Daily Current Affairs November 20 & 21 2022

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

Universal Children’s Day 2022 Theme and History: 20th November

• Universal Children’s Day 2022 is observed on 20th November.
• It is celebrated to create awareness of the problems children face in every corner of the globe, improve the welfare of all children, and promote the education of children, health, proper care, and nourishment.
• Universal Children’s Day 2022 Theme set for this year is “Equality and Inclusion, for every child”.
• Children’s Day was first officially declared a national holiday by the Republic of Turkey in 1920 on April 23.
• Children’s Day has been celebrated nationally since 1920 by the Turkish government and they declared as the day for children.
• However, it was decided that an official confirmation was needed to clarify and justify this celebration and the official declaration was made nationally in 1929 by the founder and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
• Though Universal Children’s Day was established by the United Nations in 1954, it wasn’t until November 20, 1959 that the UN General Assembly adopted an extended form of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
• Originally acquired in 1924 by the League of Nations, the UN adopted this document as its own statement of children’s rights.

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: 20th November

• World Day of Remembrance for Road traffic Victims 2022 is observed on the 20th of November 2022.
• World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2022 theme set by the WHO this year is “Remember. Support. Act”.
• Brigitte Chaudhry MBE was living with his husband and her only son. At the age of 26, her son met with a fatal accident.
• A Van jumps the Red light signal and hits his son at the junction.
• She lost her son due to untimely first aid and negligence in proper medication.
• Chaudhry founded RoadPeace, a British charity for road crash victims. RoadPeace operates a 24/7 helpline, providing emotional support and practical advocacy to the people affected by road crashes.
• In 1993, RoadPeace founded The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to give public recognition to the pain and suffering of millions of people.
• The day has reached more than 30 countries within the last decade and is now a global event, observed in solemn remembrance of the lives we have lost to the senseless tragedy of road crashes.
• The remembrance has also helped the U.K. Government change its posture towards the victims of road crashes and understood the enormity of the crisis.

World Television Day: 21st November

• World Television day 2022 is observed on the 21st of November 2022
• The UN General Assembly decided to name November 21 World Television Day, not to celebrate the object itself, but the symbol for communication and globalization in the contemporary world that it represents.
• In 1927, a 21-year-old inventor by the name of Philo Taylor Farnsworth invented the world’s first electronic television.
• Neither of them knew the television would become the emblem for an international day promoting the spread of global information.
• On November 21 and 22 in 1996, the United Nations held the first World Television Forum.
• UN leaders recognized that television could bring attention to conflicts, raise awareness of threats to peace and security, and sharpen focus on social and economic issues.
• Television has an undoubtedly presence and influence on world politics.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

The first Greenfield Airport Donyi Polo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh will be opened by PM:

• Donyi Polo Airport in Itanagar, the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh, was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• He also dedicated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station to the country and 16 airports will now serve Northeast India.
• The airport’s name honours the state’s ancient indigenous veneration for the Sun (known as “Donyi”) and the Moon (known as “Polo”) as well as the traditions and rich cultural legacy of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The airport’s 2300 m runway is ideally suited for daytime operations in all conditions.
• The Donyi Polo airport would bring the overall number of airports in the Northeast to 16 after becoming Arunachal Pradesh’s third operational airport and the first in the state’s capital city Itanagar.
• Currently, Arunachal Pradesh has two airports—one in Pasighat and one in Tezu.
• In the meantime, PM Modi will dedicate the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station to the country at the launch event.
• The project, which involved developing the power station at a cost of more than Rs 8,450 crore, intends to make Arunachal Pradesh a state with a surplus of electricity.

“Homer” was named the 2022 Word of the Year by Cambridge Dictionary:

• “Homer” has been named the Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2022, and it was said to be influenced by the Wordle, a Wordle-like word game that has become immensely popular worldwide.
• When “homer” was a possible response in the word game Wordle, it was searched almost 75,000 times during the first week of May 2022.
• “Homer” is a colloquial American English term for a baseball “home run” in the context of the game.
• It does not refer to the Greek poet and novelist or a Simpsons character.
• The “Wordle effect” also caused additional five-letter terms to rise in search volume in 2022, according to Cambridge Dictionary.
• The second-highest jump in 2022 was produced by the American spelling of “funny,” which was followed by the third-, fourth-, and fifth-placed spellings of “caulk,” “tacit,” and “bayou.”
• According to Cambridge, the well-known game “Wordle” had an impact on the choice of this word.

