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CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

India’s 1st elevated urban expressway “Dwarka” to be operational by 2023:

• According to Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, the Dwarka Expressway, which is being built as India’s first elevated urban expressway, will open to traffic in 2023.
• Dwarka Expressway would relieve pressure from commuters from West Delhi on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (a portion of the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral) and arterial highways that encounter heavy traffic congestion.

About the Dwarka Expressway:

• A minimum three-lane service road will be provided on both sides of the 16-lane access-controlled roadway.
• An expressway between Gurugram, Haryana, and Dwarka, Delhi, is being built for a total of Rs 9,000 crores.
• It is 29 kilometers long overall, of which 19 kilometers are in Haryana and the final 10 kilometers are in Delhi.
• The Delhi-Gurugram Expressway (NH-8) starts at Shiv-Murti and runs through Dwarka Sector 21, the Gurugram border, and Basai before ending near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza.
• It will contain four multi-level interchanges, including the 6 km long, eight-lane road tunnel that will be the largest and broadest in all of India.

India is the 68th nation to sign up for Interpol’s database on child sex abuse:

• India has signed up for Interpol’s international child sexual exploitation (ICSE) database, which would enable it to use audio-visual evidence to connect victims, abusers, and crime locations.
• According to a statement from Interpol, India became the 68th nation to link to the database when the CBI, India’s nodal agency for Interpol affairs, joined.

Key Points:

• The database, which serves as both an intelligence and investigation tool, enables expert detectives to exchange data on incidents of child sexual abuse.
• By identifying the victims and the scene of the crime, the detectives may use picture and video comparison technologies to track down the culprits.
• The database helps investigators avoid wasting time and effort by informing them whether a group of photographs has previously been found or recognized in another nation or if it has characteristics with other images.

About Interpol:

• Headquarters: Lyon, France
• President: Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
• Founded: 7 September 1923, Vienna, Austria.

India constructs the longest double-decker bridge in Nagpur, setting a global record:

• The longest double-decker viaduct in the world, measuring 3.14 km, was built in Nagpur by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Maharashtra Metro.
• The longest viaduct with a flyover for a roadway and piers supporting a single column for a metro line.
• The Asia Book of Records and the India Book of Records both list the number of metro stations that have been built on double-decker viaducts.
• The construction represents the fulfillment of the pledge made by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s administration to establish top-notch infrastructure in New India.

About Maharashtra:

• Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
• Chief minister: Eknath Shinde
• Capital: Mumbai
• National Park: Chandoli National Park, Gugamal National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park

The first carbon-free airport in the country is being developed at AAI Leh Airport:

• As the first carbon-neutral airport in India, the Airports Authority of India’s Leh airport is now being constructed.
• For heating and cooling needs, the new airport terminal building will use a “geothermal system” that works in conjunction with a solar PV plant.
• Because this system uses heat pumps for both water heating and space heating, it operates by transferring heat between the air and the ground.
• The primary characteristic of this method is the concentration and use of ambient heat.
• After implementing the geothermal system at the Leh Airport Terminal Building project, it is predicted that 900 tonnes of carbon emissions would be eliminated annually.

About Airports Authority of India:

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Founded: 1 April 1995
• Chairman: Sanjeev Kumar

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

Delhi govt launches chatbot to answer queries on e-vehicles

• The Government of Delhi has collaborated with Whatsapp to launch a chatbot service, which will answer all queries related to electric vehicles (EVs).
• The initiative comes after the Delhi government recently announced its draft policy ‘Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2022’.

About the Chatbot :

• The chatbot will help people living in the city to manage all their EV-related queries at their fingertips.
• Queries ranging from incentives, price, range, and charging solutions among others will be catered to by the chatbot.
• The chatbot also sent out random messages and people have emailed the government with queries on e-vehicles.
• The user can use 98103 36008, as soon as a user sends a “Hi”, the chatbot asks for the preferred language of communication, and then lists 5 options, Potential savings while switching to EV (EV Calculator), Find the right EV for yourself (EV Search), Charging Stations, EV Pledge, and Frequently asked questions (FAQs).
• The Delhi government introduced its electric vehicle policy in August 2020.

About Delhi :

• Lieutenant Governor: Vinai Kumar Saxena
• Chief Minister : Arvind Kejriwal
• Capital: New Delhi

Chhattisgarh gets Center’s nod for World Bank-funded school project

• The Chhattisgarh Government has received an in-principle nod from the Center to go ahead with a $300 million (approximately ₹2,100 crores) school education project which is funded by the World Bank.

About the World Bank-funded school project :

• The initiative will allow the Chhattisgarh Government to borrow $300 million over five years.
• It will enable to pay significantly lower than market rates of interest and repay it for 20 years.

