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RRB Clerk and PO Mains Exam GK Capsule
(Covered March to August 2022)
Index
No. of Chapter Topics Name Page No.
Chapter 1 Important Appointment (National, International) 4-19
Chapter 2 Awards (National, International) 20-36
Chapter 3 Government Scheme/ campaign 37-44
Chapter 4 Summit/ Conference 45-49
Chapter 5 Ranking Index 49-57
Chapter 6 Partnership/ Agreement 57-65
Chapter 7 loans agreement for India from different 66-69
organizations
Chapter 8 Mergers and Acquires 70-72
Chapter 9 APP/Website/Card 73-78
Chapter 10 Budget 2022 79-84
Chapter 11 Important Committee 84-88
Chapter 12 Banking & Financial 88-102
Chapter 13 Current Affairs (National) In Short 102-117
Chapter 14 Current Affairs (International) In Short 117-122
Chapter 15 Defence News 122-130
Chapter 16 Sports News 130-141
Chapter 17 List of Important Book and Author 2020 143-146
Chapter 18 Important Day and Theme 2020 146-165
Chapter 19 Obituary 165-167
Chapter 20 Science related News 167-170
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Chapter 21 Banks Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & 170-171
Tagline
Chapter 22 State Chief Ministers and Governors 172-172
Chapter 23 Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency 172-177
Chapter 24 List of Union Ministry Secretary 177-183
Static
No. of Chapter Topics Name
Chapter 1 Dams in India
Chapter 2 Folk Dance
Chapter 3 List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise
Chapter 4 International borders / Boundary lines
Chapter 5 International Organizations & Headquarter
Chapter 6 List of Lakes
Chapter 7 List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks
Chapter 8 List of National Parks of India
Chapter 9 Nuclear Power Plants in India
Chapter 10 Thermal Power Plants in India
Chapter 11 Solar Power Plant in India
Chapter 12 List of Ports in India: State Wise
Chapter 13 List of River a Cross State
Chapter 14 Stadiums in India
Chapter 15 Famous Temple in India
Chapter 16 List of Tiger Reserve in India
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Chapter 17 List of Indian National Trophies and Cups associated
with sports
Chapter 18 Capital & Currency
Chapter 19 Wildlife Sanctuary
Chapter 1: Appointment (National and International) Jan to
May 2022
National
March
Organization Person
MD & CEO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) TS Ramakrishnan
Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited
Resigned as MD & Director of the board of BharatPe Ashneer Grover
Chief Financial Officer of LIC Sunil Agrawal
CEO of Jet Airways Sanjiv Kapoor
Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel
Appellate Tribunal
Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of SBI Nitin Chugh
Commandant of Air Force Academy B Chandra Sekhar
Whole-time member of SEBI Ashwani Bhatia
Chairperson of National Financial Reporting Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Authority
Chairperson of Insurance Regulatory and Debasish Panda
Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance’s MD & CEO Tapan Singhel
Chairman of Air India N Chandrasekaran
Chairman & MD of Oil India Limited Ranjit Rath
CEO of Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund Suresh Soni
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Ujjivan Small Ramesh Murthy
Finance Bank
President of Nissan India Frank Torres
Chairperson of CII Southern Region for 2022-23 Suchitra K Ella
Deputy Chairman of CII Southern Region for 2022- Kamal Bali
23
RBL Bank’s interim CEO & MD tenure extended Rajeev Ahuja
Re-appointed as MD and CEO of Tata Consultancy Rajesh Gopinathan
Services (TCS)
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Re-appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and N Ganapathy Subramaniam
Executive Director of Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS)
MD & CEO of CSB Bank Pralay Mondal
First Chairman of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council Shashi Sinha
(BARC) India
Chairman of the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial CS Rajan
Services
Director of Forest Research Institute Renu Singh
re-elected as chairman of Payments Council of India Vishwas Patel
April
Organization Person
Chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals Mahesh Verma
and Healthcare Providers (NABH)
MD & CEO of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund (Mahindra Anthony Heredia
Manulife Investment Management Private Limited)
Director-General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) S Raju
Brand ambassador of PharmEasy Amir Khan
Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Vikas Kumar
(DMRC)
Re-appointed as MD & CEO of DCB Bank Murli Natarajan
New chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Manoj Soni
India’s G20 chief coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla
India’s G20 Sherpa Piyush Goyal
Re-appointed as Chairperson of National Commission for Iqbal Singh Lalpura
Minorities
