JANUARY-1

PM Modi to lay the foundation stone of Major  1983 Batch of Indian Railway Service,
Dhyan Chand Sports University Vinay Kumar Tripathi has been appointed
as new Chairman and Chief Executive
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the
Officer of Railway Board. He is presently
foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand
working as General Manager,
Sports University in Meerut.
Northeastern Railway to the post of
 The University will be established at
Chairman of Railway Board.
Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana
 Indian Railway Board is the apex body of
town in Meerut at an estimated cost of
the Indian Railways, which reports to
about 700 Crore rupees.
parliament through the Ministry of
 The University will have the capacity of
Railways.
training 1080 sportspersons including
 The Appointments Committee of the
540 female and 540 male sportspersons.
Cabinet has not only approved the
 The Sports University will be equipped
appointment of Tripathi for six months
with modern and state-of-the-art sports
from January 1 but also further granted
infrastructure including synthetic Hockey
an extension of his tenure till 31
ground, Football ground, Basketball,
December in 2022.
Volleyball, Handball, Kabaddi ground,
Lawn tennis court, Gymnasium hall, Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST council
Synthetic running stadium, Swimming meet in Delhi
pool, Multipurpose hall, and a Cycling
 The GST Council‘s 46th meeting was held
Velodrome.
in New Delhi under the chairmanship of
World‘s longest Metro line opened in China Union Finance & Corporate Affairs
Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
 Shanghai has opened two new metro
 The GST Council has recommended
lines, upholding its rank as the city with
deferring the decision to change the rates
the largest Metro network in the world.
in textiles recommended in the 45th GST
 With the new lines, the total length of
Council meeting. Consequently, the
Shanghai‘s metro network has extended
existing GST rates of 5 % instead of 12%
to 831 km, continuing to be the longest in
in textile sector would continue.
the world.
India defeat Sri Lanka in U-19 Asia Cup 2021
UP‘s Jhansi Railway Station renamed as
finals
‗Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station‘
 India has lifted the under-19 Asia cricket
 Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar
Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by nine
Pradesh has announced that the
wickets in a rain-interrupted One-Day
government of UP has renamed the Jhansi
International final in Dubai through the
Railway Station, in Jhansi, UP as
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
―Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station‖
after Rani Laxmibai. DRDO Celebrates 64th Foundation Day on 1st
 The announcement was made by UP Chief January 2022
Minister Yogi Adityanath. A notification to
 The Defence Research and Development
this effect has been issued by the UP
Organisation (DRDO) has observed the
government and the Railways has started
64th Foundation Day of its establishment
preparations to implement the change.
on January 01, 2022. DRDO was
 Earlier the Mughalsarai Railway station
established in 1958 with just 10
was renamed as Pt. Deen Dayal
laboratories to enhance the research work
Upadhyaya junction and the Faizabad
in the Defence sector.
Railway station as Ayodhya Cantt.
 At that time, it was tasked with designing
Vinay Kumar Tripathi named as Chairman and and developing cutting edge defence
CEO of Railway Board technologies for the Indian Armed Forces.

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 As of now, DRDO is working in multiple
cutting edge military technology areas,
which include aeronautics, armaments,
combat vehicles, electronics,
instrumentation, engineering systems,
missiles, materials, naval systems,
advanced computing, simulation, cyber,
life sciences and other technologies for
defence.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched
―India Semiconductor Mission‖
 Information Technology Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw has launched the India
Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to attract
large investments for setting up
semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities
Covid-19 new variant ‗IHU‘ discovered in France
in India.
 The companies that are interested are
invited by the Centre for the development
of the semiconductors and display
manufacturing ecosystem in India. ISM is
a specialised and independent business
division within the Digital India
Corporation.
 The financial support of up to 50 per cent
of the project cost (ceiling of Rs 12,000
crore per fab) will be provided for the
scheme for setting up display fabs.
World Braille Day Observed on 04 January 2022
Russia successfully test-fired around 10 new
Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from
a frigate and other two missiles from a
submarine.
 The Zircon missile would be capable of
flying at nine times the speed of sound
and have a range of 1,000 kilometres (620
miles).
 Zircon is intended to arm Russian
cruisers, frigates and submarines. It is
one of several hypersonic missiles under
development in Russia. The launch was
the latest in a series of tests of Zircon,
which is set to enter service next year.
Exercise Milan 2022: India to host 46 nations
mega naval wargames
 India has invited a total of 46 friendly
foreign countries to participate in the
multinational naval exercise Milan in
Visakhapatnam.
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 The theme of this 11th edition of exercise
Milan is camaraderie, cohesion and
collaboration. This exercise was initiated
in 1995 and held biennially and
conducted with friendly navies.
 The professional competitions and
conferences planned during this phase
shall build the operational tempo for the
Sea Phase planned from March 1-4.
 The countries that have been extended
invitations for participation include
Russia, the United States, the United
Kingfdom, Australia, Israel, Iran, France,
Japan, South Korea, Vietnam,
Bangladesh, Brazil, United Arab Emirates,
among others.
 Scientists and experts in France have
reportedly identified a new variant of
COVID-19 termed ‗IHU‘. The new variant
is said to be a more mutated strain than
Omicron.
 The B.1.640.2 or IHU variant was first
identified by the academics at institute
IHU Mediterranee Infection and contains
46 mutations, which is more than
Omicron.
 World Braille Day is observed globally on
4th January since 2019. The day aims to
recognize the right of access to braille by
blind people and raise awareness of the
importance of braille as a means of
communication in the full realization of
the human rights for blind and partially
sighted people.
 The day is marked remembering the birth
anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor
of Braille – for people with visual
disabilities. Louis Braille was born on 4th
January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in
northern France.
 Braille is a tactile representation of
alphabetic and numerical symbols using
six dots to represent each letter and
number, and even musical, mathematical
and scientific symbols. Braille (named
after its inventor in 19th century France,
Louis Braille) is used by blind and
partially sighted people to read the same
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books and periodicals as those printed in
a visual font.
Apple becomes world‘s first company to hit $3
trillion M-Cap
 The stock market value of Apple Inc. hit
$3 trillion and became the world‘s first
company to do so. The market cap of
Apple hit $182.86 per share, which made
it the world‘s first company to touch the
$3 trillion mark.
 The iPhone maker passed $2 trillion in
2020 and over $1 trillion in 2018.
Sudan‘s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
announces resignation
 Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok
has announced his resignation on
January 02, 2022. The decision follows a
military coup that caused political
deadlock and widespread pro-democracy
protests in the country.
 The 66-year-old Hamdok served as the
15th Prime Minister of Sudan from 2019
to 2022.
Odisha‘s Ganjam district is now child marriage
free
 Odisha‘s Ganjam has declared itself a
child marriage free district, the first in the
State. The district administration has
been able to stop as many as 450 child
marriages and video-record 48,383
marriages in two years — 2020 and 2021.
 After verification, the Ganjam
administration declared it a child
marriage free district. Sarpanchs and task
force committee
 Ganjam had started a programme
Nirbhaya Kadhi (Fearless bud). All heads
of educational institutes were directed to
inform the administration if any girl aged
between 12 and 18 remained absent from
school for five days.
CryptoWire introduces India‘s first global index
of cryptocurrencies IC15
 CryptoWire, a global crypto super app
that is a special business unit of
TickerPlant, announced the launch of
India‘s first index of Cryptocurrencies –
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IC15, which is a rule-based broad market
index by market capitalisation.
 The IC15 tracks and measures the
performance of the top 15 widely traded
liquid cryptocurrencies listed on leading
crypto exchanges of the world, the
company stated.
 The Mumbai-based company has been
designed to provide insights into crypto
mining and the true benchmark and a
mirror of the underlying crypto market, a
barometer of the industry in a sense, with
a diversified representation of overall
market sentiments.
Ladakh celebrated traditional new year ‗Losar
Festival‘
 The Losar Festival in Ladakh is celebrated
at the onset of the New Year in the
traditional schedule of Tibetan Buddhism.
It is celebrated by the Buddhist
Community in the Ladakh region.
 The Losar is a 15 days festival, from the
start of the Tibetan Lunar calendar,
marking the 1st day of the 11 months in
the Tibetan Calendar. Losar is a Tibetan
word that means ‗New Year‘.
Himachal Pradesh became 1st LPG enabled &
smoke free state of the country
 Himachal Pradesh became the first LPG
enables, also, smoke-free state. This
milestone was achieved due to the Ujjwala
Scheme and Grahini Suvidha Yojana by
Centre.
 The Ujjwala scheme was introduced by
the government to get rid of the smoke.
The Grahini Suvidha Scheme was
introduced to assist the women of rural
areas.
 Ujjwalla Yojna was started by the Centre
government with the view to free the
women of the country from indoor
pollution.
Kerala‘s High Court: India‘s First paperless court
 The Kerala High Court is all set to become
India‘s first paperless court. Supreme
Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud
inaugurated the smart courtrooms on 1
January 2022.
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 Cases e-filed will be processed, verified
and cured through e-mode, stakeholders
can avail the option of hearing of cases in
TS Tirumurti assumes Chair of UNSC Counter-
hybrid mode involving physical hearing as
Terrorism Committee
well as through videoconferencing, and
orders and judgments will also be
delivered through e-mode.
India records highest-ever monthly exports at
$37 billion in December
 The preliminary data released by the
commerce and industry ministry, India
exported goods worth $37.29 billion in
December, the highest ever in a month, as
demand for items such as engineering
products, petroleum items, and gems and
jewellery continued to soar.
 India‘s export has increased by 37 per
cent from the figures of December 2020.
The import has also increased by 38 per
cent from last December. India‘s exports
of goods will cross 400 billion dollars in
this fiscal year.
Sindhutai Sapkal popular as ‗Mother of Orphans‘
passes away
 Social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, who was
Chinese diplomat Zhang Ming takes charge of
called as ‗Mother of Orphans‘ passed away
Secretary-General of SCO
at the age of 73 years. She was also
referred to just as ‗Sindhutai‘ or ‗Mai‘. She
was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 in
the Social Work category.
 Apart from this, she had received more
than 750 awards and honours in her
lifetime. She adopted close to 2,000
orphans and is grandmother to even
more. She was from Maharashtra. A
biopic on her life titled ―Mee Sindhutai
Sapkal― was released in the year 2010.
Indian-Origin Captain Harpreet Chandi reaches
South Pole
 Captain Harpreet Chandi, Indian-origin
British Sikh Army officer and
physiotherapist, also known as Polar
Preet, has created history by becoming the
Antigua and Barbuda joined ISA as the 102nd
first woman of colour to complete a solo
member
unsupported trek to the South Pole.
 As part of a Medical Regiment in the
northwest of England, Capt. Chandi‘s
primary role is to organise and validate
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training for medics in the Army as Clinical
Training Officer.
 India‘s Permanent Representative to the
UN, T S Tirumurti has been appointed as
the Chair of the UN Security Council
Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.
 India has assumed the chairmanship of
the United Nations Security Council‘s
Counter-Terrorism Committee (UNSC-
CTC) for one year, beginning from
January 01, 2022.
 Being the Chair of Counter-Terrorism
Committee 2022, India will work to
further enhance the role of the Counter-
Terrorism Committee in strengthening the
multilateral response to counter-
terrorism, and ensure that global
response to the threat of terrorism
remains unambiguous, undivided and
effective.
 India is currently a non-permanent
member of the 15-nation UNSC. Its two-
year term will end on December 31, 2022.
 China‘s senior diplomat Zhang Ming has
taken charge as the new Secretary-
General of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) in which India is a
member.
 He has taken charge from Vladimir Norov,
former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan for
a three-year term. He was until recently
China‘s ambassador to the European
Union.
 The SCO comprises eight member states:
India, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz
Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan. It also comprises four
countries with ―observer‖ status and six
more as ―dialogue partners‖.
 The Caribbean nation of Antigua and
Barbuda joined the International Solar
Alliance (ISA) as the 102nd member by
signing the International Solar Alliance
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Framework Agreement, the India-led GoI flagship UJALA scheme completed 7 years
global green energy initiative.
 The flagship UJALA programme of the
 The Prime Minister of Antigua and
Ministry of Power has successfully
Barbuda, Gaston Browne signed the
completed seven years of distributing and
framework agreement in the presence of
selling LED lights on January 05, 2022.
Indian High Commissioner Dr K. J.
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
Srinivasa to catalyze global energy
(UJALA) scheme was launched by Prime
transition through a solar-led approach.
Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on
 ISA was jointly launched by India and
January 05, 2015.
France in 2015 during the 21st session of
 UJALA initiative is the world‘s largest
the United Nations Climate Change COP-
zero-subsidy domestic lighting programme
21 in Paris, France to promote solar
with more than 36.78 crore LEDs
energy.
distributed across the country.
WFP & The Akshaya Patra Foundation partnered  As on 5th January 2022, 47,778 million
to enhance PM POSHAN Scheme (48 billion) kilowatt-hour (kWh) per
annum energy has been saved. The
 United Nations‘ World Food Programme
demand of 9,565 Megawatt (MW) has been
(WFP) in India, has partnered with The
avoided, along with 386 crore tonnes of
Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF), a not-
reduction in CO2 emissions.
for-profit organization, to enhance the
effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri – ICMR approves India-made first kit ‗OmiSure‘ to
Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) detect Omicron
scheme (earlier known as National
 The Indian Council of Medical Research
Programme for Mid-Day Meal in Schools).
(ICMR) has approved a testing kit for
 The partnership aims to enhance food
detecting the Omicron variant of the
safety and hygiene projects, capacity
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
building of cooks-cum-helpers and
 The covid kit developed by Tata is called
nutritional quality of school meals.
‗OmiSure‘ and will be an enhancement for
 Since its inception in 1961, school meals
the detection of the Omicron variant. The
have been part of WFP‘s mission. WFP has
kit is manufactured by Tata Medical and
six decades of experience supporting
Diagnostics.
school feeding and working with more
 The test kit is compatible with all
than 100 countries to set up sustainable
standard Real-Time PCR Machines. The
national school feeding programmes.
test run time of this kit is 85 minutes. The
Sea Dragon 2022 Exercise: India joins ‗Sea result turnaround time, including sample
Dragon‘ exercise collection and RNA extraction, is 130
minutes.
 India and its partners in the Quadrilateral
Security Dialogue or Quad along with PM declares December 26 to be observed as
Canada and South Korea are participating ‗Veer Baal Diwas‘ annually
in the multinational exercise Sea Dragon
 Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi
2022 at Guam in the Western Pacific.
has declared that starting from the year
 The six nations that are participating in
2022, December 26 will be observed as
the exercise are the United States,
‗Veer Baal Diwas‘ every year.
Australia, Canada, India, Japan and
 The day will be commemorated as a
South Korea.
tribute to the courage of the 4 Sahibzades
 The exercise, primarily focused on anti-
(the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji),
submarine warfare (ASW) training, will
who attained martyrdom in the 17th
involve more than 270 hours of in-flight
century.
training and activities ranging from
 The announcement was made by PM Modi
tracking simulated targets to tracking a
on January 09, 2022, on the occasion of
US Navy submarine.
the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind
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Singh Ji, or the birth anniversary of the
10th guru of Sikhs and the founder of the
Khalsa community.
 26 December marks the day on which
Reliance acquires controlling stake of 73.37% in
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and
New York‘s Mandarin Oriental hotel
Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji (younger pair of
Sahibzade) attained martyrdom after
being sealed alive in a wall, at the tender
age of 6 and 9 years.
 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji and Sahibzada
Jujhar Singh Ji (older pair of Sahibzade)
attained martyrdom on December 21,
1705, fighting the enemy in battle at
Chamkaur Sahib at the young age of 18
and 14 years.
Australia & Japan signed defence agreement to
counter China
 The leaders of Japan and Australia signed
a ―landmark‖ defence agreement that
allows closer cooperation between their
militaries and stands as a rebuke to
China‘s growing assertiveness in the Indo-
Pacific region.
 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio
Kishida met in a virtual summit to sign
Sudhir Kumar Saxena committee constituted to
the Reciprocal Access Agreement, the first
enquire security lapses during PM Punjab visit
such defence pact signed by Japan with
any country other than the United States.
 The agreement follows more than a year of
talks between Japan and Australia aimed
at breaking down legal barriers to allow
the troops of one country to enter the
other for training and other purposes.
 Morrison called the pact a ―pivotal
moment for Australia and Japan and (for)
the security of our two nations and our
people.‖
Sikkim celebrated Losoong (Namsoong) Festival
 Losoong (Namsoong) is annually
celebrated across the Indian State of
Sikkim on the 18th day of the 10th month
of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar, which also
marks the beginning of the harvest
season.
 The Namsoong festival begins on the 1st
day of the new moon phase Kurneet Lovo,
as per the Lepcha lunisolar Calendar
known as Dungkit Karchu.
Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2022: 09th January
 The losoong festival is celebrated as
Sonam Losoong, by the Sikkimese Bhutia
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and as Namsoong by the Lepchas. The
festival is also celebrated in Nepal and
Bhutan.
 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has
announced the acquisition of a controlling
stake of 73.37% in Mandarin Oriental New
York, a premium luxury hotel in midtown
Manhattan.
 RIL through its wholly-owned arm
Reliance Industrial Investments and
Holdings Limited has acquired the entire
share capital of Cayman Islands-based
Columbus Centre Corporation (Cayman),
for an equity value of approximately
$98.15 million (Rs 735 crore).
 Cayman is the parent company of
Mandarin Oriental hotel. It had indirect
ownership of a 73.37 per cent stake in the
hotel. Reliance will also take over the
hotel‘s debt in excess of $115 million to
take the entire deal value to around $270.
The transaction is anticipated to close by
the end of March 2022.
 Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a
committee to enquire into the serious
lapses in the security arrangements
during Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s
visit to Punjab.
 It is a three-member committee and will
be headed by Sudhir Kumar Saxena,
Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat.
It also comprises Balbir Singh, Joint
Director, IB and Suresh, IG, SPG.
 The committee has been asked to inquire
about the alleged lapses in the security
arrangements of PM Modi ―which led to
the exposure of the VVIP to grave risk‖
and submit the report at the earliest.
 The move comes just ahead of the
Supreme Court‘s hearing on the PM‘s
security breach. It was the government‘s
own former ASG, Maninder Singh, who
moved SC seeking an independent probe
into the PM‘s security breach.
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 The Non-Resident Indian Day or also
known as the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is
celebrated every year on 9th January
every year.
 The aim of the event is to strengthen the
engagement of the overseas Indian
community with the Government of India
and reconnect them with their roots.
Ratan Tata‘s biography ‗Ratan N. Tata: The
 On the occasion of 2022 Pravasi Bhartiya
Authorized Biography‘ to be out in Nov 2022
Divas (PBD), Union Minister of State for
External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will
speak at a virtual youth PBD conference
on the ―role of Indian diaspora‖ in
innovation and new technology.
 On 9 January 1915, Mahatma Gandhi
came to India from South Africa and
became the greatest Pravasi who led
India‘s Freedom Struggle and made India
free from British or colonial rule. As a
Non-Resident Indian or Pravasi, he is
presented as a symbol of a change and
development that could bring into India.
World Hindi Day: 10 January
 World Hindi Day is celebrated on January
10 since 2006 to promote the language at
the global stage. The day marks the
anniversary of the first World Hindi
Conference which was inaugurated on
January 10, 1975, by the then prime
minister Indira Gandhi.
 However, the celebration of first World
Hindi Day was commenced on 10 January
2006 by former Prime Minister Dr.
Manmohan Singh. The first World Hindi
Day conference was organised on January
10, 1975, in Nagpur, a city in the state of
Maharashtra.
Finance Ministry: Deposits in Jan Dhan
accounts cross Rs 1.5 lakh crore
 According to the finance ministry, the
deposits in bank accounts opened under
the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(PMJDY) scheme have crossed Rs 1.5 lakh
crore mark. The total balance in accounts
under the Jan Dhan scheme was recorded
at Rs 1,50,939.36 crore as of December-
end 2021.
 The data revealed that over 44.23 crore
accounts have been opened under the
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scheme. Of this, 34.9 crore accounts were
opened with the public sector banks, 8.05
crore with regional rural banks, and the
remaining 1.28 crore with private sector
banks. RuPay Debit Cards were issued to
31.28 crores PMJDY beneficiaries under
this scheme.
 Tata Sons emeritus Chairman, veteran
industrialist and philanthropist Ratan
Tata‘s authorized biography titled ‗Ratan
N. Tata: The Authorized Biography‘ is set
to hit the stands in November 2022.
 The biography is penned by a former
senior bureaucrat and retired IAS officer
Dr Thomas Matthew. It will be published
by HarperCollins. The book chronicles
around the 84-year-old Ratan Tata‘s
childhood, college years, and early
influences, among other things.
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas appointed as next
IMF‘s Chief Economist
 French-born economist Pierre-Olivier
Gourinchas has been named as the next
chief economist of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). He will succeed
Gita Gopinath, the first woman to serve as
the Fund‘s chief economist.
India successfully test-fires naval variant
BrahMos cruise missile
 Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-
fired an extended range sea-to-sea variant
of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
for the Indian Navy.
 This advanced sea to sea variant of
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was
launched from INS Visakhapatnam, a
stealth guided-missile destroyer of the
Indian Navy.
 BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian
joint venture, produces supersonic cruise
missiles that can be launched from
submarines, ships, aircraft, or land
platforms.
National Youth Day 2022: Nation observes
National Youth Day on January 12
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 National Youth Day is celebrated on 12
January annually to commemorate the
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
 The main aim behind this is to make sure
that the students across the country can
be encouraged to learn about the life, the
ideas and philosophy of Swami
Vivekananda and apply them in their
Rocket scientist S Somanath appointed as new
lives.
ISRO chief
 In 2022, we are observing the 159th birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekanand (12
January 1863). The theme for National
Youth Day 2022 is The Theme of 2022 is
―It‘s all in the mind.‖
India‘s first heli-hub to be set up in Gurugram
 Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala
announced that Gurugram will get India‘s
1st heli-hub with all aviation facilities.
The heli-hub will be the first of its kind in
India to have all facilities at one place for
helicopters.
 The heli-hub is proposed to be built in
Gurugram & would be near the metro
facility along with easy connectivity to
industrial areas (Noida & Bhiwadi).
Indian Railways launches Mission Amanat to
help passengers track their lost belongings
 The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the
Western Railways zone of Indian Railways
has launched a new initiative called
―Mission Amanat‖ to make it easier for
Centre will hold 35.8% stakes of Vodafone Idea
railway passengers to get back their lost
in the form of equity
luggage
 Under Mission Amanat, the details of lost
luggage and belongings along with photos
will be uploaded on the official website of
the zonal railway,
https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/. This
will help the passengers in tracking and
getting back their lost belongings as well
as ensure the safety and security of
passengers and their luggage and
belongings.
Kochi became India‘s first city to have a Water
Metro Project
 Kochi, Kerala has become India‘s first city
to have a Water Metro Project after the
launch of its first boat in December 2021,
namely ‗Muziris,‘ among the 23 battery-
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powered electric boats being
manufactured by Cochin Shipyard
Limited.
 This launch is a part of the Rs 747-crore
project which is operated by Kochi Water
Metro Ltd (KWML). The boats will be
called Water Metros.
 Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) has announced the appointment of
the eminent rocket scientist Dr S
Somanath as its new chairman and Space
Secretary. He will succeed Kailasavadivoo
Sivan who completes his extended tenure.
 The post of the ISRO chairman, the Space
Secretary and the Space Commission
chief is usually held by one person only.
 Mr Somanath is an expert in a host of
disciplines including launch vehicle
design and has specialised in launch
vehicle systems engineering, structural
design, structural dynamics, integration
designs and procedures, mechanism
design, and pyrotechnics.
 He is currently the Director of Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Kerala‘s
Thiruvananthapuram. He was a team
leader for the Integration of the Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) during the
early phases of his career.
 The Central Government of India is set to
become the largest shareholder in
Vodafone Idea. The company‘s board
approved the conversion of Rs 16,000
crores in interest into equity.
 India‘s third-largest network Vi or
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has approved
the interest on the spectrum and Adjusted
Gross Revenue (AGR) dues into
government equity.
 VIL accepted a four-year moratorium as
well as accepted the equity conversion,
which means the Indian government will
own almost 35.8% of VIL‘s stake followed
by Vodafone Group which owns 28.5%
and 17.8% by Aditya Birla Group.
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Supreme Court appoints 5-member panel using pig heart valves is already common.
headed by former judge Indu Malhotra Pigs are increasingly becoming popular
candidates for organ transplantation.
 The Supreme Court of India has
 This is because their organs are
constituted a five-member committee to
anatomically similar to those of humans.
probe the security breach during the
recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra ISRO successfully tests Cryogenic Engine for
Modi to Punjab. The committee will be Gaganyaan Rocket
headed by former apex court judge Justice
 Indian Space Research Organisation
Indu Malhotra.
(ISRO) has successfully conducted the
 Other members of the panel include the
qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for
Inspector General of the National
Gaganyaan programme for a duration of
Investigation Agency (NIA), the Director-
720 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex
General of Police of Chandigarh, the
(IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.
Registrar General of the Punjab and
 According to the space agency, the
Haryana High Court and the Additional
performance of the engine met the test
DGP (Security) of Punjab.
objectives and the engine parameters were
 To inquire who all are responsible for the
closely matching with the predictions
security breach and to what extent the
during the entire duration of the test.
remedial measures are necessary.
 This successful long-duration test is a
Tata group replaces Chinese mobile major milestone for the Human Space
manufacturer Vivo as IPL title sponsor Programme – Gaganyaan. It ensures the
reliability and robustness of the cryogenic
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India
engine for induction into the human-rated
(BCCI) has informed that Tata group has
launch vehicle for Gaganyaan.
replaced Chinese mobile phone
 Further, this engine will undergo four
manufacturer Vivo as the title sponsor of
more tests for a cumulative duration of
the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the
1810 seconds. Subsequently, one more
2022 and 2023 seasons.
engine will undergo two short-duration
 The multinational conglomerate will pay
tests & one long-duration test to complete
Rs. 300 crore per year as the title sponsor
the cryogenic engine qualification for
of IPL for the next two seasons. This is
Gaganyaan Programme.
about 60% of what Vivo would have paid.
India give support to Sri Lanka to overcome forex
A book on Arundhati Bhattacharya ―Indomitable:
crisis
A Working Woman‘s Notes on Life, Work and
Leadership‖ released  India has announced financial assistance
of USD 900 million loans to Sri Lanka to
 HarperCollins is set to publish
help the island nation in building up its
―Indomitable: A Working Woman‘s Notes
depleted foreign reserves and for food
on Life, Work and Leadership‖ the
imports.
autobiography of Arundhati Bhattacharya,
 It must be noted that Sri Lanka is
retired Indian banker and former first-ever
currently facing a shortage of almost all
woman Chairperson of the State Bank of
essential commodities due to a shortage of
India.
dollars to pay for the imports.
David Bennett world first human receives a Pig  India is extending its support through the
Heart Transplant Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

 A US man has become the first person in Paytm Payments Bank became most preferred
the world to get a heart transplant from a UPI beneficiary bank in India
genetically-modified pig.
 Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) became
 The possibility of using animal organs for
the largest and fastest-growing UPI
so-called xenotransplantation to meet the
beneficiary bank in India. It becomes the
demand has long been considered, and
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first beneficiary bank in the country to
achieve the landmark of over 926 million
UPI transactions in a single month.
 Beneficiary banks are the banks of the
account holder who is receiving money.
Paytm Payments Bank has also gained
rapid traction as a remitter bank for UPI
payments.
 While State Bank of India (SBI) topped the
chart of being the biggest remitter in
December 2021, according to data
released by the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI). State Bank of
India followed PPBL as the second-largest
beneficiary with 664.89 million
transactions.
Philippines to purchase BrahMos cruise missiles
from India
 Philippines has become the first foreign
country to place an order for the purchase
of the BrahMos Shore-Based cruise
Missile System for its navy. This
agreement will give a big boost to India‘s
defence manufacturing system.
 The estimated deal cost is worth $374,9
million. The BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd
will supply the missile, under the Shore-
Based Anti-Ship Missile System
Acquisition Project, for Philippine Navy.
Indian Army Day observed on 15 January
 The Army Day in India is celebrated on 15
January every year, to salute the valiant
soldiers who sacrificed their lives to
protect the country and its citizens. This
year marks the 74th Indian Army Day.
 The day is marked to commemorate the
day when General (later Field Marshal)
KM Carriappa took over the command of
the Army from General Sir FRR Bucher,
the last British Commander-in-Chief in
1949 and became the first Commander-
in-Chief of Indian Army post
Independence.

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PM Narendra Modi declares January 16 as
‗National Startup Day‘
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
declared 16th January as ‗National
Start-up Day‘.The Prime Minister
interacted with more than 150 startups
across different sectors, during the
event.
 The startups, categorised under six
groups, gave presentations to the Prime
Minister on six themes — ‗growing from
roots', ‗nudging the DNA‘, ‗from local to
global', ‗technology of future‘, ‗building
champions in manufacturing‘ and
‗sustainable development'.
World‘s largest Khadi National Flag displayed
at Longewala
 The world‘s largest national flag, made
of Khadi fabric, was put to display to
celebrate ―Army Day‖ on January 15,
2022. It was displayed at Longewala,
along the India – Pakistan Border in
Jaisalmer.
 Longewala was the centre stage of the
historic battle of 1971 between India
and Pakistan. It will be the fifth public
display of the Khadi flag.
 The Monumental National Flag is 225
feet long and 150 feet wide. It is
approximately 1400 kgs in weight. 4500
meters of hand-woven, hand-spun,
Khadi cotton bunting has been used to
make the flag.
Indian Navy and Russian Navy conducts
PASSEX Exercise in Arabian Sea
 Indian Navy and Russian Navy
undertook PASSEX exercises at the port
of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea.
 These exercises are aimed at enhancing
interoperability, improving
understanding and imbibing best
practices between both the friendly
navies, and this will involve advanced
surface and anti-submarine warfare
exercises, weapon firings, seamanship
exercises and helicopter operations,
Navy officials said, adding that these
exercises are conducted regularly with
units of friendly foreign navies, whilst
visiting each other‘s ports or during a
rendezvous at sea.
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PM Narendra Modi unveils hologram statue of
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
unveiled a hologram statue of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on
Parakram Divas. The size of the
hologram statue is 28 feet in height and
6 feet in width. A grand statue, which
will be made of granite, will replace the
hologram statue once it is completed.
 The statue is being installed on the
125th birth anniversary as a tribute to
the immense contribution of Netaji in
the country‘s freedom struggle and
would be a symbol of the country‘s
indebtedness to him.
 The prime minister also conferred the
‘Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda
Prabandhan Puraskar‘ for the years
2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 in the
investiture ceremony. A total of seven
awards were presented during the
ceremony.
 Gujarat Institute of Disaster
Management (in the Institutional
category) and Professor Vinod Sharma
(in the Individual category) have been
selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose
Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their
excellent work in Disaster Management
for the year 2022.
Govt annouces 40-100 per cent subsidy to
popularise drone in agriculture
 Union Agriculture Ministry has amended
the guidelines of Sub-Mission on
Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) to
provide 40-100 per cent subsidy until
March 2023 in purchasing drones for
farm mechanization.
 After the amendment, a grant for the
purchase of drones up to 100 per cent of
the cost of agriculture drones or Rs 10
lakhs, whichever is less, can be given.
 Farm Machinery Training and Testing
Institutes, Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) institutes, Krishi
Vigyan Kendras and State Agriculture
Universities- 100% subsidy- Rs 10 lakh
maximum
 Existing CHCs or new ones, already or
to be set up by a cooperative society of
farmers, farmer producers organizations
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(FPOs) and rural entrepreneurs are
entitled to receive= 40 per cent subsidy
(maximum Rs 4 lakh).
NATO partners to hold maritime drills in
Mediterranean Sea
 The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization) member countries will be
conducting a 12-day maritime exercise
in the Mediterranean Sea.
 The name of the maritime exercise is
―Neptune Strike ‘22‖.
 The main purpose of this exercise will be
to demonstrate and test NATO‘s wide
range of maritime capabilities.
Jio tie-up with Finland‘s University of Oulu to
accelerate 6G research
 Jio Platforms (JPL) has signed a pact
with the University of Oulu, Finland, to
accelerate research and standardization
in 6G technology.
 JPL and the University of Oulu will
collaborate in Research and
Development (R&D) of aerial and space
communication, holographic
beamforming, 3D-connected intelligence
in cybersecurity, microelectronics, and
photonics.
 The collaboration will develop
competency with 6G enabled products in
the defence, automotive, white goods,
industrial machinery, consumer goods,
efficient manufacturing, novel personal
smart device environments, and
experiences such as urban computing
and autonomous traffic settings.
Tasnim Mir became the World No 1 in
Badminton U-19 Girls Singles
 Tasnim Mir became the first Indian to
grab World no 1 in Under-19 (U-19)
Girls Singles category with 10,810
points in the latest Badminton World
Federation (BWF) Junior rankings.
Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj
passes away
 Legendary Kathak dancer, Pandit Birju
Maharaj has passed away at the age of
83. A recipient of the country‘s second-
highest civilian award, Padma
Vibhushan, he was fondly called Pandit-
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ji or Maharaj-ji by his disciples and
legions of followers and was one of
India‘s best-known artistes.
 Birju Maharaj was a descendant of the
Maharaj family of Kathak dancers,
which includes his two uncles,
Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu
Maharaj, and his father and guru,
Acchan Maharaj. Birju Maharaj was also
a singer par excellence, having
command over Thumri, Dadra, Bhajan
and Ghazal.
Poet Maya Angelou becomes the first black
woman to appear on US coin
 The US Treasury has minted coins
featuring poet Maya Angelou – the first
black woman ever featured on the US
25-cent coin known as a quarter.
Angelou, a poet and activist, was the
first black woman to write and perform a
poem at a presidential inauguration.
 In 2010, she was given a Presidential
Medal of Freedom, the highest US
civilian award by President Barack
Obama.
PM Narendra Modi virtually address WEF‘s
Davos Agenda 2022 Summit
 India‘s Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has addressed the World Economic
Forum‘s (WEF‘s) Davos Agenda Summit
2022, through video-conferencing.
 The ―Davos Agenda 2022‖ summit is
being held digitally from January 17 to
January 21, 2022, due to the Covid-19
pandemic. The theme of the event is
―The State of the World.‖
 The ‗Davos Agenda 2022‘ will be the first
global platform for Heads of state and
government as well as CEOs and other
leaders to share their visions for 2022
on critical collective challenges and how
to address them. This is the second
consecutive year that the event is being
held virtually.
Roberta Metsola takes over EU parliament
presidency
 Roberta Metsola, a Christian Democrat
from Malta, was elected president of the
European Union‘s parliament. Her
election comes a week after the shock
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death of outgoing parliament president
David Sassoli, who was due to step
down as part of a power-sharing pact.
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021
announced
 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021
ceremony was held virtually in Zurich,
Switzerland to crown outstanding
players for excellent achievement in
football.
 Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas and
PM Modi to unveil 216-foot statue of saint
Poland/Bayern Munich striker Robert
Ramanujacharya
Lewandowski were awarded the Best
FIFA Players in women‘s and men‘s
football respectively.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins $1 million
Genesis Prize for COVID-19 vaccine
 The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer
Inc. 's Chairman and Chief Executive,
Albert Bourla, has been awarded with
the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 on
January 19, 2022. He has been awarded
for his efforts in leading the development
of a COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccine).
 The award comes with a cash prize of $1
million. The annual prize is awarded to
Jewish people who have achieved
significant professional success, in
recognition of their accomplishments,
contributions to humanity, and
commitment to Jewish values and/or to
replacing sinking Jakarta
the State of Israel. It is widely referred to
as the ―Jewish Nobel Prize‖.
GOI merges eternal flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti
with National War Memorial flame
 The government of India has merged the
flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti at Delhi‘s
India Gate with the flame at the
adjoining National War Memorial on
2022 projected at 207 million
January 21, 2022, ahead of Republic
Day. The ceremony was led by the
Integrated Defence Staff chief, Air
Marshal Balabadhra Radha Krishna.
 The decision to merge the two flames
was taken keeping in mind that flame at
Amar Jawan Jyoti paid homage to the
martyrs of 1971 but none of their names
are present there, while names of all
Indian martyrs from all the wars,
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including 1971 and wars before and
after it are housed at the National War
Memorial.
 So housing the flame at the same place
along with the names will serve as a true
tribute to martyrs. This will also do
away with upkeeping two flames for the
same purpose. This means that after 50
years of continuous lightning, the flame
at Amar Jawan Jyoti will no longer be
present there
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
inaugurate a 216-foot statue of
Ramanujacharya in a sitting position in
Hyderabad, to celebrate the 1,000th
birth anniversary of the saint.
 Ramanujacharya was an 11th-century
saint and a revolutionary social
reformer.
 The statue will be called the ‗Statue of
Equality‘. It is located in a 45-acre
complex at Shamshabad on the
outskirts of Hyderabad in Telangana.
 The project is built at a cost of Rs.
1,000-crore, which was funded entirely
by donations from devotees globally.
 President Ram Nath Kovind will unveil
the inner chamber of the statue of
Ramanujacharya.
Indonesia names new capital Nusantara,
 Indonesia will move its capital to
mineral-rich East Kalimantan, an
Indonesian province on the island of
Borneo. The name of the new capital will
be Nusantara, which means
―archipelago‖ in Javanese.
ILO Report: Global unemployment level in
 The International Labour Organisation
(ILO) has released its World Employment
and Social Outlook – Trends 2022
(WESO Trends) report.
 The report analyses comprehensive
labour market projections for 2022 and
2023 and assesses how labour market
recovery has unfolded worldwide.
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 The global unemployment level in 2022
is estimated at 207 million, compared to
186 million in 2019.
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe given Netaji
Award 2022
 Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe was conferred with the Netaji Award
2022 by Netaji Research Bureau.
 Consul General of Japan in Kolkata
Nakamura Yutaka received the honour
on behalf of Mr. Abe at a function at the
Elgin Road residence of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose on his 125th birth
anniversary.
 Satoshi Suzuki, the Japanese
Ambassador to India, addressed the
program remotely from New Delhi.
 Abe is a tremendous admirer of Netaji,
according to Sugata Bose, the famed
liberation fighter‘s grand-nephew and
Director of the Netaji Research Bureau.
 Moreover, in January 2021, India
bestowed the Padma Vibhushan on
former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe, the country‘s second-highest
civilian honour.
Scientists name new species of rainfrog after
Greta Thunberg
 A new species of rainfrog, discovered in
the Panama jungle, has been named
after Swedish environmental activist
Greta Thunberg.
 The species has been named as
Pristimantis gretathunbergae, or
popularly known as the Greta Thunberg
Rainfrog.
 The frog was originally discovered in
2012 and was thought to be part of the
already categorised Pristimantis family.
Youtuber Prajakta Koli become India‘s first
UNDP Youth Climate Champion
 Prajakta Koli has become India‘s first
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Youth Climate Champion. She is a
content creator on various online
platforms like youtube, Instagram, etc.
 She has been conferred the title for her
contribution towards mental health,
women‘s rights and girl child education
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through various global social
campaigns.
 With this title, Prajakta will now have
the responsibility to interact with the
young generation to raise awareness
around climate crisis, global warming
and biodiversity loss and their impacts.
 She is also the global ambassador for
YouTube‘s ‗Creators For Change‘
initiative.
NITI Aayog & RMI India releases report
‗Banking on Electric Vehicles in India‘
 NITI Aayog has released a report titled
‗Banking on Electric Vehicles in India‘
on January 22, 2022, which outlines the
need and importance of the inclusion of
Electric Vehicles in RBI priority-sector
lending guidelines.
 The report has been developed by NITI
Aayog in collaboration with US-based
non-profit organisations Rocky
Mountain Institute (RMI), and RMI
India.
 The report has indicated electric two-
wheelers, three-wheelers, and
commercial four-wheelers as early
segments to prioritise under Priority
Sector Lending. The suggestion has also
been made to recognise Electric Vehicles
as an infrastructure sub-sector by the
Finance Ministry and the incorporation
of electric vehicles as a separate
reporting category under RBI.
ISRO Successfully Tests Vikas engine in
Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
 The Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) successfully test-fired the Vikas
engine that would power India‘s first
human-carry rocket (Gaganyaan human
space mission).
 This qualification test of the Vikas
Engine for the Gaganyaan human space
mission was conducted by ISRO at
Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. More such
tests on Vikas Engine will be conducted
in the future by ISRO.
 The test was carried out to verify the
robustness of the engine by operating
beyond its nominal operating conditions
(fuel-oxidiser ratio and chamber
pressure). The performance of the engine
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met the test objectives and the engine
parameters were closely matching with
the predictions during the entire
duration of the test.
India‘s first para-badminton academy has been
set up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
 It has all the advanced equipment and
facilities. The set-up will improve India‘s
medal prospects at the 2024
Paralympics to be held in Paris, France
at Stade de France stadium.
Parakram Diwas: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
125th Birth Anniversary
 The Indian government has decided to
celebrate January 23rd as ‗Parakram
Diwas‘ to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose. This year is the 125th Birth
Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose.
 Netaji was born on January 23, 1897.
The day is celebrated to honour and
remember Netaji‘s indomitable spirit and
selfless service to the nation.
International Day of Education observed on 24
January
 The International Day of Education is
marked every year on 24 January
globally to celebrate the role of
education in bringing global peace and
sustainable development.
 The first-ever International Day of
Education was celebrated on 24
January 2019 as per the resolution
passed by the United Nations General
Assembly on December 3rd 2018 to
celebrate the role of education in
development.
 The theme of 4th International Day of
Education in 2022 is Changing Course,
Transforming Education. The
celebration is led by the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
National Girl Child Day observed on 24
January 2022
 National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is
observed annually on January 24. The
day aims to focus on the inequalities
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faced by girls, to promote the education,
health & nutrition of the girl child, and
to spread awareness about the rights of
a girl child.
 The day was observed for the first time
in 2008 as an initiative by the Ministry
of Women and Child Development and
the Government of India.
 The day was initiated to spread
awareness among people about all the
inequalities faced by girls in the country.
 The day promotes awareness about the
rights of a girl child and increases
awareness on the importance of girl
education, health, and nutrition.
India Celebrating 73rd Republic Day on 26
January 2022
 India is celebrating the 73rd Republic
Day on 26 January 2022. The
celebrations this year are special as
India is in the 75th year of
Independence – being celebrated as
‗Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav‘.
 Republic Day marks the date on which
the Constitution of India came into effect
on 26 January 1950. It replaced the
Government of India Act (1935) as the
governing document of India.
 After almost 3 years, the 308 members
of the Assembly, after many
consultations and a few modifications
finally signed a constitution on 24th of
January 1950, which came into effect on
26th of January 1950.
 And, that day, is being celebrated as
Republic Day in India ever since then.
This day defines the importance of
having a proper constitution that all the
citizens must abide by.
India unveils 5-year roadmap to becoming
$300-billion electronics powerhouse
 Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) has released a 5-year
roadmap and Vision Document 2.0 for
the electronics sector.
 The Vision Document 2.0 titled ―$300 bn
Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing
& Exports by 2026‖ has been prepared
by MeitY in association with the India
Cellular & Electronics Association
(ICEA).
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Russia delivers all the contracted 70,000 AK-  The brand valuation of Apple was
203 assault rifles to India recorded at $355.1 billion in 2022,
which is an increase of 35% from last
 Russia delivered all the contracted
year. This is the highest brand value
70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault
ever recorded in the Brand Finance
rifles to the Indian Armed Forces.
Global 500 ranking history.
 The Indian Armed Forces had placed an
 The Indian conglomerate Tata Group
order for 670,000 rifles, for which the
has emerged as the most valuable brand
contract was between India and
from India and also in South Asia. It is
Kalashnikov (Russian defence
the only brand from the country in the
manufacturing unit).
top 100. The Global Rank of Tata Group
 The total cost of the contract is around
78. The brand value of Tata Group is
Rs 5,124 crore. The contract included
US$23.9 billion.
procuring 70,000 rifles off the shelf. The
 TikTok (18th) has been named the
remaining 600,000 rifles will be
world‘s fastest-growing brand in the list.
manufactured by an Indo-Russian joint
Its brand value increased from US$18.7
venture company, Indo-Russia Rifles
billion in 2021 to US$59.0 billion in
Private Limited (IRRPL), based at
2022.
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh India under
transfer of technology (ToT). [at Korwa Assam government awarded ‗Asom Baibhav
Rifle Factory, Amethi]. Award‘ to Ratan Tata
 The lightweight AK-203 Rifles will
 The government of Assam has conferred
replace the military‘s in-service INSAS
its highest civilian award ‗Assam
(Indian Small Arms System) Rifle.
Baibhav‘ on Industrialist Ratan Tata.
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021: India Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi
ranks 85th conferred the award to the former
chairman of Tata Sons.
 Transparency International has released
 The Assam government conferred ‗Asom
the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Baibhav‘ to Ratan Tata for his
2021 in which India has been ranked at
contribution to setting up cancer
85th spot (Score of 40). The ranking has
treatment facilities in the state.
been topped jointly by three countries-
 Assam Saurav award was conferred on
Denmark, Finland and New Zealand
Professor Dipak Chand Jain, Lovlina
(Score of 88).
Borgohain, Professor Kamalendu Deb
 This ranking measures how corrupt
Krori, Dr Lakshmanan S, and Neel
each country‘s public sector is perceived
Pawan Baruah.
to be. The results are given on a scale of
0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Olympian Neeraj Chopra honoured with Param
180 countries are ranked in it. Vishisht Seva Medal
 Last year (for 2020) India was ranked
 Olympian Neeraj Chopra will be
86th with a score of 40. This year‘s
honoured with Param Vishisht Seva
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Medal on the eve of Republic Day by
reveals that corruption levels are at a
President Ram Nath Kovind. He is the
worldwide standstill. The
first track and field athlete to win a gold
global average remains unchanged for
medal for India at the Olympics.
the tenth year in a row, at just 43 out of
 Neeraj is a Subedar in the Indian Army.
100 points.
He had enrolled in 4 Rajputana Rifles as
Apple retained the title as world‘s valuable a direct entry to Naib Subedar in 2016.
brand in Brand Finance 2022 He was chosen for training at the
Mission Olympics Wing and Army Sports
 Apple has retained its position as the
Institute in Pune.
most valuable brand in 2022 as well,
 Chopra was conferred with the Arjuna
according to the Brand Finance 2022
Award in 2018 and Vishisht Seva Medal
Global 500 report.
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(VSM) in 2020 for his excellence in
sports.
Ministry of Home Affairs Padma Awards 2022
announced
 The Union ministry of home affairs
announced the Padma awards on the
eve of the country‘s 73rd Republic Day.
The Awards are given in three
categories: Padma Vibhushan (for
exceptional and distinguished service),
Padma Bhushan (distinguished service
of higher-order) and Padma Shri
(distinguished service).
 The award seeks to recognize
achievements in all fields of activities or
disciplines where an element of public
service is involved. The list comprises 4
Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan
and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the
awardees are women and the list also
includes 10 persons from the category of
Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13
Posthumous awardees. In Duo case, the
Air India formally handed over to Tata Group
Award is counted as one.
Lucknow IPL team to be called Lucknow Super
Giants
 Lucknow‘s IPL franchise, which is owned
by Sanjiv Goenka (RPSG Group), has
been renamed Lucknow Super Giants
ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
2022 mega auction.
 Lucknow team roped in KL Rahul as
their captain and also roped in Australia
all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and leg-
spinner Ravi Bishnoi. The official IPL
team of Lucknow crowdsourced its name
from fans and a consumer engagement
campaign was launched on social media
on 3rd Jan 2022.
 Last year, the franchise was purchased
by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned of the
GoI appoints Anantha Nageshwaran as chief
RPSG group for an amount of Rs 7090
economic advisor
Crores.
 The other new team to enter the
competition is from Ahmedabad who
were bought by the Irelia Company Pte
Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) for Rs 5635
Crores.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 27
January
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 International Day of Commemoration in
memory of the victims of the Holocaust
(International Holocaust Remembrance
Day) is observed on 27 January. In
2022, the theme guiding the United
Nations Holocaust remembrance and
education is ―Memory, Dignity and
Justice‖.
 The objective of the day is to
commemorate the anniversary of the
tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred
during the Second World War.
 A genocide occurred during World War II
in which Nazi Germany, aided by its
collaborators, systematically murdered
some six million European Jews, around
two-thirds of the Jewish population of
Europe, between 1941 and 1945.
 United Nations designated the day in
2005 to serve as a date for official
commemoration of the victims of the
Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust
education throughout the world.
 The government of India officially
handed over India‘s flag carrier, Air
India to the Tata Group on January 27,
2022, almost 69 years after acquiring
the conglomerate. The total value of the
deal is Rs 18,000 crore (US$2.4 billion).
 The strategic disinvestment transaction
of Air India includes the transfer of a
100 per cent stake of GoI in Air India to
Tata Sons, along with management
control.
 The transaction covers three entities
namely, Air India, Air India Express and
Air India SATS (AI SATS). Under the
deal, the Tata group will also be handed
over Air India Express and a 50 per cent
stake in ground handling arm AI SATS.
 The Government of India has appointed
Dr V Anantha Nageswaran as the new
Chief Economic Adviser.
 This post was lying vacant since
December 17, 2021, when KV
Subramanian left the office. He is a
former member of the Prime Minister‘s
Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC).
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 Dr Nageswaran, who is a noted writer,
author, teacher, and economic
consultant, has taught at several
business schools and institutes of
management across India and abroad.
PM Narendra Modi Hosts First India-Central
Asia Virtual Summit
 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
has hosted the first India-Central Asia
Summit, through the virtual platform. It
was the first of its kind engagement
between India and the Central Asian
countries at the level of leaders.
 The central Asian region has five
recognized countries. The Summit was
attended by the Presidents of these five
Central Asian countries. These are the
Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Republic (Kyrgyzstan), Republic of
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic
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of Uzbekistan.
Kiran Bedi
 The first India-Central Asia Summit
coincided with the 30th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic relations
between India and Central Asian
countries.
‗A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of
Independence‘ authored by Ruskin Bond
 A new book titled ―A Little Book of India:
Celebrating 75 years of Independence‖
authored by Ruskin Bond was released,
74th Martyrs‘ Day observed on 30 January
marking 75 years of India‘s
2022
Independence.
 The book is the blend of ―physical and
spiritual‖ attributes of India and also
highlights the last 75 years of India‘s
progress as a nation.
India‘s largest EV charging station opened at
Gurgaon
 India‘s largest electric vehicle (EV)
charging station with a capacity of 100
charging points for 4 wheelers, was
opened at Delhi-Jaipur National
Highway in Gurugram.
 India‘s largest EV charging station was
situated in Navi Mumbai with 16 AC & 4
DC charging ports for EVs. The new EV
charging station has been developed by
tech-piloting company Alektrify Private
Limited.
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 This EV charging station will not only
boost the electric vehicles industry in
the region but will also act as a
benchmark for large EV charging
stations across the nation in future.
Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal beats
Daniil Medvedev
 Rafael Nadal (Spain) has defeated Daniill
Medvedev (Russia) to win the Men‘s
Singles title at the Australian Open
2022. This is his 21st Major title,
becoming the first male player to do so.
 In women‘s tennis, Margaret Court
(Australian) has 24 singles majors, an
all-time record. In women‘s, World
Number 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia
defeated Danielle Collins of the US, to
win women‘s singles final title at the
Australian Open 2022.
 The book titled ‗Fearless Governance‘
authored by Dr Kiran Bedi has been
released. She is the former Lt Governor
of Puducherry and IPS (retd).
 This book is based on the ground
realities of nearly five years of service of
Dr Bedi as Lt. Governor of Puducherry
and her vast experience of 40 years in
the Indian Police Service.
 Martyr‘s Day or Shaheed Diwas is
observed every year on January 30 in
the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, who
was assassinated at Gandhi Smriti in
the Birla House by Nathuram Godse in
1948.
 This year nation observed 74th Martyrs‘
Day or Shaheed Diwas. The day is
observed to remember the sacrifices
made by freedom fighters in the struggle
for India‘s independence and to pay our
respects to them.
 Martyrs‘ Day is also observed in India on
March 23 to pay respect to Bhagat
Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev
Thapar, who was hanged death on this
day in 1931.‘
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Prime Minister Modi launches Pandit Jasraj
Cultural Foundation
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
launched the Pandit Jasraj Cultural
Foundation on the occasion of the
92nd birth anniversary of the Indian
classical vocalist.
● Prime Minister Modi said that the
World is entitled to benefit from
Indian music like they have from
Yoga.
● The Pandit Jasraj Cultural
Foundation was founded by Pandit
Jasraj’s son Shaarang Dev Pandit,
and his daughter, Durga Jasraj.
Xiomara Castro sworn in as first female
President of Honduras
● In Honduras, the Freedom and
Refoundation Party (Libre) member
Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as
the first female President of the
country.
Union budget 2022-23 is being presented by
FM Nirmala Sitharaman
● Union Finance Minister, Nirmala
Sitharaman is presenting the Union
Budget 2022 for the 4th time in a row.
She will be presenting the financial
statements and tax proposals for the
fiscal year 2022-23 (April 2022 to
March 2023).
● A Made in India tablet has replaced
the traditional ‘Bahi Khata’ as Union
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
leaves the Finance Ministry’s office to
go to the Parliament to present the
Budget.
● The Economic Survey 2021-22 was
released on 31st January 2022 by the
Chief Economic Advisor of India, V
Anantha Nageswaran. The
government sees the Indian economy
growing at 8-8.5 percent
Ministry of Defence begins Home Delivery of
medicines under SeHAT scheme
● The Ministry of Defence had launched
the Services e-Health Assistance and
Teleconsultation (SeHAT) medical
teleconsultation service for all entitled
armed forces personnel and their
families in May 2021.
● The Home Delivery or Self Pickup of
Medicines to patients seeking
consultation on SeHAT will be started
w.e.f February 01, 2022.
● SeHAT stay home OPD is a patient-to-
doctor system where the patient can
consult a doctor remotely through the
internet using his Smartphone,
laptop, Desktop or Tablet.
● It is designed to be extremely simple
and easy to use, which requires
minimal effort from the users.
● The user does not need to pay
anything to seek teleconsultation &
can simply access the services by
visiting SeHAT apps available on the
Play store & App Stores.
Samsung Surpasses Intel as World’s top
semiconductor company in 2021
● South Korean electronics
manufacturing giant, Samsung
Electronics surpassed U.S chipmaker
Intel to become the world’s leading
chipmaker by revenue in 2021,
according to a report released by
research firm Counterpoint
Technology Market Research.
● Memory vendors continued to lead the
industry with SK Hynix and Micron
taking the third and fourth positions,
followed by IC design vendors,
including Qualcomm and NVIDIA.
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PR Sreejesh wins World Games Athlete of
the Year award 2021
● Indian men’s hockey player PR
Sreejesh has won the World Games
Athlete of the Year award for 2021.
● He is the second Indian after Rani
Rampal to win this award. In 2020,
Indian women’s hockey captain Rani
Rampal became the first Indian to win
the honour for her performances in
2019.
Indian Coast Guard celebrates its 46th
Raising Day 2022
● Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its
46th Raising Day on 01 Feb 2022. As
the fourth largest Coast Guard in the
world, the Indian Coast Guard has
played a significant role in securing
the Indian Coasts and enforcing
regulations in the Maritime Zones of
India.
● The ICG was formally established on
February 1, 1977, by the Coast Guard Intelligence Agency Head
Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India. It
operates under the Ministry of
Defence.
Antonio Costa re-elected as Prime
Minister of Portugal
● The Prime Minister of Portugal,
Antonio Costo has been re-elected
after his centre-left Socialist Party
secured a landslide victory in the
2022 Portuguese legislative election.
North Korea successfully tests fire most
powerful Hwasong-12 ballistic missile
● North Korea successfully tested its
Hwasong-12 intermediate-range
ballistic missile from the Jagang
Province area.
● The Hwasong-12 has an estimated
range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles).
North Korea’s series of missile test-
fires, including intermediate-range
ballistic missiles, pose a direct and
serious threat and a grave challenge
to international peace and stability.
India’s first geological park will be built
in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
● The first geological park of India will
be built in Lamheta, Jabalpur in
Madhya Pradesh. Approval for the
park was given by the Geological
Survey of India, under the ministry of
mining.
● Park will be constructed with an
investment of Rs 35 crores, over five-
acre land. The geological park will be
built in Lamheta, because this place is
among significant places in the world,
from the geological point of view.
● It is associated with the Deccan
Traps. It is of the Maastrichtian age
and is known for dinosaur fossils.
Lt Gen GAV Reddy named as new Defence
● Lieutenant General GAV Reddy has
been appointed as the new head of the
Defence Intelligence Agency. General
Reddy would be succeeding Lt Gen
KJS Dhillon. Lieutenant General KJS
Dhillon retired after serving in various
strategic positions during his 39-year
career in the Indian Army.
● The Director-General of the Defence
Intelligence Agency is the head of the
organisation and is among the
principal advisors on intelligence to
the Minister of Defence and the Chief
of Defence Staff.
World Wetlands Day observed on 02
February
● World Wetlands Day is observed every
year on February 2 all over the world.
2022 marks 51 years of the
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Convention on Wetlands. The
international theme for World
Wetlands Day 2022 is ‘Wetlands
Action for People and Nature’.
● The day aims to raise awareness
about the crucial role played by
wetlands for people and our planet.
The day is celebrated to mark the date
of the adoption of the Convention on
Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the
Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores
of the Caspian Sea. World Wetlands
Day was first celebrated in 1997.
Dubai will launch World’s first Hydrogen-
powered Flying Boat ‘The Jet’
● Dubai firm, THE JET ZeroEmission
announced the launch of the World’s
first hydrogen-powered flying boat
‘THE JET’ in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
● ‘THE JET’ features cutting-edge
characteristics and technologies,
making it capable of flying in silence
over the waters at a cruising speed of
40 knots and also has a capacity of
carrying 8-12 passengers.
US regains top spot as India’s trade
partner in 2021
● The United States was India’s top
trading partner in the calendar year
2021 with a trade of $112.3 billion.
The US is followed by China on
second. The value of trade between
India and China was $110.4 billion.
● In 2020, China was India’s top trading
partner and the US was in the second
rank. In 2019 USA was India’s top
trading partner and China was
second.
● India’s list of top ten trading partners
also includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia,
Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Iraq, Indonesia and South Korea.
Winter Olympics host China welcomes
Year of Tiger
● China is celebrating the Spring
Festival, it’s the most important
annual festival as it entered the Lunar
new “Year of the Tiger”. Last year was
celebrated as the Lunar Year of the
Ox.
● In Chinese culture, the tiger
symbolises bravery, vigour and
strength and it is believed that it can
lift people from adversity and usher in
final auspiciousness and peace. Each
year is named after one of 12 signs of
the Chinese zodiac in a repeating
cycle. This year, Spring Festival
celebrations coincide with the Beijing
Winter Olympics.
IISc. commissions one of India’s most
powerful supercomputers ‘Param Pravega’
● The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.),
Bengaluru, has installed and
commissioned Param Pravega, one of
the most powerful supercomputers in
India.
● It is also the largest supercomputer in
an Indian academic institution. Param
Pravega has a total supercomputing
capacity of 3.3 petaflops (1 petaflop
equals a quadrillion or 1015
operations per second).
● The supercomputer has been designed
by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC). It has
been developed under the National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM), a
joint initiative of the Department of
Science and Technology (DST) and
Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY), and
implemented by C-DAC and IISc.
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‘India, That is Bharat: Coloniality,
Civilisation, Constitution’ authored by J
Sai Deepak
● A Trilogy book series titled, ‘India,
That is Bharat: Coloniality,
Civilisation, Constitution’ is authored
by J Sai Deepak and published by
Bloomsbury India.
● It is the first part of a comprehensive
trilogy, which examines the impact of
European ‘colonial consciousness’ (or
‘coloniality’), on Bharat (India).
● It highlights how colonialism changes
the socio-religious culture, history,
education, language and racial
patterns in India.
World Cancer Day is observed globally on
04 February
● World Cancer Day is observed every
year globally on 4th February by the
Union for International Cancer
Control.
● By raising worldwide awareness,
improving education and catalysing
personal, collective and government
action, we are all working together to
reimagine a world where millions of
preventable cancer deaths are saved
and access to life-saving cancer
treatment and care is equitable for all
– no matter who you are or where you
live.
● World Cancer Day’s theme, “Close the
Care Gap”, is all about raising
awareness of this equity gap that
affects almost everyone, in high as
well as low- and middle-income
countries, and is costing lives.
International Day of Human Fraternity
observed on 04 February
● The ‘International Day of Human
Fraternity’ is celebrated across the
world on 4th February.
● The day aims to raise awareness
about different cultures and religions,
or beliefs, and the promotion of
tolerance; and to educate people that
tolerance, pluralistic tradition, mutual
respect, and the diversity of religions
and beliefs promote human fraternity.
● The Day is a part of the ‘World
Interfaith Harmony Week’, observed
during the first week of February, as
proclaimed by the UN General
Assembly in 2010.
India announces diplomatic boycott of
opening and closing ceremony of Winter
Olympics
● The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off
on February 04, 2022, in Beijing,
China and will continue till February
20, 2022.
● The Opening Ceremony was held at
Beijing’s National Stadium, also
known as the Bird’s Nest.
● However, India had announced the
diplomatic level boycott of the Beijing
Winter Olympics opening and closing
ceremony. This means that no Indian
officials will attend the opening and
closing ceremony. The country has
sent one of its athletes, Arif Khan
(skier), to attend the event.
● The reason behind the boycott: China
has picked a Chinese soldier (Qi
Fabao) as Olympic torchbearer, who
was involved in the Galwan incident
on June 15, 2020, which had resulted
in the death of 20 Indian soldiers,
including a Colonel.
● Emblem for the 2022 Winter
Olympics: “Winter Dream”.
● Moto for the 2022 Winter Olympics:
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● The official slogan for the 2022 Winter
Olympics: “Together for a Shared
Future”.
Uttar Pradesh wins best state tableau of
Republic Day parade 2022
● The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been
picked as the best tableau among the
12 States/UTs which participated in
the Republic Day parade on January
26, 2022.
● The theme of the tableau of Uttar
Pradesh was ‘One District One
Product and Kashi Vishwanath
Dham’.
● The second place went to Karnataka
for its tableau based on ‘cradle of
traditional handicrafts’ while the third
position went to Meghalaya for its
tableau based on ‘Meghalaya’s 50
years of Statehood and its tribute to
women-led cooperative societies &
SHGs’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled
‘Statue of Equality’
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
dedicated the nation's 216-feet tall
Statue of Equality in Hyderabad to
commemorate the 11th-century
Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya.
● The statue has been conceptualised
by Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri
Ramanujacharya Ashram.
● The inauguration of the statue is a
part of the 12-day Sri Ramanuja
Sahasrabdi Samaroham, the ongoing
1000th birth anniversary celebrations
of the Bhakti saint.
● The statue is made of ‘panchaloha’, a
combination of five metals- gold,
silver, copper, brass, and zinc. It is
among one of the tallest metallic
statues in sitting positions in the
world.
● The 216-feet tall Statue of Equality
statue is mounted on a 54-feet high
base building, called ‘Bhadra Vedi’.
● The floors of the building are
dedicated to a Vedic digital library and
research centre, ancient Indian texts,
a theatre, an educational gallery
detailing works of Sri
Ramanujacharya.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to head Norway
central bank
● The North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) chief, Jens
Stoltenberg will take over as Norway’s
central bank Governor at the end of
the year.
● The appointment comes amid
escalating tensions between the West
and Russia. Western nations fear
Moscow has plans to invade Ukraine,
which aspires to join the NATO
alliance.
● But Mr Stoltenberg, a 62-year-old
trained economist, insisted that he
would stay on as NATO Secretary-
General until the end of his term in
October. Norway’s central bank
determines monetary policy but also
manages the country’s enormous
sovereign wealth fund, the biggest in
the world.
A book titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’
by Navdeep Singh Gill released
● A short biography of Indian athlete
Neeraj Chopra titled ‘Golden Boy
Neeraj Chopra’ authored by sports
author Navdeep Singh Gill has been
released.
● Neeraj Chopra won a Gold medal in
Javelin Throw at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics.
MS Dhoni’s first look from graphic novel
‘Atharva’: The Origin’ released
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● Virzu Studios in association with
MIDAS Deals Pvt Ltd has released the
motion poster of its upcoming graphic
novel, Atharva – The Origin. Cricketer
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been
portrayed as the superhero Atharva in
this graphic novel.
● The motion poster features a rugged
looking Dhoni, giving fans a glimpse
into the world of Atharva and also a
sneak peek into the first look of him
as a superhero.
GoI approved the renaming of three
places in Madhya Pradesh
● The government of India (GoI) has
approved the renaming of 3 places in
Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad Nagar
as “Narmadapuram”, Shivpuri as
“Kundeshwar Dham” and Babai as
“Makhan Nagar”.
● In 2021, the government of MP led by
Shivraj Singh Chouhan proposed the
renaming of the 3 places in Madhya
Pradesh. The approval for the
renaming was granted by the Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA).
● The Hoshangabad Nagar named after
Hoshang Shah, the first formally
appointed Sultan of the Malwa
Sultanate of Central India was
renamed as Narmadapuram. Babai
has been renamed after the renowned
journalist and poet Makhanlal
Chaturvedi. Makhanlal Chaturvedi
was born in Babai, MP. The
government named a national
university of journalism and
communication at Bhopal after
Makhanlal in 1992.
Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani named
as new NCERT director
● Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani has
been appointed as the new Director of
the National Council of Educational
Research and Training (NCERT). He
has replaced Hrushikesh Senapaty,
who finished his term a year ago.
● The new director has been appointed
for a period of five years with effect
from the date of assumption of charge
of the post, or till he attains the age of
65 years, or until further orders,
whichever is earlier.
ADB lends record USD 4.6 bn loans to
India in 2021
● As per the data officially released by
the Asian Development Bank (ADB), it
provided a record USD 4.6 billion in
sovereign lending to India in 2021.
This included USD 1.8 billion towards
coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic response.
● The ADB’s regular funding programme
to India is made to support transport,
urban development, finance,
agriculture, and skills building.
● The USD 4.6 billion was committed by
ADB for 17 loans. The USD 1.8 billion
COVID-19-related assistance included
USD 1.5 billion for vaccine
procurement and USD 300 million to
strengthen primary health care in
urban areas and the country’s future
pandemic preparedness.
IOC approves proposal to include new
sports at 2028 Olympics
● The International Olympic Committee
(IOC) has approved a proposal to
include Surfing, Skateboarding and
Sport Climbing for the 2028 Summer
Olympics Games that will be
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organised in Los Angeles, United
States.
● The 2028 Summer Olympics are
officially known as the Games of the
XXXIV Olympiad, or Los Angeles 2028
is a forthcoming event scheduled to
take place from July 21 – August 6,
2028, in Los Angeles, California, US.
● The 2024 Summer Olympics Games
will be organised in Paris, France.
● With this Paris becomes only the
second city to host 3 Summer
Olympic games. Surfing,
Skateboarding and Sport Climbing
had made their Olympic debut in
Tokyo Olympics 2021 and will also be
included in the “additional” list for
Paris in 2024. Boxing, weightlifting
and modern pentathlon also have the
chance to be included in upcoming
Olympics games.
International Day of Zero Tolerance to
Female Genital Mutilation
 International Day of Zero Tolerance
for females is observed on 6th
February globally.
 This day is sponsored by the United
Nations for their efforts to eradicate
female genital mutilation.
 This year theme of International Day
of Zero Tolerance for Female:
Accelerating Investment to End
Female Genital Mutilation.
 Female genital mutilation (FGM)
comprises all procedures that involve
altering or injuring the female
genitalia for non-medical reasons and
is recognized internationally as a
violation of the human rights, the
health and the integrity of girls and
women.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes
away
● Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar
has passed away at the age of 92 after
suffering a multi-organ failure.
● The Bharat Ratna awardee was
admitted to the hospital after being
diagnosed with pneumonia and tested
positive for the coronavirus disease in
January.
● She is survived by her 3 sisters –
Usha Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle,
Meena Khadikar and brother
Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
● She began her career as a singer back
in 1942 and never looked back. She
recorded innumerable songs in over
36 Indian and foreign languages.
● Having led an eventful and rich life of
several milestones, Lata Mangeshkar
was conferred with the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award in 1990. For her
contribution to Indian music, she also
was bestowed with Padma Bhushan in
1969 and Bharat Ratna in 2001.
RPF launches nationwide “AAHT
operation” to curb human trafficking
● Indian Railway Protection Force has
launched a nationwide operation to
curb human trafficking. As part of
“Operation AAHT”, special teams will
be deployed on all long-distance
trains/routes with a focus on rescuing
victims, particularly women and
children, from the clutches of
traffickers.
● The Railways, which operate about
21,000 trains across the country
daily, is the most reliable mode of
transportation for the traffickers who
often moved their victims on long-
distance trains.
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● The National Crime Records Bureau
registers about 2,200 cases of Human
Trafficking cases on an average each
year.
India becomes first country to administer ambassador of Uttarakhand
COVID-19 DNA vaccine
● India has become the first country in
the world to administer a DNA vaccine
against COVID-19. The ZyCoV-D
which is the World’s first plasmid DNA
vaccine has been produced by
Ahmedabad-based vaccine
manufacturer Zydus Cadila and it was
administered for the first time in
Patna.
● It is a Painless and Needleless vaccine
given at intervals of 28 days and 56
days. It is the second India-made
vaccine to get emergency
authorization in India after Bharat
Biotech’s Covaxin.
● The Indian government approved
emergency use authorisation for
Zydus Cadila’s DNA vaccine earlier
this year, citing initial results from
Phase III clinical trials that showed
approximately 66 per cent efficacy for India’s first biomass-based hydrogen
symptomatic cases.
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit named as
first woman Vice-Chancellor of JNU
● The Ministry of Education (MoE) has
appointed Santishree Dhulipudi
Pandit as the new Vice-Chancellor of
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
She is the first women Vice-
Chancellor of JNU.
● The 59-year-old Pandit has been
appointed for a period of five years.
Pandit replaces M Jagadesh Kumar,
who has been appointed as Chairman Munishwar Nath Bhandari new Chief
of the University Grants Commission
(UGC). Before this appointment,
Pandit was serving as the Vice-
Chancellor of Savitribai Phule
University in Maharashtra.
Akshay Kumar named as brand
● Chief Minister of Uttarakhand,
Pushkar Singh Dhami has appointed
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the
brand ambassador of Uttarakhand
ahead of the 2022 Assembly Elections.
● In 2017, Akshay Kumar was
appointed as Uttarakhand’s brand
ambassador for ‘Swachhata Abhiyan’.
Akshay Kumar, is a Canadian-Indian
actor, a film producer who has acted
in more than 100 films.
● Indian field hockey player, Vandana
Katariya was appointed as the brand
ambassador of the women and child
development department of
Uttarakhand as well as the brand
ambassador of the Centre’s ‘Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme for
Haridwar district.
plant to come up at Madhya Pradesh
 India’s first commercial-scale
biomass-based hydrogen plant will
come up at the Khandwa district of
Madhya Pradesh.
 Every day this plant will produce one
tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of
biomass feedstock. The plant is being
put up by a joint venture of Watomo
Energies Ltd and Biezel Green Energy
with an investment of Rs 24 crore.
Justice of Madras High Court
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 According to the Law Ministry, Justice
Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been
appointed Chief Justice of the Madras
High Court. Justice Bhandari had
taken over as the Acting Chief Justice
of the Madras High Court after the
transfer of Justice Sanjib Banerjee to
the Meghalaya High Court in
November last year.
 The Law Ministry also notified the
appointment of a total of 13 advocates
and three judicial officers as judges of
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Madhya
Pradesh High Courts.
PM Narendra Modi address high-level
segment of One Ocean Summit
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
addressed the high-level segment of
the One Ocean Summit.
 The high-level segment of the summit
will also be addressed by several other
heads of states and governments
including Germany, the United
Kingdom, South Korea, Japan and
Canada.
 The One Ocean summit is organised
by France from 9-11 February in
Brest in cooperation with the United
Nations and the World Bank.
 The objective of the summit is to
mobilise the international community Surat to get India’s 1st bullet train
to take tangible action towards
preserving and supporting healthy
and sustainable ocean ecosystems.
International Day of Women and Girls in
Science: 11 February
 International Day of Women and Girls
in Science is observed globally on 11
February.
 The 7th International Day of Women
and Girls in Science Assembly, taking
place on 11 February 2022, aims to
recognize the role of women and girls
in science, not only as beneficiaries
but also as agents of change,
including in view of accelerating
progress towards the achievement of
SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).
 The 2022 theme of the Day is “Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites
Us”.
World Book of Records: Atal Tunnel
recognized as ‘Longest Highway Tunnel
 Atal Tunnel has been officially
certified as ‘World’s Longest Highway
Tunnel above 10,000 Feet’ by the
World Book of Records.
 Atal tunnel is a Highway tunnel built
under Rohtang Pass in eastern Pir
Panjal Himalayan range on Leh-
Manali Highway.
 It is the longest highway single-tube
tunnel above 10,000 feet in the world
with a length of about 9.02 km.
 World Book of Records, UK is an
organisation that catalogues, verifies
extraordinary records with authentic
certification around the globe.
station by Dec 2024
 The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train
project will be India’s first bullet train
route. Surat city will get India’s first
bullet train station. National High-
Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL)
will be constructing this project that is
scheduled to be completed by
December 2024.
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 The cost of the project is estimated to
be more than Rs 1 lakh crore of which
Rs 88,000 crores will be funded by the
Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA). Of the 508.17-
kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet
train project, 155.76 km is in
Maharashtra, 384.04 km in Gujarat
and 4.3 km in Dadra and Nagar
Haveli.
India ranked 46th in EIU’s Democracy
Index
 India has ranked 46th position in the
2021 Democracy Index’s global
ranking, according to The Economist
Intelligence Unit.
 Norway topped the Democracy Index
2021 by Economist Intelligence.
World Radio Day celebrated on 13
February
 World Radio Day is celebrated on 13
February each year to recognize radio
as a powerful medium, which brings
people together from every corner of
the globe, to promote diversity and
help build a more peaceful and
inclusive world.
 The day was Proclaimed in 2011 by
the Member States of UNESCO and
adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly in 2012 as an
International Day, February 13
became World Radio Day (WRD).
 This year the Nation celebrates its
143rd Birth Anniversary.
 She was born on February 13, 1879.
She was famous for her nickname
‘Nightingale of India’ or ‘Bharat Kokila’
because of her poems. Sarojini Naidu
is well-known across the globe for her
contributions to literature.
 Sarojini Naidu, born in Hyderabad
and educated in Cambridge was the
powerful face of Women in the Indian
Independence struggle.
 Anti-imperialistic, Universal
Suffragist, Women rights activist Mrs.
Naidu paved the path for women’s
movements in India.
 Indian Nightingale Sarojini Naidu
shines both as an activist and as a
poet.
 In 1925 Sarojini Naidu became the
president of the Indian National
Congress.
 Sarojini Naidu was one of the
foremost leaders who led the Civil
Disobedience Movement and the Quit
India Movement.
 When she graced the United Provinces
as Governor in 1947, she rewrote the
history by becoming the first woman
to hold the office of Governor in the
Dominion of India.
 For Women’s Rights, suffrage and
representation in organisations and
assemblies she established the
Women’s India Association in 1917.

National Women’s Day of India 2022
 Indian National Women’s Day is
observed every year on 13 February to
commemorate the birth anniversary of
Sarojini Naidu.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time
 Canadian Prime Minister, Justin
Trudeau has invoked never-before-
used emergency powers to support
provinces in ending the blockades and
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public disorder that have gripped
Ottawa for 18 days at the hands of
participants in the so-called “Freedom
Convoy.”
 The Emergencies Act to deal with the
“Freedom Convoy” protests, started on
Jan 28 by Canadian truckers
opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine
mandate for cross-border drivers.
 They have turned into a rallying point
for people opposed to a range of
Trudeau’s policies, including COVID-
19 pandemic restrictions and a
carbon tax.
A book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next
Pandemic’ by Bill Gates
 A book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next
Pandemic’ authored by Bill Gates will
be published this year in May 2022.
 In the book Bill Gates has written
about specific steps that can only stop
future pandemics but, in the process,
provide better healthcare for everyone
around the world.
 His last book, “How to Avoid a Climate
Disaster: The Solutions We Have and
the Breakthroughs We Need”, was
released in February 2021.

Germany re-elects President Frank-Walter

Steinmeier for second term
 German President, Frank-Walter
Steinmeier has been re-elected for a
second term of five years by a special
parliamentary assembly. This is also
the final term for Steinmeier, which he
won with 71% of the vote.
 The special assembly was made up of
the members of parliament of the
lower house and representatives of
Germany’s 16 states. Steinmeier was
first elected as the president on
February 12, 2017.

