{"id":112786,"date":"2022-08-11T11:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T06:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=112786"},"modified":"2022-08-11T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T06:22:33","slug":"current-affairs-for-competitive-exam-6-7-august-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-for-competitive-exam-6-7-august-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries \u20136 & 7 August 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 6&7 August 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 6 & 7 August 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

K-DISC inks MoU with LinkedIn to Promote Employability\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council (K-DISC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LinkedIn, the world\u2019s largest professional network, along with the ICT Academy of Kerala (ICTAK) under the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission (KKEM) as a part of Connect Career to Campus campaign (CCC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerala government aims to boost employability skills with this partnership among the youth of Kerala to get relevant jobs using LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Government announces that various products and services will be made available for the students on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The products and services include\u00a0LinkedIn Insights, curated LinkedIn learning courses, and LinkedIn jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Payment System For NRIs: The BBPS\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to allow non-resident Indians (NRIs) to make utility, education and other bill payments on behalf of their family members living in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The payments will be processed through Bharat Bill Payment System\u2019s (BBPS) cross-border inward bill payments facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBPS is a payments system conceptualized by RBI and run by National Payments Corporation\u00a0of India(NPCI)\u00a0to help customers make bill payments both digitally and physically, say, through bank branches and business correspondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweden and Finland approved to join NATO by US Senate<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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With 95 senators voting in favour of the measure, the US Senate decisively approved the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland. Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri cast the lone dissenting vote, contending that the threat posed by China should receive considerably more attention than European security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finland and Sweden\u2019s membership in NATO has the strong support of US President Joe Biden, who in July forwarded the issue to the Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Static\/Current Takeaways Important For All Exam 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NATO Chairman:\u00a0Jens Stoltenberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uttarakhand govt decides to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Uttarakhand government has decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each of the 13 districts in the state. Citizens of these villages will be trained by experts to use the ancient Indian language as a medium of daily communication, Uttarakhand\u2019s Minister for Sanskrit Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanskrit teachers will be sent to the selected villages to teach locals how to communicate in the language. They will also be taught the Vedas and the Puranas to help them acquire proficiency in Sanskrit. To be called \u201dSanskrit Gram\u201d, each of these villages will be a centre of ancient Indian culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Static\/Current Takeaways Important For All Exam 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uttarakhand Capitals: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uttarakhand Governor: \u00a0Lt Gen Gurmit Singh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISRO\u2019s launched tiniest rocket to display the Tricolor in Space\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A tiny satellite launch vehicle will be sent from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organization on 7th August 2022. It is a three-stage vehicle, and each step of propulsion uses solid fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of the project is to place an Earth observation satellite called EOS-02 into low earth orbit along with a satellite called \u201cAzaadi SAT.\u201d The satellite will be launched from Sriharikota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

750 female students from government schools in remote areas from Kashmir to Kanyakumari created the \u201cAzaadi Satellite.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Srimathy Kesan,\u00a0the founder of Space Kidz India, said that the opportunity for the girls to participate in the programme was fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian Grappler Divya Kakran won Bronze medal\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Indian wrestler, Divya Kakran has won a bronze medal in the women\u2019s 68 kg category at the Commonwealth Games 2022. In the bronze medal match, Kakran defeated Tonga\u2019s Tiger Lily Cocker Lemalie in 26 seconds via Victory by Fall. Kakran bagged the medal in only 26 seconds via Victory by Fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divya Kakran (born 1998) is a freestyle wrestler from India. Divya has won 60 medals, including 17 gold medals in the Delhi State Championship, and has won the Bharat Kesari title eight times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestler Mohit Grewal Bags Bronze In Men\u2019s Freestyle\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Indian grappler, Mohit Grewal has clinched the bronze medal in the Men\u2019s Freestyle 125kg in the Commonwealth Games 2022 after defeating Jamaica\u2019s Aaron Johnson. Grewal defeated Johnson 5-0 in the bronze medal match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He bagged the medal in only three minutes and 30 seconds. Mohit started his campaign on a winning note against Alexios Kaouslidis of Cyprus in the quarterfinal bout but lost to eventual champion Amarveer Dhesi of Canada in the semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonwealth Games 2022: Sakshi Malik Wins Gold in Women\u2019s Wrestling\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Star Indian wrestler, Sakshi Malik has won the gold medal in the Women\u2019s Wrestling Freestyle 62Kg at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. She defeated Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Canada in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 29-year-old defeated England\u2019s Kelsey Barnes 10-0 via technical superiority in the quarter-final and then beat Cameroon\u2019s Berthe Emilienne Etane Ngolle 10-0 via technical superiority in the semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonwealth Games 2022: India\u2019s Deepak Punia won a gold medal in Wrestling\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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India\u2019s wrestler Deepak Punia has won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 by defeating Pakistan\u2019s Muhammad Inam by 3-0 in the men\u2019s 86 kg category in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the semifinal earlier, Deepak saw out Canada\u2019s\u00a0Alexander Moore\u00a03-1 as he gained early points. This is India\u2019s third gold medal in wrestling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiroshima Day is observed globally on 6th August<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6 to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, at the end of World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The horrific incident took place on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb named \u201cLittle Boy\u201d, on the town of Hiroshima in Japan. 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the world\u2019s first atomic bombing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day, which is observed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Japan, highlights the effects of nuclear wars, pays respect to those who got killed, discourages nuclear proliferation and promotes world peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haryana government launched Cheerag scheme for EWS students<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Haryana government has recently launched the \u201cChief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance and Grant (Cheerag)\u201dscheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Cheerag scheme, government school students whose parents have an annual verified income of less than Rs 1.8 lakh can enroll in private schools from Class II to XII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government will reimburse:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n