Re-appointed as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Asset Vikram Dev Dutt
Holding (AIAHL)
Wipro’s country head of India Satya Easwaran
MD & CEO of Digit Insurance Jasleen Kohli
Appointed Actuary of Digit Insurance Nikhil Kamdar
Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) Manoj Kumar Katiyar
Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Suman Bery
CEO of Aditya Birla Capital Vishakha Mulye
Chairperson of National Association of Software and Services Krishnan Ramanujam
Companies (Nasscom) for 2022-23
Chairman of Tata Digital N Chandrasekaran
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May
Organization Person
Vice Chief of Indian Army Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju
MD & CEO of Shivalik Small Finance Bank Anshul Swami
Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Sangeeta Singh
Ex-officio member of RBI Monetary Policy Rajiv Ranjan
Committee
Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tarun Kapoor
Additional secretaries in the Prime Minister's Hari Ranjan Rao and Atish Chandra
Office (PMO)
Chief national rifle coach by National Rifle Joydeep Karmakar
Association of India (NRAI)
Chairman of Board of Directors of IndiGo Venkataramani Sumantran
Managing Director of TVS Motor company Sudarshan Venu
Chairman of TVS Motor company Prof Sir Ralf Dieter Speth
Director General (Inspection and Safety) of Indian Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor
Air Force
Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Pushp Kumar Joshi
Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)
MD & CEO of Air India Campbell Wilson
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar
President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sanjiv Bajaj
for the year 2022-23
chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Nidhi Chibber
Education (CBSE)
Chairman of the board of directors of BSE Ltd Subhash Sheoratan Mundra
Reappointed as MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel Gopal Vittal
Re-appointed as MD & CEO of Infosys Salil Parekh
Re-appointed as MD and CEO of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Vivek Kumar
Modi (Update 23 May)
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Stepped down as MD & CEO of Equitas Small PN Vasudevan
Finance Bank
1st woman combat pilot in Indian Army Abhilasha Barak
Resigned as President of the Indian Olympic Narinder Batra
Association
June
Organization Person
Director General of National Informatics Centre Rajesh Gera
(NIC) (Update 02 June)
MD & CEO of National Assets Reconstruction Natarajan Sundar
Company Ltd (NARCL) (Update 02 June)
Independent Director and Non-Executive Mr Karnam Sekar
Chairman of National Assets Reconstruction (Update 02 June)
Company Ltd (NARCL)
New Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Zulfiquar Hasan
Aviation Security (BCAS) (Update 03 June)
Brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace MS Dhoni
(Update 09 June)
MGNREGA ombudsman N J Ojha
(Update 10 June)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati Mayank Kumar Agrawal
(Update 10 June)
Part-time non-official Directors on the central Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan, Pankaj Patel, and
Ravindra Dholakia
board of RBI (Update 15 June)
Chairperson of Cellular Operators' Association of Pramod K Mittal
India (COAI) (Update 16 June)
Chairperson of the Press Council of India Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai
(Update 17 June)
Re-appointed as MD & CEO of Equitas Small PN Vasudevan
Finance Bank (Update 17 June)
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Director General of NDB’s India Regional Office in DJ Pandian
Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT (Update 22 June)
City)
Director of National Institute of Public Finance R Kavita Rao
and Policy (NIPFP) (Update 23 June)
Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog Parameswaran Iyer
(Update 25 June)
Chairman and Managing Director of National P Udayakumar
Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) (Update 25 June)
Member of advisory panel of Seri Infrastructure VN Chalasani
Finance (SIFL) and Seri Equipment Finance (Update 26 June)
(SEFL)
Re-appointed as Chief of Research and Analysis Samant Kumar Goel
Wing (R&AW) (Update 26 June)
Acting president of the Indian Olympic Anil Khanna
Association. (Update 27 June)
President of India International Centre Shyam Saran
(Update 28 June)
Chairman of BSE S S Mundra
India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) CEO Avinash Kulkarni
Chairman of Reliance Jio Akash Ambani
July
Organization Person
Director for Finance at Indian Oil Corporation, has been Sandeep Kumar Gupta
picked to head India's largest gas utility GAIL (India) (Update 01 July)
Ltd
Re-appointed the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal
(Update 01 July)
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Air Marshal AP Singh
prestigious Central Air Command (CAC) of the Indian (Update 04 July)
Air Force.