Saubhagya Scheme: Rajasthan tops solar

electrification Scheme
 Under the Saubhagya scheme,
Rajasthan has the maximum number
of households electrified through the
solar-based standalone system.
 Under the Saubhagya Scheme, 2.817
crore households were electrified up to
March 31 last year, including 4.16
lakh through solar-based standalone
systems.
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Govt of India bans 54 apps of Chinese
origin
 The government of India has banned
54 apps of Chinese origin citing
security concerns.
 The apps include Sea Ltd.’s marquee
game Free Fire and other apps
related to tech firms like Tencent,
Alibaba and NetEase.
 The apps that were banned by the
Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology are re-
branded versions of apps banned by
India in 2020.
 Free Fire is often compared with
PUBG. It is among the world’s most
popular mobile games.
 Under Section 69A of the
Information Technology (IT) Act,
2000 provides government power to
issue directions for blocking public
access of any information through
any computer resource. This section
allows the government to block
websites.
IAS Officer Vineet Joshi named as
Chairman of CBSE
 IAS Vineet Joshi has been appointed
as the new Chairman of the Central
Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE). He replaces IAS Manoj
Ahuja, who has been appointed as
the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in
the Department of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare.
Legendary singer and music composer
BappiLahiripasses away
 Veteran singer and composer,
BappiLahiri has passed away at the
age of 69. He was lovingly called
Bappi Da in the industry is known
for delivering iconic songs in several
films of the late 1970s-80s like
ChalteChalte, Disco Dancer, and
Sharaabi.
 The singer is known for his gold
chains. His real name was
AlokeshLahiri. He joined BJP in
2014.
 He was declared a BJP candidate
from Srerampur (Lok Sabha
constituency) in West Bengal for the
2014 Indian general election and
lost.
World Health Organisation launches
Quit Tobacco App
 The World Health Organisation
(WHO) South-East Asia Region
(SEAR) has launched a ‘Quit Tobacco
App’.
 This application helps people to give
up the use of tobacco in all forms,
including smokeless and other newer
products.
 The App was launched by Dr
Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional
Director, WHO-SEAR, during WHO’s
year-long ‘Commit to quit’ campaign,
is the latest tobacco control initiative
by the WHO South-East Asia Region.
GoI forms G20 Secretariat in view
India’s G20 Presidency
 India will hold the Presidency of the
G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30
November 2023 and the G20
Summit will be held in India in 2023
(18th edition). For its preparation,
the government has approved the
setting up of a G20 Secretariat and
its reporting structures.
 The G20 Secretariat will be guided
by an Apex Committee headed by
Prime Minister and it will have the
following members: Finance
Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman, Home
Minister: Amit Shah, External Affairs
Minister: S. Jaishankar, and G20
Sherpa: Piyush Goyal.
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 The G20 secretariat will be
responsible for the implementation
of overall policy decisions and
arrangements needed for steering
India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency.
In 2021, the G20 summit was held
in Rome, Italy. In 2022 the G20
summit will be held in Bali,
Indonesia while in 2023 it will be
held in New Delhi, India.
G Ashok Kumar named as India’s first
national maritime security coordinator
 Retired Vice Admiral, G Ashok
Kumar has been appointed as India’s
first national maritime security
coordinator by the government.
 The government of India has taken
the decisive move to ensure
reliability of security and its
objective to strengthen the country’s
maritime security.
 The appointment of G Ashok Kumar,
who is a former Navy vice chief, is
seen as part of India’s consistent
efforts to bolster its maritime
security following the 26/11 Mumbai
terror attack 14 years back when a
group of sea-borne terrorists struck
at the heart of the country’s financial
capital.
HM Amit Shah launches ‘Shastra App’
and ‘Smart Card Arms Licence’ of Delhi
Police
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has
launched the ‘Smart Card Arms
Licence’ and ‘Shastra App’ of the
Delhi Police, on the occasion of the
75th anniversary of the Delhi Police.
 In order to provide techno-friendly
digital services to the citizens of the
national capital. According to Delhi
Police, the smart card, with inherent
security features, is easy to carry
and handle. The card will be printed
in-house after verification of data of
the arms licence holders.
 The Delhi Police Licensing Unit has
introduced ‘Smart Card Arms
Licence’, to replace the existing
bulky arms licence booklet. With this
Delhi Police has become the first
police force in the country to
introduce such a smart card service.
World Day of Social Justice observed on
20 February 2022
 World Day of Social Justice is
celebrated annually all over the
world on 20 February.
 The International Labour
Organisation unanimously adopted
the ILO Declaration on Social Justice
for a Fair Globalisation on 10 June
2008.
 Social justice is an underlying
principle for peaceful and
prosperous coexistence within and
among nations. World Day of Social
Justice 2022 Theme: Achieving
Social Justice through Formal
Employment.
 The International Labour
Organisation unanimously adopted
the ILO Declaration on Social Justice
for a Fair Globalisation on 10 June
2008.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 550-
tonne capacity Gobar-Dhan Plant in
Indore
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated a 550-tonne capacity
“Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, through
video conferencing.
 This is the biggest Bio-CNG plant in
Asia. It has been set up at a cost of
Rs 150 crore.
 The gobardhan plant is based on the
concept of waste-to-wealth
innovation. Wet urban household
waste and waste from cattle and
farm is GobarDhan.
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 Lakhs of tonnes of garbage have
occupied thousands of acres of land
for decades across the country
causing air and water pollution, the
major reason behind the spread of
diseases. The plant is based on zero-
landfill models, which means no
rejects would be generated.
GoI, World Bank sign loan agreement of
$115 million for implementation of
REWARD Project
 The Government of India, the State
Governments of Karnataka and
Odisha and the World Bank have
signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore)
Rejuvenating Watersheds for
Agricultural Resilience through
Innovative Development (REWARD)
Programme.
 This programme will help national
and state institutions adopt
improved watershed management
practices to help increase farmers’
resilience to climate change, promote
higher productivity and better
incomes.
 Terms of Loan: The loan has been
provided by the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD) arm of World Bank and has a
maturity of 15 years, including a
grace period of 4.5 years.
France announces military withdrawal
from Mali after nine years
 French president, Emmanuel
Macron has announced that France
and its European partners will start
the military withdrawal from Mali
after more than nine years fighting a
jihadist insurgency.
 France first deployed troops against
jihadists in Mali in 2013 under the
Socialist president François
Hollande. The decision has been
taken due to a breakdown in
France’s relations with the ruling
junta government in the country.
The heart of this military operation
will be shifted from Mali to Niger.
 In recent years, jihadists have taken
over swaths of territory in the former
French colony, exploiting political
turmoil, poverty and the weakness of
local authorities. Critics of French
strategy in Mali have long accused
policymakers in Paris of focusing on
the military force at the expense of
politics.
A book on Rabindranath Tagore
authored by Uma Das Gupta released
 The book titled “A History of
Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s
Pioneering Work in Rural
Construction” was authored by Uma
Das Gupta and published under
Niyogi Books ‘Paper Missile’ released.
 The book contains Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore’s work in
‘village reconstruction’ by setting up
‘Sriniketan’, a wing of his Visva
Bharati International University at
Santiniketan in 1922, which is also
popularly known as a university
town. It is situated in West Bengal.
International Mother Language Day
observed on 21 February
 The International Mother Language
Day (IMLD) is observed annually on
the 21st of February.
 The day aims to raise awareness
regarding linguistic and cultural
diversity and to promote
multilingualism.
 The 2022 theme is “Using technology
for multilingual learning: Challenges
and opportunities”. The UN
mentioned in its statement that this
year’s theme raises the potential role
of technology to advance
multilingual education and support
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the development of quality teaching
and learning for all.
India’s first Biosafety Level-3 mobile
laboratory inaugurated in Maharashtra
 Union Minister of State for Health
and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin
Pawar has inaugurated India’s first
Biosafety level-3 containment mobile
laboratory in Nashik, Maharashtra.
 The mobile laboratory will help to
investigate newly emerging and re-
emerging viral infections, by
specially trained scientists from
ICMR. The newly launched lab will
be able to access remote and
forested areas of the country, to
investigate outbreaks using samples
from humans and animal sources.
Himachal Pradesh gets 1st Biodiversity
Park at Mandi
 Himachal Pradesh gets the first
biodiversity park to make its
contribution towards the
conservation of endangered
Himalayan herbs. This park is set to
come up at Mandi’s Bhulah valley.
 The aim of the park is to link
tourism activities along with
extending new opportunities for
researchers to conduct in-depth
exploration of various medicinal
herbs found in the Himalayas that
are on the verge of extinction.
India and Oman begins Eastern Bridge-
VI Air Exercise
● The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal
Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have
organised a bilateral air exercise
named Eastern Bridge-VI at Air
Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
● Eastern Bridge-VI is the sixth edition
of the exercise. The exercise will
provide an opportunity to enhance
operational capability and
interoperability between the two Air
Forces.
● Participation of IAF and RAFO in this
exercise will promote professional
interaction, exchange of experiences
and enhancement of operational
knowledge, besides strengthening
bilateral relations between the two
countries. Various senior dignitaries
are planning to visit Air Force
Station Jodhpur during this
exercise.
Corbevax gets emergency approval for
12-18 age group by DGCI
 The Drugs Controller General of
India (DCGI) has approved the
Corona Vaccine Biologicals E
Ltd’sCorbevax for children in the age
group of 12 to 18 years.
 Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical
company Biological E Ltd said its
coronavirus vaccine Corbevax, is
also India’s third homegrown
vaccine. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is
being given to children aged 15 to 18
years from January 3.
 Corbevax is called a protein subunit
and currently, we have an example
of the hepatitis B vaccine which is
also similarly a protein subunit
vaccine. Corbevax and the other
vaccine in India, we have Covovax
from Serum Institute.
Winter Olympics Games 2022 in Beijing
concludes
 The closing ceremony of the 2022
Beijing Winter Olympic Games was
held on February 20, 2022, at
National Stadium (known as the
Bird’s Nest) in Beijing.
 The 2022 Winter Olympics in
Beijing, China, was held from 4 to 20
February 2022. The Games featured
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a record 109 events across 15
disciplines in 7 sports.
 The Presidency of the Games was
formally handed over to Milan and
Cortina d’Ampezzo, in Italy, to host
the 2026 Winter Olympics.
 The top country in Winter Olympics
2022 in Beijing:Norway has topped
the medal table for the second
successive Winter Olympics, winning
a total of 37 medals, including 16
golds. This is a new record for the
most gold medals won at a single
Winter Olympics.Germany finished
second with 27 medals overall, while
the host nation China finished third
with 15 medals.
 The Indian team at the game was
represented by one male alpine
skier, Arif Khan, India could not win
any medal at the games.
Indian Railways Gives Glimpse Of
India’s 1st Cable-Stayed Rail Bridge
In J&K
 The Indian Railways has shared new
images of the country’s first cable-
stayed bridge on the Anji river in
Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.
 The under-construction Anji Khad
bridge, part of the Udhampur-
Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link
(USBRL) project, will connect Katra
and Reasi areas through rail links.
 The bridge will stand at a height of
331 metres above the river bed –
higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
 The total length of the bridge is
473.25 metres and it is supported by
96 cables.
 The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla
rail link is deemed to be one of the
most difficult projects undertaken in
the Indian subcontinent.
 The bridge has been designed to
withstand storms and strong winds.
Russian President Putin divided Ukraine
into 3 countries
 Russian President, Vladimir Putin
has recognised the independence of
separatist regions in eastern Ukraine
– Donetsk and Luhansk.
 Putin’s announcement paved the
way for Russia to openly send troops
and weapons to the long-running
conflict pitting Ukrainian forces
against Moscow-backed rebels.
 Russian-backed rebels have been
fighting Ukrainian troops in Donetsk
and Luhansk since 2014, with
regular violence despite a ceasefire
agreement.
 Putin signed decrees recognizing the
Donetsk and Luhansk regions’
independence, eight years after
fighting erupted between Russia-
backed separatists and Ukrainian
forces, and called on lawmakers to
approve measures paving the way for
military support.
Assam Govt Launches India’s First Night
Navigation Mobile App In Rivers
 Chief Minister of Assam,
HimantaBiswaSarma has launched
India’s first Night Navigation mobile
application for ferry services on the
Brahmaputra River in Guwahati,
Assam.
 The Chief Minister also launched ten
Aadhar-based contactless services of
the State Transport Department to
make public service delivery time-
efficient and budget-friendly.
India and France sign Roadmap on Blue
Economy
 India and France have inked a
roadmap to enhance their bilateral
exchanges on the blue economy and
ocean governance.
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 The agreement on ‘Roadmap on Blue
Economy and Ocean Governance’
was signed between India’s External
Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar’s
and his French counterpart Jean-
Yves Le Drian.
 The partnership will help to explore
the potential for collaboration in
marine science research for a better
understanding of oceans and ensure
that the ocean remains a global
common, a space of freedom and
trade, based on the rule of law.
 The scope of the roadmap will
encompass maritime trade, the naval
industry, fisheries, marine
technology and scientific research,
integrated coastal management,
marine eco-tourism, inland
waterways, and cooperation between
competent administrations on civil
maritime issues.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz creates history,
becomes youngest ATP 500 winner
● The 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos
Alcaraz has clinched the Rio Open
tennis title after defeating Diego
Schwartzman in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. The seventh-seeded Alcaraz
defeated third-seeded Schwartzman
6-4, 6-2 to become the youngest ATP
500 champion since the category
was created in 2009.
India’s R Praggnanandhaa becomes
youngest player to beat World No 1
Magnus Carlsen
● India’s teen chess Grandmaster,
RameshbabuPraggnanandhaa has
created history as he defeated world
number one chess champion,
Magnus Carlsen, of Norway in an
online chess tournament.
● The 16-year-old Pragg achieved the
feat in the eighth round of the
Airthings Masters, an online rapid
chess tournament, in 39 moves with
black pieces.
● Pragg is also only the third Indian
grandmaster to win against Magnus
Carlsen apart from Viswanathan
Anand and PentalaHarikrishna.
PM CARE for Children scheme extended
by the Centre till 28th Feb 2022
● The PM Cares for Children Scheme
has been extended by the Ministry of
Women and Child Development of
the Government of India till
February 28, 2022. Previously, the
scheme was applicable till December
31, 2021.
● A letter has been written in this
respect to all Principal Secretaries/
Secretaries, Women and Child
Development, Social Justice &
Empowerment Departments of all
States and UTs, with a copy to all
District Magistrates/District
Collectors.
● To be eligible for the scheme, the
child must be under the age of 18 at
the time of their parents’ death, to be
considered eligible for payments
under this plan. All children who
have suffered the following losses are
covered under the scheme: Lost both
parents due to COVID-19 Pandemic
and Legal guardian/adoptive
parents/single adoptive parent, from
11.03.2020, the day on which WHO
proclaimed and defined COVID-19 as
pandemic.
Third India-Japan joint exercise ‘EX
DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022’
 The third edition of the joint military
exercise “EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-
2022” between India and Japan will
be conducted at Belagavi (Belgaum),
Karnataka.
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 The 15th Battalion the Maratha
Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian
Army and 30th Infantry Regiment of
Japanese Ground Self Defence
Forces (JGSDF) are participating in
this 12 days long joint exercise.
 The military exercise will focus on
operations in Jungle & Semi-
Urban/Urban terrains.
 The exercise aims at enhancing the
interoperability and fostering mutual
understanding between the two
Armies.
 Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN is an
annual military training event, being
conducted in India since 2018.
MirabaiChanu wins gold at Singapore
Weightlifting International
 Indian weightlifter and 2020 Tokyo
Olympics silver-medallist,
MirabaiChanu has won the gold
medal in the 55kg weight category at
the Singapore Weightlifting
International 2022 on February 25,
2022.
 Chanu lifted 191kg (86kg+105kg) to
stand on top of the podium. With
this win, the 27-year-old Chanu has
qualified for the 2022
Commonwealth Games (CWG) in
Birmingham in the 55kg weight
category. She has also qualified for
the CWG in the 49kg weight category
on the basis of her Commonwealth
rankings.
International IP Index 2022: India ranks
43rd
 India has improved its overall IP
score from 38.4 percent to 38.6
percent, and the country is ranked
43 out of 55 countries on the
International Intellectual Property
Index 2022.
 This index was released by the
Global Innovation Policy Center of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In
July 2021, the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Commerce
released a Review of the Intellectual
Property Rights Regime in India.
 This review is a welcome
development and offers a
comprehensive and detailed study of
the strengths and weaknesses of
India’s national IP environment.
GoI launches mission named Operation
Ganga to evacuate nationals from
Ukraine
 The government of India has
launched an evacuation mission
named Operation Ganga to evacuate
Indian nationals from Ukraine due to
the Russia-Ukraine tension.
 Due to the ongoing tension between
Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine has
been declared as a no-fly zone by the
authorities for the safety and
security of the nations. Due to this
many Indian nationals were left
stranded in Ukraine.
 To help the Indian citizens come
back to the country, the government
of India decided to conduct a special
evacuation mission named Operation
Ganga. The government will bring
back Indian nationals via flight.
Cochin Airport to become power-
positive with new solar plant
 The Cochin International Airport
Limited (CIAL) is set to commission a
12 MWp solar power plant on March
6 near Payyanur in Kannur district
of Kerala.
 With the commissioning of the new
solar power plant, CIAL will get the
status as a power positive airport,
from its current status of being a
power-neutral airport.
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 In 2015, CIAL became the world’s
first airport to be fully powered by
solar energy.
 The power plant boasts of 12
megawatt capacity on a 35-acre land
where CIAL introduced a concept of
terrain-based installation where the
geographical characteristics of the
area are retained and no changes are
made in the gradient of the land.
New Development Bank 1st multilateral
agency to open office in Gift City
 New Development Bank (NDB) will
become the first multilateral agency
to open an office in the Gujarat
International Finance Tec City (Gift).
New Development Bank (NDB) has
received the approval for the same
and will open the office in May 2022
in GIFT City.
 The Indian office will help identify
suitable projects and try to create a
pipeline of potential financing for the
bank. NDB also expects to partner
with the newly launched National
Bank for Financing Infrastructure
and Development (NBFID) to support
crucial infrastructure projects in
India.
Canada approved world’s 1st plant-
derived COVID-19 vaccine
 Canada became the first country in
the world that has authorized the
use of a plant-based COVID-19
vaccine. The two-dose vaccine of
Medicago Inc. (a biopharma
company owned by Mitsubishi
Chemical and Philip Morris), can be
given to adults who are aged
between 18 to 64, but little data is
available on the shots received by
people aged 65 and above.
 Coevitenz is the name given to this
vaccine. Canada agreed to buy 20
million doses of this plant-based
vaccine, with an option to purchase
56 million additional doses.
IAF pulls out of multilateral air Exercise
‘Cobra Warrior 22’ in UK Amid Ukraine
Crisis
 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
decided not to send its aircraft in the
multilateral air exercise ‘Cobra
Warrior-22’ in the United Kingdom,
due to the deepening crisis in
Ukraine, arising out of the Russian
military attack in that country.
 The announcement by the IAF comes
just three days after it confirmed its
participation in the drills.
 The announcement by the IAF came
hours after India abstained from
voting on a UN Security Council
resolution on the Russian military
aggression against Ukraine.
World NGO Day 2022: 27th February
 World NGO Day is celebrated every
year on 27th February in several
countries across the world. Non-
Governmental Organizations or
NGOs work in the upliftment of
society.
 It is an international day to
recognise, celebrate and honour
non-government and non-profit
organisations and also those who
contribute their time and efforts in
making society a better place to live
in.
 World NGO Day aims to create
awareness about the sector and
encourage people across the world
who work in the sector for a good
cause. One interesting fact about
World NGO Day is that the
Government of each country
appreciates these people working
selflessly in their official state
languages.
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National Science Day 2022: 28 February

 The National Science Day is
celebrated on 28 February each year
in India to spread the message about
the importance of science in the
daily life of the people. On this day,
Sir CV Raman had announced the
discovery of the Raman Effect for
which he was awarded the Nobel
Prize in 1930.
 The government of India designated
28 February as National Science Day
(NSD) in 1986.
 The National Science Day theme for
2022: ‘Integrated Approach in S&T
for Sustainable Future’. The day also
commemorates the discovery of the
Raman effect.

Delhi Cabinet approved India’s first’ e-

waste eco-park
 The Delhi Cabinet has approved
setting up India’s first of its kind
electronic-waste eco-park. It has also
agreed to devise ‘Delhi Film Policy
2022’, as a thrust to promote
tourism. The electronic waste eco-
friendly park is to be built on 20
acres of land in Delhi.
 Nearly, 2 lakh tonnes of e-waste are
thrown by Delhi every year. This eco-
park will recycle, refurbish and
dismantle e-waste in a scientific and
safe way.
 This eco-park will act as an
Integrated Facility, by engaging in
dismantling, segregating,
refurbishing, material-wise storage,
testing and plastic recycling. It will
also have precious metal extraction
facilities, especially from Printed
Circuit Boards (PCBs) through high-
end technologies.
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Russia destroyed the largest plane in the world ‘Mriya’ o The stress is on the importance of innovation &
technology for the progress of the country and it
o Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia destroyed the
is for the greater industry-academia
largest plane in the world called “Ukraine’s
partnerships.
Antonov-225 cargo plane”.
o The innovative zeal and manufacturing quality
o The plane was destroyed outside Kyiv, restoring
products at scale will help the Prime Minister’s
“AN-225 Mriya” would cost over USD 3 billion
vision of Make in India and Make for the World.
and could take over five years.
o The aircraft was unique to the world. The aircraft Pooja Jatyan became 1st Indian to win a silver in Para
was designed to airlift Energia rocket’s boosters Archery World Championships
and Buran-class orbiters for the Soviet space
o Para-archer, Pooja Jatyan has scripted history as
program.
she became the first Indian to win a silver in an
o The original mission and objectives of An-225 are
individual section of the Para World
almost similar to that of the United States’
Championships in Dubai, UAE.
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. The lead designer of the
o India ended its campaign with two silver medals,
An-225 was Viktor Tolmachev.
a first for the country. India has won 2 Silver
Japan and India renews the Bilateral Swap Arrangement medals for the first time in the Para Archery
(BSA) World Championship.

o Japan and India have renewed the Bilateral Swap Zero Discrimination Day observed on 01st March
Arrangement (BSA) , the size of which is up to
o The Zero Discrimination Day is held every year on
USD 75 billion.
the 1st of March.
o The BSA is a two-way arrangement where both
o The day aims to ensure right to equality,
authorities can swap their local currencies in
inclusion and protection of all people without
exchange for the US Dollar.
any discrimination in their law and policies to live
o The interest rate charged in this case is fixed at
a full life with dignity regardless of any barriers.
the time of signing the agreement and hence it
o Zero Discrimination Day is helping to create a
reduces the risk caused due to fluctuations in the
global movement of solidarity to end all forms of
exchange rate.
discrimination. The theme of Zero Discrimination
o The actual Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) was
Day 2022: “Remove laws that harm, create laws
signed between the Bank of Japan and the
that empower”, UNAIDS is highlighting the
Reserve Bank of India in 2018.
urgent need to take action against discriminatory
IOC Withdraws Top Olympic Honour From Vladimir Putin laws.
o Zero Discrimination Day was first celebrated on
o The International Olympic Committee has
March 1, 2014, and was launched by UNAIDS
stripped Russian President Vladimir Putin of the
Executive Director at Beijing after UNAIDS
Olympic Order award in response to the invasion
launched its Zero Discrimination Campaign on
of Ukraine.
World AIDS Day in December 2013.
o The International Olympic Committee urged
sports federations and organisers to exclude President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates ‘Arogya Vanam’
Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from at Rashtrapati Bhavan
international events following Russia’s invasion
o The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has
of Ukraine.
inaugurated a newly developed ‘Arogya Vanam’
“Industry Connect 2022” inaugurated by Union Minister at the President’s Estate, (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya New Delhi. The objective of this Arogya Vanam is
to promote the importance of Ayurvedic plants
o Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of
and their effects on the human body.
Health & Family Welfare, Chemicals & Fertilizers
o The concept of Arogya Vanam has been
has inaugurated the seminar on “Industry
conceived with the aim of publicising the
Connect 2022”: Industry and Academia Synergy.
importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects
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on the human body. Spread in 6.6 acres, the
Arogya Vanam has been developed in the shape
of a human sitting in the Yoga Mudra.
GoI think tank, Niti Aayog developing National Gender
Index
o NITI Aayog is in the process of developing a
National Gender Index. The objective of the
National Gender Index is to measure the progress
and identify the persisting gaps in gender
equality to make informed policy decisions.
o It will serve as a tool to map the progress of
India’s States and UTs on defined gender metrics
and build the foundation for positive change. The
information was released in the Annual Report
2021-22 of NITI Aayog.
o The index will help states to efficiently manage
their energy resources and provide better access
to energy to the people.
Prof Deepak Dhar became the first Indian selected for
Boltzmann Medal
o Physicist Professor Deepak Dhar has become the
first Indian to be awarded the Boltzmann Medal.
o The Commission on Statistical Physics of the
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
(IUPAP) presents this medal once in three years
for contributions in the field of statistical physics.
o The medal presentation ceremony will be held
during the StatPhys28 conference scheduled to
be held in Tokyo in August this year.
31st Southeast Asian Games to be held in Vietnam
o The 31st Southeast Asian Games will be held in
Vietnam from May 12 to 23, 2022.
o It is the biggest sporting event of Southeast Asia
and is a biennial event.
o The event was originally scheduled to take place
in November 2021 however it was postponed
due to the Covid pandemic. The Games will
feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting
around 10,000 participants.
o The Vietnamese capital Hanoi will be the main
venue alongside 11 neighbouring localities
including Quang Ninh, Phu Tho and Bac Ninh,
Xinhua news agency reported. Moto of 31st
Southeast Asian Games- “For a Stronger South
East Asia”.
o In 2023, the Southeast Asian Games will be held
at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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o The mascot of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games is
“Sao La”, inspired by saola – a rare mammal
native to central Vietnam.
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin’s autobiography
“Ungalil Oruvan” launched
o Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched the first
volume of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin’s
autobiography Ungalil Oruvan (One Among You)
in Chennai.
World Civil Defence Day observed on 1st March 2022
o World Civil Defence Day is annually observed
across the globe on 1st March to honour the
significance of Civil Defence and the personnel
who have sacrificed their lives for it.
o The purpose of the Day is to promote public
awareness about civil defence, civil protection
and emergency management in order to better
prepare the civilian population to protect itself in
the event of an emergency and to reduce the risk
of disaster.
o The theme of World Civil Defence Day 2022 is
“Civil defence and management of displaced
populations in face of disasters and crises; role of
volunteers and the fight against pandemics”.
Assam government declared the entire state as a
“Disturbed Area”
o The Assam government has extended the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the
state for six more months.
o Initially, it was the Assam Disturbed Area Act of
1955 during the agitation by Nagas in undivided
Assam. This Act gave freehand to some extent to
the Army that was repealed with the
incorporation of the Armed Forces (Special
Power) Act, 1958.
o AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990
and has been extended every six months since
then after a review by the government.
Indian Air Force to conduct Exercise Vayu Shakti at
Pokhran range, Rajasthan
o Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Exercise
Vayu Shakti that will take place at Pokhran range
in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on March 7.
o Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the Chief
Guest of this event.
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o A total of 148 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Sustainable Development Index 2021. In this
will participate in this exercise. Index, countries are ranked by a score out of 100.
o Rafale aircraft will participate for the first time in India has a score of 60.07.
this exercise. Exercise Vayu Shakti is organised by o Last year India’s rank was 117. The Index
the Indian Air Force once every three years. The measures the country’s total progress towards
last Vayu Shakti Exercise took place in 2019. achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The Index has been topped by Finland.
World Wildlife Day 2022 Observed on 03rd March
o The top 5 countries in this ranking are: 1- Finland;
o The World Wildlife Day is observed every year on 2- Sweden; 3- Denmark; 4- Germany; 5- Belgium
March 3 to raise awareness about the world’s
National Security Day observed on 04th of March
wild fauna and flora.
o The day also reminds us of the need to fight o In India, March 4 is celebrated as National
against wildlife crime and human-induced Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) every
reduction of species causing various wide-ranging year, in the honor of the Indian Security Forces.
economic, environmental and social impacts. o The day aims to show gratitude to all the security
o World Wildlife Day will be celebrated in 2022 forces, including policemen, paramilitary forces,
under the theme “Recovering key species for commandos, guards, army officers, and other
ecosystem restoration”, as a way to draw persons involved in security, who sacrifice their
attention to the conservation status of some of life in maintaining the peace and security of the
the most critically endangered species of wild people of the country.
fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards
Ujjain creates Guinness Record by Lighting 11.71 Lakh
imagining and implementing solutions to
Diyas
conserve them.
o The day was proposed by Thailand and o Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh has created a Guinness
recognised in 2013 by the United Nations record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps (diyas) in
General Assembly (UNGA). March 3 has been 10 minutes. The diyas were lit as part of the ‘Shiv
chosen as it is the day of signature of the Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsava’ on the occasion of
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Mahashivratri.
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973. o With this they broke the earlier record of lighting
9.41 lakh diyas created in Ayodhya, Uttar
19th Military Cooperation meet of India & US held in
Pradesh on 03 November 2021. Ujjain is also
Agra
known as the ‘Land of Mahakal’. The certificate
o The 19th edition of the India-US Military was received by Madhya Pradesh chief minister
Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting was Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
conducted in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. o It was a zero-waste programme. The clay from
o According to the Defence Ministry, the India-US the lamps will be used to prepare idols, while the
military cooperation group was established to oil left in the lamps will be offered to gaushalas.
advance defence collaboration between the two The plastic used for the I-cards will be used to
nations through regular meetings at the strategic make chairs and other items for public gardens.
and operational levels between the Headquarters
SWISS to Become World’s First Airlines to Use Solar
of the Integrated Defence Staff and the US Indo-
Aviation fuel
Pacific Command.
o The discussions centred on improving the two o Swiss International Air Lines AG (SWISS or Swiss
countries’ ongoing defence engagements and Air Lines) and its parent company, Lufthansa
considering new initiatives within the framework Group have partnered with Switzerland based
of the existing cooperation mechanism. solar fuels start-up, Synhelion SA (Synhelion) to
use its solar aviation fuel.
SDG Index 2021: India ranks 120th position
o Swiss International Airlines will become the first
o India has been ranked at 120th position in the airline to use solar aviation fuel (“sun-to-liquid”
Sustainable Development Report 2021 or
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fuel) to help power its flights. SWISS will become
the first customer of solar kerosene in 2023.
o Synhelion is set to build the world’s first facility
to industrially produce solar fuel in Jülich,
Germany. The plant will become operational
Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to appear at
from 2022 onwards.
six Cricket World Cups
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Rs 11,400 Crore Pune
Metro Rail Project
o The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has
inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project on March
06, 2022, and also interacted with differently-
abled, visually impaired students present inside
the metro coach, during his 10-minute ride in the
Pune Metro.
o Pune Metro Rail Project has been built at a total
cost of INR 11,420 Crore. It has a total length of
33.2 km and 30 stations.
o Pune Metro is the first metro project in the
country to have Aluminum body coaches,
indigenously manufactured under the Make in
India policy of GoI.
o PM Modi also unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati
The Queen Of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography Of
Shivaji Maharaj at the premises of the Pune
Usha Uthup
Municipal Corporation (PMC) and laid the
foundation stone and inaugurated multiple
developmental projects in Pune.
India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer HANSA-NG
completes sea level trials
o India’s first indigenously developed Flying
Trainer, ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed the
sea-level trials at Puducherry. HANSA-NG was
flown from Bengaluru to Pondicherry on
February 19, covering a distance of 140 nautical
miles in 1.5 hours at a cruising speed of 155
Jan Aushadhi Diwas celebrated on 7th March 2022
km/hr.
o The objectives of sea level trials is to evaluate
handling qualities, climb / cruise performance,
balked landing, structural performance including
positive & negative G, power plant and other
systems performance.
o The aircraft has been designed and developed by
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL),
under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR).
o HANSA-NG is one of the most advanced flying
trainers, designed to meet the Indian flying club
needs and it is an ideal aircraft for Commercial
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Pilot Licensing (CPL) due to its low cost and low
fuel consumption.
o A trainer aircraft is designed specifically to
facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.
o Indian women cricket captain, Mithali Raj has
become the first woman to appear in six World
Cups. She is the only third cricketer overall to
play six world cup after Sachin Tendulkar and
Javed Miandad.
o She has played in the ICC women’s cricket world
cup events in 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and
now in 2022. The ICC women’s cricket world cup
2022 is being held in New Zealand.
o In the women’s game, the Indian batter
surpassed former New Zealand cricketers, Debbie
Hockley and Charlotte Edwards of England. Fast
bowler Jhulan Goswami, Raj’s India teammate for
the longest time, stands second on the list with
five World Cup appearances.
o The biography of pop icon Usha Uthup titled “The
Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography
of Usha Uthup” was released. The book was
originally written in Hindi titled “Ullas Ki Naav” by
author Vikas Kumar Jha.
o “The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised
Biography of Usha Uthup” is the English
translation of the book, translated by the writer’s
daughter Srishti Jha. The book is published by
Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
o The Jan Aushadhi Diwas is celebrated on 7 March
2022 by the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
Bureau of India (PMBI). The day is observed to
spread awareness about the usages of generic
medicines and the benefits of Jan Aushadhi
Pariyojana. The theme of the 4 Janaushadhi
Diwas is “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”.
o On this occasion, Doctors, Health Workers,
Nurses, Pharmacists, and Jan Aushadhi Mitra will
discuss the Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana. The
government has set a target to increase the
number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi
Kendras (PMBJKs) to 10,500 by March 2025.
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o Janaushadhi Kendras is the world’s biggest retail ‘Kavach’ automatically decreased the speed to 30
pharma chain having around 6,200 outlets in 700 km/h from 60 km/h.
districts of the country. It also provides a good
Pakistan again placed on FATF’s grey list
source of self-employment with sustainable and
regular earnings. The first Jan Aushadhi Diwas o The global money laundering and terrorist
was celebrated on 7th of March 2019. financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force
(FATF), retained Pakistan in the grey list and
asked the country to work on money laundering
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils the statue of investigations and prosecutions. FATF also added
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its grey
watchlist.
o Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a tall
o The decision has been taken after the conclusion
statue of great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati
of the four-day FATF Plenary from March 1-4,
Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra. The Statue
2022. The event took place in hybrid mode from
is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about
Paris, France.
9.5-feet tall.
o Pakistan has been on the grey list of FATF since
o He also launched a 12-km stretch of 32.2-km-
June 2018 for failing to check money laundering
long metro rail project at a total cost of more
and terror financing. It was given a plan of action
than ₹ 11,400 crores in Pune. Pune Metro is the
to complete it by October 2019 but it fails to
first project in India to have aluminium body
comply with the FATF mandates.
coaches, indigenously manufactured under the
‘Make in India’. 9th India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX
o PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for the begins
rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the
o The 9th edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral
Mula-Mutha River projects in Pune. The
Maritime Exercise named SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India
rejuvenation will be done in a 9 km stretch of the
Naval Exercise) is held at Visakhapatnam from 07
river under the project which will cost more than
Mar to 10 Mar 2022.
Rs 1080 crore.
o The aim of the exercise is to enhance
2000 km network to be brought by Indian Railways under interoperability and improve mutual
‘KAVACH’ in 2022-23 understanding between the navies of the two
neighbouring countries in the strategically
o The trial of the ‘Kavach’ functioning system
significant Indian Ocean Region.
between Gullaguda and Chitgidda Railway
o The exercise was held in two phases; First is the
stations was examined by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw,
Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam on 07-08 Mar
Union Minister of Railways, Communication,
22 followed by the second phase i.e. Sea Phase
Electronics and Information Technology.
on 09-10 Mar 22 in the Bay of Bengal.
o 2,000 km of railway network will be brought
under Kavach for safety and capacity India Global Forum annual summit held in Bengaluru
augmentation in 2022-23, as a part of Prime
o India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit is being
minister’s Atmanirbhar Bharat.
organized in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The summit
o During the testing, both locomotives were
will bring together eminent faces of tech-driven
travelling towards each other, creating a head-on
disruption and those who have joined the
collision situation.
unicorn club along with Union ministers,
o The ‘Kavach’ system activated the automatic
policymakers, and global business leaders.
braking mechanism, bringing the locomotives to
o The previous editions were hosted in Dubai and
a complete stop 380 metres apart.
the UK and addressed by esteemed speakers like
o When the locomotive was run on the loop line,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PM of the UK
the speed restriction of 30 km/h was checked. As
Boris Johnson amongst other leaders from
the locomotive approached the loop line,
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Priyanka Nutakki becomes the 23rd Woman Grandmaster
of India
o 19-year-old Priyanka Nutakki has secured her
final WGM-norm at MPL’s forty-seventh National
Women Chess Championship. She became India’s
twenty-third Woman Grandmaster.
o She is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Priyanka Nutakki scored her first WGM-norm in
January 2019 and crossed the 2300 rating criteria
in the next two months.
International Women’s Day 2022 Celebrates on 8th
March
o International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated
globally on March 8 every year. The day
recognises the social, economic, cultural and
political achievements of women.
Govt nod for setting up WHO Global Centre for
o The event celebrates women’s achievements and
Traditional Medicine
raises awareness about women’s equality and
lobbies for accelerated gender parity. The theme
of 2022 International Women’s Day is “gender
equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.
o International Women’s Day was observed for the
first time in 1911. The United Nations began
celebrating International Women’s Day in the
International Women’s Year, 1975. In 1977, the
United Nations General Assembly invited
member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN
Day for women’s rights and world peace.
Iran successfully test-fire second military satellite Noor-2
o Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
successfully launched a military satellite, Noor-2,
into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311
miles) from the earth.
o This is the second military satellite launched by
the Islamic Republic. The first military satellite,
India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha being built
Noor, was launched in April 2020 at an orbit of
at Bodh Gaya
425km (265 miles) above the earth’s surface.
Noor means light in the Persian language.
Germany to host G7 agriculture ministers virtual meeting
o The German government has stated that it will
hold a virtual meeting of G7 agriculture ministers
to explore the implications of the conflict
between Russia and Ukraine on global food
security.
o According to the government, Germany will hold
a virtual meeting of G7 agricultural ministers to
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Ukraine on global food security and how to best
stabilise food markets.
o Food security in Germany and the European
Union is assured, but bigger shortages are likely
in some countries outside the EU, particularly
where scarcity already exists due to concerns
such as drought.
o This year, Germany is the rotating president of
the Group of Seven advanced economies.
o Russia refers to its efforts in Ukraine as a “special
operation,” claiming that they are not intended
to take territory but rather to damage Ukraine’s
military capabilities and catch those it considers
to be dangerous nationalists.
o The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has approved the establishment
of a World Health Organization Global Centre for
Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) at Jamnagar,
Gujarat.
o An agreement was signed by the Government of
India with the world body in this regard. The
move would help develop norms, standards, and
guidelines in relevant technical areas, tools and
methodologies for collecting data, undertaking
analytics and assessing impact.
o The WHO GCTM, to be established under the
Ministry of AYUSH ( Ayurveda, Yoga,
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and
Homoeopathy), will be the first and only global
outposted centre (office) for traditional
medicines.
o India's largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is
being built in Bodh Gaya. Built by Buddha
International Welfare Mission, the statue will be
100 feet long and 30 feet high. Lord Buddha is in
the sleeping posture in the statue.
o The construction of the giant statue started in
the year 2019. It is being made with fibreglass
and built by sculptors from Kolkata. Bodh Gaya is
an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhism and
is visited by devotees from all over the world.
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o The idol of this posture of Lord Buddha is in Uttar
Pradesh`s Kushinagar where he attained his
Mahaparinirvana. The giant statue of Lord
Buddha will be open for devotees from February
2023.
Tamil Nadu govt inaugurated India’s largest floating solar
power project
sporting bodies like Fédération Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA), Union of European
Football Associations (UEFA) etc, that have
banned the participation of Russians and
Belarusians, which includes football, track,
basketball, hockey, and others.
S Sreesanth quits from all forms of first-class cricket

o Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin has o India pacer S Sreesanth has announced his
inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power retirement from all forms of domestic cricket.
plant constructed at a cost of Rs 150.4 crores. Sreesanth played 27 Tests and 53 ODIs for India,
o The floating plant is established in Southern taking 87 and 75 wickets respectively. He has also
Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited taken seven wickets in 10 T20
(SPIC) factory at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu to
provide clean energy. It aims to provide
environmentally sustainable power generation
and to reduce carbon footprint.
o The floating power plant has the capacity to
produce 42 million units of electricity per annum.

Lupin named Mary Kom as brand ambassador for his

Shakti initiative

o Global pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) has

announced that it has signed on six-time world
boxing champion, Mary Kom as the brand
ambassador for its Shakti campaign. The
campaign is aimed at increasing awareness of
heart diseases among women.
o With Mary Korn anchoring the campaign, to drive
the much-needed awareness on the issue and
encourage women to sign up for early screening
checks and take corrective measures to avoid the
future risk of heart diseases.

IPC banned Russian, Belarusian athletes from Beijing

Winter Paralympics

o The International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

has banned the athlete’s entries from the
Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) and
National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Belarus for
the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics due to the
war in Ukraine. Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
is scheduled to take place from 4th to 13th
March 2022 & it marks the 13th Winter
Paralympic Games.
o Previously IPC has stated that the athletes from
both countries would be allowed to compete as
neutrals in the games. The IPC joins the range of
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India’s first ‘World Peace Center’ will be
established in Gurugram
• Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti organisation
established by Ambassador of Peace,
Eminent Jainacharya Dr Lokeshji
will establish India’s first World
Peace Center in Gurugram, Haryana.
• ‘World Peace Center’ will work for the Revoking Russia’s Most Favored Nation
establishment of peace and harmony Trade Status by US
in the world.
• ‘World Peace Center’ will be a major
world-class centre for personality
building, where various dimensions
such as Personality Development of
Youth, Empowerment of Women and
Sanskar Development in Children
through Meditation, Yoga, Indian
Culture and Jain lifestyle based
scientific programs will also be
conducted here.
Nation’s first AI & Robotics Technology
Park (ARTPARK) launched in Bengaluru
• The country’s first Artificial
Intelligence & Robotics Technology
Park (ARTPARK) was launched in
Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is
promoted by a not-for-profit
foundation set up by the Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru,
with a seed capital of Rs. 230 crore
from the State and Central
governments.
• ARTPARK intends to use futuristic
technologies to connect the
unconnected will work with a focus
on creating a globally leading
AritificiaI Intelligence and Robotics
Innovation ecosystem in India.
• President Biden announced that the
United States—along with the G7,
the European Union, and NATO—will
revoke Russia’s Most Favored Nation
(MFN) trade status.
• Revoking Russia’s PNTR status will
allow the United States to increase
and impose new tariffs on all
Russian imports. In the US, the
“most favoured nation” status is also
known as permanent normal trade
relations (PNTR).
• Only North Korea and Cuba do not
enjoy the “most favoured nation”
status from the US.
• The main aim of this step is to
punish the Russian government for
its invasion of Ukraine.
• Earlier, the United States had
banned the import of Oil and energy
from Russia. This action will cause
economic harm to Russia by
damaging its ability to export to
wealthier Western markets.
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Bhagwant Mann sworn in as new chief
minister of Punjab
• Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the
18th chief minister of Punjab at
Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village
of Bhagat Singh in the presence of
Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
• The Aam Aadmi Party romped home
winning 92 seats in the 117-member
Punjab Assembly, decimating the
Congress and the SAD-BSP combine.
National Vaccination Day celebrates on
16th March
• In India, the National Vaccination
Day (also known as National
Immunisation Day (IMD)) is observed International News
on 16 March every year, to convey
the importance of vaccination to the Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050:
entire nation.
• The day was first observed in the
year 1995. In 2022, the National
Immunization Day is important since
the Government of India has started
the COVID-19 vaccination for
children between 15 to 18 years of
age and booster dose for senior
citizens.
• The theme for National Vaccination
Day or National Immunisation Day
2022 is “Vaccines Work for all”.
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates Toyota
“Mirai” India’s first Green Hydrogen
Fuel Cell EV
• Union Minister for Road Transport
and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has
inaugurated the world’s most
advanced technology-developed
Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric
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Vehicle (FCEV) Toyota Mirai at New
Delhi.
• Toyota Mirai is India’s first Fuel Cell
Electric Vehicle (FCEV), which is
completely powered by Hydrogen.
Toyota Mirai has been launched by
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd and
International Center for Automotive
Technology (ICAT) under a pilot
project, to study and evaluate the
performance of Toyota Mirai on
Indian roads and climatic conditions.
This is a first of its kind project in India
which will create a Green Hydrogen based
ecosystem in the country and help India to
become ‘Energy Self-reliant’ by 2047.
Mumbai became first South Asian City to
set target
• Mumbai, Maharashtra announced its
detailed framework to ‘zero out
carbon emissions by 2050’ and
became the first city in South Asia to
set such a target.
• Mumbai’s target is 20 years ahead of
India’s target to reach net zero
emissions by 2070.
Miss World 2021: Poland’s Karolina
Bielawska crowned
• Karolina Bielawska from Poland has
won the title of Miss World 2021. She
was crowned by 2019 Miss World
Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica. She beat
the USA, Indonesia, Mexico,
Northern Ireland and Cote d’Ivoire to
clinch the coveted title.
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• Indian-American Shree Saini from
the United States bagged the first
runner-up title, The 70th edition of
the Miss World international beauty
pageant was held in San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
36th edition of the International
Geological Congress to be held in New
Delhi
• The 36th International Geological
Congress (IGC) will be held here on
March 20-22, 2022, with the topic
Geosciences: The Basic Science for a
Sustainable Future.
• The 36th International Geophysical
Congress is a collaboration between
the Ministries of Mines and Earth
Sciences, the Indian National Science Ranks 136th
Academy, and the Science Academies
of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
NATO military exercise ‘Cold Response
2022’ begins in Norway
• The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) has organised
the massive military drill ‘Cold
Response 2022’ in Norway.
• The exercise is held in Norway every
second year, for NATO Allies and
partners. Cold Response is a long-
planned and defensive exercise
where Norway and its allies exercise
in defending Norway against external
threats. The exercise has been
planned and informed about long
before the war in Ukraine.
• The Norwegian-led exercise provides
an opportunity to train together in
cold weather conditions over
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challenging terrain and
demonstrates.
• Around 30,000 troops from 27
nations are taking part in the 2022
edition of the exercise.
Sportstar Aces 2022: Neeraj Chopra wins
Sportsman of the Year award
• Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj
Chopra claimed the coveted
‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)’ award
at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.
• Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who
claimed the silver medal at the Tokyo
Olympics, received the ‘Sportstar of
the Year (Female)’ award.
UN World Happiness Report 2022: India
• India has improved its rank by three
spots to acquire 136th position in
the United Nations’ World Happiness
Report for the year 2022, which
ranked 146 countries.
• In 2021, India’s rank was 139.
Finland has topped the 2022 World
Happiness Report, for the fifth
continuous year. Afghanistan has
been ranked as the unhappiest
country in the world, at 146th
position.
• The World Happiness Report is being
published by United Nations
Sustainable Development Solutions
Network, since 2012, to rank
countries by how happy their citizens
perceive themselves to be.
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination
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• International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination is observed
annually on 21 March to remind
people about the negative
consequences of racial
discrimination.
• The 2022 edition of the International
Day focuses on the theme “VOICES
FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM”.
• The International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination
is observed annually on the day the
police in Sharpeville, South Africa,
opened fire and killed 69 people at a
peaceful demonstration against
apartheid “pass laws” in 1960.
N Biren Singh takes oath as Chief
Minister of Manipur for 2nd term
• Senior BJP leader N Biren Singh took
the oath as Chief Minister of
Manipur for a second consecutive
five-year term on March 21, 2022.
• The ruling BJP party contested all 60
seats in the Manipur Assembly
election in 2022 and won 32 seats.
• Nongthombam (N) Biren Singh
started his career as a footballer,
then turned to journalism, before
joining politics.
9th India-Seychelles Joint Military
Exercise ‘LAMITIYE-2022’ begins
• The 9th edition of the Joint Military
Exercise ‘LAMITIYE-2022’ between
the Indian Army and Seychelles
Defence Forces (SDF) was held from
March 22 to 31, 2022 at Seychelles
Defence Academy (SDA), Seychelles.
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• Exercise LAMITIYE is a biennial
training event, been conducted in
Seychelles since 2001.
• The objective of this joint training
exercise is to build and promote
bilateral military relations, sharing
experiences gained during various
operations
Autobiography of former cricketer
G.R. Viswanath titled “Wrist Assured:
An Autobiography”
• Former Indian cricket captain
Gundappa Ranganatha Vishwanath
has penned his autobiography titled
“Wrist Assured: An Autobiography”,
co-authored by senior journalist R
Kaushik.
• The book traces the cricketing
journey of Gundappa Vishwanath
who played Test Cricket for India
between 1969 and 1986, making 91
appearances and scoring more than
6000 runs.
22nd March celebrates globally as World
Water Day
• World Water Day is celebrated
globally on 22nd March every year.
• The day aims to highlight the
importance of freshwater. It is used
to advocate for the sustainable
management of freshwater resources.
• The World Water Day theme 2022 is
“Groundwater, Making the Invisible
Visible”. Groundwater is a crucial
resource that provides almost half of
all drinkable water across the world.
• United Nations General Assembly
adopted a resolution by which 22
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March of each year was declared
World Day for Water, to be observed
starting in 1993.
Kuwait becomes hottest place on earth,
records 53.2 degree Celsius
• Kuwait reached a scorching
temperature of 53.2 degrees Celsius
(127.7 degrees Fahrenheit), making it
among the hottest places on earth. It
was so hot in Kuwait last summer
that birds dropped dead from the
sky.
• The country continues to burn oil for IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality Report:
electricity and ranks among the top
global carbon emitters per capita,
according to the World Resources
Institute.
• As asphalt melts on highways,
Kuwaitis bundle up for bone-chilling
air-conditioning in malls.
Nagaland became first paperless
assembly by implementing e-Vidhan
application
• Nagaland has created history by
becoming the first State Assembly in
the country to implement the
National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)
programme to become completely
paperless.
• NeVA is a device neutral and
member-centric application created
to equip them to handle diverse
House Business smartly.
Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as 11th
CM of Uttarakhand
• Pushkar Singh Dhami has taken
oath as 11th Chief Minister of
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Uttarakhand. He will take over the
reins of the state for the second time
in a row.
• Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit
Singh administered the oath of office
and secrecy at the Parade Ground in
Dehradun.
• The BJP contested the Assembly
elections under Dhami’s leadership
and secured a comfortable majority
in the 70-member House, winning 47
seats.
Delhi world’s most polluted capital
• New Delhi has been ranked the
world’s most polluted capital city for
the second consecutive year as per
IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality
Report. New Delhi is followed by
Dhaka (Bangladesh), N’Djamena
(Chad), Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and
Muscat (Oman) as the top five most
polluted capital cities respectively.
• Bhiwadi was the most polluted city
in India, followed by Ghaziabad,
Delhi and Jaunpur.
• Bangladesh was the most polluted
country, followed by Chad, Pakistan
and Tajikistan. India was the fifth
most polluted country.
EX-DUSTLIK between Indian and
Uzbekistan armies begins
• The 3rd edition of the joint training
exercise named EX-DUSTLIK
between the Indian army and
Uzbekistan army begins at Yangiarik,
Uzbekistan.
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• The last edition of DUSTLIK was
conducted in Ranikhet (Uttarakhand)
in March 2021.
• The joint exercise would
focus on Counter-Terrorism
operations in semi-urban terrain
under a United Nations Mandate.
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day Observed
On 23rd March
• Nation is observed on March 23rd as
Martyrs Day (Shaheed Diwas or
Sarvodaya Day).
• The day was observed to pay tribute
to the death anniversary of the
freedom fighters Bhagat Singh,
Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram
Rajguru, who laid their lives for the
freedom of India.
• They were hanged to death for
assassinating John Saunders, a
British police officer in 1928. They
had mistaken him for British police
superintendent James Scott. It was
Scott who had ordered lathi-charge,
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which eventually led to the death of
Lala Lajpat Rai.
World Meteorological Day 2022: “Early
Warning and Early Action”
• World Meteorological Day is
celebrated globally on March 23rd
every year.
• The day is celebrated as the
establishment of the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO),
and it concentrates on the behaviour
of Earth’s atmosphere.
• This year World Meteorological Day
is celebrated keeping the theme of
Early Warning and Early Action.
• World Meteorological Day is
celebrated as the establishment of
the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), which was
established on March 23, 1950.
• WMO headquarters is situated in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Tamil Nadu’s Narasinganpettai
Nadaswaram got geographical
identification tag
• The Geographical Indication tag has
been awarded to the
Narasinganpettai Nadaswaram under
the category of musical instruments.
• Narasinghapettai nadaswaram is a
classical wind music instrument that
is traditionally made in a village near
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
PM Modi virtually inaugurates Biplobi
Bharat Gallery in Bengal
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery
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at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata
on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas.
• The purpose of this new gallery is to
provide a holistic view of the events
that led up to 1947 and highlight the
important role played by the
revolutionaries.
• The newly built gallery depicts the
contribution of the revolutionaries
towards the freedom struggle of India
and provides a holistic view of the
events that led to 1947, according to
the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Government set the target to create 220
new airports by 2025
• Union Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that the
Government has set a target of
building 220 new airports by 2025,
citing the Civil Aviation industry as a
critical component of India’s
economy.
• Scindia stated that India has made
progress in both domestic and
foreign travel during the COVID-19
period.
Kerala becomes first state to introduce
carbon-neutral farming methods
• Kerala is set to become the first state
in the country to introduce carbon-
neutral farming methods in selected
locations, for which the government
has set aside Rs 6 crore in the 2022-
23 Budget.
• Carbon-neutral farming will be
implemented in 13 farms under the
Agriculture Department and tribal
areas.
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World Tuberculosis Day observed on
24th March
• World Tuberculosis Day is observed
every year on 24 March to create
awareness among the public about
the global epidemic of tuberculosis
(TB) and efforts to eliminate the
disease.
• The date marks the day in 1882
when Dr Robert Koch announced
that he had discovered the bacterium
that causes TB, which opened the
way towards diagnosing and curing
this disease.
• The theme of World TB Day 2022 –
‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives.’ –
conveys the urgent need to invest
resources to ramp up the fight
against TB and achieve the
commitments to end TB made by
global leaders.
Yogi Adityanath take Oath as UP Chief
Minister for 2nd Term
• Yogi Adityanath takes oath as chief
minister of Uttar Pradesh for his
second term in office.
• Governor Anandiben Patel
administered the oath of office and
secrecy to Adityanath at Lucknow’s
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium
in the presence of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Union Ministers
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and other
central ministers.
• Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh
Pathak also took oath as the Deputy
Chief Ministers in the new
government.
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• The BJP-led NDA secured 274 seats
out of 403, becoming the first party
in over three decades to form a
government for a second consecutive
time in the state.
Smriti Irani inaugurates ‘Bharat Bhagya
Vidhata’ mega Red Fort Festival
• Union Minister of Women and Child
Development, Smriti Irani has
inaugurated the ten-day mega Red
Fort Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya
Vidhata’ at Red Fort in Delhi.
• The Red Fort festival has been
organised by the Union Ministry of
Culture, as part of Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav.
• The festival will commemorate the
heritage, culture and diversity of
every part of India.
NITI Aayog`s releases Export
Preparedness Index 2021, Gujarat again
tops
• Gujarat topped Niti Aayog’s Export
Preparedness Index 2021, followed
by Maharashtra and Karnataka in
second and third place, respectively.
• Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog
rankings for the second year in a row
“s Export Preparedness Index 2021,
which is intended to assess states’
preparation in terms of export
potential and performance.
• According to the government think
tank, Gujarat was followed by
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh.
• The world trade is about USD 24
trillion, with India’s exports worth
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USD 400 billion, indicating “huge”
potential.
UNEP Report: Dhaka is world’s most
noise polluted city
• Dhaka, the capital city of
Bangladesh, has been ranked as the
most noise polluted city globally,
according to the recent ‘Annual
Frontier Report, 2022’ published by
the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP).
• As per the report, the city recorded
noise pollution of 119 decibels at its
highest (dB) in 2021.
• Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad came
second in the list with noise
pollution of 114 decibels. Islamabad,
the capital of Pakistan is third, with
maximum noise pollution of 105 dB.
• The quietest cities in the world as per
the report are Irbrid at 60 dB, Lyon
at 69 dB, Madrid at 69 dB.
President Kovind presents President’s
Colour to INS Valsura
• President of India, Ram Nath Kovind
has presented the prestigious
President’s Colour to Indian Naval
Ship (INS) Valsura at Jamnagar in
Gujarat.
• The ‘Nishan Adhikari’ Lt Arun Singh
Sambyal received the President’s
Colour on behalf of the unit, for its
80 years of exceptional service.
• INS Valsura is a premier training
facility of the Indian Navy established
on December 05, 1942, in Jamnagar
of Gujarat, to provide training in the
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domain of Torpedo handling
(Underwater missile) and operations.
• The President’s Colour is bestowed
upon a military unit in recognition of
exceptional service rendered to the
Nation, both in peace and in war.
Oscars Awards 2022: 94th Academy
Awards 2022 announced
• The 94th Academy Awards returned
to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as
the top films from the last year were Pramod Sawant takes oath as Chief
honoured by the Academy of Motion Minister of Goa for 2nd term
Picture Arts and Sciences.
• The show was hosted by Regina Hall,
Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes.
Earth Hour 2022 Celebrated on 26th
March
• Every year, the Earth Hour is
celebrated worldwide on the last
Saturday of March month to show
support for the fight against climate
change and commitment towards a
better planet.
• Earth Hour 2022 is being marked on
March 26, 2022. The Earth Hour
2022 theme will focus on ‘Shape Our
Future.
• The Day is a worldwide movement
organized by the World Wide Fund
for Nature (WWF), encouraging
individuals, communities,
corporates, and households to turn
off their lights for one hour, from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
India’s first steel road featured in
Gujarat
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• Surat, Gujarat, features a road
created entirely of steel waste, which
is one of the best instances of
sustainable development.
• The trial project is a one-kilometre
road with six lanes. So far, the path
has proven to be reliable.
• Every day, almost 1,000 trucks,
weighing between 18 and 30 tonnes,
drive along the steel road.
• Pramod Sawant took oath as the
Chief Minister of Goa on March 28,
2022, for the second straight five-
year term.
• Sawant led the BJP in the recently
concluded 2022 Goa Assembly
elections and won 20 seats in the 40-
member Goa Assembly.
• Mr Sawant was administered the
oath by Governor PS Sreedharan
Pillai at the Dr Syama Prasad
Mookerjee stadium near Panaji.
• He was sworn in as Chief Minister in
March 2019 after the death of the
sitting chief minister Manohar
Parrikar.
Shashi Sinha named as new Chairman of
Broadcast Audience Research Council
India
• The board of Broadcast Audience
Research Council (BARC) India has
elected IPG Mediabrands India CEO
Shashi Sinha as the new chairman.
• He will take over from Punit Goenka,
who served as chairman of the TV
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viewership measurement agency for
the last three years.
• The Broadcast Audience Research
Council India is a joint industry body
founded by organisations that
represent Indian broadcasters,
advertisers, and advertising and
media agencies.
• It is the world’s largest television
measurement science industry body. their five-decade-long border dispute in
DRDO successfully test-fire Indian Army frequently sparked tensions between the
“MRSAM” Missile
• The Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO)
has conducted two successful flight
tests of the Indian Army version of
Medium Range Surface to Air Missile
(MRSAM) against high-speed aerial
targets at Integrated Test Range,
Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
• The Indian Army version of MRSAM
is a Surface-to-Air Missile.
• It has been developed jointly by
DRDO and Israel Aerospace
Industries (IAI), Israel.
Museum of all former Prime Ministers of
India inaugurates soon
• A museum of all former Prime
Ministers, Pradhan Mantri
Sangrahalaya (the Museum of Prime attends 5th BIMSTEC Summit
Ministers), has been built at Teen
Murti Estate, in Delhi.
• The Rs. 270 crore project will be
inaugurated on April 14, 2022, at the
Teen Murti Bhavan complex which
was the residence of ex-PM
Jawaharlal Nehru.
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• The Museum will showcase the life,
times and contribution of all 14
Prime Ministers of India so far,
except for the collections and works
on Jawaharlal Nehru, who has a
separate Nehru Memorial Museum,
which was also his residence.
Assam and Meghalaya agreed to resolve
six of the 12 contested places that have
two states
• Chief Ministers of Assam and
Meghalaya, Himanta Biswa Sarma
and Conrad Sangma, respectively,
inked the agreement in the presence
of Shah.
• The agreement will end the long-
running disagreement in six of the
12 points along the 884.9-kilometer
boundary between the two countries.
• Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura,
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland, and West Bengal share a
2743-kilometre border with Assam.
Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and
Arunachal Pradesh all have border
conflicts with it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
participated in the 5th Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical
and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC) Summit through virtual
mode.
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• The Summit was hosted by the
Government of Sri Lanka, which was
the chair nation of BIMSTEC.
• At the conclusion of the Summit,
Thailand took over as chair nation of
BIMSTEC. The year 2022 marks the
25th year of the establishment of
BIMSTEC.
• The theme of the Summit was
“Towards a Resilient Region,
Prosperous Economies, Healthy
People”.
• BIMSTEC is an international
organisation of seven South Asian
and Southeast Asian nations. These
are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and
Thailand. The Leadership is rotated
in alphabetical order of country
names. The permanent secretariat of
BIMSTEC is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Administration and Management, giving
electronic channel.
India a leadership position.
 The initiative „FASTER„ was initiated
 The International Telecommunication
when a bench led by CJI Ramana took
Union (ITU) is the United Nations‟
suo motu notice of delays in convicts‟
information and communication
release even after they had been
specialised organisation. The
granted bail, citing reasons such as
Plenipotentiary Conference and the
non-receipt or non-verification of legal
Administrative Council manage the ITU.
orders.
Axis Bank takes Citibank‟s India consumer
World‟s Biggest Electric Cruise Ship made its
business in a Rs 12,325 crores
maiden voyage in China
 Citigroup has announced that Axis
 The largest electric cruise ship in the
Bank will be acquiring Citibank‟s India
world has returned back to port in
consumer business for an amount of
Yichang in central Hubei province,
USD 1.6 billion (Rs 12,325 crores) in an
China after travelling up and down the
all-cash deal. This transaction will be
Yangtze River for its maiden voyage.
including Citibank India‟s consumer
 This cruise ship has been powered by a
banking businesses, which include
7,500-kilowatt-hour massive-sized
retail banking, credit cards, consumer
marine battery.
loans, and wealth management.
 The name of the ship is Yangtze River
 This transaction will also be including
Three Gorges 1 and it is a 100 per cent
the sale of Citibank‟s non-banking
electric cruise ship that has been
financial company consumer business,
developed and built in China. This ship
Citicorp Finance (India) Limited, which
is 16 meters wide and 100 meters long
comprises a financing business that is
and has the capacity to carry around
asset-backed and also includes
1,300 passengers.
construction equipment and
UP become India‟s top vegetable producer commercial vehicle loans, and a
portfolio of personal loans.
 Uttar Pradesh has become the top
producer of vegetables, getting back its World Autism Awareness Day Observed on
first position by demoting West Bengal 2nd April 2022
to the second position, with a difference
 World Autism Awareness Day is
of a million tonnes in production in
observed annually on 2nd April by the
2021–22 Crop Year (CY) (July–June),
member states of the United Nations.
after two years since 2020.
 The day is observed to raise awareness
 Vegetable production in Uttar Pradesh
among its citizens about people with
is expected to be 29.58 million tonnes
Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout
(mt) in the 2021–22 crop year (July–
the world.
June), down from 29.16 mt in 2020–21,
 The theme for „World Autism Awareness
while West Bengal output is expected to
Day 2022‟ is “Inclusive Quality
dip to 28.23 mt in 2021-22 from 30.33
Education for All”.
mt in 2020-21.
Andhra Pradesh‟s First „She Auto‟ Stands Set
Up
 In a move to provide safe transport to
women and girl students, the police in
Andhra Pradesh‟s Chittoor have set up
three „She Auto‟ stands, the first of its
kind in the state.
 Tirupati is the first city in the state to
set up special auto stands for women
like this.
Arunabha Ghosh appointed by UN Chief to
high-level expert group on net-zero
emissions commitments
 United Nations Secretary-General,
Antonio Guterres appointed Arunabha
Ghosh (India) to a High-Level Expert
Group on the Net-Zero Emissions
Commitments of Non-State Entities.
 Arunabha Ghosh is the CEO of the
Council on Energy, Environment and
Water (CEEW), a climate and energy
think tank.
 He has been appointed to the
Government of India‟s G20 Finance
Track Advisory Group for India‟s G20
Presidency in 2023.
Vikas Kumar named as Managing Director of
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
 Vikas Kumar has been appointed as the
new Managing Director of the Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). He
succeeds Mangu Singh, whose tenure
ended on March 31, 2022.
 Singh was the managing director of
DMRC since January 1, 2012, and his
famed tenure ended. Kumar is the third
managing director of the DMRC after E
Sreedharan and Mangu Singh. He will
hold the post for a term of five years. Four agreements and launch multiple projects
signed between India- Nepal
PharmEasy‟s appoints Amir Khan brand
ambassador
 PharmEasy, a consumer healthcare
“super app,” has unveiled its new
campaign, which introduces Bollywood
superstar Aamir Khan as its brand
ambassador. API Holdings Limited is in
charge of the PharmEasy brand.
 This partnership will aid in the
development of the brand and raising
consumer awareness of healthcare in
India.
 PharmEasy is dedicated to offering a
hassle-free healthcare experience.
Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement
signed by India-Australia
 India and Australia signed an Economic
Cooperation and Trade Agreement
(IndAus ECTA), hailing it as a
watershed moment and one of the
biggest economic doors there is to open
in the world.
 It will provide zero-duty access to 96
per cent of India‟s exports to Australia,
including shipments from key sectors
like engineering goods, gems and
jewellery, textiles, apparel, and leather.
 According to a government estimate,
the agreement will increase bilateral
trade in products and services to $45-
50 billion over the next five years, up
from roughly $27 billion, and create
over one million employees in India.
 Around 85% of Australia‟s exports,
including coal, sheep meat, and wool,
will have zero duty access to the Indian
market, while Australian wines,
almonds, lentils, and select fruits would
have lower duty access.
 Under the deal, zero-duty access for
Indian goods will be expanded to 100%
over the next five years.
 It is India‟s first Free Trade Agreement
(FTA) with a large developed country in
more than a decade. India inked an
FTA with the UAE in February and is
actively negotiating FTAs with Israel,
Canada, the United Kingdom, and the
European Union.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his
Nepalese colleague Sher Bahadur
Deuba met in New Delhi, initiating a
number of projects and signing four
important agreements across a variety
of fields.
 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) and
Nepal Oil Corporation Ltd. signed
agreements on Nepal becoming the
105th member of the International
Solar Alliance (ISA), technical
 cooperation in railways, petroleum
product delivery, and technical
experience sharing in the petroleum
sector.
 The two Prime Ministers also observed
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the first passenger train service
In The World
between India‟s Jayanagar and Nepal‟s
Kurtha, the handover of India‟s Solu
corridor transmission project to Nepal,
and the progress of 132 health facilities
being built across 10 districts in Nepal
under a GoI grant.
 The two countries announced the debut
of the Indian RuPay card in Nepal.
 After Bhutan, Singapore, and the
United Arab Emirates, Nepal is now the
fourth country outside of India to
accept RuPay.
64th Grammy Awards 2022
 The 64th annual Grammy Awards are
being held for the first time at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena with Trevor Noah
as host.
 Jon Batiste received the most
nominations with eleven and Batiste
also received the most awards with five.
Pixxel a space data startup launches its first
satellite aboard SpaceX
 Pixxel, a space data startup, launched
its first fully operational satellite, TD-2,
on SpaceX‟s Transporter-4 mission.
 TD-2 is Pixxel‟s first full-fledged
satellite, carrying one of the highest-
resolution hyperspectral commercial
cameras ever flown, taking the
company one step closer to developing
a global health monitoring system that
operates 24 hours a day, seven days a
World Health Day 2022 Celebrates on 7th
week.
April
Australia wins ICC Women‟s Cricket World
Cup 2022
 Australia beat England by 71 runs in
the finals to claim their seventh
Women‟s World Cup at Hagley Oval in
Christchurch, New Zealand.
 Alyssa Healy of Australia scored 170
runs in the match, the highest
individual score made by any cricketer,
male or female, in the World Cup Final.
She was also the leading run-scorer in
the tournament with 509 runs.
 The Player of the Tournament went to
Alyssa Healy.
 The Forbes billionaires 2022 list is out,
which compiles the list of the world‟s
richest, who this time was hit by the
impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict,
coronavirus pandemic and sluggish
markets.
 Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX
founder topped Forbes‟ list for the first
time ever with a net worth of $219
billion. Elon Musk is leading the Forbes
billionaires list with a net worth of $219
billion, followed by Amazon chief Jeff
Bezos at $171 billion.
 Mukesh Ambani ranked at the 10th
position on the global list, followed
narrowly by fellow industrialist and
Adani Group founder Gautam Adani,
whose fortune climbed by almost $40
billion over the past year, to an
estimated $90 billion.
 Savitri Jindal, the chairperson of the
Jindal Group, is the richest woman in
India, according to the Forbes‟
Billionaires List 2022, with a net worth
of $17.7 billion. A total of 11 Indian
women, with 4 newcomers, joined the
global rich list this year.
 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers,
cosmetics giant L‟Oréal‟s founder‟s
granddaughter, was listed as the
richest woman in the world this year –
with a net worth of $74.8 billion.
 World Health Day is a global health
awareness day celebrated on the 7th
April every year.
 On World Health Day 2022, World
Health Organisation will focus global
attention on urgent actions needed to
keep humans and the planet healthy
and foster a movement to create
societies focused on well-being.
 The theme for World Health Day 2022
is „Our Planet, Our Health‟.
  This year‟s theme aims to direct global
attention toward the well-being of our
planet and the humans living in it.
HAL and Israel Aerospace have teamed up to
convert civil aeroplanes into mid-air refuellors
 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
have entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to convert civil
passenger aircraft to Multi Mission
Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in
India.
Gujarat Govt to receive Rs 7,500 Cr Loan from
 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been
World Bank, AIIB
looking to procure new mid-air
refuellers for sometime.
 HAL will convert pre-owned civil
(passenger) aircraft into air refuelling
aircraft with cargo and transport
capabilities under the newly inked
agreement.
 HAL stated in a statement that the
move will give new capabilities and
cost-effective solutions to India‟s
defence industry.
Khanjar 2022: The 9th edition of the India-
Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise
 The 9th Edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan
Joint Special Forces Exercise was held
in March-April, 2022 at Special Forces
Training School, Bakloh (HP).
 Special Forces contingents from India
and Kyrgyzstan have shared their
experience and best practices in terms
of tactics, techniques, and procedures
for countering present and emerging
threats throughout the conflict
spectrum.
 During the Exercise, combat shooting,
sniping, mountain survival, hostage
rescue drills, and unarmed warfare
were all extensively performed.
 A military exercise or war game is the
employment of military resources in
training for military operations, either
exploring the effects of warfare or
Astronomers detect identical twin of Jupiter
testing strategies without actual
combat.
India‟s Agriculture Exports Cross USD 50
Billion Mark for First Time
 Exports of agricultural products from
India surpassed the USD 50 billion
mark for the first time during the
financial year 2021-22 (FY22), owing to
significant growth in sugar, rice, wheat,
and other cereals exports.
 The Directorate General of Commercial
Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S),
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has
released provisional figures stating that
agricultural exports rose to USD 50.21
billion in 2021-22, which is 19.92%.
 The World Bank and the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
stated that the Gujarat government‟s
Mission School of Excellence project,
which aims to improve education
quality in the state, will receive a loan
worth Rs 7,500 crore.
 The state government will spend Rs
10,000 crore over the next five years on
the Mission School of Excellence
initiative, which would cover all 35,133
government and 5,847 grant-in-aid
schools in the state.
 The World Bank and the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank have
authorised a Rs 7,500 crore credit for
the mammoth project.
Grammys 2022: Indian-American Singer
Falguni Shah, Winner Of Best Children‟s
Music Album
 Indian-American singer Falguni Shah
won a Grammy Award for A Colorful
World in the Best Children‟s Album
category.
 Falguni Shah has even performed and
collaborated with music maestro AR
Rahman and she is the only Indian-
origin woman to be nominated in the
Best Children‟s Music Album category
at the Grammys twice.
 Astronomers have discovered an
identical twin of Jupiter dubbed as K2-
2016-BLG-0005Lb, which has a similar
mass and is at a similar location (420
million miles away) from its star as
 Jupiter is from our Sun (462 million
miles away).
 The exoplanet is about 17,000 light-
years from the Earth, and it was first
detected by the Kepler space telescope
in 2016.
 To spot the planet, scientists used
Albert Einstein‟s Theory of Relativity
and Gravitational Microlensing.
Amazon signed contract with three firms to
launch its satellite internet
 The tech firm has secured up to 83
launches over a five-year period, which
the company claims is the greatest
commercial launch vehicle procurement
in history.
 Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United
Launch Alliance (ULA) have agreed to
deploy the majority of Amazon‟s Project
Kuiper satellites, which aim to provide
high-speed, low-latency broadband to a
wide variety of clients around the world.
 The tech firm has secured up to 83
launches over a five-year period, which
the company claims is the greatest
commercial launch vehicle procurement
in history.
Infosys and Rolls-Royce launched „Aerospace
Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre‟
 IT major Infosys and leading industrial
tech company Rolls-Royce opened their
joint “aerospace engineering and digital
innovation centre‟‟ in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
 This centre has been established to
provide high-end R&D services
integrated with advanced digital
capabilities to Rolls-Royce‟s engineering
and group business services from India.
 Infosys and Rolls-Royce will combine
their aerospace, engineering and digital
services capabilities to explore
opportunities for driving digital and
engineering innovation and associated
cost optimisation strategies.
DRDO successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel
Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology
 The Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight
tested “Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet”
(SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test
Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of
Odisha.
 The test met all the mission objectives.
The SFDR-based propulsion enables
the missile to intercept aerial threats at
very long range at supersonic speeds.
 It has an extremely high projected
range of 350 km.
 The SFDR-based propulsion enables
the missile to intercept aerial threats at
very long range at supersonic speeds.
 The SFDR has been developed by
Defence Research and Development
Laboratory, Hyderabad in collaboration
with other DRDO laboratories
PM Mudra Yojana celebrates the completion of
7 years
 The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, or
PMMY, is celebrating its seventh
anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi announced the initiative with the
goal of granting loans up to ten lakh
rupees to non-corporate, non-farm
small, or micro-enterprises.
 Since the inception of the Pradhan
Mantri Mudra Yojana, more than 34
crore 42 lakh loans worth 18.60 lakh
crore rupees have been sanctioned as
per the official statement.
 Women Entrepreneurs have received
around 68 percent of the total number
of loans approved.
 New Entrepreneurs have received
nearly 22 percent of the loans.
Cabinet gives approval to extension of AIM till
March Next year
 The Union Cabinet approved the
continuation of the Atal Innovation
Mission (AIM) until March 2023.
 AIM‟s stated goals include developing
10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), 101
Atal Incubation Centres (AICs), and
sponsoring 200 entrepreneurs through
the Atal New India Challenges,
according to the statement.
 A total budgeted expenditure of Rs
2,000 crore plus will be incurred in the
establishment and support of the
beneficiaries.
  The AIM has concentrated on both
infrastructural development and
institution formation, according to the
statement.
„Tomb of Sand‟ becomes first Hindi novel to
get shortlisted for International Booker Prize
 In the history of the International
Booker Prize, the novel „Tomb of Sand‟,
authored by Geetanjali Shree, has
become the first Hindi language work of
fiction to be shortlisted for the
prestigious literary prize.
 The novel has been translated into
India‟s first case of XE variant of coronavirus
English by Daisy Rockwell. The book
disease reported from Mumbai
Tomb of Sand will compete with five
other novels from around the world.
The literary prize comes with a cash
award of 50,000 pounds, which is split
equally between the author and
translator.
„Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with
BCCI‟, book by Former CAG Vinod Rai
 Former Comptroller and Auditor
General (CAG) and chief of Supreme
court-appointed Committee of
Administrators (CoA) in 2017, Vinod
Rai has penned a book titled as, “Not
Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings
with BCCI” in which the former
bureaucrat encapsulates his 33-month
stint at the BCCI.
 In the book, Rai – whose stint of
overseeing the administration of one of
the richest sports bodies in the world
Eminent scholar-academician Manoj Soni new
ended in September 2019 – has made
UPSC chairman
some major revelations.
57th CRPF Valour Day 2022 observed on 9th
April
 The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is
observed on 9 April every year, as a
tribute to the brave men of the Force.
The year 2022 marks the 57th CRPF
Valour Day.
 It was on this day in 1965, a small
contingent of CRPF created history by
defeating an invading Pakistani army,
several times larger, at the Sardar Post
located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
 The CRPF men eliminated 34 Pakistani
soldiers and captured four alive. In the
conflict, CRPF lost six personnel who
had attained martyrdom.
 The Central Reserve Police Force is
India‟s largest Central Armed Police
Force. It functions under the authority
of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the
Government of India.
 The CRPF‟s primary role lies in
assisting the State/Union Territories in
police operations to maintain law and
order and counter-insurgency.
 The first case of the XE variety of the
coronavirus illness (Covid-19) in India
was reported in Mumbai. The city civic
authority Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) announced the
results of its 11th genome sequencing,
which identified one sample positive for
the XE variant and another for the
Kappa variant.
 The person who tested positive for the
XE strain was a fully vaccinated 50-
year-old woman who had no co-
morbidities and was asymptomatic.
 According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), the new
subvariant „XE‟, which is a hybrid
strain of two Omicron subvariants,
could be the most transmissible
coronavirus strain ever discovered.
 Currently a Member of the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC), Dr Manoj
Soni has been appointed the chairman
of the country‟s premier government
recruiting agency.
 He has been associated with the
Swaminarayan sect‟s Anoopam
Mission, at Mogri in Anand district,
since a young age and received diksha
(initiation) as a nishkarma karmayogi
(selfless worker) on Jan 10, 2020.
 Dr Soni has been appointed to replace
the previous UPSC chairman Pradip
Kumar Joshi. Prior to this assignment,
Soni has also served as the vice-
chancellor of two universities and has
 earned several national and
international awards and recognitions.
Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates scientific
convention on „Homoeopathy: People‟s Choice
for Wellness‟
 The Union Minister of AYUSH,
Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated
a two-day scientific convention on the
theme „Homoeopathy: People‟s Choice
for Wellness‟ in New Delhi.
 This convention is an opportunity to
review the achievements in the field of
Homoeopathy and to formulate future
strategies for the development of
Homoeopathy.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav chairs the
20th NTCA meeting
 The 20th NTCA in Arunachal Pradesh is
chaired by Bhupender Yadav.
 The 20th Meeting of the National Tiger
Conservation Authority (NTCA) was
held in Pakke tiger reserve in
Arunachal Pradesh and was led by
Union Minister for Environment, Forest
& Climate Change Bhupender Yadav.
 The first-ever NTCA meeting was held
in Arunachal Pradesh, outside of the
National Capital.
India successfully flight-tested Pinaka Mk-I
(Enhanced) Rocket System
 The Defence Research and Development
Organisation and Indian Army
successfully flight-tested a new version
of the Pinaka rocket system at the
Pokhran firing ranges. These included
Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System
(EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial
Munition (ADM) rocket systems.
 The Pinaka rocket system has been
developed by DRDO lab- Armament
Research and Development
Establishment, Pune.
Shehbaz Sharif elected as 23rd Prime Minister
of Pakistan
 Pakistan‟s opposition leader, Shehbaz
Sharif has been elected unopposed as
the 23rd Prime Minister of the country
through voting in the National
Assembly.
 The 70-year old Pakistan Muslim
League (PML-N) Chief will succeed
Imran Khan, who has been removed by
a no-trust vote recently in the National
Assembly. Shehbaz Sharif is the
brother of former Pakistan Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif.
DRDO conducts successful flight-test of anti-
tank guided missile „Helina‟
 A team of scientists from the Defence
Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and
Indian Air Force (IAF) jointly conducted
the successful flight test of the
indigenously developed helicopter
launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile
„HELINA‟ at high-altitude ranges.
 HELINA is one of the most advanced
anti-tank weapons in the world. The
missile has a maximum range of 7
kilometres. It has been developed by
Defence Research and Development
Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad.
Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan conferred
with 56th Jnanpith Award
 Assam Chief Minister, Dr Himanta
Biswa Sarma presented the country‟s
highest literary award, the 56th
Jnanpith for the year 2021 to one of the
most celebrated poets of Assam,
Nilamani Phookan.
 Nilmani Phookan is the third person to
win the Jnanpith Award from Assam
after Mamoni Roisom Goswami and
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.
 The Award carried a Citation, a shawl,
and Rs. 11 lakh. Novelist Damodar
Mauzo was chosen for the 57th
Jnanpith Award 2022 for his
contribution to Indian literature.
 The 77-year-old writer was conferred
with the country‟s highest literary
award for his “outstanding contribution
to literature”.
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes 1st player to
get retired out in IPL History
 Rajasthan Royals all-rounder,
Ravichandran Ashwin became the first
player in IPL history to get retired out
 during the high-octane clash against
Lucknow Super Giants.
 Ashwin played a crucial knock of 28-
run off 23 balls to revive Rajasthan‟s
innings from a tricky stage when they
were four down for 67.
 During the penultimate over, the
veteran all-rounder made a sacrificing
call of getting himself retired out to
make way for Riyan Parag in the middle
who has a slightly better ability to clear
the boundary rope in the final overs.
International Day of Human Space Flight
celebrates globally on 12 April
ADB to approve $2 million loan to support
 The International Day of Human Space
urban development in Nagaland
Flight is celebrated annually on April
12 to mark the anniversary of the first
human space flight by Yuri Gagarin on
April 12, 1961.
 The day was proclaimed at the 65th
session of the United Nations General
Assembly on April 7, 2011, a few days
before the 50th anniversary of the
flight.
 On 12 April 1961, was the date of the
1st human space flight was carried out
PM Narendra Modi to be honoured with 1st
by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen, who
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
became the first person to journey into
outer space.
 This historic incident opened the way
for space exploration for the benefit of
all mankind. 12 April was also the date
of the 1st Space Shuttle STS-1 of
Columbia launched in 1981, which is
also commemorated on this date.
38th Siachen Day celebrates on 13 April 2022
Ecuador became 1st country to give legal
rights to wild animals
 Ecuador, a South American Country,
became the first country in the world to
give legal rights to wild animals. The
highest court in the country has ruled
in favour of the case that focused on a
woolly monkey named “Estrellita” who
was taken from her home to a zoo,
where she passed just a week later.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla named India‟s G20
chief coordinator
 The appointment is significant as India
will assume the G20 presidency on
December 1, 2022, from Indonesia, and
will convene the G20 Leaders Summit
for the first time in India in 2023.
 Shringla will retire on 30th April 2022,
handing over charge to foreign
secretary-designate V M Kwatra, who is
currently India‟s ambassador to Nepal.
 The G20 sherpa will remain to be
Piyush Goyal, the Indian Commerce
Minister.
 G20 Bali Summit 2022 is the 17th
meeting of the G20 Heads of State and
Government Summit which is
scheduled to take place in Bali,
Indonesia
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
and the Government of India signed an
agreement to provide a $2 million
project readiness financing (PRF) loan
to Nagaland for the design of climate-
resilient urban infrastructure,
strengthening institutional capacity,
and improving municipal resource
mobilisation.
 PM Modi will receive the award for
selfless service to the nation and
society. The award ceremony will be
held on April 24 which marks the 80th
death anniversary of Master Deenanath
Mangeshkar (singing legend‟s father).
 Indian Army marks Siachen Day on
April 13 every year. The day is observed
to commemorate the courage of the
Indian Army under “Operation
Meghdoot”.
 Every year this day is observed to pay
solemn tributes to the soldiers who laid
down their lives to capture the icy
heights of Siachen 38 years ago.
 The Siachen Glacier is the highest
battleground on earth, where India and
Pakistan have fought intermittently
since 1984.
 Both countries maintain a permanent
military presence in the region at a
height of over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft).
  More than 2,000 soldiers people have
died in this inhospitable terrain, mostly
due to weather extremes and the
natural hazards of mountain warfare.
Airports Council International: Top 10 busiest
airports in the world for 2021
 The Airports Council International (ACI)
released the list of the top 10 busiest
airports worldwide for 2021. Hartsfield-
Jackson Atlanta International Airport
(ATL) has topped the list with 75.7
million passengers. Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport (DFW) 62.5 million
passengers) is second, followed by
Denver International Airport (DEN, 58.8
million passengers) at the third spot.
 Among the top 10 airports for
passenger traffic, 8 are in the United
States with the two remaining in China.
Falguni Nayar Crowned EY Entrepreneur of
the Year Award 2021
 Falguni Nayar has been named as the
EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021, at
the 23rd edition of the EY Entrepreneur
of The Year India awards. She is the
founder and chief executive officer
(CEO) of beauty supply company Nykaa
(FSN E-commerce).
 She will now represent India at the EY
World Entrepreneur of the Year Award
(WEOY) on June 9, 2022, at Monaco
Netherlands Won FIH Junior Women‟s Hockey
World Cup 2022
 The Netherlands has lifted their fourth
title of FIH Junior Women‟s Hockey
World Cup 2022 after beating Germany
at Potchefstroom, South Africa. The
Netherlands is the most successful
team. England claimed the bronze
medal in the third-place match after
defeating India by 3-0 in the shoot-out.
R Praggnanandhaa wins prestigious Reykjavik
Open chess tournament
 16-year-old chess sensation R
Pragganandhaa has won the prestigious
Reykjavik Open chess tournament in
Reykjavik, Iceland. In the final played
between two Indian players, it was R
Praggnanandhaa who won the contest
beating compatriot GM D Gukesh in
the final round.
Australia‟s Victoria to Host the 2026
Commonwealth Games
 In a deviation from the conventional
single host city approach, the
Commonwealth Games will be held in
Victoria in 2026, with the majority of
events being organised by the state‟s
regional centres.
 In March 2026, the Games will be held
in numerous towns and regional
centres around Australia, including
Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat,
and Gippsland, each with its own
athletes‟ village.
 The Commonwealth Games Federation
(CGF) confirmed that the opening
ceremony will be held at the famous
100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket
Ground.
103 years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
 The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also
known as the Amritsar massacre, took
place on 13 April 1919.
 The Jallianwalabagh garden has been
converted into a memorial. And
thousands of people on this day come
to pay their respects to the martyred
men, and women, who were killed on
that fateful day for the nation.
Ambedkar Jayanti 2022: 14 April
 Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as
Bhim Jayanti) is celebrated on 14 April
to commemorate the birth anniversary
of Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
 Dr Ambedkar is known as the Father
(chief architect) of the Indian
Constitution. He was the first Law and
Justice Minister of the country after the
independence. Dr Bhim has been
bestowed with the country‟s highest
civilian honour, Bharat Ratna in 1990
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Odisha CM unveils logo of 2023 Men‟s  The International Day for Monuments
Hockey World Cup and Sites was proposed by the
International Council on Monuments
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
and Sites (ICOMOS) on 18 April 1982
has unveiled the logo of the 2023 FIH
and approved by the General Assembly
Men‟s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga
of UNESCO in 1983.
stadium in the capital Bhubaneswar.
 The aim is to promote awareness about
 Hockey India and its official partner
the diversity of cultural heritage of
Odisha will host the marquee event for
humanity, their vulnerability and the
the second consecutive time in the
efforts required for their protection and
country after 2018.
conservation.
 The 15th edition of the showpiece will
be staged in Bhubaneswar and World‟s Highest Tunnel connecting
Rourkela, where the country‟s largest Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh to be
hockey stadium is being constructed. construed by BRO

