Current Affairs July 2022

Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmed Al-Sabah named as Prime Minister of Kuwait

The head of the Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah has issued a decree to appoint Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah as the Prime Minister the new government. He succeeded Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled, who resigned in April 2022. He is a retired Kuwaiti military with the rank of Lieutenant-General at the Ministry of Interior and the First Deputy Prime Minister and […]

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Parshottam Rupala launches subsidiary of NDDB for manure management

Parshottam Rupala (Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying) has launched NDDB MRIDA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of National Dairy Development Boar (NDDB). Aim: To provide structured impetus to manure management efforts. NDDB has established NDDB MRIDA Limited (Unlisted Public Limited Company) under the Companies Act, 2013 on July 1, 2022. This will help in savings to the farmers

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Union Minister Anurag Thakur releases three books by DPD

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur has released three books published by Directorate of Publications Division. Upon release the Minister presented the first copy of the books to President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind in presence of Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, President-elect Smt. Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The three books

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India grants USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees

India has contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). India is a dedicated donor to UNRWA and donated USD 20 million in support of core UNRWA services to Palestine refugees across the Middle East since 2018. The UNRWA was established as a humanitarian agency in 1949. This

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Renowned Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare passes away

Renowned Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare has passed away in Pune at 76. Noted work: ‘Antajichi Bakhar’, ‘Bakhar Antakalachi’ and ‘Udya’ He received the Bhai Madhavrao Bagal Award for his book ‘Kahani Manav Pranyachi’ in 2010. He was awarded with Granthali, Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh, and Lokmangal. He was offered the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Udya’

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City Union Bank, Aditya Birla Health signs bancassurance pact

City Union Bank and Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHICL), have signed a bancassurance partnership for the distribution of health insurance products through the former’s network of branches across the country. CUB has already signed bancassurance pacts with Star Health and Alliance Insurance, and Care Health (formerly known as Religare Health Insurance Co). The CUB has also signed bancassurance

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Wasfia becomes first Bangladeshi to scale K2

Mountaineer Wasifa Nazreen (39) has become the first Bangladeshi to scale the second highest mountain peak K2 in Pakistan. She has climbed the 8611 metres high K2 mountain peak. Wasifa Nazreen has also climbed Mount Everest in 2012 and became the second woman from Bangladesh to do so. The team consisted of 21 mountaineers, including some of the most renowned climbers

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Nakul Jain appointed as CEO of Paytm Payment Service

Parent company of Paytm, One97 Communications has appointed Nakul Jain as the CEO of Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL). He replaced Praveen Sharma, who is now serving as the acting CEO of PPSL. Praveen Sharma has been promoted to oversee the organisation’s commerce vertical in addition to his other duties. Nakul Jain has served as managing director of private banking,

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Cricketer Karuna Jain announces retirement from all forms of cricket

The cricketer Karuna has announced her retirement from all forms of Cricket. She has played five Test matches out of which she made 195 runs with 40 as her highest score since making her debut against England at Delhi in November 2005. In August 2014. she has played her last Test for India against England at Wormsley. She has also played 44

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India will host ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025

India will host the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025, as confirmed by the apex cricketing body on Tuesday. The announcement was made by the ICC Board on Tuesday in Birmingham, on the final day of the global cricket body’s annual conference. BCCI will leave no stone unturned to make it a memorable event for everyone

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