Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (July 22nd to 31st July 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of July 22nd to 31st July 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• Every year on July 23rd, National Broadcasting Day is commemorated to honor the radio.
• Every year on July 24, National Thermal Engineer Day is observed to mark and appreciate all thermal engineers in the country.
• In the year 2022, the fourth Sunday in July (July 24) will be recognized as National Parents’ Day.
• World Embryologists’ Day in 2022 is observed on July 25, it is recognized.
• Since 1999, India has observed Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26 to commemorate its victory over Pakistan in the Kargil conflict.
• The World Nature Conservation Day is observed annually on July 28.
• Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July.
• Every year on July 31st, World Ranger Day is commemorated.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Repos Pay, a platform for mobile electric charging, and Phy-gital, a platform for fintech, were unveiled by Union Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Mr. Narayan Rane at the Fueling India 2022 event in Mumbai.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway, which passes through seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore.
• The government set up a committee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) eight months after it made a comparable pledge in exchange for the repeal of three unpopular agricultural policies & the committee will be led by former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal.
• With all berths being run under the PPP model, Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become the first major port in India to be 100% owned by landlords.
• Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana has completed five years.
• Center modifies Flag Code of India 2002 to permit tricolor to be displayed constantly:
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various people-centric projects worth Rs 210 crores at Bopal in his parliamentary constituency Gandhinagar.
• The Government has set a target to raise the share of natural gas in the energy mix to 15% in 2030 from about 6.3%.
• As part of the festivities marking the 75th anniversary of Independence, the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, will hold the International Conference on Chemistry and Applications of Soft Materials (CASM 2022).
• Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Vaccination Centre for children at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA).
• In India, five new wetlands Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu, Pichavaram Mangrove, Tamil Nadu, Pala wetland, Mizoram, Sakhya Sagar, Madhya Pradesh have been identified as being of international significance & with this there are now 54 Ramsar sites in the nation as compared to 49 previously.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed guidelines for the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme.
• The Knowledge Portal for Khadi is a platform developed by the Center of Excellence for Khadi to provide design directions to the Khadi institutions.
• India was the first nation in the world to develop standards for civil service training institutions at the national level.
• The government has launched three schemes to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the pharmaceutical sector.
• As per the recently amended Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008, new warnings and images will be displayed on tobacco products’ packaging from 1 December.
• The 64 Lakh Crores revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), according to Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnav, was approved by the Union Cabinet.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for numerous Sabar Dairy projects worth 1,000 crore rupees at Gadhoda Chowki in Sabarkantha,
• Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the 11th Agriculture Census in the country.
• The “India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)” has been established by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), which is close to Gandhinagar.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• The border guarding forces of Bangladesh and India have agreed to focus on curbing trans-border crimes and taking all necessary measures to ensure peace and tranquility along the border at the 52nd Director General-level coordination conference, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
• The British government launched an “Aviation Passenger Charter” to help passengers know their rights if they are faced with problems at airports & it has been developed by the British government in partnership with the aviation sector & travel industry.
• The Union Minister for Labor & Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav attended the 8th BRICS Labor and Employment Ministers’ Meeting held under the Chinese Presidency in Beijing, China.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the first-ever I2U2 virtual summit along with US President Mr. Joe Biden, Israeli PM Mr. Yair Lapid, and UAE President Mr. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has launched the gold coins called Mosi-oa-Tunya to be sold to the public in a bid to tackle chronic hyperinflation.
• A rare pink rough diamond ‘The Lulo Rose’ has been discovered by the miners at Lulo alluvial diamond mine, in Angola, and is claimed to be the largest pink diamond discovered in the last 300 years.
• The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further cooperation between the two organizations to promote the usage of palm oil.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in India to connect all registered commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
• Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma launched ‘Swanirbhar Naari’, an initiative to empower the indigenous weavers of the state and provide financial support to their families.
• Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu and Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma inked a pact to end the decades-old border dispute between the two states.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath has launched a scheme Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State Employees Cashless Medical Scheme in Lucknow, UP.
• Punjab finance minister Shri Harpal Singh Cheema presented the first budget of the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government a ₹1,55,859.78-crore budget, which reflects 14.20 percent growth as compared to 2021-22.
• The Ministry of Jal Shakti announced that Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur popularly known as the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’ or Gateway of Deccan, became the first Certified ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water connection to every house) district in
• On World Brain Day-2022 (22 July) Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar inaugurated the Brain Health Clinic (BBC) in a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, at Jayanagar General Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• Union home minister, Shri Amit Shah has launched an e-FIR filing system in Gandhinagar, Gujarat which will enable the citizens to file FIRs online, without visiting the police stations.
• Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel announced a dedicated Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27.
• Bonalu Festival is celebrated in Telangana, specifically in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and is dedicated to Goddess MahaKali.
• On the occasion of the Hareli Tihaar festival, Chhattisgarh Shri Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel flagged off the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath’ from Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended a four-tier regulatory framework for urban cooperative banks (UCBs) based on the size of deposits and their area of operations.
• Standard Chartered Bank launched a co-branded credit card EaseMyTrip Standard Chartered Credit Card with the online travel tech platform EaseMyTrip.
• Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, one of India’s leading private life insurers, and DBS Bank India, the wholly owned subsidiary of DBS Bank Ltd., Singapore, have announced a strategic partnership to offer a wide array of life insurance solutions to the DBS bank’s customers.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced severe restrictions on three cooperative banks from conducting banking activity due to poor liquidity positions, Names of 3 cooperative banks :Nashik Zilla Girna Sahakari Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra, Raigad Sahakari Bank, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sri Mallikarjuna Pattana Sahakari Bank, Maski, Karnataka
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed its renewed Statement of Commitment (SoC) to the Foreign Exchange (FX) Global Code.
• The European Investment Bank (EIB) has joined the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to limit the destruction caused by climate change.
• The Government of India (GoI) will provide a financing facility worth about 1600 Crore (USD 200 million) through the World Bank for the “Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Program.
• The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved 5 new projects totaling USD 875 million for water, sanitation, ecotourism, and
• Private lender IndusInd Bank has partnered with India’s leading table reservation, food discovery, and restaurant payment platform EazyDiner to launch a co-branded credit card – EazyDiner IndusInd Bank Credit Card.
• The Board of Directors of IndusInd Bank has approved a proposal to raise Rs 20,000 crore in debt on a private placement basis to fund its business growth.
• India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has received board approval to raise Rs 11,000 crore through Basel III-compliant bonds.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its ‘Outlook 2022 Supplement’ has cut India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2% for the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) from 7.5% projected in April 2022 because of higher-than-expected inflation and monetary tightening.
• Private sector Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited launched its add-on motor insurance cover called ‘Pay As You Consume’ (PAYC).
• The latest economic outlook survey conducted by the industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has downgraded  India’s 2022-23 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast to 7% from 7.4% estimated in its previous survey round in April 2022.
• The World Bank has approved a loan of USD 1 billion to provide support to India’s flagship PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission(PM-ABHIM).
• According to the report titled Benchmarking India’s Payment Systems released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India has made significant progress and moved to a leadership position in large-value digital payment systems.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new guidelines for non-bank payment system operators (PSOs) under Section 10 (2) & Section 18 of “The payment and Settlement Systems Act of 2007”.
• Canara Bank has launched its mobile banking app called Canara ai1.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 96.3 million (Rs 770 crore) loan to fund safe drinking water and sanitation projects in Himachal Pradesh.
• Nomura has lowered the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for India in 2023 to 4.7% from its earlier projection of 5.4% amid recession fears and rising rates of interest.
• Private sector lender City Union Bank (CUB) and standalone health insurer Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHICL), the health insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Ltd, have announced a bancassurance partnership for the distribution of health insurance products of ABHICL through the former’s network of branches across India.
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Government of India (GoI) to provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of 100,000 million Japanese Yen ( INR 6,000 Crore) as Tranche 3 on the ‘Project for the Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR).‘
• Private life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has entered into a strategic partnership with City Union Bank (CUB) to offer a wide array of life insurance solutions to the lender’s customers across their 727 branches.
• HDFC Bank subsidiary and stock broking company, HDFC Securities Ltd, has partnered with small finance bank Equitas to provide Demat accounts and broking and investment services to its customers.
• Indian Bank has bagged the best performing bank award in Tamil Nadu for the FY 2021-22 under the Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme category from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
• City Union Bank (CUB) and Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co. Limited have partnered to enable the customers of the CUB to have easy access to comprehensive general insurance products of Royal Sundaram across its branches.
• ECGC has introduced a new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance cover to the extent of 90% to support small exporters under the Export Credit Insurance for Banks Whole Turnover Packaging Credit and Post Shipment (ECIB- WTPC & PS).
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report, has lowered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India for the current financial year FY23 by 0.8% or 80 basis points to 7.4 percent from 8.2 percent estimated in April 2022.