SVANidhi se Samriddhi‟ phase II launched  BRO Director General Lieutenant

to shield 28 lakh street vendors General Rajeev Chaudhary announced
that the Border Roads Organisation will
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban
build the world‟s highest tunnel at
Affairs (MoHUA) has expanded the
Shinku La Pass, at 16,580 feet, to
„SVANidhi se Samriddhi‟ programme to
connect Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
126 cities in 14 states and union
 The Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
territories.
would begin construction of the tunnel
 The program‟s implementing partner is
connecting Himachal Pradesh and the
the Quality Council of India (QCI).
Zanskar Valley in Ladakh by July this
 It determines whether or not
year.
beneficiaries are eligible for several
Central welfare initiatives (8) and Russian vessel Moskva has sunk as a result
promotes links to these programmes. of a „Neptune missile strike‟ by Ukraine
 To assist over 50 lakh street sellers in
 Moskva, was being hauled to port when
metropolitan regions, including those
it sank due to stormy waves. The 510-
from surrounding peri-urban/rural
crew missile cruiser, which led Russia‟s
areas, who were vending on or before
naval attack on Ukraine, was a symbol
March 24, 2020.
of the country‟s military might.
World Heritage Day 2022: 18th April  Kyiv claims that its rockets struck the
cruiser.
 Every year on April 18, the United
 Moscow has denied any attack and
Nations commemorates World Heritage
claims the ship sank due to a fire.
Day. The Day is observed to preserve
 The 12,490-tonne warship is the largest
the human heritage and recognize the
Russian warship sunk in combat since
efforts of the organizations working for
WWII.
it.
 Monuments and ancient buildings are Lt Gen Manoj Pande named as India‟s next
an asset to the world. They make for the Chief of Army Staff
rich heritage of the nation. Since 1983,
 Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has
the International Council on
been appointed as the next Chief of
Monuments and Sites has set a theme
Army Staff.
around which events are centred on the
 Lt Gen Pande is the incumbent Vice-
day. The theme for World Heritage Day
Chief of the Army. He will take over
2022 is “Heritage and Climate”.
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 Lt Gen Manoj Pande is the first-ever
officer from the Corps of Engineers to be
appointed as Army Chief.
 He has served as chief engineer in the
UN mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
 He was the Commander-in-Chief
Andaman and Nicobar Command
(CINCAN) from June 2020 to May 2021.
 Outgoing army chief Gen MM Naravane
is seen as the frontrunner for the Chief
of Defence Staff‟s (CDS) post, that has
been vacant since the death of India‟s
first CDS Gen Bipin Rawat in an air
crash last December.
World bank Report States Extreme Poverty
in India Decline by 12.3%
 The extreme poverty rate in India fell
from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019
as per World Bank Policy Research
Working Paper.
 This represents a decline of 12.3
percentage points in extreme poverty
count between 2011 to 2019 in the
country. The decline in rural areas was
much higher than in urban areas.
Nation‟s first portable solar rooftop system
unveiled in Gandhinagar
 The first portable solar rooftop system
in India has been inaugurated at
Swaminarayan Akshardham temple
complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 The 10 Photovoltaic PV Port system has
been manufactured by New Delhi-based
Servotech Power Systems Ltd and
designed by the German development
agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
 The systems have been installed under
the initiative of the Union Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy to develop
renewable energy cities across India.
Nexo launched world‟s 1st crypto-backed
payment card “Nexo Card”
 London-based Cryptocurrency lender,
Nexo has joined hands with global
payments company Mastercard to
launch the world‟s first “crypto-backed”
payment card.
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 Electronic money firm DiPocket is
Nexo‟s card issuer. The card requires no
minimum repayments, monthly, or
inactivity fees.
 There are no FX fees for up to 20,000
euros per month. Interest remains at
0% for customers who maintain a loan-
to-value ratio of 20% or below.
Cyrus S. Poonawalla tops Hurun Global
Healthcare Rich List 2022
 Chairman and Managing Director of
Serum Institute of India(SII), Dr Cyrus
S. Poonawalla has topped the Hurun
Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 and
became the richest billionaire in the
healthcare sector 2022.
 He has topped the list with a new value
of USD 26 billion (up 41%).
 Cyrus Poonawalla is followed by
Thomas Frist Jr & Family of HCA
Healthcare, Li Xiting and Xu Hang of
Mindray at the 2nd position with a net
value of USD 19 billion.
 Dilip Shanghvi & Family, of the Sun
Pharmaceuticals, is at the 5th position
with a net worth of USD 18 billion.
India‟s first pure green hydrogen plant
commissioned in Assam
 India‟s first 99.999% pure Green
Hydrogen pilot plant has been
commissioned by the Oil India Limited
(OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in
Assam. The plant has an installed
capacity of 10 kg per day.
 The plant produces Green Hydrogen
from the electricity generated by a
500kW Solar plant using a 100 kW
Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM)
Electrolyser array. The use of AEM
technology is being used for the first
time in India.
Shanti Sethi appointed as Kamala Harris‟s
defence advisor
 Indian-American Navyveteran Shanti
Sethi has been appointed as USA Vice
President Kamala Harris‟s Defence
Adviser. Shanti Sethi is the first Indian-
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American commander of a major US
Navy combat ship.
Ajay Kumar Sood named as Principal
Scientific Advisor to GoI
 Ajay Kumar Sood, a member of the
Science, Technology and Innovation
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister,
has been appointed to the post for a
period of three years to succeed
renowned biologist K VijayRaghavan.
 The Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet (ACC) has approved the
appointment of Sood as Principal
Scientific Advisor to the government.
International Mother Earth Day observed on intercontinental ballistic missile
22 April
 World Earth Day, also known as
International Mother Earth Day, is
celebrated every year on April 22.
 The Day will be celebrated all over the
world to spread awareness for Earth‟s
wellbeing and to encourage people to
support environmental protection.
World‟s largest electric 3-wheeler making
plant will set up in Telangana
 Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), based in
California, United States of America,
has announced its intention to establish
the world‟s largest electric three-wheeler
manufacturing facility in Telangana.
 The facility will produce all the products
of Biliti including the cargo model
TaskmanTM and the passenger version
UrbanTM.
Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayog‟s vice chairman
resigns from his post
 The government-run organisation, Niti
Aayog‟s Vice Chairperson, Rajiv Kumar
has resigned due to a government order.
 Suman Bery, an economist, will take
over as the new head of the planning
agency.
 The government has authorised Rajiv
Kumar‟s resignation and Suman Bery‟s
appointment, according to an order
issued by the Cabinet Appointments
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Committee. Rajiv Kumar will be relieved
of his duties, according to the ruling.
 After Arvind Panagariya resigned from
the job in August 2017 to return to
academia, Rajiv Kumar, an economist,
was named vice chairman of the Niti
Aayog.
 He also served on the Prime Minister‟s
Economic Advisory Council, the
Statistical Commission, and the
Technical Advisory Committee on
Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of
India.
Russia test-fired the “RS-28 SARMAT,”
world‟s “most powerful” nuclear-capable
 Russian President Vladimir Putin said
that his military had successfully test-
fired an intercontinental ballistic missile
capable of carrying a big nuclear
payload, but the Pentagon said the
missile did not pose a substantial
danger to the US.
 Russia‟s most powerful ICBM is the RS-
28 Sarmat, dubbed “Satan 2” by NATO.
 It is a super-heavy, thermonuclear-
armed intercontinental-range ballistic
missile.
 The Sarmat weighs 200 metric tonnes
(220 tonnes) and has a longer range,
allowing it to fly across the North and
South poles and strike targets anywhere
on the planet.
India to give an additional $500 million in
Fuel Aid to Sri Lanka
 India will provide an additional $500
million in financial aid to help the
Srilanka island nation buy fuel, and
Bangladesh was willing to postpone
$450 million in swap repayments to
help Colombo.
 This is the second $500 million in
gasoline credit that India has given to a
Sri Lankan government grappling with
the country‟s greatest financial crisis in
living memory.
 After a shipment of 120,000 tonnes of
diesel and 40,000 tonnes of gasoline
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earlier this month, the first line of credit
was exhausted.
 India has supplied approximately
400,000 tonnes of petroleum so far.
World Book and Copyright Day [UNESCO]:
23rd April 2022
 Every year on April 23, World Book and
Copyright Day is observed to promote
the love of reading. April 23 is
significant in world literature because it
commemorates the death on this date of
prominent writers such as Miguel de
Cervantes and William Shakespeare.
 This date was an obvious option for
UNESCO‟s General Conference, which
was convened in Paris in 1995, to pay a
worldwide tribute to books and authors
Elon Musk to acquire Twitter in $44 Billion
on this day, urging everyone to read.
2022
 Guadalajara, Mexico, will be the World
Book Capital in 2022, with a year-long
programme focusing on the role of
books and reading in inspiring social
change, combating violence, and
cultivating a culture of peace.
National Panchayati Raj Day 2022: 24th
April
 National Panchayati Raj Day is a
national holiday in India that honours
the Panchayati Raj system. Every year
World Intellectual Property Day 2022
on April 24th, it is commemorated. The
observed on April 26
73rd Constitutional Amendment Act,
which was passed in 1992, is also
commemorated on this day.
 The Panchayati Raj system, which is
one of the country‟s oldest governing
organisations, governs about 6 lakh
communities in India.
 The day was initially observed in April
2010 to commemorate the
decentralisation of power, which is
considered one of India‟s most
significant milestones.
25 April: World Malaria Day 2022
 Every year on April 25th, World Malaria
Day is commemorated to raise
awareness about this life-threatening
disease that continues to be a menace
to humanity. Malaria affects over half of
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the world‟s population, with the chances
of people living in poor nations catching
the disease being substantially higher.
 The day grew out of African Malaria
Day. Since 2001, African governments
have observed Malaria Day. However, it
was only in 2007, during the World
Health Organization‟s 60th session, that
it was recommended to designate Africa
Malaria Day as World Malaria Day in
order to recognise the disease‟s global
impact. In 2008, the inaugural World
Malaria Day was observed.
 The theme for World Malaria Day this
year is “Harness innovation to reduce
the malaria disease burden and save
lives”.
 Elon Musk, the world‟s richest man,
agreed to acquire Twitter for $44 billion,
ending a drama that included hostile
takeover threats before handing him
personal control of one of the world‟s
most powerful social media networks.
 According to Twitter, the publicly traded
corporation will now become a private
entity owned by Musk, who negotiated a
$54.20 per-share purchase price.
 World Intellectual Property Day is
celebrated on the 26th of April to learn
about the role that intellectual property
(IP) rights play in encouraging
innovation and creativity. The day
recognizes the huge potential of young
people to find new and better solutions
that support the transition to a
sustainable future.
 This year, World Intellectual Property
Day 2022‟s theme focuses on IP and
Youth innovating for a Better Future.
 The event was established by the World
Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of
how patents, copyright, trademarks and
designs impact on daily life.”
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 April 26th was chosen as the day to
celebrate World Intellectual Property
Day as it coincides with the date when
the convention establishing the World
Intellectual Property Organization came
into effect in 1970.
International Chernobyl Disaster
Remembrance Day 2022: 26 April
 International Chernobyl Disaster
Remembrance Day is observed every
year on April 26 to raise awareness of
the consequences of the 1986
Chernobyl disaster and the risks of
nuclear energy in general.
 The day not only informs us about the
man-made disaster but also educates
human beings about the risks of
nuclear energy in general. After the
30th anniversary of the accident, on
December 8, 2016, the United Nations
adopted the resolution and proclaimed
April 26 as the International Chernobyl
Disaster Remembrance Day.
Village Palli: India‟s 1st carbon-neutral
panchayat in J&K
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated
a 500 KV solar plant to the nation in the
unassuming hamlet of Palli in Jammu
and Kashmir‟s border region of Samba
making it the country‟s first „carbon
neutral panchayat.‟
 Officials added that under the national
government‟s „Gram Urja Swaraj‟
programme, 1,500 solar panels with a
total area of 6,408 square metres will
provide clean electricity to 340 homes in
the model panchayat.
BHIM UPI became operational at NEOPAY
terminals in the UAE
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL),
the International arm of the National
Payment Corporation of India has
announced that BHIM UPI is now live at
NEOPAY terminals, across the UAE.
 This initiative will empower millions of
Indians who travel to the UAE, to safely
and conveniently make payments using
BHIM UPI. NIPL and NEOPAY, the
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payment subsidiary of Mashreq bank,
partnered last year to create the
acceptance infrastructure in the UAE.
Sir David Attenborough earns UN
„Champion of the Earth Lifetime
Achievement award‟
 United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) has named Sir
David Attenborough, English natural
history broadcaster and naturalist, as
the recipient of the Champions of the
Earth Award 2021 under the Lifetime
Achievement category.
 Sir David Attenborough is well known
for his innovative educational television
programs, especially the nine-part Life
series forming the Life collection. His
well-known documentaries include The
Green Planet and A Plastic Ocean.
 He was knighted twice by Queen
Elizabeth II in 1985 and again in 2020.
He has won 3 Emmy Awards and 8
British Academy of Film and Television
Arts (BAFTA) awards.
WHO‟s World Immunization Week: 24-30
April
 World Immunization Week is celebrated
worldwide in the last week of April, to
highlight the collective action required
and to promote the use of vaccines to
protect people of all age groups against
disease.
 This year, WHO is going to celebrate
World Immunization Week from April 24
to April 30. To commemorate the day,
WHO has decided the theme of this
year‟s Immunization Week as “Long Life
for All”.
India‟s first Amrit Sarovar established in
UP‟s Rampur
 India‟s first „Amrit Sarovar‟ has been
completed at Rampur‟s Gram Panchayat
Patwai, thanks to the efforts of Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath‟s government
in Uttar Pradesh. As part of the Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 water bodies will
be developed and regenerated as part of
the Amrit Sarovar initiative.
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 In just a few weeks, a pond in Rampur
was cleaned and revived.
 This pond has now become a major
tourist attraction in the rural area.
 In the next three months, this garbage-
strewn pond will be transformed into
„Amrit Sarovar,„ a rural tourism
destination.
India made Guinness Record for synchronic
Waving of More than 78,000 National Flags
 According to the Ministry of Culture,
India entered the Guinness Book of
World Records by simultaneously
waving 78,220 flags at the „Veer Kunwar Netflix & GoI collaborate for video series on
Singh Vijayotsav‟ programme in
Bhojpur, Bihar.
 India made history and entered the
Guinness Book of World Records by
simultaneously waving the largest
number of national flags. Amit Shah,
the Union Home Minister, was present
at the historic event.
 Pakistan had previously established a
world record when 56,000 Pakistanis
hoisted their national flag at an
occasion in Lahore roughly 18 years
ago.
 On April 23, 1858, Veer Kunwar Singh
fought his final fight near Jagdishpur,
defeating the East India Company. After
removing the Union Jack flag from
Jagdishpur Fort, Kunwar Singh died in
the service of the motherland.
Jharkhand‟s Jamtara became country‟s 1st
district with library in every village
 Jamtara in Jharkhand has become the
only district in the country where all
gram panchayats have community
libraries.
 This district with a population of about
eight lakh has a total of 118-gram
panchayats under six blocks and each
panchayat has a well-equipped library
that is open for students from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Career counselling sessions and
motivational classes are also held free of
cost here.
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TCS‟ Krishnan Ramanujam appointed as
Nasscom Chairperson for 2022-23
 The National Association of Software
and Services Companies (Nasscom)
announced that Krishnan Ramanujam,
President, Enterprise Growth Group at
Tata Consultancy Services, has been
appointed as its Chairperson for 2022-
23.
 Ramanujam succeeds Rekha M. Menon,
Chairperson and Senior Managing
Director of Accenture in India, in this
role.
„women change-makers‟
 Netflix India, in collaboration with the
Information & Broadcasting Ministry,
has released a series of short video
series under an initiative called „Azadi
Ki Amrit Kahaniya‟, highlighting the role
of women achievers. As part of a
broader partnership, the global OTT
platform will also conduct workshops
and masterclasses for the skill
development of Indian filmmakers.
 Netflix and ministry will partner to
develop a creative ecosystem by
organizing training programs for post-
production, VFX, animation, and music
production among others and will be
organized on the ground and virtually.
Reliance Industries becomes first Indian
company to hit Rs 19 lakh m-cap
 Reliance Industries Limited has become
the first Indian company to hit the Rs
19 lakh crore market valuation mark in
intra-day trade.
 The market heavyweight stock jumped
1.85 per cent to its record high of Rs
2,827.10 during the day on the BSE. It
finally settled flat at Rs 2,777.90, up
0.08 per cent.
 In March this year, the company‟s
market valuation had gone past Rs 18
lakh crore. Last year on October 13, the
company‟s market valuation went past
Rs 17 lakh crore mark.
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SIPRI‟s “Trends in World Military
Expenditure report 2021″: India ranked 3rd
 According to the Sweden-based think-
tank Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI) report, titled
“Trends in World Military Expenditure
Report 2021”, India‟s military
expenditure is the third highest in the
world behind the US and China.
 Military spending in India is amounting
to $76.6 billion in 2021 which grew by
0.9% from 2020. Russia has also
increased its military expenditure for
the third consecutive year.
Vijay Sampla appointed NCSC chairperson
for second time
 BJP leader and former Union minister
Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the
chairperson of the National Commission
for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a
second time. Sampla had resigned as
the NCSC chairman ahead of the
Punjab elections and had contested the
polls. The official order for his
ABPMJAY- SEHAT scheme: Samba becomes
appointment was issued by President
1st district to cover 100% households
Ram Nath Kovind.
 Sampla, a prominent Dalit politician
from Punjab, began his political career
in 1998 as the sarpanch of Sofipind
village in Jalandhar Cantonment.
Pencilton introduces contactless RuPay
card in the form of keychain
 Pencilton, a teen-focused fintech
startup, has launched PencilKey, a
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)
compliant RuPay contactless keychain,
in partnership with the National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
and Transcorp.
 Users can activate and manage their
PencilKey through the Pencilton app
which is also used to load money, check
spends, block/unblock the account, set
limits, etc.
 PencilKey is linked to the PencilCard
which is an all-in-one prepaid card,
metro card, and bus card. PencilKey is
equipped with the benefits of NCMC
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which works at the Delhi Airport Metro
line and Goa‟s buses currently.
Estonia hosts the world‟s largest cyber
exercise
 The Tallinn, Estonia NATO Cooperative
Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence,
abbreviated as CCDCOE, is organising
the Locked Shields 2022, the largest
and most complex annual international
live-fire cyber defence exercise in the
world.
 This year‟s exercise has particular
importance as it takes place amid the
rising threat of cyber-attacks since the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.
 The exercise provides an opportunity to
practice cooperation in a crisis situation
between both civilian and military units,
as well as public and private sectors, as
in the event of a large-scale cyber-attack
these tactical and strategic decision-
makers must work together.
 In the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir, the Samba district of the
Jammu division has become the first
district in India to cover 100% of
households under the Ayushman
Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (ABPMJAY)- SEHAT scheme.
 The district achieved this milestone
after the conclusion of a special
registration drive organized by the State
Health Agency (SHA) from April 11 to
April 21 in all BDO offices across the
district which was aimed to cover all
families under the ABPMJAY SEHAT
scheme in the district.
 The ABPMJAY SEHAT scheme is the
world‟s largest health insurance scheme
fully financed by Government and the
people with Ayushman Bharat Golden
Card get free treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh
in all government and empanelled
private hospitals across India.
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A new book titled “Not Just A
Nightwatchman: My Innings in the BCCI”
by Vinod Rai
 Padma Bhushan Vinod Rai,
former(11th) Comptroller and Auditor
General of India (CAG) India, has
authored a new book titled “Not Just A
Nightwatchman: My Innings in the
BCCI”.
 The book features his 33-month stint as
the Chairman of the Supreme Court-
appointed Committee of Administrators
(CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI).
IndiGo becomes first airline to use
indigenous navigation system GAGAN
 IndiGo becomes the first airline in Asia
to land its aircraft using the indigenous
navigation system GAGAN. This is a
huge leap for Indian Civil Aviation and a
firm step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat,
as India becomes the third country in
the world to have their own SBAS
Air Asia to merge by Tata Group with Air
system after the USA and Japan.
India
 The flight was conducted using an ATR-
72 aircraft and landed at the
Kishangarh airport in Rajasthan on
Wednesday (April 27) morning, using
GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation
(GAGAN), which has been jointly
developed by the Centre-run Airports
Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Maharashtra became India‟s 1st state to
develop Migration Tracking System app
World Bank approved $47 million program
for India‟s Mission Karmayogi program
 The World Bank has approved a USD 47
million projects to support the
Government of India‟s Mission
Karmayogi, a national program to build
civil service capacity. There are nearly
18 million civil servants employed
across India, with approximately two-
thirds at the state government and local
authority levels.
 The Bank‟s financing aims to support
the Government‟s objectives of
enhancing the functional and
behavioural competencies of
approximately four million civil
servants. It will focus on three
components: the development and
implementation of competency
frameworks; the development of an
integrated learning platform; and
program monitoring, evaluation, and
management.
 The Tata Group has been attempting to
improve Air India‟s performance since
its takeover in January 2022. That
includes its on-time performance.
 The Tata‟s most recent job is to
consolidate their aviation operations.
The Competition Commission of India
(CCI) has already been notified of Air
India‟s intention to merge with AirAsia
India.

 Maharashtra became the first state in

India to develop a website-based
Migration Tracking System (MTS)
application to track the movement of
migrant workers through individual
unique identity numbers.
 The MTS project aims to ensure the
continuity of Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) for
migrant beneficiaries, such as children
under the age of 18, lactating mothers,
and pregnant women who are registered
with Anganwadi centres.

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Vinay Mohan Kwatra assumes charge as India’s new
Foreign Secretary
 Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as India’s new
Foreign Secretary. A 1988-batch Indian Foreign
Service (IFS) officer, Mr Kwatra succeeded Harsh
Vardhan Shringla who retired from service. Mr
Kwatra was serving as India’s envoy to Nepal
before assuming the charge of the Foreign
Secretary.
 A career diplomat with over 32 years of
experience, Mr. Kwatra has also held the position
of a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office
(PMO) for two years between October 2015 and
August 2017.
 Mr Kwatra is known to have extensive expertise in
dealing with India’s neighbourhood as well as the
U.S., China and Europe. He has taken charge as
the Foreign Secretary at a time when India is
dealing with various geopolitical developments
including the Ukraine conflict, the severe
economic crisis in Sri Lanka and situation in
Afghanistan and developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Lt Gen BS Raju appointed as Vice Chief of Indian Army
 The Indian Army’s Director General of Military
Operations, Lieutenant General Baggavalli
Somashekar Raju has been appointed as the Vice
Chief of the Army Staff from May 1.
 He had commanded a battalion during Operation
Parakram in the Western Theatre and J&K. He has
been awarded the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati International Labour Day 2022 observed globally on 1st
Vishisht Seva Medal, and Yudh Seva Medal. May
Former Amazon Music CEO Sahas Malhotra joins
JioSaavn as CEO
 JioSaavn has named Sahas Malhotra, a former
Amazon Music director and entertainment
industry expert, as its new CEO.
 Previously, Sahas Malhotra worked for Sony
Music India and Tips Industries. Sahas Malhotra
was the business leader at Tips Music and the
marketing director for Tips Film Production at Tips
Industries.
ICICI Bank launched India’s ‘open-for-all’ digital ecosystem
for MSMEs
 ICICI Bank has launched India’s first ‘open-for-all’
comprehensive digital ecosystem for all Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the
country, which can also be used by the customers
of other banks.
 Anyone can use the benefits of digital solutions
on the InstaBIZ app. MSMEs customers of other
banks can avail of a host of services by logging in
as a ‘Guest’ in the app. It provides sanctions of
instant and paperless overdraft facility up to Rs 25
lakh through ‘InstaOD Plus’.
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PV Sindhu won bronze at Asian Badminton
Championships
 In Asia Badminton Championships, India’s P.V.
Sindhu won her second Asian bronze medal after
a heartbreaking three-game loss to top-seed and
defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in
the semifinal in Manila.
World Laughter Day 2022 celebrates on 1st May
 World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first
Sunday of every May to remind people to laugh
and make those around them laugh. This year the
day is celebrated on 1st May. It has been
scientifically observed that laughter tends to
decrease the cortisol level in the brain, which
subsequently, affects positively on the body.
 International Labour Day is observed globally on
1st May every year. It is also known as
International Worker’s Day and May Day. The day
is celebrated to spread awareness about Labour’s
rights and mark their achievements.
 The day aims to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices
in achieving economic and social rights all over
the world.
Cochin Shipyard to build India’s first home made
Hydrogen-fuelled electric vessel
 Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports,
Shipping and Waterways, announced that the
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways would
develop and build India’s first indigenous
hydrogen-fueled electric vessels at Cochin
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Shipyard Limited (CSL), kicking off the country’s Sangeeta Singh appointed as chairman of CBDT
efforts toward green shipping.
 Sangeeta Singh, a 1986 batch Indian Revenue
NATO Exercises’ Defender Europe 2022 & Swift Service (IRS) officer has been given additional
Response 2022 began charge of Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT), after incumbent JB Mohapatra retired as
 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
the head of the direct taxes administration body
exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift
on April 30. Currently, the board has four
Response 2022 (SR22) began on May 01, 2022,
members including Sangeeta Singh.
aimed at building preparedness and
interoperability between Allies and partners of India gets its 100th unicorn startup as neobank Open
the United States (US) and NATO. The exercises
 India got its 100th unicorn when neobanking
are scheduled from May 01 to May 27, 2022.
fintech portal, “Open”, raised fresh capital to
 DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates the United
push up its value to over a billion dollars.
States’ unshakable commitment to NATO and is a
 The five-year-old Bengaluru-based neobank raised
prime example of our collective capabilities. It
$50 Mn in a Series D funding round from IIFL,
shows that NATO’s allies and partners are
Singaporean state holding company Temasek,
stronger together.
American investment firm Tiger Global and
 In the Swift Response exercise, the 6th Airborne
another Indian firm 3one4 Capital. This helped its
Brigade will constitute the core of forces
valuation cross the $1 bn mark.
conducting an airborne operation. Some 550
 The funding comes just six months after Google,
Polish soldiers will be deployed to Lithuania and
Temasek, Visa, and Japan’s SoftBank invested
Latvia along with troops from the Czech Republic
$100 million in the neobank startup. This funding
and the German-Dutch force.
signifies the enthusiasm in the Indian startup
CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated nation’s first ethanol plant ecosystem, which is the world’s third-largest
in Purnia, Bihar according to Economic Survey, 2021-22.
 India overtook the UK to reach the spot after the
 Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has
US and China, which added 487 and 301 unicorns
inaugurated India’s first ethanol plant in Purnia
respectively, according to the survey.
district, Bihar.
 The plant has been set up by Eastern India GST revenue of April 2022: All-time high Rs 1.68 lakh
Biofuels Private Limited at a cost of Rs 105 crores. crores
Bihar came up with an ethanol production
 Goods and services tax (GST) collections hit an all-
promotion policy in the first half of 2021. It is the
time high of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in April, indicating
country’s first grain-based ethanol plant.
strong economic activity despite multiple
 Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj districts,
headwinds and better tax compliance.
known as the Seemanchal region, account for
 The April number is up 20% from the year-earlier
80% of the total maize produced in Bihar and
and Rs 25,000 crore more than the previous
together produce 30-35 lakh metric tonnes (MTs)
highest of Rs 1.42 lakh crore in March this year. In
from April to August.
April 2022, 10.6 million GST returns were filed
Ex- petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor appointed as compared with 9.2 million in the year earlier.
advisor to PM Modi
INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, will
 Former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor has be handed over to the Indian navy
been appointed as an advisor to Prime Minister
 The second sea trials of India’s first indigenous
Narendra Modi, according to a government order
aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant began, ahead of her
issued. Kapoor, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the
anticipated induction into the Indian Navy in
Himachal Pradesh cadre, superannuated as the
August next year. In August, the 40,000-tonne
secretary of the ministry of petroleum and natural
aircraft carrier, India’s largest and most
gas on November 30, 2021.
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sophisticated warship, successfully conducted a
five-day maiden sea cruise.
 The Navy stated that the performance of the
warship’s key systems was found to be
satisfactory following the first sea trials.
 The battleship was built at a cost of
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approximately 23,000 crore, propelling India into
a restricted group of countries with the capability
to develop cutting-edge aircraft carriers.
 MiG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31 helicopters, and
MH-60R multi-role helicopters will be used by the
warship.
Real Madrid clinch 35th Spanish League title
 Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 35th
Spanish league title after its reserve squad
comfortably defeated Espanyol 4-0.
 Rodrygo scored twice and Marco Asensio and
substitute Karim Benzema added a goal each to
give Madrid its second league title in three
seasons, and third in six years.
Kerala beat West Bengal to lift their seventh Santosh
Trophy title
 Kerala beat West Bengal 5-4 in the penalty
shootout to win the 75th Santosh Trophy 2022 at
the Manjeri Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala. The
teams were level 1-1 after extra time in a
World Asthma Day 2022 observed on 3rd May
pulsating encounter in which plenty of chances
were created at both ends with the finishing
being astray.
 This is Kerala’s third win in a Santosh Trophy
tournament on home soil. Earlier, they had won
two editions in Kochi, in 1973-74 and 1992-93.
Kerala captain Jijo Joseph, who was adjudged the
player of the match for a commanding
performance in the middle of the park.
Haryana government to build stadium in Neeraj Chopra’s
hometown
 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has
announced that a stadium will be built in Olympic
gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra’s native village in
Panipat. A stadium would be built in Neeraj
FAO’s flagship released its publication “The State of the
Chopra’s village for Rs 10 crore.
World’s Forests”
 Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold
medal in the Olympic track and field. Khelo India
Youth Games-2021 will be organised by the
Haryana Government from June 4 to June 13.
 Haryana has become a sports hub and players
from the state have brought laurels at various
national and international level sporting events.
Haryana is also giving the highest prize money to
its players.
 World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on
3rd May every year. It is also known as World
Press Day. The day also pays tribute to journalists
who have lost their lives.
 This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme
“Journalism under digital siege,” spotlights the
multiple ways in which journalism is endangered
by surveillance and digitally-mediated attacks on
journalists, and the consequences of all this on
public trust in digital communications.
 It was in the year 1993 when the United Nations
General Assembly declared 3rd May as the world
freedom press day. This declaration came after a
recommendation made in 1991 at the twenty-
sixth general conference session of UNESCO.
 The declaration also came as a result of the 1991
Windhoek Declaration, a statement which was
produced by African journalists about press
freedom, presented at a seminar held by
UNESCO, which concluded on 3rd May.
 World Asthma Day is observed every year on the
first Tuesday of May to spread awareness and
care about asthma in the world. This year it falls
on 3rd of May 2022. An annual event is organised
by the Global Initiative for Asthma. This year the
theme is ‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care’.
 Asthma, the chronic inflammatory disease of the
airways, affects 300 million people worldwide and
India alone has 15 million asthma patients. World
Asthma Day is annually organized by the Global
Initiative for Asthma (GINA). In 1998, the first
World Asthma Day was celebrated in more than
35 countries in conjunction with the first World
Asthma Meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
 The State of the World’s Forests 2022 explores
the significance of three forest pathways for
achieving green recovery and addressing
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environmental crises such as climate change and
biodiversity loss, against the backdrop of the
Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land
Use and 140 countries’ pledge to end forest loss
by 2030 and support restoration and sustainable
production and consumption.
 Stopping deforestation and sustaining forests,
repairing degraded lands and increasing
India to be ‘Country of Honour’ at Cannes Marche’ Du
agroforestry, managing forests responsibly and
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establishing green value chains are the three
interconnected pathways.
 Balanced, the concurrent pursuit of these paths
can provide countries and their rural populations
with long-term economic and social benefits, as
well as assist in fulfilling the growing global
demand for materials and managing
environmental issues.
World Press Freedom Index 2022: India ranked 150th
 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the
20th World Press Freedom Index 2022, which
assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries
and territories. The Index highlights the disastrous
effects of news and information chaos – the
effects of a globalised and unregulated online
information space that encourages fake news and
World Food Prize 2022 received by NASA’s Cynthia
propaganda.
Rosenzweig
 India’s ranking in the Index has fallen down to
150th position from last year’s 142nd rank.
 The ranking of India’s neighbours, except that of
Nepal, has also slid down, with the index placing.
Nepal has climbed up by 30 points in the global
ranking at 76th position.
Khelo India University Games 2021 won by JAIN
University
ISRO plans mission to Venus by Dec 2024
 JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) with 20 gold, 7
silver and 5 bronze medals has won the 2nd
edition of the Khelo India University Games 2021.
Lovely Professional University (LPU) with 17 golds
has placed second and Punjab University placed
third with 15 gold medals.
World Snooker Championship Title 2022 won by Ronnie
O’Sullivan
 Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) has won the 2022
World Snooker Championship by defeating Judd
Trump (England) against 18-13 in the finals, which
were held from April 16 to May 2, 2022 at the
Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
 The tournament was organised by the World
Snooker Tour and sponsored by sports betting
company Betfred. The Total prize money is
2,395,000 Euros and the Winner gets a share of
500,000 Euros.
 Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting,
Anurag Thakur has announced that India will be
the official Country of Honour at the upcoming
Marche’ Du Film, organized alongside the 75th
edition of the Cannes Film Festival, in France.
 The Country of Honour Status thereby ensured
India’s presence as Focus Country at the Opening
Night of Marche Du Films being organized at the
Majestic Beach with a spotlight on India, its
cinema, its culture & heritage.
 India is also a “Country of Honour at the Cannes
Next, under which 5 new Start-Ups would be
given an opportunity to pitch to the Audio-Visual
Industry. Ten professionals will participate in the
Animation Day networking.
 A senior research scientist and head of the
Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard
Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City,
Cynthia Rosenzweig has received the 2022 World
Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation will send
a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies
below its surface, the space body’s Chairperson S
Somnath announced.
 ISRO is expecting to launch the mission by
December 2024 with an orbital manoeuvre
planned for a year after that. The orbital
manoeuvre is the use of propulsion systems to
change the orbit of a spacecraft. It enables a
spacecraft to enter a planet’s orbit.
 The aim of the mission is to study Venus’
atmosphere, which is toxic and corrosive in
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nature as clouds of sulfuric acid cover the planet.
Several countries, including the United States, are
also planning to send missions to Venus to try and
BRO celebrates its 62nd raising day on 7th May
understand how it became an inferno. Experts
have suggested that Venus was once like Earth.
BCCI bans journalist Boria Majumdar for 2 years in
Wriddhiman Saha case
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
has banned journalist Boria Majumdar for two
years after an internal inquiry found him guilty of
an attempt to “threaten and intimidate”
wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.
 The BCCI apex council, during its meeting last
week, considered the report of a three-member
committee and decided to ban Majumdar from
being involved in any cricket or interviewing
cricketers for two years.
India logs 6.2 percent increase in death rate as per CRS
India embarks on the ‘World’s Largest’ Film Restoration during 2020
Project
 Information and Broadcasting Minister, Anurag
Thakur said that an amount of Rs 363 crore has
been allotted for the world’s largest film
restoration project under the National Film
Heritage Mission.
 The mission was launched in 2016 with an outlay
of 597 crore rupees. It aims at preserving,
restoring and digitizing the cinematic heritage.
The Minister informed that the process of
restoring over 5900 short films, documentaries
and features is underway.
 He said this exercise carried out by the National
Film Archive of India proves to be one of the
world’s biggest restoration, conservation,
preservation and digitization process undertaken.
Haryana launched ‘Vehicle Movement Tracking System’
mobile app
 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has
2022 Asian Games in China postponed to 2023
launched a Vehicle Movement Tracking System
(VMTS) mobile app to track the vehicles carrying
sand and other mining material. The app will be
used at different checkpoints in all the districts of
Haryana.
 All vehicle details including vehicle type, vehicle
number, moving from, moving to, and driver
details will be stored in it. The non-registered
individual will not be permitted to enter the zone
of sand mining.
 The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was
founded on 7th May 1960 as a leading road
construction agency under the Ministry of
Defence with Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam
(everything is achievable through hard work) as
its motto. On 7 May 2022 BRO celebrated its 62nd
Raising Day (foundation day).
 It is a leading road construction agency under the
Ministry of Defence.
 Its primary role is to provide road connectivity in
India’s border areas. It also creates upgrades and
maintains infrastructure along borders to meet
India’s overall tactical and strategic goals.
 The Civil Registration System (CRS) report 2020,
based on birth and death reports, has been
released by the central government. According to
the data, the number of registered births declined
from 2.48 crore in 2019 to 2.42 crore in 2020,
representing a 2.40 percent decrease.
 According to the Vital Statistics of India based on
the Civil Registration System’s report for 2020,
the number of registered deaths increased by 6.2
percent from 76.4 lakh in 2019 to 81.2 lakh in
2020.
 Males account for 60.2 percent of all registered
deaths, while females account for 39.8 percent.
 Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, West Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, and Haryana are
among the states and union territories that have
contributed considerably to the increase in deaths
from 2019 to 2020.
 The Asian Games 2022, due to be held in
Hangzhou, China in September, has been
postponed to 2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases
in the country, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
announced.
 The Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body
for the Asian Games, said it will announce the
new dates for the 19th edition of the Games. The
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Asian Games 2022 were originally scheduled from
September 10 to 25.
 The host city of Hangzhou is less than 200km
away from Shanghai, which is currently fighting
another major COVID-19 outbreak and has strict
restrictions in place, including a weeks-long
lockdown.
World Red Cross Day observed on 8th May
 World Red Cross Day is observed globally on 8th
UPI hits record 5.58 Bn transactions worth Rs 9.83
May every year. The day aims to broaden the
trillion in April 2022
public’s understanding of the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
 Red Crescent Societies are affiliated and work in
cooperation with the World Red Cross to assist in
the activities of the movement. National Red
Crescent societies and Red Cross Societies are
found in almost every nation worldwide.
 Henry Dunant was born on 8th May, 1828 and
also was the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
World Red Cross Day is also known as World Red
Cross and Red Crescent Day. In 1863, Henry
National Technology Day 2022 Observed on 11th May
Dunant established the Red Cross Committee
International in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for 26th
time
 Nepal’s legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa has
climbed Mt Everest, the tallest peak in the world
for the 26th time to set a new world record.
Leading an 11-member rope fixing team, Kami
Rita & his team reached the summit, breaking his
own previous world record.
 The climbing route used by Kami Rita was
pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary
and Nepal’s sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953 and
remains the most popular.
 Everest has been climbed 10,657 times since it
was first scaled in 1953 from Nepali and Tibetan
sides – many have climbed multiple times, and
311 people have died so far, according to the
Himalayan Database. The 52-year-old followed in
his father’s footsteps and became a mountain
guide, first summiting the peak in 1994. He has
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climbed Everest almost every year since.
Yoon Suk-yeol takes oath as South Korea’s new
president
 Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korean
president in a huge ceremony at Seoul’s National
Assembly, taking office at a time of high tensions
with nuclear-armed North Korea.
 The ceremony was attended by over 40,000
people, including officials from the US and China.
The new president is facing several challenges,
including the task to balance ties with China to
defuse ongoing tensions with North Korea.
 According to the National Payments Corporation
of India (NPCI), Unified Payments Interface (UPI),
India’s flagship digital payments platform, has
recorded 5.58 billion(bn) transactions worth Rs
9.83 trillion in April 2022.
 This is the highest ever number of transactions
recorded by UPI. The monthly UPI recorded a 3.33
% increase in transaction volume from 5.4 billion
transactions worth Rs 9.6 trillion in March 2022.
 National Technology Day is observed every year
on 11th May across the country. National
Technology Day has significant historical
importance in India. Every year on this day,
officials pay honour to India’s scientists for their
achievements.
 This day is commemorated as an achievement of
India’s technical advances, since on May 11, 1998,
the country successfully tested nuclear weapons
in Pokhran. The theme for National Technology
Day 2022 is “Integrated Approach in Science and
technology for sustainable future”. The theme
was launched by Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
 It was on 11th May 1998, that India achieved a
major technological breakthrough by successfully
carrying out a series of nuclear tests at Pokhran.
In addition, the first indigenous aircraft “Hansa-3”
was tested on this day, besides which, India also
performed a successful test firing of the Trishul
missile on the same day.
 Another virus, Monkeypox, has made an
appearance in the United Kingdom. The patient
has a recent travel history from Nigeria, where
they are suspected to have contracted the
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infection, before travelling to the UK, according to
the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which
confirmed the case.
 Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the
Monkeypox virus, which belongs to the
Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family and
is associated with diseases such as smallpox,
cowpox, horsepox, and camelpox.
 According to the WHO, the first large Monkeypox
outbreak was detected in the Democratic
Republic of Congo in 1996–97, with lower case
fatality and a greater attack rate.
 Monkeypox has symptoms that are comparable
to smallpox, which was proclaimed eradicated in
the 1980s.
 It was first discovered in humans in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970, two
years after smallpox had been eradicated from
the area.
 According to WHO records, the majority of
Monkeypox cases have been reported from rural,
rainforest regions of the Congo Basin since 1970,
mainly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
where it is currently considered endemic.
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister resigned after weeks of
Protest
 Sri Lankan prime minister Mahindra Rajapaksa
resigned from his position on 9th May 2022. He
sent his resignation letter to the president of Sri
Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He has been accused
of misleading Sri Lanka’s economy and pushing Sri
Lanka towards Bank corruption and economic
crisis.
 The Sri Lankan people have been protesting
against the president and the prime minister.
They demanded the resignation of prime minister
Mahindra Rajapaksa. The supporters attack the
Anti-government protesters outside the
Saudi Aramco overtook Apple Inc. as the world’s most
president’s office which leads to massive violence.
valuable company
151 people were injured and admitted in the
hospital.
5000-year-old jewellery factory rooted out in Haryana’s
Indus Valley site Rakhi Garhi
 With the excavation of a 5000-year-old jewellery-
making factory, the Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI), which has been working in Rakhi Garhi,
Haryana, for the past 32 years, has produced one
of its most significant findings yet. Rakhi Garhi is a
village in Haryana’s Hisar district and one of the
oldest Indus Valley Civilisation archaeological
sites.
 The discovery of the structure of some dwellings,
a kitchen complex, and a 5000-year-old jewellery-
making factory indicates that the site was once a
very major commercial centre.
Rajiv Kumar appointed as next Chief Election
Commissioner
 Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was
appointed as the next chief election
commissioner. He will assume charge on May 15
after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on
May 14, a notification issued by the Law Ministry
said.
 In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the
Constitution, the President appointed Shri Rajiv
Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner with
effect from the 15th of May 2022
Deepika Padukone named as 1st Indian brand
ambassador of Louis Vuitton
 Actress Deepika Padukone has become the first-
ever Indian brand ambassador of luxury brand
Louis Vuitton. The news was announced by the
French brand. The brand unveiled the role of a
36-year-old Bollywood actress during their new
handbag campaign. It saw Padukone joining in
actors Emma Stone and Zhou Dongyu for
promotional shots.
 Recently, she has been named as a part of an
eight-member jury presided by French actor
Vincent Lindon at 75th Cannes Film Festival. She
has also received the first Time 100 Impact
Awards for creating awareness about mental
health.
 Oil giant Saudi Aramco has dethroned Apple Inc.
to become the world’s most valuable company,
underscoring the recent surge in oil prices that
have boosted the energy giant this year.
 Aramco traded near its highest level on record,
with a market capitalization of about $2.43
trillion, surpassing that of Apple for the first time
since 2020. The iPhone maker fell 5.2% to close at
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$146.50 per share, giving it a valuation of $2.37
trillion.
India Contributes USD 800,000 To Promote Hindi
Language At UN
 The government of India has contributed USD
800,000 to the United Nations(UN) as part of the
initiative which aims to enhance public outreach
of the organisation in Hindi.
 R Ravindra, India’s Deputy Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, handed
over a cheque for the ‘Hindi @ UN’ project to
Mita Hosali, Deputy Director and Officer-In-
Charge (News and Media Division), UN
Department of Global Communications (DGC).
 The project was launched by India in 2018 in
collaboration with the UN Department of Public
Information to disseminate information about the
UN to the Hindi-speaking population across the
Manik Saha named as new chief minister of Tripura
world.
 Since 2018, India has been partnering with the UN
DGC by providing an extra-budgetary contribution
to mainstream news and multimedia content of
DGC in Hindi.
Lionel Messi topped Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list for
2022
 Lionel Messi has topped the list of Forbes Highest-
Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported income of
$130 million, followed by Basketball player,
Lebron James with $121.2 million while Cristiano
Nidhi Chibber named as CBSE new chief 2022
Ronaldo was third with $115 million.
 Messi had moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-
Germain in August 2021 and Cristiano Ronaldo
rejoined Manchester United from Juventus in the
same month. Forbes calculates the estimates
based on prize money, salaries and bonuses, and
Thomas Cup Title: India beats Indonesia 3-0
sponsorship deals.
 The top 10 highest earners, collectively brought in
$992 million in pre-tax gross earnings over the
last year.
 Lionel Messi: $130 million
 LeBron James: $121.2 million
 Cristiano Ronaldo: $115 million
 Neymar: $95 million
 Stephen Curry: $92.8 million
UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, passes away
 UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away. He
served as the President of the UAE and Ruler of
Abu Dhabi since November 3, 2004.
 The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the
people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation
and the world over the demise of His Highness
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president
of the UAE.
 UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away. He
served as the President of the UAE and Ruler of
Abu Dhabi since November 3, 2004.
 The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the
people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation
and the world over the demise of His Highness
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president
of the UAE.
 Rajya Sabha MP and BJP state president Manik
Saha is all set to take over as the new Chief
Minister of Tripura. Manik Saha, the BJP State unit
president and lone Rajya Sabha MP from Tripura,
was elected as legislature party leader at a
meeting held at the Chief Minister’s official
residence.
 The decision was taken at a legislature party
meeting following the resignation of CM Biplab
Kumar Deb.
 Senior IAS officer, Nidhi Chibber has been
appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board
of Secondary Education (CBSE) in a top-level
bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
 India’s men’s badminton team wins the Thomas
Cup title for the first time ever with a stunning 3-0
win over powerhouse Indonesia in the final.
 India took on 14-time winners Indonesia in the
final of the Thomas Cup in Bangkok, Thailand and
lifted the title defeating the defending champions
by 3-0.
 India dished out a performance for the ages with
World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen,
Kidambi Srikanth and the world number 8 doubles
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duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Emmanuel Macron names Elisabeth Borne as France’s
producing memorable performances. new prime minister

Former Australia Cricketer Andrew Symonds Dies In Car  Elisabeth Borne was appointed France’s new
Accident Prime Minister to become the second woman to
hold the post in the country. She has served as
 Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds
Labor Minister in Macron’s previous government
has been killed in a car crash. The 46-year-old,
since 2020.
who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day
 Borne is the second woman to hold the position
internationals for Australia from 1998 to 2009,
after Edith Cresson, who was Prime Minister from
was involved in a single-car accident outside
1991-to 1992 under Socialist President Francois
Townsville in Queensland state.
Mitterrand.
Ramgarh Vishdhari notified as India’s 52nd tiger reserve
Indian Government Prohibited the Wheat Export with
 Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Immediate Effect
Change, Bhupender Yadav has announced that
 Indian Government has prohibited wheat exports,
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan has
claiming a threat to food security, partially owing
been notified as Rajasthan’s 4th and the 52nd
to the conflict in Ukraine and as a blistering
tiger reserve of India.
heatwave reduced supply and pushed local prices
 It will help to conserve biodiversity and bring
to new highs.
ecotourism and development to the area. The
 Despite not being one of the world’s top wheat
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had
exporters, India’s prohibition might drive global
given in-principle approval to make Ramgarh
prices to new highs, putting a strain on
Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary and adjoining areas
impoverished customers in Asia and Africa. The
as tiger reserves on July 5 last year.
prohibition would not last indefinitely and might
Sky Bridge 721: World’s longest suspension bridge, been be changed, authorities said during a press
opened in the Czech Republic briefing.
 The Rising food and energy costs have increased
 The world’s largest suspension bridge has opened India’s annual retail inflation rate to 7.79% in
to travellers in the Czech Republic. The bridge,
April, a new high. Wheat prices in India have
which had been under construction for nearly two reached new highs as a result of growing inflation,
years, was officially opened. Sky Bridge 721 is the with certain spot markets reaching 25,000 rupees
name given to it. The promenade promises both per tonne, much over the government’s minimum
beautiful views of the cloud-shrouded Jesenky
support price of 20,150 rupees.
mountains and an exhilarating, but slightly
dangerous experience. India overtakes Germany to become 4th largest vehicle
 The cable car can take you to the bridge, which market
crosses two mountain ranges and hovers 95
 According to the report released by Organisation
metres (312 feet) above a valley. It measures 721
Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles
metres (2,365 feet) in length. Tourists will enter at
(OICA), India has surpassed Germany to become
a height of 1,125 metres and depart at a height of
4th largest vehicle market in the world. The 1st
10 metres.
was occupied by China, followed by the US and
 Visitors visiting the bridge will have to walk one
Japan.
way only. They will step onto a paved pathway in
 Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India sold
a woodland after exiting the other side, where
3,759,398 vehicles in 2021 as compared to
they will learn about Czech history.
2,973,319 vehicles in Germany. This is almost 26
 The Czech Republic Sky Bridge is 154 metres
per cent of growth and the only country to
longer than Nepal’s Baglung Parbat Footbridge,
register double-digit growth among the top 5
which is the world’s longest suspension
countries.
footbridge.
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 India is expected to become the third-largest
Vehicle market by 2025, However, it requires
India to surpass Japan which sold 4,448,340 units
in 2021.
Centre announces formation of Cotton Council of India
Adani Group to buy Ambuja Cements, ACC for $10.5 bn
 Adani Group which belongs to Gautam Adani is
set to acquire swiss multinational company
Holcim’s stake in Indian companies Ambuja
Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn
(around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open
offers.
 The value for the Holcim stake and open offer
consideration makes this the largest ever
acquisition by Adani and India’s largest-ever
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transaction in
the infrastructure and materials space. “Our move
into the cement business is yet another validation
of our belief in our nation’s growth story
world’s highest peak. Previously, American
climber Dave Hahn has climbed Mt Everest 15
times.
 The Union Government has announced the
formation of the Cotton Council of India under
the Chairmanship of renowned veteran cotton
man Suresh Bhai Kotak.
 The Council will have representation from
Textiles, Agriculture, Commerce, and Finance
Ministries along with Cotton Corporation of India
and Cotton Research Institute. Mr Goyal also
appealed to the spinning and trading community
to ensure a hassle-free supply of cotton and yarn
first to the domestic industry.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

2022

 The World Telecommunication and Information

Society Day (WTISD) is observed each year on
17th May to increase awareness of the benefits
and opportunities that the Internet and other
information and communication technologies
(ICT) provide to nations, societies, and economies.
It also hopes to raise awareness about how to
close the digital divide.
 Digital technologies for older persons and healthy
ageing is the theme for World Telecommunication
and Information Society Day this year.
 The World Telecommunication Day was
established in 1969 to commemorate the
founding of the International Telecommunication
Union on May 17, 1865.

British Mountaineer Kenton Cool becomes first foreigner

to scale Everest 16 times

 A British climber Kenton Cool has scaled the

world’s highest mountain for the 16th time
becoming the first foreign climber to make the
most Mt Everest summits.
 Kenton also holds a record of the first British
mountaineer who climbed Mt Nuptse, Mt Everest
and Mt Lhotse in a season in 2013.
 Last year, Kenton had made it to the top of Mt
Lhotse in less than 29 hours after scaling the
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Supreme Court has ordered the release of Ajay Piramal receives Order of the British
Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination suspect Empire award
 The Supreme Court used Article 142 of
the Constitution to grant AG
Perarivalan, a convict in the
assassination of former Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi, extraordinary powers to
“do complete justice in any cause or
matter pending before it.”
 Perarivalan was released free by a bench
of justices led by L.N. Rao and B.R.
Gavai, who took into account his lengthy
incarceration. Perarivalan spent 29 of
his 32 years in prison in solitary
confinement until being granted bail by
the Supreme Court in March 2022.
 He spent 16 years on execution row
before the court remitted his sentence to
life imprisonment in 2014. The court
further noted that Perarivalan had filed
his clemency plea under Article 161 with
the Tamil Nadu Governor in 2015, and
that the state cabinet had instructed the
state‟s chief executive to accept it in
September 2018.
BSE named Ex RBI Deputy Governor SS
Mundra as Chairman
 Leading stock exchange BSE Limited
announced that it has approved the
appointment of SS Mundra, Public
Interest Director as the Chairman of the
board of directors of the company.
Rajnath Singh launches India-made
warships, INS Surat and INS Udaygiri
 Defence minister Rajnath Singh has
launched two made-in-India warships
INS „Surat‟ and „Udaygiri‟ at the Mazagon
Docks in Mumbai.
 Rajnath Singh launches India-made
warships, INS Surat and INS Udaygiri
 This is the first time that the two
indigenously built warships have been
launched together, the Mazgaon Dock
Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL). Both warships
have been designed in-house by the
Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and
built at MDL, Mumbai.
 Chairman of the Piramal Group, Ajay
Piramal has received an honorary
Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty The
Queen. He received the award for
services to the UK-India trade
relationship as India Co-Chair of the
UK-India CEO Forum.
Kerala To Bring India’s First State-Owned
OTT Platform ‘CSpace’
 The Kerala government will launch a
state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform
on November 1, offering film lovers an
array of movies, short films and
documentaries of their choice. Kerala
will become the first state in India to
have a state-owned OTT platform. Kerala
Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji
Cheriyan revealed the name of the OTT
platform as CSPACE.
 CPSACE is an initiative of Kerala State
Film Development Corporation (KSFDC)
on behalf of the state government.
World bank sanctioned USD 350 million for
SRESTHA-G project to Gujarat
 World Bank has approved USD 350
million as financial aid for the Systems
Reform Endeavors for Transformed
Health Achievement in Gujarat
(SRESTHA-G) project. The SRESTHA-G
project will be worth USD 500 million,
with the World Bank contributing USD
350 million. The project will include
transforming key health delivery systems
in the state.
 Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel
approved the SRESTHA-G project, after
which the proposal was forwarded to the
Union Finance Ministry. The Gujarat
government will implement the
programme through the Health and
Family Welfare Department (HFWD).
Nikhat Zareen wins gold at Women’s World
Boxing Championships
 Nikhat Zareen gave a dazzling
performance to beat Thai Olympian
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Jutamas Jitpong 5-0 and become the
fifth Indian woman to win a World title
at the Women‟s World Championships,
Istanbul.
 Nikhat thus becomes only the fifth
Indian women‟s boxer after Mary Kom,
India receives highest-ever FDI inflow of
Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC to
$83.57 bn in FY22
win a gold at the World Championships.
The 25-year-old Zareen is a former
junior youth world champion.
NatGeo installed World’s Highest Weather
Station on Mt. Everest
 National Geographic Society has
installed the “world‟s highest weather
station” on Mount Everest at an altitude
of 8,830 metres to automatically
measure various meteorological
phenomena.
 Nepal‟s Department of Hydrology and
Meteorology (DHM) said the automatic
weather station was installed a few
metres below the summit point last week
as the snow and ice on the summit are
not suitable for fixing equipment.
 The weather monitoring system, powered
by solar energy, is supposed to measure
various meteorological phenomena like
air temperature, wind speed and
direction, air pressure, change in
surface height of snow, and incoming
and outgoing short and longwave
radiation.
In GIFT City, New Development Bank
opened a regional office
 The New Development Bank (NDB), the
Brics countries‟ multilateral bank based International Tea Day 2022 Celebrates on
in Shanghai, will open its first regional the 21st of May
office in India at the Gujarat
International Finance Tec-City (GIFT
City) to address the country‟s
infrastructural and sustainable
development needs. The India office will
concentrate on extending its presence in
the country by developing,
implementing, and monitoring new
projects.
 NDB‟s existing regional offices will be
supplemented by the new India office. Its
Africa Regional Center (ARC) opened in
Johannesburg in 2017, the Americas
Regional Office (ARO) in So Paulo with a
sub-office in Brasil in 2019, and the
Eurasian Regional Centre (ERC) in
Moscow in 2020.

 The central government announced that
India has recorded the highest ever
annual FDI inflow of $83.57 billion
during FY22. In 2020-21, the inflow
stood at $81.97 billion. India is rapidly
emerging as a preferred country for
foreign investments in the
manufacturing sector. FDI equity inflow
in manufacturing sectors has increased
by 76 per cent in 2021-22 ($21.34
billion) compared to 2020-21 ($12.09
billion).
 In terms of top investor countries,
Singapore is at the top with 27 per cent,
followed by the US (18 per cent) and
Mauritius (16 per cent) during the last
fiscal. Among sectors, computer software
and hardware attracted maximum
inflows. The services sector and
automobile industry followed it.
 To further liberalise and simplify FDI
policy to provide ease of doing business
and attract investments, reforms have
been undertaken recently across sectors
like coal mining, contract
manufacturing, digital media, single-
brand retail trading, civil aviation,
defence, insurance and telecom.
 The International Tea Day is observed on
May 21 every year. The day is known to
create awareness about safe working
conditions for the tea workers, fair trade
and a sustainable environment to
improve the production of tea. T
 he Day will promote and foster collective
actions to implement activities in favour
of the sustainable production and
consumption of tea and raise awareness
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of its importance in fighting hunger and summit, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and
poverty. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.
 The United Nations General Assembly
Salil Parekh re-appointed MD & CEO of
has designated May 21 as International
Infosys
Tea Day based on a proposal moved by
India at the FAO Intergovernmental  IT major Infosys announced that its
Group (IGG) on Tea in October 2015. Board of Directors has reappointed Salil
Before 2019, December 15 is celebrated S. Parekh as Chief Executive Officer and
as International Tea Day in tea Managing Director (CEO & MD) of the
producing nations such as Bangladesh, Company effective from July 1, 2022, for
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, a period of five years till March 31, 2027,
Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda, India subject to the approval of shareholders.
and Tanzania.  This is based on the recommendations of
World Metrology Day 2022: Annually the Nomination and Remuneration
observed 20th May Committee (NRC) and is subject to the
approval of shareholders.
 World Metrology Day(WMD) is annually
RBI authorises a surplus transfer to the
observed across the globe on 20th May
Central Government of Rs 30,307 crore
to create awareness about the Metrology,
the science of measurement and its  The Reserve Bank of India has
application. The day highlights the use sanctioned a surplus transfer to the
of Metrology in scientific fields, Central Government of 30,307 crore
innovation, industries, trading and other rupees for the fiscal year 2021-22. The
fields. The day is an annual celebration Reserve Bank of India‟s Central Board of
of the singing of the Metre Convention Directors met for the 596th time in
on 20th May 1875. Mumbai, under the chairmanship of
 The theme for World Metrology Day 2022 Governor Shaktikanta Das, to adopt the
is Metrology in the Digital Era. This Reserve Bank‟s Annual Report and
theme was chosen because digital Accounts for the year.
technology is revolutionizing our  The board agreed to keep the
community, and is one of the most Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 percent
exciting trends in society today. after examining the present economic
Anthony Albanese sworn in as Australia’s condition, global and domestic issues,
new prime minister and the effect of recent geopolitical
developments.
 Australia‟s Labor Party leader, Anthony  Inflation is at its greatest level in years.
Albanese was sworn in as the country‟s The April wholesale price index was
new prime minister. Albanese claimed 15.05 percent. 7.8% is the consumer
the victory in the election, ending his price index.
wait for power after nine years and with  These are extremely high rates, and
this Anthony Albanese became the India is not alone in this regard. In
country‟s 31st Prime Minister. America, where the goal inflation rate is
 Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison, 2%, the most recent inflation rate was
who was heading the Liberal-National 8.5 percent, which has now dropped to
coalition has conceded defeat. 8.3 percent. As a result, worldwide
 The 59-year-old new prime minister was inflation exists.
sworn in at a brief ceremony lasting in
India’s State of Inequality Report has been
Government House, Canberra.
Released
 Other members of his team to take office
included Foreign Minister Penny Wong,  Prime Minister‟s Economic Advisory
who will join Albanese at the Quad Council Chairman Dr. Bibek debroy,
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launched the State of Inequality in India Indian teenager R Praggnanandhaa stuns
Report (EAC-PM). The Institute for
Competitiveness authored the research,
which provides a comprehensive
examination of the level and type of
inequality in India.
 The study combines data on inequality
in the health, education, household
characteristics, and labour market
sectors. Inequities in these areas,
according to the research, render the
population more vulnerable and lead to
multidimensional poverty.
 There has been significant progress in
strengthening health infrastructure
capacity, with a particular focus on rural
regions. In 2005, there were 1,72,608
total health centres in India; by 2020,
there would be 1,85,505.
 Between 2005 and 2020, states and
union territories like as Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu, and Chandigarh expanded
the number of health centres (which
include Sub-Centres, Primary Health
Centre‟s, and Community Health
Centres).
Piyush Goyal to lead India at the WEF in
Davos for 2022
 The World Economic Forum‟s Annual
Meeting kicks off in Davos, Switzerland.
The Indian delegation will be led by
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal throughout the five-day meeting.
This event will assist to strengthen
India‟s status as a vital and relevant
player in creating the global narrative,
especially as it prepares to take over the
G-20 presidency next year.
 The World Economic Forum will also
serve as a platform for promoting India
as a desirable investment destination,
owing to its strong economic
development and stable macroeconomic
indicators.
 Mr. Goyal will also visit the United
Kingdom on the 26th and 27th of this
month to discuss the progress made in
the Free Trade Agreement negotiations
with UK government and businesses.
Magnus Carlsen for the 2nd time in 2022
 Indian GM Praggnanandhaa posted his
second win over world champion
Magnus Carlsen in 3 months when he
stunned the Norwegian at the Chessable
Masters online rapid chess tournament.
 16-year-old Praggnanandha beat
Magnus Carlsen for the first time in
February at Airthings Masters, an online
rapid chess tournament. Praggnandha
took his tally to 12 points while Carlsen
was 2nd on the leaderboard behind
China‟s Wei Yi on Day 2 of the
tournament.
India joins US Indo-Pacific economic plan
 India joined a dozen other nations to
launch the Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a US-
led trade initiative meant to counter
China‟s aggressive expansion in the
region.
 Among the 13 countries backing the
initiative are Australia, Brunei,
Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New
Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore,
South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam,
and the members jointly account for
40% of the global GDP.
 The Indo-Pacific region is the centre of
manufacturing, economic activity, global
trade and investment. History is witness
to the fact that India has been a major
centre in the trade flows of the Indo-
Pacific region for centuries.
Indian Railways and IIT Madras Partner To
Develop India’s First Indigenous Hyperloop
 The Ministry of Railways has
announced that it‟s going to collaborate
with IIT Madras for the development of a
made-in-India Hyperloop system. It has
also announced that it‟ll be setting up a
Centre for Excellence for Hyperloop
technologies at the aforementioned
institution.
 India has shown interest in Hyperloop
tech since 2017, by then Railway
Minister Suresh Prabhu. In fact, the
ministry also held talks with US-based
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Hyperloop One, but nothing quite
materialised.
 Hyperloop is a concept of high-speed
transportation where pressurised
vehicles (or pods) travel through a low-
pressure tunnel allowing for movement
through the atmosphere at almost no
resistance, similar to air travel.
Belgium becomes first country to make
quarantine compulsory for monkeypox
patients
 Belgium has become the first country to
make a 21-day quarantine compulsory
for monkeypox patients after four cases
of the disease were reported. The Belgian
health authorities took this decision,
Saudi Gazette reported citing Belgian
media.
 The Belgian Institute of Tropical
Medicine has said that the risk of a
larger outbreak in the country is low.
The World Health Organization reported
that there were a total of 92 confirmed
monkeypox cases in 12 different
countries, with 28 suspected cases
under investigation.
Khadi commission Chief Vinai Kumar
Saxena is Delhi’s new LG
 Vinai Kumar Saxena will be the new
lieutenant governor of Delhi, President
Ram Nath Kovind‟s office announced.
The President of India has been pleased
to appoint Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena to
be the Lt. Governor of the National
Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from
the date he assumes charge of his
duties.
 The President of India has accepted the
resignation of Anil Baijal as Lt. Governor
National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Jet Airways Gets DGCA approval To Start
Commercial Flights
 The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil
Aviation) has granted air operator‟s
permit to Jet Airways. This will allow the
airline to restart commercial flight
operations after remaining grounded for
more than three years.
 The approval comes after the airline
conducted proving flights for the safety
regulator between May 15 and May 17.
The airline aims to start operations in
the second quarter, i.e. between July
and September. It will be a full-service
carrier with business and economy
classes.
 With the grant of the permit, Jet Airways
has fulfilled all the pre-conditions laid
down by the National Company Law
Tribunal (NCLT) as part of the insolvency
process for the transfer of the ownership
of the airline to the successful resolution
applicant- the consortium of UAE-based
NRI Murari Lal Jalan and U.K.-based
Kalrock Capital Management in London.
Quad Summit 2022- Issues and Initiatives
 The Quad or the Quadrilateral Security
Dialogue is a group made of four
nations, India, Japan, the US, and
Australia. It is a strategic forum that
features semi-regular summits,
information exchange, and military
drills.
 The key focus of the summit is the
development of the Indo-Pacific region
highlighting the threats like terrorism,
disinformation, and territorial disputes.
 The Quad is going to discuss the issues
such as the Covid-19 pandemic and
development of the Indo-Pacific
economically and threats rising across
the Indo-Pacific region. This year Quad
leader summit is held on the 24th of
May 2022, in Tokyo.
 PM is attending the second-in-person
Quad leader summit in Tokyo on 24th
May 2022. He stated that Quad has
gained significant popularity in the
world in a short period. At the summit,
he spoke about the contribution of India,
to the development of the Indo-Pacific
region.
 India has also joined the Indo-Pacific
Economic Framework (IPEF), which is
an Indo-Pacific Economic Bloc led by the
US to counter China.
World Air Power Index 2022: Indian Air
Force Ranks 3rd
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 World Directory of Modern Military
Aircraft (WDMMA) has released the
World Air Powers Ranking of 2022. The
Indian Air Force (IAF) has been placed at
the third position on the World Air Power
Index in terms of the total fighting
strength of the various air services of
different nations of the world.
 This report has placed the Indian Air
Force (IAF) above the Chinese Aviation
based armed forces (PLAAF), Japan Air
Self-Preservation Power (JASDF), Israeli
Aviation based armed forces, and French
Air and Space Power.
 The report says that the Indian Air Force
(IAF) currently counts 1,645 total units
in its active aircraft inventory.
Shikhar Dhawan becomes first player to hit
700 fours in IPL history
 Punjab Kings opening batter Shikhar
Dhawan has become the first player to
hit 700 fours in the history of the Indian
Premier League (IPL). Dhawan reached
this feat during the last league stage
match of IPL 2022, between PBKS and
Sunrisers Hyderabad, here at the
Wankhede Stadium.
Centre launches Swachh Survekshan 2023
 Union Government of India has
launched the Eighth Edition of Swachh
Survekshan – SS-2023 under Swachh
Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. Secretary,
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Indian Navy – Bangladesh Navy Bilateral EX
Manoj Joshi launched it at a virtual
Bongosagar begins
event in New Delhi.
 Designed with the theme of „Waste to
Wealth‟ as its driving philosophy,
Swachh Survekshan- 2023 is curated
towards achieving circularity in waste
management.
 The survey would give priority to the
principle of 3 Rs- Reduce, Recycle and
Reuse. The Swachh Survekshan has
developed into an inspiration tool, rather
than being just an assessment tool.
 This largest survey undertaken
anywhere has brought about
substantive changes at the ground level,
with cities performing well and having a
sense of pride. Swachh Survekshan has
emerged as the largest Urban sanitation
survey in the world.
India’s First Olympic Values Education
launched in Odisha
 The Olympic Values Education
Programme (OVEP) of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) was launched
in Odisha by Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik, in collaboration with the
Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust
(ABFT).
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected as
Director-General of the World Health
Organization
 World Health Organization has re-
appointed Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus as Director-General of
WHO for the second term with effect
from 16th August 2022. His re-election
was confirmed during the 75th World
Health Assembly in Geneva.
 He was the sole candidate. Dr Tedros
was first elected in 2017. Before joining
the WHO, Dr Tedros was served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs and as
Minister of Health in Ethiopia.
 The vote by secret ballot, announced by
Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh from Djibouti at
a major annual meeting, was seen as a
formality since Tedros was the only
candidate running.
 The third edition of Indian Navy (IN) –
Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise
„Bongosagar‟ commenced at Port Mongla,
Bangladesh on 24 May 2022. The
Harbour Phase of the exercise begins
from 24-25 May which will be followed
by a Sea Phase in the Northern Bay of
Bengal from 26-27 May.
 Exercise Bongosagar is aimed at
developing a high degree of
interoperability and joint operational
skills through the conduct of a wide
spectrum of maritime exercises and
operations between the two navies.
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WEF’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness  The prime minister interacts with Kisan
Index 2021: India Ranks 54 drone pilots, witnesses open-air drone
demonstrations and interacts with
 The World Economic Forum‟s (WEF)
startups in the drone exhibition centre.
ranked India 54th position (down from
 According to the Prime Minister‟s Office,
46th in 2019) with a score of 4.1 in its
more than 1600 delegates, consisting of
Travel and Tourism Development Index
government officials, armed forces,
2021, but still, India remains the top
central armed police forces, Public
performer in South Asia.
Sector Units (PSUs), foreign diplomats,
 Japan has topped (1) the global chart
private companies as well as drone
and the bottom position (117) is
startups, etc., will participate in the
occupied by the country Chad.
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022.
 The WEF‟s Travel and Tourism
Development Index 2021 is a direct Indian officer Anwar Hussain Shaik is new
evolution of the Travel & Tourism chair of WTO committee
Competitiveness Index, which has been
 An Indian Government Officer, Anwar
published biennially for the past 15
Hussain Shaik has been made the chair
years. The Index assesses 117
of the World Trade Organisation‟s
economies, based on 5 subindexes, 17
Committee on Technical Barriers on
pillars and 112 individual indicators,
Trade. Mr. Shaik will take this role from
distributed among the different pillars.
Elisa Maria Olmeda de Alejandro from
 Countries in the Global Ranking:
Mexico.
1 Japan 5.2
2 United States of America (USA) 26-year-old Abhilasha Barak becomes the
5.2 Indian Army’s first woman combat aviator
3 Spain 5.2
5 France 5.1  Haryana‟s Captain Abhilasha Barak has
5 Germany 5.1 become the first woman officer to join
the Army Aviation Corps as a combat
Ruskin Bond’s book titled ‘Listen to Your aviator after successfully completing her
Heart: The London Adventure’ Released training. She was awarded the coveted
wings along with 36 other army pilots by
 A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart:
the DG and Colonel Commandant of
The London Adventure” authored by
Army Aviation in Nashik.
Ruskin Bond, was published by Penguin
 She has been assigned to the second
Random House India (PRHI) on Ruskin
flight of the 2072 Army Aviation
Bond‟s 88th birthday (19th May 2022).
Squadron. She was commissioned into
 Ruskin Bond, India‟s famous Children‟s
the Indian Army from the Officers
book author, was born in Kasauli
Training Academy, Chennai in 2018.
(Himachal Pradesh) and grew up in
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun Indian novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ wins
(Uttarakhand), New Delhi and Shimla International Booker Prize
(Himachal Pradesh).
 Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022: PM Modi American translator Daisy Rockwell won
inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival the International Booker Prize for “Tomb
of Sand,”. Originally written in Hindi, it‟s
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
the first book in any Indian language to
inaugurated India‟s biggest drone
win the high-profile award, which
festival here and interacted with Kisan
recognizes fiction from around the world
drone pilots as well as witnessed open-
that has been translated into English.
air drone demonstrations. „Bharat Drone
 The 50,000-pound ($63,000) prize
Mahotsav 2022‟ is set to be a two-day
money will be split between New Delhi-
event being held on May 27 and 28.
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based Shree and Rockwell, who lives in
Vermont. “Tomb of Sand” is published in
Britain by a small publisher Tilted Axis
Press. It was founded by translator
Deborah Smith, who won the 2016
International Booker for translating Han
Kang‟s “The Vegetarian” to publish
books from Asia.
 The book tells the story of an
octogenarian widow who dares to cast off
convention and confront the ghosts of
her experiences during the
subcontinent‟s tumultuous 1947
partition into India and Pakistan.
Shree‟s book beat five other finalists
including Polish Nobel literature laureate
Olga Tokarczuk, Claudia Piñeiro of
Argentina and South Korean author
Bora Chung to be awarded the prize at a
ceremony in London.
Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first
‘Lavendar Festival’ in Bhaderwah
 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has
inaugurated the country‟s first „Lavendar
festival‟ at Jammu‟s Bhaderwah where
the cultivation of lavender has
transformed the economy of the
mountainous area.
 Bhaderwah in the Doda district is the
birthplace of India‟s purple revolution.
The minister described Bhaderwah in
the Doda district as the birthplace of
India‟s purple revolution.
Geological Survey of India: Bihar has India’s
largest gold reserves
 A survey by the Geological Survey of
India has stated that a gold reserve of
around 222.88 million tonnes including
27.6 tonnes of mineral-rich ore are
present in the Jamui district of Bihar.
 The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar
has now decided to give permission for
the exploration of what is being called as
India‟s largest gold reserve.
 The State Mines and Geology
Department is in consultation with
agencies engaged in the exploration,
including GSI and the National Mineral
Development Corporation (NMDC), for
the exploration of gold reserves in
Jamui.
Uttarakhand formed panel to implement
Uniform Civil Code
 Uttarakhand government has
announced the formation of a 5-member
drafting committee to implement the
much-debated Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
in the state.
 The retired Supreme Court judge
Ranjana Desai, who currently heads the
Delimitation Commission of India is the
Head of the committee. Other members
of the committee are: Delhi High Court
judge Pramod Kohli, ex-state chief
secretaries Shatrughan Singh, Manu
Gaud and Surekha Dangwal.
 The UCC is referred to a common set of
laws governing personal matters such as
marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance
and succession for all citizens,
irrespective of religion.
 The UCC will be an important step to
solidify the spirit of the Constitution.
This will also be an effective step toward
Article 44 of the Constitution which
talks about securing a UCC for every
citizen of the country. The apex court,
too, from time to time has emphasised
on its implementation.
Justice Mohanty gets additional charge of
Lokpal chairperson
 President Ram Nath Kovind has given
justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty the
additional charge of Lokpal chairperson
after justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
completed his term as the Lokpal chief.
 At present, there are six members in the
Lokpal. President Ram Nath Kovind had
on March 23, 2019, administered the
oath of office to justice Ghose as the
Lokpal chairperson.
 Two posts of judicial members have been
lying vacant for over two years.
 The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, which
envisages the appointment of a Lokpal at
the Centre and Lokayuktas in states to
look into cases of corruption against
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certain categories of public servants,
was passed in 2013.
 A Lokpal chief and members are
appointed for a term of five years or until
attaining the age of 70 years.
 A Lokpal chief and its members are
appointed by the President after
obtaining the recommendations of a
selection committee headed by the Prime
Minister and comprising the speaker of
the Lok Sabha, the Leader of Opposition
in the lower house, the Chief Justice of
India or a judge of the Supreme Court
nominated by him, and an eminent
jurist as recommended by the
chairperson and members of the
selection panel.
Fortune 500 list: Elon Musk, world’s richest
man, was 2021’s highest-paid CEO
 Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire CEO of
Tesla and SpaceX highest-paid executive
in the world. Musk has topped the
Fortune‟s new list of the most highly
compensated CEOs on the Fortune 500.
 In 2021, Musk “realized” compensation
worth almost USD 23.5 billion, from
exercising some Tesla stock options
awarded in a 2018 multiyear “moonshot”
grant. After Musk, the 10 most highly
compensated Fortune 500 CEOs of 2021
are all tech and biotech CEOs, including
the heads of Apple, Netflix, and
Microsoft.
 List of top 5 most highly compensated
CEOs:
 Elon Musk, Tesla: USD 23.5 Billion
 Tim Cook, Apple: USD 770.5 Million
 Jensen Huang, NVIDIA: USD 561 Million
 Reed Hastings, Netflix: USD 453.5
Million
Jaisalmer: Adani Green commissions India’s
first wind-solar hybrid power facility
 Adani Green subsidiary Adani Hybrid
Energy Jaisalmer One Limited has
commissioned a 390 MW wind-solar
hybrid power facility in Jaisalmer,
Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead
contributing significantly to India‟s green
energy effort.
 The plant will be India‟s first hybrid
wind-solar power producing facility. The
hybrid power plant, which combines
solar and wind generating, unlocks the
full potential of renewable energy by
eliminating generation intermittency and
providing a more stable option to meet
rising power demand.
 The new plant has a Power Purchase
Agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy
Corporation of India (SECI), with a tariff
of Rs. 2.69 per kWh, which is
significantly lower than the national
Average Power Procurement Cost (APPC),
ensuring that everyone has access to
affordable, modern, and clean energy.
IPL 2022 Final: Gujarat Titans won the title
 The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022
ended with Gujarat Titans (GT) lifting
the trophy by defeating inaugural
champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on
May 29.
 The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022,
was the 15th edition of the professional
Twenty20 cricket league established by
the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI).
 IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony: It was a full
house at the Narendra Modi Stadium as
the attendance marked 1,04,859.
 BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and
General Secretary Jay Shah then receive
a certificate as IPL created a Guinness
world record for the world‟s largest
cricket jersey.
 Aramco Purple Cap Winner Of The
Season: Yuzvendra Chahal (27 Wickets)
 Aramco Orange Cap Winner Of The
Season: Jos Buttler (863 Runs)
 Player Of The Match (Final): Hardik
Pandya
 Upstox Most Valuable Player Of The
Season: Jos Buttler
 Punch Super Striker Of The Match
(Final): David Miller
 29-year old Punjabi singer, Sidhu
Moose Wala was shot dead by
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unidentified assailants in Jawaharke celebration aims to raise awareness
village of Mansa district, Punjab. amid the global citizens about not only
 The incident happened a day after the the dangers of using tobacco but also
Punjab Police ordered the withdrawal of the business practices of tobacco
security of his security along with more companies, what WHO is doing to fight
than 420 people, including former MLAs, the tobacco epidemic and what people
Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, around the world can do to claim their
and police officers. right to health and healthy living and to
 Born on June 17, 1993, Shubhdeep protect future generations.
Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moose Wala  The theme for 2022 is Tobacco: Threat
belonged to the Moose Wala village in to our environment. The Day is an
Mansa district. annual celebration that informs the
public on the dangers of using tobacco,
US Overtakes China as India’s Largest the business practices of tobacco
Trading Partner in FY22 companies, what the World Health
 The United States overtook China to Organization (WHO) is doing to fight
become India‟s top trading partner in tobacco use, and what people around
2021-22, reflecting strong economic ties the world can do to claim their right to
between the two countries. According to health and healthy living.
commerce ministry data, in 2021-22,
bilateral trade between the US and India
stood at US$ 119.42 billion as against
US$ 80.51 billion in 2020-21.
 Exports to the US increased to US$
76.11 billion in 2021-22 from US$ 51.62
billion in the previous fiscal, while
imports rose to US$ 43.31 billion as
compared to around US$ 29 billion in
2020-21.
 During 2021-22, India‟s two-way
commerce with China aggregated at
$115.42 billion as compared to $86.4
billion in 2020-21, the data showed.
 Exports to China marginally increased to
$21.25 billion last fiscal year from
$21.18 billion in 2020-21, while imports
jumped to $94.16 billion from about
$65.21 billion in 2020-21. The trade gap
rose to $72.91 billion in 2021-22 from
$44 billion in the previous fiscal year.
 In 2021-22, the UAE is India‟s third-
largest trading partner with USD 72.9
billion. It is followed by Saudi Arabia
(USD 42.85 billion) as 4th, Iraq (USD
34.33 billion) as 5th, & Singapore (USD
30 billion) as its 6th largest trading
partner.
World No Tobacco Day observed on 31st May

