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AFFAIRSCLOUD TODAY
Current Affairs 9 August 2022 : Headlines

1. MoCA Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad
inaugurated
2. Indian Army’s ADB & DFI Sign MoU to Develop High-Impact Drones; Launches ‘Him Drone-a-
thon’ Programme
3. Global Pay: American Express launches Cross Border Payments
4. HDFC Bank Raises up to USD 300 million in NRE deposits
5. Indian Bank & SRM University-AP signs MoU to lend ~Rs 50 crore for start-ups
6. Union Bank sets up “RACE” as its goal of 2022; plans to be among top 3 PSBs
7. Ladakh honoured 14th Dalai Lama with its Highest Civilian Award ‘Ladakh dPal rNgam Dusdon
Award 2022
8. Jagdeep Dhankhar Elected as 14th Vice President of India
9. Chess: Arkady Dvorkovich re-elected as FIDE President; India’s Viswanathan Anand elected as
FIDE Deputy President
10. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi Becomes First Women Director General of CSIR
11. ISRO’s 1st Small Satellite Launch Mission carrying EOS-02 & AzaadiSAT faces Anomaly
12. Intellecap & TRIF Launch Carbon Finance Platform for 1 Million Smallholder Farmers
13. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios wins Citi Open 2022; Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova won Women’s Title
14. Chennai Prodigy Pranav Becomes India’s 75th Grandmaster
15. Mastercard to replace Paytm as title sponsor for BCCI matches
16. 8th National Handloom Day – August 07, 2022
17. Telangana Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Insurance Scheme “Nethanna Ku Bima” For Weavers
18. Andhra Pradesh Renames Newly Created Konaseema District
19. Delhi LG Launches NDMC’s ‘One Road-One Week’ Initiative
20. Kerala Govt to Launches Online Cab Service “Kerala Savari”

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS
MoCA Minister Flagged off the First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad
On August 7, 2022, the Union Minister Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), along
with MoCA Minister of State (MoS) General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd.) virtually flagged off the first flight of
Akasa Air between Mumbai (Maharashtra)-Ahmedabad (Gujarat) route.

• It has an initial network in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mumbai, and Kochi (Kerala).
• The airline code of Akasa Air is QP.
Key Points:
i.In the inaugural phase it will offer 28 weekly flights. After August 13, 2022, it will start operating an additional
28 weekly flights between Bengaluru and Kochi; Bengaluru-Mumbai from August 19; and Chennai-Mumbai
from September 15.
ii.Bookings for flights are available via the mobile app, and its website www.akasaair.com.
iii.The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Akasa Air is Vinay Dube.
iv.It should be noted that this airline is backed by investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and aviation veteran
Aditya Ghosh, along with Vinay Dube.
v.It is a brand of SNV Aviation Private Limited which is headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Indian Army’s ADB & DFI Sign MoU to Develop High-Impact Drones; Launches ‘Him Drone-a-
thon’ Programme
The Army Design Bureau (ADB) and the Drone Federation of India (DFI) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to develop high-impact drones for Indian soldiers.

• According to the MoU, DFI and ADB will work together on the roadmap planning, research, testing,
manufacturing, and adoption of drones, counter-drones, and related technologies that the Indian
Army will use in its operations.
In accordance with Atmanirbharta in the field of defence manufacture, the Indian Army and DFI launched
the “Him Drone-a-thon” programme on August 08, 2022.

