{"id":112349,"date":"2022-07-29T12:56:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=112349"},"modified":"2022-07-29T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:26:21","slug":"current-affairs-for-competitive-exam-29-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-for-competitive-exam-29-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries \u201329 July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post,\u00a0Daily Current Affairs 29 July 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam \u2013 29 July 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

22nd Commonwealth Games kicks off at Birmingham, UK<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked off with a glitzy opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham last night. A total of 2,000 performers traced the story of Birmingham\u2019s past and present. A Giant animatronic bull took center stage during the opening ceremony. A total of 72 teams took part in the parade into Birmingham\u2019s Alexander Stadium. PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh were India\u2019s flag-bearers at the parade of the CWG opening ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A total of 54 nations are participating in this sports extravaganza and 6,500 athletes will compete in 280 medal events. The event will be held till the 8th of August. A 215-member Indian contingent, which includes 111 male players and 104 female players, will compete in 15 sporting events in Birmingham. The Indian contingent consists of 215 athletes competing across 16 disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia to withdraw International Space Station after 2024<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Moscow\u2019s space agency Roscosmos\u2019 chief, Yury Borisov has announced that Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia and the United States have worked side by side on the space station which has been in orbit since 1998. ISS is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five participating space agencies:\u00a0NASA (US), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Punjabi singer, Balwinder Safri passes away<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Punjabi singer, Balwinder Safri has passed away at the age of 63. He was based in Birmingham, UK, was part of the UK bhangra scene since 1980 and formed the Safri Boyz Band in 1990. He was known for his Punjabi tracks such as \u201cRahaye Rahaye\u201d and \u201cChan Mere Makhna\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the famous songs from his band were Boliyan, Ik Dil Karey, Rangle Punjab, and many more. After triple bypass surgeries, the singer went into coma after facing brain damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ECGC introduces new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has launched a new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance cover to the extent of 90%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim: To support small exporters under the Export Credit Insurance for Banks Whole Turnover Packaging Credit and Post Shipment (ECIB- WTPC & PS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scheme will benefit small-scale exporters availing of export credit with banks which hold the ECGC WT-ECIB covers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ECGC Chairman: M Senthilnathan\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RBI launches awareness campaign as unclaimed deposits increase<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The RBI has launched a campaign to raise the awareness about the unclaimed deposits, with a focus on the eight states that have the maximum amount of unclaimed deposits. The unclaimed deposits in banks have increased to Rs 48,262 crore in FY22 from Rs 39,264 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight states: Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar and Telangana\/Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This campaign is\u00a0launched in Hindi and English\u00a0along with the\u00a0languages of these eight states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BF Infrastructure JV Talgo India to manufacture high-speed passenger trains<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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BF Infrastructure (Bharat Forge subsidiary) has partnered with Talgo with an aim to manufacture high speed trains in India. Talgo, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Patentes Talgo, it is Spain-based high speed passenger train manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus: To bring high-speed rail technology and solution to Indian Railways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recenlty, the government has floated a tender for 100 Vande Bharat trains with maximum speed of 200kmph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cambodia, Uzbekistan, and Cote D\u2019Ivoire receive ICC membership status<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the membership status to three countries, Cambodia and Uzbekistan (Asia), and Cote D\u2019Ivoire (Africa), during the ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham. With this addition, the total number of ICC members take to 108 countries which includes 96 Associates. The total count of Asian countries reached to 25 while Cote D\u2019Ivoire is the 21st country from Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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