PM Modi will inaugurate the Bengaluru Tech Summit in 2022:

• The Bengaluru Tech Summit’s 22nd anniversary will be virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
• Several world leaders, including the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, the minister of state for artificial intelligence and the digital economy of the United Arab Emirates, Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, the assistant minister for foreign affairs of Australia, Tim Watts, the minister of science and culture of Finland, Petri Honkonen, and the chairman and CEO of the US company Kyndryl, Martin Schroeter, will be present at the inauguration ceremony.
• Naveen Tewari, the founder and CEO of Inmobi, India’s first unicorn, will also be present at the inaugural event.
• There will be at least 9 MoUs signed and more than 20 items launched at Bengaluru Tech Summit 22, which has drawn more than 575 exhibitors.
• The Bengaluru Tech Summit 22 will see the participation of startups from 16 different states for the first time.
• At the conference with the theme “Tech4NextGen,” more than 350 renowned experts from around the world will discuss current technological advancements.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

J&K L-G Manoj Sinha launches spatial data infra initiative JKRIS 7 g-SAM mobile app

• Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has launched the Jammu and Kashmir Remote Sensing Information System (JKRIS), a spatial data infrastructure initiative, and g-SAM (Gram Panchayat Spatial Assets Mapper) mobile app.
• It was launched at the convention of geographic information system (GIS) government officials, professionals, and entrepreneurs organised to mark World GIS Day.

Note :

• The World GIS Day was celebrated on 16 Nov 2022.

Key Highlights :

• The Geographic Information System technology ecosystem is offering new communication tools to different sectors and making a greater impact in areas like weather forecast, urban and transport planning, security and biodiversity protection.
• He also released reports on the assessment of the inherent vulnerability of climate change and internal monitoring of Wular Lake and its catchment area.
• About 1,000 GIS applications are being used every day by professionals, researchers, and common citizens in more than 50 sectors to address various challenges and opportunities.

About J&K :

• Lieutenant Governor: Manoj Sinha
• Capital: Srinagar, Jammu
• National Park: Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, Kazinag National Park, Dachigam National Park, City forest (Samil Ali) National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary, Limber Wildlife Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu introduces India’s first elephant death audit framework

• The Forest Department of Tamil Nadu (TN) has introduced, first of its kind initiative in India, Tamil Nadu Elephant Death Audit Framework (EDAF).

Aim :

• To document reasons for elephant deaths for better accountability.

Key Highlights :

• It prescribes a “systematic standard protocol for conducting post mortem to determine the reason(s) for the death of an elephant, to study and understand the circumstances in cases of preventable and unnatural death of elephants, and to formulate remedial measures for prevention of unnatural and preventive deaths by conducting periodical death audits and monitoring those over time.
• The document also helps to study the conditions of avoidable and unnatural deaths, while preparing and developing preventative strategies.
• It also specifies a methodical standard process for carrying out an autopsy to ascertain the causes of an elephant’s demise.
• The protocol would be applicable for the reported deaths of elephants in the wild and would be uniformly followed in all wildlife areas and territorial divisions across TN.

About Tamil Nadu :

• Governor: R. N. Ravi
• Chief Minister: M. K. Stalin
• Capital: Chennai
• Dance : Bharatnatyam, Karakattam
• National Park: Mudumalai National Park, Mukurthi National Park, Guindy National Park, Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Kalakad Wildlife sanctuary, Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
• Tiger Reserve: Anamalai Tiger Reserve
• Biosphere Reserve: Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve

CURRENT AFFAIRS  : BANKING & FINANCE

NABARD sanctions Rs 220.50 crore to Odisha for flood protection projects

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned 57 flood protection projects and 1 rural bridge amounting to Rs 220.50 crore for Odisha under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
• The project would be implemented by the Department of Water Resources (DOWR- Major & Medium), Government of Odisha.