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Aim: To stimulate and offer focused opportunities for the Indian drone ecosystem to build ground-breaking
drone capabilities for serving the needs of frontline troops.
Principle: ‘Good Available Indigenously’ is better than the ‘Best Available Globally’.
DFI and ADB will host the event as part of their collaboration.
• The event will invite proposals for the development of drone-based solutions to help Indian Army
operations in the hilly terrain of the Himalayas.
• Selected participants will receive mentoring and field visits from the ADB, which will expose the
Indian industry to real world operational scenarios.
‘Him Drone-a-thon’ Programme
i.The ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme is a Pan-India collaboration amongst all stakeholders, including industry,
academia, software developers, and drone product manufacturers.
ii.It will be done in stages, with quantifiable factors (such as altitude, weight, range, endurance, etc.) being
gradually increased based on proven abilities.
iii. The following categories are included as an initial point towards development:
• Logistics/ Load carrying Drone in High Altitude Areas.
• Autonomous Surveillance/ Search & Rescue Drone.
• Micro/ Nano Drones for Fighting in Built Up Areas.
iv.It will explore drone applications in logistics and load carrying at a high altitude of 13,200 feet (ft) above
mean sea level (AMSL).
• It will aslo carry out autonomous surveillance, search and rescue (between 9,000 and 13,000 ft
AMSL) along the India’s northern and western borders with China and Pakistan, respectively.
Army Design Bureau (ADB)
i.The Army Design Bureau (ADB) is the nodal agency of the Indian Army and spearheads the Make in India
initiative of the Indian Army.
ii.It facilitates Research and Development (R&D) efforts with industry, academia, the Defence Research and
Development Organization (DRDO), and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).
• In order to boost indigenization, it also offers suggestions and helps them understand user
requirements while initiating design and development cases with the industry, with the intention of
boosting indigenization.
Drone Federation of India (DFI)
The DFI is a non-profit, industry-led organisation that promotes and works to establish a safer and more
scalable unmanned aviation industry in India.
• Its members include Asteria Aerospace (Karnataka), Quidich Innovation Labs (Maharashtra),
AutoMicroUAS (Kerala), Aarav Unmanned Systems (Karnataka), and Indrones (Maharashtra).
• Smit Shah is the President of Drone Federation of India
About Indian Army:
Chief of the Army Staff – General Manoj Pande
Founded – 1895
Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
Theme of The Year 2022: “In Stride with The Future”

BANKING & FINANCE

Global Pay: American Express launches Cross Border Payments
American Express launched a cross-border payments platform ‘Global Pay’ for Small to Medium-sized
Businesses (SMBs) customers seeking an international payment solution.
• It will act as a digital solution that will let US businesses make secure domestic and international
B2B (Business to Business) payments.

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Key Points:
i.Eligible customers can also earn rewards points on foreign exchange payments.
ii.Global Pay is open to eligible American Express Small Business Card Members in the US.
iii.It will enable business customers to send payments funded from their business bank account to their
suppliers in more than 40 countries with 12 currencies.
iv.It will offer same-day payments, an integrated user experience and world-class rewards.
v.This launch follows the survey conducted by American Express in June 2022 of more than SMBs.
About American Express:
Chairman And Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Stephen J. Squeri
Headquarters– New York, United States (US)

HDFC Bank Raises up to USD 300 million in NRE deposits

HDFC Bank has raised up to USD 300 million in Non-Resident External (NRE) deposits, offering up to 50 basis
points(A basis point is 0.01%) more than the prevailing rates.
The Middle East led the list of new Non-resident Indian (NRI) depositors while Asia and Europe have also
contributed.
• On 6th July 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted banks to garner Foreign Currency Non-
Resident Account (FCNR) (B) and NRE deposits from the Indian diaspora without any interest rate
cap. The relaxations are available until October 31 and November 4, respectively.
• RBI has also relaxed rules for external commercial borrowings, seeking to arrest the outflow of
funds and ease pressure on the rupee.

Indian Bank & SRM University-AP signs MoU to lend ~Rs 50 crore for start-ups
Indian Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the SRM University, Andhra Pradesh(AP)
to Lend up to 50 Crores for Start-ups incubated at Hatchlab Research Centre, Technology Business
Incubator(TBI) of SRM University-AP.
• Indian Bank has collaborated with Hatchlab Research Centre, TBI of SRM University-AP to launch
‘IND Spring Board’, an initiative for financing start-ups and MSMEs.
• This one of its kind collaboration in AP will further strengthen the Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) sector.

Union Bank sets up “RACE” as its goal of 2022; plans to be among top 3 PSBs
A Manimekhalai, Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Union Bank of India (UBI)- the first
Woman chief of UBI, has announced that UBI has set RACE – grow RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) loans,
improve Asset quality, increase CASA (current account, savings account deposits) and increase Earnings – as its
goal for 2022. The bank, 5th Largest public sector bank (PSB) in India, plans to become one among the top 3
PSBs.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Ladakh honoured 14th Dalai Lama with its Highest Civilian Award ‘Ladakh dPal rNgam Dusdon
Award 2022
On August 5 2022, During the UT Ladakh Declaration Day, Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan
spiritual leader was honoured with the highest civilian honour of Ladakh, ‘dPal rNgam Duston
award’ conferred by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh. He received the 6th
Ladakh dPal rNgam Duston award for his immense contribution towards humanity, especially in Ladakh,
Union Territory (UT).

