Current Affairs July 2022

Edelweiss Mutual Fund launches Focused Equity Fund

Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd has launched a new fund offer (NFO) for Edelweiss Focused Equity Fund. This will invest in 25-30 stocks spread across three key investing opportunities of – (1) brands, (2) market share gainers, and (3) innovators. The fund will be managed by Trideep Bhattacharya and Abhishek Gupta. Any resident including NRIs, individual and non-individual can invest in the Edelweiss Focused […]

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Tripura government launches “Earn with Learn” scheme

The Tripura government has launched a new scheme named “Earn with Learn” to bring back those who had dropped out of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19. This scheme is a part of the Vidyalaya Chalo Abhiyan (Let’s go to school). About 8,000 students between the age group of 6 to14 had dropped out of school during the pandemic. The state government

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India’s GM Gukesh wins Gijon Chess Masters

D. Gukesh from India has won the Gijon Chess Masters with eight points out nine rounds. GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil has finished second with 6.5 points while International Master, Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain has finished third scoring six points. Gukesh took his FIDE rating to 2693. If he crosses the Elo rating of 2700, Gukesh could well become the

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Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria passes away

Luis Echeverria Alvarez who served as president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976 has been died at the age of 100. He started his career as a lawyer and become a member of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party. He has also initiated the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in February 1972. He was also known for promoting the

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1st Webb Telescope image reveals earliest galaxies formed after Big Bang

US President Joe Biden has released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Key points: Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS

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Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –12 July 2022

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 July 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all

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Novak Djokovic wins 7th Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic has clinched the Wimbledon 2022 title after beating Australian Nick Kyrgios by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in London. He became the fourth player in the open era after Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Bjorn Borg won four titles in a row. It is the 21st Grand Slam title of Djokovic. Kazakhstan tennis player, Elena Rybakina has clinched

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Former Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos passes away

Former President of Angolan, José Eduardo dos Santos has passed away at the age of 79. He was one of Africa’s longest-serving heads of state, who ruled for almost four decades as president of Angola. He stepped down from the president’s post in 2017. He had also fought for the continent’s longest civil war and turned his country into a major

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India joins Interpol’s child sexual exploitation database

India becomes the 68th country to join the Interpol’s international child sexual exploitation (ICSE) database. This allow to draw links between victims, abusers and crime scene using audio-visual data. The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) is the India’s nodal agency for Interpol matters. As per the NCRB data (2021), Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of sexual offences against children followed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,

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36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from 27 September 27, 2022

Chief minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel has announced that Gujarat will host the 36th National Games between September 27 and October 10. The prestigious event is being held after a gap of seven years, the last was being held in 2015 in Kerala. PM Narendra Modi had launched the ‘Khel Mahakhumbh’ initiative in Gujarat in 2010 when he

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