About An in-principle nod :

• An in-principle nod means that the Center has no objection to the State borrowing money from an external financial institution such as the World Bank.
• This is not the final approval but it paves the way for the State to proceed with further discussions.
• Meanwhile, the World Bank has also approved in principle that it’s willing to fund the project.

Procedure to be followed to sanction funds by the World Bank :

• A team from the World Bank will visit Chhattisgarh.
• Following this, a Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared by the World Bank and Central Government. 
• This report will be presented to the World Bank Board and the Centre to get the final approval.
• The DPR will also have a detailed plan on how the money will be spent.

World Bank Contributions for Education in India :

• The World Bank has been associated with India’s school education system since 1994.
• In 2021, the $500 million Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian States (does not include Chhattisgarh).

About Chhattisgarh :

• Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
• Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel
• Capital: Raipur

About World Bank :

• Established: December 1945
• Headquarters: Washington, D.C., U.S
• President : David Malpass
• Membership: 189 countries
• The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group.

Delhi LG launches New scheme to reward RWAs for property tax compliance – SAH-BHAGITA 

• Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Shri VK Saxena launched an incentive scheme to increase the involvement of the Residential Welfare Association (RWAs) in optimal tax collection and waste management systems.

About SAH-BHAGITA :

• Under the SAH-BHAGITA scheme, RWAs (Resident Welfare Associations) will get 15 percent of the total collection of property tax for development works in their areas.
• The scheme will incentivize RWAs on achieving 90 percent tax collection from the total number of properties in their societies or colonies, allowing them to recommend development work to the tune of 10 percent of the collected tax amount, with a cap of Rs one lakh.
• Further, an additional 5 percent of the tax collected will be provided if a residential colony implements 100 percent waste segregation at source, composting, and recycling of recyclable dry waste.
• Also hands over the remaining dry waste to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) or its authorized agencies which service 94 percent of Delhi.
• The tax policy brings consistency and uniformity to different approaches hitherto being adopted by the erstwhile three Municipal Corporations.

DSEU Partners with UNICEF on a pilot project for employment opportunities 

• The Delhi government announced a new pilot project with the YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to enable access to employment opportunities for students of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU).
• The pilot project will be conducted at the Ambedkar DSEU Shakarpur I campus and will commence on 20 July 2022.
• The DSEU and UNICEF have introduced ‘Career Awareness Sessions’ for students.
• Alongside this, they have also launched the ‘YuWaah Step Up’ initiative with the tagline ‘Bano job ready’. 
• ‘YuWaah Step Up ‘is a six-month project launched by Flywheel Digital, for DSEU students as well as other job aspirants within Delhi, aimed at enhancing young job-seekers access to new-age jobs portals.

About DSEU :

• Established: 2020
• Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
• Chancellor:  Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (Vinai Kumar Saxena)
• Vice Chancellor : Neharika Vohra

About UNICEF :

• Established: 11 December 1946
• Headquarters: New York City, USA
• Executive Director: Catherine M. Russell

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

Akasa Air gets air operator certificate from DGCA

• Billionaire investor Mr. Rakesh Juhunjhunwala-owned Akasa airline received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
• The airline will start its operations at the end of July 2022.
• The airline inducted its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft in June 2022.
• It plans to start its service, connecting metro cities with tier II and III cities, after adding its second aircraft.
• By the end of the fiscal year 2022-23, the airline will have inducted 18 aircraft and thereafter 12-14 aircraft every 12 months, which will make up its order of 72 delivered over five years

About Akasa Air :

• Founded: December 2021
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• CEO: Vinay Dubey
• Akasa Air, a brand of SNV Aviation Private Limited, is an Indian low-cost airline.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

SBICAP Ventures Ltd. signs MoU with the Ministry of External Affairs for Trilateral Development Cooperation Fund

• SBICAP Ventures Limited (SVL), a subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), GoI for establishing the Trilateral Development Cooperation Fund (TDC Fund).
• The TDC Fund will route India’s commitment of approx. INR 175 Cr to the Global Innovation Development Fund (GIP Fund)

Key Highlights :

• Under the India – UK World Innovation Partnership (GIP), the Global Innovation Development Fund (GIP Fund) an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) proposed to be established in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).
• The GIP Fund will invest in mainly small & medium enterprises from India that tackle development challenges in line with the goals and objectives of the GIP.
• The GIP Fund will target Indian innovative enterprises that are at an advanced stage but lack access to capital for expansion to other developing countries.
• SVL will act as the administrator-cum-advisor (Investment Manager) of TDC Fund and facilitate the GIP program for MEA.
• The Trilateral Development Cooperation Fund will demonstrate as well as reduce risk perception for innovation transfer.
• This collaboration will be a building block towards structuring investments into innovative enterprises from India and facilitate further development, transfer, and scale-up of successful innovations in developing partner countries.