Key Highlights :

• The project will help 2 credit-starved districts of Kendrapara and Nuapada, 4 aspirational districts of Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Rayagada, 6 LWE affected districts of Bolangir, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nayagarh, Nuapada and Rayagada and 8 disaster affected districts of Bolangir, Boudh, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Khurda, Nayagarh, Nuapada and Sonepur.
• The project envisages protection and restoration of river banks at 57 identified stretches on 32 different rivers/creeks for restoration/ stabilisation of agricultural land, and standing crops and providing flood relief operations by the construction of one rural bridge.
• The major items of work for flood protection include repairing and strengthening of scoured banks of the rivers 50.69 km, construction of launching aprons and stone packing of the slope of embankments, raising and strengthening of embankments (107.74 km), construction of CC guard wall, etc,
• It also includes the construction of 93 new spurs, the provision of a BT road on embankments for a total length of 57.78 km.
• The proposal also involves the construction of a Box Cell bridge over Sankha creek in the Jagatsinghpur district.

About NABARD :

• NABARD was established on the recommendations of the B. Sivaraman Committee (by Act 61, 1981 of Parliament) on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981.
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra,India
• Chairman: Suchindra Mishra
• It is an apex regulatory body for the overall regulation of regional rural banks and apex cooperative banks in India.
• It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, GoI.

Karnataka Bank launches CASA campaign

• Karnataka Bank has launched the CASA (current account savings account) campaign of 2022-23 for 100 days towards the 100th year of its existence.
• The event was graced by the Directors of the Bank, Justice A V Chandrashekar, Dr. D S Ravindran, Shri Kalmanje Gururaj Acharya, Chief Business Officer Shri Gokuldas Pai, General Managers and Top Executives of the Bank.

Key Highlights :

• Under this nationwide campaign starting from 15th Nov 2022 to 24th Mar 2023, the Bank intends to open more than 3.65 lakhs Current & Savings accounts by the active involvement of all of its workforce in all 883 branches, across India.
• With this campaign, the Bank aims to introduce its attractive digitally powered savings account products to its prospective customers.
• As a part of the project ‘KBL-VIKAAS’ and Digital transformation initiatives, the Bank has envisioned making available self-initiated digital onboarding platforms to the prospective customers of the Bank.
• Further, the TAB & Web Banking account opening modes for on-boarding of SB – NTB customers (New to Bank) will also be extensively utilised during the campaign so as to have a seamless account opening and customer delight.

About Karnataka Bank :

• Founded : 18 February 1924
• Headquarters : Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
• MD & CEO : Mahabaleshwara M. S
• Tagline : Your Family Bank Across India
• It is an ‘A’ Class Scheduled Commercial Bank

Maharashtra to get $400-m ADB loan for 5,000 e-buses

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given in-principle approval for a $400-million loan to the Maharashtra government to bring in 5,000 electric buses.
• This was announced by the State’s Principal Secretary (Transport & Ports), Parrag Jaiin-Nainutia.
• He was participating in a discussion at the India pavilion at the COP27 international climate conference on decarbonising India’s transport sector using e-mobility.

About CESL model :

• Maharashtra would follow the same model as the public sector, CESL (Convergence Energy Services Ltd), did for the recently-concluded tender for procuring 5,450 e-buses.
• Under this model, bidders offer a per-km price for running buses on routes specified by the state transport service the best price gets the contract.
• The buses would be run by the winning bidder’s drivers, but the ticketing and collection would be done by the transport undertaking.

About ADB :

• Established : 19 December 1966
• Headquarters : Mandaluyong, Philippines
• President : Masatsugu Asakawa
• Membership : 68 countries
• The ADB is a regional development bank.

Insurance Dekho partners with LIC to offer latter’s products across India

• InsuranceDekho, an insurtech, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) through which the latter’s products will be available for all customers on its platform pan-India.

Key Highlights :

• The partnership will help provide insurance policies and establish 100% penetration in the remotest towns of the country.
• Currently, InsuranceDekho has more than 330 products from 45 insurers on its platform.

