Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 24 to 31 August 2022

31/08/2022

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August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 4

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National News

Union Government launched ‘Rashtriya Puruskar Portal‘
Union MoS Darshana Jardosh inaugurated Silk Mark Expo in New Delhi
India signed an MoU with Iran for smooth movement of seafarers
SIDBI partnered with Tata Power’s TPRMG (TP Renewable Microgrid) to foster green entrepreneurs
PM Modi to dedicate health facilities to the nation
IREDA signed an MoU with Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd (MAHAPREIT) to provide loans for green energy projects
Godrej Agrovet signed MoUs with Assam, Manipur & Tripura for oil palm cultivation
India nominated Garba to be inscribed on UNESCO’s list
India signed an agreement with ADB to improve water supply in Himachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu government signed with five companies in leather and footwear sector
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) commenced its first Cow dung based Compressed Biogas Project
Karnataka government signed an MoU with Isha Outreach to boost agriculture
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to attend SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting
IIT Guwahati developed new method to produce sugar substitute Xylitol
Royal Enfield partnered with UNESCO to promote cultural heritage of India
All 23 AIIMS to be named after local heroes, monuments
National Conference of Labour Ministers to be held in Andhra Pradesh
Anurag Thakur launched ‘Azadi Quest’ online educational mobile games
Google announced a programme for 100,000 developers in India
Bangladesh signed a contract with India for two railway projects
UP government to develop Kannauj as perfume tourism destination
Haridwar declared best aspirational district in India – NITI Aayog
Rail Tel partnered with CloudExtel to launch India’s first shared Radio Access Network (RAN)
AAI signed an MoU with Sweden’s LFV Air Navigation Services to explore smart aviation solutions
India & Mauritius 3rd Joint Committee Meeting held in New Delhi
TVS Motor acquire 48% stake in DriveX for 85 crores
India & Bangladesh Joint River Commission meeting held in New Delhi
India’s first 3D-printed post office to come up in Bengaluru
Anang Tal Lake declared monument of national importance
PM Modi participated in Khadi Utsav in Ahmedabad
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to spend Rs 2 lakh crore for net-zero target by 2046
Nagaland gets its 2nd railway station in 119 years
AirAsia India becomes the first Airline to use CAE’s AI Training System
NITI Aayog to establish 500 Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir
PM Modi inaugurated ‘Smriti Van’ Earthquake Memorial in Kutch, Gujarat
Jitendra Singh unveiled dedicated website to give further boost to Coastal Clean-Up Campaign
Sports Ministry organized ‘Meet the Champion’ initiative
India and Tanzania decided to set up task force for defence cooperation
Uttarakhand CM launched ‘CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana’
Andhra Pradesh signed an MoU with Parley for the Oceans to save seas from pollution
IIT Madras partnered with Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) to develop boxing analytics software
PCIM&H signed an agreement with Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission to promote ‘One Herb, One Standard’
Telangana Al Mission’s 4 startups to represent India at G20 DIN

International News

India ranks 3rd at International Astronomy Olympiad
South Korea breaks its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar attended 8th India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting
South Korea signed USD 2.25 billion deal with Russian nuclear company
Mac Rutherford becomes youngest person to fly solo around the world
Gautam Adani becomes 3rd Richest Person in World

Banking and Financial

SEBI joined RBI’s account aggregator framework
Adani Group acquired 29.2% stake in NDTV
Mastercard partnered with BASIX to create an agri-tech platform for farmers
HDFC ERGO launched portal for EV Users to locate charging stations
PNB launched Pre-Qualified Credit Card facility
KreditBee partnered with Cashfree to offer EMI solutions
HDFC Bank partnered with Tata Neu to launch two new credit cards
Universal Sompo partnered with Repco Home Finance to insure loans
RBI imposed restrictions on Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank
Bank credit growth accelerated to 14.2% in June quarter: RBI data
Bandhan Bank to open 551 branches in FY23
HDFC Property Ventures and HDFC Venture Cap to be merged with HDFC Capital Advisors
PNB to sell NPA account Apollo Distilleries & Breweries worth 40 cr
SBI topped debit card market while HDFC leads credit card market
ICICI Bank partnered with NPCI to launch RuPay credit cards
SEBI penalised Aadhaar Ventures for flouting market norms

Appointment and Resignation

Dixit Joshi appointed as new CFO of Credit Suisse
Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga elected as interim PM of Mali
Vikram Doraiswami appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to UK
PNB Housing Finance interim CFO Kaushal Mithani resigned
Gopal Jain, Sivakumar Gopalan appointed as non-executive directors of RBL Bank
Government extended tenure of Meenesh Shah as National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman for 6 months
Sourav Ganguly appointed as its first brand ambassador DreamSetGo
Samir V. Kamat appointed as Chirman of DRDO
K Subramanian appointed as Executive Director for India at International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mahendra Shah appointed as new MD of IDFC
Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan appointed as whole-time member of SEBI
Ana Brnabic re-elected as Prime Minister of Serbia
Adille Sumariwalla appointed as interim President of Indian Olympic Association

Awards

Fahmida Azim won the Pulitzer Prize 2022 in Illustrated Reporting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be conferred with Liberty Medal
Angela Merkel awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize 2022
Karnataka’s Divita Rai becomes Miss Diva Universe 2022

Defence

First-of-its-kind naval shooting range inaugurated at INS Karna
DRDO & Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur
India’s 1st IAC Vikrant to be commissioned on September 2
India and USA joint exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ concluded in Himachal Pradesh
Rajnath Singh approved third Positive Indigenization List

Sports

Indian men’s volleyball team won bronze medal in 14th Asian U-18 Championship
VVS Laxman named India’s Interim Head Coach for Asia Cup 2022
Satwik & Chirag won 1st medal for India in World Badminton Championship
Arjun Erigaisi won Abu Dhabi Masters Chess tournament
Virat Kohli to become only player to play 100 matches for his country
Neeraj Chopra won Lausanne Diamond League Meet title in Javelin throw
James Anderson becomes most successful pacer in international cricket
Max Verstappen won Belgian F1 Grand Prix 2022
Viktor Axelsen clinched 2022 BWF World Championships singles title
Linthoi Chanambam won Gold at Judo World Championships
India spinner Rahul Sharma announced his retirement
Rohit Sharma becomes highest run scorer in T20I cricket

Book and Author

Former VP M Venkaiah Naidu launched a book ‘New India: Selected Writings 2014-19’
‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi – A Brief History‘ written by Pulapre Balakrishnan to be launched

Important day

23 August – Internaut Day
24 August – Independence Day of Ukraine
23 August to 1 September 2022 – World Water Week 2022 (Theme 2022 – Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water)
26 August – International Dog Day
29 August – National Sports Day
29 August – International Day against Nuclear Tests
30 August – National Small Industry Day
30 August – International Whale Shark Day