pravah” Newsletter of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) of Ministry of Home Affairs released

*   43-day long annual Amarnath yatra concludes in Jammu and Kashmir; More than three lakh people take part in the pilgrimage.

*   44th Chess Olympiad 2022 held in Chennai, TN; Uzbekistan won Open Section

*   7.3% Of Indians Owned Digital Currency in 2021, 7th Highest in World: UNCTAD

*   BCCI clears skipper KL Rahul to play in upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe.

*   Cabinet Approves Continuation of PMAY-U up to Dec 31st, 2024; Indo-Australia Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty also Approved

*   China and Nepal agree on building Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network

*   China Launches 16 New Satellites into Orbit

*   China shields Pakistan based global terrorist – Abdul Rauf Azhar from UN sanctions

*   Corbevax to be available as Covid booster dose at vaccination centres from today.

*   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urges students to strike a balance between bravery and wisdom and work in unison to take the nation to newer heights. 

*   Department of Consumer Affairs asks all states and Union Territories to enforce stock disclosure of Tur pulse under Essential Commodities Act.

*   Dr Mansukh Mandaviya reviews progress of Nano Urea production and sales for FY 2022-23

*   First Khelo India Women's Hockey League under-16 to be held in New Delhi from 16 to 23rd of this month.

*   Former West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard becomes first ever to play 600 T20 matches

*   Gaganyaan project: ISRO successfully carries out test-firing of Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

*   Government commences Basmati crop survey to estimate acreage, assess crop health, expected yield of Basmati rice during 2022-2023 crop year

*   Government of India celebrates Har Ghar Tiranga program

*   Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks in New Delhi today.

*   ICCR Distinguished Indologist for 2021 awarded to Canadian Scholar Jeffrey Armstrong

*   Income tax payers barred from enrolling in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) from October 1

*   India and Malaysia conduct first bilateral air force exercise.

*   India and UK conclude 5th round of talks on Free Trade Agreement; Deal likely by October this year.

*   India calls for de-escalation of tensions and maintenance of peace and stability in Taiwan region; Also expresses dissatisfaction over China's technical hold in the UN Security Council to designate Abdul Rauf Asghar as a global terrorist.

*   India Could Emerge as Asia’s Strongest Economy in 2022-23: Morgan Stanley

*   India expresses concern over shelling near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear nuclear plant; UN Secretary-General calls for immediate end to all military activity around the nuclear power plant.

*   India ranks globally 3rd in Start-Up ecosystem and also in terms of number of Unicorns: Dr Jitendra Singh

*   India ranks third in Start-Up ecosystem and in terms of number of Unicorns in the world, says Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.

*   India Sets Target to Raise Share of Natural Gas in Energy Mix to 15% by 2030

*   INDIAN AIR FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN BILATERAL EXERCISE HOSTED BY MALAYSIA

*   Indian-American journalist, Fox News host Uma Pemmaraju dies at 64

*   Initiative 'SMILE launched to make cities, town and municipal areas begging-free.

*   International Solar Alliance floats tender for 1150 MW solar project in Cuba

*   ISRO Successfully Tests Gaganyaan Low Altitude Escape Motor

*   ISRO Unveils India’s First Virtual Space Museum ‘SPARK

*   J&K: 3 soldiers martyred & 2 terrorist gunned down in terror attack on army camp in Rajouri

*   J&K: LG Manoj Sinha Inaugurates “UMEED Market Place” under AVSAR Scheme of AAI

*   Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Appointed 49th CJI; Takes Oath on 27th August

*   KEEL LAYING OF THIRD SHIP - DIVING SUPPORT CRAFT AT M/S TITAGARH WAGONS LTD, KOLKATA

*   Kotak Mahindra Bank Launches Lifestyle Focused Corporate Salary Account

*   Latvia and Estonia withdraw from a cooperation group between China and over a dozen Central and Eastern European countries.

*   LIC sold 2% shares in Mahindra & Mahindra for Rs 2,222.49 Cr

*   Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador proposes 3 men commission for world peace including PM Modi, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Pope Francis

*   Microsoft tie-ups with MSDE, CBC for capacity building of Civil Servants of India

*   Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment (HMSJE) distributed aids and assistive devices to Divyangjan at PDUNIPPD, New Delhi.

*   MoU signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

*   National Thermal Engineer Day 2022 – July 24

*   NeGD organises Capacity Building programme in Cloud Computing for central and state government officials

*   Nitish Kumar takes Oath as Bihar CM for 8th time, Tejashwi Yadav as Deputy CM

*   PM calls on Vice President

*   PM greets on World Sanskrit Day

*   PM lauds the efforts of Elephant conservationists on World Elephant Day

*   PM pays condolences after the demise of Kannada singer Shivamogga Subbanna

*   PM shares glimpses of Har Ghar Tiranga spirit from all over India

*   Prime Minister Narendra Modi to host medal winners of Commonwealth Games at his official residence in Delhi tomorrow.

*   Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute gets 1st ever ‘Made In India’ Surgical Robotic System’ – SSI- MANTRA

*   Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh felicitates 25 winners of ‘Veer Gatha’ contest in New Delhi

*   Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacts with 2022 Commonwealth Games medalists & participants of the Armed Forces in New Delhi;

*   Rebuttal to Media Reports on recruitment for 9000 posts for Constable in Railway Protection Force (RPF)

*   School children showcase their patriotic fervour through National flag ceremony at Visakha Vimala Vidyalayam at RINL Ukkunagaram township

*   Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Shri G. Kishan Reddy attend the Grand Finale of ‘Badhe Chalo’ programme, organised as part of AKAM, in New Delhi today

*   Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurates the exhibition, ‘Saga of Freedom - Known and Lesser-Known Struggles’ today

*   Shri Dharmendra Pradhan & Shri Anurag Thakur address Yuva Samvad “India@2047” programme as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in New Delhi

*   Stockholders to mandatorily disclose stocks of Tur: Centre to States/UTs

*   Subscribers of APY get a minimum guaranteed pension of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 per month after attaining 60 years of age depending on their contributions

*   Tariff Notification No. 68/2022-Customs (N.T.) in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value for Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver

*   Tiranga is our honour, our pride & our symbol of self respect: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal

*   To promote honey export, Government to organize series of events, in collaboration with state govts and farmers

*   Union Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) – Housing for All Mission up to 31st December 2024

*   Union Health Secretary inaugurates 3rd National Conference on “ERMED Consortium: Digital Health Resources: A reality”

*   Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah stresses on need for a different strategy to take cooperatives to every Panchayat of the country.

*   Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah addressed the National Conference of Rural Co-operative Banks in New Delhi today

*   Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation”, 2022 awarded

*   Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched today “SMILE-75 Initiative”.

*   Union Minister of State (Panchayati Raj) Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil unfurls the National Flag at the historic Aga Khan Palace and Bapu Bhawan (National Institute of Naturopathy) in Pune as part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' ...

*   World Elephant Day – 2022 celebrated at Periyar

*   World Elephant Day;Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calls for commitment to protect elephants.

*   Yes Bank and IBSFINtech Partners to Provide Enhanced Digital Services

 

Compiler
PrabhuNath Singh (PNS)

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