About InsuranceDekho :

• Chief executive officer and co-founder : Ankit Agrawal,
• InsuranceDekho is an online platform that lets people compare insurance quotes from top-rated insurance companies and purchase the insurance policy that best suits their needs.
• It offers car insurance, bike insurance, health insurance as well as life insurance.

About LIC :

• Founded : 1 September 1956
• Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• Chairman : M R Kumar
• Managing directors : B C Patnaik, Smt. Ipe Mini, Siddharth Mohanty, Rajkumar

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Sharath Kamal becomes first Indian to be elected in ITTF’s Athletes’ Commission

• Achanta Sharath Kamal, a prominent Indian paddler, is the first Indian to be chosen to the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF).
• Eight athletes – 4 male and 4 female – were elected from Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, and Oceania along with the two highest-voted para-athletes.
• The elected players will serve in the ITTF Athletes’ Commission for a four-year term from 2022 to 2026.

ITTF Athletes’ Commission: Full list

• Male: Sharath Kamal (India), Omar Assar (Egypt), Stefan Fegerl (Austria), Jon Persson (Sweden)
• Female: Elizabeta Samara (Romania), Daniely Rios (Puerto Rico), Melissa Tapper (Australia), Liu Shiwen (China).
• Para-Athletes: Ingela Lundback (Sweden) and Kelly van Zon (Netherlands).
• The Sharath received 187 votes, trailing Romania’s Elizabeta Samara, who received 212 votes.
• It was a difference of only 83% of votes cast from their respective continents, Asia and Europe.
• Sharath has already been selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sports recognition in 2022.

About Achanta Sharath Kamal :

• He is the first table tennis player from India to win the Senior National Championship ten times.
• He is also the vice-chairman of the Indian Olympic Association’s athletes’ commission (IOA).
• He is one of the 10 accomplished athletes who were recently chosen to the National Olympic body, which will hold elections in Dec 2022.

About ITTF :

• Founded : 1926
• Headquarters : Lausanne, Switzerland
• CEO : Stephen Dainton
• The ITTF is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.

Health Ministry extends term of Dr V G Somani as the DCGI for 3 more months

• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order further extending the term of Dr. Venugopal Girdharilal Somani as the Drug Controller General [India] (DCGI) under FR 49(v) for a period of three months w.e.f.16.8.2022 or until further order, whichever is earlier,
• His term was set to end on 14 August 2022.
• Based on the previous orders, this is the third time the tenure of Somani is getting extended as the DCGI
• Dr Somani was appointed the DCGI for a term of three years on August 14, 2019.

About DCGI :

• DCGI is the head of the department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for the approval of licences for specified categories of drugs

About the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare :

• Minister of State : Mansukh L. Mandaviya Bharati Pawar
• Health Secretary : Rajesh Bhushan

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

NTPC team won the Gold prize at the 47th ICQCC-2022:

• The 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022) has given the “GOLD” award to the NTPC’s QC Team from Unchahar ABHYUDAYA
• From November 15 to 18, the convention will be held in Jakarta.
• ICQCC-2022’s theme was “Built Back Better via Quality Efforts.”
• On “Frequent Choking of Collecting Tanks of AHP-IV,” the NTPC QC Team presented.
• Shri Mahesh Chandra, Shri Virendra Kumar Yadav, Shri Laxmi Kant, and Shri Reyaz Ahamad (Facilitator) worked tirelessly to develop original, sensible, and superior solutions to the issue at hand.
• The 30th Session of the World HRD Congress named NTPC the “Dream Employer of the Year” in March 2022.
• The Association for Talent Development (ATD), USA chose NTPC as a 2022 ATD BEST award winner in recognition of the company’s initiative to develop a workforce that is prepared for the future.
• The accolades and acknowledgements are proof that NTPC’s human resources policies are on par with those of the world’s top corporations.