• UT Ladakh Declaration Day, Ladakh dPal rNgam Dusdon 2022 was celebrated with the theme “The
Glory of Ltsangpo Singe Khababs”.
Key Points:
i.The ceremony was held by the UT Administration at Sindhu Ghat, on the banks of the mighty Indus River,
which is known as the Sengé Tsangpo in Tibetan, near Leh.
ii.It is celebrated towards the remarkable contribution and achievement of the heroes of Ladakh and seeks to
instil a sense of pride in the younger generation.

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About Dalai Lama:

i.The 14th Dalai Lama is an 87-year-old spiritual leader born on 6th July 1935, who has been visiting Ladakh
since July 2022.
ii.The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of
Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet.
iii.Bodhisattvas are beings inspired by a wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings, who are to be
reborn in the world to help humanity.
About the award:
i.On the fourth anniversary of the granting of Union Territory (UT) status to Ladakh in 2019, Ladakh dPal
rNgam Dusdon Award is celebrated commemorating the historical importance of Ladakh.
ii.The Award was given in recognition of His Holiness’s all-encompassing compassion, his promotion of peace
and harmony and his efforts to preserve Tibet’s rich Buddhist cultural heritage.
iii.This day also incidentally marked the 400th anniversary of the accession of King Sengé Namgyal to the
throne of the then Kingdom of Ladakh.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Jagdeep Dhankhar Elected as 14th Vice President of India
National Democratic Alliance(NDA) candidate and a former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has won
the 16th Vice President elections with 528 votes out of the 710 valid votes against Margaret Alva and became
the 14th Vice President of India.

Jagdeep Dhankhar will take the oath of office on 11th August 2022, a day after the term of the incumbent Vice
President M Venkaiah Naidu comes to end.
About Jagdeep Dhankhar:
Jagdeep Dhankhar was born in 1951 in Kithana village in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan and has been described
as Kisan-Putra (farmer’s son) by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He joined BJP in 2008 and was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal in 2019.
He was the second leader from Rajasthan after Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to get elected the vice-president of
India.
Previous positions:
i.He entered into state politics in 1993, when he also won the Rajasthan Assembly elections from Kishangarh
Constituency in Ajmer District from 1993 -1998.
ii.He held the position of Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs between 1990 and 1991.
iii.The ex-Bengal Governor is also known for being the youngest president of the Rajasthan High Court BAR
Association.
He has also been the President of the Rajasthan Olympic Association, and Rajasthan Tennis Association.

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About Vice presidential election:

i.The Vice President of India is the second-highest constitutional post in India and is elected through an
electoral college consisting of members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha with the system of proportional
representation by means of the single transferable vote.
• All Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, including nominated
members, are entitled to vote in the vice presidential election.
• For 2022, 16th Vice-Presidential Election, the Electoral College consists of, 233 elected members of
Rajya Sabha, 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha, and 543 elected members of Lok Sabha.
ii.The Electoral college comprised 788 members, while only 780 members participated in elections that
recorded around 93 percent polling due to 8 vacancies in Rajya Sabha.
Vice President of India:
i.The Vice-President, like the president, is elected not directly by the people but by the method of indirect
election.
ii.The Vice-President holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
Eligibility:
• He should be a citizen of India.
• He should have completed 35 years of age.
• He should be qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
• He should not hold any office of profit under the Union government or any state government or any
local authority or any other public authority.
The Constitution lays down the following two conditions of the Vice-President’s office:
i.He should not be a member of either House of Parliament or a House of the state legislature. If any such
person is elected Vice-President, he is deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he
enters upon his office as Vice-President.
ii.He should not hold any other office of profit.
Constitution of India: Articles related to Vice President Appointment and Functions:
• Article 63 – The Vice-President of India.
• Article 64 – The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States
• Article 65 – The Vice-President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual
vacancies in the office, or during the absence, of the President.
• Article 66 – Election of Vice-President.
• Article 67 – Term of office of Vice-President.
• Article 68 – Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President and the term of
office of person elected to fill casual vacancy.
• Article 69 – Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President.
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Chess: Arkady Dvorkovich re-elected as FIDE President; India’s Viswanathan Anand elected as
FIDE Deputy President
Arkady Dvorkovich of Russia was re-elected for a 2nd term as the President of the International Chess
Federation (Fédération Internationale des Échecs – FIDE) with 157 votes out of 179 National Chess
Associations voted in the meeting held in India.
• India’s Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, 5-time World Chess Champion has been elected as the
new Deputy President of FIDE.
• The FIDE elections took place during the FIDE General Assembly held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu(India)
alongside the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Note:
• Arkady Dvorkovich’s electoral opponent Andrii Baryshpolets, Ukrainian chess grandmaster, receive
only 16 votes.