• State-owned Union Bank of India (UBI) is developing an automated solution for the early resolution of stressed assets, Union SARAS (Stressed Asset Recovery Automated Solution).
• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has Partnered with Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited (TATA AIG) for providing TATA Accidental Guard policy to IPPB customers.
• Rajasthan Grameen Aajivika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP) and Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation of Telangana (Stree Nidhi-Telangana) signed an agreement to set up a first-ever all-women-run cooperative bank called “Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi”.
• Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued new guidelines on settlement of running accounts of clients’ funds lying with stock brokers, which will be effective from October 1, 2022.
• The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital payments index (DPI) has risen to 349.30 in March 2022, compared to 304.46 for September 2021, indicating digital payments are on the rise in the country led by a unified payments interface (UPI).
• Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) extended the deadline for commencing the validation of all Know Your Customer (KYC) records by KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) by three months to November 01, 2022, from August 01, 2022.
• Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited (Kotak General Insurance) has partnered with Inspektlabs to automate the vehicle inspections for vehicle insurance renewals with Artificial Intelligence-based technology.
• Bandhan Bank has opened its first currency chest in Deedargunj in Patna, Bihar.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed several restrictions, including on fund withdrawals, on two Uttar Pradesh-based cooperative banks Lucknow Urban Co-operative Bank and Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Sitapur because of their deteriorating financial position.
• Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL), the health insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), & non-bank financial company Policybazaar.com has launched ‘OPD Add-on’ for customers to address their health & wellness needs.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed another window for payment aggregators (PAs) existing as of March 2020 to apply to the central bank for a license by September 30, 2022, & should have a minimum net worth of Rs 15 crore as on March 31, 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has reduced shareholding in Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries by selling a 2 percent stake in the pharma company for about Rs 3,882 crore.
• Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has allotted over 71,176,839 equity shares of the face value of Rs 5 each fully paid up, on a preferential basis to Google International LLC (Google) at an issue price of Rs 734 per equity share.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of Citibank, N.A.’s (Citi) and Citicorp Finance (India) Limited’s (Citicorp) undertakings comprising their consumer banking activities by Axis Bank (Acquirer) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of an 11.43% stake in Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) by Greenforest New Energies Bidco Limited (Greenforest).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Retired General Officer of the Indian Army Mr. Lieutenant General Raj Shukla was appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
• RattanIndia Power Ltd has appointed Brijesh Gupta as a Managing Director.
• The Uttar Pradesh cabinet appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India as a consultant to achieve the target of making the state a $1-trillion economy.
• Italian Prime Minister Mr. Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella after key coalition parties withdrew their support for his government.
• Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra has resigned from his positions as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), & also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
• The International Hockey Federation (FIH) appointed Egypt’s Mr. Seif Ahmed as its acting president following Indian administrator Narinder Batra’s resignation from the post.
• Droupadi Murmu, a tribal BJP leader and former Jharkhand Governor, has been elected as the 15th President of India.
• Rajarshi Gupta has been appointed as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
• Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla took oath along with nearly 25 other leaders as Rajya Sabha members.
• The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the global ports’ forum for industry collaboration and excellence, has appointed Ennarasu Karunesan as its official representative in India.
• One of India’s fastest-growing and most admired infrastructure companies, TATA Projects Limited, has appointed Vinayak Pai as its Managing Director (MD).
• Telecom firm Vodafone Idea has appointed Akshaya Moondra as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company for three years, with effect from August 19, 2022.
• Private sector lender YES Bank has appointed Rama Subramaniam Gandhi as an additional independent director of the bank for five years.
• Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah has issued a decree appointing Mr. Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah as the new Prime Minister of Kuwait.
• The parent company of the unicorn fintech company Paytm, One97 Communications has appointed Nakul Jain as the CEO of Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL).
• A retired military officer and politician, Bajram Begaj, took oath as 9th President of Albania.
• The World Bank has appointed Indian national Mr. Indermit Gill as the chief economist and senior vice president for development economics.
• The Board of Directors of LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LIC HFL) has approved the appointment of Ravi Kishan Takkar, as an Additional Director (Independent) for five years.
• The Center appointed Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Mr. Pranay Kumar Verma as the next High Commissioner of India to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

• KP Kumaran, a Malayalam director, has received Kerala’s top cinema honor, the JC Daniel Award.
• In New Delhi, the winners of the 68th National Film Awards were announced & the event is organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Directorate of Film Festivals.
• The United Arab Emirates has awarded the coveted Golden Visa to Kamal Haasan, a well-known name in Tamil film.
