Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1 to 8 August 2022

09/08/2022

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August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 1

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National News

Rajasthan signed an MoU with Telangana to set up women’s bank
Singapore emerged as the top country with the highest FDI in India in FY22
Gujarat becomes the first state to launch semiconductor policy
PM Modi lays the foundation stone of International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
PM Modi launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
Andaman Nicobar Command (ANC) signed an MoU with Airport Authority of India (AAI) to boost inter-island connectivity
Indian and Malaysian bodies signed an MoU to promote palm oil
Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurated conference on drug trafficking
ReNew signed an MoU with Egypt government to set up green hydrogen plant in Egypt
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to present Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Awards
Mastercard replaced Paytm as BCCI’s title sponsor
IIT-M launched ‘Nilekani Centre’ to promote Indian language technology
Sports Department of Punjab to hold ‘Khed Mela’ from August 29
Tamil Nadu government launched ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’
Savitri Jindal becomes the richest woman in Asia
PM Modi inaugurated first All India District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) Meet
Chhattisgarh CM launched ‘Mahtari Nyay Rath’ for women’s rights awareness
Reliance, Ola and Rajesh Exports signed an agreement for battery manufacturing
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section
Karnataka government announced various welfare programmes on completing one year
Odisha signed an MoU with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for upcoming ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave 2022
Reliance Jio top bidder with Rs 88,078 crore bid for 5G
TATA steel to invest Rs 3000 cr in developing seating systems for new Vande Bharat Trains
West Bengal to get seven new districts, total now 30
India observed Chabahar Day conference with emphasis on linkage with Central Asia
Kerala launched eggs and milk scheme for Anganwadi children
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated six National Highway projects in Madhya Pradesh
Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated 4th ONGC Para Games in New Delhi
IOC signed an MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for Cheetah relocation from Africa to India
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed an MoU with Bangladesh for emergency supply of petroleum goods
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) partnered with Hindustan Unilever Limited to develop entrepreneurial skills
Amazon signed an agreement with Indian Railways to boost delivery of packages
IISc Bengaluru signed an MoU with Indian Navy for collaborative aviation research
Blockchain network 5ire signed an MoU with Goa Police to implement a smart policing solution
Airbus signed an agreement with GMR Group for aircraft maintenance engineering
India achieved milestones with over 75,000 start-ups recognized so far
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of stake in IDFC by Bandhan Fin Holdings
Centre launched State University Research Excellence scheme
LIC enters Fortune 500 list, Reliance jumps 51 places
Parliament passed National Anti-Doping Bill 2021
World’s largest floating solar power plant to be built in Madhya Pradesh
Russia becomes India’s third-largest coal supplier in July month
India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites; now total of 64 sites in the country
Ministry of Culture released the third comic book
Adani Enterprises partnered with Israel Innovation Authority for cooperation in technological innovations
Haryana government launched Cheerag scheme for EWS students
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) signed an MoU with and IIT Kanpur for research collaboration
Andhra Pradesh govt signed an MoU with National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) for integrated land management system
Goa CM announced to implement 100% NEP in higher education from next academic year
Indian Army signed an MoU with Drone Federation of India (DFI) to accelerate drone technology for frontline soldiers

International News

Zimbabwe launched gold coins as legal tender to tackle inflation
US Senate approved Sweden and Finland joining NATO’s membership
South Korea launched the first Moon mission, Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, also known as Danuri

Banking and Financial

RBI sets deadline for card tokenization to October 1
Piramal Enterprises gets RBI nod to start non-banking finance company (NBFC) business
GST collection for July 2022 second highest ever at Rs 1.49 lakh crore
Trade deficit at record USD 31 billion in July month
SVC Bank signed an agreement with SIDBI for empowering MSMEs
RBI Monetary Policy Rate: Key highlights (5 August, 2022) .
SEBI constituted a 15-member committee to attract foreign investment; chaired by K V Subramanian
RBI imposed monetary penalty of Rs 32 lakhs on Indian Bank