PokerBaazi.com Shahid Kapoor
(Update 04 July)
MD & CEO of Aviva Life Insurance Company Asit Rath
(Update 06 July)
Re-appointed as MD and CEO of Manappuram Finance V P Nandkumar
(Update 06 July)
Appointed as Force Commander of UNMISS (United India’s Lieutenant General Mohan
Subramanian
Nations Mission in South Sudan) (Update 07 July)
Appointed as the new president of Association of Suranjan Das
Indian Universities (AIU) (Update 07 July)
President Designate of the Confederation of Indian R Dinesh
Industry (CII) (Update 09 July)
Appointed as G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant
(Update 09 July)
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Paritosh Tripathi
General Insurance (Update 10 July)
Appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner RK Gupta
(Update 11 July)
Chairman & Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Limited Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay
(GSL) (Update 13 July)
Former RBI executive appointed as part-time Chairman Meena Hemchandra
of Karur Vysya Bank (Update 13 July)
The New India Assurance Company Ltd (NIACL) has Madhulika Bhaskar
given additional charge as CMD to General Manager (Update 15 July)
Appointed as Managing Director the National Bank for G Rajkiran Rai
Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) (Update 15 July)
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Appointed as Executive Director of REC Limited V.K. Singh
(Update 17 July)
Appointed as the MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange Ashish Kumar Chauhan
(NSE) (Update 18 July)
Appointed as non-independent non-executive director M Damodaran
of IndiGo (Update 18 July)
Member of the Union Public Service Commission Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (retired)
(UPSC) (Update 20 July)
MD of RattanIndia Power Brijesh Gupta
(Update 20 July)
Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Rajarshi Gupta
(Update 21 July)
As Managing Director of Tata Projects Vinayak Pai
(Update 22 July)
As the 15th President of India Droupadi Murmu
(Update 22 July)
Appointed as Additional Independent Director of YES Rama Subramaniam Gandhi
Bank (Update 25 July)
Appointed as interim CEO of the National Land Sanjay Kumar Jain
Management Corporation (NLMC) (Update 26 July)
Appointed as new CEO of Vodafone Idea Akshaya Moondra
(Update 26 July)
Appointed as Additional Director of LIC HFL Board Ravi Kishan Takkar
(Update 27 July)
Appointed as new MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange Ashishkumar Chauhan
(NSE) (Update 27 July)
Coca-Cola signed for Limca Sportz promotion Niraj Chopra
August
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Organization Person
Appointed as Principal Director General of the Satyendra Prakash
Press Information Bureau (PIB) (Update 01 August)
Appointed as brand ambassador for Noise new Vaani Kapoor
smartwatch (Update 02 August)
Appointed as a director in the Prime Minister's IFS officer Shweta Singh
Office (PMO). (Update 02 August)
Appointed as a World Bank's Country Director for Auguste Tano Kouam
India (Update 02 August)
Appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N Patel
(Update 04 August)
Apppointed as Chairman of Vodafone Idea Ravinder Takkar
(Update 04 August)
New Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Ranjit Rath
Oil India Limited (OIL) (Update 05 August)
Appointed as CFO of BharatPe Nalin Negi
(Update 06 August)
One-year extension for Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba
(Update 07 August)
Elected as 14th the vice-president of India Jagdeep Dhankar
(Update 07 August)
Appointed as first woman director general of The Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Update 08 August)
(CSIR).
Appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Pramod Kumar
Power Grid Corporation (Update 10 August)
Re-appointed as managing director of Airtel Gopal Vittal
(Update 13 August)
Appointed as brand ambassador of Uttarakhand Rishabh Pant
(Update 13 August)
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Appointed as MD of The Centre and the board of Rajkiran Rai
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and (Update 17 August)
Development (NaBFID)
Re-appointed as Union Home Secretary for one Ajay Bhalla
year (Update 20 August)
Reappointed as MD and CEO of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(Update 22 August)
Appointed as the secretary to president Droupadi Rajesh Verma
Murmu (Update 23 August)
Appointed as the Director of the National Institute Debasisa Mohanty
(Update 23 August)
of Immunology (NII)
Appointed as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dixit Joshi
Credit Suisse (Update 24 August)
Resigned PNB Housing Finance Interim CFO Kaushal Mithani
(Update 25 August)
Appointed as non-executive directors of RBL Bank Gopal Jain, Sivakumar Gopalan
(Update 25 August)
Extended tenure as NDDB Chairman for 6 months Meenesh Shah
(Update 25 August)
Appointed as its first brand ambassador Sourav Ganguly
DreamSetGo (Update 26 August)
Appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Mahendra N Shah
IDFC limited (Update 28 August)
Appointed as whole-time member of SEBI Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
(Update 29 August)
MD & CEO of RBL Bank R Subramaniakumar
(Update 11 June)
Appointed as MD& CEO of Unity Small Finance Inderjit Camotra
Bank (SFB) (Update 07 August)
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Appointment (International)
March
Organization / Country Person
President of Financial Action Task T Raja Kumar
Force (FATF)
Yoon Suk-yeol
About South Korea:
South Korea’s new President • Capital: Seoul
• Currency: South Korean won
Katalin Novak
About Hungary:
First-ever female president of Hungary Capital: Budapest
Currency: Hungarian forint
Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
UN’s high-level advisory board on Jayati Ghosh
effective multilateralism
Re-appointed as the President of Asian Jay Shah
Cricket Council
Serdar Berdymukhamedov
About Turkmenistan:
President of Turkmenistan Capital: Ashgabat
Currency: Turkmenistani manat
MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki Hisashi Takeuchi
Secretary-General of NATO tenure Jens Stoltenberg
extended
Director-General of International Gilbert Houngbo [Togo]
Labour Organization
Robert Abela
Re-elected as Prime Minister of Malta About Malta:
Capital: Valletta
Currency: Euro
President: George Vella
CEO of FedEx Raj Subramaniam
April
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Organization / Country Person
Appointed to a High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Arunabha Ghosh
Commitments of Non-State Entities by UN
Chairman of High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Catherine McKenna
Commitments of Non-State Entities by UN
Viktor Orban
About Hungary:
Re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary Capital: Budapest
Currency: Hungarian forint
President: Katalin Novak
World’s first independent expert for human rights and climate Tuvalu’s Dr Ian Fry
change, appointed by UN Human Rights Council
Aleksandar Vučić
Re-elected as President of Serbia About Serbia:
Capital: Belgrade
Currency: Serbian dinar
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
About Pakistan:
Pakistan’s 23rd Prime Minister Capital: Islamabad
Currency: Pakistani rupee
President: Arif Alvi
Member Board Representative of ICC Cricket Committee Jay Shah
Reappointed as Past Player Representative of ICC Cricket Mahela Jayawardene
Committee
Patrick Achi
About Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory
Re-appointed as Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Coast):
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Currency: West African CFA franc
President: Alassane Ouattara
Robert Golob
About Slovenia:
Prime Minister of Slovenia Capital: Ljubljana
Currency: Euro
President: Borut Pahor
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric
Macron
Re-elected as President of France About France:
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro
Prime Minister: Jean Castex
May
Organization / Country Person