• General Manoj Mukund Naravane, a former head of the Indian Army, has received recognition from the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) for his efforts to strengthen ties between India and the US.
• NTPC has been recognized as one of the “Most Preferred Workplaces of 2022” in the premiere edition of “Most Preferred Workplace 2022” organized by Team Marksman in association with India
• Kaushik Rajashekara, an Indian-origin engineering professor at the University of Houston, has been awarded the renowned Global Energy Prize.
• International Churchill Society recognizes the extraordinary personal leadership and bravery of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by presenting him with The Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award.
• According to the third edition of the ‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List,’ HCL Technologies Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has held her position as India’s richest woman for the second year in a row.
• The Dinesh Shahra Foundation (DSF) has made significant progress in its mission to popularise soulful Indian music.

CURRENT AFFAIRS:  BUSINESS NEWS

• L&T Technology Services is the first IT firm to officially express interest in the government’s direct allocation of spectrum for exclusive 5G networks.
• Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, disclosed that the business would provide a new “payments in conversation” function on
• India attracted USD 343.64 million FDI equity inflow in the R&D sector during C.Y. 2021 (Calendar Year) which is 516% higher as compared to previous C.Y. 2020 (USD 55.77 million).
• India’s economy is expected to grow to $150 billion and $300 billion, respectively, by 2025 and 2030.
• According to the most current statistics from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $7.5 billion to $572.7 billion during the final week of July 15.
• Mastercard is expected to take over as title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket matches organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, replacing Paytm (BCCI).
• An announcement on the signing of a new, five-year contract for digital transformation with Nokia of Finland was made by Wipro Ltd., a firm with its headquarters in Bengaluru.
• Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) has expanded its pilot to 15 more cities.
• Google Maps has launched its street view service across 10 cities in India in partnership with two local companies.
• Indian digital mapping company MapmyIndia has released its Mappls Realview – a new 360-degree panoramic street view service.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPS AND PORTALS

• Microsoft has announced the launch of Viva Engage, a new app in Teams that helps develop community and connection while also giving tools for creative expression.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• NHPC signed two MoUs for the development of “Pilot Green Hydrogen Technologies” in line with the country’s resolve to reduce the carbon footprint in the Power Sector in Leh and Kargil districts of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
• The University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by India and Namibia intends to bring cheetahs back to the nation after nearly seven decades.
• Flipkart, the e-commerce market, announced a partnership with the Bihar State Skill Development Mission to launch Supply Chain Operations Academy (SCOA) programs in the state.
• SAP Labs India has partnered National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to launch SAP Centre for Digital Government (SCDG) for improving digital government capabilities in the country.
• A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), STPINEXT, and RINL-VSP (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant) for Industry 4.0 CoE (Centre of Excellence) for the promotion of innovation and start-up activities for RINL and other industries in and around Visakhapatnam
• National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) signed an agreement with LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd. and the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India.
• A business chamber and North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly towards promoting investment in Assam and other states of the region.
• NHPC Ltd (National Hydro Electric Power Corporation Private Limited) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to explore the formation of a Joint Venture company (JVC) for exploring and setting up Hydropower and Pump Storage Projects
• An MoU was signed by Andaman Nicobar Command and Airport Authority of India in Port Blair to boost inter-island connectivity under Udaan Scheme.
• Tata Steel and Bengaluru-based drone startup Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and offer end-to-end integrated drone solutions with a focus on efficiency, safety, and productivity of open cast mining operations.
• BF Infrastructure Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd., and Talgo India Pvt Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Spanish company Patentes Talgo S.L., have formed a joint venture to develop high-speed passenger trains.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched 75 newly-developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) products/technologies during the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi, Delhi, India.
• A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted between Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Indian Navy in the Andaman Sea. 
• The Indian Navy received the country’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier ‘Vikrant’ from its manufacturer, Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi.
• The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh approved arms procurement proposals worth a total of Rs 28,732 crore, including bulletproof jackets, carbines, and swarm drones under Buy Indian Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) and Buy Indian categories
• Indian Navy receives two MH-60 R multirole helicopters – Romeo helicopters from the United States at Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), Kerala.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled India’s first passenger drone Varuna during Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in New Delhi.
• American Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to launch their new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission.
• The apex drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India’s first indigenously developed mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
• The Chinese space agency successfully launched the second of three space station modules, named Wentian needed to complete its new Tiangong space station, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space program.
• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) organized a unique three-day Human Space Flight Expo at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• China successfully launched 6 new satellites into space with its new solid-propellant rocket, ZK 1A, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north-western China.
• Indus International School in Hyderabad, Telangana has introduced India’s first Teaching Robot Eagle to teach students and also assist teachers in teaching.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEXES

• The list of the world’s most potent passports for 2022 was been published by the Henley Passport Index & in that Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, three Asian countries, took the top three spots on the list.
• According to the government’s flagship Smart City Mission, Tamil Nadu leads the list of states in terms of how well the money is being used.
• According to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, Gautam Adani, the richest man in India, has passed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to move up to the fourth-richest position in the world.
• The third version of the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, which rates the states and the union territories on their innovation performance, placed Karnataka, Manipur, and Chandigarh at the top.
• India has among the lowest R&D spending worldwide, according to research by the government think tank NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness.
• The NITI Aayog document “Digital Banks” provides a justification for a licensing and regulatory framework for digital banks as well as a template and a method for putting it into practice.
• Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index June 2022 India ranked 118
• According to World Health Organization research, among the low- and middle-income nations, India received the most remittances inflows in 2021, 87 billion US dollars measured in current US dollars.
• The top 20 aviation sectors’ worldwide air traffic rankings for the entire year 2021 are revealed by the annual World Airport Traffic Dataset from the Airports Council International (ACI) World.
• According to Kantar India’s annual Brand Footprint research, locally created biscuit brand Parle remained the most popular fast-moving consumer goods brand in India in 2021, topping the rankings for the eleventh consecutive year.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists and research scholars of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new eel species based on two specimens collected from Petuaghat fishing harbor, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.
• A volcanic eruption occurred in Kyushu, Japan’s main southern island.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• The book “BEYOND THE MISTY VEIL,” authored by Aradhana Johri (Senior IAS) and titled “Temple Tales of Uttarakhand,” was published by the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
• A book titled “Dilip Kumar: In the Shadow of a Legend” by Faisal Farooqui
• Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur released three books published by the Directorate of Publications Division.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh ODI captain, announced his retirement from T20Is immediately after his team’s 3-0 victory over the West Indies in the three-match ODI series.
• India’s teenage Grandmaster P Iniyan finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 in La Plagne in
• The Indian men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team comprising Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu, and Sameer won the silver medal on the last day of the ISSF World Cup Changwon 2022 in South Korea.
• Indian students bagged three Gold, sixteen Silver, and five Bronze medals in various international Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry.
• Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that the Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, would be played in the UAE.
• Sports Authority starts the “Create for India” campaign to cheer for Team India
• Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra created history by winning a Silver medal in the men’s javelin throw event at World Athletics Championships.
• The Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi will serve as the host venue for the first Khelo India Fencing Women’s League, which will get off on July 25, 2022.
• Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the title of 2022 French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed out on lap 18 but walked away unhurt.
• Nitin Menon and 10 other officials have been placed in the new A+ category for umpires that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has created.
• The forthcoming International Chess Olympiad, 2022, will have a welcome anthem called “Vanakkam Chennai,” composed by Grammy and Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman.
• According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), India will host the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025.
• Three nations have been granted membership status by the International Cricket Council during the current ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham.
• The 2022 Swiss Open Tennis Tournament was won by Casper Ruud of Norway in Gstaad, Switzerland.
• Four times world champion German racer Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season.
• American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission.
• Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced a long-term partnership to support Indian athletes in major multi-sport events, including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and the Olympics Games.
• Coca-Cola launched a no-fizz low-sugar lemon drink in India with Neeraj Chopra as the brand ambassador:
• The Leicester Cricket Ground in England is named for the renowned cricketer from India, Sunil Gavaskar.
• Sanket Sargar of India made history by being the country’s first athlete to take home a medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Noted scientist and Director, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar Dr. Ajay Parida has Passed away at the age of 58 in Guwahati, Assam
• Renowned Marathi writer and novelist Anant Yashwant Khare passed away in Pune at the age of 76.
• The Nobel peace prize-winning former first minister of Northern Ireland David Trimble Passed away at the age of 77.
• Sushovan Bandyopadhyay, famous as Bengal’s ‘one rupee doctor’, (Ek Takar Daktar) died at the age of 84 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Veteran Assamese litterateur and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, Atulananda Goswami, has passed away at the age of 87.
• Popular UK-based Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri Passed away at the age of 63.
• Bob Rafelson, co-creator of “The Monkees” and director of the film “Five Easy Pieces” Passed away at the age of 89.

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