About SVL :

• MD & CEO : Suresh Kozhikote
• SBICAP Ventures Ltd is an alternative asset manager based in India, belonging to the State Bank of India Group, and manages funds across private equity, real estate, and fund of funds mandates.

About MEA :

• Union Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
• Minister of State: V. Muraleedharan, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi

IRDAI sets up task forces to suggest steps to resolve issues insurers & reinsurers

• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up two task forces to suggest steps to sort out issues between insurers and reinsurers.
• According to reports, the task forces will file the reports within three weeks.
• A 9 member panel has been constituted to sort out the issues between non-life insurers and reinsurers under the chairmanship of Bhargav Dasgupta, MD, and CEO of ICICI Lombard General.
• The panel will suggest steps on the applicability of compliance requirements, and faster settlement and payment mechanisms among the re-insurers and cross-border reinsurers (CBRs), among others.
• The second task force, comprising 7 members, will look at the life insurance segment and re-insurers.
• It is headed by Naveen Tahilyani, CEO and MD, Tata AIA Life Insurance.
• The panel on life insurance has been asked to study and make recommendations on stabilization of reinsurance rates, capacity constraints with reinsurers, securitization of mortality risk, and financial reinsurance solutions, among others.

About IRDAI :

• Established: 1999
• Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana
• Chairperson: Debasish Panda
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is a regulatory body under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, GoI.
• It is tasked with regulating and licensing the insurance and reinsurance industries in India.

TATA AIA life insurance & City Union Bank partners to offer life & health insurance

• One of India’s leading life insurance companies, Tata AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd,  announced a strategic alliance with City Union Bank (CUB) to offer life and health insurance solutions to the Bank’s consumers.

About the Partnership :

• The partnership will help City Union Bank consumers (existing and new) to benefit from Tata AIA Life’s diverse and innovative products and services spanning term insurance, savings and investment, retirement, and
• It will enable Tata AIA Life to expand its distribution through CUB’s 700+ branches and contribute significantly towards increasing life insurance penetration in India.
• The two entities focus on providing a digitally enabled experience and mobile-first solutions to consumers.
• Through this association, both partners will be able to promote insurance awareness and financial planning amongst consumers, with ease, across physical and digital consumer-facing platforms

About TATA AIA life insurance :

• Founded: 2001
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• CEO: Naveen Tahilyani
• Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited (Tata AIA Life) is a joint venture company, formed by Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. and AIA Group Ltd. (AIA).

About City Union Bank :

• Founded: 1904
• Headquarters: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
• MD & CEO: Dr. N. Kamakodi

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

Ministry of Mines hosts 6th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals:

• According to the Ministry of Mines, the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav epic week celebrations included the 6th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals.
• The symposium’s primary guest was Shri Amit Shah, the Union Minister of Housing, who would be present at the Ambedkar International Center.

Attendees:

• In the presence of Minister of State for Mines, Coal, and Railways Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve, Secretary Ministry of Mines Shri Alok Tandon, and other top ministry officials, Union Minister of Mines, Coal, and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi formally launched the one-day conclave.

Key Highlights:

• Some of the highlights of the conclave were the introduction of three Mining Tenement System (MTS) modules, rewards for 5-Star certified mines for the years 2020–21, and the National Geo Science Awards–2019.
• The awarding of the Rashtriya Khanij Vikas Puraskar at the national level to the States with the greatest mining performances was another highlight.
• A technical lecture from the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) and a debate on mining automation was part of the conclave’s opening session.
• The CEOs of various mining companies did come up with significant suggestions for India’s mining sector during the round table discussions.

List of Ministers:

• Union Minister of Housing: Shri Amit Shah
• Union Minister of Mines, Coal, and Parliamentary Affairs: Shri Pralhad Joshi
• Minister of State for Mines, Coal, and Railways: Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve
• Secretary Ministry of Mines: Shri Alok Tandon

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

Jharkhand tops Rurban Mission’s delta rating:

• With a composite score of 76.19, Jharkhand topped the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission’s delta rating for June, according to a formal declaration.
• As a consequence, in the mission’s overall rating, the state has climbed to eighth place.
• The state saw the largest gain among the 34 states and union territories in its delta ranking score, rising 1.93 points from the previous month.