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Rodrigo Chaves Robles
President of Costa Rica About Costa Rica:
• Capital: San José
• Currency: Costa Rican colón
• Continent: North America
John Lee Ka-Chiu
Hong Kong’s next Chief Executive About Hong Kong:
• Currency: Hong Kong dollar
• Continent: Asia
Vice-Chair at Maritime Anti-Corruption Network Rajesh Unni
(MACN)
Yoon Suk-Yeol
About South Korea:
President of South Korea • Capital: Seoul
• Currency: South Korean won
• President: Yoon Suk-yeol
First Indian brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton Deepika Padukone
Katalin Novak
First female of president of Hungary About Hungary:
• Capital: Budapest
• Currency: Hungarian forint
• Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
Ranil Wickremesinghe
About Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister • Capital: Jayawardenepura Kotte
• Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
• President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
President of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Leni Robredo
Vice president of Philippines About Philippines:
• Capital: Manila
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• Currency: Philippine peso
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President of UAE About UAE:
• Capital: Abu Dhabi
• Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of Somalia About Federal Republic of Somalia:
• Capital: Mogadishu
• Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)
• Prime Minister: Mohammed Hussein Roble
Elisabeth Borne
New Prime Minister of France About France:
• Capital: Paris
• Currency: Euro
• President: Emmanuel Macron
Dr. Kamal Bawa
Elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences (Update 19 May)
Australia’s 31st Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Richard Marles
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister About Australia:
• Capital: Canberra
• Currency: Australian dollar
Jose Ramos-Horta
President of East Timor (Timor-Leste) About East Timor:
• Capital: Dili
• Currency: United States Dollar
Re-elected as Director-General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Chairperson of Committee B at 75th World Rajesh Bhushan
Health Assembly
Chair and a voting member on the Board of Lovlina Borgohain
Directors for the IBA’s Athletes’ Committee
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(Update 28 May)
Member of the IBA’s Athletes’ Committee Shiva Thapa
June
Organization / Country Person
first Indian-origin woman to be appointed as an Dr Swati Dhingra
external member of the Bank of England’s (Update 02 June)
interest rate-setting committee.
New Chief Operating Officer of Meta Javier Olivan
(Update 06 June)
New chairman of International Aluminium Satish Pai
Institute (IAI). (Update 07 June)
Bajram Begaj
New President of Albania Capital: Tirana
Continent: Europe
(Update 07 June)
Director of the Asia and Pacific Department Krishna Srinivasan
(APD) (Update 09 June)
1st Indian Global SDG Pioneer for Water Ramkrishna Mukkavilli
Stewardship by UNGC (Update 10 June)
Ambassador of British Council's 'India-UK AR Rahman
Together Season of Culture' (Update 10 June)
UN Chief's envoy on technology Amandeep Singh Gill
(Update 11 June)
Rabab Fatima
Under Secretary General of UN (Update 13 June)
Head of the White House Office of Science and Arati Prabhakar
Technology Policy (OSTP). (Update 15 June)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Radha Iyengar
Acquisition and Sustainment of US (Update 17 June)
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Hamza Abdi Barre
Prime Minister of Somalia (Update 17 June)
About Somalia:
• Capital: Mogadishu
• Currency: Somali Shilling
• President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Commissioner of Historic England Nairita Chakraborty
(Update 20 June)
Gustavo Petro
(Update 21 June)
First-lefist President of Colombia About Colombia
• Capital – Bogotoas
• Currency – Peso
India’s Permanent Representative to United Ruchira Kamboj
Nations (Update 22 June)
First woman president of the Federation of Lisa Sthalekar
International Cricketers’ Association (FICA). (Update 22 June)
IWF appointed president 2022 Mohammed Jalood
July
Organization / Country Person
First black woman on US Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson
(Update 02 July)
President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) T Raja Kumar