Appointment and Resignation

Pranay Verma appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Satyendra Prakash appointed as Principal DG of Press Information Bureau (PIB)
Sujoy Lal Thaosen took over the additional charge of DG of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Noise appointed Vaani Kapoor as brand ambassador for its new smartwatch
IFS officer Shweta Singh appointed as Director of PMO
Justice Uday U Lalit to be the 49th Chief Justice of India
Auguste Tano Kouam appointed as World Bank’s Country Director for India
Suresh N Patel appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner
Ravinder Takkar appointed as Chairman of Vodafone Idea
Ranjit Rath appointed as CMD of Oil India Limited
Nalin Negi appointed as CFO of BharatPe
Centre approved cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba one-year extension
Jagdeep Dhankar elected as the vice-president of India
Inderjit Camotra appointed as MD & CEO of Unity SF Bank
Kalaiselvi appointed as first woman director general of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand appointed as Deputy President of International Chess Federation (FIDE)

Awards

Jeffrey Armstrong received ‘Distinguished Indologist for 2021’ award
Vice-President presents the ‘President’s Colours’ to Tamil Nadu Police

Defence

First indigenous aircraft carrier ‘Vikrant’ handed over to Indian Navy
Indian Navy received two MH 60R multi-role helicopters from the USA
India and Oman joint military exercise AL NAJAH-IV commenced in Rajasthan
Third edition of Vietnam – India army exercise ‘Ex VINBAX 2022’ started at Chandimandir Haryana
India and France Navies conducted exercise in the Atlantic Ocean
Indian Air Force will retire all squadrons of MiG-21 by 2025
India and USA to hold mega military exercise in Uttarakhand’s Auli in October
Indian Navy signed an MoU with ISRO for data sharing and cooperation on satellite-based Naval Applications

Sports

Sebastian Vettel announced retirement from Formula One
‘Games Wide Open’ unveiled as Paris Olympics 2024 official slogan
Asia Cup 2022 shifted out of Sri Lanka to UAE
Government approved signing of guarantees for hosting FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022
Sanket Mahadev Sargar won India’s first medal in Commonwealth Games 2022
Mirabai Chanu won first gold medal for India at CWG 2022
Max Verstappen won Hungarian Grand Prix 2022
England defeated Germany to win Women’s European Championship 2022
Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Razia Dhillon won gold in each shooting meet
Anahat Singh: India’s youngest athlete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Tania Sachdev won 44th Chess Olympiad
India’s Bajrang Punia clinched gold medal in men’s 65kg wrestling
India’s Anshu Malik won silver medal in women’s 57kg freestyle wrestling
Murali Sreeshankar won silver in men’s long jump final
India’s Sakshi Malik won gold medal in women’s 62 kg wrestling
CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel won a gold medal and Sonalben won a bronze medal in Para Table Tennis
CWG 2022: Naveen Kumar won gold medal in 74 Kg Category
CWG 2022: Vinesh Phogat won gold medal in women’s 53kg category
CWG 2022: Ravi Kumar Dahiya won gold medal in 57kg category
CWG 2022: Jasmine Lamboriya won bronze medal in Boxing Lightweight category
India won silver medal in men’s fours lawn bowls event
Avinash Sable won silver medal, becomes first-ever Indian to win CWG steeplechase medal
India defeated Bangladesh to win SAFF Under-20 Football Championship 2022
CWG 2022: Nitu Ghanghas won gold medal in women’s 48kg category
CWG 2022: Amit Panghal clinched the gold medal in flyweight boxing
CWG 2022: India won a bronze medal in Women’s Hockey and defeated New Zealand
CWG 2022: Eldhose Paul won gold medal in the triple jump & Abdulla Aboobacker clinched silver
CWG 2022: Annu Rani won a historic bronze medal in women’s Javelin throw
CWG 2022: Sandeep Kumar won bronze medal in men’s 10000m race walk
CWG 2022: Nikhat Zareen won gold medal in Women’s Light Flyweight Boxing
CWG 2022: India won silver medal after losing to Australia in cricket
CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula clinched gold medal in mixed doubles Table Tennis
CWG 2022: Kidambi Srikanth clinched a bronze medal in the men’s singles event in badminton
V Pranav becomes India’s 75th Chess Grandmaster
CWG 2022: PV Sindhu won the gold medal in women’s single badminton

Important day

29 July – International Tiger Day
30 July – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (Theme 2022 – Use and Abuse of Technology)
1-7 August 2022 – World Breastfeeding Week
1 August – World Wide Web Day
2 August 2022 – 146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya
6 August – Hiroshima Day
7 August – National Handloom Day