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• His second term will also be his last as the President of FIDE.

About Arkady Dvorkovich:

i.Arkady Dvorkovich, born in Moscow, Russia on 26th March 1972, served as the deputy prime minister of
Russia under President Vladimir Putin from 2012-2018.
ii.He was first elected as FIDE President in October 2018.
iii.He renewed the FIDE charter and introduced the term limits and other democratic reforms.
iv.He replaced the FIDE Presidential Board with the FIDE council, limiting the President’s power.
Note – FIDE took the 44th Chess Olympiad from Russia and chose India (Chennai) as the venue instead. FIDE
also suspended Russia and Belarus from official competitions.
About Viswanathan Anand:
i.Viswanathan Anand became the first ever Grandmaster from India in 1988.
ii.He won the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012.
iii.In April 2006, Anand became the fourth player in history to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list,
after Kramnik, Topalov, and Garry Kasparov.
About International Chess Federation (Fédération Internationale des Échecs – FIDE):
President– Arkady Dvorkovich
Founded in 1924
Headquarters– Lausanne, Switzerland
Motto– “Gens una Sumus” (Latin for “We are one Family”).

Nallathamby Kalaiselvi Becomes First Women Director General of CSIR

Nallathamby Kalaiselvi, a senior electrochemical scientist has become the first woman director general of the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a consortium of 38 state-run research institutes across
India.

• She succeeds Shekhar Mande, who was superannuated in April 2022.

• The appointment is for a period of two years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of
the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• She will also hold the charge as the Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research(DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology(MoST).

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Note: Following the retirement of Shekhar Mande, Rajesh Gokhale, secretary of the Department of
Biotechnology(MoST) was given the additional charge of CSIR.
About Kalaiselvi:
i.Kalaiselvi from Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, started her career in research as an entry-level scientist at
CSIR-CECRI and also made key contributions to the National Mission for Electric Mobility.
ii.She is the present director of the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute(CECRI) at Karaikudi, Tamil
Nadu and is known for her work in the field of lithium ion batteries.
• She became the first woman scientist to head the Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-
CECRI) in February 2019.
iii.She was into research work for more than 25 years which primarily focused on electrochemical power
systems, development of electrode materials and electrochemical evaluation of in-house prepared electrode
materials for their suitability in energy storage device assembly.
• She is currently involved in the development of Sodium-ion and Lithium-sulphur batteries and
supercapacitors.
iv.She was also interested in research towards lithium and beyond lithium batteries, supercapacitors and
waste-to-wealth driven electrodes and electrolytes for energy storage and electrocatalytic applications.
• Kalaiselvi has more than 125 research papers and 6 patents to her credit.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO’s 1st Small Satellite Launch Mission carrying EOS-02 & AzaadiSAT faces Anomaly
On August 7, 2022, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its first 34 metre tall Small
Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) to place an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and students
satellite AzaadiSAT. It was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
(AP).