India was the recipient of the Excellence in Family Planning Leadership (EXCELL) Award:

• At the International Conference on Family Planning held in Thailand, India became the only nation to earn the Leadership in Family Planning (EXCELL) Awards 2022 in the “country category.”
• India’s initiatives to advance family planning show the country’s success in reaching the SDG goals for women’s and maternal health.
• The prize honors India’s accomplishments in ensuring greater access.
• The use of contemporary contraceptive techniques and a dramatic decline in unmet family planning requirements.
• India has improved access to and adoption of contemporary contraceptive techniques, allowing couples to make well-informed family planning decisions.
• From 54 to 67 percent, the nation’s overall contraceptive prevalence rate has increased significantly.
• From 66 percent in 2015–16 to 76 percent in 2019–21, India’s currently married women aged 15–49 had their complete demand for family planning satisfied.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

An MOU has been signed between the National Museum and the Kolding Museum:

• The joint exhibition “Silver Treasures from Denmark and India” will debut in early March 2023 at the Museum Kolding and the National Museum in New Delhi.
• The National Museum in New Delhi, India, and the Museum Kolding in New Delhi signed and exchanged an MoU for the show.
• In March 2023, the exhibition will feature the finest silver pieces from the Museum Kolding and the National Museum in New Delhi.
• The collaboration and exhibition are part of a newly agreed-upon cultural exchange initiative between India and Denmark from 2022 to 2026.
• The exhibition “Silver Treasures from Denmark and India” focuses on Danish and Indian silver artifacts, with both institutions displaying their best silver artefacts.
• The exhibition will feature the best selection of 200 artifacts in total, elucidating the beauty and splendor of silver craftsmanship in both countries.
• Visitors to the National Museum will be able to see the parallel traditions of Indian and Danish silver objects for the first time.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

Carlos Alcaraz has become the world’s youngest No. 1 ATP player:

• Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has become the youngest year-end ATP World Number 1, becoming the first teenager to do so.
• This year, Alcaraz has had an astonishing climb in the world of tennis.
• On September 12, he jumped from number 32 to the summit of this sport’s mountain, marking the largest jump to number one in 50 editions of the year-end ATP rankings.
• The 2021 Next Gen ATP Finals champion made a big impression after becoming the series’ youngest ATP 500 champion (since 2009) at the Rio Open.
• Following that, Alcaraz won his first ATP Masters 1000 championship in Miami.
• In 2022, Alcaraz leads the circuit with two master’s 1000 titles and five overall titles.
• He won the Madrid Open in May, defeating heavyweights such as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and then-world number three Alexander Zverev.
• But the highlight of this 19-year-old’s career came at the US Open, where he became the youngest men’s singles winner at this major American competition since Pete Sampras at the age of 19 in 1990.

Manipur wins the most medals at the Northeast Olympic Games:

• Manipur wins the Northeast Olympic Games for the second time in a row, with 237 medals, including 85 gold, in the second edition of the regional multi-sport event.
• Manipur also took home 76 silver and 77 bronze medals, while Assam came in second with 201 medals, including 81 gold, 60 silver, and 60 bronzes, in the event held between the eight states of the country’s northeast area beginning on November 10.
• Around 3000 athletes competed in 18 events across 12 sites in Shillong.
• Manipur’s first edition had 12 disciplines.
• Arunachal Pradesh finished third, while Meghalaya finished fourth with 149 medals (36 gold, 35 silver, 78 bronze), a far better performance than their sixth-place finish with 39 medals in the first edition.
• Manipur had also won the most medals (80 gold, 49 silver, and 33 bronze) when it hosted the inaugural Games in October 2018.
• Manipur, which has produced Olympic medalists such as boxer MC Mary Kom and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, surpassed Assam and consolidated its lead by collecting 17 medals, including seven gold, on the last day.
• In the finals, the U-17 Manipuri women’s football team, which includes several national team players, defeated Arunachal Pradesh 3-0.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Amazon Unveils New Design for Prime Air Delivery Drone – MK30

• E-commerce giant Amazon has unveiled the design of its new Prime Air delivery drone, MK30′ drone which will handle high temperatures and light rain.
• The current hexagonal ‘MK27-2’ drone will be replaced by the new ‘MK30’, which will be lighter and smaller.
• The drone will enter into service in 2024 and is expected to be 25% quieter than the current hexagonal ‘MK27-2’ drone.
• The new drone will undergo rigorous evaluation by national aerospace authorities like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prove its safety and reliability.
• In early 2022, Amazon announced that customers residing in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, will be prioritized to receive Prime Air deliveries in later 2021.