 World No Tobacco Day is observed on

31st May globally. This yearly
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PM announces „Yoga for Humanity‟ is the
theme of eighth International Day of
Yoga
 ‗Yoga for Humanity‘ has been chosen
as the theme of the eighth
International Day of Yoga to be
organised in India and across the
globe on June 21. The theme has
been selected after much deliberation
and consultation and it appropriately
portrays how yoga served humanity in
alleviating suffering during the peak
of the pandemic.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi
announced the theme in his ―Maan Ki
Baat‘ broadcast. The main event of
International Day of Yoga this year
will be held in Mysuru, Karnataka.
Focusing on the theme of ‗yoga for
humanity‘, special programmes have
been designed this year for specially-
abled people, the transgender
population, women and children.
Human values that are an integral
part of yoga education in schools are
also in focus.
 The 8th edition of International Day of Rajesh Gera appointed DG National
Yoga (IDY) will see many firsts, one of Informatics Centre
them is an innovative programme,
named ―Guardian Ring‖, under which
participation of people performing
yoga will take place along with the
movement of the sun from different
countries, beginning from the east
and marching towards west.
New law introduced in Canada aims to
„freeze‟ handgun ownership
 Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau has unveiled new legislation
that would implement ―some of the
harshest gun control measures‖ in
decades, including a ―freeze‖ on the
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country‘s handgun purchases and
sales.
 Trudeau cited a succession of mass
shootings in Canada over the years,
as well as recent assaults in the
United States, as part of his
government‘s motivation to propose
Bill C-21 during a press conference in
Ottawa.
 Canada has stronger gun ownership
laws than the United States, gun
control supporters have campaigned
for tougher regulations in recent years
in the wake of a number of mass
shootings, including a 2017 attack on
a Quebec mosque that killed six
worshipers and a fatal shooting in
Toronto in 2018.
 The AR-15 weapon, which was used
by a shooter to murder 26 adults and
children in the Sandy Hook tragedy in
the United States in 2012, and the
Ruger Mini-14 rifle, which was used
by a gunman to murder 14 women at
a Montreal engineering school in
1989, were among those banned.
 Senior scientist Rajesh Gera has been
appointed as the Director-General,
National Informatics Centre (NIC), a
Personnel Ministry order issued. He is
currently Deputy Director-General in
the NIC. The Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet has
approved the appointment of Gera,
Scientist ‗G‘, to the post of Director-
General.
 The National Informatics Centre is an
Indian government organization
under the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology, was
established in 1976 with the objective
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to provide technology-driven solutions
to central and state governments.
 Defence Ministry signs Rs 2,971-crore
deal for indigenous Astra Beyond
Visual Range missiles
 The Defence Ministry has signed a
contract with the defence public
sector undertaking Bharat Dynamics
Limited (BDL) for the supply of the
indigenously developed Astra Mk-I
Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air to air
missiles and associated equipment for
the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the
Navy at a cost of Rs 2,971 Crore.
 The missile, for which successful
trials have already been undertaken
by the IAF, is fully integrated on the
Su-30 MK-I fighter aircraft and will be
integrated with other fighter aircraft
in a phased manner, including the
Light Combat Aircraft.
PARAM ANANTA Supercomputer
commissioned at IIT, Gandhinagar
 Param Ananta, is a state of the art
supercomputer at IIT Gandhinagar
dedicated to the nation under the
National Supercomputing Mission
(NSM).
 It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of
Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) and the
Department of Science and
Technology (DST), which was
commissioned. This indigenous
software stack is developed by C-DAC
and is a Make in India initiative.
 A Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) was signed between IIT
Gandhinagar and the Centre for
Development in Advanced Computing
(C-DAC) on October 12, 2020, to
establish this 838 TeraFlops
Supercomputing Facility under NSM.
 The system is equipped with a mix of
CPU nodes, GPU nodes, high memory
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nodes, high throughput storage, and
high-performance Infiniband
interconnect to cater to the computing
needs of various scientific and
engineering applications.
PM Narendra Modi Unveils PM CARES for
Children Scheme
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
released the benefits of the PM
CARES for Children scheme for
children who lost their parents due to
the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has
promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic
needs, financial support for schooling,
scholarship for higher education, and
free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh.
 The Prime Minister transferred
scholarships to school-going children.
A passbook of PM CARES for
Children, and a health card under
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri
Jan Arogya Yojana were handed over
to the children during the
programme.
 The PM CARES for Children Scheme
was launched by the Prime Minister
on 29 May 2021.
 The aim was to support children who
have lost both their parents or legal
guardian or adoptive parents or
surviving parents to the Covid-19
pandemic, during the period from 11
March 2020 to 28 February 2022.
Bollywood Singer KK dies after
performing at Kolkata concert
 Noted Bollywood singer KK
(Krishnakumar Kunnath) who
mesmerized music lovers for over
three decades is no more. The 53-
year-old singer died in Kolkata after a
live performance. KK was regarded as
one of the top singers of Bollywood.
KK sang in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil,
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Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and
Assamese.
World Milk Day 2022 observed on 1st
June
 The Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
adopted June 1 as World Milk Day.
The day is marked to recognise milk
as global food and to celebrate the
dairy industry. The day is intended to
provide an opportunity to bring
attention to activities that are
connected with the dairy sector. The
day has been observed on June 1
each year since 2001.
 The main purpose of World Milk Day
is to raise public awareness about the
value of milk in people‘s lives. It is the
first meal consumed by a kid after
birth, and it may be the only food
consumed throughout life. The idea of
World Milk Day is to celebrate the
contributions of the milk and dairy
sector to the world.
 The theme of World Milk Day 2022 is
to bring attention to the climate
change crisis and how the dairy
sector can reduce its impact on the
planet. The aim is to achieve ‗Dairy
Net Zero‘ by reducing greenhouse gas
emissions over the next 30 years and
improving waste management in order
to make the dairy sector sustainable.
India‟s economic growth expected to be
8.7% in FY22, Q4 GDP to be 4.1 %
 India‘s economic growth fell to 4.1
percent in January-March 2021-22, a
four-quarter low, reflecting the impact
of the Covid-19 pandemic‘s Omicron
wave on the manufacturing sector
and contact-intensive services.
 The National Statistical Office reduced
its year-on-year gross domestic
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product (GDP) growth forecast for the
full fiscal year 2021-22 to 8.7%, down
from 8.9% anticipated in February. In
the years 2020-21, the economy
shrank by 6.6 percent.
 In Q4 of FY22, private final
consumption expenditure — a
measure of individual consumption of
goods and services – increased by
1.8% year on year. Gross fixed capital
creation (GFCG) increased by 5.1
percent, which is a proxy for
investment activity. Government final
consumption expenditure increased
by 4.8 percent in January-March,
bolstering the economy.
US Frontier Overtakes Japan‟s Fugaku As
World‟s Most Powerful Supercomputer
 According to the 59th edition of the
Top500 list of the world‘s most
powerful supercomputers unveiled by
Germany, ORNL‘s Supercomputer
Frontier from the US, a
supercomputer built using Hewlett
Packard Enterprise (HPE) architecture
and equipped with Advanced Micro
Devices (AMD) processors,
outperformed Japan‘s Supercomputer
Fugaku to become the world‘s fastest
supercomputer.
 The supercomputer – Frontier, which
was built for the US Department of
Energy‘s Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL), has broken the
exascale speed barrier with a Linmark
benchmark score of 1.1 exaflops,
making it the world‘s first
supercomputer to do so. Whereas, 1
exaflop is equivalent to 1,000
petaflops.
 Frontier‘s nearest competitor,
Fugaku, has a performance score of
442 petaflops on the Linpack
benchmark, a standard for officially
ranking global, publicly disclosed
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supercomputers. While Fugaku was
based on Arm‘s core designs, US‘s
Frontier is powered by AMD.
Mr. Amit Shah laid foundation stone for
an Olympic-level sports complex in
Ahmedabad
 The government wants to have
international level grounds and
venues for all sports for the Olympics
in Ahmedabad with the Sardar Patel
Sports Complex, Narendra Modi
Stadium, Naranpura Sports Complex,
and three more sports complexes.
 Amit Shah, the Union Minister of
Home Affairs and Cooperation, laid
the foundation stone for an Olympic-
level sports complex in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, on Sunday (29 May) at a cost
of Rs 632 crore.
 The world-class sports stadium is set
across 18 acres in Ahmedabad‘s
Naranpura neighbourhood, with
facilities for playing and training in a
variety of indoor and outdoor
activities, including swimming. It can
also accommodate up to 7,000 people
at once.
 This enormous sports facility with
over 1.15 lakh square metres of built
up area includes an indoor sports
arena, a community sports arena, and
an aquatic stadium.
 The BJP-led central and state
administrations hope that the
presence of the world‘s largest cricket
stadium, the Sardar Patel Sports
Complex, and the Naranpura Sports
Complex will make Ahmedabad a city
where Olympic preparations may be
made.
Country‟s First Liquid Mirror Telescope
Comes Up in Uttarakhand
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 The first liquid mirror telescope in the
country and the largest in Asia – was
commissioned atop Devasthal, a hill
in Uttarakhand. This will now keep a
watch on the overhead sky to identify
transient or variable objects such as
supernovae, gravitational lenses,
space debris, and asteroids.
 The Indian Liquid Mirror Telescope
(ILMT) will help in surveying the sky,
making it possible to observe several
galaxies and other astronomical
sources just by staring at the strip of
sky that passes overhead.
 Built by astronomers from India,
Belgium and Canada, the novel
instrument employs a 4-meter-
diameter rotating mirror made up of a
thin film of liquid mercury to collect
and focus light.
 It is located at an altitude of 2,450
metres at the Devasthal Observatory
campus of Aryabhatta Research
Institute of Observational Sciences
(ARIES), an autonomous institute
under the Department of Science and
Technology (DST), Government of
India in Nainital district,
Uttarakhand.
ISRO chairman inaugurates new
spacecraft manufacturing facility
 Dr S Somanath, the chairman of the
Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), inaugurated ANANTH
Technologies‘ spacecraft
manufacturing unit at Karnataka
Industrial Area Development Board
(KIADB) Aerospace Park. The new
state-of-the-art spacecraft
manufacturing facility can conduct
assembly integration and testing of
four large spacecraft simultaneously.
 This is a first of its kind facility in
India, adding that since its
establishment in 1992, Ananth
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Technologies has contributed to the
manufacturing of 89 satellites and 69
launch vehicles built/launched by
ISRO.
 The 15,000 sqm facility is capable of
conducting the assembly, integration
and testing of four large spacecraft at
the same time, with four separate
units present within the facility.
 Over the years, ANANTH Technologies
has successfully contributed to major
launches of ISRO. Our technology
acumen is such that none of the sub-
systems supplied by ANANTH
Technologies has ever failed in orbit. Meghalaya Wins Best Project Award at UN
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori passes
away
 Santoor maestro and Padma Shri
awardee, Bhajan Sopori has passed
away at the age of 73. The santoor
player was born in Sopore in Kashmir
Valley in 1948 and belonged to the
Sufiana Gharana of Indian classical
music.
 He was the great-grandson of Pandit
Shankar Pandit, who had developed
the style popularly known as the ‗Sufi
Baaj‘ (style), based on Sufiana Kalam
and Hindustani Classical music.
UN approves Turkey‟s request to change
name to Turkiye
 The United Nations has changed the
Republic of Turkey‘s country name at
the organisation from ―Turkey‖ to
―Türkiye‖, following a request from
Ankara for the change. UN
spokesman Stephane Dujarric had
been received from the Turkish
foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
addressed to Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, requesting the use
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of ―Türkiye‖ instead of ―Turkey‖ for all
affairs.
 Turkey began the move to change its
internationally recognised official
name in English to Türkiye in
December after Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a
memorandum and asked the public to
use Türkiye to describe the country in
every language. Türkiye is the best
representation and expression of the
Turkish people‘s culture, civilization
and values.
World Summit
 The Meghalaya government key
initiative of e-proposal system, part of
Meghalaya Enterprise Architect has
won a coveted UN Award- World
Summit on the Information Society
Forum (WSIS) prize at Geneva in
Switzerland.
 Secretary General of ITU, Houlin Zhao
presented the winner award to Chief
Minister Conrad K Sangma in the
WSIS Forum Prizes 2022, held at
Geneva, Switzerland. Post this there
was voting to select the best 90
projects which were invited in
Geneva, Switzerland for the final
award.
Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar
launched the Scheme “SHRESHTA”
 Union Minister of social Justice and
empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar
has launched the Scheme
―SHRESHTA‖-Scheme for residential
education for students in High school
in Targeted Areas. The Scheme for
Residential Education for Students in
Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) has been
formulated with the objective to
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provide quality education and
opportunities for even the poorest.
 Scheme for Residential Education for
Students in High Schools in Targeted French Open Tennis Grand Slam 2022
Areas (SHRESHTA) provides for high
quality education for meritorious but
poor SC students in CBSE-affiliated
reputed residential schools across the
country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches
Lifestyle for Environment movement
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
launched the ‗Lifestyle for the
Environment (LiFE) Movement‘, a
global initiative, and asserted that its
vision is to live a lifestyle that is in
tune with our planet and does not
harm it.
 The launch initiated ‗LiFE Global Call 50th World Environment Day 2022
for Papers‘ inviting ideas and
suggestions from academics,
universities and research institutions
etc to influence and persuade
individuals, communities and
organisations across the world to
adopt an environment-conscious
lifestyle.
India-Bangladesh joint military Sampriti-
X exercise begins
 India-Bangladesh bilateral defence
cooperation, a joint military training
exercise Ex SAMPRITI-X is being
conducted at Jashore Military Station
in Bangladesh from 05 June to 16
June 2022.
 The aim of the exercise is to
strengthen interoperability between
the two armies and to understand
each other‘s tactical drills and
operational techniques.
 The Indian contingent of company
strength is being represented by a
Battalion of the DOGRA Regiment and
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the contingent departed by road for
the exercise location on 4 Jun 2022.
 The 2022 French Open was a Grand
Slam tennis tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was held at the
Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France,
from 22 May to 5 June 2022,
comprising singles, doubles and
mixed doubles play.
 Iga Świątek won the women‘s singles
event, capturing her second French
Open crown, and Rafael Nadal won
the men‘s singles event, capturing his
record-extending 14th French Open
title.
observed on 5th June
 World Environment Day is observed
globally on 5th June every year. This
day is observed to raise awareness
about protecting the environment and
to remind people not to take nature
for granted.
 The United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) is the nodal
agency that organises and supports
events across the world.
 The year 2022 marks the 50th WED.
Sweden is the host this year and the
theme is ‗Only One Earth,‘ focusing
on the need to live sustainably in
harmony with nature.
PM Modi launches new series of coins
with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav design
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
launched a special series of coins that
are also ‗visually impaired friendly‘.
 The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20
denominations will have the Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design.
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 They are not commemorative coins
and will be part of circulation. These
new series of coins will remind people
of the goal of amrit kal and motivate
people to work towards the
development of the country.
RBI Monetary Policy: RBI raises repo rate
by 50 bps to 4.90%
 The six-member Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) led by RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das voted unanimously
to raise the repo rate by 50 basis
points to 4.90 percent.
 The Monetary Policy Committee has
raised the repo rate in order to tackle
elevated inflation.
 Standing Deposit Facility and
Marginal Standing Facility rates also
raised by 50 basis points. Standing
Deposit Facility rate now 4.65
percent, and Marginal Standing
Facility rate now 5.15 percent.
India successfully tested nuclear- capable
Agni-4 ballistic missile in Odisha
 India has successfully executed a
nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic
missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island
in Odisha.
 The missile has a range of around
4,000 kilometres. Earlier, India
successfully test-fired an extended
range version of the BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile from a
Sukhoi fighter jet.
 It was the first launch of the extended
range version of the BrahMos missile
from a Su-30MKI aircraft.
India ranked worst in the world in terms
of environmental performance in 2022
 In the 2022 Environment Performance
Index (EPI), an analysis by Yale and
Columbia University researchers that
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gives a data-driven evaluation of the
situation of sustainability around the
world, India came in last out of 180
countries.
 Climate change, environmental public
health, and biodiversity are among
the 40 performance factors used by
the EPI to rank 180 nations.
 With an overall score of 18.9, India
came in last, while Denmark came in
first as the world‘s most sustainable
country.
UN to grant humanitarian assistance of
$48 million to Sri Lanka amid crisis
 The United Nations has planned to
provide humanitarian assistance of
around $48 million over a four-month
period to Sri Lanka. New Delhi‘s
financial assistance worth over $3
billion since January to provide
essential items, including food, fuel,
cooking gas and medicines.
 Sri Lanka needs $6 billion to keep the
country afloat for the next six
months, adding that $5 billion is
required to ensure day-to-day living
and another $1 billion to strengthen
the Sri Lankan rupee.
Mithali Raj announced retirement from
International cricket
 Indian women‘s cricket team captain,
Mithali Raj (39 years old), hailing from
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, announced her
retirement from all forms of
International cricket.
 Previously in September 2019, she
retired from twenty 20 International
(T20Is) but continued to play One Day
Internationals(ODIs) and Test cricket.
 Mithali Raj made her International
debut in the ODI against Ireland at
Milton Keynes in 1999.
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 The government of India(GoI)
honoured her with the Arjuna Award
in 2003 for her outstanding
achievement in cricket and the Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in
2021.
 GoI honoured her with Padma Shri in
2015 for her contribution to sports
India‟s Krishna Srinivasan to head IMF‟s
Asia-Pacific dept
 International Monetary Fund,
Managing Director Kristalina
Georgieva has announced the
appointment of Indian national
Krishna Srinivasan as director of the
Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
from June 22.
 Srinivasan will succeed Changyong
Rhee whose retirement from the Fund
was announced on March 23.
 Mr. Srinivasan has more than 27
years of Fund experience, starting in
1994 in the Economist Program.
 He is currently a Deputy Director in
APD where he oversees the
department‘s surveillance work on a
number of large and systemically
important countries such as China
and Korea, and smaller states in the
Pacific such as Fiji and Vanuatu.
Prasar Bharati CEO Mayank Kumar
Agrawal assigned additionally as DD
Director
 Mayank Kumar Agrawal, director
general of Doordarshan and
Doordarshan News, has been
assigned additional responsibility as
Prasar Bharati‘s chief executive
officer.
 Agrawal succeeds Shashi Shekhar
Vempati, who served as CEO of the
state broadcaster for five years.
 Following permission from
Information and Broadcasting
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Minister Anurag Thakur, the decision
was made to grant the extra charge to
the 1989-batch Indian Information
Service official until further orders or
regular appointment to the post.
„Gaganyaan‟ India‟s first human space
mission scheduled to launch in 2023
 India will attain the unique
distinction of launching the first
Human Space Mission ‗Gaganyaan‘ as
well as the first Human Ocean
Mission in 2023, according to Space
and Earth Sciences Minister Dr
Jitendra Singh.
 Testing for both the Space and Ocean
manned missions have evolved to an
advanced stage, and that the
remarkable accomplishment would be
performed in the second half of 2023,
while speaking at the World Oceans
Day festivities in New Delhi.
 Major missions for Gaganyaan are
planned for the second half of 2022,
including a test vehicle flight to
validate the crew escape system‘s
performance and the first uncrewed
Gaganyaan mission, which will be
followed by a second uncrewed
mission in late 2022 carrying
―Vyommitra,‖ an Isro-developed
spacefaring human robot, and finally
the first crewed Gaganyaan mission in
2023.
NASA‟s DAVINCI Mission is set to launch
in 2029
 NASA is set to launch a mission called
―DAVINCI Mission‖. DAVINCI stands
for ―Deep Atmosphere Venus
Investigation of Noble gases,
Chemistry and Imaging Mission‖.
 The mission will fly by Venus and
explore its harsh atmosphere in 2029.
It will be the first mission to study
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Venus by means of both flybys and
descent.
BIMSTEC celebrates its 25th anniversary
 The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical
and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the
25th Anniversary of the regional
organisation on BIMSTEC Day.
 The evolution of BIMSTEC over the
last 25 years from the signing of the
Bangkok Declaration on June 6 in
1996, and highlighted milestones
such as the establishment of the
Secretariat in Dhaka in 2014 and the
signature of the BIMSTEC Charter
during the Fifth Summit in Colombo
on March 30, 2022.
 Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and
Thailand are members of BIMSTEC.
In Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Modi
inaugurates IN-SPACe
 The Indian National Center for Space
Promotion and Authorization (IN-
SPACe) was established in
Ahmedabad by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. Amit Shah, the Union
Home Minister, was also present at
the ceremony.
 After inaugurating the Indian National
Space Promotion and Authorisation
Centre (IN-SPACe) in Ahmedabad,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
reviewed its headquarters.
 PM Modi had previously met his high
school teacher in Vadnagar, Gujarat‘s
Navsari. In Navsari, PM Modi also
opened the AM Naik Healthcare
Complex and the Nirali multi-
specialty hospital.
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Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill
appointed as UN Chief‟s envoy on
technology
 UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres has appointed senior Indian
diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill as his
envoy on technology to coordinate
programmes for international digital
cooperation.
 The UN describing him as a ―thought
leader on digital technology‖ who has
a solid understanding of how to
leverage the digital transformation
responsibly and inclusively for
progress on the Sustainable
Development Goals.
 Amandeep Singh Gill has been India‘s
permanent representative to the
Conference on Disarmament in
Geneva from 2016-to 2018. He is
now the chief executive officer of the
International Digital Health and
Artificial Intelligence Research
Collaborative (I-DAIR) project at the
Graduate Institute of International
and Development Studies in Geneva.
EASE 5.0 „Common Reforms Agenda‟
launched by Nirmala Sitharaman
 From FY19 through FY22, Enhanced
Access and Service Excellence-EASE
evolved over four year editions,
catalysing improvements in a variety
of areas in Public Sector Banks.
 The EASENext program‘s EASE 5.0
‗Common reforms agenda‘ was
designed for Public Sector Banks and
was introduced by Minister of Finance
and Corporate Affairs Nirmala
Sitharaman through video conference
in New Delhi.
World Day Against Child Labour 2022
observed on 12th June
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 12 June marks the World Day Against
Child Labour under the theme
―Universal Social Protection to End
Child Labour.‖ On this day, the ILO,
together with its constituents and
partners, is calling for increased
investment in social protection
systems and schemes to establish
solid social protection floors and
protect children from child labour.
 According to the International Labour
Organization (ILO), there are about
152 million children globally who are
engaged in child labour, 72 million of
whom are in hazardous work.
 The 2022 theme of the world day calls
for increased investment in social
protection systems and schemes to
establish solid social protection floors
and protect children from child
labour. 2022 Theme: ―Universal Social
Protection to End Child Labour‖.
India‟s first COVID-19 vaccine for
animals „Anocovax‟ launched
 Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh second-longest reigning monarch
Tomar has launched the country‘s
first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
―Anocovax‖ for animals, developed by
Haryana-based ICAR-National
Research Centre on Equines (NRC).
 Anocovax is an inactivated SARS-
CoV-2 Delta (COVID-19) vaccine for
animals. The immunity induced by
Anocovax neutralises both Delta and
Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2.
 The vaccine contains inactivated
SARS-CoV-2 (Delta) antigen with
Alhydrogel as an adjuvant. It is safe
for dogs, lions, leopards, mice and
rabbits, it added.
 The COVID-19 vaccine for animals,
Anocovax, is effective and capable of
neutralising both Delta and Omicron
variants of SARS-CoV-2.
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UNGA adopts resolution on
multilingualism, mentions Hindi
language for 1st time
 The United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) has adopted an India-
sponsored resolution on
multilingualism that mentions the
Hindi language for the first time.
 The resolution passed encourages the
UN to continue disseminating
important communications and
messages in official as well as in non-
official languages, including in Hindi
language. The resolution also
mentions Bangla and Urdu for the
first time.
 Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian and Spanish are the six
official languages of the United
Nations; English and French being
the working languages of the United
Nations Secretariat.
Britain‟s Queen becomes the world‟s
 Britain‘s Queen Elizabeth II overtook
Thailand‘s King to become the world‘s
second-longest reigning monarch in
history, after France‘s Louis XIV.
 The UK has been celebrating the 96-
year-old Queen‘s Platinum Jubilee to
mark 70 years of service to the nation
with grand events.
 Crowned in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II
became the longest-serving British
monarch in September 2015,
surpassing her great-great
grandmother Queen Victoria.
 Now she has overtaken Thailand‘s
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who
reigned for 70 years and 126 days
between 1927 and 2016, to set
another record. Louis XIV of France
remains the longest-reigning
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monarch, with a 72-year and 110-day
reign from 1643 until 1715.
Ambassador Rabab Fatima appointed UN
Under-Secretary-General
 Ambassador Rabab Fatima,
Permanent Representative of
Bangladesh to the United Nations has
been appointed as the Under
Secretary General of the United
Nations.
 Secretary General Antonio Guterres
has announced the appointment of
Ambassador Fatima. She succeeds
Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica who
was appointed as the Chef de
Cabinet.
 Ambassador Rabab Fatima is the first
woman diplomat from Bangladesh to
be appointed to this post.
Tencent bought stake in Flipkart worth
Rs 2,060 crore
 Chinese technology conglomerate
Tencent has bought stake worth USD
264 million (about Rs 2,060 crore) in
Flipkart from its co-founder Binny
Bansal through its European
subsidiary, according to official
documents.
 Singapore-headquartered e-commerce
firm Flipkart has operations in India
only. Bansal holds around 1.84 per
cent stake in Flipkart after selling
part of his stake to Tencent Cloud
Europe BV.
Haryana won Khelo India Youth Games
2021 title
 Hosts Haryana won the Khelo India
Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title with
52 gold medals on the final day.
 Haryana also won 39 silver and 46
bronze medals, taking their overall
medal tally to 137 medals – the
highest cumulative haul by any state.
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The late surge helped Haryana
leapfrog the 2020 champions
Maharashtra on the KIYG medals
table.
 Maharashtra, meanwhile, managed
45 gold, 40 silver and 40 bronze
medals to come second with 125
medals.
 Karnataka, with 22 gold, 17 silver and
28 bronze, finished third with 67
medals.
World Blood Donor Day 2022 observed on
14th June
 World Blood Donor Day is observed
globally on 14 June every year. The
day is celebrated to promote
awareness about the need for blood
donation and thank voluntary, unpaid
blood donors for their life-saving gifts
of blood.
 The day aims to promote regular
blood donations to ensure that all
individuals have access to affordable
and timely supplies of safe blood in
times of emergency needs.
 The host nation for World Blood
Donor Day 2022 is Mexico. The global
event will be held in Mexico City on
June 14, 2022.
 The Theme for World Blood Donor
Day 2022 is ―Donating blood is an act
of solidarity. Join the effort and save
lives‖.
 The World Health Organization
initiated and declared June 14, the
birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner,
as World Blood Donor Day in 2004.
India‟s first centralised AC railway
terminal in Bengaluru becomes
operational
 The ultra luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya
Railway Terminal in Karnataka‘s
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capital city Bengaluru was made
operational. The Ernakulam Tri-
Weekly Express chugged trough the
station to mark this special occasion.
 According to the railway officials, the
air-conditioned SMV Railway
Terminal is a Rs 314 crore project. It
has solar rooftop panels and
rainwater harvesting mechanism.
 The railway terminal at the city‘s
Baiyappanahalli area, named after
Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, is
equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities and claims to have an
airport-like aura.
India finalised deals for cheetahs from
South Africa & Namibia
 The Indian government has finalized
deals with South Africa and Namibia
to get the planet‘s fastest animals,
cheetahs that became extinct in India
and will be released into the wild at
Kuno Palpur, Madhya Pradesh, by the
end of 2022.
 Initially, a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) will be signed
for 10 years, which can be extended
for another five years. There will be 12
cheetahs from South Africa and 8
from Namibia and more will be
followed in subsequent years.
PM Modi inaugurates Jagatguru Sreesant
Tukaram Maharaj Shila Mandir in Pune
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated Jagatguru Sreesant
Tukaram Maharaj Shila Mandir at
Dehu Village near Pune, dedicated to
the 17th-century seer.
 Sant Tukaram was a Warkari saint
and poet, famously known for
Abhanga devotional poetry and
community-oriented worship through
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spiritual songs known as Kirtans. He
lived in Dehu.
 Shila Mandir was built after his
demise, but it was not formally
structured as a Temple. It has been
rebuilt in stone masonry with 36
peaks, and also carries an idol of Sant
Tukaram.
Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to become
India‟s 2nd biggest oil supplier
 Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to
become India‘s second-biggest
supplier of oil behind Iraq as refiners
snap up Russian crude available at a
deep discount following the war in
Ukraine.
 Indian refiners bought about 25
million barrels of Russian oil in May,
or more than 16 per cent of all their
oil imports. Russian-origin crude hit 5
per cent of India‘s total seaborne
imports in April for the first time,
rising from under 1% throughout
2021 and Q1 2022.
 After the U.S. and China, India is the
world‘s third-largest consumer of oil,
over 85 per cent of which is imported.
 Iraq remained the top supplier to
India in May and Saudi Arabia is now
the third biggest supplier.
GoI launched Agnipath military
recruitment scheme
 The Indian government has
introduced the Agnipath Military
recruitment scheme, a 4-year tenure
scheme for the defense troops.
 The scheme will facilitate the
induction of more troops for shorter-
term tenures. The scheme has been
planned and is being implemented by
the Department of Military Affairs.
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 Agnipath‘ is a short-term service
youth recruitment scheme for the
armed forces that operates across
India. Agniveers will be the name
given to those chosen for the scheme,
and they will serve in a variety of
terrain such as deserts, mountains,
land, sea, and air.
Microsoft‟s Internet Explorer retiring
after 27 years
 Microsoft has announced the
retirement of 27-year-old Internet
Explorer (IE) as the firm‘s oldest
browser will be completely phased out
from June 15.
 A year ago, Microsoft said that it was
putting an end to Internet Explorer on
June 15, 2022, pushing users to its
Edge browser, which was launched in
2015.
 The company made clear then it was
time to move on. Estimates for
Internet Explorer‘s market share in
2022 are about 0.38% across all
platforms, or by StatCounter‘s
numbers ranked 10th.
has caused full facial paralysis on one
side of his face.
 A viral infection, Ramsay Hunt
Syndrome is caused by varicella-
zoster virus and affects facial nerve
near the ear.
 Three different neurological
syndromes carry the name of Ramsay
Hunt syndrome. Their only
connection is that they were all first
documented by the famous
neurologist James Ramsay Hunt
(1872–1937).
 Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a viral
infection, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is
caused by varicella-zoster virus and
affects facial nerve near the ear and it
can also cause facial nerve paresis or
paralysis. It is the same virus that
causes chickenpox and shingles.

Neeraj Chopra Sets New National Record

With 89.30 Metre Javelin Throw
 India‘s ace javelin thrower Neeraj
Chopra set a new national record as
he threw 89.30 metres at the Paavo
Nurmi Games in Finland.
 Chopra‘s earlier national record was
88.07m which he had set in Patiala in
March last year. He had won the
Tokyo Olympics gold with a throw of
87.58m on August 7, 2021.

Justin Bieber diagnosed with Ramsay

Hunt Syndrome
 Singer Justin Bieber has revealed he
is suffering from a health condition
called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which

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India’s 1st private train service flagged off
under ‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’
 The first train to be operated between
Coimbatore and Shirdi by a private
operator, under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’
scheme of the Indian Railways, was
flagged off.
 Ministry of Tourism has informed that the
first ever Bharat Gaurav Train has been
flagged off on Coimbatore north to
Sainagar Shirdi route.
 The train will cover several historical
destinations on the route while giving the
passengers an insight into the cultural
heritage of the country.
 Indian Railways had launched the
operation of theme-based Bharat Gaurav
train in the month of November 2021.
PM Modi inaugurates Jal Bhushan Building
and Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhawan
in Mumbai
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated Jal Bhushan Building at Raj
Bhawan in Mumbai.
 Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav
Thackeray, Dy CM Ajit Pawar,
Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray
and the State Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari were also present on the
occasion.
 The PM also inaugurated an underground
‘Gallery of Revolutionaries’ museum
dedicated to the luminaries of the freedom
struggle, at the Raj Bhavan.
Arati Prabhakar to be appointed as science
adviser to the President of US
 US president Joe Biden is expected to
name Arati Prabhakar as the head of the
White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP).
 She will succeed Eric Lander who left the
role nine months after his appointment
after he admitted to bullying his staff and
creating a hostile work environment
during his tenure.
 Arati would be the first woman and the
first person of color to serve as science
adviser to the President of the United
States.
‘Agniveers’ to be prioritised by UP Govt. for
recruitment
 Agniveers personnel recruited on short-
term contracts in the Army, Navy, and Air
Force under the unique Agnipath system
would have preference in recruitment to
the state’s police and associated services,
according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath.
 This comes a day after Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh launched the Agnipath
scheme for short-term contractual
recruitment of personnel in the tri-
services for a maximum of four years.
Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan, Pankaj
Patel, and Ravindra Dholakia appointed to
RBI central board
 The government has appointed
industrialists Anand Mahindra, Pankaj R
Patel and Venu Srinivasan, and former IIM
(Ahmedabad) professor Ravindra H
Dholakia as non-official directors on the
central board of the Reserve Bank.
 The nominations have been made for four
years by the Appointments Committee of
the Cabinet (ACC).
 RBI’s affairs are governed by the central
board of directors. The members of the
board, chaired by RBI Governor, are
appointed by the government of India as
per the Reserve Bank of India Act.
Trade deficit of India broadens to $24.29
billion in May 2022
 Trade data released by the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry showed that
India’s May trade deficit widened to
$24.29 billion from $6.53 billion a year
ago.
 May’s trade deficit was pushed up by a
surge in imports, which rose 62.83% year-
on-year to $63.22 billion, while exports
rose 20.55% to $38.94 billion.
 Despite the uncertainty and volatility
caused by the war in Europe, the
engineering goods exports rose by 12.65
per cent year-on-year to $9.71 billion in
May 2022.
CASHe has launched an industry-first credit be assigned
line service on WhatsApp spectrum to provide 5G services to the
general public and businesses.
 Financial wellness platform, CASHe has
launched an industry-first credit line Google announced a startup accelerator
service using its AI-powered chat program for women founders
capability on WhatsApp to provide
 Google announced a startup accelerator
customers with a fast, seamless and
program for women founders. The
convenient way to access instant credit
program will help them address challenges
line by merely typing their name.
such as fundraising and hiring. Google for
 The firm offers an instant credit limit
Startups Accelerator India – Women
without the need for any documents, app
Founders will run from Jul-2022 to Sep-
downloads or filling up tedious application
2022.
forms.
 The program is part of a larger effort by
 CASHe’s WhatsApp chat service is built on
Google towards improving the
the WhatsApp Business Platform, an
representation of women across different
enterprise solution that allows businesses
sections of India’s digitally-trained
to communicate with new and existing
workforce — be it entrepreneurship,
customers on WhatsApp in a simple,
professionals looking to upskill or young
secure, and reliable way.
graduates seeking a headstart on their
Global Startup Ecosystem ranking: Kerala career.
ranks top in Asia in global report
Mumbai Airport launched Vertical Axis Wind
 Providing a boost for Kerala’s start-up Turbine & Solar PV hybrid System
ecosystem, the State has been ranked first
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International
in Asia in Affordable Talent in Global
Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai has become
Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).
India’s 1st airport to launch a one-of-its-
 The State has also been ranked fourth in
kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine & Solar
global ranking in the GSER, drawn up
PV hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the
jointly by policy advisory and research
possibility of utilization of wind energy at
organisation Startup Genome and Global
the airport.
Entrepreneurship Network. In the first
 Mumbai will become the first city in India
GSER published in 2020, Kerala was
to establish a one-of-its-kind hybrid power
ranked 5th in Asia and 20th in the world.
project at its airport.
Ashwini Vaishnaw: India to have 5G services  This sustainable initiative undertaken by
by March 2023 CSMIA reduces dependence on
conventional electricity which propels its
 Union Communications Minister Ashwini
journey towards ‘Net Zero’ emissions.
Vaishnaw announced at the Viva
Technology 2022 event that India will have Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as New PCI
full-fledged 5G services by March 2023. Chief
 Vaishnaw told that the 5G spectrum
 Former Supreme Court judge Justice
auction will be concluded by the end of
Ranjana Prakash Desai is believed to have
July, adding that Telecom is the key
been chosen as the next head of the Press
source of digital consumption, and it is
Council of India (PCI).
very vital to introduce trusted solutions in
 Justice Desai recently served as the
telecom.
chairman of the Delimitation Commission
 India should develop the technology and
on Jammu and Kashmir, which was
core network for 5G services; this would
established to redesign the Union
be a significant achievement for the
Territory’s assembly constituencies.
country.
 Since Justice Chandramauli Kumar
 The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister
Prasad (retd) completed his tenure as PCI
Narendra Modi, has finally approved the
chairperson and demitted office in
Department of Telecommunications’ (5G)
spectrum auction, in which bidders would
 November of last year, the position has
been empty.
France signs agreement to accept
payments and RuPay cards from India
 Union Communication Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw said that UPI and Rupay card
services will be available in France soon,
giving a huge boost to the Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) and Rupay
cards.
 The overseas branch of India’s National
Payments Corporation (NPCI) has inked a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with France’s Lyra Network for the
acceptance of UPI and Rupay in the
country.
 So far, countries such as Singapore, the
United Arab Emirates, Bhutan, and Nepal
have adopted India’s UPI payment system.
RBI lifted the restrictions on Mastercard 2022
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed
the limitations placed on Mastercard
Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd on onboarding new
domestic clients. For non-compliance with
RBI standards for data storage in India,
Mastercard has been barred from
onboarding new domestic users (debit,
credit, or prepaid) onto its card network as
of July 22, 2021.
 The RBI had given Mastercard almost
three years to comply with the regulatory
directives, but it was unable to do so.
 All system providers were directed to
ensure that the entire data (full end-to-
end transaction details, information
collected, carried, or processed as part of
the message or payment instruction)
relating to payment systems operated by
them is stored in a system only in India by
the RBI circular on Storage of Payment
System Data.
India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II Ballistic
Missile at Chandipur
 India has test-launched Short-Range
Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an
integrated test range in Chandipur,
Odisha.
 This missile system is capable of striking
targets with a very high degree of
precision. It is an indigenously developed,
surface-to-surface missile. It is powered
by liquid propulsion
twin engines. Its range is 350 km and can
carry one-ton payload.
UPI
 Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000
kilogram of warheads and is powered by
liquid propulsion twin engines. The state-
of-the-art missile uses advanced inertial
guidance system with manoeuvring
trajectory to hit its target.
IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2022:
India ranked 37th
 India has seen the sharpest growth among
the Asian economies, with a six-position
jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the
annual World Competitiveness Index
2022. The Index has been compiled by the
Institute for Management Development
(IMD).
 Meanwhile, the top-performing Asian
economies are Singapore (3rd), Hong Kong
(5th), Taiwan (7th), China (17th) and
Australia (19th).
Japan to participate in NATO summit for the
first time
 Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida
will attend this month’s NATO summit in
Madrid, becoming the country’s first
leader to join a top meeting of the
transatlantic alliance.
 The June 28-30 gathering is seen as a
crunch moment for the 30 North Atlantic
Treaty Organization allies, four months
into Russia’s war in Ukraine.
 Japan, a key U.S. ally and not a NATO
member, has delivered defensive supplies
to Ukraine and imposed tough sanctions
on Russia in tandem with the other Group
of Seven countries.
47th meeting of GST Council to be held in
Srinagar
 The 47th meeting of the GST Council will
be held on June 28 and 29, 2022 in
Srinagar.
 The GST Council is chaired by Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This is the
second time that the GST Council meeting
is being held in Srinagar.
 Before the launch of the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017, the
14th meeting of the Council was held on
May 18 and 19 in the city.
Govt establishes 10% quota for Agniveers,  China launched its
alters upper age limit third aircraft carrier, the country’s most
modern and first “completely domestically
 Following widespread opposition to the
made” naval warship, as an aggressive
Agnipath plan, the Centre announced a
Beijing pushed to expand its navy’s range
10% reservation for Agniveers in the
in the key Indo-Pacific area.
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and
 The ‘Fujian’ aircraft carrier was launched
Assam Rifles recruitment.
at a brief ceremony at Shanghai’s
 The Ministry of Home Affairs also decided
Jiangnan Shipyard, according to official
to grant a three-year age relaxation to
media reports from the eastern metropolis.
Agniveers in the CAPFs and Assam Rifles
 According to the state-run Xinhua news
who are between the ages of 17.5 and 21.
agency, the Fujian is China’s first
Notably, the initial class of recruits will be
domestically designed and built catapult
given a five-year extension on the
aircraft carrier.
maximum age limit.
 Due to the COVID lockdown of Shanghai,
 The Agnipath short-term recruitment
the ship’s launch was delayed by two
strategy for the armed forces was
months. It was supposed to be launched
previously announced by the Centre. The
on April 23, around the time of the
plan, which is intended to be a reformative
People’s Liberation Army Navy’s 73rd
step, attempts to infuse more fresh blood
anniversary (PLAN).
into the three services.
Pakistan remains in FATF ‘grey list’ for terror
World’s biggest plant discovered off
financing, money laundering
Australian coast
 Pakistan will continue to be on the “Grey
 The world’s largest living plant has been
List” of countries under increased
identified in the shallow waters off the
monitoring of the Financial Action Task
coast of Western Australia.
Force (FATF), from the global money-
 The sprawling seagrass, a marine
laundering and terror-financing
flowering plant known as Posidonia
watchdog.
australis, stretches for more than 112
 Pakistan has been on the grey list of the
miles (180 kilometers) in Shark Bay, a
Paris-based Financial Action Task Force
wilderness area protected as a World
(FATF) since June 2018 for failing to check
Heritage site.
money laundering, leading to terror
 Using genetic testing, scientists have
financing, and was given a plan of action
determined a large underwater meadow in
to complete it by October 2019.
Western Australia is in fact one plant. It is
believed to have spread from a single seed Gujarat: PM inaugurates the renovated Shree
over at least 4,500 years. The seagrass Kalika Mata temple
covers about 200 sq km.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled
Purana Qila, New Delhi: Ministry of Culture the renovated Shree Kalika Mata temple at
and ASI hosts ‘Yoga Mahotsav’ Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat’s Panchmahal
district. At the temple, he also conducted
 Yoga Mahotsav was organised by the
Puja with customary customs. A ‘Dhwaja’
Ministry of Culture in partnership with the
was raised at full mast atop the shrine by
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at
Mr. Modi.
Purana Qila in the national capital. The
 This majestic Mahakali temple’s sanctum
event was held as part of the celebrations
sanctorum is composed of gold. It is one of
for the International Day of Yoga 2022.
the region’s oldest temples and draws a
 According to the Ministry of Culture, the
huge number of pilgrims.
purpose of the event was to instil the
 The Prime Minister told the crowd that this
everlasting value of cultural wellbeing
temple also represents Sabka Saath,
among the people.
Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka
‘Fujian,’ China’s third most advanced Prayas.
domestically built aircraft carrier launched
 The Prime Minister thanked God for his
good fortune in being able to visit the
temple.
Appointment of new chief justices to five high
courts approved
 The appointment of new chief justices to
five high courts has been approved by the
government. The appointment for
Uttarakhand, Telangana, Himachal
Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gauhati has
been announced by the Ministry of Law
and Justice.
 The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High
Court will be Justice Vipin Sanghi of the
Delhi High Court, while the Chief Justice
of the Telangana High Court will be
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Telangana
High Court.
 The Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh
High Court will be Justice Amjad
Ahtesham Sayed of the Bombay High
Court, while the Chief Justice of the
Rajasthan High Court will be Justice
Shinde Sambhaji Shiwaji of the Bombay
High Court.
 The Chief Justice of the Gauhati High
Court has been named Justice Rashmin M
Chhaya of the Gujarat High Court. Satish
Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice of the
Telangana High Court, has been
appointed to the Delhi High Court,
according to the Ministry.
New Delhi to host National summit on cyber
security and National security
 At Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital,
the Ministry of Home Affairs will organise
a National Conference on Cyber Safety and
National Security (Cyber Apradh Se Azadi,
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).
 Union Minister Amit Shah will be the
conference’s Chief Guest, according to the
Ministry of Home Affairs. The seminar is
part of the country’s efforts to raise public
awareness about cybercrime prevention.
 In the run-up to tomorrow’s conference,
the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination
Centre (I4C), in collaboration with the
Ministry of Culture, Government of India,
held functions on Cyber Hygiene, Cyber
Crime Prevention, Cyber Safety, and
National Security at 75 locations across
the country under
the banner “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”
from June 8 to 17.
Hamad International Airport named World’s
Best Airport 2022
 Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has
been named the World’s Best Airport for
the second year running. The
announcement took place at the Skytrax
2022 World Airport Awards, held at
Passenger Terminal EXPO in Paris,
France.
 Kempegowda International Airport,
Bengaluru (BLR Airport) was named the
finest regional airport in India and South
Asia. Customers voted for the airport with
the greatest customer service every year in
a global study, and BLR Airport received
this honour.
TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys and LIC featured
among the top 100 global biggest brands
 As per Kantar Brandz, 2022 ‘Most
Valuable Global Brands report’, 4 Indian
companies namely, Tata Consultancy
Service (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys and
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were
featured among the top 100 global biggest
brands.
 Apple retains its 1st position to become
the first trillion-dollar brand with a brand
value of USD 947.1 billion followed by
Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
PM Modi launches torch relay for 44th Chess
Olympiad
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
launched the historic torch relay for the
44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi
Stadium in New Delhi.
 This year, for the very first time,
International Chess Federation, FIDE, has
instituted the Chess Olympiad Torch, a
part of the Olympic tradition. India is the
first country to have the Chess Olympiad
Torch Relay.
FIFA announces 2026 World Cup venues
across U.S., Canada and Mexico
 Matches for the 2026 World Cup will be
held in 11 US cities as well as three host
sites in Mexico and two in Canada,
 soccer’s world governing body, FIFA,
announced.
 The 16 host cities will be: Atlanta, Boston,
Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas
City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami,
Monterrey, New York/New Jersey,
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle,
Toronto and Vancouver.
World Refugee Day 2022 observed on 20 June
 World Refugee Day is celebrated every year
on 20 June. World Refugee Day was
designated as an International Day by the
UN (United Nations). The day is being
celebrated to honour the refugees around
the world.
 While the theme of World Refugee Day
2022 has not been rolled out, last year it
was “Together we heal, learn and shine.”
 The United Nations General Assembly had
decided on the date – June 20 to observe
World Refugee Day, while adopting
Resolution 55/76, on December 4, 2000.
For the first time in history, on June 20,
2001, World Refugee Day was celebrated.
India’s first ‘Balika Panchayat’ constituted in
five villages of Gujarat
 The country’s first-ever, ‘Balika
Panchayat’, has started in five villages of
Gujarat’s Kutch district. The initiative
aims to promote the social and political
development of the girls and ensure their
active participation in politics.
 The Panchayat has started in Kunaria,
Maska, Motagua, and Vadsar villages of
the Kutch district.
 This initiative has been taken by the
Women and Child Development Welfare
Department of the Gujarat Government
under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’
campaign.
Ruchira Kamboj named as next Permanent
Representative of India to the UN
 Senior Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj,
currently Indian ambassador to Bhutan,
has been appointed as the next Permanent
Representative of India to the United
Nations at New York.
 She will succeed TS Tirumurti as the
Indian ambassador to the United Nation.
Ministry of External Affairs said, Ruchira
Kamboj is expected
to take up the assignment shortly.
India comes third in Renewable Energy
Installations in 2021
 India ranked third globally for total
renewable power capacity additions in
2021 with 15.4 GW, behind only China
(136 GW) and the US (43 GW). According
to a report, despite the Covid-19
pandemic’s promise of a global green
recovery, this historic opportunity has
been lost.
 The world is unlikely to be able to achieve
important climate goals this decade,
according to REN21’s Renewables 2022
Global Status Report (GSR 2022). This is
because the global clean energy transition
is not taking place.
‘Shabash Mithu’: A biopic on former Indian
women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj
 Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji has dropped
the trailer of “Shabaash Mithu”, a Taapsee
Pannu-starrer biopic on former India
women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj.
The film is set to hit theatres on July 15.
First India-Nepal Bharat Gaurav tourist train
flagged off
 First Bharat Gaurav tourist train
connecting places associated with the
Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal was
flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway
Station in New Delhi.
 The Bharat Gaurav train carrying 500
tourists from India will arrive at the
Janakpur Dham railway station in Nepal.
 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation’s (IRCTC) 18-day Shri
Ramayana Yatra special tourist train will
take pilgrims to sacred places associated
with the life of Lord Ram.
Jammu and Kashmir to host G-20 meetings
in 2023
 Jammu and Kashmir will host the 2023
meetings of the G20, an influential group
of the world’s major economies. J&K
government has set up a five-member
high-level committee for overall
coordination of G20 meetings to be held in
the Union Territory.
 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal was appointed as India’s Sherpa for
the G20 in September 2021. According to
the Ministry of External Affairs, India will
hold the G-20 presidency from December
1, 2022, and convene the first G20 leaders’
summit in 2023.
 India’s representation at G20 summits
has been led by Prime Minister Modi since
2014. The G20 countries include
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
China, Germany, France, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea,
Turkey, the United States and the United
Kingdom.
14th BRICS Summit: Members of BRICS take
a similar stance on world economy
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a
virtual summit of the five-nation grouping
sponsored by China that the
consequences of the Covid epidemic on the
global economy are still apparent and that
cooperation among the BRICS countries
can be a beneficial part of its recovery.
 The BRICS member nations, according to
the prime minister, share a similar
approach to managing the world economy.
 Presidents Xi Jinping of China, Vladimir
Putin of Russia, Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil,
and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa were
present as Modi delivered the statements.
Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel
inaugurates the National Conference On
Millets
 Union Minister of State for M/o Food
Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel
has inaugurated the National Conference
on Millets.
 The theme of the conference is ‘The Future
Super Food for India’ in New Delhi,
organised by industry body ASSOCHAM
with the support of M/o Food Processing
Industries.
 The conference has been organised to
discuss opportunities and challenges in
ensuring food and nutritional security.
World Gold Council Report: India ranked 4th
in global gold recycling
 According to World Gold Council Report,
India has emerged as the 4th largest
recycler in the world
and country has recycled 75 tonnes in
2021.
 According to the WGC report titled ‘Gold
refining and recycling’, China topped the
global gold recycling chart as it recycled
168 tonnes of the yellow metal, followed by
Italy in the second position with 80 tonnes
and the US in the third rank with 78
tonnes in 2021.
 According to the WGC report titled ‘Gold
refining and recycling’ from 300 tonnes in
2013, India’s gold refining capacity
increased by 1,500 tonnes (500 per cent)
in 2021.
South Korea sent its first satellite into orbit
using a domestic Nuri rocket
 South Korea launched its first satellite
successfully using a homegrown rocket,
boosting the nation’s expanding aerospace
ambitions and proving it has the
necessary technologies to build larger
missiles and launch spy satellites in the
midst of tensions with rival North Korea.
 The Science Ministry reported that the
three-stage Nuri rocket successfully
launched a working “performance
verification” satellite to a target altitude of
435 miles from South Korea’s space
launch facility on a southern island.
 The 154-foot rocket was seen ascending in
live TV footage among brilliant flames and
copious amounts of white smoke.
Parameswaran Iyer appointed as CEO of NITI
Aayog
 Former Drinking and water Sanitation
Secretary, Parameswaren Iyer has been
appointed as the new Chief Executive
Officer of NITI Aayog for 2 years. He will
succeed Amitabh Kant.
 Kant was appointed as the CEO of the
National Institution for Transforming
India (Niti Aayog) on February 17, 2016,
for a fixed two-year term.
Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as new
Director of Intelligence Bureau
 The Central government has appointed
senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka as
Director of Intelligence Bureau.
 Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch
Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, was
 appointed for a tenure of two years from
the date of assumption of the charge of the
post or until further orders, whichever is
earlier.
 Deka will succeed incumbent Intelligence
Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, whose
tenure ends on June 30.
Samant Kumar Goel re-appointed as Chief of
R&AW
 Samant Kumar Goel’s contract as
secretary of the intelligence agency’s
Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was
extended by the Centre on June 24 by
another year.
 Goel is an IPS officer from the Punjab
cadre class of 1984 and will hold the
position of agency secretary through June
30, 2023.
 In June 2019, Samant Kumar Goel
succeeded Anil Dhasmana as the Chief of
RAW.
Anil Khanna named as the acting President of
IOA
 Anil Khanna has been appointed the
acting President of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA).
 The Delhi High Court has ordered that
Narinder Dhruv Batra cannot continue as
the President of the IOA and appointed
Anil Khanna as acting president.
UN Ocean Conference 2022: Dr. Jitendra
Singh to go to Lisbon
 Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for
the Government of India, left for Portugal
to attend the Lisbon UN Ocean
Conference, 2022.
 On the topic of Scaling up Ocean Action
based on Science and Innovation for the
implementation of Goal 14: Stock taking,
Partnerships and Solutions, he will give
the conference’s keynote presentation.
The Conference will have participants
from more than 130 nations.
Global Liveability Index 2022 released
 The annual ranking of the world’s most
liveable cities has just been released by
the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and
2022’s Global Liveability Index shows
some marked differences from the
previous year.
 The EIU, which is a
sister organization to The Economist,
ranked 173 cities around the world on a
variety of factors, including health care,
crime rates, political stability,
infrastructure and access to green space.
Odisha, ‘Mo Bus’ Service received the
prestigious UN Public Service Award
 Mo Bus, Odisha-based public transport
service has been honored with a
prestigious United Nations award, for their
role and efforts in helping the world
recover better from Covid19.
 The public transport service has been
recognised for its role in “promoting
gender-responsive public services to
achieve the SDGs (Sustainable
Development Goals)”, the UN said.
Ranji Trophy 2022: Madhya Pradesh beats
Mumbai by six wickets
 Madhya Pradesh wrote history as they
won their maiden Ranji Trophy title,
beating tournament heavyweights
Mumbai by 6 wickets in the final at the
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
 Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan was
crowned as the ‘Man of the Tournament
for his brilliant Ranji Trophy 2022 with the
bat.
International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking 2022
 International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking, also known as World
Drug Day, is conducted by the United
Nations. It is observed on June 26
annually.
 “Addressing drug challenges in health and
humanitarian crises” is the theme for
2022’s celebration of the International Day
against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
 The United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crimes (UNODC) has put forward a
#CareInCrises campaign for this year’s
celebration of World Drug Day.
Togo and Gabon become Commonwealth
Association members
 The Commonwealth of Nations now has 56
member nations after the admission of
Togo and Gabon. The two historically
French-speaking nations were formally
 admitted to the union at the
Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting, which was presided over by
Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali,
the country’s capital.
 According to Patricia Scotland, the
organization’s secretary-general,
admission is determined by evaluations of
a number of standards, including the
democratic process, effective leadership,
and rule of law.
Tata Power commissions India’s largest
floating solar power project
 Tata Power Solar Systems, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tata Power, has
accomplished a remarkable feat by
commissioning India’s largest floating
solar power project in Kayamkulam,
Kerala.
 On a 350-acre water body, backwaters
area, having an installed capacity of 101.6
Megawatt Peak. Tata Power Solar
successfully built a scaffolding platform
on the water body to make the entire solar
plant float on water.
Khushi Patel from UK is crowned Miss India
Worldwide 2022
 The winner of the longest-running Indian
beauty pageant outside of India, Miss
India Worldwide 2022, was announced as
British biomedical student Khushi Patel.
Shrutika Mane was named the second
runner up, and Vaidehi Dongre from the
US was named the first runner up. The top
12 competitors at the pageant were the
champions of other international
competitions.
IN-SPACe authorises India’s first set of space
start-ups to launch payloads
 The Indian Space Promotion and
Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has
started authorising Indian private firms,
marking the beginning of private space
sector launches in India.
 IN-SPACe is an autonomous, single
window nodal agency; formed to promote,
authorise, monitor and supervise the
space activities of non-governmental
private entities (NGPEs) in India.
 Dhruva Space Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad and
Digantara research & technologies Pvt.
Ltd. Bengaluru, were
authorised by IN-SPACe on June 24 to
launch their payloads.
Father of Indian PSUs Dr V Krishnamurthy
passes away
 Dr V Krishnamurthy, former chairman of
public sector undertakings such as
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Maruti
Udyog (now Maruti Suzuki), passed away.
 He served as Secretary of Industries for
the Government of India, Member of the
Planning Commission, and many other
Prime Minister’s Committees. He was
conferred Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan
and Padma Vibhushan for his services.
Largest bacteria in the world discovered in
Caribbean mangrove swamp
 In a Caribbean mangrove swamp,
researchers found the largest bacterium
known to science. While the majority of
bacteria are tiny, this one is so large that
it can be seen with the unaided eye.
 It is by far the largest bacterium known to
date, according to Jean-Marie Volland, a
marine biologist at the Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory and a co-author of a
paper reporting the finding in the journal
Science. The thin white thread is about the
size of a human eyelash.
Iran, Argentina applies to join China and
Russia in BRICS club
 Iran has submitted an application to
become a member in the group of
emerging economies known as the BRICS.
Iran’s membership in the BRICS group,
which includes Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa, “would result in
added values for both sides,” Iran’s
Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
 Argentina had also applied to join the
group. Argentina’s President Alberto
Fernandez, currently in Europe, has in
recent days reiterated his desire for
Argentina to join BRICS.
Mukesh Ambani Resigns, Akash Ambani is
New Jio Chairman
 Mukesh Ambani’s eldest son Akash
Ambani will take over as chairman of Jio
Infocomm’s board, the digital division of
 Reliance industries, in what is viewed as
the 65-year-old billionaire’s succession
planning.
 Mukesh Ambani has resigned as the
company director effective from 27 June.
 Mukesh Ambani will continue to serve as
chairman and managing director of
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and as the
chairman of Jio Platforms Ltd, the parent
firm of all Jio digital services brands,
including Reliance Jio Infocomm. Broadly,
Reliance operates under three main
business segments, petrochemicals and
oil refining, retail, and digital services,
which includes telecom.
Zomato acquired Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore in
all-stock deal
 Zomato (Online food delivery platform) has
announced the acquisition of Blink
Commerce (Blinkit), earlier known as
Grofers India. The company’s Board of
Directors approved a proposal to acquire
cash-strapped quick commerce company
Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore.
 Last year, Zomato extended USD 50
million loans to Grofers India Private
Limited. Zomato already owned more than
a 9 percent stake in Blinkit (earlier
Grofers). While the earlier Blinkit deal
value was around $700 million, the drop
in Zomato’s share price reduced it to $568
million.
Conclusion of G7 meeting in Germany
 At the G7 meeting in Germany, United
States and other major nations came to an
agreement at their summit’s conclusion to
concentrate on China‘s growing threats,
despite the fact that the three-day G7
meeting’s most pressing issue was
Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.
 In a communique, the Group of Seven
countries articulated a strategy for
challenging Beijing regarding its economic
policies and human rights violations.
 In the statement, Beijing was encouraged
to respect human rights and Hong Kong‘s
autonomy as well as to help to put an end
to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
 It was also denounced for its aggressive
actions in the East and South China Seas.
 Regarding China‘s contribution to the
world economy, they are still consulting on
collective responses
to issues posed by nonmarket policies and
practises that distort the global economy,
including those outside of the G-7.
International Day of the Tropics observed on
29 June
 International Day of the Tropics is
observed globally on 29 June. The
International Day of the Tropics celebrates
the extraordinary diversity of the tropics
while highlighting unique challenges and
opportunities nations of the Tropics face.
 It provides an opportunity to take stock of
progress across the tropics, to share
tropical stories and expertise and to
acknowledge the diversity and potential of
the region.
Business Tycoon Pallonji Mistry passes away
 Renowned business tycoon Pallonji Mistry
has passed away at the age of 93. He was
the Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji
Group, one of the largest business firms in
India.
 He was honoured with the Padma
Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in
the field of industry and trade.
Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra
CM
 Uddhav Thackeray has resigned as the
Chief minister of Maharashtra. This comes
immediately after the Supreme Court
refused to stay Maharashtra Governor’s
direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to
take a floor test in the Assembly.
 Late in the evening, Mr. Thackeray
submitted his resignation to Mr. Bhagat
Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan in
Mumbai. The Governor accepted the
resignation of Mr. Thackeray and asked
him to officiate as the Chief Minister until
alternate arrangements are made.
NASA launches CAPSTONE mission to the
moon
 The NASA researchers successfully
launched CAPSTONE spacecraft to the
moon from New Zealand. The launch took
place on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.
 Mission CAPSTONE stands for Cislunar
Autonomous Positioning System
 Technology Operations and Navigation
Experiment.
 With a price tag just shy of $30 million,
NASA hopes the mission will verify that a
specific type of moon orbit is suitable for
the lunar Gateway space station that the
agency aims to launch later this decade.
Novak Djokovic becomes 1st player to win 80
matches in all four Grand Slams

 Novak Djokovic became the first player in

history to win 80 matches in all four
Grand Slams when he defeated Kwon
Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre
Court his 80th win in Wimbledon.
 By virtue of his victory, the former world
no.1 tennis players has created history
winning his 80th match at the Wimbledon.
The six-time champion has became the
first male player in the Open Era to win 80
or more match at all four grand slams.
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PM announces ‘Yoga for Humanity’ is the theme of (NIC), a Personnel Ministry order issued. He is
eighth International Day of Yoga currently Deputy Director-General in the NIC. The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has
● ‘Yoga for Humanity’ has been chosen as the theme
approved the appointment of Gera, Scientist ‘G’, to
of the eighth International Day of Yoga to be
the post of Director-General.
organised in India and across the globe on June 21.
● The National Informatics Centre is an Indian
The theme has been selected after much
government organization under the Ministry of
deliberation and consultation and it appropriately
Electronics and Information Technology, was
portrays how yoga served humanity in alleviating
established in 1976 with the objective to provide
suffering during the peak of the pandemic.
technology-driven solutions to central and state
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the
governments.
theme in his “Maan Ki Baat’ broadcast. The main
● Defence Ministry signs Rs 2,971-crore deal for
event of International Day of Yoga this year will be
indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range missiles
held in Mysuru, Karnataka. Focusing on the theme
● The Defence Ministry has signed a contract with the
of ‘yoga for humanity’, special programmes have
defence public sector undertaking Bharat Dynamics
been designed this year for specially-abled people,
Limited (BDL) for the supply of the indigenously
the transgender population, women and children.
developed Astra Mk-I Beyond Visual Range (BVR)
Human values that are an integral part of yoga
air to air missiles and associated equipment for the
education in schools are also in focus.
Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy at a cost of Rs
● The 8th edition of International Day of Yoga (IDY)
2,971 Crore.
will see many firsts, one of them is an innovative
● The missile, for which successful trials have already
programme, named “Guardian Ring”, under which
been undertaken by the IAF, is fully integrated on
participation of people performing yoga will take
the Su-30 MK-I fighter aircraft and will be
place along with the movement of the sun from
integrated with other fighter aircraft in a phased
different countries, beginning from the east and
manner, including the Light Combat Aircraft.
marching towards west.
PARAM ANANTA Supercomputer commissioned at IIT,
New law introduced in Canada aims to ‘freeze’
Gandhinagar
handgun ownership
● Param Ananta, is a state of the art supercomputer
● Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has
at IIT Gandhinagar dedicated to the nation under
unveiled new legislation that would implement
the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
“some of the harshest gun control measures” in
● It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics
decades, including a “freeze” on the country’s
and Information Technology (MeitY) and the
handgun purchases and sales.
Department of Science and Technology (DST),
● Trudeau cited a succession of mass shootings in
which was commissioned. This indigenous software
Canada over the years, as well as recent assaults in
stack is developed by C-DAC and is a Make in India
the United States, as part of his government’s
initiative.
motivation to propose Bill C-21 during a press
● A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed
conference in Ottawa.
between IIT Gandhinagar and the Centre for
● Canada has stronger gun ownership laws than the
Development in Advanced Computing (C-DAC) on
United States, gun control supporters have
October 12, 2020, to establish this 838 TeraFlops
campaigned for tougher regulations in recent years
Supercomputing Facility under NSM.
in the wake of a number of mass shootings,
● The system is equipped with a mix of CPU nodes,
including a 2017 attack on a Quebec mosque that
GPU nodes, high memory nodes, high throughput
killed six worshipers and a fatal shooting in Toronto
storage, and high-performance Infiniband
in 2018.
interconnect to cater to the computing needs of
● The AR-15 weapon, which was used by a shooter to
various scientific and engineering applications.
murder 26 adults and children in the Sandy Hook
tragedy in the United States in 2012, and the Ruger PM Narendra Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children
Mini-14 rifle, which was used by a gunman to Scheme
murder 14 women at a Montreal engineering school
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the
in 1989, were among those banned.
benefits of the PM CARES for Children scheme for
Rajesh Gera appointed DG National Informatics Centre children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19
pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month
● Senior scientist Rajesh Gera has been appointed as
for basic needs, financial support for schooling,
the Director-General, National Informatics Centre
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treatment up to Rs 5 lakh.
● The Prime Minister transferred scholarships to
school-going children. A passbook of PM CARES for
Children, and a health card under Ayushman
Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana were
handed over to the children during the programme.
● The PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched
by the Prime Minister on 29 May 2021.
● The aim was to support children who have lost both
their parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents
or surviving parents to the Covid-19 pandemic,
during the period from 11 March 2020 to 28
February 2022.
Bollywood Singer KK dies after performing at Kolkata
concert
● Noted Bollywood singer KK (Krishnakumar
Kunnath) who mesmerized music lovers for over
three decades is no more. The 53-year-old singer
died in Kolkata after a live performance. KK was
regarded as one of the top singers of Bollywood. KK
sang in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam,
Marathi and Assamese.
World Milk Day 2022 observed on 1st June
● The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations adopted June 1 as World Milk Day.
The day is marked to recognise milk as global food
and to celebrate the dairy industry. The day is
intended to provide an opportunity to bring
attention to activities that are connected with the
dairy sector. The day has been observed on June 1
each year since 2001.
● The main purpose of World Milk Day is to raise
public awareness about the value of milk in people’s
lives. It is the first meal consumed by a kid after
birth, and it may be the only food consumed
throughout life. The idea of World Milk Day is to
celebrate the contributions of the milk and dairy
sector to the world.
● The theme of World Milk Day 2022 is to bring
attention to the climate change crisis and how the
dairy sector can reduce its impact on the planet.
The aim is to achieve ‘Dairy Net Zero’ by reducing
greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years
and improving waste management in order to make
the dairy sector sustainable.
India’s economic growth expected to be 8.7% in FY22,
Q4 GDP to be 4.1 %
● India’s economic growth fell to 4.1 percent in
January-March 2021-22, a four-quarter low,
reflecting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic’s
Omicron wave on the manufacturing sector and
contact-intensive services.
● The National Statistical Office reduced its year-on-
year gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast
for the full fiscal year 2021-22 to 8.7%, down from
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8.9% anticipated in February. In the years 2020-21,
the economy shrank by 6.6 percent.
● In Q4 of FY22, private final consumption
expenditure — a measure of individual
consumption of goods and services – increased by
1.8% year on year. Gross fixed capital creation
(GFCG) increased by 5.1 percent, which is a proxy
for investment activity. Government final
consumption expenditure increased by 4.8 percent
in January-March, bolstering the economy.
US Frontier Overtakes Japan’s Fugaku As World’s
Most Powerful Supercomputer
● According to the 59th edition of the Top500 list of
the world’s most powerful supercomputers unveiled
by Germany, ORNL’s Supercomputer Frontier from
the US, a supercomputer built using Hewlett
Packard Enterprise (HPE) architecture and
equipped with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
processors, outperformed Japan’s Supercomputer
Fugaku to become the world’s fastest
supercomputer.
● The supercomputer – Frontier, which was built for
the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL), has broken the exascale speed
barrier with a Linmark benchmark score of 1.1
exaflops, making it the world’s first supercomputer
to do so. Whereas, 1 exaflop is equivalent to 1,000
petaflops.
● Frontier’s nearest competitor, Fugaku, has a
performance score of 442 petaflops on the Linpack
benchmark, a standard for officially ranking global,
publicly disclosed supercomputers. While Fugaku
was based on Arm’s core designs, US’s Frontier is
powered by AMD.
Mr. Amit Shah laid foundation stone for an Olympic-
level sports complex in Ahmedabad
● The government wants to have international level
grounds and venues for all sports for the Olympics
in Ahmedabad with the Sardar Patel Sports
Complex, Narendra Modi Stadium, Naranpura
Sports Complex, and three more sports complexes.
● Amit Shah, the Union Minister of Home Affairs and
Cooperation, laid the foundation stone for an
Olympic-level sports complex in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, on Sunday (29 May) at a cost of Rs 632
crore.
● The world-class sports stadium is set across 18
acres in Ahmedabad’s Naranpura neighbourhood,
with facilities for playing and training in a variety of
indoor and outdoor activities, including swimming.
It can also accommodate up to 7,000 people at once.
● This enormous sports facility with over 1.15 lakh
square metres of built up area includes an indoor
sports arena, a community sports arena, and an
aquatic stadium.
● The BJP-led central and state administrations hope
that the presence of the world’s largest cricket

stadium, the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, and the
Naranpura Sports Complex will make Ahmedabad a
city where Olympic preparations may be made.
Country’s First Liquid Mirror Telescope Comes Up in
Uttarakhand
● The first liquid mirror telescope in the country and
the largest in Asia – was commissioned atop
Devasthal, a hill in Uttarakhand. This will now keep
a watch on the overhead sky to identify transient or
variable objects such as supernovae, gravitational
lenses, space debris, and asteroids.
● The Indian Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) will help
in surveying the sky, making it possible to observe
several galaxies and other astronomical sources
just by staring at the strip of sky that passes
overhead.
● Built by astronomers from India, Belgium and
Canada, the novel instrument employs a 4-meter-
diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin film of
liquid mercury to collect and focus light.
● It is located at an altitude of 2,450 metres at the
Devasthal Observatory campus of Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences
(ARIES), an autonomous institute under the
Department of Science and Technology (DST),
Government of India in Nainital district,
Uttarakhand.
ISRO chairman inaugurates new spacecraft
manufacturing facility
● Dr S Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), inaugurated
ANANTH Technologies’ spacecraft manufacturing
unit at Karnataka Industrial Area Development
Board (KIADB) Aerospace Park. The new state-of-
the-art spacecraft manufacturing facility can
conduct assembly integration and testing of four
large spacecraft simultaneously.
● This is a first of its kind facility in India, adding that
since its establishment in 1992, Ananth
Technologies has contributed to the manufacturing
of 89 satellites and 69 launch vehicles
built/launched by ISRO.
● The 15,000 sqm facility is capable of conducting the
assembly, integration and testing of four large
spacecraft at the same time, with four separate
units present within the facility.
● Over the years, ANANTH Technologies has
successfully contributed to major launches of ISRO.
Our technology acumen is such that none of the
sub-systems supplied by ANANTH Technologies has
ever failed in orbit.
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori passes away
● Santoor maestro and Padma Shri awardee, Bhajan
Sopori has passed away at the age of 73. The
santoor player was born in Sopore in Kashmir
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Valley in 1948 and belonged to the Sufiana Gharana
of Indian classical music.
● He was the great-grandson of Pandit Shankar
Pandit, who had developed the style popularly
known as the ‘Sufi Baaj’ (style), based on Sufiana
Kalam and Hindustani Classical music.
UN approves Turkey’s request to change name to
Turkiye
● The United Nations has changed the Republic of
Turkey’s country name at the organisation from
“Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from
Ankara for the change. UN spokesman Stephane
Dujarric had been received from the Turkish foreign
minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addressed to Secretary-
General Antonio Guterres, requesting the use of
“Türkiye” instead of “Turkey” for all affairs.
● Turkey began the move to change its internationally
recognised official name in English to Türkiye in
December after Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan released a memorandum and asked the
public to use Türkiye to describe the country in
every language. Türkiye is the best representation
and expression of the Turkish people’s culture,
civilization and values.
Meghalaya Wins Best Project Award at UN World
Summit
● The Meghalaya government key initiative of e-
proposal system, part of Meghalaya Enterprise
Architect has won a coveted UN Award- World
Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS)
prize at Geneva in Switzerland.
● Secretary General of ITU, Houlin Zhao presented
the winner award to Chief Minister Conrad K
Sangma in the WSIS Forum Prizes 2022, held at
Geneva, Switzerland. Post this there was voting to
select the best 90 projects which were invited in
Geneva, Switzerland for the final award.
Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the
Scheme “SHRESHTA”
● Union Minister of social Justice and empowerment
Dr. Virendra Kumar has launched the Scheme
“SHRESHTA”-Scheme for residential education for
students in High school in Targeted Areas. The
Scheme for Residential Education for Students in
Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) has been formulated
with the objective to provide quality education and
opportunities for even the poorest.
● Scheme for Residential Education for Students in
High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)
provides for high quality education for meritorious
but poor SC students in CBSE-affiliated reputed
residential schools across the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Lifestyle for
Environment movement

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the
‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’, a
global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live
a lifestyle that is in tune with our planet and does
not harm it.
● The launch initiated ‘LiFE Global Call for Papers’
inviting ideas and suggestions from academics,
universities and research institutions etc to
influence and persuade individuals, communities
and organisations across the world to adopt an
environment-conscious lifestyle.
India-Bangladesh joint military Sampriti-X exercise
begins
● India-Bangladesh bilateral defence cooperation, a
joint military training exercise Ex SAMPRITI-X is
being conducted at Jashore Military Station in
Bangladesh from 05 June to 16 June 2022.
● The aim of the exercise is to strengthen
interoperability between the two armies and to
understand each other’s tactical drills and
operational techniques.
● The Indian contingent of company strength is being
represented by a Battalion of the DOGRA Regiment
and the contingent departed by road for the exercise
location on 4 Jun 2022.
French Open Tennis Grand Slam 2022
● The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was
held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France,
from 22 May to 5 June 2022, comprising singles,
doubles and mixed doubles play.
● Iga Świątek won the women’s singles event,
capturing her second French Open crown, and
Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles event, capturing
his record-extending 14th French Open title.
50th World Environment Day 2022 observed on 5th
June
● World Environment Day is observed globally on 5th
June every year. This day is observed to raise
awareness about protecting the environment and to
remind people not to take nature for granted.
● The United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) is the nodal agency that organises and
supports events across the world.
● The year 2022 marks the 50th WED. Sweden is the
host this year and the theme is ‘Only One Earth,’
focusing on the need to live sustainably in harmony
with nature.
PM Modi launches new series of coins with Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav design
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a
special series of coins that are also ‘visually
impaired friendly’.
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● The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations
will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM)
design.
● They are not commemorative coins and will be part
of circulation. These new series of coins will remind
people of the goal of amrit kal and motivate people
to work towards the development of the country.
RBI Monetary Policy: RBI raises repo rate by 50 bps to
4.90%
● The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
led by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das voted
unanimously to raise the repo rate by 50 basis
points to 4.90 percent.
● The Monetary Policy Committee has raised the repo
rate in order to tackle elevated inflation.
● Standing Deposit Facility and Marginal Standing
Facility rates also raised by 50 basis points.
Standing Deposit Facility rate now 4.65 percent,
and Marginal Standing Facility rate now 5.15
percent.
India successfully tested nuclear- capable Agni-4
ballistic missile in Odisha
● India has successfully executed a nuclear- capable
Agni-4 ballistic missile from APJ Abdul Kalam
Island in Odisha.
● The missile has a range of around 4,000 kilometres.
Earlier, India successfully test-fired an extended
range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise
missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet.
● It was the first launch of the extended range version
of the BrahMos missile from a Su-30MKI aircraft.
India ranked worst in the world in terms of
environmental performance in 2022
● In the 2022 Environment Performance Index (EPI),
an analysis by Yale and Columbia University
researchers that gives a data-driven evaluation of
the situation of sustainability around the world,
India came in last out of 180 countries.
● Climate change, environmental public health, and
biodiversity are among the 40 performance factors
used by the EPI to rank 180 nations.
● With an overall score of 18.9, India came in last,
while Denmark came in first as the world’s most
sustainable country.
UN to grant humanitarian assistance of $48 million to
Sri Lanka amid crisis
● The United Nations has planned to provide
humanitarian assistance of around $48 million over
a four-month period to Sri Lanka. New Delhi’s
financial assistance worth over $3 billion since
January to provide essential items, including food,
fuel, cooking gas and medicines.
● Sri Lanka needs $6 billion to keep the country afloat
for the next six months, adding that $5 billion is

required to ensure day-to-day living and another $1
billion to strengthen the Sri Lankan rupee.
Mithali Raj announced retirement from International
cricket
● Indian women’s cricket team captain, Mithali Raj
(39 years old), hailing from Jodhpur, Rajasthan,
announced her retirement from all forms of
International cricket.
● Previously in September 2019, she retired from
twenty 20 International (T20Is) but continued to
play One Day Internationals(ODIs) and Test cricket.
● Mithali Raj made her International debut in the ODI
against Ireland at Milton Keynes in 1999.
● The government of India(GoI) honoured her with the
Arjuna Award in 2003 for her outstanding
achievement in cricket and the Major Dhyan Chand
Khel Ratna Award in 2021.
● GoI honoured her with Padma Shri in 2015 for her
contribution to sports
India’s Krishna Srinivasan to head IMF’s Asia-Pacific
dept
● International Monetary Fund, Managing Director
Kristalina Georgieva has announced the
appointment of Indian national Krishna Srinivasan
as director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD)
from June 22.
● Srinivasan will succeed Changyong Rhee whose
retirement from the Fund was announced on March
23.
● Mr. Srinivasan has more than 27 years of Fund
experience, starting in 1994 in the Economist
Program.
● He is currently a Deputy Director in APD where he
oversees the department’s surveillance work on a
number of large and systemically important
countries such as China and Korea, and smaller
states in the Pacific such as Fiji and Vanuatu.
Prasar Bharati CEO Mayank Kumar Agrawal assigned
additionally as DD Director
● Mayank Kumar Agrawal, director general of
Doordarshan and Doordarshan News, has been
assigned additional responsibility as Prasar
Bharati’s chief executive officer.
● Agrawal succeeds Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who
served as CEO of the state broadcaster for five
years.
● Following permission from Information and
Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, the decision
was made to grant the extra charge to the 1989-
batch Indian Information Service official until
further orders or regular appointment to the post.
‘Gaganyaan’ India’s first human space mission
scheduled to launch in 2023
● India will attain the unique distinction of launching
the first Human Space Mission ‘Gaganyaan’ as well
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as the first Human Ocean Mission in 2023,
according to Space and Earth Sciences Minister Dr
Jitendra Singh.
● Testing for both the Space and Ocean manned
missions have evolved to an advanced stage, and
that the remarkable accomplishment would be
performed in the second half of 2023, while
speaking at the World Oceans Day festivities in New
Delhi.
● Major missions for Gaganyaan are planned for the
second half of 2022, including a test vehicle flight to
validate the crew escape system’s performance and
the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission, which will
be followed by a second uncrewed mission in late
2022 carrying “Vyommitra,” an Isro-developed
spacefaring human robot, and finally the first
crewed Gaganyaan mission in 2023.
NASA’s DAVINCI Mission is set to launch in 2029
● NASA is set to launch a mission called “DAVINCI
Mission”. DAVINCI stands for “Deep Atmosphere
Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and
Imaging Mission”.
● The mission will fly by Venus and explore its harsh
atmosphere in 2029. It will be the first mission to
study Venus by means of both flybys and descent.
BIMSTEC celebrates its 25th anniversary
● The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the
25th Anniversary of the regional organisation on
BIMSTEC Day.
● The evolution of BIMSTEC over the last 25 years
from the signing of the Bangkok Declaration on
June 6 in 1996, and highlighted milestones such as
the establishment of the Secretariat in Dhaka in
2014 and the signature of the BIMSTEC Charter
during the Fifth Summit in Colombo on March 30,
2022.
● Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri
Lanka, and Thailand are members of BIMSTEC.
In Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Modi inaugurates IN-
SPACe
● The Indian National Center for Space Promotion and
Authorization (IN-SPACe) was established in
Ahmedabad by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Amit
Shah, the Union Home Minister, was also present
at the ceremony.
● After inaugurating the Indian National Space
Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) in
Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
reviewed its headquarters.
● PM Modi had previously met his high school teacher
in Vadnagar, Gujarat’s Navsari. In Navsari, PM Modi
also opened the AM Naik Healthcare Complex and
the Nirali multi-specialty hospital.

Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN
Chief’s envoy on technology
● UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
appointed senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh
Gill as his envoy on technology to coordinate
programmes for international digital cooperation.
● The UN describing him as a “thought leader on
digital technology” who has a solid understanding
of how to leverage the digital transformation
responsibly and inclusively for progress on the
Sustainable Development Goals.
● Amandeep Singh Gill has been India’s permanent
representative to the Conference on Disarmament
in Geneva from 2016-to 2018. He is now the chief
executive officer of the International Digital Health
and Artificial Intelligence Research Collaborative (I-
DAIR) project at the Graduate Institute of
International and Development Studies in Geneva.
EASE 5.0 ‘Common Reforms Agenda’ launched by
Nirmala Sitharaman
● From FY19 through FY22, Enhanced Access and
Service Excellence-EASE evolved over four year
editions, catalysing improvements in a variety of
areas in Public Sector Banks.
● The EASENext program’s EASE 5.0 ‘Common
reforms agenda’ was designed for Public Sector
Banks and was introduced by Minister of Finance
and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman through
video conference in New Delhi.
World Day Against Child Labour 2022 observed on
12th June
● 12 June marks the World Day Against Child Labour
under the theme “Universal Social Protection to End
Child Labour.” On this day, the ILO, together with
its constituents and partners, is calling for
increased investment in social protection systems
and schemes to establish solid social protection
floors and protect children from child labour.
● According to the International Labour Organization
(ILO), there are about 152 million children globally
who are engaged in child labour, 72 million of whom
are in hazardous work.
● The 2022 theme of the world day calls for increased
investment in social protection systems and
schemes to establish solid social protection floors
and protect children from child labour. 2022
Theme: “Universal Social Protection to End Child
Labour”.
India’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals ‘Anocovax’
launched
● Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar has
launched the country’s first homegrown COVID-19
vaccine “Anocovax” for animals, developed by
Haryana-based ICAR-National Research Centre on
Equines (NRC).
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● Anocovax is an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Delta
(COVID-19) vaccine for animals. The immunity
induced by Anocovax neutralises both Delta and
Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2.
● The vaccine contains inactivated SARS-CoV-2
(Delta) antigen with Alhydrogel as an adjuvant. It is
safe for dogs, lions, leopards, mice and rabbits, it
added.
● The COVID-19 vaccine for animals, Anocovax, is
effective and capable of neutralising both Delta and
Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2.
UNGA adopts resolution on multilingualism, mentions
Hindi language for 1st time
● The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has
adopted an India-sponsored resolution on
multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language
for the first time.
● The resolution passed encourages the UN to
continue disseminating important communications
and messages in official as well as in non-official
languages, including in Hindi language. The
resolution also mentions Bangla and Urdu for the
first time.
● Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and
Spanish are the six official languages of the United
Nations; English and French being the working
languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Britain’s Queen becomes the world’s second-longest
reigning monarch
● Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II overtook Thailand’s
King to become the world’s second-longest reigning
monarch in history, after France’s Louis XIV.
● The UK has been celebrating the 96-year-old
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to mark 70 years of
service to the nation with grand events.
● Crowned in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became the
longest-serving British monarch in September
2015, surpassing her great-great grandmother
Queen Victoria.
● Now she has overtaken Thailand’s King Bhumibol
Adulyadej, who reigned for 70 years and 126 days
between 1927 and 2016, to set another record.
Louis XIV of France remains the longest-reigning
monarch, with a 72-year and 110-day reign from
1643 until 1715.
Ambassador Rabab Fatima appointed UN Under-
Secretary-General
● Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent
Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
has been appointed as the Under Secretary General
of the United Nations.
● Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced
the appointment of Ambassador Fatima. She
succeeds Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica who was
appointed as the Chef de Cabinet.

● Ambassador Rabab Fatima is the first woman
diplomat from Bangladesh to be appointed to this
post.
Tencent bought stake in Flipkart worth Rs 2,060 crore
● Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has
bought stake worth USD 264 million (about Rs
2,060 crore) in Flipkart from its co-founder Binny
Bansal through its European subsidiary, according
to official documents.
● Singapore-headquartered e-commerce firm Flipkart
has operations in India only. Bansal holds around
1.84 per cent stake in Flipkart after selling part of
his stake to Tencent Cloud Europe BV.
Haryana won Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title
● Hosts Haryana won the Khelo India Youth Games
(KIYG) 2021 title with 52 gold medals on the final
day.
● Haryana also won 39 silver and 46 bronze medals,
taking their overall medal tally to 137 medals – the
highest cumulative haul by any state. The late surge
helped Haryana leapfrog the 2020 champions
Maharashtra on the KIYG medals table.
● Maharashtra, meanwhile, managed 45 gold, 40
silver and 40 bronze medals to come second with
125 medals.
● Karnataka, with 22 gold, 17 silver and 28 bronze,
finished third with 67 medals.
World Blood Donor Day 2022 observed on 14th June
● World Blood Donor Day is observed globally on 14
June every year. The day is celebrated to promote
awareness about the need for blood donation and
thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-
saving gifts of blood.
● The day aims to promote regular blood donations to
ensure that all individuals have access to affordable
and timely supplies of safe blood in times of
emergency needs.
● The host nation for World Blood Donor Day 2022 is
Mexico. The global event will be held in Mexico City
on June 14, 2022.
● The Theme for World Blood Donor Day 2022 is
“Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the
effort and save lives”.
● The World Health Organization initiated and
declared June 14, the birth anniversary of Karl
Landsteiner, as World Blood Donor Day in 2004.
India’s first centralised AC railway terminal in
Bengaluru becomes operational
● The ultra luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway
Terminal in Karnataka’s capital city Bengaluru was
made operational. The Ernakulam Tri-Weekly
Express chugged trough the station to mark this
special occasion.
● According to the railway officials, the air-
conditioned SMV Railway Terminal is a Rs 314 crore
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project. It has solar rooftop panels and rainwater
harvesting mechanism.
● The railway terminal at the city’s Baiyappanahalli
area, named after Bharat Ratna Sir M.
Visvesvaraya, is equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities and claims to have an airport-like aura.
India finalised deals for cheetahs from South Africa &
Namibia
● The Indian government has finalized deals with
South Africa and Namibia to get the planet’s fastest
animals, cheetahs that became extinct in India and
will be released into the wild at Kuno Palpur,
Madhya Pradesh, by the end of 2022.
● Initially, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
will be signed for 10 years, which can be extended
for another five years. There will be 12 cheetahs
from South Africa and 8 from Namibia and more will
be followed in subsequent years.
PM Modi inaugurates Jagatguru Sreesant Tukaram
Maharaj Shila Mandir in Pune
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated
Jagatguru Sreesant Tukaram Maharaj Shila Mandir
at Dehu Village near Pune, dedicated to the 17th-
century seer.
● Sant Tukaram was a Warkari saint and poet,
famously known for Abhanga devotional poetry and
community-oriented worship through spiritual
songs known as Kirtans. He lived in Dehu.
● Shila Mandir was built after his demise, but it was
not formally structured as a Temple. It has been
rebuilt in stone masonry with 36 peaks, and also
carries an idol of Sant Tukaram.
Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to become India’s 2nd
biggest oil supplier
● Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become
India’s second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq as
refiners snap up Russian crude available at a deep
discount following the war in Ukraine.
● Indian refiners bought about 25 million barrels of
Russian oil in May, or more than 16 per cent of all
their oil imports. Russian-origin crude hit 5 per cent
of India’s total seaborne imports in April for the first
time, rising from under 1% throughout 2021 and
Q1 2022.
● After the U.S. and China, India is the world’s third-
largest consumer of oil, over 85 per cent of which is
imported.
● Iraq remained the top supplier to India in May and
Saudi Arabia is now the third biggest supplier.
GoI launched Agnipath military recruitment scheme
● The Indian government has introduced the
Agnipath Military recruitment scheme, a 4-year
tenure scheme for the defense troops.
● The scheme will facilitate the induction of more
troops for shorter-term tenures. The scheme has

been planned and is being implemented by the
Department of Military Affairs.
● Agnipath’ is a short-term service youth recruitment
scheme for the armed forces that operates across
India. Agniveers will be the name given to those
chosen for the scheme, and they will serve in a
variety of terrain such as deserts, mountains, land,
sea, and air.
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer retiring after 27 years
● Microsoft has announced the retirement of 27-year-
old Internet Explorer (IE) as the firm’s oldest
browser will be completely phased out from June
15.
● A year ago, Microsoft said that it was putting an end
to Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, pushing
users to its Edge browser, which was launched in
2015.
● The company made clear then it was time to move
on. Estimates for Internet Explorer’s market share
in 2022 are about 0.38% across all platforms, or by
StatCounter’s numbers ranked 10th.
Neeraj Chopra Sets New National Record With 89.30
Metre Javelin Throw
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● India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new
national record as he threw 89.30 metres at the
Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
● Chopra’s earlier national record was 88.07m which
he had set in Patiala in March last year. He had won
the Tokyo Olympics gold with a throw of 87.58m on
August 7, 2021.
Justin Bieber diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
● Singer Justin Bieber has revealed he is suffering
from a health condition called Ramsay Hunt
Syndrome, which has caused full facial paralysis on
one side of his face.
● A viral infection, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is caused
by varicella-zoster virus and affects facial nerve
near the ear.
● Three different neurological syndromes carry the
name of Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Their only
connection is that they were all first documented by
the famous neurologist James Ramsay Hunt (1872–
1937).
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a viral infection, Ramsay
Hunt Syndrome is caused by varicella-zoster virus and
affects facial nerve near the ear and it can also cause
facial nerve paresis or paralysis. It is the same virus that
causes chickenpox and shingles.

June – II
India’s 1st private train service flagged off under
‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’
 The first train to be operated between Coimbatore
and Shirdi by a private operator, under the ‘Bharat
Gaurav’ scheme of the Indian Railways, was flagged
off.
 Ministry of Tourism has informed that the first ever
Bharat Gaurav Train has been flagged off on
Coimbatore north to Sainagar Shirdi route.
 The train will cover several historical destinations
on the route while giving the passengers an insight
into the cultural heritage of the country.
 Indian Railways had launched the operation of
theme-based Bharat Gaurav train in the month of
November 2021.
PM Modi inaugurates Jal Bhushan Building and
Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Jal
Bhushan Building at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai.
 Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray, Dy
CM Ajit Pawar, Environment Minister Aaditya
Thackeray and the State Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari were also present on the occasion.
 The PM also inaugurated an underground ‘Gallery
of Revolutionaries’ museum dedicated to the
luminaries of the freedom struggle, at the Raj
Bhavan.
Arati Prabhakar to be appointed as science adviser to
the President of US
 US president Joe Biden is expected to name Arati
Prabhakar as the head of the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
 She will succeed Eric Lander who left the role nine
months after his appointment after he admitted to
bullying his staff and creating a hostile work
environment during his tenure.
 Arati would be the first woman and the first person
of color to serve as science adviser to the President
of the United States.
‘Agniveers’ to be prioritised by UP Govt. for recruitment
 Agniveers personnel recruited on short-term
contracts in the Army, Navy, and Air Force under
the unique Agnipath system would have preference
in recruitment to the state’s police and associated
services, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath.
 This comes a day after Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh launched the Agnipath scheme for short-term
contractual recruitment of personnel in the tri-
services for a maximum of four years.
Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan, Pankaj Patel, and
Ravindra Dholakia appointed to RBI central board
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 The government has appointed industrialists Anand
Mahindra, Pankaj R Patel and Venu Srinivasan, and
former IIM (Ahmedabad) professor Ravindra H
Dholakia as non-official directors on the central
board of the Reserve Bank.
 The nominations have been made for four years by
the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
 RBI’s affairs are governed by the central board of
directors. The members of the board, chaired by RBI
Governor, are appointed by the government of India
as per the Reserve Bank of India Act.
Trade deficit of India broadens to $24.29 billion in May
2022
 Trade data released by the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry showed that India’s May trade deficit
widened to $24.29 billion from $6.53 billion a year
ago.
 May’s trade deficit was pushed up by a surge in
imports, which rose 62.83% year-on-year to $63.22
billion, while exports rose 20.55% to $38.94 billion.
 Despite the uncertainty and volatility caused by the
war in Europe, the engineering goods exports rose
by 12.65 per cent year-on-year to $9.71 billion in
May 2022.
CASHe has launched an industry-first credit line
service on WhatsApp
 Financial wellness platform, CASHe has launched
an industry-first credit line service using its AI-
powered chat capability on WhatsApp to provide
customers with a fast, seamless and convenient way
to access instant credit line by merely typing their
name.
 The firm offers an instant credit limit without the
need for any documents, app downloads or filling
up tedious application forms.
 CASHe’s WhatsApp chat service is built on the
WhatsApp Business Platform, an enterprise
solution that allows businesses to communicate
with new and existing customers on WhatsApp in a
simple, secure, and reliable way.
Global Startup Ecosystem ranking: Kerala ranks top in
Asia in global report
 Providing a boost for Kerala’s start-up ecosystem,
the State has been ranked first in Asia in Affordable
Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).
 The State has also been ranked fourth in global
ranking in the GSER, drawn up jointly by policy
advisory and research organisation Startup
Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network. In
the first GSER published in 2020, Kerala was
ranked 5th in Asia and 20th in the world.
Ashwini Vaishnaw: India to have 5G services by March
2023

 Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
announced at the Viva Technology 2022 event that
India will have full-fledged 5G services by March
2023.
 Vaishnaw told that the 5G spectrum auction will be
concluded by the end of July, adding that Telecom
is the key source of digital consumption, and it is
very vital to introduce trusted solutions in telecom.
 India should develop the technology and core
network for 5G services; this would be a significant
achievement for the country.
 The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, has finally approved the Department of
Telecommunications’ (5G) spectrum auction, in
which bidders would be assigned spectrum to
provide 5G services to the general public and
businesses.
Google announced a startup accelerator program for
women founders
 Google announced a startup accelerator program
for women founders. The program will help them
address challenges such as fundraising and hiring.
Google for Startups Accelerator India – Women
Founders will run from Jul-2022 to Sep-2022.
 The program is part of a larger effort by Google
towards improving the representation of women
across different sections of India’s digitally-trained
workforce — be it entrepreneurship, professionals
looking to upskill or young graduates seeking a
headstart on their career.
Mumbai Airport launched Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
& Solar PV hybrid System
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
(CSMIA), Mumbai has become India’s 1st airport to
launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
& Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the
possibility of utilization of wind energy at the
airport.
 Mumbai will become the first city in India to
establish a one-of-its-kind hybrid power project at
its airport.
 This sustainable initiative undertaken by CSMIA
reduces dependence on conventional electricity
which propels its journey towards ‘Net Zero’
emissions.
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as New PCI Chief
 Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana
Prakash Desai is believed to have been chosen as
the next head of the Press Council of India (PCI).
 Justice Desai recently served as the chairman of the
Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir,
which was established to redesign the Union
Territory’s assembly constituencies.
 Since Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad (retd)
completed his tenure as PCI chairperson and
demitted office in November of last year, the position
has been empty.
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France signs agreement to accept UPI payments and
RuPay cards from India
 Union Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
said that UPI and Rupay card services will be
available in France soon, giving a huge boost to the
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Rupay cards.
 The overseas branch of India’s National Payments
Corporation (NPCI) has inked a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with France’s Lyra Network
for the acceptance of UPI and Rupay in the country.
 So far, countries such as Singapore, the United
Arab Emirates, Bhutan, and Nepal have adopted
India’s UPI payment system.
RBI lifted the restrictions on Mastercard 2022
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed the
limitations placed on Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte
Ltd on onboarding new domestic clients. For non-
compliance with RBI standards for data storage in
India, Mastercard has been barred from onboarding
new domestic users (debit, credit, or prepaid) onto
its card network as of July 22, 2021.
 The RBI had given Mastercard almost three years to
comply with the regulatory directives, but it was
unable to do so.
 All system providers were directed to ensure that
the entire data (full end-to-end transaction details,
information collected, carried, or processed as part
of the message or payment instruction) relating to
payment systems operated by them is stored in a
system only in India by the RBI circular on Storage
of Payment System Data.
India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile
at Chandipur
 India has test-launched Short-Range Ballistic
Missile, Prithvi-II from an integrated test range in
Chandipur, Odisha.
 This missile system is capable of striking targets
with a very high degree of precision. It is an
indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile.
It is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Its
range is 350 km and can carry one-ton payload.
 Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kilogram
of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion
twin engines. The state-of-the-art missile uses
advanced inertial guidance system with
manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target.
IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2022: India ranked
37th
 India has seen the sharpest growth among the
Asian economies, with a six-position jump from
43rd to 37th rank on the annual World
Competitiveness Index 2022. The Index has been
compiled by the Institute for Management
Development (IMD).

 Meanwhile, the top-performing Asian economies are
Singapore (3rd), Hong Kong (5th), Taiwan (7th),
China (17th) and Australia (19th).
Japan to participate in NATO summit for the first time
 Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida will attend
this month’s NATO summit in Madrid, becoming the
country’s first leader to join a top meeting of the
transatlantic alliance.
 The June 28-30 gathering is seen as a crunch
moment for the 30 North Atlantic Treaty
Organization allies, four months into Russia’s war
in Ukraine.
 Japan, a key U.S. ally and not a NATO member, has
delivered defensive supplies to Ukraine and
imposed tough sanctions on Russia in tandem with
the other Group of Seven countries.
47th meeting of GST Council to be held in Srinagar
 The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on
June 28 and 29, 2022 in Srinagar.
 The GST Council is chaired by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman. This is the second time that
the GST Council meeting is being held in Srinagar.
 Before the launch of the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) on July 1, 2017, the 14th meeting of the
Council was held on May 18 and 19 in the city.
Govt establishes 10% quota for Agniveers, alters upper
age limit
 Following widespread opposition to the Agnipath
plan, the Centre announced a 10% reservation for
Agniveers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)
and Assam Rifles recruitment.
 The Ministry of Home Affairs also decided to grant a
three-year age relaxation to Agniveers in the CAPFs
and Assam Rifles who are between the ages of 17.5
and 21. Notably, the initial class of recruits will be
given a five-year extension on the maximum age
limit.
 The Agnipath short-term recruitment strategy for
the armed forces was previously announced by the
Centre. The plan, which is intended to be a
reformative step, attempts to infuse more fresh
blood into the three services.
World’s biggest plant discovered off Australian coast
 The world’s largest living plant has been identified
in the shallow waters off the coast of Western
Australia.
 The sprawling seagrass, a marine flowering plant
known as Posidonia australis, stretches for more
than 112 miles (180 kilometers) in Shark Bay, a
wilderness area protected as a World Heritage site.
 Using genetic testing, scientists have determined a
large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in
fact one plant. It is believed to have spread from a
single seed over at least 4,500 years. The seagrass
covers about 200 sq km.
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Purana Qila, New Delhi: Ministry of Culture and ASI
hosts ‘Yoga Mahotsa’
 Yoga Mahotsav was organised by the Ministry of
Culture in partnership with the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) at Purana Qila in the national
capital. The event was held as part of the
celebrations for the International Day of Yoga 2022.
 According to the Ministry of Culture, the purpose of
the event was to instil the everlasting value of
cultural wellbeing among the people.
‘Fujian,’ China’s third most advanced domestically
built aircraft carrier launched
 China launched its third aircraft carrier, the
country’s most modern and first “completely
domestically made” naval warship, as an aggressive
Beijing pushed to expand its navy’s range in the key
Indo-Pacific area.
 The ‘Fujian’ aircraft carrier was launched at a brief
ceremony at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard,
according to official media reports from the eastern
metropolis.
 According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, the
Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and
built catapult aircraft carrier.
 Due to the COVID lockdown of Shanghai, the ship’s
launch was delayed by two months. It was supposed
to be launched on April 23, around the time of the
People’s Liberation Army Navy’s 73rd anniversary
(PLAN).
Pakistan remains in FATF ‘grey list’ for terror
financing, money laundering
 Pakistan will continue to be on the “Grey List” of
countries under increased monitoring of the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF), from the global
money-laundering and terror-financing watchdog.
 Pakistan has been on the grey list of the Paris-based
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since June 2018
for failing to check money laundering, leading to
terror financing, and was given a plan of action to
complete it by October 2019.
Gujarat: PM inaugurates the renovated Shree Kalika
Mata temple
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the
renovated Shree Kalika Mata temple at Pavagadh
Hill in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district. At the temple,
he also conducted Puja with customary customs. A
‘Dhwaja’ was raised at full mast atop the shrine by
Mr. Modi.
 This majestic Mahakali temple’s sanctum
sanctorum is composed of gold. It is one of the
region’s oldest temples and draws a huge number of
pilgrims.
 The Prime Minister told the crowd that this temple
also represents Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka
Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas.