• SSLV was developed by ISRO to cater the launch of up to 500 kg satellites to Low Earth Orbits on
launch-on-demand basis.
• The maiden launching mission of SSLV was called as SSLVD1/EOS-02 mission.Although the first
attempt at SSLV was successfull,it was failed to reach the intended orbit. SSLV-D1 placed the
satellites into 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit instead of planned 356 km circular orbit.So satellites
are no longer usable.
• SSLVD2 mission will be implemented by ISRO to overcome the failure.
About SSLV:
i.SSLV-D1 is a 34 m tall, 2 m diameter vehicle having a lift-off mass of 120 t (tonne).It is capable of launching
Mini, Micro, or Nanosatellites (10 to 500 kg mass) to a 500 km planar orbit.
• SSLV is configured with three solid stages — 87 tonne; 7.7 tonne and 4.5 tonne
ii.It provides low-cost access to space on demand basis besides offering low turn time, flexibility in
accommodating multiple satellites, besides minimal launch infrastructure requirements.

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iii.With this launch, India presently has three operational launchers -Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV),
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
• The SSLV is 34m tall, about 10m less than the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and it has a vehicle
diameter of two metres as compared to 2.8 metres of PSLV. SSLV has a lift off mass of 120 tonne while
PSLV has 320 tonnes, which can carry payloads up to 1,800 kgs.
SSLV suffered Anomaly:
The SSLV was supposed to place the EOS-02 andAzaadiSA into the intended 356 kms circular orbit. However,
SSLV suffered an anomaly which resulted in the deviation on its path thereby becoming no longer usable.
• Scientists were unable to receive data from the rocket even after the payloads got separated from
the launch vehicle.
• It placed the satellites into 356/76kms low earth orbit due to an anomaly.
Key Points:
i.The 76 kms elliptical orbit was the lower most point and closer to the surface of the earth. The satellites
placed in such an orbit will not stay for longtime due to the atmosphere and will come down.
ii.To probe into the incident, ISRO has set up an expert committee which will identify the specific problem and
undertake a detailed evaluation.
iii.It is not the first time ISRO faced a setback on its maiden launch mission. PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle) was also not successful in its first flight on September 20, 1993. After its first successful launch in
October 1994, PSLV emerged as the reliable and versatile launch vehicle of India.
About Payloads:
EOS-02:
Weighing 135kgs, EOS-02 was planned to be placed into a low earth orbit of about 350 kms to the equator. It is
designed by ISRO and offers advanced optical remote sensing operating in infra-red band with high spatial
resolution.
• It is meant for agriculture, forestry and disaster management.
AzaadiSAT:
AzaadiSAT is a 8U Cubesat weighing around 8 kilograms. It carries 75 different payloads each weighing around
50 grams.
• AzaadiSAT was built by 750 girl students from 75 schools across the country to remark the 75th
Anniversary of India Independence and the mission was created to give girls from rural regions the
opportunity to learn the fundamentals of spaceflight, as part of the United Nations theme
of “women in space”.
• The payloads were integrated by the student team of ‘Space Kidz India’.
• The payloads include a UHF (Ultra High Frequency)-VHF (Very High Frequency) Transponder
working in ham radio frequency to enable voice and data transmission for amateur radio operators,
a solid state PIN diode-based Radiation counter to measure the ionising radiation in its orbit, a long-
range transponder and a selfie camera.
Recent Related News:
i.MapmyIndia, subsidiary of CE Info Systems Ltd, has announced a partnership with India’s space agency,
ISRO, to enhance the quality of its 3D maps. MapmyIndia is working on new maps as part of their metaverse
venture.
ii.On June 22, 2022, the NewSpace India Limited’s (NSIL), GSAT (Geosynchronous Satellite)-24 satellite
was successfully launched through Ariane-5 Rocket/Ariane Flight VA257 by French company Arianespace from
the Guiana Space Centre, in Kourou, French Guiana in South America. This is India’s 1st ‘demand-
driven’ communication satellite. GSAT24 is built by ISRO for NSIL.
About Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO):
Establishment– 1969
Chairman– Sreedhara Panicker Somanath
Headquarters– Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Intellecap & TRIF Launch Carbon Finance Platform for 1 Million Smallholder Farmers
A National Carbon Finance Platform has been launched by Intellecap and the Transform Rural India
Foundation (TRIF), which will encourage Indian smallholder farmers in harnessing climate/carbon finance for
sustainable agroforestry and climate smart agriculture.
• Intellecap is the advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, which aims to establish enterprises that
help underserved segments in Asia and Africa.
• TRIF is a multi-stakeholder platform led by civil society that aims to promote multi-thematic
development in most impoverished areas of rural India.

