Current Affairs July 2022

Sanjay Arora takes charge as Delhi police commissioner

Sanjay Arora takes charge as Delhi police commissioner

Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS office, took charge as Delhi’s police commissioner. He is due for retirement in 2025. He succeeded Rakesh Asthana (Gujarat cadre IPS officer), who retired after nearly 38 years in service. He was appointed the Director General of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He served as the Superintendent of Police of the Tamil Nadu […]

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Ministry of Defence iDEX-DIO signs its 100th innovation contract

Ministry of Defence iDEX-DIO signs its 100th innovation contract

iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) has signed its 100th contract with Pacify Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd in New Delhi. It was launched in 2018 by the PM Narendra Modi, and promoted as the flagship for technological innovation of the Ministry of Defence. Purpose of iDEX: To encourage start-ups and provide them a platform for co-creation and co-development in defence and aerospace

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DSF institutes Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award for Excellence in Music

DSF institutes Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award for Excellence in Music

Dinesh Shahra Foundation (DSF) has instituted a first-of-its-kind ‘Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award’ for Excellence in Music. The initiative is supported by the Indian Arts & Cultural Society. The Announcement of was made by Dinesh Shahra, Trustee of DSF, during a cultural event titled “Mausiqui’ in Mumbai recently. The recognition will include trophy and also a significant cash component.

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Eminent Assam Writer, Atulananda Goswami passes away

Eminent Assam Writer, Atulananda Goswami passes away

Writer of ‘Namghoria’, Atulananda Goswami (Sahitya Akademi winner), known for his novels and short stories has been passed away at 87. He had also received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his short story collection ‘Seneh Jarir Ganthi’. Awards: Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury Sahitya Award, the Kumar Kishor Memorial Award, the Katha Award and the Sneha Bharati Sahitya Samman, among

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Pranay Kumar Verma named as new High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh 

Pranay Kumar Verma named as new High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh 

Pranay Kumar Verma, an experienced diplomat and IFS official from the 1994 batch, has been chosen to serve as India’s next High Commissioner to Bangladesh. He is currently the ambassador of India to Vietnam. The Delhi-based Ministry of External Affairs made this announcement. Vikram Doraiswami, the current High Commissioner of India to the UK, is rumoured to be taking

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International Friendship Day 2022 observed globally on 30 July

International Friendship Day 2022 observed globally on 30 July

International Friendship Day is celebrated annually on July 30 and it was first proposed way back in the year 1958 by World Friendship Crusade, an international civil organization. According to United Nations, the International Day of Friendship can help promote peace and social harmony among people. In India as well as many other countries, Friendship Day is also celebrated on the first Sunday of

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