 The Prime Minister thanked God for his good
fortune in being able to visit the temple.
Appointment of new chief justices to five high courts
approved
 The appointment of new chief justices to five high
courts has been approved by the government. The
appointment for Uttarakhand, Telangana,
Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gauhati has
been announced by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
 The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court
will be Justice Vipin Sanghi of the Delhi High Court,
while the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court
will be Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Telangana High
Court.
 The Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High
Court will be Justice Amjad Ahtesham Sayed of the
Bombay High Court, while the Chief Justice of the
Rajasthan High Court will be Justice Shinde
Sambhaji Shiwaji of the Bombay High Court.
 The Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court has
been named Justice Rashmin M Chhaya of the
Gujarat High Court. Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief
Justice of the Telangana High Court, has been
appointed to the Delhi High Court, according to the
Ministry.
New Delhi to host National summit on cyber security
and National security
 At Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, the
Ministry of Home Affairs will organise a National
Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security
(Cyber Apradh Se Azadi, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).
 Union Minister Amit Shah will be the conference’s
Chief Guest, according to the Ministry of Home
Affairs. The seminar is part of the country’s efforts
to raise public awareness about cybercrime
prevention.
 In the run-up to tomorrow’s conference, the Indian
Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), in
collaboration with the Ministry of Culture,
Government of India, held functions on Cyber
Hygiene, Cyber Crime Prevention, Cyber Safety, and
National Security at 75 locations across the country
under the banner “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” from
June 8 to 17.
Hamad International Airport named World’s Best
Airport 2022
 Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has been
named the World’s Best Airport for the second year
running. The announcement took place at the
Skytrax 2022 World Airport Awards, held at
Passenger Terminal EXPO in Paris, France.
 Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR
Airport) was named the finest regional airport in
India and South Asia. Customers voted for the
airport with the greatest customer service every year
in a global study, and BLR Airport received this
honour.
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TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys and LIC featured among the
top 100 global biggest brands
 As per Kantar Brandz, 2022 ‘Most Valuable Global
Brands report’, 4 Indian companies namely, Tata
Consultancy Service (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys
and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were featured
among the top 100 global biggest brands.
 Apple retains its 1st position to become the first
trillion-dollar brand with a brand value of USD
947.1 billion followed by Google, Amazon and
Microsoft.
PM Modi launches torch relay for 44th Chess
Olympiad
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the
historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at
Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.
 This year, for the very first time, International Chess
Federation, FIDE, has instituted the Chess
Olympiad Torch, a part of the Olympic tradition.
India is the first country to have the Chess
Olympiad Torch Relay.
FIFA announces 2026 World Cup venues across U.S.,
Canada and Mexico
 Matches for the 2026 World Cup will be held in 11
US cities as well as three host sites in Mexico and
two in Canada, soccer’s world governing body, FIFA,
announced.
 The 16 host cities will be: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas,
Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles,
Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New
Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle,
Toronto and Vancouver.
World Refugee Day 2022 observed on 20 June
 World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on 20
June. World Refugee Day was designated as an
International Day by the UN (United Nations). The
day is being celebrated to honour the refugees
around the world.
 While the theme of World Refugee Day 2022 has not
been rolled out, last year it was “Together we heal,
learn and shine.”
 The United Nations General Assembly had decided
on the date – June 20 to observe World Refugee Day,
while adopting Resolution 55/76, on December 4,
2000. For the first time in history, on June 20,
2001, World Refugee Day was celebrated.
India’s first ‘Balika Panchayat’ constituted in five
villages of Gujarat
 The country’s first-ever, ‘Balika Panchayat’, has
started in five villages of Gujarat’s Kutch district.
The initiative aims to promote the social and
political development of the girls and ensure their
active participation in politics.
 The Panchayat has started in Kunaria, Maska,
Motagua, and Vadsar villages of the Kutch district.

 This initiative has been taken by the Women and
Child Development Welfare Department of the
Gujarat Government under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti
Padhao’ campaign.
Ruchira Kamboj named as next Permanent
Representative of India to the UN
 Senior Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj, currently Indian
ambassador to Bhutan, has been appointed as the
next Permanent Representative of India to the
United Nations at New York.
 She will succeed TS Tirumurti as the Indian
ambassador to the United Nation. Ministry of
External Affairs said, Ruchira Kamboj is expected to
take up the assignment shortly.
India comes third in Renewable Energy Installations in
2021
 India ranked third globally for total renewable
power capacity additions in 2021 with 15.4 GW,
behind only China (136 GW) and the US (43 GW).
According to a report, despite the Covid-19
pandemic’s promise of a global green recovery, this
historic opportunity has been lost.
 The world is unlikely to be able to achieve important
climate goals this decade, according to REN21’s
Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022).
This is because the global clean energy transition is
not taking place.
‘Shabash Mithu’: A biopic on former Indian women’s
cricket team captain Mithali Raj
 Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji has dropped the trailer of
“Shabaash Mithu”, a Taapsee Pannu-starrer biopic
on former India women’s cricket team captain
Mithali Raj. The film is set to hit theatres on July
15.
First India-Nepal Bharat Gaurav tourist train flagged
off
 First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places
associated with the Ramayana Circuit in India and
Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway
Station in New Delhi.
 The Bharat Gaurav train carrying 500 tourists from
India will arrive at the Janakpur Dham railway
station in Nepal.
 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation’s (IRCTC) 18-day Shri Ramayana Yatra
special tourist train will take pilgrims to sacred
places associated with the life of Lord Ram.
Jammu and Kashmir to host G-20 meetings in 2023
 Jammu and Kashmir will host the 2023 meetings of
the G20, an influential group of the world’s major
economies. J&K government has set up a five-
member high-level committee for overall
coordination of G20 meetings to be held in the
Union Territory.
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 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was
appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20 in
September 2021. According to the Ministry of
External Affairs, India will hold the G-20 presidency
from December 1, 2022, and convene the first G20
leaders’ summit in 2023.
 India’s representation at G20 summits has been led
by Prime Minister Modi since 2014. The G20
countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia,
Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United States and
the United Kingdom.
14th BRICS Summit: Members of BRICS take a similar
stance on world economy
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a virtual
summit of the five-nation grouping sponsored by
China that the consequences of the Covid epidemic
on the global economy are still apparent and that
cooperation among the BRICS countries can be a
beneficial part of its recovery.
 The BRICS member nations, according to the prime
minister, share a similar approach to managing the
world economy.
 Presidents Xi Jinping of China, Vladimir Putin of
Russia, Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, and Cyril
Ramaphosa of South Africa were present as Modi
delivered the statements.
Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurates the
National Conference On Millets
 Union Minister of State for M/o Food Processing
Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel has inaugurated the
National Conference on Millets.
 The theme of the conference is ‘The Future Super
Food for India’ in New Delhi, organised by industry
body ASSOCHAM with the support of M/o Food
Processing Industries.
 The conference has been organised to discuss
opportunities and challenges in ensuring food and
nutritional security.
World Gold Council Report: India ranked 4th in global
gold recycling
 According to World Gold Council Report, India has
emerged as the 4th largest recycler in the world and
country has recycled 75 tonnes in 2021.
 According to the WGC report titled ‘Gold refining
and recycling’, China topped the global gold
recycling chart as it recycled 168 tonnes of the
yellow metal, followed by Italy in the second position
with 80 tonnes and the US in the third rank with 78
tonnes in 2021.
 According to the WGC report titled ‘Gold refining
and recycling’ from 300 tonnes in 2013, India’s gold
refining capacity increased by 1,500 tonnes (500
per cent) in 2021.

South Korea sent its first satellite into orbit using a
domestic Nuri rocket
 South Korea launched its first satellite successfully
using a homegrown rocket, boosting the nation’s
expanding aerospace ambitions and proving it has
the necessary technologies to build larger missiles
and launch spy satellites in the midst of tensions
with rival North Korea.
 The Science Ministry reported that the three-stage
Nuri rocket successfully launched a working
“performance verification” satellite to a target
altitude of 435 miles from South Korea’s space
launch facility on a southern island.
 The 154-foot rocket was seen ascending in live TV
footage among brilliant flames and copious
amounts of white smoke.
Parameswaran Iyer appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog
 Former Drinking and water Sanitation Secretary,
Parameswaren Iyer has been appointed as the new
Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog for 2 years. He
will succeed Amitabh Kant.
 Kant was appointed as the CEO of the National
Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) on
February 17, 2016, for a fixed two-year term.
Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as new Director of
Intelligence Bureau
 The Central government has appointed senior IPS
officer Tapan Kumar Deka as Director of Intelligence
Bureau.
 Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch Himachal
Pradesh cadre IPS officer, was appointed for a
tenure of two years from the date of assumption of
the charge of the post or until further orders,
whichever is earlier.
 Deka will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau
Director Arvind Kumar, whose tenure ends on June
30.
Samant Kumar Goel re-appointed as Chief of R&AW
 Samant Kumar Goel’s contract as secretary of the
intelligence agency’s Research and Analysis Wing
(RAW) was extended by the Centre on June 24 by
another year.
 Goel is an IPS officer from the Punjab cadre class of
1984 and will hold the position of agency secretary
through June 30, 2023.
 In June 2019, Samant Kumar Goel succeeded Anil
Dhasmana as the Chief of RAW.
Anil Khanna named as the acting President of IOA
 Anil Khanna has been appointed the acting
President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
 The Delhi High Court has ordered that Narinder
Dhruv Batra cannot continue as the President of the
IOA and appointed Anil Khanna as acting president.
UN Ocean Conference 2022: Dr. Jitendra Singh to go
to Lisbon
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 Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for the
Government of India, left for Portugal to attend the
Lisbon UN Ocean Conference, 2022.
 On the topic of Scaling up Ocean Action based on
Science and Innovation for the implementation of
Goal 14: Stock taking, Partnerships and Solutions,
he will give the conference’s keynote presentation.
The Conference will have participants from more
than 130 nations.
Global Liveability Index 2022 released
 The annual ranking of the world’s most liveable
cities has just been released by the Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU), and 2022’s Global Liveability
Index shows some marked differences from the
previous year.
 The EIU, which is a sister organization to The
Economist, ranked 173 cities around the world on
a variety of factors, including health care, crime
rates, political stability, infrastructure and access
to green space.
Odisha, ‘Mo Bus’ Service received the prestigious UN
Public Service Award
 Mo Bus, Odisha-based public transport service has
been honored with a prestigious United Nations
award, for their role and efforts in helping the world
recover better from Covid19.
 The public transport service has been recognised for
its role in “promoting gender-responsive public
services to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable
Development Goals)”, the UN said.
Ranji Trophy 2022: Madhya Pradesh beats Mumbai by
six wickets
 Madhya Pradesh wrote history as they won their
maiden Ranji Trophy title, beating tournament
heavyweights Mumbai by 6 wickets in the final at
the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
 Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan was crowned as the
‘Man of the Tournament for his brilliant Ranji
Trophy 2022 with the bat.
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking 2022
 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking, also known as World Drug Day, is
conducted by the United Nations. It is observed on
June 26 annually.
 “Addressing drug challenges in health and
humanitarian crises” is the theme for 2022’s
celebration of the International Day against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes
(UNODC) has put forward a #CareInCrises
campaign for this year’s celebration of World Drug
Day.
Togo and Gabon become Commonwealth Association
members
 The Commonwealth of Nations now has 56 member
nations after the admission of Togo and Gabon. The
two historically French-speaking nations were

formally admitted to the union at the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting,
which was presided over by Rwandan President
Paul Kagame in Kigali, the country’s capital.
 According to Patricia Scotland, the organization’s
secretary-general, admission is determined by
evaluations of a number of standards, including the
democratic process, effective leadership, and rule of
law.
Tata Power commissions India’s largest floating solar
power project
 Tata Power Solar Systems, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tata Power, has accomplished a
remarkable feat by commissioning India’s largest
floating solar power project in Kayamkulam, Kerala.
 On a 350-acre water body, backwaters area, having
an installed capacity of 101.6 Megawatt Peak. Tata
Power Solar successfully built a scaffolding platform
on the water body to make the entire solar plant
float on water.
Khushi Patel from UK is crowned Miss India Worldwide
2022
 The winner of the longest-running Indian beauty
pageant outside of India, Miss India Worldwide
2022, was announced as British biomedical student
Khushi Patel. Shrutika Mane was named the second
runner up, and Vaidehi Dongre from the US was
named the first runner up. The top 12 competitors
at the pageant were the champions of other
international competitions.
IN-SPACe authorises India’s first set of space start-ups
to launch payloads
 The Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation
Centre (IN-SPACe) has started authorising Indian
private firms, marking the beginning of private
space sector launches in India.
 IN-SPACe is an autonomous, single window nodal
agency; formed to promote, authorise, monitor and
supervise the space activities of non-governmental
private entities (NGPEs) in India.
 Dhruva Space Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad and Digantara
research & technologies Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, were
authorised by IN-SPACe on June 24 to launch their
payloads.
Father of Indian PSUs Dr V Krishnamurthy passes
away
 Dr V Krishnamurthy, former chairman of public
sector undertakings such as Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL), Steel Authority of India
(SAIL) and Maruti Udyog (now Maruti Suzuki),
passed away.
 He served as Secretary of Industries for the
Government of India, Member of the Planning
Commission, and many other Prime Minister’s
Committees. He was conferred Padma Shri, Padma
Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his services.
Largest bacteria in the world discovered in Caribbean
mangrove swamp
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 In a Caribbean mangrove swamp, researchers
found the largest bacterium known to science.
While the majority of bacteria are tiny, this one is so
large that it can be seen with the unaided eye.
 It is by far the largest bacterium known to date,
according to Jean-Marie Volland, a marine biologist
at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a
co-author of a paper reporting the finding in the
journal Science. The thin white thread is about the
size of a human eyelash.
Iran, Argentina applies to join China and Russia in
BRICS club
 Iran has submitted an application to become a
member in the group of emerging economies known
as the BRICS. Iran’s membership in the BRICS
group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa, “would result in added values for
both sides,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
 Argentina had also applied to join the group.
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, currently
in Europe, has in recent days reiterated his desire
for Argentina to join BRICS.
Mukesh Ambani Resigns, Akash Ambani is New Jio
Chairman
 Mukesh Ambani’s eldest son Akash Ambani will
take over as chairman of Jio Infocomm’s board, the
digital division of Reliance industries, in what is
viewed as the 65-year-old billionaire’s succession
planning.
 Mukesh Ambani has resigned as the company
director effective from 27 June.
 Mukesh Ambani will continue to serve as chairman
and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd
(RIL) and as the chairman of Jio Platforms Ltd, the
parent firm of all Jio digital services brands,
including Reliance Jio Infocomm. Broadly, Reliance
operates under three main business segments,
petrochemicals and oil refining, retail, and digital
services, which includes telecom.
Zomato acquired Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore in all-stock
deal
 Zomato (Online food delivery platform) has
announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce
(Blinkit), earlier known as Grofers India. The
company’s Board of Directors approved a proposal
to acquire cash-strapped quick commerce company
Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore.
 Last year, Zomato extended USD 50 million loans to
Grofers India Private Limited. Zomato already
owned more than a 9 percent stake in Blinkit
(earlier Grofers). While the earlier Blinkit deal value
was around $700 million, the drop in Zomato’s
share price reduced it to $568 million.
Conclusion of G7 meeting in Germany
 At the G7 meeting in Germany, United States and
other major nations came to an agreement at their
summit’s conclusion to concentrate on China‘s
growing threats, despite the fact that the three-day
G7 meeting’s most pressing issue was Russia’s
conflict in Ukraine.

 In a communique, the Group of Seven countries
articulated a strategy for challenging Beijing
regarding its economic policies and human rights
violations.
 In the statement, Beijing was encouraged to respect
human rights and Hong Kong‘s autonomy as well as
to help to put an end to Russian aggression in
Ukraine.
 It was also denounced for its aggressive actions in
the East and South China Seas.
 Regarding China‘s contribution to the world
economy, they are still consulting on collective
responses to issues posed by nonmarket policies
and practises that distort the global economy,
including those outside of the G-7.
International Day of the Tropics observed on 29 June
 International Day of the Tropics is observed globally
on 29 June. The International Day of the Tropics
celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics
while highlighting unique challenges and
opportunities nations of the Tropics face.
 It provides an opportunity to take stock of progress
across the tropics, to share tropical stories and
expertise and to acknowledge the diversity and
potential of the region.
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NASA launches CAPSTONE mission to the moon
 The NASA researchers successfully launched
CAPSTONE spacecraft to the moon from New
Zealand. The launch took place on Rocket Lab’s
Electron rocket.
 Mission CAPSTONE stands for Cislunar
Autonomous Positioning System Technology
Operations and Navigation Experiment.
 With a price tag just shy of $30 million, NASA hopes
the mission will verify that a specific type of moon
orbit is suitable for the lunar Gateway space station
that the agency aims to launch later this decade.
Novak Djokovic becomes 1st player to win 80 matches
in all four Grand Slams
 Novak Djokovic became the first player in history to
win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams when he
defeated Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on
Centre Court his 80th win in Wimbledon.
By virtue of his victory, the former world no.1 tennis
players has created history winning his 80th match at
the Wimbledon. The six-time champion has became the
first male player in the Open Era to win 80 or more
match at all four grand slams.

Business Tycoon Pallonji Mistry passes away

 Renowned business tycoon Pallonji Mistry has

passed away at the age of 93. He was the Chairman
of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, one of the largest
business firms in India.
 He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2016
for his contribution in the field of industry and
trade.

Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra CM

 Uddhav Thackeray has resigned as the Chief

minister of Maharashtra. This comes immediately
after the Supreme Court refused to stay
Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav
Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
government to take a floor test in the Assembly.
 Late in the evening, Mr. Thackeray submitted his
resignation to Mr. Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj
Bhavan in Mumbai. The Governor accepted the
resignation of Mr. Thackeray and asked him to
officiate as the Chief Minister until alternate
arrangements are made.

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India will have 122 unicorns in 25 cities
within next 2-4 years
• According to a report by the Hurun
Research Institute titled Hurun India
Future Unicorn Index 2022, India is
predicted to have 122 new unicorns in the
following 2-4 years.
• The total worth of these potential unicorns
is currently 49 billion US dollars. When a
startup is valued at $1 billion USD, it is
considered to be a Unicorn.
• The city of Bengaluru, which currently has
33 unicorns, will receive 46 new additions,
followed by Delhi NCR with 25, Mumbai
with 16, Chennai with 5, and Pune with 3.
Bengaluru currently has the most
unicorns in the nation. It’s anticipated
that the remaining unicorns will appear in
20 additional cities.
• Tiger Global has invested in 27 of these
potential Unicorns, followed by the
international venture capital firm Sequoia
Capital, which has invested in 39 of them.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes oath as
Philippine president
• Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of late
dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr, won the
elections on 9th May with 31.6 million
votes and was swore as the 17th President
of the Philippines.
• He took the oath at the National Museum
of Fine Arts in Manila before the Supreme
Court Justice, Alexander Gesmundo.
• The former President’s daughter and his
running mate, Sara Duterte Carpio, swore
as vice president on 19th June. The two
will be serving the nation until 2028.
Karnataka government launched ‘Kashi
Yatra’ scheme
• Karnataka government has launched the
‘Kashi Yatra’ scheme. The Kashi Yatra
project, which offers a cash assistance of
Rs 5,000 to each of the 30,000 pilgrims
willing to conduct a pilgrimage to the
Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh.
• For this scheme, the government will be
using funds of up to Rs 7 crores from the
accounts head of ‘Assistance to Manasa
Sarovara Pilgrims’ which was announced
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in the chief minister’s budget speech for
the financial year.
• Shashikala Jolle, the Minister for
Religious Endowment, Hajj and Wakf,
said, any pilgrim taking up the
government-sponsored ‘Kashi Yatra’
would get the benefit only once in a life
time.
Eknath Shinde to take oath as Chief
Minister of Maharashtra
• Eknath Shinde, a rebel Shiv Sena MLA,
will be sworn in as the new chief minister
of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis told
the press. The dissident Shiv Sena faction
led by Eknath Shinde and the BJP will
form Maharashtra’s new government after
nearly ten days of intense power struggles.
• The Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s
authority in the state came to an end the
day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as
chief minister. The Shinde camp
announced that talks with the BJP have
begun and that they will form the
government.
KK Venugopal Re-Appointed Attorney
General For Three Months
• Attorney General (A-G), K.K. Venugopal
has been re-appointed as the country’s top
law officer for a period of three months.
Mr. Venugopal, whose current one-year
term ends on June 30, agreed to a short
tenure following a request from the
government.
RBI data: Credit card spending exceeded Rs.
1.13 billion in May
• May saw credit card spending reach an all-
time high of $1.14 trillion, indicating that
the retail sector is doing well.
• According to Reserve Bank of India data,
credit card spending increased 118
percent annually and 8 percent monthly
as a result of strong e-commerce
spending, high-value travel and tourism
spending, and discretionary purchases.
SEBI imposed Rs. 7 crore penalty on
National Stock Exchange
• The Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Sebi) has slapped heavy penalties in
a 2015 ‘dark fibre’ case that saw certain

brokers exploiting the National Stock
Exchange’s (NSE’s) internet infrastructure
to get faster connectivity to its colocation
(colo) facilities.
• The markets regulator has imposed a
penalty of Rs 7 crore on NSE and Rs 5
crore on former Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chitra
Ramkrishna.
• SEBI was given statutory recognition in
1992 on the recommendation of the
Narasimham Committee.
100% two-wheelers to be energised by FY27
• NITI Aayog and the Technology
Information, Forecasting and Assessment
Council (TIFAC) made an upbeat
prediction that by FY2026-27, electric
two-wheelers would be completely
incorporated into the Indian market.
• The Department of Science & Technology
established the independent TIFAC in
1988 with the mission to forecast
technological developments, evaluate
technological trajectories, and foster
innovation.
Successful flight testing of high-speed
expendable aerial target ABHYAS in Odisha
• The Defence Research and Development
Organization’s (DRDO) Abhyas high-speed
expendable aerial target (HEAT), which
was created as a target for the testing of
missile systems, underwent a successful
flight testing from the Integrated Test
Range (ITR), off the coast of Odisha.
• The Aeronautical Development
Establishment (ADE), a DRDO unit with a
Bengaluru location, created Abhyas.
• The DRDO recently conducted numerous
tests on Abhyas in various configurations.
• Precision demonstrations of the aircraft’s
performance at low altitude, including
prolonged level flight and excellent
manoeuvrability, were made.
Adani Sportsline is principal sponsor of
Indian Olympic Association
• Adani Sportsline, the sports arm of the
Adani Group, has inked a long-term
principal sponsorship deal with the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA).
• It will be the official partner of the Indian
contingent during the upcoming
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Birmingham Commonwealth Games
2022, the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022,
and the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
• The group had earlier been associated
with the Indian contingent during the
Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Chartered Accountants Day 2022 observed
on 01st July
• The Chartered Accountants’ Day or CA
Day is held on 01 July every year in India.
It is also known as ICAI Foundation Day.
The day is marked to commemorate the
foundation of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) on July 1,
1949.
• ICAI is among the oldest professional
institutions in the country and also the
second largest professional accounting
and finance body in the world in terms of
members.
National Doctor’s Day celebrates on 1st July
• India celebrates National Doctor’s Day on
July 1, the birth anniversary of Dr Bidhan
Chandra Roy, an eminent physician,
academician, freedom fighter and
politician. Doctor’s Day is celebrated
globally on different dates.
• The date changes from country to country.
National Doctor’s Day marks the role of
doctors who work tirelessly to ensure that
patients remain in good health.
• The day celebrates the efforts taken by the
healthcare staff for their hardwork and
dedication. Each year a new theme is
given. For 2022, the theme for National
Doctor’s Day is “Family Doctors on the
Front Line.”
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in, becomes
1st Black woman on US Supreme Court
• The United States made history as Ketanji
Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first
Black woman to serve on the Supreme
Court. The 51-year-old’s appointment by
Democratic President Joe Biden means
white men are not in the majority on the
nation’s highest court for the first time in
233 years.
• Four of the justices on the nine-member
court are now women, making it the most
diverse bench in history — although they

all attended the elite law schools of
Harvard or Yale.
State Bank of India (SBI) celebrates 67th
Foundation Day
• The oldest commercial bank in the
country, State Bank of India, is
celebrating its 67th year on 1st July. SBI
descends from the Bank of Calcutta
founded in 1806 through the Imperial
Bank of India.
• The Bank of Madras merged into the other
two presidency banks, the bank of
Calcutta and the bank of Bombay to form
the Imperial Bank of India which in turn
became the SBI in 1955.
• In the 19th century, three presidency
banks were incorporated. The three
presidency banks were the Bank of
Madras (established on 2nd June 1806),
the Bank of Bombay (incorporated on 15
April 1840), and the Bank of Madras
(incorporated on 1 July 1843).
Google’s proposed equity acquisition of
Bharti Airtel approved by CCI
• In an investment agreement (IA) signed by
Google and Airtel, the buyer offers to buy
a 1.28 percent minority and non-
controlling part in the company’s equity
share capital.
• The roughly $1 billion for 1.28 percent
investment in Bharti Airtel by Google was
approved by the Indian Competition
Commission. The proposed merger was
accepted by the CCI based on the
Acquirer’s amendments (Google
International LLC).
UN projected India’s urban population to be
675 million in 2035
• According to a UN report, India‘s urban
population is expected to reach 675
million in 2035, ranking second only to
China‘s urban population of one billion
people.
• The report also noted that after the Covid-
19 pandemic, the world’s urban
population is once again on track to
increase by another 2.2 billion people by
the year 2050.
• According to the report, India’s urban
population is expected to reach
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483,099,000 in 2020.
NATO Summit 2022 Concludes in Madrid
• The 2022 NATO Madrid Summit was held
in Madrid, Spain, from June 28 to 30,
2022. This was the 32nd edition of the
summit, since the first summit meeting
held in Paris in 1957. The Summit was
chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg.
• The heads of state and heads of
government of NATO member and partner
countries participated in the three-day
Summit. NATO summit meetings is a
platform for member countries to evaluate
and provide strategic direction for Alliance
activities.
Rahul Narwekar, the youngest Speaker in
the country
• Mumbai lawyer and first-time legislator,
Rahul Narwekar has been elected as the
youngest Speaker of Maharashtra
Legislative Assembly and also becomes the
youngest ever in India to hold this august
Constitutional post.
• Narwekar scripted history to become the
youngest legislator to be elected as the
16th Speaker (since 1960) and also is now
the youngest ever lawmaker to occupy the
coveted top legislative post in the country.
• Narwekar received a total of 164 votes in
support and 107 went to Shiv Sena
candidate’s account. During the Speaker
elections, 12 members were absent and 3
legislators abstained from the voting.
Karnataka’s Sini Shetty crowned Femina
Miss India 2022
• Sini Shetty has won the title of Femina
Miss India 2022. She will now represent
India at the 71st Miss World pageant.
Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India
World 2022 by her predecessor Miss India
2020, Manasa Varanasi at JIO World
Convention Center in Mumbai.
• Femina Miss India 2022’s first runner-up
is Rubal Shekhawat from Rajasthan, while
the second runner-up is Shinata
Chauhan, who hails from Uttar Pradesh.
PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja among four nominated
to Rajya Sabha

• The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
has nominated four noted personalities
from the southern states to the Rajya
Sabha.
• The move is being seen as the BJP’s
attempt to make inroads into South India
— the party’s final frontier that it still has
to conquer.
• Sports icon PT Usha, music maestro
Ilaiyaraaja, spiritual leader Veerendra
Heggade, and screenwriter KV Vijayendra
Prasad were the four picks of the BJP for
the Rajya Sabha.
India’s first autonomous navigation facility
“TiHAN” launched at IIT Hyderabad
• India’s first Autonomous Navigation
facility, TiHAN inaugurated by Union
Minister of State for Science & Technology,
Jitendra Singh at the IIT Hyderabad
campus.
• Developed at a budget of Rs. 130 crores by
the Union Ministry of Science &
Technology, TiHAN (Technology
Innovation Hub on Autonomous
Navigation) is a multidisciplinary initiative
that will make India a global player in the
futuristic and next generation ‘smart
mobility’ technology.
• India’s mobility sector is one of the world’s
largest markets and the TiHAN – IITH will
be the source of futuristic technology
generation for autonomous vehicles.
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad
Barkindo passes away
• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) Secretary-General,
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed
away. He was born in April 1959 in
northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state,
Barkindo assumed the office of the OPEC
Secretary-General in 2016. His tenure was
scheduled to expire in July.
• OPEC is a permanent, intergovernmental
organization, created at the Baghdad
Conference in 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. It aims to
manage the supply of oil in an effort to set
the price of oil in the world market, in
order to avoid fluctuations that might
affect the economies of both producing
and purchasing countries.
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Boris Johnson resigns as United Kingdom
Prime Minister
• United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris
Johnson has announced his resignation
as Conservative Party leader after he was
abandoned by his close allies in the wake
of a series of scandals that rocked his
government, triggering a leadership
election for a new Tory leader who will go
on to become his successor.
• Johnson will remain in charge at 10
Downing Street until the process of
electing a new leader is completed –
expected by the time of the Conservative
Party conference scheduled for October.
Polish government honoured maharajas for
helping refugees during WW II
• The Polish government has honoured the
maharajas of Jamnagar and Kolhapur and
others who sheltered Polish refugees
fleeing the Soviet Union invasion of Poland
during World War II.
• Honouring the invite, the Indian
government sent a delegation of former
royals, including Yuvraj Sambhaji Raje
and Sanyogitaraje Chhatrapati of
Kolhapur and representatives of
Jamnagar royalty, to Poland.
• Poland’s deputy PM Piotr Glinski also
participated in the Warsaw event.
Recalling their memories of living in India,
Polish residents showcased pictures of the
Indian kings’ generosity.
Gita Gopinath becomes 1st woman to feature
on IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’
• India-born Gita Gopinath became the first
woman and second Indian to feature on
the ‘wall of former chief economists’ of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• The first Indian to achieve the honour was
Raghuram Rajan who was Chief
Economist and Director of Research of
IMF between 2003 and 2006.
• Gopinath was appointed as IMF Chief
Economist in October 2018 and was later
promoted as the IMF’s First Deputy
Managing Director in December last year.
Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog, to
serve as new G-20 Sherpa
• The former CEO of Niti Aayog, Amitabh
Kant, will take on the role of G-20 Sherpa.

Piyush Goyal, a Union Minister, would be
replaced by Kant because he is expected
to resign owing to workload.
• Later this year, India will preside over the
G-20. It should be highlighted that the
nation requires a full-time G-20 Sherpa,
which Goyal is unlikely to provide as he
already holds a number of cabinet
positions.
• The Sherpa would need to dedicate a lot of
time to several meetings that will be held
in various regions of the country because
India will hold the G-20 presidency this
year.
Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
passes away
• Shinzo Abe, Former Japan’s Prime
Minister, who was shot at during an
election campaign in western Japan’s
Nara city, has passed away. The Nara fire
department had earlier said that the 67-
year-old Abe was in cardiopulmonary
arrest before he was taken to the hospital.
• They said that he had been wounded on
the right side of the neck and the left
clavicle. Abe, the country’s longest-serving
prime minister until he resigned in 2020,
was flown to hospital by helicopter after
the attack. It was the first assassination of
a sitting or former Japanese premier since
the days of prewar militarism in the
1930s.
UP becomes first state to have 13
expressways in the nation
• Uttar Pradesh‘s largest expressway
network now has a foundation thanks to
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
• The state will soon have better highway
connectivity from many other nations
throughout the world.
• The state now boasts 13 expressways,
making it the first state in the nation to do
so. Six of the 13 expressways totaling
3200 km are in use while the other seven
are under construction.
36th National Games: To be held in Gujarat
from Sep 27 to Oct 10
• Bhupendra Patel, the chief minister of
Gujarat, declared that the 36th National
Games will be held in his state from
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time ever.
• Due to a number of factors, including the
coronavirus pandemic since 2020, the
prestigious event is being hosted after a
seven-year hiatus; the previous one was in
Kerala in 2015.
• The chief minister claimed in another post
that Gujarat has world-class athletic
facilities and that the sporting world is
experiencing a resurgence. The
government will do everything possible to
make the national games the best athletic
event ever.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh to launch the
IS4OM for Safe & Sustainable Space
Environment
• With the help of the ISRO System for Safe
and Sustainable Space Operation and
Management (IS4OM), India has increased
its ability to protect its space assets on its
own.
• Mr. S Somanath, Secretary of the
Department of Space and Chairman of the
Indian Space Research Organization, are
slated to officially launch the IS4OM in the
presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of
Science and Technology, Earth Sciences.
• The IS40M system was developed with a
comprehensive viewpoint, according to
ISRO (Indian Space Research
Organisation), to assure the safety and
sustainability of the space environment
while enjoying the benefits of sustainable
use of space for national development.
Alvaro Lario named as new President of IFAD
• The governing council of the International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
has been appointed as Spain’s Alvaro
Lario new President.
• Lario will take office on 1 October 2022
and serve a four-year term. He will
succeed Gilbert Houngbo who has led the
organisation since 2017.
Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic wins the
seventh title
• Serbia Novak Djokovic won a seventh
Wimbledon men’s title and 21st Grand
Slam crown with a four-set triumph over
Nick Kyrgios.

• Kyrgios gave his best to challenge the more
experienced rival in his first Major final,
but he could take only one set, propelling
Djokovic toward the 21st Major crown.
World Population Day 2022 observed
globally on 11 July
• World Population Day is observed every
year on July 11 to raise awareness about
global population issues.
• The major purpose of this day is to raise
awareness of all the negative impacts that
population growth has had on the steady
development of nature.
• Globally, this day is celebrated by
organising seminars, discussions,
educational sessions, public contests,
slogans, workshops, debates, songs, etc.
• The theme for this year is “A world of 8
billion: Towards a resilient future for all –
Harnessing opportunities and ensuring
rights and choices for all”.
‘Father of Indian Internet’ BK Syngal passes
away
• Brijendra K Syngal, former Chairman of
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), passed
away after a prolonged illness. He was 82.
Syngal, who has been acknowledged as
the father of the Indian Internet, was
known for his strong views and
fearlessness in taking on the
establishment.
• As the Chairman of VSNL, he was
unofficially known as the ‘bulldozer’ for his
ability to push through bureaucratic
hurdles, as a result of which VSNL grew
from a $125 million company in 1991 into
a $1.65 billion communications giant by
1998.
India becomes 68th country to join Interpol’s
child sexual abuse database
• India has joined Interpol’s international
child sexual exploitation (ICSE) database
which will allow it to draw links between
victims, abusers, and crime scenes using
audio-visual data.
• The CBI, which is India’s nodal agency for
Interpol matters, joined the database
making India the 68th country to connect
to it, according to a statement from
Interpol.
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• An intelligence and investigative tool, the
database allows specialized investigators
to share information on cases of child
sexual abuse.
• Through the image and video comparison
software, the investigators can nail down
the criminals by identifying victims and
places of crime.
PM Narendra Modi unveils National Emblem
on the roof of New Parliament Building
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
unveiled the National Emblem cast on the
roof of the New Parliament Building.
• He also interacted with the Shramjeevis
involved in the construction work of the
new Parliament. It has been cast at the
top of the Central Foyer of the New
Parliament Building.
• The National Emblem is made of bronze
with a total weight of 9500 kilograms and
is 6.5 meters in height.
• A supporting structure of steel weighing
around 6500 kilograms has also been
constructed to support the Emblem.
UN: India anticipated to overtake China as
world’s most populated nation next year
• According to a report released by the UN
on World Population Day, India is
expected to overtake China as the world’s
most populous nation next year.
• The world’s population is anticipated to
exceed eight billion people on November
15, 2022, according to a research by the
United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs, Population Division.
• According to the United Nations’ most
recent estimates, the world’s population
may reach 8.5 billion people in 2030, 9.7
billion in 2050, and 10.4 billion in 2100.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk terminates deal to buy
Twitter for $44 billion
• Twitter has hired top law firm to charge
legal action against Tesla and SpaceX CEO
Elon Musk on his decision to terminate
the $44 billion takeover deal. Musk
decided to suspend the deal due to
multiple breaches of the purchase
agreement.
• The two parties are likely set for a
protracted court battle, according to
lawyers. Musk could also be faced with
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paying a $1 billion breakup fee for walking • The Dwarka Expressway, which is being
away. developed as the first elevated urban
Akasa Air gets Air Operator Certificate from expressway in India, will be operational in
DCGA to take off 2023, said Minister for Road Transport
and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
• Billionaire investor Rakesh
• Dwarka Expressway will reduce pressure
Juhunjhunwala-owned, Akasa Air has
on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (part of
been cleared for take-off. The no-frills
the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai
airline received its air operator certificate
arm of the Golden Quadrilateral) and
(AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil
arterial roads that experience severe traffic
Aviation (DGCA).
congestion, primarily from the commuters
• The airline will start its operations at the
of West Delhi.
end of July. The grant of the AOC is the
• It will be a 16-lane access-controlled
final step of a comprehensive process laid
highway with the provision of a minimum
down by the DGCA. The airline inducted
three-lane service road on both sides.
its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft on June
21. 1st Webb Telescope image reveals earliest
galaxies formed after Big Bang
India sets world record for building longest
double-decker bridge in Nagpur • US President Joe Biden has released one
of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first
• The National Highways Authority of India
images in a preview event at the White
(NHAI) and Maharashtra Metro achieved
House in Washington.
the world record for constructing the
• This first image from NASA’s James Webb
longest double-decker viaduct with a
Space Telescope is the deepest and
length of 3.14 km in Nagpur.
sharpest infrared image of the distant
• The longest viaduct with highway flyover
universe to date.
and metro rail supported on single column
• Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this
piers. The maximum metro stations
image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is
constructed on a double-decker viaduct
overflowing with detail. Thousands of
are recognized by the Asia Book of Records
galaxies including the faintest objects ever
& India Book of Records.
observed in the infrared have appeared in
PM inaugurated Deoghar Airport and several Webb’s view for the first time.
other development projects
Japan’s ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially conferred to Narayanan Kumar
inaugurated and set the cornerstone for a
• The government of Japan has conferred
number of construction projects totaling
the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and
more than 16,800 crores of rupees in
Silver Star’ award on Sanmar Group Vice
Deoghar.
Chairman Narayanan Kumar in
• At a public event held on the grounds of
recognition of his contribution toward
Deoghar College, the prime minister
strengthening economic relations between
declared that the government is funding
Japan and India. Kumar was honoured by
religious institutions in order to preserve
the Consul General of Japan in Chennai,
our culture and faith for future
Taga Masayuki.
generations.
• Masayuki lauded Kumar’s dedicated
• The inauguration of flights to Ranchi,
efforts in promoting friendship, goodwill
Delhi, and Patna, as well as the trip from
and mutual understanding between
Deoghar to Kolkata, made the prime
Japan and India.
minister happy. He revealed that work was
• Kumar also heads the Indo-Japan
ongoing on the airports in Bokaro and
Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He
Dumka.
had served the Confederation of Indian
India’s 1st elevated urban expressway Industry (CII) as its president and was
“Dwarka” to be operational by 2023 among the ‘Spring 2022 Imperial
Decorations recipients’.

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AAI Leh Airport is being built as nation first • Rohit Sharma, the captain of India,
carbon-neutral airport became the first captain in cricket history
• The Airports Authority of India, Leh to win 13 straight T20Is. This
airport is being built as a carbon-neutral accomplishment was made by Rohit in
airport, a first in India. A “Geothermal Southampton’s first T20I of a three-match
system” in hybridization with Solar PV series against England.
Plant will be provided in the New airport • Rohit Sharma led the Men in Blue to
Terminal Building for heating and cooling victories over New Zealand, the West
purposes. Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England after
• This system works by exchanging heat taking over as captain from Virat Kohli.
between the air and the ground as its heat WEF’s Gender Gap Report 2022: India ranks
pumps are used for space heating and low at 135th globally
cooling, as well as water heating. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• The main feature of this process is that participated in the first virtual I2U2
naturally existing heat is concentrated Summit. The I2U2 is a four-nation
and used. grouping, where “I” stands for India and
India’s first locally created HPV vaccine Israel, and “U” for the US and the UAE.
receives DCGI approval • PM Modi was joined by United States
• The Drugs Controller General of India President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Yair Lapid
(DCGI) has approved the market and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed
authorization of India’s first quadrivalent Al Nahyan.
Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV)
against cervical cancer.
• The Serum Institute of India (SII) will
produce this vaccine. CEO of The Serum
Institute of India Adar Poonawalla tweeted
the information.
• For the first time, an inexpensive and
widely available HPV vaccination made in
India will be available to treat cervical
cancer in female patients. Later this year,
SII hopes to launch it, and we are grateful
to the DCGI, MoHFW INDIA, for their
approval.
WEF’s Gender Gap Report 2022: India ranks
low at 135th globally
• India ranks 135 among a total of 146
countries in the Global Gender Gap Index
2022 of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
• It is the worst performer in the world in the
“health and survival” sub-index where it is
ranked 146.
• Iceland has retained its position as the
world’s most gender-equal country, among
146 nations on the index.
• Finland, Norway, New Zealand and
Sweden are the top five countries on the
list respectively.
Rohit Sharma sets a world record and
becomes the first captain to win 13 straight
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Japan awards Ex-PM Shinzo Abe got country’s far this year compared to 31 over the entirety
highest order posthumously of 2021.
 The Japanese government announced its Varanasi named 1st cultural and tourism
decision to honour former Prime Minister capital of SCO
Shinzo Abe with the country’s highest
 The holy city of Varanasi showcasing India’s
decoration “the Collar of the Supreme Order of
culture and traditions over the ages will be
the Chrysanthemum” posthumously.
declared the first “Cultural and Tourism
 Shinzo Abe will be the fourth former premier
Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation
to receive the honour under the postwar
Organisation.
Constitution. Before him, former Prime
 Varanasi will become the “Cultural and
Ministers Shigeru Yoshida, Eisaku Sato and
Tourism Capital” of the SCO for 2022-23
Yasuhiro Nakasone were conferred with the
under a new rotating initiative by the eight-
same honour.
member organisation to promote people-to-
British Parliament felicitated BCCI President people contacts and tourism among the
Sourav Ganguly member states.
 The Beijing-headquartered Shanghai
 Former India captain and current BCCI
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an eight-
president, Sourav Ganguly was felicitated by
member economic and security alliance
the British Parliament.
comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
 The Indian cricket legend was felicitated on the
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and
same date July 13 when he led India to
Pakistan.
Natwest final win in 2002 and exactly 20 years
later on the same day he was honoured in the Consumer Affairs Department launches Jagriti,
same city. He was elected as the President of its new mascot
BCCI in 2019.
 Jagriti is a mascot created by the Department
India’s first Monkeypox case reported in Kerala of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) with the goal of
empowering customers and raising awareness
 The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in
of their rights. Jagriti will be shown as an
India after a person who had returned to
educated consumer who is advocating for her
Kerala from UAE developed symptoms of the
rights and finding answers to the issues she
disease. His samples were sent to National
encounters.
Virology Institute in Pune which confirmed the
 The Jagriti mascot will be employed to raise
disease. It was first found in monkeys in 1958.
consumer awareness of a variety of
 According to the WHO, monkeypox is a viral
Departmental topics, including the provisions
zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from
of the 2019 Consumer Protection Act,
animals) with symptoms similar to those seen
hallmarking, the National Consumer Helpline
in the past in smallpox patients, although it is
toll-free number 1915, provisions of the
clinically less severe. It is usually a self-limited
Weights and Measures Act, decisions of the
disease with symptoms lasting two to four
Central Consumer Protection Authority, and
weeks.
consumer testimonies regarding grievance
SpaceX: Cargo Dragon supply mission to the redressal.
ISS launched
Kerala becomes first state to have own internet
 A hydrazine leak on a SpaceX cargo Dragon service
spacecraft caused the launch of the spacecraft
 Kerala is now the first and only state in the
to be delayed by more than a month. The
country to have its own internet service,
spacecraft is now on its way to the
according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan,
International Space Station. Seven and a half
who made the announcement.
minutes after takeoff, the Falcon 9 first stage
 The announcement followed the Department of
landed on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Telecommunications’ granting of an Internet
 The stage successfully launched the Turksat
Service Provider (ISP) licence to the IT
5B communications satellite, as well as
infrastructure project of the Kerala Fiber Optic
NASA’s Crew-3, Crew-4, and CRS-22
Network Ltd (K-Fon), which aims to provide
missions. This was the stage’s fifth flight
everyone in the state access to the internet.
overall. SpaceX has conducted 30 launches so
 K-Fon or Kerala Fiber Optic Network Ltd is a
state government initiative that aims to
eliminate the digital gap. As per the
government, the infrastructure created by this
project is expected to complement the state’s
current telecom ecosystem.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is
NDA’s vice-presidential pick
 The BJP has announced West Bengal
Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar as the NDA’s
vice-presidential candidate, with party chief J
P Nadda lauding him as a “Kisan Putra
(farmer’s son)” who had established himself as
“a people’s governor”.
 With the NDA having a clear majority in the
electoral college comprising MPs of the Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Dhankhar is
expected to win the August 6 election to vice-
president. He will succeed M Venkaiah Naidu,
whose term ends on August 10.
MoU signed between RBI and Bank Indonesia to
further their shared cooperation
 An agreement was reached between the
Reserve Bank of India and Bank Indonesia to
increase collaboration in payment systems,
digital financial innovation, anti-money
laundering, and countering the funding of
terrorism (AML-CFT).
 On the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers
and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Bali,
the two central banks agreed to a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
further their mutual cooperation.
Following $100 million in investment,
OneCard becomes India’s 104th unicorn
 OneCard, a mobile-first credit card company,
raised $100 million in a series D round of
funding backed by Temasek, making it the
104th unicorn in India. India has created more
than 20 financial unicorns so far in 2022,
including OneCard, Open, Oxyzo, and Yubi
(formerly CredAvenue).
 Existing investors including QED, Sequoia
Capital, and Hummigbird Ventures also made
investments in OneCard‘s most recent round,
which is owned by FPL Technologies of Pune.
Rajnath Singh launched Project 17A stealth
frigate ‘Dunagiri’
 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has
launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate
‘Dunagiri’ into the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
The Project 17A frigate is built by Garden
Reach Shipbuilders Limited.
 The P-17A class is a follow-on of the P-17
Shivalik Class with improved stealth features
& advanced weapons.
 The first two ships of the P17A Project were
launched in 2019 and 2020 at MDL and GRSE
respectively. The third ship (Udaygiri) was
launched at MDL on 17 May 22 earlier this
year.
First-Ever ‘Made In India’ surgical robotic
system installed at Rajiv Gandhi Institute
 Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research
Center, New Delhi (RGCI) have installed the
first-ever Made-in-India Surgical Robotic
System, “SSI-Mantra”, devised by the new-age
Indian med-tech start-up SS Innovations.
 The ingenious SSI Mantra, a brainchild of
World-renowned robotic cardiac surgeon Dr
Sudhir P Srivastava, will be signifying the
beginning of a new era of surgical procedures
in India, making robotic surgery accessible
and affordable for the people of our country.
IOA named 322-member Indian contingent for
Commonwealth Games
 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has
announced a 322-member Indian contingent
including 215 athletes and 107 officials and
support staff to represent the country at the
Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham,
United Kingdom.
 The Games are scheduled to be held in British
city from July 28 to August 8, 2022 Team India
will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well
as four disciplines in the para-sports category.
Singapore Open 2022: PV Sindhu wins first
Super 500 title
 PV Sindhu won the first Super 500 title of her
career when she defeated reigning Asian
champion Wang Zhi Yi of China 21-9, 11-21,
21-15 in the final of the Singapore Open.
World Day for International Justice 2022
 World Day for International Justice is observed
on July 17 to commemorate the organisations
that work to bring justice to the victims of
international criminal acts. It also
commemorates the establishment of modern
court systems in the world.
 On July 17, 1998, 120 countries came
together to sign a treaty titled the Rome
Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The establishment came to be known as the
International Criminal Court (ICC), which
came into force on July 1, 2002.
Nelson Mandela International Day 2022
observed on 18 July
 Every year on July 18 the world marks Nelson
Mandela International Day. The day is a
remembrance of the first democratically
elected President of South Africa and his long
years of struggle for justice against apartheid.
 The theme for Nelson Mandela International
Day 2022 is “Do what you can, with what you
have, where you are”, according to the United
Nations.
 The day came about in November 2009, after
the UN General Assembly recognised the
former contributions of Mandela to peace and
the fight for freedom.
India reaches a milestone of 200 Crore
vaccinations for COVID-19
 India has crossed the 200-Crore milestone in
its cumulative COVID19 vaccination
campaign, which is a historic
accomplishment. Preliminary reports indicate
that 2,00,00,15,631 dosages had been given
nationwide. It was accomplished over
2,63,26,111 sessions.
 Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the minister of
health for the Union, also praised the nation
for reaching this milestone in just 18 months
by saying that this tremendous
accomplishment will be inscribed in history.
British govt launched ‘Aviation Passenger
Charter’ to help passengers know their rights
 The British government has launched an
“Aviation Passenger Charter” to help
passengers know their rights if they are faced
with problems at airports after the widespread
disruption seen this year.
 The new charter will help passengers know
what to do if they are confronted by
cancellations, delays or missing baggage. It
has been developed by the British government
in partnership with the aviation sector & travel
industry.
Rajasthan introduces the first digital Lok
Adalat in India
 During the 18th All India Legal Services
Authorities’ convention, which was held here,
National Legal Services Authority Chairman
Uday Umesh Lalit unveiled the first digital Lok
Adalat driven by artificial intelligence.
 Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority’s
(RSLSA) digital Lok Adalat was created by
Jupitice Justice Technologies, the
organization’s technological partner.
 The oldest pending case in the nation was
recently resolved by a district court in Bihar
after 108 years of deliberation.
 The NITI Aayog report also estimated that it
would take 324 years to resolve every case now
outstanding in India.
Ashish Kumar Chauhan named as the next MD
& CEO of NSE
 The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has
announced the appointment of Ashish Kumar
Chauhan as its new managing director and
CEO. He will succeed Vikram Limaye whose 5-
year term ended on 16 July 2022.
 He was one of the founders of NSE where he
worked from 1992 to 2000. He is best known
as the father of modern financial derivatives in
India due to his work at NSE.
Narinder Batra resigned as FIH, IOA president
and IOC member
 Veteran sports administrator, Narinder Batra
has resigned as President of the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA), President of the
International Hockey Federation (FIH), as well
as a member of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), citing “personal reasons”.
 Mr Batra ceased to be President of the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA) when the Delhi High
Court, on May 25, struck down the post of ‘Life
member’ in Hockey India, courtesy of which he
had contested the IOA elections and won back
in 2017.
Manoj Kumar assumes charge as KVIC’s new
chairman
 Manoj Kumar, former expert member of
marketing at Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC), has been promoted to
take charge as Chairman of the Government of
India’s statutory body.
 KVIC’s former Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena
has moved on to take charge as the Lieutenant
Governor of Delhi. Manoj Kumar was earlier
part of KVIC as the Expert Member (Marketing)
and has professional experience in the areas of
marketing and rural development.
Successful testing of India’s first 5G private
network announced by Bharti Airtel
 The nation’s first 5G private network was
successfully tested by Bharti Airtel at Bosch
Automotive Electronics’ plant in Bengaluru.
The trial occurs in advance of a 5G spectrum
auction in the midst of a conflict between
telecom and IT firms over the allocation of
airwaves for private networks.
 Using the government-allocated trial
spectrum, Airtel deployed two industrial-grade
use cases at Bosch’s facility for quality
enhancement and operational efficiency.
INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned after 35
years of service
 INS Sindhudhvaj has decommissioned after 35
years of glorious service to the nation. Vice
Adm Biswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval
Command was the Chief Guest for the
ceremony. The submarine crest depicts a grey
colour nurse shark and the name means flag
bearer at sea.
 Sindhudhvaj, as the name suggests, was the
flag bearer of indigenization and the Indian
Navy’s efforts towards achieving
Atmanirbharta in the Russian-built
Sindhughosh class submarines throughout
her journey in the navy.
2025 World Athletics Championships: Tokyo’s
Olympic Stadium to host event
 The World Athletics Council has selected
Tokyo (Japan) to host the 2025 World Athletics
Championships.
 At the World Athletics Council Meeting in
Oregon, USA, the Council also announced that
the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country
Championships will be held in Medulin and
Pula in Croatia and the 2026 World Athletics
Cross Country Championships will be held in
Tallahassee, Florida.
 The 18th edition of the World Athletics
Championships begins in Oregon USA while
Budapest in Hungary will host the 2023 event.
Mairaj Ahmad Khan of India writes history by
winning gold medal in skeet
 Veteran Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan
made history by becoming the first person to
ever win a men’s skeet gold medal at an ISSF
World Cup.
 The 46-year-old from Uttar Pradesh shot 37 in
the 40-shot final to finish ahead of Minsu Kim
from Korea (36), who took second place, and
Ben Llewellin from Britain (26), who took third
place.
Renowned Ghazal Singer Bhupinder Singh
passes away
 Legendary ghazal singer, Bhupinder Singh
passed away due to suspected colon cancer
and COVID-19-related complications. He was
82.
 Singh was best known for songs such as
‘Duniya Chhute Yaar Na Chhute’ (“Dharam
Kanta”), ‘Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Aasman’
(“Sitara”), which he sang with the late
legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, ‘Dil
Dhoondta Hai’ (“Mausam”), ‘Naam Gum
Jayega’ (“Kinara”).
Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympic
Games
 The 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic
Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, United
States. The opening ceremony for the 2028 Los
Angeles Olympics will take place on July 14,
2028, and continue till July 30.
 However, Los Angeles has previously hosted
the Olympics in 1984 and 1932. The LA28
Games will feature more than 3,000 hours of
live sport across 800 events in more than 40
sports. 15,000 athletes are expected to
compete in the Olympic and Paralympic
Games in Los Angeles, according to LA 28.
International Moon Day observed on 20 July
 The General Assembly declared International
Moon Day, a United Nations-designated
international day to be observed annually on
20 July.
 International Moon Day 2022 is chosen as the
day to educate and promote awareness on the
status and prospects for humanity.
15th President of India: Draupadi Murmu
 Daughter of a tribal family coming from a very
ordinary house in Odisha, Draupadi Murmu
has been elected as the 15th President of
India.
 The 2022 Indian Presidential Election was the
16th presidential election that was held in
India on the 18th of July 2022. Murmu
becomes India’s first woman tribal president.
 She also becomes the second woman to hold
the post after Pratibha Patil. The tenure of
incumbent president Ram Nath Kovind will
end on 24 July.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as
9th President
 Veteran Sri Lankan politician and six-time
Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has
been elected as the 9th President of the Island
nation by the Parliament. He secured 134
votes in the presidential election by the 225-
member parliament.
 The 73-year-old Wickremesinghe will serve the
remaining term of former President Gotabaya
Rajapaksa, which ends in 2024.
Due to an intense heat wave, England under its
first-ever red weather warning
 As temperatures have continued to soar, the
UK Meteorological (Met) Office issued the first-
ever red extreme heat warning for areas of
England, including London.
 Temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius,
and a red warning, the maximum level used by
 the Met Office under its alert system, indicates
a risk to life is possible. The unusual warning,
which is categorised as a national emergency,
signifies that life is in danger for people of all
ages.
 According to the UK Health Security Agency
(UKHSA), a heatwave reaches level four when
it is so intense and/or persistent that its
consequences go beyond the reach of the
health and social care system. This implies
that everyone, not just high-risk groups,
including healthy, fit people, could be
vulnerable to illness and death.
India sign an agreement with Namibia to
reintroduce cheetah
 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between India and Namibia aims to bring back
cheetahs to the country after nearly seven
decades. The first eight cheetahs are expected
to arrive in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National
Park by August 15.
 Separately, India is anticipated to receive 12
cheetahs from South Africa; a draught deal
has already been signed, and a final one is
forthcoming, according to authorities with
knowledge of the situation.
 69 years after the last known cheetah was
hunted down in Chhattisgarh in 1952, the
animal will re-enter a wild enclosure in India.
India Innovation Index 2021: Karnataka,
Manipur and Chandigarh topped
 Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh topped
the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India
Innovation Index, which ranks the states and
the union territories on their innovation
performance.
 NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery
released the India Innovation Index 2021 in
presence of apex public policy think tank
member Dr VK Saraswat, CEO Parameswaran
Iyer and senior adviser Neeraj Sinha.
 Karnataka topped in the ‘Major States’
category and Manipur emerged as a winner in
the ‘North East and Hill States’ category.
Chandigarh was the top performer in the
‘Union Territories and City States’ category.
Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List: Gautam
Adani surpasses Bill Gates
 As per the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List,
India’s richest person, Gautam Adani has now
also become the fourth richest person in the
world, leaving behind Microsoft founder Bill
Gates.
 This increment came as Gates announced that
he would be donating $20 billion of his wealth
to his non-profit organisation — Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
 Elon Musk is the richest person with a $230
billion net worth, followed by Bernard Arnault
of Louis Vuitton at the second spot and
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at third on the list.
 Mukesh Ambani was placed 10th on the
Forbes list (net worth: $88 billion).
Tamil Nadu tops in Smart City Fund utilisation
 Tamil Nadu tops the list of states so far as
utilisation of funds under the government’s
flagship Smart City Mission is concerned.
 While Tamil Nadu has spent over Rs 3932
crore out of the Rs 4333 crore released by the
Centre, Uttar Pradesh is in the second position
with the utilisation of Rs 2699 cr out of the
Central share release of Rs 3142 crore.
 As on 8 July 2022, the Centre has released Rs
30,751.41 crore for 100 Smart Cities, out of
which Rs 27,610.34 crore (90%) has been
utilised.
Henley Passport Index 2022: India ranks 87th
 The Henley Passport Index has recently
released the list of the World’s Most Powerful
Passports for the year 2022.
 Three Asian nations Japan, Singapore and
South Korea bagged the top three positions on
the list, reversing pre-pandemic rankings that
were dominated by European nations.
 India is ranked 87th on the list of the world’s
most powerful passports in 2022, according to
the latest Henley Passport Index from Henley
& Partners, an immigration consultancy.
13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue begins in
Germany
 The 13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue began in
Berlin, Germany. The two-day informal
ministerial meet is being chaired by Germany
and Egypt, hosts of this year’s annual climate
meet (COP-27).
 The informal ministerial meeting proposes to
build consensus and provide political direction
to resolve divergences aimed at improving the
implementation of climate action, the core goal
of COP-27.
 Ministers and delegations from several
countries recalled the urgency to move to the
implementation of all the previous resolutions
made during the last meeting in order to limit
global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
$1 billion loan from the World Bank approved
for the PM ABHIM
 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
informed the Rajya Sabha that the World Bank
had granted a loan of USD $1 billion to fund
 India’s flagship PM Ayushman Bharat Health
Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
 The loan that has been cleared consists of two
complementary loans totalling USD 500
million each for India’s Enhanced Health
Service Delivery Program and Transforming
India’s Public Health Systems for Pandemic
Preparedness Program (PHSPP).
Since 1999, ISRO used PSLV to launch 345
foreign spacecraft from 34 different nations
 Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) for Science and
Technology, announced that ISRO has signed
six agreements with four nations for the
launch of foreign satellites between 2021 and
2023.
 According to the Minister, the Indian Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has
successfully launched 342 foreign satellites
from 34 countries since 1999 on a commercial
basis. Dr. Jitendra Singh stated in a written
response to a question in the Rajya Sabha
today that the launch of these foreign satellites
on a commercial basis will generate roughly
132 Million Euros.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes first 100%
Landlord Major Port of India
 Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become the first
100 per cent Landlord Major Port of India
having all berths being operated on the PPP
model.
 The PPP model of investment in Indian ports
has made remarkable progress in the last 25
years, beginning from the Jawaharlal Nehru
Port, resulting in capacity addition and
productivity improvement.
 JNP is one of the leading container ports in the
country and is ranked 26th among the top 100
global ports (as per Lloyds List Top 100 Ports
2021 Report).
Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem named as
new Kuwait’s Prime Minister
 Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-
Jaber Al-Sabah has issued a decree to appoint
Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem as a new
Prime Minister. The appointment of a new PM
comes three months after former Prime
Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Hamad Al-
Sabah submitted his resignation, the fourth in
the past two years and a half.
 Sheikh Mohammed Sabah was born in 1955
and is the fourth son of the 12th Emir of
Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, who
ruled Kuwait from 1965 until 1977.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned
 Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi has
stepped down from his post after key coalition
parties withdrew their support for his
government on measures tackling the high
cost of living. Draghi submitted his resignation
to President Sergio Mattarella.
 However, Draghi’s government will continue to
function under a caretaker capacity till a new
leader is elected. He was elected as Prime
Minister of Italy in February 2021.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched
‘Swanirbhar Naari’ scheme
 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
has launched ‘Swanirbhar Naari’, a scheme to
empower indigenous weavers in Assam’s
Guwahati. The state government will procure
handloom items directly from indigenous
weavers via a web portal under the scheme.
The scheme will help in preserving the heritage
of handlooms and textiles in the state.
 The State government has decided to procure
handloom items directly from the indigenous
weavers without involving any middlemen
through a specially developed Swanirbhar
Naari web portal.
Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index June 2022:
India ranks 118
 India’s rankings fell by three spots in the
median mobile speeds, according to Ookla’s
Speedtest Global Index. India has at the
number 115th spot in May this year, but it
dropped down to 118th in June.
 In April and May, India’s mobile broadband
speeds improved. But the month of June 2022,
saw the median mobile download speeds in
India decrease from 14.28 Mbps in May to
14.00 Mbps, according to the data.
 Norway continues to be at the No.1 spot for
overall global median mobile speeds, while
Chile has reclaimed its No.1 position from
Singapore, which landed at the No.2 spot for
overall global fixed broadband speeds.
PM Narendra Modi unveils India’s first
Passenger Drone “Varuna”
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled
Varuna, India’s first passenger drone. PM Modi
is seen watching the demonstration of the
drone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted
that the current government has ensured last-
mile delivery of services with the help of
technology, including drones.
 The Prime Minister was there to address the
Naval Innovation and Indigenisation
Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’
which took place at Dr Ambedkar
International Centre in New Delhi.
 Varuna, India’s first drone that can carry a
human payload, has a range of 25 km. The
drone can carry a 130 kg payload and has 25-
33 minutes of flight time.
Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as the 15th
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
 Senior politician, Dinesh Gunawardena has
been appointed as the new and 15th Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka, by President Ranil
Wickremesinghe.
 He succeeds former prime minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe, who has been sworn in as
the country’s 9th president.
 Gunawardena, parliamentarian of the Sri
Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, took
his oath in the capital Colombo in the presence
of other senior legislators.
HP becomes the 1st Indian state to connect all
registered commercial vehicles
 Himachal Pradesh has become the first state
in the country to connect all registered
commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle
Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
 Now, these vehicles can be tracked anywhere
in the country through VLTD. More than 9,423
vehicles have been registered and linked with
ERSS. Now it will be monitored by both the
police and the transport department.
RBI approves Open, Cashfree Payments,
PayNearby and Fairexpay for Cross-Border
Payments
 The Reserve Bank of India gave the go-ahead
to Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby &
Fairexpay, providers of payments and API
banking solutions, for its cross-border
payments offering.
 Cross-border payments are the focus of the
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) announcement
about the Second Cohort’s release from the
Regulatory Sandbox. The reserve bank chose
four of the eight entities that were a part of the
Test Phase.
 These companies include the unicorn of neo
banking, Open, as well as Cashfree Payments,
PayNearby, and Fairexpay. These entities have
all successfully passed the second cohort’s
Test Phase.
India’s bioeconomy could likely reach $300
billion by 2030
 By 2025 and 2030, India’s bioeconomy is
predicted to reach $150 billion and $300
billion, respectively. The Biotechnology
Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
released the India BioEconomy Report 2022
based on information about the economic
contribution of the biotech sector.
 According to the analysis, the nation’s
bioeconomy reached over USD 80 billion in
2021, representing an increase of 14.1% over
USD 70.2 billion in 2020. It claimed that India
would add USD 80.12 billion to bioeconomy in
2021, producing USD 219 million daily.
NITI Aayog: India’s R&D expenditures one of
the lowest worldwide
 According to a report by the government think
tank NITI Aayog and the Institute for
Competitiveness, India has among of the
lowest R&D expenditures worldwide. In fact,
R&D spending in India has decreased, falling
from 0.8 per cent of GDP in 2008-09 to 0.7 per
cent in 2017-18.
Report titled “Digital Banks” released by NITI
Aayog
 The “Digital Banks” paper from NITI Aayog
presents a rationale for a licencing and
regulatory framework for digital banks as well
as a template and a path for implementing it.
It focuses on preventing any regulatory or
policy arbitrage and provides both incumbents
and challengers with an even playing field.
 In front of other officials, the report was
released by Suman Bery, CEO of NITI Aayog,
Parameswaran Iyer.
WHO Report: India was top remittance
recipient in 2021 receiving $87 billion
 India was the top recipient country for
remittances inflows in 2021, in current US
dollars, among the low and middle-income
countries, according to a report released by
World Health Organisation. India received
remittances worth US$ 87 billion in 2021, as
per the “first World report on the health of
refugees and migrants”.
 China ($53 billion), Mexico ($53 billion), the
Philippines ($36 billion) and Egypt ($33 billion)
were the top five nations in the list.
 The United States was the largest source
country for remittances in 2020, followed by
the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and
Switzerland. Remittances increase or maintain
consumer spending and soften the blow of
economic hardship, such as during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Centre modifies Flag Code of India 2002 to
permit tricolour to be displayed constantly
 National flag is flown in the open and is raised
by a member of the public, it may now fly
through the night. The Flag Code of India 2002
was revised by the Ministry of Home Affairs to
 permit the flying of the national flag even at
night as the federal government begins its Har
Ghar Tiranga campaign. The flag could
previously only be flown between sunrise and
dusk.
 The ministry stated that clause XI of
paragraph 2.2 of the Flag Code has been
substituted by the following phrase: “where
the flag is displayed in the open or displayed
on the house of a member of the public, it may
be flown day and night.”
China launches “Wentian,” second of its three
space station modules
 China launched the second of the three
modules needed to complete its new space
station.
 This was the most recent development in
Beijing’s ambitious space programme. A Long
March 5B rocket launched the unmanned
spaceship with the call sign Wentian from the
Wenchang launch facility on China’s tropical
island of Hainan.
Forex reserves decreased by USD 7.5 billion to
USD 572.7 billion
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) most recent
data shows that during the ending week of
July 15, India’s foreign exchange reserves
decreased by $7.5 billion to $572.7 billion. The
reserves have dropped to their lowest level in
20 months, or since November 6, 2020, when
they were $568 billion.
 The report showed that foreign currency
assets, which decreased by $6.5 billion over
the week, were the main cause of the reduction
in foreign exchange reserves.
 Shaktikanta Das, governor of the RBI, stated
that the existing level of foreign exchange
reserves is sufficient.
 According to the July RBI report, the foreign
exchange reserves at $580.3 billion on July 8,
2022, were sufficient to cover 9.5 months’
worth of anticipated imports for the years
2022–2033.
MP’s Burhanpur becomes the first district to
certify ‘Har Ghar Jal’
 Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh,
popularly known as the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’,
became the first Certified ‘Har Ghar Jal’
district in the Country.
 Only district in the country, people from each
of 254 villages in Burhanpur have declared
their villages as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ through a
resolution passed by Gram Sabhas.
Accordingly, it certifies that all people in the
villages have access to safe drinking water
through taps, ensuring that ‘No One is Left
Out’.
India’s Indermit Gill named as World Bank’s
Chief Economist
 The international financial institution, World
Bank has appointed Indermit Gill, as its chief
economist and senior vice-president for
development economics at the multilateral
development bank. His appointment will be
effective September 1, 2022.
 Gill will be only the second Indian to serve as
chief economist at the World Bank. Kaushik
Basu was the first, having served in the job
from 2012-2016. Gill, currently vice-president
for equitable growth, finance, and institutions
at the Bank, leads the work on
macroeconomics, debt, trade, poverty, and
governance.
India provides UNRWA with donation of USD
2.5 million for Palestinian refugees
 India gave the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
USD 2.5 million.
 In a signing ceremony at UNRWA
headquarters in East Jerusalem, Sunil Kumar,
director of the West Asia and North Africa
Division of the Indian Ministry of External
Affairs, handed Karim Amer, director of
partnerships for the Department of External
Relations, a check for USD 2.5 million.
India-Japan conducted a Maritime Partnership
exercise (MPX) in the Andaman Sea
 A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was
conducted between Japan Maritime Self
Defense Force and Indian Navy in the
Andaman Sea.
 INS Sukanya, an offshore patrol vessel and JS
Samidare, a Murasame class destroyer,
undertook various exercises including
seamanship activities, aircraft operations and
tactical manoeuvres as part of the operational
interaction.
Rajnath Singh announces the formation of
combined tri-service theatre commands
 Rajnath Singh, Minister of defence, to improve
coordination between the armed forces,
announced the creation of unified theatre
commands of three services.
 India is fast transitioning from being the
world’s top importer of defence equipment to
an exporter.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2022: All you need to know
about India’s victory over Pakistan
 Kargil Vijay Diwas is the celebration of India’s
historic win over Pakistan on July 26, 1999.
The Indian Army successfully removed
Pakistani forces who were illegally occupying a
hilltop at the Indian side of the Line of Control
(LoC) at Kargil, Ladakh.
 To commemorate this victory and remember
those who sacrificed their lives for this
country, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated
annually in India on July 26.
World Airport Traffic Dataset 2021: New Delhi
among top 20 busiest airports
 The Airports Council International (ACI) World
has released the annual World Airport Traffic
Dataset to reveal the global air traffic rankings
of the top 20 aviation industries for the full
year 2021.
 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport (ATL) has topped the 2021 Ranking
with 7.6 crore passengers in terms of
passenger footfall in the year 2021.
 From India, the Indira Gandhi International
(IGI) Airport in New Delhi has been ranked
among the top 20, as the 13th busiest airport.
IGIA witnessed 3.7 crore passenger footfall in
2021, which is 30.3% more than 2.8 crore in
2020 when IGI was ranked 16th.
Monkeypox vaccine IMVANEX approved by
European Commission
 European Commission has given permission
for the Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as
protection against monkeypox, as
recommended last week by the European
Medicines Agency (EMA).
 Globally, over 16,000 cases of monkeypox
have been reported from 75 countries. This
vaccine is developed by Danish biotechnology
company Bavarian Nordic.
 Imvanex is a non-replicating smallpox vaccine
developed in collaboration with the U.S.
government to ensure the supply of a smallpox
vaccine for the entire population, including
immunocompromised individuals.
Professor Kaushik Rajashekara won Global
Energy Prize 2022
 Indian-origin professor of engineering at the
University of Houston, Kaushik Rajashekara
has won the prestigious Global Energy Prize.
 Rajashekara is joined as a 2022 laureate by
Viktor Orlov, chief specialist of the Centre for
Innovative Technologies (Rosatom in Russia)
and pioneer in thermonuclear physics; and
Mercouri Kanatzidis, professor of chemistry
and materials science at Northwestern
University and senior researcher at the
Argonne National Laboratory.
 Rajashekara was given the award in the New
Ways of Energy Applications category for his
contributions to transportation electrification
and energy efficiency technologies while
reducing power generation emissions. The
awarding ceremony will be held during
Russian Energy Week in Moscow on October
12-14.
AR Rahman unveils anthem ‘Vanakkam
Chennai’ for 44th International Chess
Olympiad
 Grammy and Oscar-winning music composer,
AR Rahman has come up with the ‘Vanakkam
Chennai’ (Welcome Anthem) for the upcoming
International Chess Olympiad, 2022.
 Directed by Vignesh Shivan, the music video
features chief minister MK Stalin,
grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand, and music
maestro AR Rahman, who has composed and
sung the theme song.
India will host ICC Women’s ODI World Cup
2025
 International Cricket Council (ICC) has
confirmed that India will host the ICC
Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. BCCI will leave
no stone unturned to make it a memorable
event for everyone concerned.
 Bangladesh will host the 2024 Women’s T20
World Cup, while the 2026 edition will be held
in England.
 Sri Lanka has secured hosting rights for the
Women’s T20 Champions Trophy, slated for
2027, provided it qualifies for the event.
Union Cabinet adopts a $1.6 billion BSNL
revitalization plan
 Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister of
Railways, Communications, Electronics and
Information Technology, said that the Union
Cabinet approved the Rs. 1.64 lakh crore
revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited (BSNL).
 Package announced by the government in
2019 has contributed to stabilising BSNL’s
financial situation. The loss of clients has
come to an end.
India’s first all-women-run cooperative bank
coming up in Rajasthan
 The first all-women-run financial institution in
the cooperative sector is coming soon in
Rajasthan following a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) has signed with the
Telangana government’s Stree Nidhi Credit
Cooperative Federation.
 The new body will promote women’s
empowerment by supporting their enterprises.
One of India’s largest financial deals, Axis against Rs 2,725 crore in the last edition of the
Bank-Citi merger, gets approved by CCI list.
 The acquisition of Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp PV Sindhu named India’s flagbearer for 2022
Finance (India) Limited’s consumer banking Birmingham Commonwealth Games
operations by Axis Bank has been approved,
 Ace India badminton player P.V. Sindhu has
according to the Competition Commission of
been chosen as the flagbearer of the Indian
India (CCI). The acquisition had been disclosed
contingent for the opening ceremony of the
by the firms. According to CCI, the transaction
Commonwealth Games 2022. The opening
entails the going-concern slump sale of
ceremony will be held on July 28, 2022, at
Citibank and Citicorp’s consumer banking
Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.
operations to Axis.
 She was the flag-bearer at the opening
 Citigroup Inc. and Axis Bank Limited have
ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games
signed a deal for the sale of Citi’s consumer
on the Gold Coast, where she won silver in the
businesses in India.
women’s singles event.
 Citi chose Axis after a lengthy and intense
 Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who was
auction process.
also the defending champion in the
 The deal entails the sale of Citibank India’s
Commonwealth Games having won the gold in
consumer banking operations, including its
Gold Coast four years ago, was expected to be
credit card, retail banking, wealth
the flag-bearer.
management, and consumer lending
businesses. US wins most Gold, India places 33rd at the
2022 World Athletics Championships
CRPF 84th Raising Day Observes on 27 July
2022  The World Athletics Championships were held
in America for the first time. And in terms of
 The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF),
medals, Team USA made the most of their time
observed its 84th Raising Day on 27 July
over the last 10 days.
2022. The day celebrates the immense and
 More than three times as many as any other
unparalleled contribution of the force in
nation in the competition, and more than any
upholding the unity, integrity, and sovereignty
other nation has ever won at a global
of the nation.
championship, the United States finished the
 CRPF is India’s largest Central Armed Police
competition with a total of 33 medals.
Force, which operates under the authority of
 This includes 13 golds, the most of any nation.
the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
India in 33 rd place among participating
 CRPF came into existence as the ‘Crown
countries and fourth best in Asia only behind
Representative’s Police’ on 27 July 1939. After
China, Japan and Kazakhstan.
Independence, it became the Central Reserve
Police Force on the enactment of the ‘CRPF Act’ World Hepatitis Day 2022 observed globally on
on 28 December 1949, which constituted 28th July
CRPF as an armed force of the Union.
 World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on
Roshni Nadar retained as India’s richest 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis,
woman for 2nd year in a row which causes inflammation of the liver that
leads to severe disease and liver cancer.
 HCL Technologies’ Chairperson, Roshni Nadar
 This day is an opportunity to step up national
Malhotra has retained her position as the
and international efforts on hepatitis,
richest woman in India, for the second year in
encourage actions and engagement by
a row according to the third edition of ‘Kotak
individuals, partners and the public and
Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy
highlight the need for a greater global response
Women List’.
as outlined in the WHO’s Global hepatitis
 The total net worth of Roshni Nadar stood at
report of 2017.
Rs 84,330 crore. Roshni Nadar was followed by
 The theme for world hepatitis day 2022 is
Nykaa-owner Falguni Nayar, overtaking Kiran
‘Bringing hepatitis care closer to you.’ The
Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon, with a total wealth
main theme is to focus on raising awareness of
of Rs 57,520 crore. Falguni Nayar is the
the need to make hepatitis care more
world’s tenth richest self-made woman.
accessible.
 The report highlighted that 25 new faces have
made it to the list. The other key highlights of India Received the Highest Annual FDI Inflows
the report include that the average wealth of Of USD 84.8 billion In FY 21-22
women in 2021 went up to Rs 4,170 crore as
 India received the highest annual Foreign Asia Cup 2022 shifted from Sri Lanka to the
direct investment (FDI) inflows of almost $85 UAE
billion in FY 21-22. India is rapidly emerging
 As informed by the Asian Cricket Council
as a preferred country for FDI in the
(ACC), the Asia Cup 2022 will now be held in
manufacturing sector.
United Arab Emirates (UAE). Earlier this event
 FDI Equity inflow in Manufacturing Sectors
was scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka.
have increased by 76% in FY 2021-22 ($ 21.34
 However, due to the economic crisis in the
billion) compared to previous FY 2020-21.
island nation, the tournament has been
 Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an
shifted to UAE. But the hosting rights of the
investment made by a company or an
game will still remain with Sri Lanka.
individual in one country into business
interests located in another country. FDI is an 22nd Commonwealth Games kicks off at
important driver of economic growth. Birmingham, UK