Significance: More than 1 million smallholder farmers will be included in the platform and will receive support
and training for agroforestry and climate-smart agriculture activities that can result in carbon sequestration
and mitigation.
Significance of A National Carbon Finance Platform
i. It will empower smallholder farmers by raising awareness of carbon projects such as agroforestry, clean
cooking, and waste management.
ii.It will improve the technical capacity to devise and implement high-quality carbon projects.
iii. It will help to monetize carbon assets and pre-finance projects and will set rules for fair carbon benefit
sharing practices.
iv.It will boost the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate change by improving watersheds, creating
cooler microclimates, preventing soil erosion, and enhancing biodiversity.
Key Points:
i. The platform will record different kinds of carbon offset projects in which smallholder farmers can
participate and benefit from the monetization of carbon credits.
• These carbon credits are generated in the voluntary carbon market through an independent carbon
crediting mechanism.
ii.Target – By 2050, the global voluntary carbon market is projected to be worth USD 200 billion.
iii. The platform is also in negotiation with Indian and global corporations that are interested in supporting
smallholder farmers by buying carbon credits from these projects.
NOTE:
CEO of Intellecap – Vikas Bali
Co-Lead of TRIF – Anish Kumar

SPORTS
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios wins Citi Open 2022; Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova won Women’s Title
The 2022 Washington Open/Citi Open was held on August 1-7, 2022 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis
Center in Washington, D.C., United States (US). It was the 53rd edition for men and 10th for women.
• It is a tennis tournament which is played on outdoor hard courts.

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• It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour 500 series of the 2022 ATP Tour,
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 250 of the 2022 WTA Tour and part of the US Open Series
leading up to the US Open grand slam in September.
Prize Money:
The total prize money for the tournament was $1,953,285.

Winners:
i.The Men’s singles title was won by Nick Kyrgios (Australia) by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) by 6–4, 6–
3.
• It was his 7th career singles title.
ii.The Women’s Singles title was grabbed by Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) by defeating Kaia Kanepi (Estonia)
by 4–6, 6–3, 6–3.
• This was her second WTA Tour title, and first of the year.
Following table shows the list of winners:

Category Winner Runner-up Won by

Yoshihito Nishioka
Men’s Singles Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 6–4, 6–3
(Japan)

Liudmila Samsonova Kaia Kanepi

Women’s Singles 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
(Russia) (Estonia)

Ivan Dodig (Croatia),

Nick Kyrgios, and Jack Sock
Men’s Doubles and Austin Krajicek 7–5, 6–4
(US)
(US)

Anna Kalinskaya
Jessica Pegula (US), and Erin
Women’s Doubles (Russia), and Caty 6–3, 5–7
Routliffe (New Zealand)
McNally (US)
About Citi Open:
Co-founded by Arthur Ashe, Donald Dell, and John A. Harris, in 1969, the annual Citi Open in Washington, D.C. is
one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments on the ATP Tour and one of only 13 ATP 500 tournaments
worldwide.

Chennai Prodigy Pranav Becomes India’s 75th Grandmaster

On 7th august 2022 Chennai based 16 year old Chess prodigy V Pranav became India’s 75th Grandmaster
(GM) and Tamil Nadu’s (TN’s) 27th by winning the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania

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• Pranav finished the Romanian tournament with 7 points out of 9 to meet the GM norm
requirements.
Achievement of Pranav:
i.Prior to Romania, Pranav had obtained his maiden (first) GM norm at the age of 15 by winning the Serbia
Open in 2021.
ii.In June 2022 He obtained the 2nd GM norm from Vezerkepzo GM round-robin tourney in Budapest, Hungary
in June 2022.
About V Pranav:
i.Pranav is a student of Velammal school, Chennai and has been a three-time State Champion in chess and has
also won a Bronze Medal at the World Rapid Event 2021.
ii.With his latest achievement, he joins the league of legendary Chess players from TN including
Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa.
iii.Out of other states, Tamil Nadu has a large number of GMs which is followed by Maharashtra with 10
Grandmasters and West Bengal with 9.

