Current Affairs August 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian Grappler Divya Kakran won Bronze medal 

Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian Grappler Divya Kakran won Bronze medal 

Indian wrestler, Divya Kakran has won a bronze medal in the women’s 68 kg category at the Commonwealth Games 2022. In the bronze medal match, Kakran defeated Tonga’s Tiger Lily Cocker Lemalie in 26 seconds via Victory by Fall. Kakran bagged the medal in only 26 seconds via Victory by Fall. Divya Kakran (born 1998) is a freestyle wrestler from India. Divya has won 60 […]

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ISRO’s launched tiniest rocket to display the Tricolor in Space 

ISRO’s launched tiniest rocket to display the Tricolor in Space 

A tiny satellite launch vehicle will be sent from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organization on 7th August 2022. It is a three-stage vehicle, and each step of propulsion uses solid fuel. The goal of the project is to place an Earth observation satellite called EOS-02 into low earth orbit along with a satellite called “Azaadi SAT.” The satellite will

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Uttarakhand govt decides to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district 

Uttarakhand govt decides to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district 

Uttarakhand government has decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each of the 13 districts in the state. Citizens of these villages will be trained by experts to use the ancient Indian language as a medium of daily communication, Uttarakhand’s Minister for Sanskrit Education. Sanskrit teachers will be sent to the selected villages to teach locals how to communicate in

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Sweden and Finland approved to join NATO by US Senate

Sweden and Finland approved to join NATO by US Senate

With 95 senators voting in favour of the measure, the US Senate decisively approved the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland. Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri cast the lone dissenting vote, contending that the threat posed by China should receive considerably more attention than European security. Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO has the strong support of US President Joe Biden, who in July forwarded the issue

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New Payment System For NRIs: The BBPS 

New Payment System For NRIs: The BBPS 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to allow non-resident Indians (NRIs) to make utility, education and other bill payments on behalf of their family members living in India. The payments will be processed through Bharat Bill Payment System’s (BBPS) cross-border inward bill payments facility. BBPS is a payments system conceptualized by RBI and run by National Payments

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K-DISC inks MoU with LinkedIn to Promote Employability 

K-DISC inks MoU with LinkedIn to Promote Employability 

Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council (K-DISC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, along with the ICT Academy of Kerala (ICTAK) under the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission (KKEM) as a part of Connect Career to Campus campaign (CCC). Kerala government aims to boost employability skills with this partnership among the youth of Kerala to get

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Suresh N Patel Sworn-in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner

Suresh N Patel Sworn-in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner

Vigilance Commissioner, Suresh N Patel has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, after a post fell vacant for a year. He has been working as the acting Central Vigilance Commissioner since June 2022. CVC Patel has administered the oath of office to Arvind Kumar (former IB chief) and Praveen Kumar Srivastava (ex-IAS officer) as vigilance commissioners. The tenure of a

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RBI's Financial Inclusion Index shows growth

RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index shows growth

The financial inclusion (FI) index of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) has increased to 56.4 in March 2022 from 53.9 in March 2021. It shows growth in across all sectors across the country. Financial inclusion index was constructed to capture the extent of financial inclusion across the country. Sectors: Banking, investments, insurance, postal, pension sector. This index has been created without

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