About Amazon :

• Founded : July 5, 1994
• Headquarters : United States
• President & CEO : Andy Jassy

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

Indian basketball legend Abbas Moontasir passes away

• Indian basketball legend Gulam Abbas Moontasir passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra at the age of 80.

About Abbas Moontasir :

• Moontasir was Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
• He started playing basketball at the age of 9 at the local courts of Nagpada, Central Mumbai.
• He made his international debut in Mumbai in 1960 against Australia & later, he represented his country in the quadrangular in Colombo in 1964.
• He received global recognition after he captained the Indian side at Asian Basketball Championship in 1969 and 1975, held in Bangkok.
• He continued playing till 1986 when he represented the Railways in the Federation Cup.
• He was suspended for three years due to constant bickering with referees and officials in the country.
• He was also among the country’s sports icons who shot for the 1987 film ‘Freedom Run’ to promote national integration.
• After retirement, at the age of 44, he wrote a book, titled ‘Principles of Basketball’
• He also featured in two Bollywood films – Khoon Ki Takkar in 1981 and Aashiana in 1986.

Awards & Honors :

• In 1970, he became the first Indian basketball player to receive the Arjuna Award for his achievement in national sport.

Daily CA on November 20 & 21:

• Universal Children’s Day 2022 is observed on 20th November.
• World Day of Remembrance for Road traffic Victims 2022 is observed on the 20th of November 2022.
• World Television day 2022 is observed on the 21st of November 2022
• Donyi Polo Airport in Itanagar, the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh, was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• “Homer” has been named the Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2022, and it was said to be influenced by the Wordle, a Wordle-like word game that has become immensely popular worldwide.

• Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has launched the Jammu and Kashmir Remote Sensing Information System (JKRIS), a spatial data infrastructure initiative, and g-SAM (Gram Panchayat Spatial Assets Mapper) mobile app.
• The Forest Department of Tamil Nadu (TN) has introduced, first of its kind initiative in India, Tamil Nadu Elephant Death Audit Framework (EDAF).
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned 57 flood protection projects and 1 rural bridge amounting to Rs 220.50 crore for Odisha under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
• Karnataka Bank has launched the CASA (current account savings account) campaign of 2022-23 for 100 days towards the 100th year of its existence.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given in-principle approval for a $400-million loan to the Maharashtra government to bring in 5,000 electric buses.
• InsuranceDekho, an insurtech, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) through which the latter’s products will be available for all customers on its platform pan-India.
• Achanta Sharath Kamal, a prominent Indian paddler, is the first Indian to be chosen to the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF).

• The Bengaluru Tech Summit’s 22nd anniversary will be virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
• The 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022) has given the “GOLD” award to the NTPC’s QC Team from Unchahar ABHYUDAYA
• At the International Conference on Family Planning held in Thailand, India became the only nation to earn the Leadership in Family Planning (EXCELL) Awards 2022 in the “country category.”
• The joint exhibition “Silver Treasures from Denmark and India” will debut in early March 2023 at the Museum Kolding and the National Museum in New Delhi.
• Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has become the youngest year-end ATP World Number 1, becoming the first teenager to do so.
• Manipur wins the Northeast Olympic Games for the second time in a row, with 237 medals, including 85 gold, in the second edition of the regional multi-sport event.

• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order further extending the term of Dr. Venugopal Girdharilal Somani as the Drug Controller General [India] (DCGI) under FR 49(v) for a period of three months w.e.f.16.8.2022 or until further order, whichever is earlier,
• E-commerce giant Amazon has unveiled the design of its new Prime Air delivery drone, MK30′ drone which will handle high temperatures and light rain.
• Indian basketball legend Gulam Abbas Moontasir passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra at the age of 80.