Current Affairs August 2022

Ukrainian President, Zelenskyy to be conferred with Liberty Medal

Ukrainian President, Zelenskyy to be conferred with Liberty Medal

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be conferred with the 2022 Liberty Medal. The National Constitution Center has announced that Zelenskyy will be honored in a ceremony in October 2022 for his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny. The Liberty Medal was established in 1988 to mark the U.S. Constitution’s bicentennial. It is presented to individuals who […]

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Ministry of Social Justice signs MoU with National Health Authority

Ministry of Social Justice signs MoU with National Health Authority

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Health Authority (NHA) for providing a Comprehensive Medical Package to Transgender Persons under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. MoU was signed by secretary Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment under the Ministry of

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Health ministry, Edelweiss General Insurance sign for digital health IDs

Health ministry, Edelweiss General Insurance sign for digital health IDs

Digital insurer Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has joined hands with the Ministry of Health, government of India, to help create digital health identities for citizens, according to a release. ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) is a 14-digit number that helps users to share and access their health records digitally with listed healthcare providers. The National Health

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Debasisa Mohanty appointed as director of National Institute of Immunology

Debasisa Mohanty appointed as director of National Institute of Immunology

Senior scientist, Debasisa Mohanty has been appointed as the director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII). He is currently working as the staff scientist with the institute. In another order, Revenue Secretary, Tarun Bajaj has been given additional charge as Corporate Affairs Secretary. Rajesh Verma, a 1987-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, was appointed as the Secretary to President, Droupadi Murmu.

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DRDO, Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur

DRDO, Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur

India has successfully test-fired Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The missile was tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy. This missile is equipped with indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker, intercepted the target with high accuracy. The missile system has been

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RBL bank appoints Gopal Jain, Sivakumar Gopalan as non-executive directors

RBL bank appoints Gopal Jain, Sivakumar Gopalan as non-executive directors

The RBL Bank has appointed Gopal Jain and Dr. Sivakumar Gopalan as the non-executive directors. Gopal Jain: He cofounded Gaja Capital in 2004 and is a Managing Partner at firm. He has also been a member of Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee of SEBI since 2018. Dr. Sivakumar Gopalan: He has been a faculty of the Dept of Computer Science and Engineering,

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HDFC ERGO launches portal for EV Users to locate charging stations

HDFC ERGO launches portal for EV Users to locate charging stations

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has launched a portal named ‘All Things EV’ (www.allthingsev.io) for Electric Vehicles (EV). This is the country’s first one-stop-solution portal that can be used by existing and potential EV users. This portal provides information on nearby charging stations, locations of charging stations. The platform serves to all Indians who have either purchased EVs or are planning to

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Fahmida Azim wins 2022 Pulitzer prize in Illustrated Reporting category

Fahmida Azim wins 2022 Pulitzer prize in Illustrated Reporting category

Fahmida Azim (Bangladesh) has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. Presently, she is working for the Insider online magazine of US. She is among the four journalists including Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey of Insider, selected for their work on the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs. Fahmida Azim

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Adani Group acquires 29.18% in NDTV

Adani Group acquires 29.18% in NDTV

AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), a subsidiary of Adani Group has indirectly acquired a 29.18% stake in media and news broadcaster New Delhi Television (NDTV). AMG Media Networks (AMN) would acquire 29.18% of NDTV through an investor in the channel, Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL). VCPL will have to make an open offer to acquire 26 % of NDTV

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