Current Affairs August 2022

India, Australia conclude maritime exercise near Perth

India, Australia conclude maritime exercise near Perth

The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) between the navies of India and Australia concluded.  INS Sumedha participated with HMAS Anzac in the exercise reaffirming the strong navy-to-navy links and interoperability between Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy. The MPX included cross deck landing of helicopters, tactical manoeuvres and a farewell steam past. Indian Navy’s INS Sumedha was docked at Perth in […]

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65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held in Halifax, Canada

65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held in Halifax, Canada

An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Om Birla will be attending the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference scheduled to be held in Halifax, Canada from August 20-26. The Conference will also be attended by 23 Presiding Officers and 16 Secretaries from State Legislatures in India who are also members of the CPA.  Om Birla will participate as a panellist in Workshop ‘C’

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IAF contingent to participate in Exercise Pitch Black in Australia

IAF contingent to participate in Exercise Pitch Black in Australia

An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022. The exercise is being held in Darwin till the 8th of next month. This is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. The Indian Air Force contingent comprises over 100 air warriors, deployed with four Su-30 MKI fighters and two C-17 aircraft. They

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Cabinet approves interest subvention of 1.5%p.a. on agriculture loan

Cabinet approves interest subvention of 1.5%p.a. on agriculture loan

Cabinet has approved interest subvention of 1.5% on short term agriculture loan upto 3 lakh rupees. This increase in Interest Subvention support requires additional budgetary provisions of 34,856 crore rupees for the period of 2022-23 to 2024-25 under the scheme. Aim: To ensure the sustainability of credit flow in the agriculture sector as well as ensure financial health.

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Delhi High Court appoints 3-member committee to manage IOA affairs

Delhi High Court appoints 3-member committee to manage IOA affairs

The Delhi High Court has passed an order to constitute a 3-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to run daily affairs of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Agenda: To prepare the new constitution of IOA as per the Sports Code and the court rulings, and prepare the electoral roll in order to hold fresh elections. The CoA will be assisted by three sportspersons — Abhinav

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FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship to be held in Bengaluru

FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship to be held in Bengaluru

Dr. Narayanagowda (Karnataka Sports and Youth Empowerment minister) has announced that Bengaluru will host FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship from September 5th to 11th. The international event will be organised in the Sree Kanteerava Indoor stadium and Koramangala Indoor stadiums. Division A team will compete with Division B team in the championship to qualify for the FIBA World Championship to be

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India, China participate in Vostok-2022 held in Russia

India, China participate in Vostok-2022 held in Russia

Indian army and Chinese Army will attend the Vostok 2022 military exercises that will held in Russia from August 30 to September 5. Other participants: Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikstan. The strategic command and staff exercise will be held under the chief of Russia’s General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, at 13 training grounds of the Eastern Military District. In 2021, India had attended

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