INS Vikrant: Navy receives India’s first  The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games
indigenous aircraft carrier kicked off with a glitzy opening ceremony at
the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United
 The indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant, which
Kingdom. The Prince of Wales, reading out
was created by the Navy’s own Directorate of
from the Queen’s letter, declares the Games
Naval Design and will likely be commissioned
open.
on Independence Day, was delivered to the
 A total of 72 teams took part in the parade into
Navy by the Cochin Shipyard.
Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. PV Sindhu
 It bears the name of the Indian Naval Ship
and Manpreet Singh were India’s flag-bearers
(INS) Vikrant, India’s first aircraft carrier,
at the parade of the CWG opening ceremony.
which was an important participant in the war
of 1971. The 262-meter-long carrier is International Tiger Day 2022 observed globally
significantly larger and more modern than her on 29 July
predecessor, with a full displacement of
 International Tiger Day is observed globally on
around 45,000 tonnes. The aircraft carrier has
29th July every year. The day is celebrated to
a top speed of 28 knots and is propelled by four
raise awareness among individuals,
gas turbines with a combined 88 MW of power.
organisations, and governments about the
Boris Johnson gives Churchill Leadership importance of the conservation of tigers.
Award to Ukraine’s Zelenskyy  This day aims to encourage all to take
appropriate action to save the wild cats. As per
 British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has
World Wildlife Fund, approximately 95 per
presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr
cent of the population of tigers has declined in
Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill
the last 150 years.
Leadership Award, drawing comparisons
 This year’s theme for International Tiger Day
between the two leaders in times of crisis.
2022 is “India launches Project Tiger to revive
 Zelenskyy accepted the award by video link
the tiger population”. They support initiatives
during a ceremony at Johnson’s London office
that collaborate with regional people to
that was attended by members of the Churchill
safeguard tigers and also take strong action
family, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym
against poaching and illegal trade.
Prystaiko and Ukrainians who have received
training from British soldiers.
ISRO generated $279 million in foreign
currency through satellite launches
 Dr. Jitendra Singh, India’s Minister of State for
Science and Technology, said in front of the
parliament that the launch of foreign satellites
by the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) brought in $279 million in foreign
currency.
 Antrix, the commercial arm of ISRO, made this
money by launching 345 foreign satellites from
34 different nations. 56 million of these gains
were paid out in dollars, while 223 million were
paid out in euros (220 million Euros). There
are 2,226 crore rupees in the total.
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Zimbabwe launched gold coins as legal tender
to tackle inflation
 Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold
to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation
that has further eroded the country’s unstable
currency.
 The unprecedented move was announced by
the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank
of Zimbabwe, to boost confidence in the local
currency.
 The coin is called ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ which refers
to Victoria Falls in the local Tonga language.
 The coins will have liquid asset status so that
they could be easily converted to cash and
locally and internationally tradable. The cost
of one coin was $1,824 at the time of launch.
Kerala leads in hosting legislative sessions in
2021
 Kerala, which dropped to eighth place in terms
of convening Assembly sessions during the
initial COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, regained
first place in 2021 with the nation’s longest
House session at 61 days.
 The PRS Legislative Research, a think tank
with its headquarters in New Delhi, published
the research on the operation of State
Assemblies for 2021.
 Karnataka came in second with 40 sitting
days, followed by Tamil Nadu with 34, and
Odisha with 43.
 The Houses of State/UT legislatures should
convene for at least 50 days a year for those
with fewer than 70 members, like Puducherry,
and at least 90 days for those with more
members.
Sanjay Arora to join as the new Delhi Police
commissioner
 Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS officer
who oversaw the paramilitary ITBP, will
assume control of the Delhi Police as Delhi
Police commissioner. He is scheduled to retire
in 2025.
 Sanjay Arora was named commissioner of the
Delhi Police, replacing the previous Delhi
Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, an IPS
officer from the Gujarat Cadre who retired
after nearly 38 years of service.
 Rakesh Asthana, the departing commissioner
of the Delhi Police, said that despite his
retirement, he still has a strong desire to serve
the public and the force.
3rd India-Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex
VINBAX 2022” begins in Haryana
 The 3rd edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral
Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” is conducted
at Chandimandir, Haryana from August 1 to
20, 2022.
 The theme of Ex VINBAX 2022 is the
“Employment and deployment of an Engineer
Company and a Medical Team as part of
United Nations Contingent for Peace Keeping
Operations”. The exercise will further
strengthen the bilateral relations between
India and Vietnam.
 The conduct of Ex VINBAX – 2022 as a field
training exercise with enhanced scope from
previous editions of bilateral exercise will
strengthen mutual confidence, and inter-
operability and enable sharing of best
practices between the Indian Army and
Vietnam People’s Army.
Kargil War: Point 5140 at Dras in Kargil sector
named as Gun Hill
 Indian Armed Forces and pay tribute to the
supreme sacrifice of the Gunners in
“Operation Vijay”, Point 5140 at Dras in the
Kargil sector has been christened as Gun Hill.
 Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army, with
lethal and accurate firepower, was able to have
a telling effect on the enemy troops and their
defences including Point 5140, which was the
key factor in the early completion of
operations.
4th India-Oman Joint Military Exercise ‘AL
NAJAH-IV’ begins
 The 4th Edition of India-Oman Joint Military
Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ begins in Rajasthan at
the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field
Firing Ranges.
 The exercise takes place between contingents
of the Indian Army and the Royal Army of
Oman from August 01 to 13, 2022. The 3rd
edition of Ex AL NAJAH IV was held at Muscat
from 12 to 25 March 2019.
Indian Women Savitri Jindal replaces China’s
Yang Huiyan to become Asia’s Richest Woman
 Savitri Jindal, the Chairperson Emeritus of OP
Jindal Group, has surpassed China’s Yang
Huiyan to become Asia’s richest woman, as per
the real-time Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
 The 72-year-old Savitri Jindal who also holds
the position of the richest woman in India has
a total fortune of $11.3 billion.
Tamil Nadu Police received President’s colour
from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
 Chief Minister M.K. Stalin received the
renowned “President’s Colours” for the Tamil
Nadu Police from Vice-President of India M.
Venkaiah Naidu.
 One of the very few law enforcement agencies
in the nation to be awarded the coveted
“President’s Colours” is the Tamil Nadu Police.
To commemorate the achievement, Mr. Stalin
declared that each police officer in the service
would get a medal.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Mirabai Chanu
wins India’s first gold medal
 Daughter of India, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu
has won India’s first Gold Medal at the
Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women’s
49Kg weightlifting category.
 She aggregated a total of 201kg (88kg+113kg)
to stamp her authority in the competition and
achieve a Commonwealth Games record in the
process.
‘Games Wide Open’ unveiled as Paris Olympics
2024 official slogan
 The organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics
unveiled “Games Wide Open” as their official
slogan. The 2024 Summer Olympics are
scheduled to take place from July 26 to August
11, 2024.
 The slogan was released alongside a video
promising the Olympics and Paralympics
would be “faster”, “higher” and “stronger” — as
well as “more inclusive, more brotherly, more
beautiful.”
England beats Germany in Women’s Euro 2022
 The European Championship final saw
England defeat Germany 2-1 to claim its first
significant women’s soccer championship.
 After Germany failed to successfully clear a
corner, Chloe Kelly scored the game-winning
goal on a rebound in the second period of extra
time.
Max Verstappen wins F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
2022
 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has
won the Formula One (F1) 2022 Hungarian
Grand Prix 2022.
 This is his overall 28th race win and the 10th
win of the 2022 season. Lewis Hamilton
(Mercedes-Great Britain) stood second and
George Russell (Mercedes – Britain) came
third.
World Breastfeeding Week 2022: 1-7 August
 World Breastfeeding Week is observed every
year to emphasize regular breastfeeding for
babies. This year breastfeeding week
commences on August 1 while it concludes on
August 7.
 Breastfeeding is extremely crucial for the
healthy growth and development of an infant.
Breastmilk is the best food for newborn babies.
It contains antibodies that aid in preventing
several prevalent paediatric ailments.
 This year’s World Breastfeeding Week, under
its theme ‘Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate
and Support.’ is a time to revisit the
commitments made at the start of this year by
prioritizing breastfeeding-friendly
environments for mothers and babies.
GoI released a commemorative postage stamp
to honour Tricolour designer P Venkayya
 The government of India released a special
commemorative postage stamp to mark the
146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya,
the designer of India’s national flag.
 The stamp was released by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi during an event “Tiranga
Utsav” organised by the Ministry of Culture at
Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi.
 The event will also display the original design
of the national flag made by Pingali Venkayya.
The current flag is the modified version of the
first design of the flag.
 The Tiranga Utsav will also witness the grand
launch of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” anthem and
video.
 Venkayya, born on August 02, 1876, near
Machilipatnam town in Andhra Pradesh, was
a freedom fighter and a follower of Gandhian
principles.
Tiranga bike rally organised by Union Culture
Minister G Kishan Reddy
 A Har Ghar Tiranga Bike Rally by Members of
Parliament was launched in Delhi from the
famed Red Fort by Vice President M. Venkaiah
Naidu. The Tiranga Bike rally is organised by
Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy.
 In honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, a bike rally was
held from Red Fort to Vijay Chowk.
Sujoy Lal Thaosen gets the additional charge of
DG of ITBP
 Sashastra Seema Bal’s director general in New
Delhi, Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen assumed the
additional responsibility of Director General of
the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Dr. Thaosen is
a Madhya Pradesh Cadre IPS Officer from the
1988 batch.
 Dr. Thaosen received the charge and
traditional baton from IPS Sanjay Arora. The
ITBP, established in 1962, patrols the Indo-
Chinese border. Additionally, it is used for a
 number of internal security tasks, such as
anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh.
RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index)
Inches Up
 The Reserve Bank of India’s composite
financial inclusion index (FI-Index) capturing
the extent of financial inclusion across the
country rose to 56.4 in March 2022, showing
growth across parameters.
 RBI now publishes the index annually in July
every year. The index stood at 53.9 in March
last year. It was at 43.4 for the period ending
March 2017, showing rapid improvement in
reach of financial services over the past five
years.
 Financial inclusion means that individuals
and businesses have access to useful and
affordable financial products and services that
meet their needs – transactions, payments,
savings, credit and insurance – delivered in a
responsible and sustainable way.
India to participate combat exercise drill
“Pitch Black 2022” in Australia
 India will be part of the mega air combat
exercise “Pitch Black 2022” among 17 nations,
to be held in the Northern Territory of
Australia.
 India’s participation in the exercise, “Pitch
Black”, has been confirmed by the Australian
government. Over 100 aircraft and 2,500
military personnel from 17 nations will be part
of the drill. The exercise is scheduled to take
place from August 19 to September 6.
 This year’s participants include Australia,
Canada, India, France, Germany, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of
Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the UAE, the UK
and the US.
India Navy and France Navy conducted
exercise in the Atlantic Ocean
 The Indian Navy guided-missile frigate INS
Tarkash, while on her long-range overseas
deployment, conducted a Maritime
Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French naval
ships in the North Atlantic Ocean on July 29
and 30.
 INS Tarkash and French Fleet Tanker FNS
Somme carried out a replenishment at sea,
followed by cooperative air operations with the
maritime surveillance aircraft Falcon 50,
taking part in several mock missile
engagements and air defence drills.
Indian Air Force will retire all squadrons of
MiG-21 by 2025
 The Indian Air Force will retire one of its four
remaining squadrons, MiG-21 (Russian
combat aircraft) fighter jets by 2022
September and the other three are scheduled
to be phased out by 2025.
 The old MiG-21s will be replaced with newer
fighter jets. Six MiG-21s have been lost in
crashes in the last 20 months, killing five
pilots. The IAF also plans to start the phasing
out of the three squadrons of MiG-29 fighter
jets in the next five years.
 Currently, the IAF has around 70 Mig-21
aircraft and 50 Mig-29 variants.
Suresh N Patel sworn in as Central Vigilance
Commissioner
 Vigilance Commissioner, Suresh N. Patel was
appointed as the Central Vigilance
Commissioner. He has been working as the
acting Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)
since June this year.
 He was sworn in as the chief of the Central
Vigilance Commission by President Droupadi
Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony
was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
officer Sanjay Kothari had completed his term
as the CVC on June 24 last year.
Ramsar sites: India adds 10 new wetlands in
the list
 India adds 10 more wetlands designated as
Ramsar sites to make a total of 64 sites in the
country. The 10 new sites include Six (6) sites
in Tamil Nadu and One (1) each in Goa,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
 Designation of these sites would help in the
conservation and management of wetlands
and the wise use of their resources.
 India is one of the Contracting Parties to the
Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran,
in 1971. India signed it on 1st Feb 1982.
 So far 64 wetlands covering an area of
12,50,361 ha have been designated as Ramsar
Sites of International Importance in India, till
date.
India-US Armies to hold mega military exercise
“Yudh Abhyas” in Uttarakhand’s Auli
 The Indian Army and the US Army will conduct
the 18th edition of the fortnight-long mega
military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” from October
14 to 31, 2022, at Auli in Uttarakhand.
 The exercise is aimed at enhancing
understanding, cooperation and
interoperability between the two armies. The
previous edition of the exercise took place in
Alaska, the US, in October 2021.
 The exercise is aimed at enhancing Nation observes 80th anniversary of Quit India
understanding, cooperation and movement
interoperability between the armies of India
 The 80th anniversary of the August Kranti Din
and the US.
or Quit India Movement, which is considered
4th RBI Monetary Policy review: Repo rate as one of the important milestones in the
raised by 50 bps history of the freedom struggle of our country,
is being observed on 8 August 2022.
 The Reserve Bank of India has retained its
 The slogans “Quit India” and “Do or Die”
retail inflation forecast for the current fiscal
became battle cries for the freedom fighters
year at 6.7 per cent. It has increased the policy
during the Quit India movement.
repo rate under the liquidity adjustment
 On 8 Aug 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a
facility (LAF) by 50 basis points to 5.40 per
clarion call to end British rule and launched
cent with immediate effect.
the Quit India Movement at the session of the
 RBI hiked the policy repo rate for the third time
All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai.
in a row. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary
Although the movement was suppressed by
Policy Committee is headed by the Reserve
1944, it played an important role in uniting the
Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das.
common people across the country against
Sweden and Finland approved to join NATO by British rule.
US Senate
UP Govt Plans to Double Farmers income under
 With 95 senators voting in favour of the ‘Panchamrut Yojana’
measure, the US Senate decisively approved
 Uttar Pradesh government announced that
the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Panchamrut
Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri
Yojana’ will help to achieve the goal of doubling
cast the lone dissenting vote, contending that
farmers’ income through the introduction of
the threat posed by China should receive
cost-effective technical measures and the
considerably more attention than European
promotion of the co-cropping method.
security.
 The Government will also honour farmers who
 Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO
implement the Panchamrut scheme and are
has the strong support of US President Joe
able to enhance the productivity of the land as
Biden, who in July forwarded the issue to the
well as their income with ‘Uttam Sugarcane
Senate for consideration
Farmer’ awards. The Uttar Pradesh
 Uttarakhand govt decides to develop one
government encourages farmers to adopt new
Sanskrit-speaking village in each district
techniques of agriculture to reduce the cost of
Uttarakhand government has decided to agriculture and enhance their income.
develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each
Chess prodigy V Pranav becomes India’s 75th
of the 13 districts in the state.
Grandmaster
 Citizens of these villages will be trained by
 The Chennai-based chess prodigy V Pranav
experts to use the ancient Indian language as
became India’s 75th Grandmaster by winning
a medium of daily communication.
a tournament in Romania.
Hiroshima Day is observed globally on 6th  The Chennai-based Pranav won the Limpedea
August Open in Baia Mare, Romania to secure his
third and final GM norm and attain the
 Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6 to
Grandmaster title.
commemorate the atomic bombing of
 Commonwealth Games 2022: Eldhose Paul
Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, at the end of World
becomes the first Indian to win gold in the
War II.
triple jump
 The horrific incident took place on August 6,
1945, when the United States dropped an India’s Eldhose Paul scripted history by
atomic bomb named “Little Boy”, on the town winning the first-ever gold medal in Men’s
of Hiroshima in Japan. 2022 marks the 77th Triple Jump at the Commonwealth Games
anniversary of the world’s first atomic 2022.
bombing.
 With the best effort of 17.03m, he left everyone
 The day, which is observed at the Hiroshima
in awe of his stunning jump.
Peace Memorial Park, Japan, highlights the
effects of nuclear wars, pays respect to those Google launches ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75
who got killed, discourages nuclear years of Independence
proliferation and promotes world peace.
 Tech giant, Google has launched ‘India Ki
Udaan’ to mark 75 years of Independence. The
project has executed by Google Arts & Culture
celebrates the country’s achievements and is
“themed on the unwavering and undying spirit
of India over these past 75 years”.
 As part of the country-wide celebrations,
Google also announced its collaboration with
the Ministry of Culture. It was officially
launched at a glittering event held at the
Sunder Nursery in Delhi in the presence of
Union Culture and Tourism Minister G Kishan
Reddy and senior officials of the culture
ministry and Google.
Commonwealth Games 2022: India’s Final
Medal Tally and Rank
 India contingent completed its Commonwealth
Games 2022 campaign in Birmingham. India
won 61 medals in the overall Commonwealth
Games 2022 medal table.
 India finished its CWG 2022 campaign as the
fourth-best country on the medals table.
 India won 22 gold medals, 16 silver and 23
bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games
in Birmingham.
 India’s Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign
is its fifth-best in terms of the number of
medals won. India’s best finish was at its home
games in Delhi in 2010, where it won 101
medals.
World observed Nagasaki Day on 09th August
 Japan commemorates the 9th of August every
year as Nagasaki day. On August 9, 1945, the
United States dropped an atomic bomb on
Nagasaki, Japan. It was code-named “Fat
Man” due to the design of the bomb as it had
a wide, round shape.
 On August 9, 1945, a US B-29 bomber
dropped an atomic bomb on the city, killing
nearly 20,000 people.
 The year 2022 will mark the 77th anniversary
of the incident and will pay tribute to all those
who lost their lives in the attack or were left
alive to die slowly in the horrible nuclear
radiation.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous
Peoples: 09 August
 International Day of the World’s Indigenous
Peoples is celebrated on 09th August across
the world.
 The celebration highlights the role of
indigenous people and the importance of
preserving their rights, communities and
knowledge they gathered and passed down
over centuries.
 The theme of International Day of the World’s
Indigenous Peoples this year is “The Role of
Indigenous Women in the Preservation and
Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.”
Indo-US Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Vajra
Prahar 2022 begins in Himachal Pradesh
 The India-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex
Vajra Prahar 2022”, began on August 08,
2022, at the Special Forces Training School in
Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. Ex Vajra Prahar
2022 is the 13th edition of the annual exercise.
 The main objective of this joint exercise is to
share the best practices and experiences in
areas such as joint mission planning and
operational tactics.
World Biofuel Day observed globally on 10
August
 World Biofuel Day is commemorated on 10
August every year to raise awareness about the
use of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to
conventional fossil fuels.
 During this day, the government and private
organisations come together to spread
awareness about the importance of non-fossil
fuels as a different source of energy.
 August 10 was chosen as World Biofuel Day
since it was on this date in 1893 that German
inventor Sir Rudolf Diesel successfully ran his
diesel engine on peanut oil.
World Lion Day observed globally on 10th
August
 World Lion Day is observed globally on 10th
August. The day aims to spread awareness of
lions and the urgent need to strive toward their
conservation.
 Lions are silently in danger of going extinct
worldwide. Lions supposedly wandered
amiably through Africa, Asia, Europe, and the
Middle East some three million years ago.
Nitish Kumar steps down as CM of Bihar,
dissolves coalition with BJP
 Nitish Kumar resigned from the position of
chief minister of Bihar, which he had been in
an alliance with the BJP.
 At Raj Bhavan, Nitish Kumar went to see
Governor Phagu Chauhan alone before
announcing his resignation to the awaiting
media.
 As per the information, Nitish Kumar has
presented the governor of Bihar with the
signatures of his party’s MLAs and the
Mahagathbandhan, and he is hoping for an
invitation to form the government once more.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to
receive France’s highest civilian award
 Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, set to
be conferred with France’s highest civilian
award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.
 The French government is honouring him for
his writings and speeches and the French
Ambassador here Emmanuel Lenain has
written to Tharoor informing him about the
award.
International Youth Day celebrates on 12th
August
 International Youth Day is celebrated on 12
August every year. This day is celebrated to
raise awareness regarding issues that are
faced by the world’s youth.
 The objective of International Youth Day 2022
is to amplify the message that action is needed
across all generations to achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
leave no one behind.
 The theme for 2022’s edition of International
Youth Day is “Intergenerational solidarity:
creating a world for all ages.”
Former West Indies Skipper Kieron Pollard first
cricketer to play 600 T20 matches
 Former West Indies all-rounder, Kieron Pollard
became the first cricketer to play 600 T20
matches. The hard-hitting batter achieved this
landmark during his side’s London Spirit’s
match against Manchester Originals.
 Behind him are players Dwayne Bravo (543
matches), Shoaib Malik (472), Chris Gayle
(463) and Ravi Bopara (426).
Mexican President proposes peace commission
led by 3 leaders including PM Modi
 The Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López
Obrador has proposed that the top
commission should include Pope Francis, the
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and
Indian PM Narendra Modi.
 The aim of the commission would be to present
a proposal to stop the wars around the world
and reach an agreement to seek a truce for at
least five years. The commission aims to stop
wars across the world and reach an agreement
to seek a truce for at least five years.
1st edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March
2023
 The 1st Edition of Women Indian Premier
League will be starting from March 2023 to be
held in a one-month window and in all
likelihood with five teams, a senior BCCI
official confirmed.
 The BCCI bigwigs have discussed the issue
and a March window has been found for the
tournament after the Women’s T20 World Cup
in South Africa.
 Both BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and
secretary Jay Shah in separate interviews had
earlier confirmed that 2023 is the year when
WIPL would start.
World Sanskrit Diwas 2022: History,
Importance and Objectives
 World Sanskrit Day or World Sanskrit Diwas
2022 is celebrated on the occasion of
Shraavana Poornima.
 World Sanskrit Day also coincides with the
festival of Raksha Bandhan. In 2022, World
Sanskrit Day is celebrated on 12th August
2022.
 Sanskrit is the mother of all languages and it
is one of the oldest languages to exist in the
World.
 The main objective to celebrate the World
Sanskrit Diwas 2022 is to encourage and
make the upcoming generation familiar with
the oldest language and the mother of all
languages.
Nation celebrates 76th Independence Day on
15th August 2022
 This year India is celebrating 76th
Independence Day on 15th August 2022 to
mark the country’s freedom from nearly two
centuries of British colonial rule.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the
celebrations from Red Fort in New Delhi and is
addressing the nation from Red Fort in New
Delhi.
 This is his ninth address as the prime
minister. To celebrate the 75 years of
Independence the Government of India has
started an initiative called “Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav”.
PM Narendra Modi Observes Partition Horrors
Remembrance Day 2022
 In his last year’s Independence Day speech,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared
August 14 to be observed as “Partition Horrors
Remembrance Day” to remind the nation of the
sufferings and sacrifices of Indians during the
partition in 1947.
 The day, which coincides with Pakistan’s
Independence day, will be observed in memory
of the “struggles and sacrifices of our people”.
 In the weeks and months around August 15,
1947, the partition of India into India and
Pakistan resulted in severe bloodshed and
communal violence, property loss, and
significant instability.
 The partition is often regarded as one of the Veteran stock market investor Rakesh
most violent and rapid displacements in Jhunjhunwala passes away
human history.
 Veteran stock market investor, Rakesh
World’s Highest Chenab Railway Bridge Jhunjhunwala passed away at the age of 62.
Inaugurated  Often referred to as ‘India’s Warren Buffett’
and the Big Bull of Indian markets,
 The golden joint of the world’s highest railway
Jhunjhunwala’s net worth was $5.8 billion.
bridge over River Chenab was inaugurated.
 An investor with a Midas touch, Jhunjhunwala
For the first time ever since independence,
was the 48th richest man in the country.
Srinagar will be linked to the rest of India after
the overarch deck on the world’s highest Ramsar sites: 11 more Indian wetlands have
single-arch railway bridge over River Chenab. got Ramsar recognition
 The bridge will be 35 meters higher than the
 India has added 11 more wetlands to the list
Eiffel Tower. Chenab Bridge was a famous
of Ramsar sites to make a total of 75 such sites
bridge with intricate engineering that had to
covering an area of 13,26,677 hectares in the
overcome several challenges.
country. 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of
 The geology, the harsh terrain, and the hostile
Independence India.
environment were just a few of the challenges
 The 11 new sites designated as Ramsar sites
that the engineers and railway officials had to
included: four sites in Tamil Nadu, three in
overcome to get to this point.
Odisha, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one
Defence forces, RBI and PM Office Most each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Trusted Institutions
 Defence forces, RBI and Prime Minister of
India are the three most trusted institutions in
the country, according to a survey by Ipsos
India. The Supreme Court of India came fourth
and it was followed by the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI).
 Defence Forces with at least 2 in 3 (65 per cent
of respondents) reposing faith in them was
ranked first, followed by Reserve Bank of India
with 1 in 2 (50 per cent). Prime Minister of
India office as an institution was at the third
spot with 49 per cent citizens having trust in
it, the survey said.
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India voluntary trust funds for defence of human
rights more than Rs 3 crore
 India has donated $ 400,000 (more than Rs 3 crore)
to as many as four Voluntary Trust Funds,
according to information released by the Permanent
Mission of India to the United Nations in Geneva.
 It went on to say that the donation to Voluntary
Trust Funds was made to show India’s commitment
to the global advancement and protection of human
rights as well as its support for the UN Human
Rights Council.
Covid booster vaccination approved first in the
United Kingdom
 British health authorities stated that the UK has
become the first nation to approve a bivalent
Moderna Covid booster vaccination. Covid booster
vaccination targets both the original strain of
COVID-19 and the more recent Omicron version.
 The Moderna Covid booster vaccination was
approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as a “sharpened
instrument” against the new coronavirus after it
was determined to meet its requirements of safety,
quality, and effectiveness.
Simon Stiell of Grenada named as new UNFCCC
Executive Secretary
 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has
appointed Simon Stiell as the new Executive
Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change
Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany.
 The appointment has been endorsed by the Bureau
of the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).
 The United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) has near universal
membership and is the parent treaty of the 2015
Paris Climate Change Agreement.
India Can Be USD 5 Trillion Economy By FY29 If
GDP Grows At 9% For 5 Years
 India may become a USD five trillion economy by
2028-29 only if the GDP grows at nine per cent per
annum consistently for the next five years, former
RBI Governor D Subbarao.
 Speaking at Federation of Telangana Chamber of
Commerce and Industry on India @75- Marching
Towards USD 5 Trillion Economy on the occasion of
75 years of Indian Independence.
 There are eight key challenges for India to overcome
to achieve the dream of 5 trillion economy. The
challenges are increasing investment, improving
productivity and education and health outcomes,
creating jobs, raising agricultural productivity,
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maintaining macroeconomic stability, managing
global mega trends and improving governance.
India To Start Supplying Petrol With 20% Ethanol
From April 2023
 India will start supplying petrol with 20 per cent
ethanol at select petrol pumps from April next year
and will ramp up supplies thereafter as it looks to
cut oil import dependence and address
environmental issues.
 E20 petrol (petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol)
in some quantity will be available from April 2023
and the rest to be covered by 2025.
 India, which achieved the target of supplying petrol
mixed with 10 per cent ethanol (10 per cent ethanol,
90 per cent petrol) ahead of schedule in June this
year, has advanced the target of making petrol with
20 percent ethanol by five years to 2025.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveils statue of
Marwari warrior Veer Durgadas Rathore
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled the
Statue of “Veer Durgadas Rathore” on his 385th
birth anniversary in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur.
 The Raksha Mantri paid glowing tribute to Veer
Durgadas Rathore on the occasion, terming him as
the symbol of social harmony, honesty, bravery and
devotion.
 He stated that people, irrespective of caste or
religion, should take inspiration from Veer
Durgadas Rathore, who strived for peace and
harmony against divisive elements in society.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh unveils India’s first
Saline Water Lantern
 Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh
has launched India’s first saline water lantern,
‘Roshini’, which uses seawater to power Light
Emitting Diode (LED) lamps.
 The minister unveiled the first-of-its-kind lantern
during his visit to Sagar Anveshika, a coastal
research vessel operated by the National Institute of
Ocean Technology (NIOT) Chennai for marine
research.
Indian flag unfurled in space to marks 75 Years of
Independence
 The Indian national flag was unfurled in space at an
altitude of over 30 km as the country marked its 75
years of Independence. The tricolour was sent to the
edge of space on a balloon by Space Kidz India,
which describes itself as an aerospace organisation
creating young scientists for the country.
 The unfurling of the flag was part of the Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav celebrations that mark the
 completion of 75 years since India became
Independent.
 Space Kidz India is an organization creating “young
scientists for the country and spreading awareness
among children for a borderless world.” The
organisation recently launched a satellite into Low
Earth Orbit.
Dadabhai Naoroji’s London home gets Blue Plaque
honour
 The London home of Dadabhai Naoroji will get a
‘Blue Plaque’, an honour that is reserved for notable
personalities who have lived and worked in London.
Naoroji was the first Asian who was elected as a
Member of Parliament in Britain.
 The Blue Plaque scheme, run by the English
Heritage charity, honours the historic significance
of particular buildings across London. Naoroji’s
plaque was unveiled to coincide with the 75th-
anniversary celebrations of Indian Independence.
 By 1986, English Heritage assumed charge of the
scheme. Since then, English Heritage has erected
over 360 plaques in more than 900 buildings in
London.
Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia from November
16-25, 2022
 Malaysia’s premier men’s hockey tournament, the
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 will be held from
November 16 to 25 in Ipoh. The tournament is
making a return after a two-year due to the Covid-
19 pandemic.
 World No 1 Australia, fifth-ranked Germany, India,
New Zealand, and Canada have been invited to the
tournament. All matches will be played at the Azlan
Shah Stadium in the city of Ipoh in Malaysia, which
is the permanent venue of the Sultan Azlan Shah
Cup.
 The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup has been an annual
feature in the FIH calendar since 1998, although it
initially started life in 1983 as a biennial event. The
event is named after legendary hockey fan and
former FIH Executive Board Member HRH Sultan
Azlan Shah.
Parsi New Year 2022: History and Significance
 Every year, Parsi New year is celebrated on the 16th
of August. This year also on Parsi New Year 2022,
India will observe a regional holiday which marks
the beginning of the new year according to the
‘Shahenshahi’ calendar.
 The Parsi New Year is also known as Navroz. Most
of the Parsi community resides in the western part
of the country, generally in Maharashtra and
Gujarat. During Parsi New Year, the Parsi families
all over India, visit holy temples, pay respect to
elders and offer their prayers. They also enjoy their
traditional food.
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PM Modi announced ‘Panch Pran’ goal for the next
25 years
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the nation
from the Red Fort for the ninth time in a row on
August 15, 2022.
 PM Modi, in his 88-minute speech, outlined his
“Panch Pran Targets” (Five Resolves) to make India
a developed country by the time it celebrates its
100th Independence Day in 25 years. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi discussed the Panch Pran
Goal.
 PM Modi requested every individual to foloow Panch
Pran. The Panch Pran are as follows:
 Advance with greater conviction and the
determination of a developed India
 Get rid of any signs of slavery
 Take pride in India’s history.
 the power of unity
 duties of citizens, such as those of the PM and CMs.
‘Medicine from the sky’: First Pilot Project
Launched in Arunachal Pradesh
 ‘Medicine from the sky’ pilot project drone service
launched by the Chief Minister of Arunachal
Pradesh Pema Khandu. ‘Medicine from the sky’ is
also a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, initiated by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 The first successful flight was conducted from
Seppa to Chaoyang Tajo in the East Kameng
district. This pilot project was a result of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to introduce new
technologies in the health care sector of India.
Vostok-2022: Indo-China military drills to be held in
Russia
 The People’s Liberation Army of China will take part
in the Vostok-2022 strategic command and staff
exercise in Russia, which also includes the armies
of India, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia,
according to the country’s defence ministry.
 China‘s People’s Liberation Army will send some
troops to Russia to participate in the Vostok-2022
(East) strategic exercise, in accordance with the two
countries’ yearly military cooperation plan and
agreement.
 India, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia will also
contribute troops for the Vostok-2022 drill,
according to China's Ministry of Defense, but the
Indian Army has not issued an official statement on
the matter.
NASA’s moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st
test flight
 The American space agency, NASA has rolled out its
giant new Moon rocket, surrounding the Space
Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft;
the vehicle was moved to Pad 39B at the Kennedy
 Space Center in Florida ahead of the expected lift-
off on 29 August.
 The near 100m-tall (328ft) SLS rode an immense
tractor to the pad. The SLS will be used under the
Artemis mission that will take humans back to the
Moon his time with plans for a longer presence on
the surface.
India’s Oil Demand Will Rise By 7.73% In 2022,
Fastest In The World
 India’s demand for petroleum products like petrol
and diesel will grow by 7.73 per cent in 2022, the
fastest pace in the world. India’s oil demand
remained healthy at 0.7 millions barrels per day
(million b/d), about 16 per cent y-o-y growth in
June, after an annual growth of 0.8 million b/d in
May.
 Oil demand in India is supported by the rising
momentum in economic activities, as the economic
reopening continued amid an easing of COVID-19
restrictions in India. Indian oil demand in June was
supported by the reduction in excise duty on petrol
and diesel by the Central Government, coupled with
the delayed arrival of the monsoon season and has
led to robust demand for fuels.
Scotland becomes first nation to make period
products available to everyone
 Local governments of Scotland are now required by
law of Scotland to offer free sanitary products
(Period Products) like tampons and pads to anyone
who needs them. As the Period Products Act takes
effect in Scotland, goods will be supplied through
councils and educational institutions.
 The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
was unanimously approved by MSPs in November
2020. Labour MSP Monica Lennon, who has been
working to eradicate period poverty since 2016,
introduced the bill.
BRO to build First Steel Slag Road in Arunachal
Pradesh
 The Border Road Organization (BRO) will build Steel
Slag Road in Arunachal Pradesh based on the Pilot
project. The Steel Slag Road is the first of its kind
Project which aims to make durable roadways that
can withstand heavy rain and adverse climatic
conditions.
 Arunachal Pradesh has some treacherous areas
and locations which suffer from heavy rain and
adverse climatic conditions, the Steel Slag Road
project will help to resolve the connection between
the help centers and the affected areas.
“Dahi-Handi” Recognised as an Official Sport of
Maharashtra
 Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announces that
‘Dahi-Handi’ will be recognized as an official sport
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in Maharashtra. The state is set to organize a ‘Pro-
Dahi Handi’ completion.
 The Maharashtra Government also announces that
the Govindas will get a job under the sports category
and if any Govinda loses his life insurance of Rs 10
lakh will be given, also if they end up being partially
handicapped insurance of Rs 5 lakh will be given by
the Government of Maharashtra.
World Humanitarian Day observed on 19th August
 World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on August
19 every year to recognise all aid and health workers
who volunteer to help victims of disasters and crises
against all odds. The day aims to spread awareness
about the need for humanitarian assistance
worldwide.
 The UN hopes that the day will serve as a reminder
to people of the risk taken by some to save lives and
support humanitarian causes.
 The 2022 campaign, according to the United
Nations, shines a light on “thousands of volunteers,
professionals and crisis-affected people who deliver
urgent health care, shelter, food, protection, water
and much more.”
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 to be held at
Indore
 According to External Affairs Ministry spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi, the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
2023 will be held at Indore in January next year.
 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on
the 9th of January to mark the contribution of the
overseas Indian community to the development of
India.
 It also commemorates the return of Mahatma
Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th January
1915.
 The decision to celebrate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
was taken in accordance with recommendations of
the High-Level Committee (HLC) on the Indian
Diaspora set up by the government of India under
the chairmanship of L. M. Singhvi.
Mandla becomes India’s first fully ‘functionally
literate’ district
 Madhya Pradesh’s tribal-dominated Mandla region
has become the first fully “functionally literate”
district in the country. Another report of 2020
highlights that, more than 2.25 lakh people in this
district were not literate, most of them were tribals
from forest areas.
 Tribals frequently complained to the authorities
about money being taken from their bank accounts
by fraudsters and the root cause of this was that
they were not functionally literate.
HAL to establish its first marketing office abroad in
Malaysia

 The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish
its first international marketing and sales office in
Kuala Lumpur in anticipation of a potential
agreement for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas
in Malaysia.
 The change has taken place because Tejas is being
considered by Malaysia as a Fighter Lead-in Trainer
(FLIT) aircraft for the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
India to buy Six Tu-160 long-range bombers from
Russia
 India intends to purchase Tu-160 bomber from
Russia, in order to boost its strategic force. America
objected to its initial flight because of how
hazardous this bomber is in nature. Tupolev Tu-
160 bomber can reach a peak speed of 2220 kmph.
 The maximum weight that this aircraft can carry
while flying is 110,000 kg. It has a 56-meter
wingspan. Russia produces the tactical bomber
known as the Tu-160 bomber. As a result, the
bomber may carry out an attack at a distance of
thousands of kilometres from its base.
Geothermal energy to be used to supply energy to
Ladakh
 At 14,000 feet in Ladakh, ONGC is getting ready to
pump geothermal energy. State-run explorer ONGC
has set out on a mission to harness the steam
streaming from the earth’s core at Puga, a lonely
valley off the road to Chumar on the de facto
boundary with China, at a height of more than
14,000 feet.
 In India, geothermal energy is nothing new. The
Indian government first provided a report on the
nation’s geothermal hotspots in 1973. This
occurred after shallow drilling exploration by the
Geological Survey of India (GSI) revealed
prospective hot spring and geothermal areas.
According to estimates, India has the ability to
produce 10 gigawatts of geothermal energy.
UEFA League: Manisha Kalyan becomes 1st Indian
to play in the league
 Young striker Manisha Kalyan became the first
Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s
Champions League when she made her debut for
Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club
competition in Engomi, Cyprus.
 In November 2021, the 20-year-old had become the
first ever Indian footballer to score a goal in the AFC
Women’s Club Championship.
GoI grants GI Tag to Bihar’s Mithila Makhana
 The Central government has awarded the
Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Mithila
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Makhana. With this move, growers will get the
maximum price for their premium produce.
 Over five lakh farmers of the Mithila region of Bihar
will be benefited from this decision. Makhana
registered with GI Tag, farmers will get profit and it
will be easier to earn.
 Once a product gets this tag, any person or
company cannot sell a similar item under that
name. This tag is valid for a period of 10 years
following which it can be renewed.
 The other benefits of GI registration include legal
protection to that item, prevention against
unauthorised use by others, and promotion of
exports.
Super Vasuki: Indian Railways longest freight train
 The Indian Railways conducted a test run of its
latest train called Super Vasuki. The Super Vasuki
is operated by the South East Central Railway
(SECR) zone of the Indian Railways.
 The SECR ran the record long-haul freight trains
Vasuki and Trishul last year and the 2.8 km long
SheshNaag train before that. The Super Vasuki was
set up by amalgamating five rakes of goods trains
as one unit. The freight train is 3.5 km long.
Punjab & Haryana agree to be name Chandigarh
airport after Bhagat Singh
 The Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed
to name the Chandigarh International Airport in
Mohali after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The decision
was taken during a meeting between Punjab CM
Bhagwant Mann & Haryana deputy CM Dushyant
Chautala.
 The Punjab government has already declared a
state holiday on March 23, the martyrdom day of
legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
 The Rs 485-crore airport project is a joint venture
of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the
governments of Punjab and Haryana.
Country’s first indigenous monkeypox test kit
launched
 India has developed the first indigenously-
developed RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox
disease. The kit is developed by Transasia Bio-
Medicals, the kit was unveiled by Principal
Scientific Adviser to the Centre Ajay Kumar Sood.
 The kit would help in early detection and better
management of the infection which the WHO
declared a public health emergency of international
concern.
UP government to build India’s first education
township
 The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to build
an education township in the state. As per the Yogi
 Adityanath government, the education township
will be developed on the idea of ‘Single Entry,
Multiple Exit’.
 The move will provide high-quality education to the
youth and equip them with a variety of professional
skills in a single place. Besides, it will provide
accommodation and many other facilities to both
students and teachers.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi govt to set up country’s first
night safari in Lucknow
 The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath approved the proposal of the Uttar
Pradesh Tourism Department to start the country’s
first night safari in the capital Lucknow.
 Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said
that on the lines of Singapore’s world’s first night
safari, this night safari in Lucknow will be
developed on 350 acres in the Kukrail forest area
spread over an area of 2027.46 hectares and a
zoological park will be built in 150 acres.
Transgenders will be covered under Ayushman
Bharat PM-JAY
 According to the government of India, transgenders
will be brought under the ambit of Ayushman
Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-
JAY).
 The National Health Authority (NHA) under the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
to provide inclusive and composite health packages
for transgenders under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY.
Liberty Medal 2022 to be awarded to Ukrainian
President Zelenskyy
 The Liberty Medal 2022 will be awarded this fall to
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The
National Constitution Center has announced that
Zelenskyy will be honoured in a ceremony in
October for what it called “his heroic defence of
liberty in the face of Russian tyranny.”
 President Zelenskyy has bravely led the Ukrainian
people in their defence of freedom against Russian
tyranny, and his courage has inspired people
around the world to defend liberal democracy and
the rule of law.
Bangladeshi Fahmida Azim won the Pulitzer Prize
2022
 Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the
Insider online magazine of the US has been selected
for the Pulitzer Prize 2022. She will be awarded
under the category of Illustrated Reporting and
Commentary.
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 She is among the four journalists including
Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey of
Insider being published from New York, selected for
their work on the Chinese oppression of the
Uyghurs. The work ‘I escaped a Chinese internment
Camp’ has illustrations by Fahmida Azim.
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins
Unesco Peace Prize 2022
 Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been
awarded the Unesco Peace Prize 2022 for “her
efforts to welcome refugees”. In the summer of
2015, as refugees were streaming into Europe,
Merkel opened her country’s borders and famously
declared to Germans “Wir schaffen das”, “We can do
this.”
 The honour, which is officially called Felix
Houphouet-Boigny-Unesco Peace Prize, is named
after the former president of Ivory Coast. It has been
awarded each year since 1989 to individuals,
organisations or institutions that have made a
special effort to promote, research or secure peace.
It is awarded annually.
 The prize includes a cheque of USD 150,000, a gold
medal and a peace diploma. If there are multiple
recipients, the cheque is shared equally.
17-year-old pilot Mack Rutherford sets record for
solo flight around world
 A 17-year-old pilot, Mack Rutherford became the
youngest person to fly solo around the world in a
small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria, where his
journey kicked off five months ago.
 Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national,
landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital,
Sofia, to complete his task and claim two Guinness
World Records. Along with becoming the youngest
person to fly around the world by himself,
Rutherford is the youngest person to
circumnavigate the globe in a microlight plane.
India to have 1.8 lakh Kms of Highways & 1.2 lakh
Kms of Rail Lines by 2025
 India is set to construct more railways and
motorways in 2025. The length of all national
highways in India is anticipated to reach 1.8 lakh
kilometres and the railway lines would be 1.2 lakh
kilometres by 2025 according to the report of Bank
of America Securities India.
 Between the years 1950 to 2015, 4000 kilometres
of new national highways were constructed in India
and it was 77,000 kilometres in 2015.
 In 1950, the railway network in India was only
10,000 kilometres of rail lines and by 2015 there
were 63,000 kilometres of railway lines.
India’s 1st 3D Printed Post Office to soon come up
in Karnataka

 India’s first 3D-printed post office is slated to come
up in Bengaluru, Karnataka and will cost around
one-fourth of the amount spent on a traditional
building.
 The new post office building in Cambridge Layout in
Halasuru, Bengaluru will be built using 3D printing
and is likely to be completed within the next month.
 The Post Office building is being constructed by
Larsen & Toubro, which is the only company
currently in India utilising 3D printing technology
for construction.
 3D printing can significantly reduce the cost and
expedite construction which would otherwise take
months to complete.
 3D printing of the new post office which will be a
three-storied building has been given clearance by
the Building Materials and Technology Promotion
Council of the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs and IIT-Madras.
Indian scientist Samir V Kamat appointed as DRDO
Chairman
 According to a Personnel Ministry order,
Distinguished scientist Samir V Kamat was
appointed as Secretary of the Department of
Defence Research and Development and Chairman
of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO).
 Kamat, who is Director General, Naval Systems &
Materials, at the DRDO will succeed G Satheesh
Reddy who has been named as scientific adviser to
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
GoI named former CEA K Subramanian as Executive
Director for India at IMF
 Former Chief Economic Adviser, KV Subramanian
was appointed as the Executive Director for India at
the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
 His term will begin from November and will continue
for a period of three years or until further orders,
whichever is earlier, by curtailing the tenure of
eminent economist Surjit S Bhalla as ED (India),
IMF up to 31 October 2022.
INS Vikrant To Be Commissioned On Sept. 2
 The first indigenous carrier which has been
constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, will soon be
commissioned as INS Vikrant on September 2. The
warship will play the role of ensuring peace and
stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
 The aircraft landing trials on board INS Vikrant will
begin in November and will be completed by mid-
2023. INS Vikrant will be commissioned in Cochin
in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
the vice chief said, adding the equipment for the
aircraft carrier has been manufactured in 18 states
and union territories.
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International Dog Day 2022 celebrates on 26th
August
 International Dog Day is celebrated annually on
August 26 to promote the adoption of dogs instead
of buying them from pet shops. The day was
founded by Animal Welfare Advocate and Pet
Lifestyle expert Collen Paige.
 The aim of promoting this day is to raise awareness
about adopting these animals who are currently in
rescue centres. on this day promote dog ownership
of all breeds, pure and mixed. Embrace National
Dog Day as an opportunity for all dogs to live a safe,
happy and abuse-free life.
South Korea breaks its own record for the world’s
lowest fertility rate
 South Korea has once again shattered its own
record for the world’s lowest fertility rate. South
Korean women were estimated, based on 2021 data,
to have an average of just 0.81 children over their
lifetimes, down from 0.84 a year earlier.
 The number of newborns declined in 2021 to
260,600, which equates to about 0.5% of the
population.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit takes oath as 49th Chief
Justice of India
 Justice Uday Umesh Lalit took oath as the 49th
Chief Justice of India. Newly elected President of
India Smt Droupadi Murmu administered the oath
of office at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Union ministers were present at
the ceremony. Justice Lalit’s predecessor, Justice
NV Ramana, was also present at the oath-taking
ceremony.
 Uday Umesh Lalit is a law graduate from
Government Law College, Mumbai. He enrolled with
Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa as an
advocate in June 1983.
Indian Navy’s AK-630 gun gets first made in India
ammunition
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India in
the defence sector received a major boost as the
Indian Navy received the first-ever completely
made-in-India 30mm ammunition.
 The ammunition will be used in AK-630 guns,
which are fitted on warships. This is a major
achievement for the country that private industry
has developed fully indigenous ammunition. It has
been done in 12 months, and all components are
indigenous.
 The Indian Navy, in its pursuit of Atmanirbharta by
fostering the industry, provided technical support
in terms of finalisation of drawings, design
 specifications, inspection tools, and proof and
testing of ammunition
NITI Aayog declared Haridwar as the best
aspirational district in India
 The NITI Aayog has declared the holy city of
Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational
district on five parameters.
 The letter by NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts
Programme director Rakesh Ranjan to Uttarakhand
chief secretary SS Sandhu and the district collector
of Haridwar underlines that the district has secured
the first rank in basic infrastructure theme and has
become entitled to receive an additional allocation
of Rs 3 crore.
Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian to play 100 Matches
in each format
 Cricket Legend Virat Kohli has become the first
Indian and just the second player overall in
international cricket history to have played 100
matches each in all three formats of the game. He
added another milestone to his name when he was
named in India’s playing XI for the highly
anticipated Asia Cup 2022 match with Pakistan.
 Kohli has now 100 T20Is to his name in addition to
102 Tests and 262 ODIs since making his
international debut in August 2008. His best
individual score for India in this format is 94 and he
has scored 30 half-centuries in this format. Kohli
has an incredible record in T20I cricket for Team
India having scored 3308 runs at an incredible
average of 50.1.
National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel Divas 2022:
29th August
 The National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel Divas is
celebrated on 29th August in India as a tribute to
hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand who was born
on this date in 1905. It was 2012 when the day was
first designated and celebrated as India’s National
Sports Day.
 The nation celebrates the day honouring our sports
stars. The president gives away sports awards such
as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award,
Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, and Dhyan
Chand Awards on this occasion.
International Day against Nuclear Tests 2022: 29
August
 International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed
on 29th August to raise awareness about the
devastating effects of testing nuclear weapons. This
year marks the thirteenth anniversary of the event.
 On this day, the United Nations organises an event
that creates public awareness regarding the effects
of nuclear weapons tests, and detonations and
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further highlights the requirement for cessation of
such nuclear tests.
 On 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United
Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the
International Day against Nuclear Tests through
the unanimous adoption of its resolution 64/35.
India first time refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan
Strait by China
 India has for the first time referred to what it called
“the militarization of the Taiwan Strait”, marking a
rare instance of New Delhi appearing to comment
on China’s actions towards Taiwan.
 The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka released
a statement in which India accused China of
“militarizing the Taiwan Strait.” The Taiwan Strait
is a 180-kilometre wide strait separating the island
of Taiwan and continental China (and Asia of
course).
 The strait is part of the South China Sea and
connects to the East China Sea to the north. The
narrowest part is 130 km wide. China claims
jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait. Around 20% of
global trade passes through this strait.
Vajra Prahar 2022: India and USA joint exercise
concluded in Himachal Pradesh
 The 13th edition of the India-US joint special forces
exercise Vajra Prahar 2022 concluded at Himachal
Pradesh’s Bakloh. Special forces from the two
countries participated in a 21-day joint training
exercise.
 The joint training provided an opportunity for the
forces from both nations to train in airborne
operations, special operations and counter-
terrorism operations in a joint environment under
the United Nations Charter.
 The exercise was conducted in two phases – the first
phase involved combat conditioning and tactical
level special missions training exercises and the
second phase included 48 hours of validation of the
training received by both contingents in the first
phase
England’s James Anderson has become the first-ever
fast bowler to complete 950 wickets in international
cricket.
 He attained this historic feat on Day 3 of the second
Test against South Africa. He broke the record of
Australia’s Glenn McGrath (949 wickets).
 The most successful bowlers in international cricket
are Sri Lankan spin wizard, Muttiah Muralitharan
(1,347 wickets), late Aussie spin great Shane Warne
(1,001 wickets) and Indian spin great Anil Kumble
(956 wickets).
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Bengal becomes world third richest person

 The largest religious monument in the world, the
Temple of Vedic Planetarium in West Bengal, which
will serve as the headquarters of the International
Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), will
also have the world’s biggest dome. The Vedic
Planetarium will offer guests a tour of the various
parts of the cosmic creation.
 The Temple of Vedic Planetarium is ISKCON
founder Srila Prabhupada’s vision and is apparently
inspired by the design of the Capitol building in the
United States. Srila Prabhupada stated his
preference for the temple’s exterior style in July of
1976.
 The Temple of Vedic Planetarium is in West Bengal’s
Mayapur in the Nadia district and, once completed,
it will be larger than the Taj Mahal and St. Paul’s
Cathedral in the Vatican.
 The temple will open in 2024, following a two-year
delay brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will
purportedly replace Cambodia’s 400-acre-large
Angkor Wat temple complex as the largest religious
monument.
 India’s Gautam Adani is now the third richest
person in the world. The rankings by Bloomberg
Billionaires Index come as business conglomerate
Adani Group’s chairman overtakes Louis Vuitton
chairman Bernard Arnault.
 With a total net worth of USD 137.4 billion, 60-year-
old Adani is now just behind business magnate
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the ranking. This is the
first time an Asian person has broken into the top
three of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
 In the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Reliance
chief Mukesh Ambani is at number 11 with a total
of USD 91.9 billion worth.
 The net worth of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is
currently at USD 251 billion and USD 153 billion,
respectively.

50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022

begins

 The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival

2021-2022 kicked off at Iboyaima Shumang Leela
Shanglen at Palace Compound in Imphal. Manipur
Governor La Ganesan and Chief Minister N. Biren
Singh attended the inaugural function.
 Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theatre in
Manipur and the roles of female artists are all
played by male actors and male characters are
played by female artists in case of female theatre
groups.
 Shumang Leela Groups of the early stage attempted
to preserve and promote humanism, tolerance,
confidence, devotion, truth and justice through
their performances.

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Indian Railway installed ‘Meghdoot’ machines
at Mumbai stations
 Indian Railways have set up ‘Meghdoot’
machines at Dadar, Thane and other stations
of the Mumbai Division. The unique
‘Meghdoot’ machines use innovative
technology to convert water vapour in the air
into potable water.
 The contract for setting up 17 ‘MEGHDOOT’,
Atmospheric Water Generator Kiosks’ over
Mumbai Division of Central Railway under
NINFRIS policy for a period of 5 years has been
awarded to Maithri Aquatech Pvt Ltd.
 An Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) is a
device that extracts water from ambient air.
The technology utilizes the science of
condensation to extract water vapour from the
surrounding atmosphere. Maithri Aquatech’s
MEGHDOOT – AWG uses innovative
technology to convert water vapour in the air
into fresh and clean drinking water”.
Reliance Industries to build world’s largest
carbon fibre plant
 Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani
has announced to build of India’s first and one
of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre plants at
Hazira, Gujarat.
 The plants will have a capacity of 20,000 MTPA
based on Acrylonitrile feedstock.
 Overall, in the Oil to Chemical segment (O2C),
Ambani Ambani announced an investment of
Rs 75,000 crore over the next five years to
expand capacities in existing and new value
chains.
National Nutrition Week 2022: 1st to 7th
September
 In India, the first week of September every year
is celebrated as National Nutrition Week. The
week is observed every year from September 1-
7.
 The purpose of this week is to raise awareness
among the general public about the value of
healthy eating practices and proper nutrition
for upholding a healthy lifestyle.
 The government launches programmes to
promote nutrition awareness throughout this
week.
 The theme for this year is Celebrate a “World
of Flavors”. Every year, as part of National
Nutrition Week, the government also
introduces a special theme that focuses
primarily on that year’s theme.
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India’s First Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
Launched
 India is set to launch its first indigenously
developed Quadrivalent Human
Papillomavirus Vaccine (qHPV) against
Cervical cancer with the help of the Serum
Institute of India (SII) and the Department of
Biotechnology (DBT) on 1st September 2022.
 The vaccine for Cervical cancer “CERVAVAC”,
will be launched by Union Minister of State
Science and Technology Jitendra Singh. The
vaccine is likely to cost around 200-400 per
dose.
 As per the government data, cervical cancer
ranks number 2 for most prevalent cancer in
India and also accounts for one-fourth of the
world’s cervical cancer deaths.
Nuakhai Festival Being Celebrated in Odisha
 Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival in
Odisha. Nuakhai is celebrated to welcome the
approaching new season and welcome the
season’s new rice. Nuakhai is celebrated a day
after Ganesh Chaturthi, and it is one of the
most awaited festivals in Odisha.
 The festival is celebrated with Nabanna
offering to Goddess Samaleswari during a
particular time. Nuakhai is made of two words,
Nua which means new, and Khai which means
food.
 The festival altogether means celebrating the
season’s new rice harvested by hardworking
farmers. The people in the western part of
Odisha celebrate Nuakhai with zeal and
excitement.
Alappuzha Declared as the Fifth Full Digital
Banking District
 Alappuzha has become the fifth fully digital
banking district in the state. A declaration was
made by the Reserve bank of India Kerala and
Lakshadweep Regional Director Thomas
Mathew regarding this.
 As a part of the initiative at least one digital
transaction facility, such as a debit card.
Internet banking, mobile banking, a unified
payment interface, and many other facilities,
has been enabled 26 lakh savings or current
bank accounts in 29 banks in the districts.
INS Vikrant, an Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
Commissioned by PM Modi
 INS Vikrant Commissioned: INS Vikrant,
India’s first homegrown aircraft carrier, to the
Indian Navy at the Cochin Shipyard
 commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
 The nation’s largest warship, weighing 45,000
tonnes, has finished a year of sea trials. The
warship’s construction cost Rs 20,000 crore.
The new Naval emblem was also revealed by
the Prime Minister.
 An imitation of the INS Vikrant was given to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 The first aircraft carrier made entirely in India,
INS Vikrant, is given to the Indian Navy by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the
construction of INS Vikramaditya, this is the
country’s second aircraft carrier.
 The new flag of the Indian Navy is raised by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Chief
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and other top
officials aboard INS Vikrant.
5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 celebrating
from Sep 1 to 30th September
 Ministry of Women and Child Development is
celebrating the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
2022 across the nation from 1st September till
30th September. Rashtriya Poshan Maah
serves as a platform to bring focus to the
discourse of nutrition and good health.
 Maah serves as a platform to bring focus to the
discourse of nutrition and good health. In the
5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, the aim is to
convert Jan Andolan into Jan Bhagidari to
fulfil the Prime Minister’s vision of a Suposhit
Bharat. The Central Theme of Poshan Maah
2022 is “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur
Shiksha”.
 Poshan Maah is being celebrated as part of the
POSHAN Abhiyaan, the Central Government’s
flagship programme which aims to improve
nutritional outcomes for children under 6
years of age, pregnant women and lactating
mothers.
 As part of the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, the
ministry plans to rope in the Gram Panchayats
as Poshan Panchayats with the key focus on
Women’s Health and Children’s Education.
Starbucks named Indian-origin executive
Laxman Narasimhan as CEO
 The coffee giant Starbucks has appointed its
new Indian-origin Chief Executive Officer,
Laxman Narasimhan. He will join Starbucks
on October 1, after replacing Howard Schultz
who will continue as interim chief until April
2023.
 The 55-years-old Indian, Narasimhan, has
served as chief executive of Lysol and Enfamil
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baby formula, UK-based Reckitt Benckiser
Group PLC. Starbucks Corporation is an
American multinational chain of coffeehouses
and roastery reserves headquartered in
Seattle, Washington.
 It is the world’s largest coffeehouse chain. As
of November 2021, the company had 33,833
stores in 80 countries, 15,444 of which were
located in the United States.
India Surpasses UK to Become World’s 5th
Largest Economy
 India has surpassed Britain to become world’s
fifth largest economy, Bloomberg reported. The
change in ranking has pushed the United
Kingdom to the sixth spot as the country
continues to grapple under the brutal cost-of-
living shack.
 The Indian economy is forecast to grow more
than 7 per cent this year. On an adjusted basis
and using the dollar exchange rate on the last
day of the relevant quarter, the size of Indian
economy in “normal” cash terms in the quarter
through March was USD 845.7 billion. On the
same basis, UK was USD 816 billion,
according to the report.
World Bank Applauds India’s Effective
Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Strategies
 The World Bank acknowledged that the Indian
government’s decision to have centralised
procurement, support to long-term market
development and production of Emergency
Medical Equipment (EME), and early export
restrictions worked in its favour during the
public health emergency in the country in a
paper titled “India Covid-19 Procurement:
Challenges, Innovations, and Lessons.”
 The health ministry shared in a report
detailing the difficulties, innovations, and
lessons learned in the purchase of crucial
medical supplies, the World Bank praised
India’s efforts to combat the Covid-19
outbreak.
 According to the report, the development of
strong inter-ministerial bodies enabled the
government to decide quickly on a centralised
procurement to aid the states.
64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022
Announced
 The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation
(RMAF), which is widely regarded as the “Nobel
Peace Prize of Asia,” recently announced this
year’s awardees in a global announcement
ceremony.
 The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees are
Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette
Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan)
and Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia).
 The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in
1957, is Asia’s greatest honour and
distinction. The award is managed by RMAF.
It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third
president of the Philippines.
 The award is regarded around the world as
‘’Asia’s Nobel Prize’’. The prize is annually
presented in a ceremonial ceremony in Manila,
Philippines on August 31. The first Ramon
Magsaysay Awards ceremony was held on 31st
August 1958.
Rajnath Singh To Visit Mongolia For The First
Time
 Defence Minister to hold bilateral talks to
further consolidate defence cooperation
between the two countries. He will also travel
to Japan for the 2+2 Ministerial dialogue. In a
first, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is
scheduled to visit to Mongolia from September
5 to 7.
 “The upcoming visit is the first ever visit by an
Indian Defence Minister to Mongolia and will
further consolidate the defence cooperation
and strategic partnership between the two
countries,” the Defence Ministry said. He is
also scheduled travel to Japan for the 2+2
Ministerial dialogue.
UP: Bhartaul becomes First Village in State to
have RO Water in Every Household
 Bhartaul has become the first village in Uttar
Pradesh to achieve the distinction of supplying
RO water to every household. Bhartaul is
located in Bithiri Chainpur block of Bareilly.
 It has around 7,000 people and every
household is provided with clean and safe RO
water. The installation of RO has been under
the Adarsh Gram Panchayat initiative enabling
the Village to get access to clean drinking
water.
 Till now, four RO plants have been installed in
the village and more ROs are underway. These
RO plants have been connected to the main
supply tanks which helps to provide clean
water to every household.
Secretary General Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar
Singh gets charge of Sansad TV
 Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha
Speaker jointly decided that Utpal Kumar
Singh, currently holding the post of Secretary
General Lok Sabha, will additionally charge
the functions of CEO Sansad TV.
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 Ravi Capoor has been relieved of his duties as
the Chief executive officer (CEO) of Sansad TV.
Sansad TV was launched in September 2021
after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya
Sabha TV channels.
 The 24-hour channel, through its content,
showcases the democratic ethos and the
functioning of democratic institutions of the
country with an aim to target national and
international audiences. In February 2021,
the decision to merge Lok Sabha TV and Rajya
Sabha TV was taken and Ravi Capoor- a
retired IAS officer, was appointed as its CEO in
March.
India To Emerge As 3rd Largest Economy Of
World By 2029
 India is set to become the third largest
economy in the world by 2029. A State Bank
of India report said India will surpass
Germany in 2027 and most likely Japan by
2029 at the current rate of growth.
 The report said that the country has
undergone a large structural shift since 2014
and is now the 5th largest economy overtaking
the United Kingdom. The path taken by India
since 2014 reveals the country is likely to get
the tag of 3rd largest economy in 2029
Former US president Barack Obama wins
Emmy award for his narration in Netflix
documentary
 The former President of the United States
Barack Obama won Emmy Award for his
narration in the Netflix documentary “Our
Great National Parks”.
 Obama already has two Grammys and is now
halfway to an EGOT- the achievement of
having won all four of the major American
entertainment awards i.e. an Emmy, a
Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.
 The five-part Netflix documentary produced by
“Higher Ground” productions, Barack and
Michelle Obama’s production company,
features national parks from across the globe.
National Teachers’ Day 2022
 Teachers’ Day or Shikshak Divas marks the
birthday of the country’s first Vice President
(1952–1962) who went on to become the
second President of India (1962-1967), a
scholar, philosopher, Bharat Ratna awardee,
Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. He was born on
September 5 in the year 1888.
 But teachers’ day was first observed in the
year 1962 on his 77th birthday. He was a
teacher who turned out to be a philosopher,
 scholar and politician. He dedicated his entire
life to working towards the importance of
education in people’s lives.
 The theme for this year’s teachers’ day is
‘Leading in crisis, reimaging the future.’
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry
passes away
 Former chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry
has died in a road accident while en route from
Ahmedabad to Mumbai. Mistry was aged 54
years. He was travelling with Jahangir
Dinshaw Pandol, Anahita Pandol, and Darius
Pandol.
 Mistry is survived by his wife Rohiqa and their
two sons. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry was an Indian-
born Irish businessman. Mistry, who was the
sixth chairman of Tata Sons, was ousted from
the position in October 2016.
 He had taken over as the chairman in
December 2012 after Ratan Tata announced
his retirement. N Chandrasekaran later took
over as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.
Nation first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” to be set
up in Ladakh
 India’s first-ever ‘night sky sanctuary’ will be
set up within the next three months in Hanle,
Ladakh, Union Minister of Science and
Technology, Jitendra Singh. This is a unique
and first-of-its-kind initiative by the Indian
government.
 The proposed dark sky reserve will be located
at Hanle, Ladakh, and will boost astro-tourism
in India, according to a statement released by
the Union Ministry of Science and Technology.
 The night sky sanctuary will be set up as part
of the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, the
world’s second-largest nature reserve. The new
project will be one of the world’s highest-
located sites for optical, infrared, and gamma-
ray telescopes.
Government of India approve celebrating
“Hyderabad Liberation Day” all year long
 The Government of India approved the annual
commemoration of “Hyderabad Liberation Day
” for the years 2022 to 2023.
 On September 17, 2022, the Ministry of
Culture will organise the inaugural event for
the year-long celebration of Hyderabad
Liberation Day. The goal is to raise awareness
of the tale of sacrifice, heroism, and resistance
among the current generation in India as a
whole as well as in the region under study.
 The purpose is to create awareness of the story
of resistance, heroism, and sacrifice among
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the current generation, both in the region
under examination and across India.
GoI announces to rename the Rajpath as
Kartavya Path
 The government of India has announced to
change the name of Rajpath and Central Vista
lawns into Kartavya Path. The decision is said
to shed remnants of the British colony in
India.
 The decision came after a special meeting on
September 7, convened with the aim of
renaming the Rajpath and Central Vista
lawns.
 Earlier, the Modi government had changed the
name of the road on which the Prime Minister’s
residence is, from Race Course Road to Lok
Kalyan Marg.
 Kartavya Path includes the entire avenue and
area from the Netaji Statue to the Rashtrapati
Bhavan. The route runs from Rashtrapati
Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk
and India Gate to National Stadium in Delhi.
First LNG truck facility in India opened by Blue
Energy Motors
 The long-haul, heavy-duty trucks from Blue
Energy Motors, which intends to upend the
Indian trucking business by producing clean
energy, almost zero emissions vehicles, will
run on LNG. The business was inaugrated by
Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari.
 Blue Energy Motors has a contract in place
with FPT Industrial, the global powertrain
brand of the Italian Iveco Group, to launch the
first LNG trucks with BS VI-compliant FPT
Industrial engines.
Europe Heading For Recession As Inflation
Crisis Deepens
 The euro zone is almost certainly entering a
recession, with surveys today showing a
deepening cost of living crisis and a gloomy
outlook that is keeping consumers wary of
spending. While there was some easing of price
pressures, according to the surveys, they
remained high.
 The European Central Bank is under pressure
as inflation is running at more than four times
its 2% target, reaching a record 9.1% last
month. The ECB faces the prospect of raising
interest rates aggressively just as the economy
enters a downturn. A rise in borrowing costs
would add to the woes of indebted consumers.
 The euro dropped below 99 US cents for the
first time in 20 years today after Russia said
 gas supply down its main pipeline to Europe
would stay shut indefinitely.
Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss, who takes over
as UK’s new Prime Minister
 Liz Truss was elected as the leader of the
ruling Conservative Party and the country’s
next prime minister. Liz Truss is now the third
woman to be elected prime minister of the
United Kingdom.
 By more than 20,000 votes, Liz Truss defeated
Rishi Sunak, who is of Indian descent. The
country is currently experiencing a cost of
living crisis, industrial unrest, and a
recession.
SC Judge DY Chandrachud named as new
Chairman of NALSA
 Supreme Court judge Justice DY
Chandrachud has been appointed as the next
executive chairperson of the National Legal
Services Authority (NALSA). The post was
previously held by the Chief Justice of India
UU Lalit.
 President Droupadi Murmu has appointed
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as the executive
chairman of the NALSA. Before being elevated
as a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice
Chandrachud served as the Chief Justice of
the Allahabad High Court and prior to that a
judge of the Bombay High Court.
Grievance Redressal Index 2022: UIDAI topped
in August 2022
 Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) has topped among all
Ministries/Departments for resolving Public
Grievances in the ranking. The report was
published by the Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
(DARPG).
 In a statement released by the Ministry of
Electronics and IT, it is stated that UIDAI is
further committed in serving the people of
India and has been a catalyst for both ease of
living and business.
 UIDAI has been a top performer in the
resolution of cases received through the
Centralized Public Grievance Redress and
Monitoring System (CPGRAMS).
 UIDAI is further committed to serving
residents of India and has been a catalyst for
both ease of living and ease of doing business.
 UIDAI has a robust grievance redressal
mechanism in place comprising of UIDAI HQ
Divisions, Regional Offices, Technology Centre
and engaged Contact Centre partners, which
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is enabling UIDAI to resolve around 92% of
CRM Grievances within 7 days.
Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande conferred
honorary rank of Nepal Army General
 Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande was
conferred the title of Honorary General of the
Nepali Army by Nepal President Bidya Devi
Bhandari in Kathmandu.
 General Pande was honoured at a special
ceremony at the President’s official residence
‘Shital Niwas’ in the capital city of Nepal. He
has also presented a sword and scroll during
the function.
 On behalf of the Indian government, General
Manoj Pande presented training equipment to
Nepali Army, along with Light Vehicles which
would augment the capabilities of Nepali Army
personnel.
PM Narendra Modi announced PM-SHRI
Scheme for upgrading 14500 school
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced
a new initiative, the development and
upgradation of 14 thousand 500 schools
across the country under the Pradhan Mantri
Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana.
 PM-SHRI schools will become model schools
which will encapsulate the full spirit of the
National Education Policy. The centrally
sponsored scheme will be implemented by
strengthening existing schools selected from
amongst those managed by the Central
government, states, Union Territories and
local bodies.
 The aim of these schools will not only be
qualitative teaching, learning and cognitive
development but also to create holistic and
well-rounded individuals equipped with key
21st-century skills.
India’s First Intranasal COVID Vaccine by
Bharat Biotech gets DCGI Approval
 India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat
Biotech received approval from the Drug
Controller General of India (DCGI) for primary
immunization against the injection for people
above the age of 18. It is India’s first nasal
vaccine for COVID-19.
 The Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya termed the
vaccine a ‘Big Boost’ to India’s fight against
COVID-19. Bharat Biotech International
Limited (BBIL), is a global leader in vaccine
innovation and developer of vaccines for
infectious diseases. The BBIL announced that
the development of the Intranasal COVID
 vaccine (BBV154), has been approved for
restricted use in an emergency.
Digital India Mission: Uttar Pradesh Tops in
Use of e-Prosecution Portal
 Uttar Pradesh, with 9.12 million cases, ranks
at the top in the number of disposal and entry
of cases through the e-Prosecution portal
managed by the Union government under its
Digital India Mission.
 According to the figures till the end of August,
Madhya Pradesh followed in second spot at
2.31 million, Bihar with 859,000, Gujarat with
487,000 and Chhattisgarh with 383,000
cases. UP also ranks at the top in disposal of
online cases on this portal, with about
470,000 entries, followed by 170,000 for MP
and 125,000 for Gujarat.
 The portal launched by states two years ago is
an initiative of the home, IT and law ministries
for helping courts and the prosecution system
in accelerating criminal trials in heinous
crimes.
NITI Aayog: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat Top States In Implementing Poshan
Abhiyaan scheme
 Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
have been ranked as the top three states
among larger states in terms of the overall
implementation of the Centre’s flagship
Poshan Abhiyaan, according to a Niti Aayog
report.
 Sikkim was the best performer among the
small states. The report titled ‘Preserving
Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan
Abhiyan in Pandemic Times’ further said that
12 out of 19 large states had an
implementation score of over 70 per cent.
 While Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and
Diu topped among Union Territories (UTs),
Punjab and Bihar were the lowest performers
among larger states in terms of the overall
implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan, as per
the government think tank report.
Mastercard Acquires Title Sponsorship Rights
for All BCCI International and Domestic
Matches
 Mastercard has announced its collaboration
with the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) to expand its strategic outreach to
Indian audiences.
 During the collaboration between Mastercard
and BCCI, Mastercard will be the title sponsor
of all the international matches including men
and women, held on the home grounds,
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domestic cricket matches like Duleep Trophy,
Ranji Trophy, and Irani Trophy.
 Also, all junior cricket matches are held in
India. The sponsorship and collaboration aim
to enhance the connection of Mastercard with
cricket lovers across the country. Mastercard
has also invested in worldwide sponsorships
including UEFA, Champion League, the
Grammys, the Cannes Film Festival, and the
Australian and French Open tennis
tournaments.
CJI inaugurated NALSA Centre for Citizen
Services
 The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
Centre for Citizen Services, was inaugurated
by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit.
 The space at Jaisalmer House which was
provided to NALSA would be utilised for the
establishment of Legal Assistance Centre for
Citizens, Legal Assistance Centre for NRIs,
Training Centre, and Digital Command Centre
for providing futuristic legal services across
the country.
 The NALSA has been constituted under the
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide
free Legal Services to the weaker sections of
the society.
 Its purpose is to provide free legal services to
eligible candidates, and to organize Lok
Adalats for the speedy resolution of cases.
PM Modi to unveil statue of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose, dedicate Kartavya Path
 PM Modi to unveil statue of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose: The newly named Kartavya
Path, which runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan to
India Gate and features red granite walkways
with vegetation all around, renovated canals,
state-specific food stalls, new utility blocks,
and vending kiosks, will be unveiled by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
 The government claims that it represents a
change from the former Rajpath, which served
as a symbol of power, to Kartavya Path, which
serves as an illustration of public ownership
and empowerment.
India’s first RRTS corridor to use an app-based
token-free ticketing system
 India’s first RRTS corridor: The nation’s first
Regional Rapid Transit System (India’s first
RRTS corridor), the Delhi-Meerut RRTS line,
would incorporate an automatic fare collection
(AFC) system and tickets with QR codes for
riders.
 In order to purchase the AFC system, the
National Capital Region Transport Corporation
 (NCRTC) recently announced that it has
requested bids in accordance with the Modi
administration’s “Make In India” standards.
 The contactless method of entry and exit will
be seamless, comfortable, simple, and quick
with the AFC system. The NCRTC will also offer
QR code tickets, which can be generated
digitally on a website or mobile application.
President Droupadi Murmu to launch ‘TB Mukt
Bharat Abhiyaan’
 President Draupadi Murmu will launch the
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
virtually on 9th September 2022. The Pradhan
Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aims to
eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a
distinctive call to end TB in India giving years
ahead of the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) of 2030.
 Along with this Presentation, Murmu will also
launch the Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative which
forms a vital component of the Campaign. The
Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative will provide a
platform for the donors to help TB patients
who are undergoing treatment. The donors will
be called Ni-Kshay Mitras, and the donation
will include nutritional, additional diagnostic,
and volcanic support.
I-STEM Initiative Launched Women in
Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST)
 Women in Engineering, Science, and
Technology (WEST) is a new I-STEM (Indian
Science Technology and Engineering Facility
Map) Initiative. The WEST initiative was
launched by Dr. Pravinder Maini, Scientific
Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser
(PSA) to the Government of India.
 The WEST program aims to empower women
to contribute to the science, technology, and
innovation system. I-STEM is a national web
portal that is used to share research
equipment/facilities and is the umbrella
under which many programs for promoting
collaborations in R&D, and technological
innovation among and between academia and
industry.
NASA’s Experiment MOXIE successfully
creates oxygen on Mars
 NASA’s Experiment MOXIE: An gadget the size
of a lunchbox (MOXIE by NASA) is
demonstrating its ability to consistently carry
out the work of a tiny tree on the red and dusty
surface of Mars, some 100 million miles from
Earth.
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 Since April 2021, roughly two months after it
landed on the Martian surface as part of
NASA’s Perseverance rover and Mars 2020
mission, the MIT-led Mars Oxygen In-Situ
Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE,
has been producing oxygen from the Red
Planet’s carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere.
International Literacy Day 2022 celebrates on
08th September
 International Literacy Day (ILD) is celebrated
on 8 September every year all across the globe
to make people aware of the meaning and
importance of literacy for individuals and
societies.
 The day spread awareness about the
importance of literacy for individuals,
communities, and societies and the need for
intensified efforts towards more literate
societies.
 This year’s International Literacy Day will be
celebrated worldwide under the theme,
“Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces” and
will be an opportunity to rethink the
fundamental importance of literacy learning
spaces to build resilience and ensure quality,
equitable, and inclusive education for all.
3 Indian cities join the UNESCO network of
learning cities
 Warangal and two cities from Kerala have
joined the UNESCO Global Network of
Learning Cities (GNLC) in recognition of their
outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a
reality for all at the local level.
 Warangal in Telangana, Thrissur and
Nilambur are among the 77 cities from 44
countries which have joined this network of
the world body. Other cities that have joined
the network are the Ukrainian capital Kyiv,
Durban in South Africa and Sharjah in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) among others.
300 New Cargo Terminals To Boost Railway
Revenue
 The Union Cabinet had approved a policy on
long-term leasing of Railways’ land as well as
a proposal to develop 300 Gati Shakti cargo
terminals over the next five years.
 A senior official said on Thursday that the
Railways expect an incremental revenue of at
least ₹30,000 crore per annum from freight
services when 300 Gati Shakti cargo terminals
will be operational.
 Once all 300 are completed, Railways will get
additional revenues of at least ₹30,000 crore.
This estimate is very conservative.” The
 approved policy will help provide land leases
for a longer period of up to 35 years as against
five years at present. It is expected to generate
about 1.25 lakh jobs.
U.S. Announced 450 Million $ Package To
Pakistan
 The Biden Administration has approved a
whopping USD 450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet
sustainment programme to Pakistan.
 As a notification to the US Congress, the State
Department has made a determination
approving a possible foreign military sale of F-
16 case for sustainment and related
equipment for an estimated cost of USD 450
million, arguing that this will sustain
Islamabad’s capability to meet current and
future counterterrorism threats by
maintaining its F-16 fleet.
 This is the first major security assistance to
Pakistan after Trump in 2018 had announced
to stop all defense and security assistance to
Pakistan alleging that Islamabad was not a
partner in its fight against terrorism.
Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh
gifts horse ‘Tejas’ to Rajnath Singh
 The first Indian Defence Minister to visit
Mongolia, Rajnath Singh was gifted a majestic
horse “Tejas” by President Ukhnaagiin
Khurelsukh. Seven years after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi received a similar gift from the
leadership of this country.
 In 2015, Prime Minister Modi received a
special gift a brown racehorse from his then
Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg
during his historic visit to this country. The
horse was named Kanthaka’.
 Defence Minister Singh is on a five-day visit to
Mongolia and Japan with an aim to expand
India’s strategic and defence ties with the two
countries in the backdrop of evolving regional
security matrix and geo-political turmoil.
UNDP’s human development index: India ranks
132 out of 191 countries
 A report on the 2021 Human Development
Index (HDI) is part of the Human Development
Report 2021-2022 released by the United
Nations Development Programme.
 The HDI measures the average achievement of
a country in three basic dimensions of human
development — a long and healthy life,
education and a decent standard of living. It is
calculated using four indicators — life
expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling,
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expected years of schooling, and the Gross
National Income (GNI) per capita.
 India ranked 132nd among 191 countries and
territories on the 2021 Human Development
Index (HDI). In the 2020 report, India had
ranked 131st among 189 countries and
territories. The decline in the country’s
performance from its previous level was on
account of a fall in life expectancy.
Hindi writer Dr. Asghar Wajahat awarded with
31st Vyas Samman
 The 31st Vyas Samman was conferred on to
well-known Hindi writer Dr Asghar Wajahat at
a function in New Delhi.
 He has been chosen for the prestigious award
for his play Mahabali. In his play Mahabali, Dr.
Wajahat focuses on Mughal emperor Akbar
and poet Tulsidas. Through the play, he
attempts to answer who is the real Mahabali,
the poet or the emperor.
 The Vyas Samman is given by K K Birla
Foundation for outstanding literary work in
Hindi authored by an Indian citizen published
during the last 10 years.
 It carries an award of Rs 4 lakh along with a
citation and a plaque. It was initiated in 1991.
 Ram Vilas Sharma received the inaugural Vyas
Samman in 1991 for his work ‘Bharat ke
Pracheen Bhasha Parivar aur Hindi’.
Queen Elizabeth II passes away, Buckingham
Palace announces
 Queen Elizabeth II passes away: Queen
Elizabeth II, who reigned the UK for 70 years,
passed away at Balmoral at the age of 96. After
worries about her health grew early, her family
gathered at her Scottish estate.
 Queen Elizabeth II saw significant social
change after ascending to the throne in 1952.
E-FAST- India’s first National Electric Freight
Platform Launched by NITI Aayog, WRI
 NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute
(WRI), launched India’s first National Electric
Freight Platform- E-FAST India (Electric
Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport-
India).
 The National Electric Freight Platform brings
different stakeholders together with the
support of the World Economic Forum,
CALSTART, and RMI India.
 The platform aims to raise awareness of freight
electrification bolstered by an on-ground
demonstration pilot and evidence-based
research.
Volker Turk set to become next UN human
rights chief
 The United Nations (UN) General Assembly
approved Volker Türk of Austria to be the
global body’s Human Rights Chief by UN
Secretary--General Antonio Guterres. Volker
Turk replaces Verónica Michelle Bachelet
Jeria, a Chilean politician who served at the
office of the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR) from 2018 to 2022.
 Turk, currently serving as assistant secretary-
general for policy. Previously, Volker Türk
served as the Assistant High Commissioner for
Protection at UN refugees, the UN Refugee
Agency (UNHCR), Geneva. He had a long and
successful career in the advancement of
human rights globally.
Odisha govt launched rainwater harvesting
scheme named ‘CHHATA’
 Odisha government has launched a rainwater
harvesting scheme named ‘Community
Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater
Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA).
The new scheme was approved by the Cabinet
last month. It will be implemented for a period
of five years.
 The State sector scheme will work towards
conserving rainwater and improving water
quality in urban local bodies (ULBs) and water
scarce blocks.
Fortune India Rich List 2022: Gautam Adani
India’s richest man
 According to Fortune India’s list of ‘India’s
Richest’ for 2022, the wealth of 142 billionaires
based in India is collectively worth USD 832
billion (Rs 66.36 trillion). The maiden list,
made in collaboration with the wealth
management firm, Waterfield Advisors, is
primarily based on the wealth of entrepreneurs
of listed firms.
 According to Forbes real-time billionaires list,
Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani has
overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to
become the 3rd richest person in the world. He
became India’s richest man with a net worth of
USD 129.16 billion (Rs. 10.29 trillion)
 Meanwhile, Reliance Industries chairman
Mukesh Ambani’s net worth stands at USD 94
billion becoming the 8th richest in the world
and the 2nd richest in India.
World Suicide Prevention Day observed on
10th September
 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD),
celebrated annually on 10 September, is
organized by the International Association for
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Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the
World Health Organization (WHO).
 The overall goal of this day is to raise
awareness about suicide prevention
worldwide. Objectives include promoting
stakeholder collaboration and self-
empowerment to address self-harm and
suicide through preventative action.
 The theme of WSPD 2022, “Creating hope
through action,” reflects the need for collective,
action to address this urgent public health
issue. This has been the triennial theme for
World Suicide Prevention Day from 2021 to
2023.
 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was
established in 2003 by the International
Association for Suicide Prevention in
conjunction with the World Health
Organization (WHO).
U.S. Marks The 21st Anniversary Of 9/11
Horrific Incident
 Americans remembered 9/11 on 11th Sept
with readings of victims’ names, volunteer
work and other tributes 21 years after the
deadliest terror attack on US soil. A tolling bell
and a moment of silence began the
commemoration at ground zero in New York,
where the World Trade Center’s twin towers
were destroyed by the hijacked-plane attacks
of Sept. 11, 2001.
 Victims’ relatives and dignitaries also
convened at the two other attack sites, the
Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Other
communities around the country are marking
the day with candlelight vigils, interfaith
services and other commemorations. Some
Americans are joining in volunteer projects on
a day that is federally recognized as both
Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and
Remembrance.
North Korea passes law authorising nuclear
strikes as form of defence
 North Korea passes law regarding Nuclear
Strikes: North Korea has approved a law that
gives it the authority to launch a nuclear
attack in advance. With the recently passed
law, North Korea’s status as a nuclear
weapons state has become irreversible. North
Korea, this year tested a record number of
weapons, including an intercontinental
ballistic missile.
 According to the law, among other things, the
North may use nuclear weapons in the event
of a nuclear or non-nuclear attack by hostile
 forces against the state’s leadership and the
command structure of its nuclear forces.
 Since 2019, discussions on sanctions relief
and what Pyongyang would be ready to give up
in exchange have stalled nuclear negotiations
and diplomacy between Washington and
Pyongyang.
Indian Army & India Air Force conduct joint
exercise ‘Gagan Strike’
 Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian
Air Force have conducted a joint exercise
‘Gagan Strike’ in Punjab. The exercise,
conducted over four days, comprised the
deployment of attack helicopters as the aerial
arm in support of ground forces carrying out
drills, practising annihilation of enemy
defences and deep penetration.
 It also showcased the precision firepower of
the attack helicopters in coordination with
ground forces’ mechanised columns.
Agnikul Cosmos secured first patent for 3D-
printed rocket engine
 Agnikul Cosmos, one of India’s private space
startups, has secured its first patent for the
design and manufacturing of its 3D-printed
rocket engine.
 The patent, which has been offered to the
company under the Centre’s patent database,
comes after the company opened doors to its
first factory to 3D print rocket engines at scale.
 The patent has been rewarded to the company
for its Agnilet rocket engine, which will power
the company’s Agnibaan rocket that is
scheduled to launch later this year.
 Agnilet, one such single-piece engine, is the
world’s first single-piece 3D printed rocket
engine fully designed and manufactured in
India. It was successfully test-fired in early
2021.
 Agnilet has been designed in such a manner to
encapsulate all of these into just one piece of
hardware and has zero assembled parts.
US Open 2022 Concludes
 In the men’s category, Spanish player C.
Alcaraz Garcia has lifted his first Grand Slam
trophy after defeating C. Ruud, to become the
youngest player to reach world No. 1 at just 19
years old.
 The event was held at the Arthur Ashe
Stadium in New York. In the women’s
category, Poland tennis player I. Świątek
defeated O. Jabeur to win the 2022 US Open
women’s singles final title.
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Asia Cup 2022 Finals: Sri Lanka won by 23
Runs
 Sri Lanka won by 23 runs against Pakistan.
Pakistan was left all out by Sri Lanka. Pakistan
won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sri Lanka
made 170 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 6
wickets.
International PCOS Awareness Month:
September 1-30, 2022
 The month of September is recognized as
International PCOS Awareness Month.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a
common hormonal disorder in women that is
also the leading cause of female infertility.
 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a serious
genetic, hormone, metabolic and reproductive
disorder that affects women and girls. It is the
leading cause of female infertility and a
precursor for other serious conditions
including obesity, type 2 diabetes,
cardiovascular disease and endometrial
cancer.
World First Aid Day 2022: “Lifelong First Aid”
 World First Aid Day is celebrated every year on
the second Saturday of September. This year,
World First Aid Day 2022 falls on 10
September 2022.
 The day is recognized worldwide to promote
the significance of first aid, which is an
important fundamental skill, and to create
awareness on a global level about how it can
save precious lives. The day was introduced
first by the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
 According to the IFRC, with this year’s theme,
‘Lifelong First Aid’, we are putting forward the
importance of having lifelong first aid learning.
Chief Justice of India with the shortest tenure,
Kamal Narain Singh passes away
 Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narain
Singh passed away, at the age of 95. Justice
Narain had a tenure of only 17 days as the CJI,
making him the chief justice with the shortest
tenure. He was the 22nd Chief Justice of India,
with a term from November 25, 1991, to
December 12, 1991.
 Born on December 13, 1926, his career as a
judge started with his appointment as an
Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court
in 1970. He then became a Permanent Judge
in August 1972. He got elevated as a Supreme
Court judge in 1986 and, after almost five
years, became the CJI.
National Maritime Heritage Complex to be built
in Gujarat
 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is
building the National Maritime Heritage
Complex at the historic Indus Valley
civilization region of Lothal in Gujarat with a
total cost of 3500 crores rupees.
 The first-of-its-kind complex in India, this
centre will showcase India’s rich and diverse
maritime heritage. The foundation stone for
the NMHC project was laid by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and the consent for the master
plan was given in March 2019.
King Charles names William and Kate as the
Prince and Princess of Wale
 Britain’s King Charles has bestowed the titles
of Prince and Princess of Wales on his eldest
son William and daughter-in-law Kate,
passing on the titles that he and his late wife
Diana previously held. Charles, who became
Prince of Wales in 1958, automatically became
king on the death of his mother, Queen
Elizabeth.
 Delivering his first speech to the nation since
the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth,
Charles said he was proud to make his heir
William the Prince of Wales, a title Charles had
held since 1958.
Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at
99
 Dwarka-Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami
Swaroopanand Saraswati has passed away at
Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh. He was 99
years old. He breathed his last at the
Shridham Jhoteshwar Ashram in
Narsinghpur.
 Swami Swaroopanand was born in Dighori
village in Madhya Pradesh’s Siwani district. He
left his home at the age of 9. Later, he went to
Kashi in Uttar Pradesh, where he gained
spiritual enlightenment and religious wisdom
from Swami Karpatri Maharaj.
President Droupadi Murmu nominated Gulam
Ali from J&K to Rajya Sabha
 Gulam Ali, a Gurjar Muslim from Jammu and
Kashmir, has been nominated to Rajya Sabha
by President Droupadi Murmu on the
recommendation of the Central government.
Uttar Pradesh tops in India, 8462 lakes
developed under Mission Amrit Sarovar
 Uttar Pradesh becomes the first state in India
to construct 8,642 Amrit Sarovar (Lakes) in
India. Amrit Sarovar is an ambitious mission
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initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
which aims to conserve water for the future.
 Madhya Pradesh is in the second position,
Jammu and Kashmir in third, Rajasthan in
fourth, and Tamil Nadu ranked in the fifth
position. Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh,
secured the first position within the state by
constructing 256 Amrit Sarovar.
 Gorakhpur secured the second position by
constructing 245 lakes, and Pratapgarh
secured the third position by constructing 231
lakes.
 15,497 Amrit Sarovar was identified in
different villages panchayats of which 8,462
Amrit Sarovar have been already developed.
Vedanta And Foxconn to Invest 1.54 Lakh
Crore In Gujrat For Chip Manufacturing
 The Anil Agarwal-led-Vedanta Limited and
Foxconn Group will invest more than Rs 1.54
lakh crore to set up an semiconductor
ecosystem in Gujarat.
 The oil-to-metals conglomerate said Vedanta
Displays Limited will set up a Display Fab Unit
with an investment of Rs 94500 crore and
Vedanta Semiconductors Limited will set up
an integrated Semiconductor Fab Unit and
OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly
and Test) facility with investment of Rs 60000
crore.
 The proposed semiconductor manufacturing
fab unit will operate on the 28nm technology
nodes with wafer size 300mm; and the display
manufacturing unit will produce Generation 8
displays catering to small, medium and large
applications.
JIMEX 2022: India-Japan joint naval drills in
the Bay of Bengal begins
 The sixth edition of Japan-India Maritime
Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22), hosted by the
Indian Navy, began in the Bay of Bengal. The
Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF)
ships are being led by Rear Admiral Hirata
Toshiyuki, Commander Escort Flotilla Four,
and Indian naval ships by Rear Admiral Sanjay
Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern
Fleet.
 JIMEX 22 involves two phases – exercises at
sea and a harbour phase at Visakhapatnam.
 This edition marks the 10th anniversary of
JIMEX, which began in Japan in 2012. It also
coincides with the 70th anniversary of
diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
 JIMEX 22 seeks to consolidate the high degree
of interoperability that exists between
 maritime forces of the two countries, through
complex exercises in the surface, sub-surface
and air domains.
Hindi Diwas 2022
 Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is observed every
year on 14 September to mark the popularity
of Hindi as an official language of India. The
language was adopted under Article 343 of the
Indian Constitution.
 The first Hindi day was celebrated on 14th
September 1953. Hindi is one of the major
languages used in India as a large portion of
the country’s population knows and uses the
language. Schools, colleges and other
educational institutions celebrate Hindi Diwas
by organising various programs.
 Hindi Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the
adoption of Hindi in the Devanagari script as
one of the official languages of the nation.
Hindi was adopted by the National
Constitution on September 14, 1949 and it
became the official language of the country.
India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru,
decided to celebrate September 14 as Hindi
Diwas.
 Hindi Diwas also marks celebrating the
birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha who
played a crucial role in getting Hindi in the
Devanagari script approved as an official
language of India. He was born on 14
September 1916.
India Becomes Power Surplus Nation
 The country has become power surplus, we
have connected the whole country into one
grid, and strengthened the distribution
system.
 These steps have increased the power
availability to 22 hours in rural areas and 23.5
hours in urban areas. The next step is to take
it to 24X7 guaranteed power supply at
affordable price.
 Union Minister R K Singh has urged states to
be financially viable in view of the mounting
outstanding dues of power generation
companies. This will help attract investments
in the power sector and also benefit the
consumers through reduced cost of electricity
and improved consumer services, he said.
World’s largest museum of Harappan culture is
coming up in Rakhigarhi, Haryana
 The world’s largest museum of Harappan
culture is coming up in Rakhigarhi in Haryana
to showcase about 5,000-year-old Indus Valley
artefacts. The village of Rakhigarhi was part of
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the Indus Valley Civilisation from 2600-1900
BC.
 Haryana is slated to host the world’s largest
museum dedicated to the Harappan
civilization. Rakhigarhi is a hamlet in
Haryana’s Hisar district, some 150 kilometres
from Delhi. The settlement is also a well-
known archaeological site from the time of the
Indus Valley civilization.
SBI hit market capitalization of Rs 5 trillion,
share prices reach record high
 SBI hit market capitalization of Rs 5 trillion:
State Bank of India, SBI, market capitalization
of India’s largest state lender, surpassed $5
trillion for the first time after its shares
reached a new high of Rs. 564.85 in intraday
trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
 State Bank of India, SBI surpasses the market
cap of Rs. 5 trillion, making it the third lender
in the nation to do so.
 HDFC Bank, the biggest private lender in
India, tops this list with a market cap of Rs
8.38 trillion, followed by ICICI Bank with a
market cap of Rs 6.33 trillion.
Virat Kohli becomes first cricketer to have 50
million followers on Twitter
 Virat Kohli has now become the first cricketer
who have notched up 50 million followers on
Twitter. Team India’s star cricketer and former
skipper Virat Kohli has now achieved another
big feat, but this time it is on the social media.
 Virat Kohli has popularity in all the platforms
of social media which includes 211 million
followers on Instagram and 49 million
followers on Facebook as well.
 In early 2022, Kohli became the first-ever
Indian to cross 200 million followers on
Instagram as well. Kohli recently recorded his
first international century in 1020 days, when
he slammed a 61-ball 122 not out during
India’s final Super 4 clash against Afghanistan
in Dubai.
International Day of Democracy 2022 observed
on 15 September
 This year, September 15 marks the 15th
anniversary of the International Day of
Democracy. The day is celebrated annually
around the world to strengthen democracies
and highlight its values and principles.
 This year, Democracy Day will focus on the
importance of media freedom to democracy,
peace, and delivering on the Sustainable
Development Goals.
 A theme is chosen for the International Day of  Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on
Democracy. This year, the day is focused on September 15, 1861 in Karnataka. He later on
the “importance of media freedom to attended the University of Madras to study for
democracy, peace, and delivering on the a Bachelor of Arts. Later in life, he decided to
Sustainable Development Goals”. switch career paths and completed a diploma
National Engineer’s Day 2022 celebrated on 15 in civil engineering at the College of Science in
September Pune.
 In India, Engineer’s Day is celebrated on
September 15 every year. The day is celebrated
to recognise the contribution of engineers in
the development of the nation.
 This day commemorates the birth anniversary
of Sir Moksha Gundam Visvesvaraya, who is
considered one of the greatest engineers of
India. Joining India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania
also celebrate Engineers Day on September
15, 2022, in honour of Sir Moksha Gundam
Visvesvaraya.