(Update 02 July)
Yair Lapid
14th Prime Minister of Israel Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Israeli Shekel
(Update 02 July)
Resignation as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
(Update 08 July)
First woman and second Indian to feature on the Gita Gopinath
'wall of former chief economists' of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Update 09 July)
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New President of International Fund for Alvaro Lario
Agricultural Development (IFAD) (Update 09 July)
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Mustafizur Rahman
(Update 14 July)
India's next Ambassador to Bhutan Sudhakar Dalela
(Update 15 July)
Joined the board of Google parent Alphabet Inc. Wall Street veteran Marty Chavez
(Update 16 July)
Ranil Wickremesinghe
As new President of Sri Lanka Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
(Update 21 July)
As Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
(Update 22 July)
As acting president of International Hockey Egypt's Seif Ahmed
Federation (FIH) (Update 23 July)
Appointed as Indian representative by
Ennarasu Karunesan
International Association of Ports and Harbours
(IAPH) (Update 24 July)
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad
Appointed as new Prime Minister of Kuwait Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar
(Update 26 July)
Appointed as new Chief Economist of World Indermit Gill
Bank (Update 27 July)
Appointed as India’s new high commissioner to Senior diplomat Pranay Verma
Bangladesh. (Update 30 July)
August
Organization / Country Person
Appointed as World Bank's Country Director for India Auguste Tano Kouam
(Update 02 August)
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Appointed as Deputy President of FIDE Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand
(Update 08 August)
Appointed as the Assistant Director General of the Sanjay Agarwal
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- (Update 09 August)
Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
Gustavo Petro
Sworn in as Colombia's first leftist President Capital: Bogotá
Currency: Colombian peso
(Update 09 August)
James Marape
Sworn in as prime minister of Papua New Guinea Capital: Port Moresby
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
(Update 11 August)
Appointed as head of United Nations Military Observer Guillermo Pablo Rios
Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) (Update 11 August)
William Ruto
Elected as the new president of Kenya Capital: Nairobi
Currency: Kenyan shilling
(Update 17 August)
Appointed as Executive Secretary of United Nations Simon Stiell
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Update 18 August)
Extended tenure of DCGI by three months Chief VG Somani
(Update 18 August)
Recommended for the post of NABARD Chairman by Mohammad Mustafa
the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) . (Update 18 August)
Appointed as MD & CEO of Bajaj Electricals elevates Anuj Poddar
(Update 18 August)
Appointed to high-level UN internet panel Alkesh Kumar Sharma
(Update 19 August)
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Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga
Elected as interim PM of Mali Capital - Bamako
Currency - West African CFA Franc (XOF)
(Update 24 August)
Appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to
UK
About RBL BANK Vikram Doraiswami
• Founded - 1943 (Update 24 August)
• Headquarters - Mumbai
• MD & CEO - R Subramaniakumar
• Tagline - Apno ka Bank
Appointed as India's Executive Director at the Krishnamurti Subramanian
International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Update 26 August)
Ana Brnabic
Re-elected as Prime Minister of Serbia Capital: Belgrade
Currency: Serbian dinar
(Update 30 August)
Appointed as interim President of Indian Olympic Adille Sumariwalla
Association (Update 30 August)
Appointed as MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Santosh Iyer
(Update 31 August)
Appointed as India's ambassador to Thailand Nagesh Singh
(Update 31 August)
List of Brand Ambassador (Jan to August 2022)
Brand ambassador of RenewBuy RajKummar Rao
(Update 12 Jan)
Brand ambassador of GoodDot Neeraj Chopra
(Update 25 Jan)
Brand Ambassador of Bata India Disha Patani
(Update 8 Feb)
Brand ambassador of Uttarakhand Akshay Kumar
(Update 8 Feb)
Brand ambassador of MediBuddy Amitabh Bachchan