Key Points:

• The Center launched the mission in 2016 with the objectives of fostering local economic development, updating critical services, and creating well-planned Rurban clusters.
• Manish Ranjan, the secretary of the state’s rural development department, claims that Jharkhand’s ranking has increased due to the better work done in each of the areas.
• The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released the delta rating for June, and Jharkhand came in first nationally in the delta ranking and ninth overall, according to state MGNREGA commissioner Rajeshwari B.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CERN scientists discover three ‘exotic’ subatomic particles for the first time

• For the First time, Scientists at the European nuclear research center CERN have discovered three new exotic subatomic particles with the collaboration of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) using the international Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb)
• These Particles are a new kind of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks” which includes a new type of tetraquark.
• They will help physicists better understand how quarks bind together into these composite particles.

About Quarks :

• Quarks are elementary particles that usually combine in groups of twos and threes to form hadrons such as the protons and neutrons that make up atomic nuclei.
• More rarely, however, they can also combine into four-quark and five-quark particles, or tetraquarks and pentaquarks.
• There are six kinds of these or “flavors” in physics jargon – up, down, strange, charm, bottom, and

About Large Hadron Collider :

• The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle collider.
• It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008.
• The 27-kilometer-long (16.8 miles) LHC at CERN is the machine that found the Higgs boson particle, which along with its linked energy field is thought to be vital to the formation of the universe.

About CERN :

• Founded: 29 September 1954
• Headquarters: Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
• Director General : Fabiola Gianotti
• Membership: 23 countries

Israel is the only non-European country granted full membership.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

Renowned archaeologist Padmashree Enamul Haque passes away

• Eminent archaeologist and historian Dr. Enamul Haque passed away at the age of 85 in Dhak, Bangladesh.

About Enamul Haque :

• Enamul Haque was born on 1 March 1937, in Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India.
• He was a scholar, museologist, cultural activist, freedom fighter, songwriter, and TV personality.
• He served as the professor of national culture and heritage at the Independent University, Bangladesh, and the president, chairman, and academic director of the International Centre for Study of Bengal Art.
• His TV program ‘Amader Oitirjo’ or ‘Our Heritage’ brought out the rich historical past of the country to the common people.
• He joined Dhaka Museum (later Bangladesh National Museum) in
• Later he became the principal in 1965, director in 1969, and Director General during 1983–1991 in Dhaka Museum.
• He was also elected as the President of the International Council of Museums Asia-Pacific Organization for the period 1983–86.

Awards & Honors :

• During his illustrious career, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak (the Second highest civilian award in Bangladesh) in 2016.
• In 2020, he was awarded Swadhinta Padak, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
• In 2020, Haque was also awarded the Padma Shri award (India’s 4th Highest civilian award) for his tremendous contribution to the field of archeology and museology by the Government of India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

Marizanne Kapp and Jonny Bairstow were named ICC Players of the Month for June:

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the June 2022 ICC Player of the Month
• Jonny Bairstow of England won the Men’s Player of the Month award for his strong play, and Marizanne Kapp of South Africa was named the Women’s Player of the Month.

Key Points:

• After his outstanding efforts against New Zealand last month, Jonny Bairstow won the award.
• He won the “Player of the Month” title over his teammate Joe Root and the New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell.
• Marizanne Kapp, a South African batter, put on a string of strong displays over the past month.
• By using a classic stroke play, Kapp received more votes than Nat Sciver of England and Shabnim Ismail from her side.
• Kapp’s achievement makes her the first South African woman to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award since Lizelle Lee did it in March 2021.

About ICC:

• Founded: 15 June 1909
• Chairman: Greg Barclay
• CEO: Geoff Allardice
• Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

GM D. Gukesh of India wins the Gijon Chess Masters:

• The Gijon Chess Masters was won by Gukesh of India with eight points after nine rounds.
• International Master Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain came in third with six points, followed by GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil in second place with 6.5 points.
• Gukesh increased his FIDE rating to 2693 with the victory. Gukesh could surpass the 2700 Elo mark, joining Viswanathan Anand, Krishnan Sasikiran, P. Harikrishna, Vidit Gujarati, and B. Adhiban as the sixth Indian to do so.

About FIDE:

• Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
• President: Arkady Dvorkovich
• Founded: 20 July 1924, Paris, France
• Membership: 200 national associations

In Finland, 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi won a gold medal in the 100-meter sprint:

• At the Tampere, Finland, World Masters Athletics Championships, 94-year-old Indian sprinter Bhagwani Devi Dagar took home the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint.
• With a time of 24.74 seconds, she won the gold and the bronze in the shot-put
• The World Masters Athletics Championships are a track and field championship held for participants 35 years of age and beyond.
• Bhagwani Devi received congratulations from Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, through Twitter.
• Both the governor and chief minister of the 94-year-home old’s Haryana, Bandaru Dattatreya, sent their greetings.
• At 94 years old, she is now a source of inspiration for everyone, according to Khattar.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

The book “Swadhinta Sangram Na Surviro” was released by Meenakshi Lekhi:

• Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture released a Gujarati book honoring the efforts of liberation warriors at an event.
• In the book “Swadhinata Sangram Na Surviro,” 75 independence warriors are honored, and it tells the tales of the sacrifices they made for the nation.