Mastercard to replace Paytm as title sponsor for BCCI matches

Mastercard is set to replace Paytm as the title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket matches
organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
This follows Paytm’s request to reassign the title sponsorship of BCCI, valid till 2023.
Mastercard will be assigned the rights till 2023, as per the original terms of the contract will continue to pay Rs
3.8 crore per match.
• Paytm will pay a re-assignment fee of around Rs 16.3 crore, 5% of the original deal value of Rs 326.8
crore.
• Since 2015, Paytm has been BCCI’s title sponsor and they renewed the contract in August 2019 with
a winning bid of Rs 326.80 crore (Rs 3.80 crore per match).

IMPORTANT DAYS
8th National Handloom Day – August 07, 2022
National Handloom Day is observed annually on August 07 in India to honour India’s handloom-weaving
community and to highlight the sector’s contribution to India’s socio-economic development.Every year,
the Ministry of Textiles in India hosts an event to commemorate National Handloom Day.

• August 07, 2022 marks the 8th National Handloom Day.

• In 2022, the handloom celebratory week coincides with the government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’
campaign, an initiative under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav encouraging people to hoist flags at
their homes and contribute to nation-building in the 75th year of Independence.
Note – The theme of National Handloom Day 2021 is “Handloom, an Indian Legacy”.

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Background
• The Government of India (GoI) designated August 7 of each year as National Handloom Day in 2015.
• On August 7, 2015, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the first National Handloom
Day at Madras University’s Centenary Hall in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Why August 07?
• The date of August 7 was chosen to honour the Swadeshi Movement, which was launched on this
day in 1905 in the Calcutta Town Hall in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• As a component of the Indian Independence Movement, the Swadeshi Movement was started on
August 7, 1905, and it encouraged domestic industries, particularly handloom weavers.
The Swadeshi movement was started in Bengal by the Indian National Congress (INC) when Lord Curzon, who
was the then viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal in July 1905.
Significance of Handloom Sector in India
i. Handloom is a hallmark of India’s diverse cultural heritage and a vital source of income in rural and semi-
rural areas.
• This sector specifically promotes the empowerment of women with more than 70% of all weavers
and related workers being women.
• It has an eco-friendly production process with low capital and power requirements, as well as the
ability to evolve to meet changing fashion trends and preferences.
ii.The GoI has devised a number of schemes, including the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme,
the National Handloom Development Programme, the Yarn Supply Scheme, and the Comprehensive Handloom
Cluster Development Scheme, among others.
National Handloom Day 2022: Events
i. On August 7, 2022, the Ministry of Textiles, GoI, organized a function to commemorate National Handloom
Day 2022.
• Chief Guest – Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs,
Food & Public Distribution and Textiles.

• Guest of Honour –Minister of State (MoS) Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Ministry of Railways and
Ministry of Textiles.
ii.Five Design Resource Centers were established in Panipat (Haryana), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Meerut (Uttar
Pradesh), Kolkata (West Bengal), and Indore (Madhya Pradesh). 82 SantKabir and National Handloom Awards
were presented on this occasion.
iii. The Ministry of Textiles has taken the initiative to host exhibitions in London (United Kingdom) and Madrid
(Spain).
• On this occasion, a Quiz Contest on Handlooms was organized by the Office of Development
Commissioner (DC-Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, in association with MyGov.
• It has also organized a Selfie Contest in which Indian citizens are encouraged to wear Indian
Handlooms and share selfies showcasing their bonding with it.
• Citizens of India are encouraged to sign a National Pledge To Use Indian Handloom on the MyGov
platform.

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iv.The Day was celebrated across India in all the Weaver Service Centres, Clusters and Handloom Pockets,
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campuses and offices of National Handloom Development
Corporation.
About Ministry of Textiles:
Union Minister – Piyush Goyal (Rajya Sabha – Maharashtra)
Minister of State (MoS) – Darshana Vikram Jardosh (Surat Constituency, Gujarat)

STATE NEWS
Telangana Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Insurance Scheme “Nethanna Ku Bima” For Weavers
For the first time in India, the Government of Telangana has introduced the “Nethanna Ku Bima” Scheme,
which offers insurance coverage to handloom and powerloom weavers in the State.