(Update 9 Feb)
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Brand Ambassador and investor of Krishi Pankaj Tripathi
Network (Update 12 Feb)
Brand ambassador of Adidas Manika Batra
(Update 20 Feb)
Brand Ambassadors of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Chess Players Tanishka Kotia & Riddhika Kotia
Padhao’ scheme for Gurugram District of
(Update 22 Feb)
Haryana
Brand ambassador of UpGrad Amitabh Bachchan
(Update 3 Mar)
Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Vidya Balan
Insurance (Update 4 Mar)
Brand Ambassador of Lupin Limited’s Mary Kom
Women’s Cardiovascular Health Awareness
(Update 9 Mar)
Initiative “Shakti campaign”
Brand ambassador for Lloyd’s eastern Indian Sourav Ganguly
markets (Update 18 Apr)
UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar
(Update 02 June)
List of Chief Justices
▪ Supreme court chief justice Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
(49th)
▪ Madhya Pradesh High Court Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath
▪ Patna High Court Sanjay Karol
▪ New Chief Justices Punjab and Haryana Ravi Shanker Jha
High Court
▪ New Chief Justices Sikkim High Court Biswanath Somadde
▪ New Chief Justices Tripura High Court Indrajit Mahanty
▪ New Chief Justices Andhra Pradesh High Prashant Kumar Mishra
Court
▪ New Chief Justices Kerala High Court S. Manikumar
▪ New Chief Justice of Gujarat HC Aravind Kumar
▪ New Chief Justice of Chhatisgarh HC Arup Kumar Goswami
▪ New Chief Justice of Karnataka HC Ritu Raj Awasthi
▪ New Chief Justice of Bombay HC Justice Dipankar Datta
▪ New Chief Justice of Manipur HC PV Sanjay Kumar
▪ New Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC Sanjib Banerjee
▪ New Chief Justice of Odisha HC Dr. S. Muralidhar
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▪ New Chief Justice of Madras HC Munishwar Nath Bhandari
▪ New Chief Justice of Allahabad HC Rajesh Bindal
▪ New Chief Justice of Calcutta HC Prakash Shrivastava
▪ New Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC Ravi Ranjan
New CJO High Court of Jammu & Kashmir Pankaj Mithal
and Ladakh
Chief justice of Delhi High Court Satish Chandra Sharma
(Update 21 June)
Chief justice of Uttrakhand High Court Vipin Sanghi
(Update 21 June)
Chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Amjad A Sayed
Court (Update 21 June)
Chief justice of Rajasthan High Court S S Shinde
(Update 21 June)
Chief justice of Guwahati High Court Rashmin M Chhaya
(Update 21 June)
Chief justice of Telangana High Court Ujjal Bhuyan
(Update 21 June)
Chiefs and DGS
Department Chief/DGS
▪ Army Chief Lt Gen Manoj Pande (29th )
▪ Naval Chief R Hari Kumar
▪ Air Chief Vivek Ram Chaudhari
▪ IB Tapan Kumar Deka
▪ BSF Pankaj Kumar Singh
▪ CRPF Kuldiep Singh
▪ CISF Sheel Vardhan Singh
▪ ITBP Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen
▪ NSG M. A. Ganapathy
▪ NCB SN Pradhan
▪ NDRF Atul Karwal
▪ CBI Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
▪ RAW Samant Goel
▪ NIA Dinkar Gupta
▪ Attorney General KK Venugopal
▪ SSB S L Thaosen
List of Chairman of Important Organisation
Organisation Chairman Name
▪ SIDBI S Ramann
▪ SEBI Madhabi Puri Buch
▪ NABARD Chintala Govinda Rajulu
▪ NHRC Arun Mishra
▪ NITI Aayog PM Narendra Modi
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▪ ISRO S Somanath
▪ UIDAI Saurabh Garg (CE0)
▪ UGC M Jagadesh Kumar
▪ DRDO Dr. Samir V Kamat
▪ Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Nitin Gupta
▪ FICCI (President) Sanjiv Mehta
▪ NTPC Gurdeep Singh
▪ ONGC Subhash Kumar
▪ Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Vivek Johri
Customs (CBIC)
▪ IOC Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
▪ GAIL Sanjeev kumar gupta
▪ SAIL Soma Mondal
▪ Chief Election Commission of India Rajiv Kumar (Election Commissioner: Anup
Chandra Pandey)
▪ UPSC chairman Manoj Soni
▪ RBI ▪ Governor: Shaktikanta Das
▪ Deputy Governor: Mahesh Kumar Jain
▪ Deputy Governor: M. D. Patra
▪ Deputy Governor: M Rajeshwar Rao
▪ Deputy Governor : T Rabi Sankar
▪ Executive director (ED): Ajay Kumar
Choudhary and Deepak Kumar
▪ SBI ▪ SBI New chairman- Dinesh Kumar
Khara
▪ SBI new chief financial officer (CFO)-
Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra
▪ SBI Cards& Payment Services MD &
CEO- Rama Mohan Rao Amara
▪ SBI General Insurance MD & CEO -
Prakash Chandra Kandpal
▪ SBI Mutual Fund MD & CEO- Vinay
Tonse
▪ SBI MD - Alok Kumar Choudhary, C.S.
