Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 16 to 24 July 2022

July Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

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Our weekly one-liner current affairs is basically a summary of the week’s most important news in one line.

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National News

• National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) partnered with Google for DigiVaani Call Center
• Government sets up committee to develop framework on right to repair; chaired by Nidhi Khatri
• Defence Ministry sets up Apex Committee for Performance and Efficiency Audit
• PM Modi inaugurated Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh
• Varanasi to be 1st cultural and tourism capital of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
• KVIC launched knowledge portal to provide design directions to Khadi institutions
• Uttarakhand CM launched Uttarakhand police app and e-FIR service
• NHPC signed two MoU for development of Pilot Green Hydrogen Technologies
• Government approves extension of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme till March 2024 for textiles exporters
• Govt launched ‘Jagriti’ mascot for empowering consumers and generating awareness towards their rights
• Census Data Workstation inaugurated at IIT Delhi
• India’s first e-waste eco park to be established in Holambi Kalan in Delhi
• Kerala becomes first state to have its own internet service
• Telangana government partnered with UNDP for Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA)
• Tata Steel to invest Rs 12,000 crore in FY23 on India, Europe operations
• MSME Minister Narayan Rane launched Mobile Electric Charging app
• JSW Steel partnered with BCG to accelerate decarbonization journey
• PM Modi addressed Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organization Seminar in New Delhi
• India’s agricultural exports rise 14% in April-June quarter
• India’s share of remittance from Gulf region declined in FY21
• Arunachal Pradesh & Assam signed pact to resolve border dispute
• Expat Insider Ranking 2022: India ranks 36^th; Mexico topped
• NITI Aayog and WFP to launch Initiative on mainstreaming millets in Asia and Africa
• Rajasthan gets AI – powered Chatbot for fast disposal of cases in Lok Adalat
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) creates 1st mountain-warfare training school in Northeast India
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes first 100% Landlord Major Port of India
• Centre formed a committee to strengthen MSP system; chaired by Sanjay Agarwal
• India signed an MoU with Namibia for wildlife conservation
• Assam CM launched ‘Swanirbhar Naari’ scheme to empower weavers
• NHPC signed an MoU with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for setting up hydropower projects and pump storage projects
• India’s R&D spends amongst the lowest in the world: NITI Aayog study
• NITI Aayog released report titled ‘Digital Banks’
• NITI Aayog released 3rd edition of India Innovation Index
• Himachal Pradesh becomes the 1st Indian state to connect all registered commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)
• India signed an MoU with Maldives for Judicial cooperation
• India signed an MoU with the UK for Mutual Recognition of Educational Qualification
• UP govt ropes in Deloitte to make state USD 1 trillion economy
• PM Modi unveiled India’s first passenger drone, Varuna
• Burhanpur of MP becomes the first district to certify ‘Har Ghar Jal’
• India and Bangladesh agreed for effective implementation of Comprehensive Border Management Plan (CBMP)
• Karnataka cabinet approved new employment policy, aims to increase jobs
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) signed gas sale agreements with Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) & Assam Gas Company Ltd (AGCL)

International News

• Facebook-owner Meta released first annual human rights report
• British government launched ‘Aviation Passenger Charter’ to help passengers know their rights
• 13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue concluded in Berlin
• Gautam Adani becomes world’s fourth richest person on Forbes list
• Microsoft launched Workplace social app ‘Viva Engage’
• Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index June 2022: India ranks 118, topped by Norway
• Henley Passport Index 2022: India ranks 87th, topped by Japan
• NDB approved USD 875 million for development in Brazil, China and India

