Current Affairs August 2022

World’s highest railway bridge ‘Golden joint’ inaugurated on Chenab in J&K

The World’s highest railway bridge ‘Golden Joint’ has been inaugurated in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir. The joints of bridge is connecting two ends of the deck of the world’s highest railway bridge. Chenab Bridge: This bridge is located in Chenab river, will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower (after completion of project). Aim: It will provide direct connectivity to the […]

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Gopal Vittal re-appointed as managing director of Airtel

Shareholders of Bharti Airtel have given their approval for the re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as managing director of Bharti Airtel for a period of five years ( February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2028). He was re-appointed as the managing director and CEO with effect from February 1, 2018 for a period of 5 years, (upto January 31, 2023). Fixed pay

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WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. The former Congo Basin clade (group of variants) in Central Africa as Clade I. The former West African clade as Clade II. The latter consists of two sub-clades, Clade IIa and Clade IIb, of which Clade IIb was the main group of

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Kuwait appoints first ambassador to Iran since 2016

Kuwait has appointed Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh as an ambassador to Iran since 2016, who has handed his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran. Foreign Ministry of Kuwait has also confirmed that Munaikh was appointed envoy to Iran. This move comes as Saudi Arabia works to improve its ties with Iran. Earlier, Riyadh had broken their ties

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Shashi Tharoor to receive France’s highest civilian award

Shashi Tharoor (Senior Congress leader) will be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur for his writings and speeches. In 2010, he had received a similar honour from the Spanish government, when the King of Spain had bestowed upon him the Encomienda de la Real Order Espanola de Carlos III. He is a two-term Lok

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Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –12 & 13 August 202

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 12&13 August 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all

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NHIDCL, NSDC sign MoU for skill development initiatives

National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has signed an MoU with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Purpose: To take up multiple initiatives contributing towards making India the Skill Capital. Signed by: MD of NHIDCL, Chanchal Kumar and COO & Officiating CEO of NSDC, Ved Mani Tiwari NHIDCL is a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

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International Youth Day: 12th August

International Youth Day observed annually on 12th August annually to create awareness about the issues faced by youth. Theme 2022: Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages In 1999, the General Assembly has passed a resolution 54/120, and declared 12 August as International Youth Day. This decision was made after the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon,

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7.3% of Indians owned digital currency in 2021: UN

According to the UN, India’s population has owned 7.3% digital currency and ranked seventh in the list of top 20 global economies for digital currency ownership as share of population. Ukraine topped the list with 12.7%, followed by Russia (11.9%), Venezuela (10.3%), Singapore (9.4%), Kenya (8.5%) and the US (8.3%). It also been observed that the global use of cryptocurrencies has increased exponentially during the

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LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates “UMEED Market Place” under AVSAR Scheme of AAI

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated “UMEED Market Place” under AVSAR Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar International airport. A similar Marketplace was also opened at Jammu Airport and both the outlets will exhibit products of all 20 districts. Aim: To support local art and artisans of Self Help Groups of J&K Rural

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