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September – 2
U.S. Marks The 21st Anniversary Of 9/11
Horrific Incident
 Americans remembered 9/11 on 11th Sept
with readings of victims’ names, volunteer
work and other tributes 21 years after the
deadliest terror attack on US soil.
 A tolling bell and a moment of silence began
the commemoration at ground zero in New
York, where the World Trade Center’s twin
towers were destroyed by the hijacked-plane
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
 Victims’ relatives and dignitaries also
convened at the two other attack sites, the
Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Other
communities around the country are marking
the day with candlelight vigils, interfaith
services and other commemorations.
 Some Americans are joining in volunteer
projects on a day that is federally recognized
as both Patriot Day and a National Day of
Service and Remembrance.
North Korea passes law authorising nuclear
strikes as form of defence
 North Korea passes law regarding Nuclear
Strikes: North Korea has approved a law that
gives it the authority to launch a nuclear
attack in advance. With the recently passed
law, North Korea’s status as a nuclear
weapons state has become irreversible. North
Korea, this year tested a record number of
weapons, including an intercontinental
ballistic missile.
 According to the law, among other things, the
North may use nuclear weapons in the event
of a nuclear or non-nuclear attack by hostile
forces against the state’s leadership and the
command structure of its nuclear forces.
Indian Army & India Air Force conduct joint
exercise ‘Gagan Strike’
 Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian
Air Force have conducted a joint exercise
‘Gagan Strike’ in Punjab. The exercise,
conducted over four days, comprised the
deployment of attack helicopters as the aerial
arm in support of ground forces carrying out
drills, practising annihilation of enemy
defences and deep penetration.
 It also showcased the precision firepower of
the attack helicopters in coordination with
ground forces’ mechanised columns.
PM Modi Inaugurates World Dairy Summit
2022 in Greater Noida
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 World Dairy Summit 2022: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi inaugurated the International
Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit (IDF
WDS) 2022 at the India Expo Center and Mart
in Greater Noida, the Prime Minister’s Office
(PMO) said in a statement.
 Prime Minister Modi also visited the local
exhibition. At the rally, the prime minister said
the dairy sector’s potential would not only
boost the rural economy, but would also be an
important source of livelihood for millions of
people around the world.
Agnikula Cosmos secured first patent for 3D-
printed rocket engine
 Agnikula Cosmos, one of India’s private space
startups, has secured its first patent for the
design and manufacturing of its 3D-printed
rocket engine.
 The patent, which has been offered to the
company under the Centre’s patent database,
comes after the company opened doors to its
first factory to 3D print rocket engines at scale.
 The patent has been awarded to the company
for its Agnilet rocket engine, which will power
the company’s Agniban rocket that is
scheduled to launch later this year.
Asia Cup 2022 Finals: Sri Lanka won by 23
Runs
 Sri Lanka won by 23 runs against Pakistan.
Pakistan was left all out by Sri Lanka. Pakistan
won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sri Lanka
made 170 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 6
wickets.
World First Aid Day 2022: “Lifelong First Aid”
 World First Aid Day is celebrated every year on
the second Saturday of September. This year,
World First Aid Day 2022 falls on 10
September 2022.
 The day is recognized worldwide to promote
the significance of first aid, which is an
important fundamental skill, and to create
awareness on a global level about how it can
save precious lives. The day was introduced
first by the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
 According to the IFRC, with this year’s theme,
‘Lifelong First Aid’, we are putting forward the
importance of having lifelong first aid learning.
 World First Aid Day’s history dates back to the
battle of Solferino in 1859 in which a young
businessman, Henry Dunant, from Geneva
was horrified and shocked by the mass

massacre of people. He helped many severely
injured people. This incident inspired him so
much that he wrote a book titled as ‘A Memory
of Solferino’.
Chief Justice of India with the shortest tenure,
Kamal Narain Singh passes away
 Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narain
Singh passed away, at the age of 95. Justice
Narain had a tenure of only 17 days as the CJI,
making him the chief justice with the shortest
tenure. He was the 22nd Chief Justice of India,
with a term from November 25, 1991, to
December 12, 1991.
 Born on December 13, 1926, his career as a
judge started with his appointment as an
Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court
in 1970. He then became a Permanent Judge
in August 1972. He got elevated as a Supreme
Court judge in 1986 and, after almost five
years, became the CJI.
National Maritime Heritage Complex to be built
in Gujarat
 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is
building the National Maritime Heritage
Complex at the historic Indus Valley
civilization region of Lothal in Gujarat with a
total cost of 3500 crores rupees.
 The first-of-its-kind complex in India, this
centre will showcase India’s rich and diverse
maritime heritage. The foundation stone for
the NMHC project was laid by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and the consent for the master
plan was given in March 2019.
King Charles names William and Kate as the
Prince and Princess of Wale
 Britain’s King Charles has bestowed the titles
of Prince and Princess of Wales on his eldest
son William and daughter-in-law Kate,
passing on the titles that he and his late wife
Diana previously held. Charles, who became
Prince of Wales in 1958, automatically became
king on the death of his mother, Queen
Elizabeth.
 Delivering his first speech to the nation since
the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth,
Charles said he was proud to make his heir
William the Prince of Wales, a title Charles had
held since 1958.
Per Capita Government Spending on
Healthcare Increases by 74% Since 2013-14
 The per capita government spending on
healthcare has increased by 74 per cent since
2013-14. As per National Health Accounts
Estimates India 2018-19, the per capita
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government spending in 2013-14 was one
thousand forty-two rupees, which has
increased to one thousand eight hundred and
fifteen rupees.
Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at
99
 Dwarka-Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami
Swaroopanand Saraswati has passed away at
Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh. He was 99
years old. He breathed his last at the
Shridham Jhoteshwar Ashram in
Narsinghpur.
 Swami Swaroopanand was born in Dighori
village in Madhya Pradesh’s Siwani district. He
left his home at the age of 9. Later, he went to
Kashi in Uttar Pradesh, where he gained
spiritual enlightenment and religious wisdom
from Swami Karpatri Maharaj.
Kantar BrandZ India: TCS now India’s most
valuable brand
 Kantar’s BrandZ report said: IT services firm
Tata Consultancy Services became India’s
most valuable brand in 2022, according to a
report by market data and analytics firm
Kantar, displacing long-time topper HDFC
Bank.
 TCS, with a brand value of $45.5 billion in
2022, is followed by HDFC Bank at $32.7
billion. HDFC Bank has held the No.1 position
since the ranking was unveiled in 2014.
Roger Federer announces retirement from
Professional Tennis
 Roger Federer Retirement: One of the greatest
sporting careers will come to a close when
Roger Federer, 41, announces his retirement
following the Laver Cup in London.
 Federer, a 20-time grand slam champion,
declared on social media that his final week
playing professionally will be the one in LAver
Cup. The Laver Cup, a competition modelled
after the Ryder Cup, was founded by Federer’s
management company, Team8.
International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer 2022: 16th September
 World Ozone Day or the International Day for
the preservation of the Ozone Layer is
observed on the 16th of September. The day
aims to create awareness about the
importance and need of the Ozone layer which
is the single protection on Earth against UV
rays coming out from the sun.
 The UN Environment Programme also aims to
bring awareness about the importance of
getting rid of the substances that damage the

ozone layer. It also calls for taking time-
targeted actions to protect Earth’s protective
shield.
 The theme announced by the UN Environment
Programme for International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022 is ‘Global
Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth’.
India To Be Home to Cheetahs After 70 Years
 Eight African cheetahs are all set to move from
Namibia into their new habitat at the Kuno
National Park in Madhya Pradesh, on
September 17, on Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s birthday.
 The PM is expected to release the five female
and three male cheetahs into the Park’s
quarantine enclosures on Friday as part of his
efforts to revitalise and diversify the country’s
wildlife and habitat, his office has said. The
last cheetah in India died in 1947 in the Korea
district in present-day Chhattisgarh, which
was an earlier part of Madhya Pradesh, and
the species was declared extinct from India in
1952.
 According to reports, the cheetah has lost 90
per cent of its global habitat in the last 100
years. In addition, in many of the 31
populations of the cheetah, only 100-200 are
left with their habitat consistently
deteriorating.
 The ‘African Cheetah Introduction Project in
India‘ was conceived in 2009, with a plan to
introduce the big cat by November last year in
Kuno National Park, but it suffered a setback
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
25--year--old climate activist Vanessa Nakate
appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
 United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) appointed Vanessa
Nakate, a 25--year--old climate activist from
Uganda as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UN
Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Her collaboration
with the organisation and recognising her
outstanding global advocacy for climate justice
for current and future generations.
 Globally half the world’s 2.2 billion children
live in one of the 33 countries, classified by
UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index as
“extremely high­risk” of the impacts of climate
change. According to UNICEF, the top 10
countries are all in Africa.
BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be
deployed along the India- Pak border
 Border Security Force (BSF) first female camel
riding squad will be deployed along the India-
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Pakistan border in Rajasthan & Gujarat. The
squad will participate for the first time in the
BSF Raising Day Parade on 1st December.
 The BSF is the only force in the country to have
the Camel Contingents and the Camel
Mounted Band. BSF, traditionally known as
the ‘first line of defence, the Camel
Contingents are used to keep a vigil in the vast
expanse of the Thar Desert.
Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC win maiden
Durand Cup title
 Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC beat Mumbai
City FC 2-1 in the final of the 131st edition of
Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati
Krirangan in Kolkata.
 Goals from Siva Sakthi in the 10th minute and
Alan Costa’s 61st-minute strike were enough
to help Bengaluru lift the crown. Apuia got the
lone goal for the Mumbai side in an
entertaining match.
 The former Foreign Secretary of British India,
Mortimer Durand founded the Durand Cup in
1888. The Durand Cup was initially played
only by the Armed services but in later years,
the game was officially made open for the
Professional Football Clubs.
Queen Elizabeth II funeral, buried at Windsor
Castle’s St. George’s Chapel
 Queen Elizabeth II funeral: The royal family
bid farewell to Britain’s longest-reigning
monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in a private
ceremony at Windsor Castle.
 A smaller crowd bid Queen Elizabeth II
farewell in St George’s Chapel after the official
burial earlier that day at London’s
Westminster Abbey, where world leaders,
members of European royal families, and the
general public had assembled.
 2,000 people, including heads of state,
gathered in Westminster Abbey earlier on
Monday for Queen Elizabeth II funeral.
India emerges as Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral
lender overtaking China
 India becomes the largest bilateral lender for
Sri Lanka and overtakes China. In four
months of 2022, India has provided a total of
968 million US Dollars in loans to Sri Lanka.
China has been the largest bilateral lender to
Sri Lanka for the past five years from 2017-
2021.
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been the
largest bilateral lender in the past five years.

 In 2021, a total of 610 million dollars were
provided to Sri Lanka by the Asian
Development Bank (ADB).
 India has provided 4 billion dollars in food and
financial assistance to Sri Lanka.
 India handed 21,000 tonnes of fertilizers to Sri
Lanka on August 2022.
India’s 1st lithium-ion cell factory inaugurated
in Andhra Pradesh
 The Minister of State for Electronics and
Information Technology, Rajeev
Chandrasekhar has launched the pre-
production run of India’s first lithium-ion cell
manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra
Pradesh.
 This state-of-the-art facility has been set up by
Chennai-based Munoth Industries Limited
with an outlay of Rs 165 crores.
Maharashtra’s Daulatabad Fort to be renamed
as ‘Devgiri’ Fort
 Maharashtra Tourism Ministry has decided to
rename the Daulatabad fort to Devgiri which is
located near Aurangabad.
 This decision comes after Shiv Sena Chief
Uddhav Thackeray. It is a national heritage
monument, which is maintained by the
Archeological Survey of India (ASI). Previously
Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray was renamed Aurangabad
Sambhajinagar.
India takes over SCO rotating presidency and
to host SCO summit 2023
 The rotational presidency of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization has been handed
over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Delhi
will hold the presidency of the grouping for a
year until September 2023. And next year,
India will host the SCO summit.
 In the declaration, it is stated that the
presidency of the SCO for the forthcoming
period passes to India. The next meeting of the
SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in
2023 in India.
 The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Member States signed the
Samarkand Declaration in the meeting of the
Council of Heads of State in the city of
Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
PM Narendra Modi launched world’s first
Cheetah Rehabilitation Project
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released
wild Cheetahs in Kuno National Park and
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launched the world’s first Cheetah
Rehabilitation Project.
 Cheetahs which have been brought from
Namibia are being introduced in India under
Project Cheetah, which is the world’s first
inter-continental large wild carnivore
translocation project.
 The release of wild Cheetahs by the Prime
Minister is part of his efforts to revitalise and
diversify India’s wildlife and its habitat. Out of
the eight Cheetahs, there are five females and
three males. Mr Modi released Cheetahs at two
release points in Kuno National Park. On the
occasion, he also interacted with Cheetah
Mitras, Cheetah Rehabilitation Management
Group and students at the venue.
Kashmir is set to get its first multiplex, in
Srinagar
 Kashmir is set to get its first multiplex: The
first multiplex in Kashmir will be opened today
in Srinagar by Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant
governor Manoj Sinha.
 After a three-decade hiatus, Kashmir will once
again have movie theatres. The three movie
theatres of the INOX-designed multiplex will
have a combined seating capacity of 520
people.
 There will be a food court on the property to
promote regional cuisine.
 The lobbies also have a Kashmiri wood
“Khatambandh,” giving them a Kashmiri
cultural appearance and highlighting
Kashmir’s art and design.
 The public will be allowed access to the
multiplex after a special showing of the Aamir
Khan film “Lal Singh Chaddha.”
A&N becomes India’s first state/UT to achieve
100 percent coverage of precautionary dose
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands became the first
Indian state/UT to achieve 100 percent
coverage of precautionary dose. More than
2,87,216 beneficiaries aged 18 have been
vaccinated with a precautionary dose.
 After 15th July, the rate of vaccination has
seen a spike when the government decided to
provide free-of-cost precautionary doses on
the occasion of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
 The healthcare workers reached households
and organized several camps to intensify the
campaign.
 The camps were organized in the Urban as well
as Rural areas which received a good response.
Saurashtra, is India’s official entry for the 95th
Academy Awards or Oscar awards, the Film
Federation of India (FFI) announced.

 Titled “Last Film Show” in English, the Pan
Nalin directorial will release in theatres
countrywide on October 14. The 95th Academy
Awards are scheduled to take place on March
12, 2023 in Los Angeles.
 The film, which will represent the country in
the best international feature film category at
the Oscars, is produced by Siddharth Roy
Kapur’s banner Roy Kapur Films, Jugaad
Motion Pictures, Monsoon Films, Chhello
Show LLP and Marc Duale.
International Day of Peace celebrates on 21st
September
 The International Day of Peace is observed
globally on September 21. The United National
General Assembly marks the day by promoting
ideals of peace among nations and people by
observing non-violence and ceasefire for 24
hours.
 This year’s theme is “End racism. Build
peace.” The UN General Assembly has
declared this as a day devoted to strengthening
the ideals of peace, through observing 24
hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
 The International Day of Peace was
established in 1981 by the United Nations
General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001,
the General Assembly unanimously voted to
designate the Day as a period of non-violence
and cease-fire.
World Alzheimer’s Day 2022 observed on 21st
September
 World Alzheimer’s Day is observed annually on
September 21 to raise awareness about
neurological disorders. Alzheimer’s disease is
the most common cause of dementia and
affects the person’s memory, mental ability,
and ability to carry out simple tasks.
 On World Alzheimer’s Day, healthcare
organisations support Alzheimer’s walks while
seminars and public activities are held in
communities around the globe to raise
awareness on Alzheimer’s.
 This year’s theme for World Alzheimer’s Month
is ‘Know Dementia, know Alzheimer’s’.
Comedian Raju Srivastava passes away at the
age of 58
 Comedian Raju Srivastava has passed away in
Delhi at the age of 58. He had suffered a heart
attack while exercising on August 10. As per a
report Raju was still conscious and with
normal body movements. The comedian was
earlier registering Spo2 levels of 80 per cent to
90 per cent without oxygen support.
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 Srivastava appeared in Hindi films such as
“Maine Pyar Kiya”, “Baazigar”, “Bombay to
Goa” (remake) and “Aamdani Atthani Kharcha
Rupaiya”. He was one of the contestants on
“Bigg Boss” season three.
 He was the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Film
Development Council.
PM CARES Fund: Govt appoints Industrialist
Ratan Tata as Trustee
 According to the prime minister’s office,
Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata, former
Supreme Court judge KT Thomas, and former
deputy Lok Sabha speaker Kariya Munda have
been nominated as trustees of the PM CARES
Fund.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the PM
CARES Fund, which was attended by Union
Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
 The trust further decided to nominate other
eminent persons for the constitution of the
Advisory Board to the PM CARES Fund.
 These eminent personalities included: Rajiv
Mehrishi, Former Comptroller and Auditor
General of India; Sudha Murthy, Former
Chairperson, Infosys Foundation, and Anand
Shah, Co-founder of Teach for India and
Former CEO of Indicorps and Piramal
Foundation.
Abhyas drill: India & U.S coast guards showcase
maritime ties
 Abhyas drill: The Coast Guards of India and
the United States participated Off the coast of
Chennai in the massive Abhyas drill or the
Abhyas joint drill.
 The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter
Midgett’s four-day visit came to an end. The
USCG ship and the Indian Coast Guard
discussed best practices for search and rescue
operations while they were in port.
 The joint training exercises aimed to promote
a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region and
familiarise the coast guards of the two nations
with one another’s capabilities.
Chinese Scientists create world’s first cloned
wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’
 A wild Arctic wolf was successfully cloned for
the first time in the world by a Beijing-based
gene firm.
 The cloning of the Arctic wolf, also known as
the white wolf or polar wolf, which is native to
the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen
Elizabeth Islands, is considered a milestone

achievement in conserving rare and
endangered species through cloning
technology.
Nation gets its first Dugong Conservation
Reserve in Tamil Nadu
 Tamil Nadu has notified the country’s first
‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ in Palk Bay
covering the coastal waters of Thanjavur and
Pudukottai districts with an area of 448
square kilometres.
 In September 2021 Government of Tamil Nadu
(GoTN) initiated the idea of the ‘Dugong
Conservation Reserve’ to be established in the
Palk Bay region, in order to protect the
endangered Dugong species and its marine
habitats in Tamil Nadu.
 At present, there are around 240 Dugongs in
India and a majority of them are found in the
Tamil Nadu Coast (Palk Bay region).
Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passed away at the
age of 80
 Russian Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich
Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest
spaceflight, has passed away at the age of 80.
According to Roscosmos, Polyakov has
participated in two space missions during his
career with a total duration of 678 days and 16
hours.
 Polyakov took part in his first mission to space
in 1988, and returned eight months later in
1989. That year, he was appointed deputy
director of the Institute of Biomedical
Problems.
 Valery Polyakov spent a full 437 days orbiting
the Earth on the Mir space station between
1994 and 1995. Polyakov had previously spent
288 days in space on a mission in 1988-89.
Veteran swimmer Elvis Ali becomes the oldest
Indian to cross North Channel
 Veteran Assamese swimmer, Elvis Ali
Hazarika has become the first from the North
East to cross the North Channel. The North
Channel is the strait between north-eastern
Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland.
 Elvis and his team clocked a timing of 14
hours 38 minutes to achieve this feat. With
this, Elvis has become the oldest Indian
swimmer to cross the North Channel.
 The distance of the route recognised as a North
Channel swim is 34.5 km (21.4 miles). It is
known for fickle weather, rough seas, tough
currents and an abundance of jellyfish.
Palm oil Alliance formed by 5 South Asian
Countries
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 Edible oil trade associations from five palm oil
importing countries in South Asia – India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal,
announced the setting up of Asian Palm Oil
Alliance (APOA).
 The idea is to gain collecting bargaining power
and make imports sustainable. India’s annual
imports of edible oil is around 13-14 million
tonne (MT). Around 8 MT of palm oil is
imported from Indonesia and Malaysia, while
other oils, such as soya and sunflower, come
from Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine and Russia.
 Asia accounts for around 40% of the global
palm oil consumption while Europe accounts
for 12% of palm oil trade. Indonesia and
Malaysia are the biggest palm oil exporters in
the world. India is the largest importer of palm
oil in Asia, accounting for 15% of global
imports, followed by China (9%), Pakistan (4%)
and Bangladesh (2%).
G-4 Countries Reiterates UNSC Reform
 The G4 grouping comprising India, Japan,
Germany and Brazil expressed their concern
over lack of any “meaningful” forward
movement on long-pending reform of the UN
Security Council (UNSC) and demanded
“urgency” on the issue.
 The foreign ministers of the G4 countries held
a virtual meeting coinciding with the 75th
session of the UN General Assembly during
which they held extensive discussion on the
need for urgent reform of the UNSC.
REC Ltd becomes 12th company to gets
‘Maharatna’ company status
 Power sector-focussed non-banking finance
company (NBFC) REC Ltd. has been accorded
the status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public
Sector Enterprise, thus providing it with
greater operational and financial autonomy.
 The granting of ‘Maharatna’ status will impart
enhanced powers to the company’s board
while taking financial decisions. REC Ltd. is
the 12th company to be given the Maharatna
Status.
Adani & family top IIFL Wealth Hurun India
Rich List
 According to the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich
List 2022, Gautam Adani and family have
topped with an estimated wealth of Rs.
10,94,400 crore. His daily wealth creation was
estimated at Rs. 1,612 crores which showed
116 per cent growth as compared with the
2021 list.

 Mukesh Ambani and family have been named
as the 2nd richest in India with an estimated
wealth of Rs. 7,94,700 crore and a growth of
11 per cent compared with the 2021 list. His
daily wealth creation velocity is Rs. 210 crores.
 Nykaa Founder & Chief Executive Officer
(CEO), Falguni Nayar became India’s richest
self-made woman by surpassing Biocon chief
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in net worth.
 Top 5 richest people in the list:
 Rank Person Wealth estimate
 1 Gautam Adani and family Rs.
10,94,400 crore
 2 Mukesh Ambani and family Rs. 7,94,700
crore
 3 Cyrus Poonawalla and family Rs. 2,05,400
crore
 4 Shiv Nadar Rs. 1,85,800 crore
 5 Radhakishan Damani & family Rs.
1,75,100 crore
ICC announced “Oval and Lord’s” to host World
Test Championship finals
 The International Cricket Council has
announced that the World Test Championship
2023 Final will be hosted by The Oval in June
2023 while the 2025 final will be played at
Lord’s.
 The two venues in London will succeed
Southampton, which hosted the inaugural
final between New Zealand and India in 2021.
New Zealand emerged as the victors in the first
edition.
 The top two teams from the World Test
Championship standings will make it to the
finals with Australia and South Africa
currently leading.
National Cinema Day 2022 observed on 23rd
September
 The National Cinema Day was previously
announced to be held on September 16,
however, on request from various stakeholders
and in order to maximize participation, it was
rescheduled to September 23.
 The day has been scheduled by the Multiplex
Association of India (MAI). Over 4,000 screens
at multiplexes from across the country,
including PVR, INOX, Cinepolis, Carnival, and
Delite, have teamed up to offer a “celebratory
admission price” of Rs 75 to mark National
Cinema Day.
 National Cinema Day is scheduled to be
celebrated as a ‘thank you’ to the moviegoers
and an invitation to those who haven’t made it
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back to the cinema after the Covid-19
pandemic.
Nation Observes Antyodaya Divas 2022: 25
September
 Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated annually on
25th September in India. It marks the birth
anniversary of Indian leader Pandit Deendayal
Upadhyaya and is celebrated in his honour to
remember his life and legacy.
 He was one of the most prominent
personalities in the history of Indian politics.
This year, the Antyodaya Diwas marks the
105th birth anniversary of Upadhyaya. He was
the co-founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS)
and a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
thinker.
Dr. Rajiv Bahl named as Director General of
ICMR
 Dr Rajiv Bahl has been appointed as the new
director general of the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR)-cum-secretary of the
department of health Research for a period of
three years.
 Bahl currently heads the research on
maternal, newborn child and adolescent
health cum-newborn unit on maternal,
Department of Maternal Newborn Child and
Adolescent Health and Ageing, at the World
Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva.
Former Indian captain Dilip Tirkey elected as
President of Hockey India
 Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who was the
front-runner for the post of Hockey India
president, was elected unopposed for the top
job.
 He was elected after Uttar Pradesh Hockey
chief Rakesh Katyal and Hockey Jharkhand’s
Bhola Nath Singh, who were in the fray for the
president’s post, withdrew their nominations.
 The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has
approved Tirkey and his team’s appointments.
Bhola Nath has been elected unopposed as
secretary general.
Breakthrough Prize 2023 in Mathematics
awarded to Daniel Spielman
 The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes,
dubbed the “Oscars of Science,” were
announced and will split a total of more than
$15 million.
 2023 Breakthrough Prize laureates,
recognized for their game-changing discoveries
in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and
Mathematics, along with early-career

scientists who have made significant
contributions to their fields.
 Daniel A. Spielman has been honoured with
the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
for multiple discoveries in theoretical
computer science and mathematics.
Government’s Flagship Programme ‘Make in
India’ Completes 8 years
 Make in India, the flagship program of the
Government of India that aspires to facilitate
investment, foster innovation, enhance skill
development, and build best-in-class
manufacturing infrastructure, completes 8
years of path-breaking reforms on 25th
September 2022.
 Launched in 2014 under the Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi, ‘Make in India’ is
transforming the country into a leading global
manufacturing and investment destination.
 The initiative is an open invitation to potential
investors and partners across the globe to
participate in the growth story of ‘New India’.
Make In India has substantial
accomplishments across 27 sectors.
India’s first avalanche-monitoring radar
installed in Sikkim
 The Indian Army and the Defence
Geoinformatics and Research Establishment
(DGRE) have jointly installed the Avalanche
Monitoring Radar, the first of its kind in India,
in north Sikkim.
 Besides being used for the detection of
avalanches, this radar can also be employed to
detect landslides.
 The avalanche radar was made operational by
the Defence Research and Development
Organisation’s wing DGRE, which is involved
in forecasting and mitigating of avalanche
hazards faced by the Indian Army in the
Himalayan region.
International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons 2022
 The United Nations observes 26 September
every year as the International Day for the
Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
 The aim of the day is to enhance public
awareness about the threat posed to humanity
by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their
total elimination.
 It provides an opportunity to educate the
public and their leaders about the real benefits
of eliminating such weapons, and the social
and economic costs of perpetuating them.
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Asha Parekh to be bestowed with 52nd Dadasaheb
Phalke award
 Veteran actress Asha Parekh has been
declared the recipient of the 2020 Dadasaheb
Phalke award, making her the 52nd awardee
of the honour.
 Union Minister for Minister of Information and
Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur announced her
name. She worked in more than 95 films and
was the chairperson of the Central Board of
Film Certification from 1998-2001.
 She is also a recipient of the Padma Shri,
awarded to her by the Government of India in
1992 for services to cinema.
 The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest
honour in Indian cinema. The award was
instituted in 1969, the award is the highest
honour for an artiste in Indian cinema.
Jhulan Goswami Retirement: Indian Legend
retires from all Formats
 Jhulan Goswami Retirement: The legendary
Women’s Cricketer, Jhulan Goswami
announced her retirement from all forms of the
game in a touching farewell statement on
September 25.
 Jhulan played her last international game at
the Lord’s on the 24th, and she went out on a
high note by helping India women defeat
England women 3-0 in an ODI series.
 Jhulan Goswami sent a parting message on
social media, expressing her contentment with
her lauded career.
 Jhulan concluded her career with 255 wickets
from 204 games, an ODI women’s record.
World Tourism Day 2022 celebrates on 27th
September
 World Tourism Day 2022 is observed on 27
September globally. This day is celebrated
every year to focus on promoting tourism in
various parts of the world. It was initiated by
the United Nations World Tourism
Organisation (UNWTO).
 It is celebrated to promote tourism and
understand its importance. World Tourism
Day aims to make people understand the joy
of exploring the world. It is an extremely
important event.
 The theme of World Tourism Day 2022 is
‘Rethinking Tourism’. Everyone will focus on
understanding the growth of the tourism
sector and reviewing and redeveloping tourism
after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat
Singh

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced
that the Chandigarh airport will be renamed
after Shaheed Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the
great freedom fighter. Punjab & Haryana
governments had last month (Aug 2022)
agreed to name the airport after freedom
fighter Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
 The Rs 485-crore airport project is a joint
venture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI),
and the governments of Punjab and Haryana.
 The Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 2017 passed a
resolution that the airport should be named
after Bhagat Singh and this led to a debate.
Italy PM election: Giorgia Meloni elected as
First woman PM of Italy
 Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first
woman prime minister at the head of its most
right-wing government since World War Two
after leading a conservative alliance to triumph
at the election.
 Meloni will take over from Prime Minister
Mario Draghi, the former head of the European
Central Bank, who pushed Rome to the centre
of EU policy-making during his 18-month stint
in office, forging close ties with Paris and
Berlin.
 The Italian far-right leader Meloni party came
top in general elections. Leading the next
government, she will work for the betterment
of all Italians.
GoI appoints Lt Gen Anil Chauhan as the new
Chief of Defence Staff
 The government of India has announced the
appointment of Lt General Anil Chauhan
(Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff
(CDS), who will also function as Secretary to
the Government of India, Department of
Military Affairs.
 The NDA alumnus became the General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern
Command in September 2019 and held the
charge until his retirement from the service on
May 31, 2021.
 He has held several appointments and has
extensive experience in counter-insurgency
operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the
Northeast.
 The Chief of Defence Staff is the Permanent
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and
has to be the main military adviser to the
Defence Minister besides giving impartial
advice to the political leadership.
 The CDS is a four-star General/Officer who
acts as the Principal Military Advisor to the
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Defence Minister on all tri-services (Army,
Navy and Indian Air Force) matters.
 The CDS will be the single-point military
adviser to the Defence Minister on matters
involving all three services and the service
chiefs will be obliged to confine their counsel
to issues pertaining to their respective
services.
Indian-origin Suella Braverman won first
Queen Elizabeth II award
 Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella
Braverman has been named winner of the
first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the
Year award at a ceremony in London.
 The 42-year-old barrister, who was appointed
to the Cabinet earlier this month by British
Prime Minister Liz Truss, said it was the
“honour of her life” to take on the new role at
the Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) 2022
ceremony, dedicated to the memory of the late
monarch who passed away recently.
Braverman was previously Attorney General
between 2020-2022.
Domestic Cricket: West Zone wins Duleep
Trophy 2022, beats South Zone
 The West zone has defeated the South zone by
294 runs to win their 19th title in the final day
of the 2022 Duleep Trophy at the SNR College
Cricket Ground, Coimbatore. The 2022 Duleep
trophy was the 59th season of the Duleep
Trophy.
 Sarfaraz Khan scored the most runs with 127
runs for 178 balls and Jaydev Unadkat of the
West zone became the player of the series.
 Yashasvi Jaiswal of the West zone scored 265
runs in the second innings which helped the
west zone to hit a win while Kerala Opener
Rohan Kunnummal scored 93 runs in the
South zone’s second innings.
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman appointed prime minister
 Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed
prime minister by a royal decree. The crown
prince, who is heir to the throne held by King
Salman, already wields wide powers and is
seen as the kingdom’s day-to-day leader.
 The royal decree appointing him as prime
minister was carried by the Saudi Press
Agency. The reshuffle kept another son, Prince
Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister, the
king said in the royal decree.
 The crown prince, known as MbS, is promoted
from defence minister and has been the de

facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest
oil exporter and a major U.S. ally in the Middle
East.
Senior Advocate R Venkataramani named as
new Attorney General of India
 Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been
appointed as the new Attorney General of
India. The President has appointed Mr
Venkataramani as the new Attorney General
for a period of three years from the 1st of
October.
 The notification regarding Mr Venkataramani’s
appointment as the Attorney General was
issued today by the Department of Legal
Affairs, Union Ministry of Law and Justice.
 Mr Venkataramani will replace current
Attorney General KK Venugopal whose term
ends on September 30, 2022. Mr Venugopal is
currently on his third extension.
 The Attorney General for India is the Indian
government’s chief legal advisor and is its chief
advocate in the courts. They are appointed by
the President of India at the instance of the
Union Cabinet under Article 76 of the
Constitution and hold office during the
pleasure of the President.
Supreme Court Judgement on safe and legal
abortion
 Supreme Court Judgement on Abortion: The
Supreme Court has declared that all women
have the right to safe and legal abortions up to
24 weeks of pregnancy, no matter their marital
status.
 An abortion regulation that made a distinction
between married and unmarried women was
“artificial and constitutionally unsustainable,”
according to a bench of Justices DY
Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala, and AS
Bopanna.
 The bench determined that unmarried and
single women with pregnancies between 20
and 24 weeks cannot be denied access to safe
and legal abortion.
 The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of
1971 had made it illegal for unmarried women
who were 20–24 weeks pregnant after having
consenting intercourse to have a legal
abortion.
 In reference to the MTP Act’s pertinent
provision, the court’s ruling stated that “it
seems to us that to give Rule 3B a restrictive
and narrow interpretation would render it
perilously close to holding it unconstitutional,
because it would deprive unmarried women of
the right to access safe and legal abortions
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between 20 and 24 weeks if they face a change
in their material circumstances similar to
married women.”
RBI Repo Rate Hike by 50 bps to 5.9%: RBI
Monetary Policy
 RBI Repo Rate: The decision of RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das headed the six-member
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been
announced.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the
repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.90%, the
fourth straight increase in the current cycle, to
tame the sustained above-target retail
inflation rate.
Swedish Defence Maker Saab To Produce Carl-
Gustaf M4 Rocket Launchers In India
 Swedish defence firm Saab announced its plan
to set up a manufacturing facility in India for
the Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon
system under the NDA government’s ‘Make in
India’ initiative to bolster indigenous defence
manufacturing, a company official said.
Production at the new facility is expected to
begin in 2024, even though the firm is yet to
reveal the location.
 The company is looking at the 100% foreign
direct investment (FDI) route to set up the new
venture but will pursue the 74% FDI option
with an Indian partner if the former doesn’t
work out. India allows 100% FDI in defence
only on a case-by-case basis.
Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind
gets Lata Mangeshkar Award (2019-2021)
 Noted playback singers Kumar Sanu and
Shailendra Singh and music-composer duo
Anand-Milind were conferred with the National
Lata Mangeshkar Award for different years.
 They will be presented the prestigious award
(on September 28), the birth anniversary of the
late legendary singer, at her birthplace Indore.
State Culture Minister Usha Thakur conferred
Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind, and Kumar
Sanu with the award for the years 2019, 2020
and 2021 respectively.
 Officials informed the award is given for
promoting excellence in the area of light music
annually by the Madhya Pradesh government’s
culture department. It carries a cash prize of
Rs two lakh and a citation. Earlier recipients
included Naushad, Kishore Kumar and Asha
Bhosle.
Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani listed on
Time’s 100 Emerging Leaders’
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 Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani, son of 40th position on the Global Innovation Index
billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has been named (GII) 2022 from the 81st spot in 2015.
by TIME magazine in the TIME100 Next list  India’s innovation performance is above
that recognises “rising stars from across average for the upper-middle-income group in
industries and around the world. Significantly, almost every innovation pillar, with the
he is the only Indian to be featured on the list exception of infrastructure, where it scores
this year. below average. Within Central and Southern
 However, there is another Indian-born Asia, India continues to lead in the 40th
American business leader, subscription social position, moving further up the rankings, from
platform OnlyFans’ Indian-origin CEO its 46th position in 2021.
Amrapali Gan, on the list as well. The list also  Switzerland remains the world’s leader in
features the likes of American singer SZA, innovation for the 12th consecutive year. It
actress Sydney Sweeney, basketball player Ja leads globally in innovation outputs, and
Morant, Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, specifically in patents by origin, software
actor and television personality Keke Palmer, spending, high-tech manufacturing,
and environment activist Farwiza Farhan. production, and export complexity. The second
Top 25 startups in India listed by LinkedIn position was secured by the US followed by
 The world’s largest online professional Sweden, the UK, and the Netherlands.
network, LinkedIn has released its 2022
LinkedIn Top Startups List for India, revealing
the top 25 startups that have shown resilience
in an uncertain market environment, and are
continuing to innovate in 2022.
 Topping this year’s list is the unified payment
interface CRED (#1). Valued at $6.4 billion,
this young startup maintained its podium
position on the LinkedIn Top Startups list,
moving from #3 in 2021 to #1 in 2022.
 The next highest placing businesses on the list
include upGrad (#2), one of India’s largest
online higher education companies that
curates vast upskilling opportunities for
professionals and college students, followed by
Groww (#3), an online investment platform
that provides an objective evaluation of
various investment opportunities through
stocks and mutual funds.
‘Hurun India 40 & under self-made rich list
2022’ topped by Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath
 Nikhil Kamath, the cofounder of Zerodha,
topped the ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 &
Under Self-Made Rich List 2022’ with a net
worth of Rs 17,500 crore.
 Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder of Ola, came in
second place (Rs 11,700 crore), and Divyank
Turakhia of Media.net in third place (Rs
11,200 crore).
Global Innovation Index 2022: India climbs to
40th rank
 Global Innovation Index 2022: India has
climbed to the 40th rank in the Global
Innovation Index of the World Intellectual
Property Organization. This is a huge leap of
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5G Launch: PM Modi says rollout of 5G a gift to
130 billion Indians
 5G Launch: The nation’s 5G services were
officially inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on October 1st, 2022, ushering
in a period of ultra-high-speed mobile internet,
according to a statement from the Prime
Minister’s Office. The sixth iteration of the
India Mobile Congress was also launched by
PM Modi.
 A new era in the nation is ringing in with the
arrival of 5G. A limitless sky of options will
open up with 5G.
 The PM continued by saying that the New India
will actively participate in the creation and use
of technology rather than simply becoming a
consumer of it.
Kazakhstan changes capital’s name from Nur-
Sultan back to Astana
 Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev is to restore the former name of the
country’s capital, Astana, just three years after
he renamed it in honour of his predecessor.
 Kazakhstan’s president has signed a law
limiting presidential terms and reverting to the
old name of the Central Asian country’s
capital, in the latest step of breaking with the
legacy of his predecessor. The bill also
reinstated the capital’s name to Astana.
 The name was changed to Nur-Sultan in
March 2019, in honour of outgoing president
Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Vladimir Putin Declares Annexation Of 4
Ukrainian Regions by Russia
 Vladimir Putin has declared the Annexation of
4 Ukrainian regions by Russia namely
Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia.
 The West has denounced the annexation of
occupied Ukrainian territory by Russia as an
illegitimate land grab after Russian President
Vladimir Putin signed treaties.
 The president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy
responded by unexpectedly submitting an
application to join the NATO armed alliance.
World’s largest safari park to be developed in
Gurugram
 World’s largest jungle safari park to be
developed in Haryana. The World’s largest
jungle safari park is spread across an area of
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10000 acres in the Aravalli Mountain Range of
Gurugram and Nuh District. This project will
be the largest such project in the world.
 The park will also include a large herbarium,
an aviary, four zones for big cars, a large area
for herbivores, an area for exotic animal/birds,
an underwater world, natural trails, visitors,
tourism zones, botanical garden, biomes,
equatorial, tropical, coastal, desert, etc.
 For the making of the World’s largest jungle
safari park an Aravalli Foundation will be set
up which will manage the project.
Hero MotoCorp Appoints Movie Star Ram
Charan New Brand Ambassador
 The Hero MotoCrop has appointed actor Ram
Charan as the new brand ambassador. Hero
MotoCrop, the country’s largest two-wheeler
maker has launched the Hero GIFT
Programme.
 The Hero GIFT stands for the Grand Indian
Festival of Trust. This initiative includes
exciting model refreshers, retail benefits,
several financing schemes, pre-booking offers,
and many more.
Active credit cards drop 2.3 million in August
over new RBI norms
 The outstanding credit card base dropped to
77.99 million in August from over 80 million in
July, mainly on account of the new norms of
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that warrant
the deactivation of cards that are inactive for a
year.
 While there was a 2.8 per cent decline in net
card additions on a month-on-month (MoM)
basis in August, a first in many months, credit
card spends slipped 3 per cent on a high base.
Still, spends topped the Rs 1-trillion mark for
the sixth consecutive month.
Indian Women’s rights activist Srishti Bakshi
wins ‘Changemaker’ award
 A women’s rights activist from India, Srishti
Bakshi has won the ‘Changemaker‘ award at
the UN SDG (United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals) Action Awards held at a
ceremony in Bonn, Germany.
 The award is given to recognise the efforts of
Srishti Bakshi to raise awareness of gender-
based violence and inequality.
 The UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony
celebrates people and initiatives that mobilize,
inspire, and connect people every day, proving

that each one of us has the power to drive
transformative action.
International Coffee Day 2022 celebrates on
01st October
 Every year, International Coffee Day is
observed on October 1, to celebrate and
promote the use of coffee. The day is marked
to celebrate “the coffee sector’s diversity,
quality and passion.” It is an opportunity for
coffee lovers to share their love of the beverage
and support farmers whose livelihood depends
on the aromatic crop.
Center extends AFSPA in Nagaland and
Arunachal Pradesh for further 6 months
 AFSPA in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh:
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or
AFSPA, has been applied to 12 districts in
Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for an
additional six months, according to the federal
government.
 The AFSPA will be extended for six months
starting in nine districts of Nagaland:
Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon,
Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, and Zunheboto.
Sujoy Lal Thaosen, Anish Dayal Singh named
as New DGs of CRPF, ITBP
 Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers Sujoy
Lal Thaosen and Anish Dayal Singh have been
appointed as the new director generals of the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-
Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) respectively.
 Thaosen’s scheduled retirement is in
November this year, while Singh will
superannuate in December 2024. The order
for their appointment was issued by the
Personnel Ministry after sanction from the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
headed by the prime minister.
1.47 Lakh Crore GST Collected in the Month of
September 2022
 The gross GST revenue collected in the month
of September 2022 is ₹ 1,47,686 crore of which
CGST is ₹ 25,271 crore, SGST is ₹ 31,813
crore, IGST is ₹ 80,464 crore (including ₹
41,215 crore collected on import of goods) and
Cess is ₹ 10,137 crore (including ₹ 856 crore
collected on import of goods).
 The government has settled ₹ 31,880 crore to
CGST and ₹ 27,403 crore to SGST from IGST
as regular settlement. The total revenue of
Centre and the States after regular settlements
in the month of September 2022 is ₹ 57,151
crore for CGST and ₹ 59,216 crore for the
SGST.
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New debit, credit card rules kick in with
Tokenisation
 The rules and regulations for online payments
for debit and credit cards have been changed.
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) card-on-file
(CoF) tokenization norms came into effect on
1st October 2022.
 The new rule released by RBI says that neither
businesses nor payment aggregators can save
customer card details on their platforms. The
card details can only be saved by card
networks or issuing banks.
 Tokenisation has replaced sensitive card
information including card number, and card
expiry with cryptographically-generated
random strings.
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra topped
destinations for foreign tourists 2021
 As per a report by Union Tourism Ministry,
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had the highest
numbers of foreign tourist visits, with 1.26
million and 1.23 million, respectively in 2021.
 The over 280-page report titled ‘India Tourism
Statistics 2022’ was released by Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar on World Tourism Day at
Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
 India received 677.63 million domestic tourist
visits in 2021, an increase of 11.05 per cent
from 610.22 million in 2020, the report said.
 The two states with the most domestic tourists
visiting are Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
with 140.65 million and 86.12 million,
respectively.
Indore Gets India’s Cleanest City Tag for 6th
Time in a Row: Swachh Survekshan Awards
 Indore bagged the title of India’s cleanest city
for the sixth time in a row as the results of the
Central government’s annual cleanliness
survey ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’
were announced.
 Madhya Pradesh secured the first position in
the category of best performing states, followed
by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
 Surat is the second cleanest city and Navi
Mumbai comes a close third in the category of
cities with a population of more than a lakh.
 Tripura has bagged the top rank among the
states having fewer than 100 urban local
bodies.
 Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga
town in the category of more than 1 lakh
population, followed by Varanasi and
Rishikesh.

Nobel prize 2022: Svante Pääbo awarded Nobel
Prize in medicine
 The Nobel Prizes 2022 for medicine or
physiology was awarded to Swedish geneticist
Svante Pääbo. Svante Pääbo was given the
award “for his discoveries concerning the
genomes of extinct hominins and human
evolution,” the Nobel Prize committee.
 Considered the most prestigious prize in the
scientific world, it is awarded by the Nobel
Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and
is worth 10 million Swedish crowns
($900,357).
 The prestigious award comes with a gold
medal and 10 million Swedish kronor (over
$1.14 million). The prize money comes from a
bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish
inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1895. The
other prizes are for outstanding work in the
fields of physics, chemistry, literature, peace
and economics.
World Habitat Day 2022 observed on 3rd
October
 The United Nations observes the first Monday
of October as World Habitat Day. This year,
World Habitat Day will be observed on October
3.
 The day calls to reflect on our towns, cities,
and the basic right of all to have adequate
shelter. It serves as a reminder that we can
shape the future of the place we live in.
 This year’s theme is “Mind the Gap. Leave No
One and Place Behind”. The focus is on the
growing inequalities and challenges in cities
and human settlements.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Celebrates Swachh Bharat Diwas
 Department of Drinking water and sanitation
(DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti celebrated
Swachh Bharat Diwas (SBD) on 2nd October
2022.
 The Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated to
commemorate the birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi. The Swachh Bharat Diwas
is inspired by one of the quotes of the father of
the nation, “Cleanliness is next to godliness”.
 Swachh Bharat Mission draws its strength
from the people who made it into a Jan
Andolan ensuring Sampoorna Swachhta or
complete sanitation.
Pegatron start iPhone manufacturing in
Chennai, and becomes 3rd in India
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 Pegatron third iPhone manufacturer in India:
With the opening of a factory in Mahindra
World City in Chennai, Taiwan’s Pegatron
became the third Apple supplier to establish a
production facility in India.
 It will put about Rs 1,100 crore into the
facility, which might lead to the creation of
14,000 employment. The other two Apple
suppliers with facilities in India are the
Taiwanese companies Foxconn and Wistron.
National Mission for Clean Ganga approved 14
projects worth Rs 1145 crore
 The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
has approved 14 projects worth Rs 1,145
crore. The projects include the following
aspects sewerage management, curbing
industrial pollution, and biodiversity
conservation among others.
 The project was approved at the 45th meeting
of the executive committee under the
championship of G Asok Kumar, Director
General, NMCG.
100 laboratories for 5G technology to be set up
across India by Govt
 100 laboratories for 5G technology: The
government now intends to establish 5G
laboratories around the nation, a day after
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the
start of 5G services in India at the Indian
Mobile Congress.
 The Indian government intends to establish
100 5G laboratories around the nation,
according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union
Minister for Communications, Electronics,
and Information Technology.
Kerala’s Pullampara named first fully digital
literate panchayat
 The Pullumpara village panchayat in the
Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala achieved
the distinction of becoming the first totally
digitally literate panchayat in the country. The
announcement was made by chief minister
Pinarayi Vijayan at a public event.
India signed an agreement with Armenia to
export missiles, rockets & ammunition
 India will export missiles, rockets, and
ammunition to Armenia after the recent
clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
 The missiles will also include Indigenous
Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher. India
has signed this deal with Armenia to help them
to depend on the country against their
neighbouring country Azerbaijan.

 India signed an order for arms export through
a government-to-Government route through
which the two nations inked contracts.
Domestically built LCH Prachanda officially
introduced in the IAF by Raksha Mantri
 At a ceremony conducted at Air Force Station,
Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Defence Minister
(Raksha Mantri) Rajnath Singh officially
admitted the locally produced Light Combat
Helicopters (LCH) Prachanda into the Indian
Air Force (IAF). LCH would join the 143
Helicopter Unit after being inducted.
 Prachanda is the name given to LCH. Speaking
at the occasion, Mr. Rajnath Singh, Raksha
Mantri stated that the addition of Light
Combat Helicopters (LCH) not only
strengthens the Air Force’s combat capabilities
but also represents a significant step towards
the achievement of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The Nobel Prize In Physics 2022 Announced
 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
announced, the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
was awarded to Alain Aspect (France), John F.
Clauser (USA) and Anton Zeilinger (Austria) for
their work on quantum mechanics.
 The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics has been
awarded “for experiments with entangled
photons, establishing the violation of Bell
inequalities, and pioneering quantum
information science,”.
 The Nobel Prize for Physics is awarded,
according to the will of Swedish inventor and
industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel, “to those
who, during the preceding year, shall have
conferred the greatest benefit on mankind” in
the field of physics. It is conferred by the Royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup: USA beat
China to secure 11th world title
 The United States defeated China (83-61) to
win the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA) Women’s Basketball World Cup at the
Sydney Superdome, Australia. The Americans
bagged their fourth title in a row and 11th in
total and have also sealed a spot at the Paris
2024 Olympic Games.
Formula-1 Racing: Sergio Perez won Singapore
F1 GP 2022
 Red Bull’s driver, Sergio Perez has won the
Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022. Perez
finished 7.5 sec ahead of Ferrari’s Charles
Leclerc, who came in second position. Ferrari’s
Carlos Sainz grabbed the third position.
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Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma becomes 1st
Indian cricketer to play 400 T20s
 Indian Skipper, Rohit Sharma has achieved
yet another milestone in his T20 career and
has become the first-ever Indian to play 400
T20s. The India captain has achieved the
milestone in the 2nd T20I of the series against
South Africa in Guwahati.
 The first Indian to hit a century in T20 cricket,
Rohit had made his shortest format debut for
Mumbai against Baroda in April 2007. Among
Indians, Rohit is followed by Dinesh Karthik,
who has played 368 T20s. MS Dhoni sits at the
3rd spot with 361 caps. Virat Kohli is playing
his 354th T20.
Adani Green commissioned world’s largest
wind-solar power plant
 Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has
commissioned the world’s largest wind-solar
power plant of 600 MV capacity in Jaisalmer,
Rajasthan.
 The plant has a power purchase agreement
with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
at Rs 2.69/kWh for 25 years.
 The project consists of 600 MW solar and 150
MV wind plants.
 In May 2022, AGEL operationalized India’s
first hybrid power plant with a capacity of 390
MW in Jaisalmer.
 The commencement of the 600 MW plant
ANGEL has a total operational generation
capacity of 6.7 GW.
Majestic Hindu temple opens in Dubai
 A majestic new Hindu Temple has been
inaugurated in Jebel Ali Village, Dubai. The
temple combines both Indian and Arabic
architectural designs and gives a powerful
message of tolerance, peace, and harmony.
The temple is located in a neighborhood that
is generally known as the ‘Worship Village’ of
UAE.
 The temple was inaugurated by the Minister of
Tolerance and Coexistence Sheikh Nahyan bin
Mubarak Al Nahyan and Ambassador Sunjay
Sudhir.
 The temple is 70,000 square feet which were
announced in 2020.
 The temple has detailed hand carvings, ornate
pillars, brass spires, and striking lattice
screens that blend Indian and Arabic
architecture.
Actor Pankaj Tripathi declared ‘National Icon’
by Election Commission of India

 Election Commission of India (ECI) in creating
awareness amongst voters, Actor Pankaj
Tripathi has been declared as the ‘National
Icon’ of ECI.
 The actor was chosen for the honour by Chief
Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar for
keeping in view his commitment to the cause
and wide appeal across the country.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins
UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award
 Former German chancellor Angela Merkel won
the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen award
for her “leadership, courage and compassion”
in ensuring the protection of hundreds of
thousands of desperate people at the height of
the Syria crisis.
 Dr. Angela Merkel is the 2022 Nansen Award
global laureate for her political courage,
compassion and decisive action as Federal
Chancellor of Germany to protect people forced
to flee.
 The award for the Americas went to Vicenta
González, a women’s rights advocate and
activist whose cacao cooperative in Costa Rica
empowers local and asylum-seeking women.
Government approves ₹26,000 crore for
installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days
 The government has approved Rs 26,000 crore
for the installation of 25,000 mobile towers in
500 days. According to the Telecom Ministry,
the financial support for the project will be
provided by the Universal Services Obligation
Fund and it will be implemented by Bharat
Broadband Network.
 The project was announced by Telecom
Minister Ashwini Vaishnav at a three-day long
‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’.
Alphabet Inc’s Google to build its first cloud
region in Greece
 Alphabet Inc’s Google will set up its first cloud
region in Greece, the company, giving a boost
to the country’s efforts to become a world
cloud computing hub.
 The deal is estimated to contribute some 2.2
billion euros ($2.13 billion) to Greece’s
economic output and create some 20,000 jobs
by 2030.
 The investment would enable organisations to
better use their data, help improve low latency
and ensure users’ security in the face of
cybersecurity threats.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022: 01st to
31st October
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 Every year Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(BCAM) is observed in the month of October,
from 01 to 31.
 The annual international health campaign
aims to increase awareness of the disease and
to raise funds for research into its cause,
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.
 The pink ribbon is an international symbol of
breast cancer awareness.
 An annual campaign to raise awareness of this
complex disease and fund research into its
causes, treatment, and cure.
UP first all-woman PAC battalions formed by
Uttar Pradesh Govt
 According to Chief Minister Office officials, the
Uttar Pradesh government announced the
creation of the first three all-female Provincial
Armed Constabulary (PAC) battalions in the
state.
 The objective of the action is to give women
control over the state’s security. Additionally,
by designating women beat constables,
women’s aid desks were established at each of
the state’s 1,584 police stations.
Rest of India beat Saurashtra by eight wickets
to win Irani Trophy
 The Rest of India’s side won the Irani Cup title
after beating the Ranji Trophy Champion of
2019-2020 Saurashtra by eight wickets in
Rajkot. Rest of India (ROI) chased down the
105-run target, with Abhimanyu Easwaran
remaining undefeated on 63 runs while adding
81 runs and Kona Bharat not out at 27.
India emerges as largest producer of sugar in
world
 India has emerged as the largest producer and
consumer of sugar in the world and the second
largest exporter. During the sugar season in
India, over 5,000 lakh metric tons (LMT) of
sugarcane was produced out of which about
3,574 LMT was crushed by Sugar Mills to
produce about 349 LMT of Sugar. 35 LMT of
Sugar is diverted to ethanol production and
359 LMT of sugar was produced in sugar mills.
 During this season all records of sugarcane
production, sugar production, sugar export,
cane dues paid and ethanol production were
made.
RBI to start a pilot programme for Digital
Rupee
 Pilot programme for Digital Rupee: The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that it will
shortly start restricted test launches of the
digital rupee for particular use cases. The

concept paper was made public as part of an
experiment with digital money in India. The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is currently
developing a phased deployment plan while
investigating the advantages and
disadvantages of a central bank digital
currency.
5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance to
be held in New Delhi
 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance:
The curtain raiser for the 5th Assembly of
International Solar Alliance and associated
side activities, which will take place in New
Delhi from October 17–20, 2022, was unveiled
by Union Minister for Power and New and
Renewable Energy RK Singh.
 According to the Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy, India currently holds the
position of President of the International Solar
Alliance (ISA) Assembly.
 The strategic strategy of the ISA in
programmatic assistance for LDC and SIDS
Member Countries, capacity building support
to all developing Member Countries, and
analytics & advocacy help to all Member
Countries will also be covered by world leaders
from ISA Member Countries.
 There should be more agreement among
nations to promote solar energy following the
5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance.
Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Human rights
campaigners in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
awarded
 Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Ales Bialiatski, a
human rights defender from Belarus who is
now incarcerated, Memorial, a Russian human
rights organisation, and Center for Civil
Liberties, a Ukrainian human rights
organisation, have all been jointly given this
year’s Nobel Peace Prize 2022.
 The Russian human rights organisation
Memorial is one of the two organisations to
receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The
Memorial was ordered to close down during a
wave of repression against critical voices and
refers to it as “the conscience of Russia
prohibited under Putin.” During a time of
unrest in Ukraine, the Center for Civil Liberties
was established in 2007 to advance democracy
and human rights there.
Indian Air Force celebrates its raising day on
8th October
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 Indian Air Force was raised on October 8,
1932, and it is completing 90 years today. The
day and its observance is a matter of pride for
Indians and inspire a patriotic zeal among the
citizenry for the air arm of the Indian Armed
Forces.
 The President of India is the Commander-in-
chief of the IAF. This time Air Force Day flypast
is scheduled to take place over Sukhna Lake
in Chandigarh this afternoon.
 In a historic first, the parade and fly-past of Air
Force day have been moved out of the national
capital region by the Indian Air Force.
President Draupadi Murmu and Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh will be present on this
occasion. Indian Air Force was officially
established on 8 October 1932 by the British
Empire as the Royal Indian Air Force.
Former Indian cricket MS Dhoni launches
Made-in-India ‘Droni’ camera drone
 Former Indian cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni
has launched the made-in-India camera drone
named ‘Droni’ with advanced features
manufactured by Garuda Aerospace.
 Dhoni is the brand ambassador of Garuda
Aerospace, a company which has attempted to
offer drone solutions for agricultural pesticide
spraying, solar panel cleaning, industrial
pipeline inspections, mapping, surveying,
public announcements, and delivery services.
It has ventured into the consumer drone
market with ‘Droni’.
Gross direct tax collection increases by over 23
% to Rs 8,98,000 crore in current financial
year
 The gross direct tax collections has increased
by over 23 per cent to eight lakh ninety eight
thousand crore rupees in the current financial
year as compared to last year. Finance
Ministry said, the provisional figures of direct
tax collections still continue to register steady
growth.
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer maps
abundance of sodium on moon for first time
 Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter’s X-ray spectrometer
‘CLASS’ has mapped an abundance of sodium
on the moon for the first time, as per the
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
As Chandrayaan-1’s X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometer (C1XS) detected sodium from its
characteristic line in X-rays, this opened up
the possibility of mapping the amount of
sodium on the Moon.

 The abundance of sodium was mapped in a
recent work published in ‘The Astrophysical
Journal Letters’ for the first time using CLASS
(Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray
Spectrometer), the national space agency.
Built at the U R Rao Satellite Centre of ISRO
in Bengaluru, CLASS provides clean
signatures of the sodium line thanks to its
high sensitivity and performance,”.
Formula-1 Racing: Red Bull driver Max
Verstappen wins F1 Japanese Grand Prix
 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was declared
Formula One world champion after winning a
dramatic rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.
This was the 25-year-old Dutchmans second
championship in a row, which he won with
four races to go.
 Red Bull’s Verstappen crossed the line first
and he was then awarded the title when
second-place finisher Charles Leclerc was
given a five-second penalty, dropping him to
third.
Pankaj Advani wins his record 25th World title
in Kuala Lumpur
 Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani defended his
World Billiards Championships (150-up) title
for the 5th time, beating compatriot Sourav
Kothari in the best-of-7 frames final at the
High End Snooker Club in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia for a record 25th title at the global
level.
 Pankaj’s last world title came over 12 months
ago in Qatar where he won the IBSF Six-Red
Snooker World Cup.
World Mental Health Day 2022 Observed on 10
October
 World Mental Health Day is observed on
October 10 every year. On this day, various
programs are designed to draw attention to
mental health issues and their effects on those
affected and the lives of their caregivers.
 In India, World Mental Health Day is marked
on the final day of the Mental Health
Awareness Campaign Week campaign,
launched last year by the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare.
World Post Day 2022 celebrates on 9th October
 World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9
October, the anniversary of the establishment
of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the
Swiss Capital, Bern.
 This day celebrates the role of the post in
people’s and businesses’ everyday lives. It was
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declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress
held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969.
 The theme for World Post Day 2022 is ‘Post for
Planet’. The Post is the world’s largest logistics
network. Every year, more than 150 countries
celebrate World Post Day in a variety of ways.
Pakistan To Take Part In The SCO Anti-Terror
Exercise Hosted By India
 Pakistan has confirmed that it will attend the
Shanghai cooperation organisation’s anti-
terror exercises in India. Pakistan, which is a
part of SCO will take part in counter-terror
drills in Haryana’s Manesar in October. These
exercises will be conducted under the ambit of
the SCO regional anti-terrorism structure
(RATS).
“Mahakal Lok” 900 m long in MP’s Ujjain to be
opened by PM
 “Mahakal Lok corridor , the first phase of
Mahakaleshwar Temple in the city of Ujjain in
Madhya Pradesh, is scheduled to be opened by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shivraj Singh
Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya
Pradesh, examined the Mahakal Lok’s opening
preparations.
 The “Mahakal Lok” over 900-meter-long
corridor’s first phase was officially opened as
part of the $856 million Mahakaleshwar
Temple corridor development project.
 The cost to create the corridor was 316 crore.
 The old Rudrasagar Lake, which has also been
revitalised as part of the development project
around the historic Mahakaleshwar Temple,
will be skirted by the Mahakal Lok.
PM Narendra Modi declared Gujarat’s Modhera
as first 24×7 solar-powered village
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared
Modhera village in poll-bound Gujarat as the
country’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.
Modhera, which is famous for a centuries-old
Sun temple built during the Chalukya, will
also be known as a “solar-powered village”.
 Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat,
will inaugurate various development projects
worth more than ₹14,600 crores. Assembly
elections in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled
Gujarat are scheduled to be held by the end of
this year.
MHA: Jharkhand and West Bengal topped in worst
state list in terms of child marriage
 According to the latest demographic sample
survey by the Union Home Ministry, the survey
was brought out by the office of the Registrar

General and Census Commissioner, Ministry
of Home Affairs.
 It was conducted in 2020 and the report was
published late last month.
Cristiano Ronaldo reached record 700 club
career goals
 Cristiano Ronaldo reached another historic
landmark in his extraordinary career by
scoring his 700th club goal to seal Manchester
United’s comeback win over Everton.
 The 37-year-old Portuguese forward becomes
the first and only player in this present
generation to score seven times a hundred
goals in football history.
 His 700th club goal extends his tally over
Lionel Messi with Argentina forward scoring
691 goals for Fc Barcelona and Paris Saint
Germain.
37th National Games: Goa to host Games in
October 2023
 The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed
that Goa will host the 37th edition of the
National Games in October next year. The
state government of Goa also conveyed its in-
principle approval to IOA to host the National
Games in 2023.
 The 37th National Games will be decided to
keep in view the dates of the 19th Asian
Games, which will be held from 23rd
September to 8th October 2022 in Hangzhou,
China.
International Day of the Girl Child observed on
11th October
 International Day of the Girl Child is observed
on October 11 to raise awareness about the
importance and potential girls hold as the
future of our society. In 2022, we
commemorate the 10th anniversary of the
International Day of the Girl (IDG).
 The International Day of the Girl Child focuses
attention on the need to address the
challenges girls face and to promote girls’
empowerment and the fulfilment of their
human rights.
 This year’s theme for the International Day of
the Girl Child is “Our time is now—our rights,
our future”. The focus is on the multitude of
challenges put in front of girls’ path to reach
their potential.
CJI UU Lalit Recommends Justice DY
Chandrachud As The Next Chief Justice Of
India
 Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit has
named Justice DY Chandrachud as his
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successor. He handed over a letter to Justice
DY Chandrachud, designating him as the next
CJI.
Indians to be able to pay in Europe using UPI
soon
 Pay in Europe using UPI soon: NPCI
International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and
European payment services provider Worldline
established a corporation due to which Indians
will soon be able to make payments through
UPI (United Payments Interface) across
Europe.
 The National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI)’s international division is called NIPL.
The aim of the collaboration between NIPL and
Worldline is to increase the adoption of Indian
payment methods in Europe.
Maharashtra: Mumbai airport completely
switches to renewable energy
 The Adani group-AAI-operated Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA),
Mumbai airport has switched to green energy
sources, fulfilling 95 per cent of its
requirement from hydro and wind, while the
rest 5 per cent from solar power.
 The facility witnessed a rise in natural energy
procurement with 57 per cent in green
consumption in April to a whopping 98 per
cent. In August, the Mumbai Airport finally
attained 100 per cent utilisation of renewable
sources of energy.
1983 World Cup hero Roger Binny set to
replace Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president
 India’s 1983 World Cup hero, Roger Binny is
set to become the new BCCI president,
replacing Sourav Ganguly. Binny will assume
charge on October 18, when the BCCI annual
general meeting will be held, in Mumbai.
 Jay Shah will continue as BCCI secretary, the
most influential position in the board. Rajiv
Shukla will also stay on as the board’s vice
president.
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise became first actor
to film in outer space
 Hollywood Actor Tom Cruise, who is renowned
for pulling off high-octane stunts in his
projects, is taking things to the next level and
may soon become the first actor to shoot in
space.
 The Top Gun actor has reportedly partnered
with director Doug Liman on a project that
calls for him to perform a spacewalk.
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held at
Indore in January 2023
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 The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention is  October 15 is celebrated as World Students’
to be held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh in Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of
January 2023. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a celebrated Aerospace
 External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar scientist and former President of India. The
launched the website of the 17th Pravasi day is marked to acknowledge his efforts
Bhartiya Divas Convention with Madhya toward students and education. Dr Kalam was
Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh born on October 15, 1931.
Chauhan and Minister of State for External  He served as an inspiration to many students
Affairs V Muraleedharan. to achieve and do something remarkable. After
 The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is celebrated every his tenure as the President came to an end, he
year on the 9th of January to mark the became a visiting faculty at the Indian
contribution of the overseas Indian community Institute of Management (IIM) in Shillong, IIM-
to the development of India. Indore and IIM- Ahmedabad.
 It also commemorates the return of Mahatma
Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th
January 1951.
Global Hunger Index 2022: India ranks 107th
out of 121 countries
 India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the
Global Hunger Index in which it fares worse
than all countries in South Asia barring war-
torn Afghanistan.
 India’s score of 29.1 places it in the ‘serious’
category. India also ranks below Sri Lanka
(64), Nepal (81), Bangladesh (84), and Pakistan
(99). Afghanistan (109) is the only country in
South Asia that performs worse than India on
the index.

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Space Economy To Touch 13 Billion $
By 2025
 India’s space economy is likely to
be worth nearly $13 billion by
2025, with the satellite launch
services segment set to witness
the fastest growth due to
increasing private participation,
according to a report released .
 India’s space economy was
pegged at $9.6 billion in 2020 and
is expected to touch $12.8 billion
by 2025, according to the report
titled ‘Developing the Space
Ecosystem in India: Focusing on
Inclusive Growth’.
 In dollar terms, the satellite
services and applications segment
would be the largest with a
turnover of $4.6 billion by 2025,
followed by ground segment at $4
billion. The satellite manufacturing
stands at $3.2 billion and launch
services at $1 billion.
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Indian Roads
Congress in Lucknow
 Union Minister of Road Transport
and Highways Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated the 81st annual
session of the Indian roads
Congress in Lucknow. He was
accompanied by the Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.
 On the occasion, he highlighted
the aims and dreams of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to make
the Indian economy number one in
the world, for which good
infrastructure is necessary. The
new ideas and initiatives by the
IRC will help India to achieve it.
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India-US Announce Launch of New
Energy Storage Task Force
 India and the US announced the
launch of a new energy task force
to support the large-scale
integration of renewable energy
needed to support the clean
energy transition. The
announcement will strengthen the
India-US partnership in the critical
energy sector to new levels.
 There was also a bilateral meeting
between Union Minister of
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Hardeep Singh Puri and US
Energy Secretary Jennifer
Granholm, after which the
announcement was made.
Indian Air Force: Weapon systems
branch approved for first time
 On the occasion of the 90th
anniversary of the Indian Air Force
(IAF), the Centre has approved the
creation of a weapon system
branch for IAF officers. This is the
first time since independence that
a new operational branch has
been created.
 This will essentially be for manning
of four specialised streams of
Surface to Surface missiles,
Surface to Air Missiles, Remotely
Piloted Aircraft and Weapon
System Operators in twin and
multi-crew aircraft.
India hosts SCO joint anti-terror drill to
enhance operational capabilities
 The National Security Guard
(NSG) is hosting the Multinational

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Joint Anti-Terror Exercise (JATE)
under the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-
Terrorist Structure (RATS) at NSG
Manesar Garrison. Stage 1 of the
exercise was conducted from 27th
July to 1st August 2022 by the
National Terrorist Forces of SCO
Members Countries in their
respective territories.
 The Exercise aims to exchange
expertise, and best practices, and
build synergies between counter
Terrorism Forces of the SCO
RATS member countries.
37th National Games: Goa to host
Games in October 2023
 The Indian Olympic Association
has confirmed that Goa will host
the 37th edition of the National
Games in October next year.
 The Goa delegation may receive
the IOA flag at the Closing
Ceremony of the 36th National
Games on 12th October 2022 in
Surat, Gujarat.
 The 37th National Games will be
decided to keep in view the dates
of the 19th Asian Games, which
will be held from 23rd September
to 8th October 2022 in Hangzhou,
China.
International Day of the Girl Child
observed on 11th October
 International Day of the Girl Child
is observed on October 11 to raise
awareness about the importance
and potential girls hold as the
future of our society. In 2022, we
commemorate the 10th
anniversary of the International
Day of the Girl (IDG).
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 The International Day of the Girl
Child focuses attention on the
need to address the challenges
girls face and to promote girls’
empowerment and the fulfilment of
their human rights.
 This year’s theme for the
International Day of the Girl Child
is “Our time is now—our rights, our
future”. The focus is on the
multitude of challenges put in front
of girls’ path to reach their
potential.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur
inaugurated Water Sports Center in HP
 Union Minister of Youth Affairs and
Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur
inaugurated a Water Sports Center
in the Koldam Barmana, Bilaspur,
Himachal Pradesh.he Water
Sports Centre, the very first of its
kind in Himachal Pradesh, has
been jointly initiated by the Sports
Authority of India (SAI) and
National Thermal Power
Corporation (NTPC).
Two Chief Justices for High Courts of
Rajasthan, Karnataka, J-K, and Ladakh
 Two Chief Justices for High
Courts: The central government
announced the appointment of two
judges as chief justices of the high
courts in Jammu & Kashmir,
Ladakh, and Karnataka.
 It also announced the transfer of
the chief justice of the J&K high
court to the Rajasthan high court.
Notifications were released by the
law ministry’s Department of
Justice, in this regard.
 According to the Constitution’s
provisions, Justice Prasanna B.

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Varale has been named the
Karnataka High Court’s Chief
Justice.
 Justice AM Magrey has been
named the Chief Justice of Jammu
and Kashmir and Ladakh.
 Justice Pankaj Mithal has been
appointed Chief Justice of the
Rajasthan High Court.
NATO announced its annual nuclear
exercise “Steadfast Noon”
 The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), also called
the North Atlantic Alliance
announced had started its annual
nuclear exercise code-named
“Steadfast Noon”. The week-long
exercise is taking place over
Southern Europe and involves
aircraft and personnel from 14
NATO countries.
 Steadfast Noon involves training
flights with dual-capable fighter
jets, as well as conventional jets,
backed by surveillance and
refuelling aircraft. No live weapons
are used. This exercise helps to
ensure that NATO’s nuclear
deterrent remains safe, secure and
effective.
 The North Atlantic Treaty, which
was signed in Washington, D.C.,
on April 4, 1949, is implemented
by the organisation, which was
founded during World War II.
 As a collective security structure,
NATO’s autonomous member
nations have agreed to defend one
another from outside threats.
NATO functioned as a check on
the imagined Soviet Union threat
during the Cold War. NATO
Secretary-General Jens
Stoltenberg.
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Japan to Scrap Remarriage
Restrictions on Pregnant Women
 Japanese cabinet ministers on Oct
14 approved the scrapping of a law
that stipulates women pregnant at
the time of a divorce must wait 100
days before marrying again.
 The law, in place for more than a
century, does not apply to men
and was originally intended as a
way to aid the identification of the
father who is financially
responsible for a newborn baby.
 Critics have campaigned for a
withdrawal of the 1896 law – which
had banned remarriage for six
months until being revised in 2016
– calling it outdated and
discriminatory. The change will
also remove a rule that grants
parents the right to “discipline
children to whatever necessary
extent”.
ICC tie-up with UNICEF to promote
gender equality
 The International Cricket Council
(ICC) and UNICEF have launched
a global partnership to empower
women and girls and promote
inclusion and gender equality
through cricket.
 The initiatives to drive greater
gender equity along with advocacy
campaigns involving some of the
world`s best players will form the
basis of the partnership, which
aims to mobilise the “power of
cricket to driving positive social
change”.
 UNICEF and ICC will also launch
`Criiio 4 Good`, a cricket-for-
development curriculum giving

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girls and boys the opportunity to
have a fun first experience of the
game whilst learning gender-based
life-skills essential for gender
equity.
Piyush Goyal: India to achieve USD 2
trillion export target by 2030
 Piyush Goyal Predicts the Growth
of Economy and Exports: Piyush
Goyal, the minister of commerce
and industry, expressed
confidence that the nation will
reach its goal of 2 trillion USD in
products and services exported by
2030.
 The Union Commerce and Industry
minister was addressing at the
Chennai-based Exporters
Conclave.
 Piyush Goyal stressed the need of
maintaining the export momentum
and expressed his confidence that
Indian exports will be able to
weather the global challenges and
will far outpace export growth.
Women Asia Cup 2022: Indian
Women’s Team Beats Sri Lanka by 8
Wickets
 India defeated Sri Lanka by 8
wickets in the finals of the
Women’s Asia Cup 2022. India
has bagged the position for the 7th
time.
 Renuka Singh Thakur claimed
three wickets against Sri Lanka
while Rajeshwari Gayakwad and
Sneh Rana claimed two wickets
each. The final match of India vs
Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2022 took
place in Sylhet International
Cricket Stadium, Sylhet.
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International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty 2022 observed on 17 October
 International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty is observed
every year on October 17 globally.
It is a day to raise awareness
about the global issue of poverty
and how it is a violation of human
rights and of human dignity. The
day also honours the courage of
people living in poverty and their
everyday struggles.
 On the occasion of the 35th
anniversary of the World Day to
Overcome Extreme Poverty and
the 30th anniversary of the
International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty, this year,
the UN honors people living with
poverty and their daily courage
and raises awareness on why
global cooperation is necessary to
eradicate poverty.
 This year’s theme for International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty
is “Dignity For All in Practice”. The
dignity of the human being is not
only a fundamental right in itself
but constitutes the basis of all
other fundamental rights.
World Food Day 2022: Leave NO ONE
behind
 World Food Day 2022: Every year
on October 16 in observance of
the date the Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations was established in 1945,
World Food Day is marked.
 The main objectives are to combat
world hunger and work toward its
eradication. The World Food Day
2022 will take place this year with
more focus on moving forward

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together. Every UN member state,
including India, observes the day.
 The 16th of October 2022, a
Sunday, will once again serve as
the day for World Food Day 2022
celebrations.
 The theme for World Food Day
2022 is Leave NO ONE behind.
Ulf Kristersson Elected As Sweden’s
new Prime Minister Backed By Far
Right
 Sweden’s parliament elected
Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson
as the country’s new prime
minister. A total of 176 members of
the Riksdag voted in favor of
Kristersson, while 173 members
voted against him.
 The Sweden Democrats were the
big winners in the closely fought
September 11 general election.
They emerged as the second-
largest party with a record 20.5
percent of votes, trailing only the
Social Democrats, who have
dominated Swedish politics since
the 1930s. The right-wing bloc now
has 176 seats in parliament, to
their left-wing rivals’ 173.
Justice DY Chandrachud named as
50th Chief Justice of India
 President Droupadi Murmu has
appointed Dr Justice DY
Chandrachud as the new Chief
Justice of India. He will succeed
the present Chief Justice of India
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit.
 Justice Chandrachud’s
appointment will come into effect
from the 9th of next month. Justice
DY Chandrachud would be the
50th Chief Justice of India. While
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Justice Lalit has a tenure of 74
days, Justice Chandrachud will
serve as the CJI for two years.
Justice Chandrachud will demit
office on November 10, 2024.
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka
won Britain’s Booker Prize 2022
 Sri Lankan author, Shehan
Karunatilaka has won Britain’s
Booker Prize 2022 for fiction for his
work “The Seven Moons of Maali
Almeida”, about a journalist
murdered amid the country’s
sectarian strife.
 The judges praised the “ambition
of its scope, and the hilarious
audacity of its narrative
techniques”. Karunatilaka’s second
novel, The Seven Moons of Maali
Almeida comes more than a
decade after his debut, Chinaman,
which was published in 2011.
India to host 90th General Assembly of
INTERPOL
 The 90th General Assembly of
Interpol is going to be held in New
Delhi from 18th October to 21st
October 2022. The 90th General
Assembly of Interpol will have the
world’s largest police body with
195 members.
 The General Assembly is the
International policing
organization’s top governing body
and meets once a year to take
important decisions.
 The meeting will be attended by
2,000 overseas dignitaries,
including Ministers, Police Chiefs,
Police Officers, and support staff
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Home Minister Amit Shah Launches
First Hindi Version of MBBS Course
Books
 Home Minister Amit Shah
launched the MBBS Course books
in Hindi version at Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh. It is the first ever Hindi
version of the MBBS course books
in India.
 The book launch event was
felicitated by the Bhopal state
education minister Vishvas Kailash
Sarang and Bhopal CM Shivraj
Singh Chouhan.
 The Union Home Minister Amit
Shah launched India’s first version
of MBBS Course Books in Hindi.
 The event took place on 16th
October 2022, at Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh.
 The book launched is praised
throughout the country, as the
books can help poor children to get
admission to medical colleges.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
emphasized the importance of the
mother language for the students.
D Gukesh becomes youngest to beat
World Chess Champion Magnus
Carlsen
 India teenager Donnarumma
Gukesh scripted history in the
ongoing Aimchess Rapid online
tournament as he defeated
Magnus Carlsen, thereby
becoming the youngest player ever
to beat him as world champion.
 The 16-year-old Donnarumma
defeated Carlsen with white in the
9th round and hence he defeated
the Norwegian during his reign as
world champion. Gukesh at 16
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years 4 months 20 days – also
became the youngest Indian player
to defeat Carlsen.
Praggnanandhaa was 16 years 6
months and 10 days old when he
defeated the world No.1.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Inaugurates India’s First Aluminum
Freight Rake at Bhubaneswar Railway
Station
 Railway Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first
aluminium freight rake — 61
BOBRNALHSM1 — at
Bhubaneshwar Railway Station.
 The rake’s destination is Bilaspur.
As per reports, the aluminium
freight rake wields the capacity to
carry 180-ton more goods as
against the traditional rake.
Moreover, it is 180 tons lighter
than the traditional steel rake.
 Fully Lockbolted construction with
no welding on superstructure.
‘SARANG – The Festival of India in
Republic of Korea’
 The 8th edition of annual flagship
cultural program of Embassy of
India, Seoul ‘SARANG– The
Festival of India in Republic of
Korea’ will be held from Sept. 30
through Oct. 14, 2022 in offline
mode at various locations across
the country after a two-year hiatus
due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 Starting in 2015, SARANG has
emerged as a prominent Indian
cultural festival, introducing India’s
colorful and diverse heritage and
has, since then, grown in size,
scale and popularity, promoting
India’s soft power in its truest

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sense and contributing to its rich
civilizational legacy and cultural
vibrancy.
 The word SARANG has a very
meaningful interpretation for both
Koreans and Indians. SARANG in
Korean means ‘love’ and for
Indians it refers to ‘diversity
representing different colors of
India’.
ICAS Bharati Das named as the new
Controller General of Accounts
 The governement of India has
appointed Bharati Das, an officer
of the Indian Civil Accounts
Service of the 1988 batch, as the
Controller General of Accounts
(CGA), Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
 She is the 27th Controller General
of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
She has served as the Principal
Chief Controller of Accounts at the
Central Board of Direct Taxes, at
the Ministry of External Affairs and
at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Alexia Putellas, Karim Benzema win
2022 Ballon d’Or awards
 Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, a
professional French footballer, has
won the Men’s Ballon d’Or (Golden
Ball Award) 2022 and becomes the
5th Frenchman to win the prize.
 Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas, a
Spanish professional footballer,
has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or
award or Ballon d’Or Féminin
Award for the 2nd time.
 Karim Benzema becomes only the
2nd player aside from Lionel Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the
award since 2008.
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Hardeep Puri inaugurated Asia’s
largest Compressed Bio Gas plant
 Union Minister of Petroleum and
Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri
has inaugurated Asia’s largest
Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant
in Lehragaga, in Sangrur, Punjab.
The plant in Sangrur is just the
beginning of India’s master plan for
a CBG-based rural economy and
the government is taking all steps
to promote the ecosystem around
it.
 The plant has been commissioned
with a foreign direct investment of
approximately Rs. 220 crores by
Verbio AG, one of Germany’s
leading bio-energy companies.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant
Mann and senior management
from Verbio India Private Limited
were also present at the inaugural
ceremony.
United Nations Secretary-General on
India’s Visit
 United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres arrived in
Mumbai, India on October 19 on a
three-day official visit. This is his
first visit to India, since he
assumed his second term in office
in January this year.
 Antonio Guterres, Secretary-
General of the United Nations
(UNSG) will be on an official visit
to India from 18-20 October 2022.
This will be UNSG’s first visit to
India, since he commenced his
second term in office in January
2022. He had earlier visited India
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 According to ministry, Guterres will
commence his visit to India, by
paying tributes to the victims of the
26/11 terror attacks at the Taj
Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. He
will also deliver a public address at
IIT Mumbai on the subject – “India
@75: UN-India Partnership:
Strengthening South-South
Cooperation”.
One Health Joint Plan of Action: WHO,
UNEP, and FAO lay a plan
 One Health Joint Plan of Action:
The One Health Joint Plan of
Action would develop a framework
and integrate systems and
capability to enable improved
collaborative prevention,
prediction, detection, and response
to health hazards. This will support
sustainable development while
enhancing the health of people,
animals, plants, and the
environment.
 A sustainable balance and
optimization of the health of
people, animals, plants, and
ecosystems are the goals of the
comprehensive, unified approach
known as “One Health.”
Mallikarjun Kharge Elected As The New
Congress President
 Veteran Karnataka leader
Mallikarjun Kharge defeated his
rival Shashi Tharoor to become the
first non-Gandhi Congress
president in 24 years, and the first
Scheduled Caste chief of the
grand old organization in four
decades.
 Kharge polled 7897 of the 9385
votes cast while Tharoor garnered
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meagre 1072. Sources said 416
votes were invalid. He is the first
non-Gandhi to head the Congress
in 24 years, after Sitaram Kesri
was unceremoniously ousted in
1988 through a Congress Working
Committee resolution that invited
Sonia Gandhi to become the party
chief.
PM Modi launched Pradhan Mantri
Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi
launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya
Jan Urvarak Pariyojana-One
Nation One Fertiliser. Under the
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan
Urvarak Pariyojana, companies
must market all subsidized
fertilizers under a single brand,
‘Bharat’.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi
launched the single brand under
the scheme during the two-day
event PM Kisan Samman
Sammelan 2022.
International Chef’s Day 2022
celebrates on 20th October
 Every year on October 20th,
International Chefs Day is
observed to honour the culinary
masters who have protected the
value of food and are passing on
the same message to future
generations.
 This day celebrates the culinary
arts and recognizes the hard work
and dedication that chefs put into
their craft. If you know a chef, be
sure to thank them for their
delicious creations. And if you’re a
chef yourself, take pride in
knowing that your skills are