• This first-of-its-kind scheme was virtually launched by Telangana’s Handloom Minister, K.T. Rama
Rao, on the occasion of National Handloom Day 2022 i.e., August 7, 2022.
Nethanna Ku Bima’ Scheme
i. The ‘NethannaBima’ scheme, modelled after the Rythu Beema scheme, is designed to provide financial
assistance to bereaved families of handloom and powerloom weavers.
• More than 80,000 weavers across the state will benefit from this insurance coverage scheme.
• In the instance of a natural or accidental death, Rs. 5 lakh would be deposited into the nominee’s
account within 10 days.
ii.The Department of Handlooms and Textiles has been designated by the Government of Telangana as the
nodal agency for its implementation.
• For this scheme, Telangana Government has partnered with the Life Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC).
• The annual premium of the beneficiaries will be paid by the government on their behalf to the LIC.
iii. The Telangana Department of Handlooms and Textiles will soon launch Ramappa saris, featuring the
exquisite sculptures of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ramappa Temple.
iv.Special teams from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha visited Telangana to review the execution of
Telangana’s schemes such as ChenetaMitra, NethannakuCheyuta, Pavala Vaddi, and 20% Yarn Subsidy.
Note: Telangana’s Chintakindi Mallesham won the Padma Shri award for Science and Engineering in 2017, for
his invention of the Laxmi ASU machine to reduce the time and labour necessary to weave Pochampalli silk
sarees.
About Telangana:
Chief Minister (CM) – Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR)
Wild Life Sanctuary (WLS) – Eturnagaram WLS, Warangal; Shivaram WLS, Mancherial
Tiger Reserve (TR) – Nagarjunsagar Srisailam TR; Kawal TR; Amrabad TR

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Andhra Pradesh Renames Newly Created Konaseema District

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the renaming
of Konaseema as Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district that was carved out of the East Godavari district in
the 1st week of April 2022.
• Gazette notification for renaming the district was issued on 19th May 2022.
• It was one of the 13 districts created on April 4 2022, taking the total number of districts in the state
to 26.
Highlights:
i.Among other decisions, the cabinet has given approval to disburse Rs 6,594.60 crore under the
Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme on 27th June 2022.
ii.Around 43,96,402 beneficiaries (mothers of school-going children), including 5,48,329 fresh applicants, will
receive the aid and as many as 82,31,502 children will be benefited from the welfare scheme.
iii.The cabinet has also approved the distribution of tablets to 4.7 lakh Class 8 students under the agreement
with Byju’s in government schools.
• The state government is taking measures to implement CBSE syllabus in government schools by
2025.
Note – Among the total Amma Vodi scheme beneficiaries, 54 percent are BCs, 21 percent are SCs, 6 percent are
STs and 19 percent are OBCs.
About Andhra Pradesh:
Governor – Biswabhusan Harichandan
Wildlife Sanctuaries – Kaundinya WildLife Sanctuary, Penusila Narasimhaswamy wildlife sanctuary,
Kambalakonda WildLife Sanctuary
Tiger Reserves – Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve( retitled as Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary 1992).

Delhi LG Launches NDMC’s ‘One Road-One Week’ Initiative

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the ‘One Road-One Week’ initiative of the New
Delhi Municipal Council(NDMC) from Tilak Marg and Bhagwan Das road under NDMC.
• Under this initiative, the NDMC will undertake repair and maintenance work along footpaths,
pavements and central verges. This also includes footpath repair, pruning of trees, painting of grills,
maintenance of roads & new signages, etc.
• Under this initiative, the officials were directed to complete the work of 15 road stretches under the
NDMC areas on priority.

Kerala Govt to Launches Online Cab Service “Kerala Savari”

The government of Kerala is set to launch “Kerala Savari”, the government’s own e-taxi service, an alternative
to the popular corporate online cab service. This is the first such initiative by any state government in India.
• “Kerala Savari” is an initiative of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund (KMTWWF)
Board under the Labour Department. It is being implemented in coordination with various agencies
such as the police, Motor Vehicles Department and state IT Mission. Indian Telephone Industries,
Palakkad a public sector organization, provides technical assistance for the project.
• On the eve of the 1st anniversary of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, Labour Minster V
Sivankutty announced that the service will be launched on a pilot basis in Thiruvananthapuram city,
Kerala. The service will be launched at an event which is to be held at Kanakakkunnu Palace on the
beginning of the Malayalam month of Chingam (August 17, 2022)

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