Banking and Financial

• RBI and Bank Indonesia signed an MoU to improve mutual cooperation
• Kotak Mahindra Bank completed integration with new tax portal
• India’s WPI inflation at 15.18% in June
• DBS named ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for second time
• Yes Bank partnered with JC Flowers ARC to sell 48,000 crore Bad Loans
• Kotak General Insurance launched automation of vehicle inspection for insurance renewals
• Digit Insurance launched ‘pay as you drive’ for motor insurance
• IndusInd Bank board gives nod to mobilise Rs 20,000 crore via debt
• Morgan Stanley cuts India’s FY23 GDP forecast to 7.2% from 7.6%
• Bajaj Allianz partnered with DBS Bank India to offer life insurance products
• RBI restricted three cooperative banks; Nashik Zilla Girna Sahakari Bank Limited, Raigad Sahakari Bank and Sri Mallikarjuna Pattana Sahakari Bank from conducting banking activity
• RBI hiked Capital Adequacy Ratio for Urban Cooperative Banks to 12%
• SBI launched WhatsApp Banking Services for its customers
• Standard Chartered Bank & EaseMyTrip launched co-branded credit card
• ADB cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2% from 7.5% for FY23
• European Central Bank raised interest rates after more than 11 years
• Forex reserve declined to 20-month low to USD 572.7 billion from USD 7.5 billion

Appointment and Resignation

• VK Singh appointed as Director (Technical) of REC
• Google Parent Alphabet appointed Goldman Sachs Veteran, Marty Chavez to Board
• Ashish Kumar Chauhan appointed as the next MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE)
• IndiGo appointed M Damodaran as non-independent non-executive director
• Manipur Governor La Ganesan given additional charge of West Bengal
• Gen. Raj Shukla appointed as member of UPSC
• Brijesh Gupta appointed as MD of RattanIndia Power
• Rajarshi Gupta appointed as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh
• Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as new President of Sri Lanka
• Vinayak Pai appointed as Managing Director of Tata Projects
• Jayanti Prasad appointed as Whole time Member of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
• Droupadi Murmu elected as the 15th President of India
• Egypt’s Seif Ahmed appointed as acting president of International Hockey Federation (FIH)
• Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
• International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) appointed Ennarasu Karunesan as its representative in India

Awards

• Dia Mirza honoured with Mother Teresa Memorial Award by the Maharashtra government
• National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) received Sardar Patel Award of ICAR
• Malayalam filmmaker KP Kumaran honoured with JC Daniel Award 2022
• 68th National Film Awards: Soorarai Pottru won Best Film award
• UAE honoured Kamal Haasan by granting him Golden Visa

Defence

• Rajnath Singh launched Project 17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’
• INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned after 35 years of service to nation

Science

• Syngenta India launched Biodiversity Sensor Project with IIT Ropar to monitor farm insects

Sports

• IOA announced 322-member Indian contingent for Commonwealth Games
• Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won tournament in Spain
• Murali Sreeshankar becomes first ever Indian to qualify for men’s long jump final at World Athletics Championships (WAC)
• Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
• PV Sindhu won 2022 Singapore Open Badminton title
• Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won Paracin Open Chess title in Serbia
• England all-rounder Ben Stokes announced retirement from ODI cricket
• Denesh Ramdin, Lendl Simmons announced retirement from international cricket
• Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympic Games in July 2028
• Dream Sports signed deal with New Zealand Cricket for NFTs, gaming & merchandising
• BCCI introduced a new A+ category for umpires
• 1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League to start from 25 July 2022

Book and Author

• ‘Beyond The Misty Veil, Temple Tales of Uttarakhand’ book released, written by Aradhana Johri

Important day

• 17 July – World Day for International Justice (Theme 2022 – Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment)
• 18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day (Theme 2022 – Do what you can, with what you have, where you are)
• 18 July – Tamil Nadu Day
• 20 July – International Chess Day
• 19 July – Mangal Pandey birth anniversary
• 20 July – International Moon Day
• 22 July – World Brain Day (Theme 2022 – Brain Health for all)
• 22 July – National Flag Adoption Day
• 23 July – National Broadcasting Day

Obituary

• Shirommani Akali Dal Leader and Former Punjab Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away
• Renowned artist Achuthan Kudallur passed away
• Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh passed away
• Noted scientist and director Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Ajay Parida passed away

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