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appreciated by people all over the
world!
 The theme for this year is
“Growing A Healthy Future.” The
idea behind this theme is to ensure
a healthy and sustainable planet
for future generations.
‘Mission Schools of Excellence’
launched by PM Modi in Gujarat
 “Mission Schools of Excellence”
unveiled by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi: The ‘Mission
Schools of Excellence’ is an
ambitious project in Gandhinagar
with the dual goals of reforming the
curriculum in Gujarat’s public
schools and countering the Aam
Aadmi Party’s (AAP) criticisms of
the State government for the low
quality of education.
 The ‘Mission Schools of
Excellence’, has a budget of
10,000 crore and is partially
supported by the World Bank.
 It was designed to improve the
state’s educational infrastructure
by constructing new classrooms,
smart classrooms, computer labs,
and other improvements.
Dr. Sankarasubramanian K. named
Principal Scientist of ISRO’s Aditya-L1
mission
 The Indian Space Research
Organisation has designated Dr.
Sankarasubramanian K as the
Principal Scientist of the Aditya-L1
mission. Aditya-L1 is the first
observatory-class space-based
solar mission from India.
Sankarasubramanian has
contributed to AstroSat,
Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-
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2 missions of ISRO in several
capacities.
 Aditya-L1 is the first observatory-
class space-based solar mission
from India. The spacecraft will be
placed in a halo orbit around the
first Lagrange point, L1, of the
Sun-Earth system.
India Ranks 3rd in list of Centi-
millionaires, to Overtake China by 2032
 With levels of poverty, inflation and
hunger notwithstanding, India
ranks third in the world’s first-ever
global study on the rise of centi-
millionaires — individuals with
assets of more than Rs 830 crore
($100 million), a new report has
revealed.
 Out of the world’s 25,490 centi-
millionaires, India has 1,132,
beating countries like the UK,
Russia and Switzerland, in a swift
growing and powerful class of
super-rich tech titans, financiers,
multinational CEOs, and heirs.
FIFA: Tazuni unveiled as mascot for
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
 Tazuni, a fun, football-loving
penguin is unveiled as the Official
Mascot of the FIFA Women’s
World Cup Australia & New
Zealand 2023.
 Tazuni will become an important
symbol for the FIFA Women’s
World Cup Australia & New
Zealand, appearing on official
tournament merchandise and
media platforms, as well as in real
life in community activities ahead
of the event.
Pakistan Removed from FATF Grey List
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 Pakistan has been removed from
the grey list of the Financial Action
Task Force(FATF), the Paris-
based global watchdog on money
laundering and terrorist financing.
Pakistan was placed in the grey list
in 2018 for failing to keep a check
on money laundering and terrorist
financing.
 Besides Pakistan, Nicaragua was
removed from the FATF’s ‘grey list’
while Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Tanzania and Mozambique
were added to the list. Myanmar
was added to the FATF’s ‘black
list’.
Indian, US Militaries Conduct ‘Tiger
Triumph’ Exercise
 The Indian and US militaries
carried out a three-day joint
humanitarian assistance exercise
in Visakhapatnam in line with the
growing strategic cooperation
between the two countries.
 The Tiger Triumph exercise was
the second collaboration between
the Indian and US Militaries to
coordinate disaster relief in the
region.
 The first exercise took place over
the course of nine days in
November 2019 and featured more
than 500 US Marines and sailors.
HCL’s Shiv Nadar named country’s
most generous philanthropist
 HCL founder Shiv Nadar topped as
the most generous person in the
country with an annual donation of
Rs 1,161 crore, the EdelGive
Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022
revealed. Nadar, 77, has reclaimed
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the ‘India’s most generous’ title
with a donation of Rs 3 crore per
day, according to the report.
 Wipro’s Azim Premji, 77, slipped to
the second position with an annual
donation of Rs 484 crore after
ruling at the top position for the last
two consecutive years, it said.
India’s richest man Gautam Adani,
60, ranked seventh in Edelgive
Hurun India Philanthropy List
2022, with a donation of Rs 190
crore.
Telangana Hyderabadi Haleem bags
‘Most Popular GI’ award
 Telangana’s Hyderabadi Haleem
has won the ‘Most Popular GI’
award after beating other food
items including Rasgulla, Bikaneri
Bhujiya, and Ratlami Sev.
 In a rigid competition with more
than 15 food items across the
country with Geographical
Indication (GI) status, the famous
Hyderabadi Haleem has bagged
the ‘Most Popular GI’ award. GI
tag is given to products to ensure
that authorised users can only use
the popular product name.
Chandrayaan-3 set for launch in
August 2023: ISRO chairman
 Chandrayaan-3 set for launch in
August 2023: The Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO)
plans to launch its third lunar
mission in the month of June 2023.
The more capable lunar rover will
be carried by Chandrayaan-3,
which is essential for future
interplanetary explorations,
according to S. Somnath,
Chairman of the Indian Space
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 The mission will rely on the
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which is
already circling the Moon; the
Chandrayaan-3 rover is not a
clone of its predecessor, according
to the head of ISRO. “C-3 is now
prepared.
LVM3 Launch to Mark ISRO’s Entry Into
Global Commercial Launch Service
Market
 The heaviest rocket LVM3 of the
Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) will launch 36
satellites of British start-up
OneWeb Broadband
Communication Satellites from the
spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s
Sriharikota on October 23, 2022. It
will mark the launcher’s entry into
the global commercial launch
service market.
 New Space India Limited (NSIL), a
CPSE under the Department of
Space and the commercial arm of
the ISRO, has signed two launch
service contracts with M/s Network
Access Associated Limited (M/s
OneWeb), United Kingdom, for
launching OneWeb LEO
Broadband Communication
Satellites on board ISRO’s
heaviest launcher LVM3.
5th Khelo India Youth Games to be
held in Madhya Pradesh
 The 5th edition of the Khelo India
Youth Games will be held in
Madhya Pradesh from 31st
January to 11th February 2023.
The event was felicitated by Union
Minister for Youth Affairs and
Sports Anurag Thakur, and Chief
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Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
 Indigenous games will be a part of
the upcoming Khelo India Youth
Games. Madhya Pradesh has
made the sport of Mallakhamb
their state sport for supporting the
vision of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to support Olympics sports
and indigenous sports in the same
manner.
 Union Minister for Youth Affairs
and Sports Anurag Thakur
announced that the 5th edition of
the Khelo India Youth Games will
be held in Madhya Pradesh.
Ayodhya Deepotsav to light over 15
lakh diyas, to make World Record
 Ayodhya Ram Mandir- Ayodhya
Deepotsav: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi was present during
the sixth Deepotsav in Ayodhya.
He carried out a ceremonial
coronation of the Lord and
inspected the Ram temple’s
building.
 The big “Deepotsav” celebrations
began when the PM attended the
“aarti” on the banks of the Saryu at
approximately 6.30 p.m on
Sunday. Over 15 lakh diyas would
be lit on the event, breaking its
own previous world record.
 Ayodhya set a new Guinness
World Record for burning the most
earthen lamps, 15.76 lakh, on the
banks of the Saryu.
Chinese President Xi Jinping wins
record third term in power
 Chinese President Xi Jinping has
created history, becoming the first
leader of the ruling Communist

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Party after party founder Mao
Zedong to get re-elected for an
unprecedented third term in power
with the prospect of ruling China
for life.
 He was elected as General
Secretary of the Communist Party
for 3rd five-year tenure by the new
seven-member Standing
Committee packed with his
supporters who appeared before
the local and foreign media here to
herald the new era, widely termed
‘Xi era’.
World Polio Day 2022: History, Theme
and Significance
 World Polio Day 2022 is observed
every year on October 24 to raise
awareness about the polio
vaccination and eradication of
polio from every corner of the
world. The day is observed to
commemorate the progress made
by the world towards polio
eradication.
 The day to raise awareness of the
importance of polio vaccination to
protect every child from this
devastating disease, and to
celebrate the many parents,
professionals and volunteers
whose contributions make polio
eradication achievable.
 This year, the overarching theme
of World Polio Day is “World Polio
Day 2022 and Beyond: A healthier
future for mothers and children”.
United Nations Day 2022 celebrates on
24th October
 United Nations Day, on 24
October, marks the anniversary of
the entry into force in 1945 of the
UN Charter. With the ratification of
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this founding document by the
majority of its signatories, including
the five permanent members of the
Security Council, the United
Nations officially came into being.
 In 1945, 50 governments gathered
to draft the UN Charter. They have
struggled and accomplished great
feats to uphold peace, protect
human rights, and play a key role
in bringing international justice.
 The United Nations Day
commemorates the signing of that
charter. According to their official
website, the United Nations is
“One place where the world’s
nations can gather together,
discuss common problems, and
find shared solutions.”
Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO Parag
Agrawal, “Escorted Out” an Executive
 Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO
Parag Agrawal: Elon Musk finally
completed his $44 billion
acquisition of Twitter Inc., after six
months of public and legal battle
over the purchase. Placing the
world’s richest man in charge of
the faltering social network. One of
Musk’s first actions was to replace
the leadership.
 Redundancies include Twitter CEO
Parag Agrawal, director of legal,
policy, and trust Vijaya Gadde,
chief financial officer Ned Segal,
who joined Twitter in 2017, and
general counsel Sean Edgett, who
has served as Twitter’s general
counsel since 2012. According to
two of the people who requested
anonymity because the details are
private, Edgett was led out of the
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BCCI Decides To End Discrimination;
Offer Equal Pay To Men & Women
Cricketers
 In a historic decision, the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
announced a “pay equity policy”,
saying that its centrally-contracted
men and women players would get
the same match fees. BCCI
secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter
to announce the significant
development.
 This means the women players will
now get Rs 15 lakh per Test
match, Rs 6 lakh for a One-Day
International (ODI), and Rs 3 lakh
for a T20 International. Till now,
they were paid Rs 1 lakh for a
white-ball match, and Rs 4 lakh for
a Test.
 The annual retainership for women
cricketers remains the same — Rs
50 lakh for Grade A, Rs 30 lakh for
Grade B and Rs 10 lakh for Grade
C. The men, who play more
games, are paid Rs 1-7 crore,
depending on their grade.
Spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi
appointed as Chair of C20
 Spiritual leader Mata,
Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma)
has been appointed the Chair of
the country’s Civil 20 (C20), an
official engagement group of the
Group of 20 (G20), by the union
government.
 The G20 is the premier inter-
governmental forum for the world’s
developed and emerging
economies to address financial
stability on a global basis. The C20
is its platform for civil society
organisations (CSOs) to bring forth
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non-government and non-business
voices to the G20 leaders.
SIMBEX 2022 maritime exercise
between Singapore and India
 SIMBEX 2022 maritime exercise:
From October 26 to October 30,
2022, Visakhapatnam will play
home to the 29th Singapore-India
Maritime Bilateral Exercise
(SIMBEX). The two phases of
SIMBEX-2022 are the Harbour
Phase at Visakhapatnam and the
Sea Phase in the Bay of Bengal.
 On October 25, 2022, RSS
Stalwart (a Formidable Class
Frigate) and RSS Vigilance (a
Victory Class Corvette), two ships
from the Republic of Singapore
Navy, arrived at Visakhapatnam to
take part in the exercise.
India to Hold Mega ‘Yudh Abhyas’
Military Drill With US Near China
Border
 Indian and US militaries to conduct
the battalion-level “Yudh Abhyas”
exercise between 15th November
2022 to 2nd December 2022. The
Yudh Abhyas will be held at Auli in
Uttarakhand which from just 100
km from the Line of Actual Control
(LAC).
 The member countries of the
“Quad” will conduct the Malabar
exercise off Yokosuka in Japan
between 8th November 2022 to
18th November 2022. The “Quad”
member countries include India,
Australia, Japan, and the US. The
Quad has declared that it would
“deter” any “coercion” in the Indo-
Pacific. “Yudh Abhyas” will include
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 The “Vajra Prahar” involved the
special forces of the two countries.
India’s Per Capita Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Below World Average:
UNEP
 At 2.4 tCO2e (tonne carbon
dioxide equivalent), India’s per
capita greenhouse gas emissions
were far below the world average
of 6.3 tCO2e in 2020, according to
a new report released by the
United Nations Environment
Programme October 27.
 The “Emissions Gap Report 2022:
The Closing Window”, released
ahead of the UN Climate Change
conference (COP27) in Egypt next
month, also said the international
community is still falling far short of
the Paris goals, with no credible
pathway to limiting global
temperature rise to 1.5 degree
Celsius in place.
FIFA World Cup: Spain U-17 women
retain title
 Defending champion Spain beat
Colombia 1-0 to win the 2022 U-17
Women’s World Cup at the D. Y.
Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Nigeria stood at the third spot.
 The winner came in the 82nd
minute when the ball deflected off
Colombian right-back Ana Guzman
and went into goal. It was the
result of sustained pressure put by
Spain as the game headed
towards full time.
Nation celebrates 113th Birth
anniversary of Homi Jehangir Bhabha
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 113th Birth anniversary of Indian
nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir
Bhabha who is also known as the
father of the Indian nuclear
program. He was born on 30
October 1909 in Bombay, Bombay
Presidency, British India (now
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India).
 His invaluable contributions to the
field of science continue to inspire
generations of young minds in the
country. Homi J Bhabha was born
into a prominent wealthy Parsi
family.
 In 1942, Bhabha was awarded the
Adams Prize and Padma Bhushan
in 1954.
 In 1951 and 1953–1956, Bhabha
was also nominated for the Nobel
Prize for Physics.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity
Day 2022
 The National Unity Day or
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated
every year on October 31st to
commemorate the birth
anniversary of India’s first Home
Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
This year will mark the 147th birth
anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel, who is also known as the
Iron Man of India.
 The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or
National Unity Day was introduced
by the Indian government in 2014
to pay tribute to Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth
anniversary for his extraordinary
work in keeping India united. The
first Rashtriya Ekta Diwas event
was inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi who flagged of a
program, ‘Run for Unity’ in New
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India to Contribute $500,000 For UN
Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism
⮚ Brazil’s electoral authority said
that Luiz Incio Lula da Silva of
the leftist Worker’s Party
defeated incumbent Jair
Bolsonaro to become the
country’s next president.
⮚ With 98.8 per cent of the votes
tallied in the runoff vote, da
Silva had 50.8 per cent and
Bolsonaro 49.2 per cent, and
the election authority said da
Silva’s victory was a
mathematical certainty.
⮚ Da Silva the country’s former
president from 2003-2010 has
promised to restore the
country’s more prosperous
past, yet faces headwinds in a
polarised society.
⮚ His victory marks the first time
since Brazil’s 1985 return to
democracy that the sitting
president has failed to win
reelection. His inauguration is
scheduled to take place on
January.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
inaugurates north India’s first data
centre at Greater Noida
⮚ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath has
inaugurated North India’s first
hyper-scale data centre Yotta
Yotta D1 built at the cost of Rs
5,000 crore and spread over an
area of 3,00,000 square feet at
the upcoming Data Centre Park
in Greater Noida.
⮚ Memorandums of
Understanding worth Rs
39,000 crore were also signed
between the Yogi Government
and Hiranandani Group to be
spent on projects in the next
five years on the occasion.
⮚ The data centre will increase
the data storage capacity of the
country, which until now stood
at two percent only despite the
fact that 1.5 billion mobile
phones and 650 million
internet users in the world are
from India using 20 per cent of
data. Yet for storage of data, we
had to look for centres abroad.
What Is Digital Rupee, RBI launches
Its First Pilot Project
⮚ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
will commence pilot launches
of the digital rupee from
November 1. It has identified
nine banks for participation in
the pilot launch. They are the
State Bank of India, Bank of
Baroda, Union Bank of India,
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak
Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank,
IDFC First Bank, and HSBC.
⮚ A Central Bank Digital
Currency (CBDC) or Digital
Rupee is a digital form of
currency notes issued by a
central bank. Digital currency
or rupee is an electronic form
of money, that can be used in
contactless transactions.
⮚ Presenting Union Budget 2022,
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman announced that
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
would be rolling out its digital
currency soon.
India’s Defence Ministry Is World’s
Biggest Employer: ‘Statista’ report
⮚ India’s Ministry of Defence is
the world’s biggest employer
with 2.92 million people, which
includes combined active
service personnel, reservists
and civilian staff, according to
a report in ‘Statista’.
⮚ A touch ahead of the United
States equivalent, the
Department of Defense.
Statista is a Germany-based
private organisation that
provides data and statistics
about various issues
worldwide.
⮚ According to Stockholm
International Peace Research
Institute (SIPRI), the five largest
spenders in 2021 were the
United States, China, India, the
United Kingdom and Russia,
together accounting for 62 per
cent of expenditure. The total
global military expenditure
reached USD 2113 billion in
2021.
103 million People Forcibly Displaced
Worldwide, Reveals UNHCR Report
⮚ The number of people forcibly
displaced from their homes due
to persecution, conflict,
violence, human rights
violations and events seriously
disturbing public order globally
surged to 103 million in the
first half of 2022, meaning that
one in 77 people on Earth is
forcibly displaced, the UNHCR
said in Geneva.
⮚ According to the report, the
total number of refugees and
people in need of international
protection worldwide rose by 24
per cent from 25.7 million at
the end of 2021 to 32 million
by mid-2022. At the end of
June this year, more than half
(56 per cent) of all refugees
were Syrian, Venezuelan or
Ukrainian.
‘Steel Man of India’ Jamshed Irani
passes away at 86
⮚ Jamshed J Irani, also known
as the “Steel Man of India”,
passed away aged 86 at Tata
Main Hospital in Jamshedpur.
⮚ He was born on June 2, 1936,
in Nagpur to Jiji Irani and
Khorshed Irani, Irani completed
his BSc from Science College,
Nagpur in 1956 and M.Sc in
Geology from Nagpur University
in 1958. Irani retired from the
Board of Directors at Tata Steel
in June 2011.
Supreme Court Bans Two-Finger Test
⮚ The Supreme Court on 31
October, reiterated the ban on
the “two-finger test” in rape
cases, warning that persons
using such tests will be deemed
guilty of misconduct.
⮚ Observing that the test was
based on a patriarchal mindset
that assumed that sexually
active women could not be
raped, the bench of Justices DY
Chandrachud and Hima Kohli
regretted that such a method of
examination was being used
even today.
⮚ This court has time and again
deprecated the use of two
finger-test in cases alleging
rape and sexual assault. The so
 called test has no scientific
basis. It instead re-victimises
and re-traumatises women. The
two finger test must not be
conducted. The test is based on
an incorrect assumption that a
sexually active woman cannot
be raped. Nothing can be
further from the truth.
Gujarat Government Set Up
Committee To Implement Uniform
Civil Code (UCC)
⮚ With Gujarat headed to
Assembly elections and
awaiting the release of the poll
schedule, state Home Minister
Harsh Sanghavi announced
that the cabinet had decided to
form a committee for the
implementation of the Uniform
Civil Code (UCC) in the state.
⮚ Gujarat is the second BJP-
ruled state after Uttarakhand
to constitute a committee of
experts on the UCC. Chief
Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
and Assam, also ruled by the
BJP, too have backed the UCC
proposal.
⮚ The committee will be
constituted under the
leadership of a retired judge of
the High Court. The cabinet
has given the Chief Minister the
right to constitute the
committee and it is expected to
comprise three-four members.
Its scope of work too will be
decided.
SpaceX Launches First Falcon Heavy
Mission, After 3 Years
⮚ SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the
world’s most-powerful active
rocket, lifted off for the first
time in more than three years,
from Florida’s Cape Canaveral,
with Elon Musk’s company
sending a group of satellites
into orbit for the U.S. Space
Force.
Formula-1 racing: Max Verstappen
won Mexican Formula 1 GP 2022
⮚ Red Bull driver Max
Verstappen finished in first
place at the Mexican Grand
Prix 2022 to claim his record-
setting 14th win of the season.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finished
second and third respectively.
⮚ Verstappen 14th victory of the
season sees him pass Michael
Schumacher and Sebastian
Vettel for the most race wins in
a single season in Formula One
history. Verstappen is now the
most successful driver in the
history of the Mexican GP,
having secured his fourth title.
It was the 34th race win of his
career & 14th win of the 2022
season.
India Donates USD 2.5 million to
Support Education, Healthcare of
Palestinian Refugees
⮚ India presented the second
tranche of aid of USD 2.5
million to the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near
East (UNRWA) for the financial
year 2022-2023.
⮚ The Government of India
presented USD 2.5 million
(second tranche of a total
contribution of USD 5 million
 for the Financial Year 2022-
2023) to the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near
East (UNRWA), in support of
the Agency’s core programmes
and services, including
education, healthcare, relief
and social services.
GST collection over Rs 1.51 trillion in
October: 2nd highest ever
⮚ The gross GST revenue
collected in the month of
October 2022 was at Rs
1,51,718 crore, the second-
highest monthly collection ever,
the ministry of finance. The
revenue for October 2022 is
second highest monthly
collection, next only to the
collection in April 2022 and it
is for the second time the gross
GST collection has crossed Rs.
1.50 lakh crore mark.
“Permacrisis” Is Collins Dictionary’s
Word Of The Year
⮚ Permacrisis has been chosen as
the Collins Dictionary’s word of
the year. The word means an
extended period of instability
and insecurity. “Permacrisis
sums up just how truly awful
2022 has been for so many
people,” Alex Beecroft, head of
Collins Learning told AFP.
⮚ ‘Permacrisis’ is a word that
describes living in an age of
continued upheaval; Collins
defines the noun as ‘an
extended period of instability
and insecurity’.
⮚ According to The Guardian,
Collins chose permacrisis as
the word of the year as it “sums
up quite succinctly how truly
awful 2022 has been for so
many people”. It is the top word
in the annual compilation of
the 10 new or noteworthy
words from the 18-billion word
database monitored by Collins
and from other sources like
social media. Permacrisis is
also one of six new words on
the list added to
CollinsDictionary.com.
Switzerland created record for
operating the longest passenger train
⮚ Switzerland is now home to the
world’s longest passenger train.
The train has 100 coaches,
measures 1910 metres and
consists of 4,550 seats. The
train was seen passing through
the mountainous landscape in
the Swiss Alps.
⮚ Celebrating the 175th
anniversary of Switzerland’s
first railway, the country’s
railway operators came
together to create the new
Guinness World Record-holding
train which tows 100 carriages,
weighs 2,990 tons, and
measures 1.91 km (1.19 miles)
long.
Hyderabad’s Megha Ltd to Build
Mongolia’s First Greenfield Oil
Refinery
⮚ Hyderabad-based Megha
Engineering and Infrastructure
Limited (MEIL) has taken up a
project to build Mongolia’s first
Greenfield oil refinery on the
outskirts of the capital city,
Ulaanbaatar.
 ⮚ The project is aimed at
reducing the East Asian
country’s dependency on
Russian oil imports. The
company would provide EPC
(Engineering, procurement, and
construction) services and
EPC-3 (captive power plants)
for $790 million using
advanced technology.
Adani New Industries installed India’s
largest wind turbine
⮚ India’s largest wind turbine by
Adani: Adani New Industries
Ltd. has constructed a wind
turbine in Mundra in Gujarat
as part of its growth plans for
renewable energy that is taller
than the Statue of Unity and
has blades that are broader
than the wingspan of a jumbo
jet.
⮚ Adani New Industries Limited
(ANIL) announced the
installation of the largest wind
turbine generator (WTG) in the
nation in Mundra, Gujarat.
⮚ Mundra Windtech Ltd (MWL),
an Adani Enterprises Ltd.
wholly-owned company,
installed the turbine.
Operation Vigilant Storm currently
underway in South Korea
⮚ Operation Vigilant Storm: The
U.S. Air Force and several of its
allies in the Asia-Pacific area
will improve combat readiness
and interoperability through
Operation Vigilant Storm, a
four-day training exercise
involving hundreds of aircraft.
⮚ The Operation Vigilant Storm
exercise, which is scheduled to
take place between October 31
and November 4, has already
drawn criticism from North
Korea’s Foreign Ministry.
⮚ Armed units from the United
States and the Republic of
Korea (South Korea) started the
planned exercise, according to
Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder,
the Pentagon’s press secretary.
First time CRPF names two female
cadre officers as IG of RAF
⮚ Two female cadre officers
appointed as IG: After their
entrance into the CRPF in
1987, two female officers have
recently been appointed as
Inspectors General (IG).
⮚ The Rapid Action Force (RAF), a
specialised anti-riot force, has
appointed Annie Abraham as
its IG. As the new Bihar sector
IG, Seema Dhundia has been
appointed.
India Tops List of Countries with
Cheapest Manufacturing Costs
⮚ India has been ranked as the
nation with the cheapest
manufacturing cost ahead of
China and Vietnam, according
to a report. According to the US
News and World Report, out of
85 nations, India has bagged
the 31st position in the overall
Best Countries ranking.
⮚ The report evaluates 85
countries across 73 attributes.
Attributes are grouped into 10
sub-categories, including
adventure, agility,
entrepreneurship, open for
business, social purpose and
quality of life.

World Tsunami Awareness Day
observed on 05th November
⮚ In December 2015, the UN
General Assembly designated
November 5 as World Tsunami
Awareness Day, calling on
countries, international bodies
and civil society to raise
tsunami awareness and share
innovative approaches to risk
reduction.
⮚ UN Disaster Risk Reduction
(UNDRR) facilitates the
observance of World Tsunami
Awareness Day in collaboration
with the rest of the United
Nations system. The date of
November 5 was chosen to
mark the story of “Inamura-no-
hi” (burning of the rice sheaves)
in western Japan. This
earthquake occurred in 1858.
⮚ The theme of World Tsunami
Awareness Day 2022 in Asia-
Pacific: Early Warning and
Early Action Before Every
Tsunami. This day is celebrated
to raise awareness for early
warnings and actions to protect
people, save lives, and prevent
the hazard from becoming a
disaster.
Madhya Pradesh: Ujjain to Get
World’s First Vedic Clock
⮚ Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain, the
city of Mahakal will soon boast
the world’s first Vedic clock
which will be synced with the
position of the Sun. After laying
the foundation stone at the
300-year-old Jiwaji
Observatory in Ujjain, the state
higher education minister
Mohan Yadav said through this
project, people will become
familiar with the Vedic time
calculation.
⮚ The state government has
allocated Rs 1.62 crore for this
mega project as it is working to
restore the ancient glory of
Ujjain. The minister said the
(Vikramaditya) Vedic clock will
be divided into 24 muhurats
(hours).
KV Kamath appointed as Independent
Director of RIL
⮚ Reliance Industries has
appointed K V Kamath as the
Independent Director of the
company for a period of five
years.
⮚ The Board of Directors has, at
its meeting held, based on the
recommendation of the human
resources, nomination and
remuneration committee
considered and recommended
to the shareholders for
approval the appointment of
Shri K. V. Kamath.
Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman: NSA
Ajit Doval and late CDS Gen Rawat to
receive award
⮚ Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman:
The Uttarakhand government
announced that this year’s
Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman
would be given to National
Securtiy Advisor (NSA), Ajit
Doval, poet Prasoon Joshi, and
three other individuals for their
notable achievements.
⮚ Ajit Doval will get the prize,
along with former Chief of
Defence Staff Gen. Bipin
 Rawat, late poet and author
Girish Chandra Tiwari, and late
journalist Viren Dangwal.
⮚ Every year, the government of
Uttarakhand honours
individuals with the
Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman
in recognition of their
accomplishments in their
various disciplines.
17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Convention: Guyana President Dr.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali to be chief guest
⮚ Guyana President, Dr.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the
chief guest at the 17th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas Convention. It
will be held from 8th to 10th
January next year in Indore,
Madhya Pradesh.
⮚ The theme of the 17th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas is Diaspora:
Reliable Partners for India’s
Progress in Amrit Kaal. Member
of Parliament of Australia,
Zaneta Mascarenhas will be the
guest of honour at the Youth
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which
will be held on 8th January
next year. Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas (PBD) Convention is the
flagship event of the Ministry of
External Affairs and provides
an important platform to
engage and connect with
overseas Indians.
⮚ Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is
celebrated once in every two
years to strengthen the
engagement of the overseas
Indian community with the
Government of India and
reconnect them with their
roots.
National Cancer Awareness Day 2022:
History & Significance
⮚ National Cancer Awareness
Day 2022 is celebrated every
year on 7th November in India.
This day is important because
it educates people about the
serious risk of cancer.
According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), cancer is
the second most deadly disease
that causes death among
people.
⮚ According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), cancer is
the second most deadly disease
that causes death among
people. The condition of people
dying of cancer is a serious
threat to India. In the year
2020, 8.5 lakh people in India
died of cancer. For this reason,
National Cancer Awareness
Day 2020 is celebrated every
year on 7 November to raise
awareness about this type of
cancer.
India Celebrates 134th Birth
Anniversary of CV Raman
⮚ CV Raman was born on 7th
November 1888, in
Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, and
died on 21st November 1970,
in Bangalore. CV Raman was
one of India’s greatest
scientists. Sir Chandrasekhara
Venkata Raman was a
physicist who made discoveries
that were broader than modern
science and were called the
Raman Effect, the phenomenon
of change of wavelength of light
when a beam is scattered in a
medium.

Independent India’s first voter Master
Shyam Saran Negi passes away
⮚ Three days after casting his
vote for the 34th time, India’s
oldest voter Shyam Saran Negi
died on November 5, 2022 at
his home in Kalpa in Himachal
Pradesh. He was 106.
⮚ Negi, who was the Election
Commission’s brand
ambassador, voted for the
Himachal Pradesh Assembly
election through postal ballot
on November 2. It was the last
vote for the man who was 31
when India gained
Independence.
Supreme Court Upholds
Constitutional Validity of EWS Quota
In 3:2 Verdict
⮚ The Supreme Court (SC)
upheld the 10 per cent
reservation for the economically
weaker section (EWS) among
forward castes in government
jobs and colleges across India.
A Bench comprising Chief
Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit
and Justices Dinesh
Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat,
Bela M Trivedi, and J B
Pardiwala delivered the
judgment.
⮚ Of the five judgments delivered,
Justice Ravindra Bhat and CJI
Lalit gave dissenting judgment.
⮚ Reading out the verdict, Justice
Maheshwari said that the
103rd constitutional
amendment for the EWS quota
was valid and did not violate
the basic structure of the
Constitution. Reservation, he
said, is an instrument of
affirmative action to ensure an
all-inclusive march towards the
goals of an egalitarian society.
Russia Becomes India’s Top Oil
Supplier In October
⮚ Surpassing traditional
suppliers Saudi Arabia and
Iraq, Russia has emerged as
the top oil supplier to India in
October. This comes amid an
ongoing war between Russia
and Ukraine that has also seen
many Western nations issue
sanctions against Russian
Federation.
⮚ The data shows that Russia,
which made up for just 0.2 per
cent of all oil imported by India
in the year to March 31, 2022,
supplied 935,556 barrels per
day (bpd) of crude oil to India
in October — the highest ever.
Russia now supplies almost
22% of India’s total crude
imports, ahead of Iraq’s 20.5
per cent and Saudi Arabia’s 16
per cent.
Mathura-Vrindavan to become a
carbon-neutral tourist destination by
2041
⮚ Uttar Pradesh government
announced that Mathura-
Vrindavan, one of India’s
largest pilgrimage centers, aims
to become a “net zero carbon
emission” tourist destination by
2041.
⮚ Tourist vehicles will be banned
from the entire Braj region,
which includes famous pilgrim
centers such as Vrindavan and
Krishna Janmabhoomi. Only
 electric vehicles used as public
transport will be allowed into
the area.
⮚ All 252 waterbodies and 24
forests in the area will also be
revived.
⮚ According to the plan, the Braj
region’s annual pilgrim-tourist
footfall is expected to multiply
from the current level of 2.3
crores to six crores by 2041.
Rajasthan to Host Iconic 8-Day Long
Pushkar Fair
⮚ This year, Pushkar Fair is
being hosted by Rajasthan from
1st November to 9th November
2022. Pushkar Fair is also
known as Pushkar Camel Fair,
Kartik Mela, or Kartik ka Mela.
The Pushkar Fair will be held
without the popular cattle fair
due to the spread of lumpy skin
disease in livestock.
⮚ Every year, the cattle fair used
to be the highlight of the fair.
Farmers from all across the
state gather at this fair to trade
livestock such as cattle,
camels, and horses.
⮚ This year, the state tourism
department has invited tourists
from all over the world for the
fair under the aegis of Pushkar
Chalo Abhiyan.
Law Commission Constituted After 4
Years; Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
Appointed As Chairperson
⮚ The central government
appointed chairperson and
members of the Law
Commission over two and a
half years after it was
constituted. Retired Karnataka
High Court Chief Justice
Rituraj Awasthi appointed as
the chairperson of the
commission.
⮚ The Law Commission is
constituted for three years and
the 22nd Law Commission was
notified on February 24, 2020.
The law panel has been lying
vacant since the retirement of
former Supreme Court judge
Justice BS Chauhan in 2018.
ADB Provides $40 million Loan to
GreenCell Express to Produce e-
Busses
⮚ The Asian Development Bank
(ADB) signed a $40 million
financing package with
GreenCell Express Private
Limited (GEPL) to develop 255
electric battery-powered buses
(e-buses) to serve 5 million
people a year on 56 intercity
routes in India and enhance
the safety of passengers,
especially women, through
improved security features
including panic buttons
connected to command
controls for immediate
response.
Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav
becomes 1st Indian player to score
1,000 T20 runs
⮚ Star Indian batter Suryakumar
Yadav has became the first
Indian player to score 1,000
T20 International runs in a
calendar year. The batter
accomplished this feat in his
side’s final Super 12 stage
match against Zimbabwe in
 Melbourne cricket ground
(MCG), Australia.
⮚ In the match, Suryakumar put
his perfect finishing touches to
make sure India finished their
innings on a high. He scored 61
not out of just 25 balls,
consisting of six fours and four
sixes. In 28 innings this year,
Suryakumar has scored 1,026
runs at an average of 44.60.
Justice DY Chandrachud to Take
Oath As New Chief Justice of India
⮚ Senior-most Supreme Court
judge and Chief Justice of
India-designate Dhananjaya Y
Chandrachud is all set to
become the 50th head of the
Indian judiciary when President
Draupadi Murmu would
administer the oath of office to
him at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
⮚ Justice Chandrachud, born on
November 11, 1959, was
elevated to the top court on
May 13, 2016.
Indian Navy participates Malabar
Naval Exercise in Japan
⮚ India is participating in 26th
International Malabar Naval
Exercise begins in Yokosuka of
Japan. In the Malabar Naval
Exercise, Australia, Japan and
the USA are also participating.
The naval forces of these
countries will take part in the
exercise till the 18th of next
month. Indian Naval Ships
Shivalik and Kamorta are ready
to demonstrate at the event.
⮚ The presence of these
indigenously built ships of the
Indian Navy at these multi-
national events will be an
opportunity to showcase the
ship-building capabilities of
Indian Shipyards.
⮚ The MALABAR exercise was
initiated in 1992 between the
navies of India and the United
States.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils
logo, theme and website of India’s G20
presidency
⮚ Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has unveiled India’s logo,
theme and website for its
presidency of the G20, which
reflects the country’s message
and overarching priorities to
the world.
⮚ The G20 logo, created with the
four colours of India’s national
flag, comprises of earth sitting
atop a lotus. The seven petals
in the logo signify the seven
seas and the coming together of
seven continents at G20 India
2023.
⮚ The earth reflects India’s pro-
planet approach to life and
from this, it derives the theme
of G20 India 2023 –
“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam:
One Earth, One Family, One
Future.”
IT-gaints Google launches ‘FloodHub’,
a platform to forecast flood
⮚ An American technology giant,
Google has launched a platform
that displays flood forecasts,
namely ‘FloodHub’. This
platform shows the area and
time where floods could occur,
in order to inform people about
the natural calamity and
 authorities can assist them
with effectively.
⮚ The technology giant has also
expanded its AI flood
forecasting services to 18
counties across Latin America,
Africa and Southeast Asia. To
recall, these flood forecasting
services supported by AI were
first introduced in India back
in 2018.
National Legal Services Day 2022: 9th
November
⮚ National Legal Services Day is
marked every year on 9th
November to celebrate the
commencement of the Legal
Services Authorities Act, 1987
which came into force on this
very day in 1995.
⮚ This day was established with a
mandate to offer support and
help to weaker sections of
society including Scheduled
Tribes, Scheduled Castes,
women, disabled persons,
natural calamities victims, and
human trafficking victims.
State of Food and Agriculture Report
2022 Published by FAO
⮚ The State of Food and
Agriculture (SOFA) is one of the
annual flagship report released
by the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO). It provides
comprehensive insights into the
various issues related to the
field of food and agriculture
based on science-based
assessment.
⮚ The report assessed various
drivers of agricultural
automation, including the
recently developed digital
technologies.
⮚ Based on 27 case studies, the
report analyzed the business
case for the adoption of these
digital automation technologies
across various agricultural
production systems in the
world.
UNESCO: World Heritage Glaciers to
Disappear By 2050
⮚ Glaciers at many UNESCO
World Heritage sites including
Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro
National Park will likely vanish
by 2050, the UN agency
warned, urging leaders to act
fast to save the rest. The
warning followed a study of
18,600 glaciers at 50 World
Heritage sites.
⮚ The UNESCO study, in
partnership with the
International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN),
shows that these glaciers have
been retreating at an
accelerated rate since 2000 due
to CO2 emissions, which are
warming temperatures.
PM Gati Shakti Multimodal
Waterways Summit to be held in
Varanasi
⮚ Union Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal to inaugurate the two-
day PM Gati Shakti Multimodal
Waterways Summit. The PM
Gati Shakti Multimodal
Waterways Summit will be held
at the Deendayal Hastkala
Sankul (Trade Centre and
Museum) in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh.
 ⮚ The primary objective of the
summit is to bring together
greater awareness about the
PM Gati Shakti National
Masterplan with a focus on
infrastructure development in
the waterways.
PM Modi to gift Himachal Pradesh
artifact to the G20 leaders in Bali
summit
⮚ Prime Minister Narendra Modi
will gift the local artifacts made
in Himachal Pradesh to the
world leaders at the upcoming
G20 Summit. The G20 Summit
will take place in Indonesia’s
capital city, Bali. Himachal
Pradesh is going to witness the
assembly elections which are
scheduled on 12th November
2022.
⮚ Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
idea behind this is to promote
Himachal Pradesh’s art and
culture so that it travels in
wide countries.
⮚ PM Modi will hand over the
local artifacts like Chamba
Rumals, Kinnauri Shawl,
Himachal Mukhate, Kangra
Miniature Paintings, Kullu
Shawl, and Kanal Brass Set to
the World leaders.
Skyroot’s first rocket set for launch
from Sriharikota
⮚ India’s first privately developed
rocket, Vikram-S by
Hyderabad-based Skyroot
Aerospace is poised to create
history as it undergoes final
launch preparations at the
ISRO (Indian Space Research
Organisation)’s launchpad in
Sriharikota for launch between
November 12-16.
⮚ The mission ‘Prarambh’,
meaning ‘the beginning’, since
it is the first mission for
Skyroot, was unveiled by ISRO
chairman S. Somanath in
Bengaluru after the technical
launch clearance from the
Space regulator IN-SPACe.
Uttar Pradesh to host 2023 Khelo
India University Games
⮚ Uttar Pradesh government to
host Khelo India National
University Games in 2023-2024
in four cities. Khelo India
National University Games will
be conducted in four cities of
Uttar Pradesh including
Lucknow, Gorakhpur,
Varanasi, and Noida.
⮚ In the Khelo India National
University Games, 4,500
athletes will participate
representing 150 universities
across the country.
⮚ There will be 20 disciplines
including basketball, judo,
kabaddi, wrestling, swimming,
boxing, rowing, etc.
⮚ Uttar Pradesh has got the
opportunity to host the
National University Games for
the first time after Odisha and
Karnataka.
PM Modi flagged off first ‘Vande
Bharat’ train in South India
⮚ Prime Minister Narendra Modi
flagged off the first Vande
Bharat Express Train on the
Mysuru-Chennai route at
Krantiveera Sangolli Railway
station in Bengaluru.
 ⮚ Prime Minister Narendra Modi
also flagged off the ‘Bharat
Gaurav Kashi Darshan’ train
which is operated by
Karnataka’s Muzrai
Department under the ‘Bharat
Gaurav’ train policy of
Railways.
⮚ In the South, India’s 5th Vande
Bharat Express Train is the
first semi-high-speed train.
⮚ The Vande Bharat Express
Train is unique in terms of
speed and other modern
technological facilities, which
will help reduce travel time
giving a new experience to
passengers.
PM Modi will also unveil the 108-feer
bronze statue of the city’s founder
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda called the
‘Statue of Prosperity’.
⮚ He will also inaugurate the
Terminal 2 of the International
Airport on the outskirts of
Bengaluru which is built for
₹5000 crores.
Indian Army Organises Mela to
celebrate Diamond Jubilee of Battle of
Walong
⮚ Indian Army organizes
fair/mela in continuation of
Diamond jubilee celebrations of
Battle of Walong in Arunachal
Pradesh. It is part of the
Diamond jubilee celebrations of
the Battle of Walong to
commemorate the bravery and
sacrifice of the Indian Army
while defending the Indian
territory against the Chinese
aggression of 1962.
⮚ The profuse response of the
residents during the Mela is a
tribute to the sacrifices made
by Bravehearts to ensure peace
in the region and also ensure
its territorial integrity during
the war with China.
Govt Declares Census, NPR Database
As Critical Information Infrastructure
⮚ The government has declared
certain databases related to the
Census and the National
Population Register (NPR) as
critical information
infrastructure. In a notification
issued recently, the Union
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
said the decision was taken
after exercising the powers
conferred to it under the
Information Technology Act,
2000 (Amended 2008).
⮚ The Centre declares the
computer resources relating to
the Census Monitoring and
Management System, the Self
Enumeration and Civil
Registration System (CRS) web
portals, mobile applications for
house listing, population
enumeration and updating the
NPR as critical information
infrastructure (CII) of the office
of the registrar general and
census commissioner, it said.
⮚ The linked databases, including
the NPR database, the Census
database and the CRS
database, the computer
resources set up and installed
at the National Data Centre,
the office of the registrar
general and the census
commissioner, Delhi, the
Disaster Recovery Site and the
 data centres at Bengaluru and
Lucknow have also been
declared as CII, according to
the notification.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20:
Mumbai beats Himachal in final to
clinch maiden title
⮚ Domestic giants Mumbai
produced a near-perfect
performance to beat Himachal
Pradesh by three wickets in the
final and won their maiden
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
title at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The 15th edition of the Syed
Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a
Twenty20(T20) competition that
is played in India, was held
from 11th October 2022 to 5th
November 2022.
India’s Virat Kohli becomes first batter
to score 4000 runs in T20Is
⮚ Indian star cricketer, Virat
Kohli has scripted history as he
became the first batter in
history to reach 4000 runs in
T20 Internationals. Kohli
reached the landmark in the
second semi-final of the T20
World Cup 2022 against
England in Adelaide.
⮚ Earlier, Kohli became the all-
time leading run-scorer in the
men’s T20 World Cups against
Bangladesh in Adelaide,
overtaking Mahela
Jayawardene’s record of 1016
runs, which was set in 2014.
Kohli, remarkably, raced to the
magnificent milestone while
batting at an average of 53.34.
He is the only batter in the
shortest format to average over
50 and reached the milestone
in 115 matches.
India to host Women’s World Boxing
Championships in 2023
⮚ India to host the IBA Women’s
World Boxing Championship
2023. In a press conference
held in New Delhi, an MoU was
signed between the
International Boxing
Association (IBA) and the
Boxing Federation of India
(BFI). The MoU was signed in
the presence of IBA President
Umar Kremlev and BFI
President Ajay Singh. The
occasion was also felicitated by
world champion Nikhat Zareen.
Nation celebrates National Education
Day on 11 November
⮚ The National Education Day is
observed annually on
November 11 in India. In India,
National Education Day is
celebrated every year on
November 11 as it marks the
birth anniversary of Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad, who was
India’s first education minister
after independence. He was
awarded Bharat Ratna
posthumously, India’s highest
civilian honour in 1992.
⮚ The day is observed to
celebrate the work done by
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in
the education sector during his
tenure as the education
minister.
⮚ This day is celebrated to
acknowledge and honour
Maulana Azad’s contribution to
the country’s education system.
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Education Day 2022 is
“Changing Course,
Transforming Education.”
Year 2022 declared as ASEAN-India
Friendship year
⮚ The year 2022 has been
declared as the ASEAN-India
Friendship year, as ASEAN and
India commemorate 30 years of
partnership.
⮚ A series of events has been
planned to celebrate the
occasion throughout the year.
As a part of this programme,
Indian media delegation is on a
visit to Singapore and
Cambodia under the ASEAN-
INDIA Media exchange
programme from 8th November
to 13th November.
US Treasury Removes India From Its
Currency Monitoring List
⮚ The US Department of Treasury
removed India along with Italy,
Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam
from its Currency Monitoring
List. China, Japan, Korea,
Germany, Malaysia, Singapore,
and Taiwan are the seven
economies that are a part of the
current monitoring list, the
Department of Treasury said in
its biannual report to the
Congress.
⮚ China’s failure to publish
foreign exchange intervention
and broader lack of
transparency around key
features of its exchange rate
mechanism makes it an outlier
among major economies and
warrants Treasury’s close
monitoring, said the report.
$4.2 Billion Fuel Costs Saved by India
with Solar Power
⮚ India has saved around $4.2
billion in fuel costs through
solar power generation in the
first half of 2022. Along with
this, India has saved about
19.4 million tonnes of coal.
⮚ The Centre for Research on
Energy and Clean Air, and the
Institute for Energy Economics
and Financial Analysis found
that the top 10 economies with
solar capacity are now within
Asia. The five countries include
India, China, South Korea,
Vietnam, and Japan.
World Pneumonia Day observed on 12
November
⮚ World Pneumonia Day is a
global event observed every
year on 12 November to spread
awareness and educate people
to combat Pneumonia disease,
which is a world’s biggest
infectious killer of adults and
children, responsible for the
majority of death of children
below five around the world.
⮚ This year 2022, World
Pneumonia Day theme is based
on the Worldwide Pneumonia
Awareness Campaign –
“Pneumolight 2022”, with a
theme and slogan “Pneumonia
Affects Everyone”, with an aim
to amplify the effect of
awareness campaigns by
illuminating monuments
worldwide.
 ⮚ World Pneumonia Day was first
observed on 12 November
2009, under the “Stop
Pneumonia” initiatives by
Global Coalition Against Child
Pneumonia, a coalition of
various institutions all together
to fight the child mortality due
to the respiratory infection.
India’s longest river cruise to Sail from
Varanasi in January 2023
⮚ The government is set to
launch the world’s longest
luxury river cruise from
Varanasi to Dibrugarh via
Bangladesh next year. The
world’s longest luxury river
cruise aims to give a push to
Indian inland waterways
development.
⮚ The 50 days cruise will set sail
from Varanasi and pass-
through Kolkata and Dhaka
before reaching Bogibeel in the
Dibrugarh district of Assam.
The cruise will sail on 10th
January 2023 and will cover a
distance of 4,000 km.
⮚ The world’s longest luxury river
cruise or the Ganga Vilas
cruise will sail from Varanasi to
Dibrugarh in the longest river
journey of 50 days.
⮚ The 50 days long journey will
cover 27 river systems and visit
over 50 tourist sites including
World Heritage Sites.
PM Modi Unveiled 108-feet tall ‘Statue
of Prosperity’
⮚ Prime Minister Narendra Modi
unveiled a 108 feet tall bronze
statue of Sri Nadaprabhu
Kempegowda in Bengaluru. The
‘Statue of Prosperity’ is made to
commemorate the contribution
of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
who is the founder of
Bengaluru.
⮚ The statue was conceptualized
and sculpted by Ram V Sutar,
who also curated the Statue of
Unity. The ‘Statue of Prosperity’
is made with 98 tonnes of
bronze and 120 tonnes of steel.
⮚ PM Modi also flagged off the
Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat
Express at Krantiveera Sangolli
Rayanna (KSR) railway station.
⮚ He also flagged Bharat Gaurav
Kashi Darshan Train at KSR
railway station in Bengaluru.
New Zealand’s Greg Barclay
unanimously re-elected as Chairman
of ICC for 2 year
⮚ New Zealand’s Greg Barclay
unanimously re-elected as the
International Cricket Council
(ICC) chairman for another
two-year term after his rival,
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)
chairman Tavengwa
Mukuhlani, pulled out of the
contest late. Barclay, who
served his first stint as ICC
chair between 2022 and this
November, will now be in the
position until 2024.
⮚ Barclay, an Auckland-based
commercial lawyer, was
originally appointed as the ICC
Chair in November 2020. He
was previously the Chair of
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and
was a director of the ICC Men’s
Cricket World Cup 2015. In
July, Barclay publicly
expressed his desire to
continue for a second term.

India to Build its First Hydrogen Fuel
Cell Catamaran Vessel
⮚ Cochin Shipyard signed an
MoU with the Inland
Waterways Authority of India to
build the country’s first
hydrogen fuel cell catamaran
vessel for Varanasi in Uttar
Pradesh. Another MoU was
signed by the Shipyard for the
construction of six electric
catamaran vessels for Uttar
Pradesh and two more such
vessels for Guwahati.
⮚ The MoU by the Shipyard was
signed in the presence of Union
Minister of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways, Sarbananda
Sonowal.
⮚ Union Minister for Heavy
Industry Mahendra Nath
Pandey, Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath, and other
dignitaries were part of the
event.
⮚ The Cochin Shipyard informed
us that the air-conditioned
hydrogen fuel cell catamaran
vessel will have a seating
capacity for 100 passengers.
T20 World Cup 2022 Final: England
beats Pakistan by 5 wickets
⮚ England were crowned the
champions after they defeated
Pakistan by 5 wickets in the
final at the iconic Melbourne
Cricket Ground (MCG),
Australia.
⮚ They are the first team to hold
the ODI and T20 World Cups at
the same time after their
memorable win over New
Zealand in the 2019 50-over
final at Lord’s. England also
emulated West Indies to
become only the second team
in the history of the
competition to lift two titles in
the T20 World Cup.
⮚ T20WC Men’s Player of the
Tournament: Sam Curran (12
wickets in six matches);
⮚ Sam Curran was adjudged the
man of the match for his
performance where he took
three wickets for just 12 runs
from his four overs in the
game;
⮚ Over 80,000 people attended
the finals of the T20 World Cup
in Australia.
World Diabetes Day observed on 14th
November
⮚ World Diabetes Day is observed
on November 14 every year to
bring the attention of the
people to health threats posed
by diabetes and how to avoid
that. On this day, the
enormous achievement of
insulin discovery by two
outstanding scientists, Sir
Frederick Banting and Charles
Best, is celebrated.
⮚ The International Diabetes
Federation (IDF) will be
involved in coordinating
activities on the day, so keep
an eye out for an event near
you! Any help or support you
can give this cause will be
greatly appreciated by everyone
concerned.
⮚ The theme of World Diabetes
Day between the years 2021
and 2023 is a really important
topic is “Access to Diabetes
Care.”
 ⮚ According to the Ministry of
Natasa Pirc Musar Elected Slovenia’s Road Transport and Highways
First Female President (MoRTH), Reliance Industries
Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the
⮚ Natasa Pirc Musar, won the project to build India’s first
second round of Slovenia’s multimodal logistics park
Presidential elections. Natasa (MMLP) in Chennai, Tamil
Pirc Musar becomes the first Nadu. A crucial cog in the
female President of the country. Centre’s logistics overhaul, the
She won 58.86 percent of votes MMLP will be spread over 184
in the runoff, while the acres and cost Rs 1,424 crore.
opposition right-wing politician
and the former Foreign
Minister Andze Logar won
46.14 percent of votes.
⮚ The new President of Slovenia,
an EU, and NATO member
state will replace the Borut
Pahor.

ASEAN Agreed to Admit East Timor as

11th member

⮚ The Association of Southeast

Asian Nations (ASEAN) has
agreed in principle to admit
East Timor as the group’s 11th
member, the 10 member-bloc
said in a statement, more than
a decade after the country
requested membership.
⮚ The half-island nation, officially
called Timor Leste, will also be
granted observer status at
high-level ASEAN meetings, the
bloc said after regional leaders
met in Phnom Penh for a
summit. The country would be
the first new member of the
regional grouping in more than
two decades, since Cambodia
was admitted in 1999.

Reliance Industries to make India’s

first multimodal logistics park in
Chennai
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Jeff Bezos Amazon Company Becomes the First Company in History to Lose $1 trillion Market Cap

Amazon.com Inc. is the world’s first public company to lose a trillion dollars in market value as a combination of rising
inflation, tightening monetary policies and disappointing earnings updates triggered a historic selloff in the stock this
year.
Shares in the e-commerce and cloud company fell 4.3%, pushing its market value to about $879 billion from a record
close at $1.88 trillion on July 2021. The stock has lost around 48% of its value this year alone, and is a far cry from
July 2021 when the company’s market cap almost touched $1.9 trillion.
Amazon’s market value fell below the $1 trillion mark on November 1, days after the company posted mixed third-
quarter earnings and projected the company’s slowest fourth-quarter growth ever.
Appointments .

GoI nominates Vivek Joshi as Director on RBI’s central board

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the government has nominated Vivek Joshi to be its director on
the central board. Joshi who is the secretary of the Department of Financial Services, will hold the position of Director
at RBI.
The nomination has come into effect from November 15, 2022, until further orders. The central government has
nominated Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India as a
Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India vice Sanjay Malhotra.

India Hosts LeadIT Summit with Sweden at COP27 in Egypt

India and Sweden hosted the LeadIT Summit, on the sidelines of COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. The
Leadership for Industry Transition- LeadIT initiative focuses on low carbon transition of the hard to abate industrial
sector.
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav emphasised that co-development is the only
option to meet the targets that the world has taken for itself and without it, low carbon transition could be delayed by
decades. He said, the low carbon transition of the industrial sector will not only contribute towards the reduction in
required greenhouse gas emissions.

“In Our LiFEtime” Campaign Launched by India at COP 27

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched the “In Our LiFEtime” campaign.
This campaign envisions to recognize youth between the ages of 18 to 23 years to become message bearers of
sustainable lifestyles.
The campaign gives a global call for ideas from youth across the world who are passionate about living environment
conscious lives. The youth will be encouraged to submit their climate actions that contribute to lifestyles for the
environment within their capacity, which are sustainable and scalable, and serve as good practices that can be shared
globally.

International Day for Tolerance observed on 16 November

International Day for Tolerance is observed on November 16 every year with an aim to build tolerance among diverse
cultures and spread the message that tolerance is an integral part of society. The day is specifically recognized to
educate people about the harmful consequences of intolerant society and its impact on the nation.
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/95 proclaiming November 16 as International Day for Tolerance
back in 1996. The action followed the adoption of a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance by UNESCO’s Member
States on the same day in 1995. In 1995, the UN paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 125th birth anniversary by
kickstarting the commemoration of International Tolerance Day.

3 Indian Cities Among Largest Data Centre Markets in Asia-Pacific

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According to a report by Knight Frank, Indian cities, namely – Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi, have emerged as
three of the top data centre markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
The report further noted that the data centre industry in India has been on a high growth trajectory, partly driven by
government policies, including easier access to credit and other incentives to boost data centre investment.
A data center is a facility composed of networked computers, storage systems and computing infrastructure that
organizations use to assemble, process, store and disseminate large amounts of data. A business typically relies
heavily on the applications, services and data contained within a data center, making it a critical asset for everyday
operations.

India Becomes the World’s Second Largest Producer of Steel

India has emerged as the second-largest producer of crude steel by replacing Japan. The biggest steel producing
country is currently China, which accounted for 57% of world steel production.
In order to support the domestic steel industry, the Government of India has notified the National Steel Policy, 2017,
and the Policy for Providing Preference to Domestically Manufactured Iron and Steel (DMI & SP) in the case of state
procurement. These policies have helped create a favorable environment to improve domestic production and
consumption of steel.

India-Russia-Iran Holds Trilateral Meet on Afghanistan on Sidelines of Moscow Format

India participated in the fourth Meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which was held in
Moscow on November 16. Special envoys and senior officials from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also participated in the meeting.
It was introduced in 2017 on the basis of the six-party mechanism for consultations among special representatives
from Russia, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Iran and India.
The Moscow format meeting’s main objective is to facilitate the national reconciliation process in Afghanistan and
secure peace in that country as soon as possible.

Climate Change Performance Index 2023: India ranked 8th in the list

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 was published by three environmental non-governmental
organizations viz. Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network (CAN) International.
India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI). In the
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use categories, the country was rated “high”. In the Climate Policy and
Renewable Energy categories, it earned a “medium” rating.
In the overall standings, no country ranked first, second or third on the index. Denmark, with a score of 79.61, ranked
fourth, followed by Sweden with 73.28 points. India scored 67.35 points.
India’s ranking in categories: In GHGs, it ranked 9 , Renewable Energy (24 ), and Energy Use (9 ), and on Climate
Policy (8 ).
It should be noted that India ranked at top in the grouping of top 10 emitters. It is followed by Germany and Japan at 2
and 3 positions of this grouping.
The worst performers in the overall ranking are Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. They are particularly weak in
renewables and heavily reliant on oil.
Saudi Arabia is the country with the highest per capita GHG emissions among the G20 nations.

India Set to Become World’s Most Populous Country in 2023: UN Report

India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4
billion residents this year, according to the 27th edition of the United Nations’ World Population Prospects, 2022.
The world’s population, estimated to reach 8 billion by Nov. 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and 10.4
billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day.
The world’s population was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1% in 2020, UN estimates
showed.
In 2021, the average fertility of the world’s population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from
about 5 births in 1950. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050.

US space agency NASA launches Artemis-1 rocket on a mission to the moon

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The United States space agency NASA has launched its Artemis-1 mission from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.
About eight minutes after launch, the core stage’s engines cut off and the core stage separated from the rest of the
rocket.
After this, the Orion spacecraft was propelled by the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS). NASA also deployed
the four solar arrays of the Orion spacecraft. After completing “translunar injection”, Orion separated itself from the
ICPS and is now on its way to lunar orbit.
For the first time in 50 years since the end of the Apollo program, the launch of Artemis 1 is an ambitious US mission
to return astronauts to the surface of the Moon.
The Artemis 1 launch will also be the first flight of NASA’s 21st century moon-exploration program.
With Artemis 1 on the surface of the Moon, NASA aims to demonstrate new technologies, business approaches and
capabilities that are essential for future explorations, including Mars. The launch aims to further aid in the study of the
Moon, its origin and history.

Paris Olympics 2024: Phrygian cap chosen as Paris 2024 mascot

The Phrygian cap, the symbol of the French republic but wearing sneakers as a nod to the present, was unveiled as
the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Olympic Phryge ((pronounced fri-jee-uhs) is a bit smaller, the Paralympic
Phrygia is a bit slimmer and has a blade on his right leg because it is a Phyrge with an impairment.
The mascots were unveiled in a press conference in Paris by Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet, Beijing 2008
wheelchair tennis men’s doubles champion Michael Jeremiasz and Gwladys Epangue, a bronze medallist in
taekwondo from Beijing 2008.

President Sh. Murmu appoints Dr CV Ananda Bose as Governor of West Bengal

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr CV Ananda Bose as the Governor of West Bengal. Bose (71) is a 1977
batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Kerala cadre. He last served as an administrator in the
National Museum here before superannuating in 2011. His appointment will take effect on the date he assumes
charge of his office.
Bose has worked both in his cadre state Kerala and in the Centre in different positions. He has been the district
collector of Quilon district (now Kollam) in Kerala, served as the secretary to the then chief minister of the state and as
additional secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, among others, according to his official records.

Uttarakhand High Court to be shifted to Haldwani from Nainital

The Uttarakhand High Court will be shifted from Nainital to Haldwani. This decision was taken in a cabinet meeting
held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun. Uttarakhand cabinet has also
decided to make strict amendments in the conversion law, wherein forced conversion will now be a cognizable
offence.
With provision of 10 years of punishment under the new law. For this, a bill will be brought in the assembly. The
Centre has handed over a 45-acre area near Haldwani for the high court. On October 27, the Central government
handed over 45 acres of HMT land in Ranibag, near Haldwani, to the state government for its possible use to benefit
the people of the area.

International Gita Mahotsav to be organized at Haryana

International Gita Mahotsav is to be organized in Haryana from November 19 to December 6 at Kurukshetra.

President Draupadi Murmu will attend this grand festival of Holy Gita. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that
the President will participate in the Gita Yagya at Brahma Sarovar.
Renowned International and National scholars of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and researchers from across the country
and abroad will present their research papers on ‘world peace and harmony with the inspiration of Shrimad Bhagavad
Gita’.

UP Government to Build Ramayana, Mahabharata, Buddhist Circuits

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The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the New Tourism Policy to foster the state’s religious potential and also establish
the state as the hub of religious and spiritual tourism in the country. The state under the policy will develop separate
religious circuits.
As per the vision, the places associated with Lord Rama will be developed as the Ramayana Circuit and religious
places associated with Lord Krishna as Krishna Circuit.
State Cabinet Minister AK Sharma informed about the new tourism policy and development of new areas informed
that Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Bithoor, and other places of significance during the Ramayana period will be included in the
Ramayana circuit.
Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Govardhan, Barsana, Nandgaon, and Baldev will be included in the Krishna circuit while
the Buddhist circuit will include Kapilvastu, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Kaushambi, Shravasti, Ramgram, and other places.

‘Yudh Abhyas’, India-US joint military exercise to start in Uttrakhand

The Yudh Abhyas is a 15-day-long exercise that will focus on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US to exchange best practices, Tactics, Techniques,
and Procedures between the two nations’ Armies.
The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) in October
2021.
US Army soldiers of the 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division and Indian Army soldiers from the Assam Regiment
will be participating in the exercise.
The schedule will include all operations related to peacekeeping and peace enforcement.
The troops from both nations will work together to achieve common objectives.

Gianni Infantino set to get third term as FIFA president

Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino is getting four more years in
charge of football’s governing body after no candidate stepped up to challenge him. Infantino won a five-candidate
race in 2016 to replace Sepp Blatter, and was re-elected unopposed in 2019.
He’s now set to stay in the job beyond the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Infantino’s
upcoming re-election to the $3 million-per-year job may not be his final term in office. FIFA rules allow him to run again
to stay in power for another World Cup cycle until 2031.

Paddler Sharath Kamal becomes first Indian player elected to ITTF

Star Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the first player from India to get elected in the Athletes’
Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The online elections took place between 7 to 13
November 2022.
10 athletes were elected for the ITTF Athletes’ Commission for a four-year term from 2022 to 2026. Eight athletes
were elected from Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, and Oceania region and two were highest-
voted para-athletes.
Amongst all elected players Sharath Kamal got the second highest votes after 2012 table tennis World Cup silver
medallist Elizabeta Samara of Romania. Sharath Kamal was also recently elected as the member of the Athletes’
Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Sharath has already been selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel
Ratna Award, the country’s highest sports recognition this year. He also received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-
highest civilian honour, in 2019.

UNGA designates Nov 18 as World Day for prevention of child sexual abuse

The UN General Assembly has declared November 18 as the World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child
Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence.
The new World Day is aimed at bringing global visibility to the trauma of child sexual abuse, with the hope that
governments will take action to fight it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), millions of children
experience sexual violence each year.

PM Modi to Inaugurate Arunachal’s first Greenfield Airport Donyi Polo Airport

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh — the Donyi Polo Airport
at Itanagar — and dedicated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station to the nation. Northeast India will now have
16 airports.
The name of the airport reflects the traditions and rich cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh and the age-old
indigenous reverence to the Sun (‘Donyi’) and the Moon (‘Polo’) in the state.
The foundation stone for this airport was laid by the PM in 2019. The airport, which has been developed in an area of
over 690 acres, at the cost of more than Rs 640 crore is expected to play a major role in improving connectivity and
will also contribute to the growth of trade and tourism in the region, said Dilip Sajnani, Director, Airport Authority of
India.
The airport has a 2300 m runway and is well suited for all weather day operations. The airport terminal is a modern
building, which promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy and the recycling of resources.

International

Russia and Ukraine Agree to Further Extend the Black Sea Grain Deal

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to extend a UN-brokered grain export deal for another 120 days, officials
announced. World leaders praised the breakthrough for helping “avoid global food shortages” at a crucial time.
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said that the Black Sea grain deal between Ukraine and Russia
will be extended for another 120 days. He said continuing the grain export agreement brokered by Turkey with the UN
was “another important step in the global fight against the food crisis.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry also confirmed that the deal would be extended “without changes in terms of scope” to the
current agreement.

CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar Invited as International Observer for Elections in Nepal

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been invited by the Election Commission of Nepal as an international
observer for the forthcoming elections to Nepal’s House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly, the Election
Commission said.
Rajiv Kumar will be leading a delegation of ECI officials as State guest in Nepal from 18 November to 22 November,
2022, the poll panel said. During his visit Kumar would be visiting Polling stations at Kathmandu and areas around.
ECI also has a similar International Election Visitors Program where members from other Election Management
Bodies are invited to experience firsthand our General and Assembly Elections held periodically.

State

Tripura CM Dr Manik Saha launched ‘Amar Sarkar’ portal

Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha his government is working to ensure all central and state-sponsored schemes
reach every doorstep and launched a new portal, ‘Amar Sarkar’, to act as a bridge between the people and the
government. A total of 78 departments, including the panchayat department, has been included in the webportal.
The portal will help people to register their problems and complaints through village committee officials. It is worthy to
mention here that various problems and complaints of the people will be registered through the village and village
committee level workers in this URL https://amarsarkar.tripura.gov.in/.
Earlier in September, the state government had launched the ‘Har Ghar Sushasan’ initiative to mark the birthday of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The three-month-long initiative, which will end in November, was initiated to ensure
door-step delivery of major central and state government-run schemes in a mission mode. The initiative also urged the
rural and urban local bodies to undertake developmental works.

Army Chief General Manoj Pandey received guard of honour at Paris

Army Chief General Manoj Pande received a Guard of Honour at the Les Invalides in Paris on 17 November, 2022.
He is on a four-day visit to France.
General Manoj Pande during his visit held talks with his French counterpart General Pierre Schille and discussed
issues of mutual interest during his visit to the European country.
The Chief of Army Staff is on a visit to France from 14 to 17 November 2022.

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Gen Pande left for France on November 14 on a four-day visit with an aim to further strengthen the “bond of trust”
between the Indian and French armies.
General Pande held extensive talks with the top military brass of France including the Chief of the Defence Staff, the
Chief of the Army Staff and the Commander of the Land Combat Forces.
The ceremony was part of the unique tradition between the two Armies.
General Pande is on a four-day official visit to Nepal from 5th to 8th of this month. This is his first visit to Nepal as
Chief of Army Staff.
General Manoj Pande also handed over non-lethal military aids including Artillery Equipment, Mine Protected
Vehicles, Medical Stores and Horses to Nepal Army, with the aim to enhance the Military Cooperation between the
two Armies.

Indian Army Registered IPR for ‘Combat uniform’

Indian Army registered for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the new design and camouflage pattern uniform to
establish the ownership. The Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademark, Kolkata completed the
registration process.
The new Digital Pattern Combat Uniform for Indian Army soldiers was unveiled on 15 January 2022 which was also
Army Day.
The improved uniform has a contemporary look and functional design. The fabric has been made lighter, stronger,
breathable, quick-drying, and easier to maintain.
The uniform’s uniqueness is evident with the inclusion of gender-specific modifications for women’s combat uniforms.

Vikram-S Rocket Launched By ISRO, India’s First Privately Developed Rocket

Vikram-S Rocket, India’s first privately developed rocket launched from the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) at the Sriharikota launchpad. The launch of the Vikram-S Rocket by ISRO is a historic moment.
The Vikram-S Rocket is developed by Hyderabad-based start-up Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited, and it is a 6-
meter gall and hits a peak altitude of 89.5 kilometers. After five minutes of launch, the Vikram-S Rocket splashed into
the Bay of Bengal. The mission was titled Prarambh.
The Vikram-S Rocket is a single-stage solid fuelled, sub-orbital rocket developed over two years by incorporating
advanced technologies that include carbon composite structures and 3D printer components.

World Toilet Day 2022 observed on 19 November

The United Nations observes World Toilet Day on November 19 annually. The main aim is to raise public awareness
of broader sanitation systems such as wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and hand washing.
The 2022 campaign ‘Making the invisible visible’ explores how inadequate sanitation systems spread human waste
into rivers, lakes and soil, polluting underground water resources. The 2022 theme is ‘Making the Invisible Visible’ and
explores how inadequate sanitation systems spread human waste into rivers, lakes and soil, polluting underground
water resources.
It was on this day in 2001 when Jack Sim, a philanthropist from Singapore founded the World Toilet Organization and
declared the day as World Toilet Day. The efforts to draw attention to the sanitation crises were given focus by the UN
in 2010 when they officially recognised the right to water and sanitation as human rights.

Cambridge Dictionary announced ‘Homer’ as Word of the Year 2022

The Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2022 as “homer”, saying that it was inspired by the
global word game sensation, Wordle. The word ”homer” was searched for nearly 75,000 times during the first week of
May 2022, when it was an answer in the word game Wordle.
In the context of the game, ”homer” doesn’t refer to the Greek poet and author, or a character from Simpson, but
refers to an informal American English word for a ‘home run’ in baseball. Cambridge Dictionary also saw other five-
letter words surging in search in 2022 due to the “Wordle effect”.
The American spelling of “humor” caused the second-highest spike in 2022, followed by ”caulk”, ”tacit, and ”bayou”,
the third, fourth, and fifth place respectively. Cambridge said that the decision to choose this word was influenced by
the famous game ‘Wordle’.

First Unani Medicine Regional Center of Northeast Inaugurated in Silchar, Assam

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The first institute of Unani medicine in the Northeast region of India was inaugurated in Silchar town of Assam. The
Unani medicine institute in Silchar of Assam was inaugurated by Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The new complex spreads over an area of 3.5 acres, built with an investment of Rs.48 crore. The National Projects
Construction Corporation (NPCC) developed the complex, which is a Government of India enterprise. It was handed
over to the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry
of Ayush, Government of India.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar attends FIFA world cup inauguration in Qatar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has joined the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and other
dignitaries in the inauguration of FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Dhankhar is in Doha for a two-day visit to represent India at
the inauguration of FIFA’s showpiece event.
Besides attending the inaugural ceremony of the Football World Cup, the Vice President will also interact with
members of the Indian community during the visit. The 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor will host the
opening ceremony on 20 November 2022 just before the first match between host Qatar and Ecuador.

Retired IAS Arun Goel appointed as Election Commissioner of India

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed retired IAS Arun Goel as the Election Commissioner in the Election
Commission with effect from the date he assumes the office.
A Punjab cadre officer of the 1985 batch, Goel will join Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election
Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey in the poll panel.
Till recently, Mr Goel was the heavy industries secretary and has also served in the Union Culture ministry. He was to
retire on December 31, 2022, but his voluntary retirement came into effect on November 18.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama honoured with Gandhi Mandela award

The 14th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshala’s
McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The Tibetan spiritual leader, receiving the
peace prize from the New Delhi-based Gandhi Mandela Foundation. The event was attended by former Chief Justice
of India Justice KG Balakrishnan and former Supreme Court Justice Gyan Sudha Misra.
The award is given to personalities who have carried forward the legacies of Gandhi and Mandela by making
significant contributions in the fields of Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Environment, Education, Healthcare, Sports
and Innovation.

India Launches Official Website And Theme of SCO 2023

India has launched the official website of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as it will host the next SCO
summit as a chairman of the organisation in 2023. The website highlights the events that will be undertaken under the
chairmanship of India next year.
The theme of the event is “For a SECURE SCO”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had floated the concept of SECURE
at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China in 2018. Explaining the SECURE concept, the
Prime Minister said ‘S’ for security for citizens, ‘E’ for economic development, ‘C’ for connectivity in the region, ‘U’ for
unity, ‘R’ for respect of sovereignty and integrity, and ‘E' for environment protection.

Schemes and Committees

22nd FIFA World Cup 2022 kick starts in Al Khor, Qatar

The 22nd FIFA men’s world cup was formally declared open at a colourful ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al
Khor, Qatar on 20 November. It is for the first time that an Arab country is hosting the football tournament.
32 teams will play for the most coveted prize in international football, with the final scheduled to take place on
December 18 at the Lusail stadium, the biggest one among the eight stadiums being used to host the World Cup.
On December 18, 2022, Qatar’s National Day, the opening game takes place at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor between
Qatar and Ecuador.
The name of the football to be used during the world cup is Al Rihla.
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The official mascot of the Qatar World Cup is La’eeb. The adventurous, fun and curious La’eeb was unveiled during
the Qatar 2022 Final Draw, which took place in Doha on April 1, following a tradition that was initiated in England
1966.

A book titled ‘The World: A Family History’ authored by british historian Simon Sebag

British Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has released a new book titled ‘The World: A Family History’. In ‘The World:
A Family History’, Montefiore tells how humanity evolved by the stories of different and famous families.
The two-part book, which will be published by Hachette India, will tell the story of humankind in “a ground-breaking,
single narrative that will forever shift the boundaries of what history can achieve”. It begins with the story of a family
some 9,50,000 years ago.
In the coming pages, Montefiore takes the readers on an epic journey through the families that have shaped the world,
including the Caesars, Medicis, Incas, Ottomans, Mughals, Bonapartes, Habsburgs, Zulus, Rothschilds, Rockefellers,
Krupps and Churchills.

World Children’s Day 2022 celebrates on 20 November

World Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20 annually. The day aims to promote international togetherness
and awareness among children as well as to improve their welfare.
November 20 marks the anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopted a Declaration and Convention on children’s
rights. This year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) wants to remind world leaders to “fulfil the promise of
the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child”.
The theme for International children’s day is, “Inclusion, for every child”. This theme means that every child belonging
to any society, community or nationality is entitled to equal rights.

World Television Day 2022 observed on 21st November

World Television Day is observed on 21 November, every year. It is a day that recognizes the value and impact of
television in our lives. We all know television plays a crucial role in society and in an individual’s life. It is our daily
source of entertainment and information.
All the entertainment and information that we receive from television helps us to stay updated about the world. To
highlight the importance of television as something beyond an electronic tool, World Television Day is celebrated
annually on November 21.
On 21 and 22 November 1996 the United Nations held the first World Television Forum, where leading media figures
met under the auspices of the United Nations to discuss the growing significance of television in today’s changing
world and to consider how they might enhance their mutual cooperation. That is why the General Assembly decided to
proclaim 21 November as World Television Day.

India to Take Over Chairmanship of the Global Partnership on AI from France

India will take over the chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence for 2022-23 at a meeting of the body in
Tokyo, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said. This development comes on the heels of assuming the Presidency of
the G20, a league of the world’s largest economies.
In the election to the Council Chair, India had received more than a two-thirds majority of first-preference votes while
Canada and the United States of America ranked in the next two best places in the tally – so they were elected to the
two additional government seats on the Steering Committee, the ministry said in a statement.
International

New Zealand Supreme Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory in the Country

New Zealand’s voting age has been ruled discriminatory by the country’s highest court. The case was brought by
advocacy group Make it 16 in 2020, in a bid to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. The Supreme Court found the
current voting age of 18 was inconsistent with the country’s Bill of Rights, which gives people a right to be free from
age discrimination when they turn 16.The group argues there is no reason to stop 16 year olds voting when they can
drive, work full-time and pay tax.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan Re-elected as President

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has secured a second term in a snap election, winning 81.3 percent of the
vote. The Central Asian nation’s Central Election Commission made the announcement citing preliminary data.
Tokayev had been widely expected to extend his rule over the oil-rich nation by seven more years with a strong
mandate to continue his increasingly independent foreign policy, as the former Soviet republic navigates the Russia-
Ukraine crisis.
Tokayev faced no real opposition candidates in a nation where critics are sidelined and all five of his competitors were
virtually unknown.

13th bilateral naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr-2022

The 13th edition of bilateral exercise between the Indian and the Royal Oman navies, Naseem Al Bahr-2022,
commenced off the coast of Oman on 20 November 2022. The exercise is being conducted in two phases: the
Harbour Phase and the Sea Phase.
The Indian Navy’s guided missile frigate Trikand and Offshore Patrol Vessel Sumitra, with their integral helicopters,
and the maritime patrol aircraft, Dornier, are participating in the exercise. The exercise facilitates operational-level
interaction between the two navies to foster mutual cooperation and enhance good order at sea.
The exercise also aims to strengthen the ancient maritime and cultural linkages between India and Oman. Friendly
sports fixtures were conducted amongst participants from the two navies on the sidelines of the conference. The
exercise aims to intensify maritime exchanges between the two countries and enhance maritime security in the region.

Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta Elected as a Member of International Committee for Weight and Measures

Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta, Director, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, has been elected as
a member of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). The 27th General Conference on
Weights and Measures (CGPM) meeting was held on 15-18 November, 2022 at Paris, France.
Prof. Achanta is among the 18 members elected from different countries and he is the 7th Indian to be elected to the
CIPM. The first Indian to be elected as a member of CIPM was Dr. K.S. Krishnan, the founder Director of CSIR-NPL.
The last Indian to be elected was Prof. E. S. R. Gopal, the then Director, and CSIR-NPL (1991-1997).

World Fisheries Day observed on 21st November

World Fisheries Day is annually celebrated on 21st November. This day is dedicated to highlighting the critical
importance of healthy ocean ecosystems and to ensure sustainable stocks of fisheries in the world.
World Fisheries Day also explores finding solutions to the increasingly interconnected problems that the world is
facing to follow sustainable models of our ocean ecosystems while safeguarding the interest and growth and
development of the fisherfolk community all across the world.
The first World Fisheries Day was celebrated on November 21, 2015. On the same day, the grand opening of the
International Fisherman’s organization was held in New Delhi. A forum for the World Fisheries consortium was
established around 1997 and was famously called WFF (World Fisheries Forum).

Russia Replaces China to Become the Biggest Supplier of Fertilizers to India

Russia has become India’s biggest fertilizer supplier for the first time. Russian exporters reportedly grabbed a 21%
share of the Indian fertilizer market in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, overtaking China, previously India’s
largest supplier.
Russian exports reportedly surged 371%, to a record 2.15 million tons from April to October. In monetary terms,
India’s imports over this period increased by 765%, to $1.6 billion. Russia’s share of Indian fertilizer imports was
hovering around 6% during the last fiscal year, while China’s stood at 24%. In the first half of 2022-23, China’s exports
to India halved to 1.78 million tons amid growing Russian supplies.
Global prices for fertilizers jumped in March after the US, the EU and allied states introduced sanctions against
fertilizer supplies from Russia and Belarus. While Western countries have since backtracked on the ban, Russia has
found new markets, mostly in Asia, for its exports.

Canada’s Brampton city gets first turbaned Sikh Harkirat Singh as deputy mayor

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Brampton city in Canada got its first turbaned Sikh deputy mayor with the appointment of Harkirat Singh. Harkirat
Singh, who represents wards 9 and 10, has been appointed deputy mayor from 2022-26.
The deputy mayor presides at council and other committee meetings and assumes ceremonial and civic event duties
on behalf of the mayor if the mayor is absent or unavailable.
In the present Canadian Parliament there are 18 Sikhs members. Currently Harjit Sajjan, Bardish Chagger are the two
Sikhs who are ministers in the Justin Trudeau government in Canada. Prior to his role as councillor, he served a four-
year term as school trustee at the Peel District School Board.

Tamil Nadu: Anamalai Tiger Reserve launched ‘jumbo trails’ in Coimbatore

The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has launched ‘jumbo trails’ at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, a programme aimed to
educate visitors to the tiger reserve about elephants, the flora, and fauna of ATR and the aboriginal tribes who live in
the hills. An initiative by ATR Field Director S. Ramasubramanian and Deputy Director (Pollachi Division) Bhargava
Teja, the first jumbo trail will happen on November 26.
According to Assistant Conservator of Forests V. Selvam, the jumbo trails start at ‘Anamalaiyagam’, a newly-
established forest interpretation centre at Sethumadai. The programme is organised by the Advanced Wildlife
Management Training Centre (Attakatti) and implemented by Keelpoonachi Eco Development Committee.

Manika Batra: First Indian woman to win medal at Asian Cup Table Tennis

Manika Batra, the Indian Table Tennis player, became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Cup Table
Tennis Tournament. Manika defeated World no.6 Hina Hayata of Japan in the Asian Cup 2022 in the women’s singles
bronze medal match in Bangkok, Thailand. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju appreciated Manika Batra for her performance
and spectacular achievement.
Manika Batra defeated Hina Hayata by 4-2 in the medal match.
Manika Batra led the match by 2-1, but Hayata seemed poised to level the match with a 10-6 lead in the fourth game.
She took 6 points and successfully turned the momentum in her favor.

Anwar Ibrahim Sworn in As Malaysia’s New Prime-Minister

Malaysia’s veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister, after
several days of post-election deadlock. The new leader was appointed by King Sultan Abdullah, after elections over
the weekend resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament.
Neither Mr Anwar nor ex-premier Muhyiddin Yassin had won the simple majority needed to form a government. Mr
Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) party, which won the biggest share of seats in this election, does not have enough
seats on its own to form a government.
It is not clear what form the new government will take; whether a formal coalition of parties, a minority government
with other parties offering a confidence and supply agreement, or a national unity government including all the main
parties.
States .

ISRO set to Launch PSLV-C54/EOS-06 Mission in November

The Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch PLV-C54/EOS-06 Mission with Oceans-3 and eight
nanosatellites on board from Sriharikota spaceport.
The PLV-C54/EOS-06 Mission includes EOS-06 (Oceans-3), plus eight nanosatellites which are BhutanSat, ‘Anand’
from Pixxel, Thybolt two numbers from Dhurva Space and Astrocast-four numbers from Spaceflight USA.
The Indian Space Agency’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has conducted the Integrated main parachute airdrop test
(IMAT).

Summits and Conferences

Shaheedi Diwas or Martyrdom Day of ‘Guru Tegh Bahadur’ observed on 24 November

Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru and second Sikh martyr, who sacrificed his life for religion and for the
protection of the human rights. The martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur is celebrated every year on November 24.

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Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day is also observed as Shaheedi Diwas. He was the father of the tenth Guru,
Gobind Singh. It was on 24 November 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur sacrificed his life for the sake of people who did not
even belong to his community. to protect religion, human values, ideals and principles. The sites of his execution and
cremation were later converted into Sikh holy places namely Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurudwara Rakab Ganj
Sahib in Delhi

Qatar signed world’s ‘longest’ gas supply deal with China

Qatar Energy announced a 27-year natural gas supply deal with China, calling it the “longest” ever seen as it
strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources. The state energy company will send four
million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually from its new North Field East project to China Petroleum and Chemical
Corporation (Sinopec).
China is the first country to seal a deal for North Field East. The Chinese company’s chairman revealed it had also
requested a full share of the North Field South project that is dominated by Western energy giants.

Nepal: Sher Bahadur Deuba elected for consecutive 7th time from Dadeldhura district

In Nepal, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has elected for the consecutive 7th time from the home district of
Dadeldhura. The counting of votes continues for parliamentary and provincial elections in the country.
Senior Nepali Congress leader, Mr. Deuba defeated an independent candidate Sagar Dhakal by a margin of over 12
thousand votes. The 77-year-old Nepali Congress president Deuba is currently holding the post of Prime Minister for
the fifth term.

Lt General Asim Munir Appointed as New Army Chief of Pakistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the new army chief of the
country, replacing incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced the
appointment on Twitter ending weeks of speculation over what some call the most powerful position in the South
Asian nation.
Pakistan’s military has directly ruled the country of 220 million people for nearly half of its 75-year history.
Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad will take charge as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
PM Sharif held a cabinet meeting earlier where he selected Munir from a list of six nominees for the top military post.
Munir is currently posted at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi. He has served briefly as chief of the country’s
premier intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Uttarakhand: Nainital High Court bans beautification works of Sukhatal lake

The Uttarakhand high court has banned all construction activities in the dry area around the Sukhatal lake, a rain-fed
water body that recharges the Naini lake. A division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice R.C. Khulbe
imposed the ban while hearing suo motu a PIL against the beautification and rejuvenation work going on around
Sukhatal.
The State Environment Impact Authority and the State Wetland Management Authority have also been made parties
and notices have been issued to them in this regard.
During the hearing, amicus curiae (friend of the court) Kartikeya Hari Gupta told the court citing hydrological studies
that the Sukhatal lake recharges the Naini lake up to 40% and 50%.

14. Garuda Shakti 2022: India-Indonesia joint exercise kicks off in Karawang

The Special Forces of India and Indonesia commenced the joint military exercise Garuda Shakti. The exercise is
currently underway in Indonesia at Sangga Buana Training Area, Karawang. The eighth edition of Exercise Garuda
Shakti focuses on enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the Special Forces of both
armies.
The goal of the joint exercise is to advance the special forces’ skills. It also aims to share information on new
weapons, equipment, tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as lessons learned from previous operations.

Indian Air Force Commenced Joint HADR Exercise Samanvay 2022

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Indian Air Force is conducting the Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise
‘Samanvay 2022’ from 28 November 2022 to 30 November 2022 at Air Force Station Agra.
To assess the efficacy of institutional Disaster Management structures and contingency measures, the exercise will
comprise a seminar on Disaster Management, a ‘Multi Agency Exercise’ involving static and flying displays of various
HADR assets, and a ‘Tabletop Exercise’.

Europe announces name of world’s first disabled astronauts

The European Space Agency has named the first ever “parastronaut” in a major step towards allowing people with
physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency said it had appointed British Paralympic sprinter
John McFall to take part in a feasibility study during astronaut training to assess the conditions needed for people with
disabilities to take part in future missions.
McFall, who lost his right leg due to a motorcycle accident at the age of 19, won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at
the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2022: 25th November

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on November 25, every year. It is a
day to pay tribute to the Mirabal sisters, the Dominican Republic activists who were murdered at the order of Rafael
Trujilllo in 1960.
The United Nations aims to raise awareness about gender-based violence against women. This year’s campaign is a
16-day initiative starting on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women and concluding on
International Human Rights Day on December 10. Here is everything you need to know about this day.
The 2022 theme of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is ‘UNITE! Activism to End
Violence against Women and Girls.’

Lieutenant Governor Inaugurates ‘Sonzal-2022’ at Kashmir

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Annual Youth Festival ‘Sonzal-2022’ at the University of Kashmir.
The Lt Governor said that the annual festival is a great opportunity for young artists to showcase their talents and
‘Sonzal’ provides them a much-needed platform to achieve the dream of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
Sonzal means rainbow, which is a symbol of hope, inspiration, and good fortune.
The Lt Governor entrusted on the Educational Institutions to discharge their responsibility to ensure freedom,
creativity, and engagement for them to become multi-achievers, and acquire knowledge & skills to thrive and shape
their future.

Dharmendra Pradhan Released ‘India: The Mother of Democracy’

Union Education & Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the book ‘India: The Mother of
Democracy’ prepared and published by Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in New Delhi. The book is an
attempt to showcase the democratic ethos ingrained in India since the dawn of civilisation. It is shown in this book that
since the dawn of civilization, India has been imbued with democratic ethos.
The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is a captive body of the Ministry of Education, Government of India
established by an Administrative Order. The body has provided financial assistance to historians and scholars through
fellowships, grants, and symposia.

Railways Plans to Export Vande Bharat Trains by 2025-26s

The railways is looking at becoming a major exporter of Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26 to markets in Europe, South
America and East Asia, a senior official said, adding that the latest version of the indigenous trains with sleeper
coaches will be operational by the first quarter of 2024.
The Vande Bharat trains meet all international standards,” he said. Talking about these trains, the official said these
have a rider index of three, which means no or minimal jolts for passengers; and noise level of 65 decibel which is 100
times less than the sound produced in aircraft.
He also said that while the present Vande Bharat trains are fit for broad gauge, the railways’ manufacturing units will
customise the trains to run on standard gauges used by countries across the world.

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