About the Book:

• The book is a component of the “Swadhinta Ka Amrit Mahotsav,” which commemorates the nation’s 75th anniversary of independence.
• The book honors the contributions made by our freedom heroes who fought imperialism and gave their lives in service to Maa Bharati.
• Bhagyesh Jha, a poet and the head of the planning committee for the book release event, said the book is an effort to honor the freedom warriors who gave their lives for the country’s liberation.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

Renowned archaeologist Padmashree Enamul Haque passes away

• Eminent archaeologist and historian Dr. Enamul Haque passed away at the age of 85 in Dhak, Bangladesh.

About Enamul Haque :

• Enamul Haque was born on 1 March 1937, in Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India.
• He was a scholar, museologist, cultural activist, freedom fighter, songwriter, and TV personality.
• He served as the professor of national culture and heritage at the Independent University, Bangladesh, and the president, chairman, and academic director of the International Centre for Study of Bengal Art.
• His TV program ‘Amader Oitirjo’ or ‘Our Heritage’ brought out the rich historical past of the country to the common people.
• He joined Dhaka Museum (later Bangladesh National Museum) in
• Later he became the principal in 1965, director in 1969, and Director General during 1983–1991 in Dhaka Museum.
• He was also elected as the President of the International Council of Museums Asia-Pacific Organization for the period 1983–86.

Awards & Honors :

• During his illustrious career, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak (the Second highest civilian award in Bangladesh) in 2016.
• In 2020, he was awarded Swadhinta Padak, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
• In 2020, Haque was also awarded the Padma Shri award (India’s 4th Highest civilian award) for his tremendous contribution to the field of archeology and museology by the Government of India.

Daily CA on July 14:

• According to Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, the Dwarka Expressway, which is being built as India’s first elevated urban expressway, will open to traffic in 2023.
• India has signed up for Interpol’s international child sexual exploitation (ICSE) database, which would enable it to use audio-visual evidence to connect victims, abusers, and crime locations.
• The longest double-decker viaduct in the world, measuring 3.14 km, was built in Nagpur by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Maharashtra Metro.

• As the first carbon-neutral airport in India, the Airports Authority of India’s Leh airport is now being constructed.

• According to the Ministry of Mines, the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav epic week celebrations included the 6th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals.
• With a composite score of 76.19, Jharkhand topped the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission’s delta rating for June, according to a formal declaration.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the June 2022 ICC Player of the Month
• The Gijon Chess Masters was won by Gukesh of India with eight points after nine rounds.
• At the Tampere, Finland, World Masters Athletics Championships, 94-year-old Indian sprinter Bhagwani Devi Dagar took home the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint.
• Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture released a Gujarati book honoring the efforts of liberation warriors at an event.
• The Government of Delhi has collaborated with Whatsapp to launch a chatbot service, which will answer all queries related to electric vehicles (EVs).
• The Chhattisgarh Government has received an in-principle nod from the Center to go ahead with a $300 million (approximately ₹2,100 crores) school education project which is funded by the World Bank.
• Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Shri VK Saxena launched an incentive scheme to increase the involvement of the Residential Welfare Association (RWAs) in optimal tax collection and waste management systems.
• The Delhi government announced a new pilot project with the YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to enable access to employment opportunities for students of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU).
• SBICAP Ventures Limited (SVL), a subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), GoI for establishing the Trilateral Development Cooperation Fund (TDC Fund).
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up two task forces to suggest steps to sort out issues between insurers and reinsurers.
• One of India’s leading life insurance companies, Tata AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd,  announced a strategic alliance with City Union Bank (CUB) to offer life and health insurance solutions to the Bank’s consumers.
• United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Mr. Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Prime Minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers.
• Billionaire investor Mr. Rakesh Juhunjhunwala-owned Akasa airline received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) & the airline will start its operations from the end of July 2022.
• For the First time, Scientists at the European nuclear research center CERN have discovered three new exotic subatomic particles with the collaboration of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) using the international Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb)
• Eminent archaeologist and historian Dr. Enamul Haque passed away at the age of 85 in Dhak, Bangladesh.