Setty, Swaminathan Janakiraman and
Ashwini Kumar Tewari
▪ LIC ▪ Chairperson: Shri. M R Kumar
▪ Government Nominee Director: Shri.
Pankaj Jain
▪ Managing Director: Shri. Raj Kumar
▪ Managing Director: Shri. Siddhartha
Mohanty
▪ Managing Director: Smt. Ipe Mini
▪ Managing Director: Shri. B C Patnaik
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Chapter 2: Awards (National and International) March to
August 2022
Padma Awards 2022 announced: Full list
Padma Vibhushan (4)
Name Field State / Country
Ms. Prabha Atre Art Maharashtra
Shri Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous) Literature and U.P.
Education
General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) Civil Service Uttarakhand
Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous) Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan (17)
Name Field State / Country
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Public Affairs Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Victor Banerjee Art West Bengal
Ms. Gurmeet Bawa (Posthumous) Art Punjab
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Public Affairs West Bengal
Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran Trade and Industry Maharashtra
Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Trade and Industry Telangana
Ella* (Duo)
Ms. Madhur Jaffery Others-Culinary USA
Shri Devendra Jhajharia Sports Rajasthan
Shri Rashid Khan Art Uttar Pradesh
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi Civil Service Rajasthan
Shri Satya Narayana Nadella Trade and Industry USA
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Shri Sundararajan Pichai Trade and Industry USA
Shri Cyrus Poonawalla Trade and Industry Maharashtra
Shri Sanjaya Rajaram (Posthumous) Sci and Engg Mexico
Ms. Pratibha Ray Literature and Education Odisha
Swami Sachidanand Literature and Education Gujarat
Shri Vashishth Tripathi Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh
Padma Shri (107)
Name Field State / Country
Shri Prahlad Rai Agarwala Trade and Industry West Bengal
Prof. Najma Akhtar Literature and Delhi
Education
Shri Sumit Antil Sports Haryana
Shri T Senka Ao Literature and Nagaland
Education
Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms. Art Uttar Pradesh
Nalini Asthana* (Duo)
Shri Subbanna Ayyappan Science and Karnataka
Engineering
Shri J K Bajaj Literature and Delhi
Education
Shri Sirpi Balasubramaniam Literature and Tamil Nadu
Education
Srimad Baba Balia Social Work Odisha
Ms. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Science and West Bengal
Engineering
Ms. Madhuri Barthwal Art Uttarakhand
Shri Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat Literature and Ladakh
Education
Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar Medicine Maharashtra
Shri Harmohinder Singh Bedi Literature and Punjab
Education
Shri Pramod Bhagat Sports Odisha
Shri S Ballesh Bhajantri Art Tamil Nadu
Shri Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia Art Sikkim
Shri Maria Christopher Byrski Literature and Poland
Education
Acharya Chandanaji Social Work Bihar
Ms. Sulochana Chavan Art Maharashtra
Shri Neeraj Chopra Sports Haryana
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Ms. Shakuntala Choudhary Social Work Assam
Shri Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil Sports Kerala
Shri S Damodaran Social Work Tamil Nadu
Shri Faisal Ali Dar Sports J&K
Shri Jagjit Singh Dardi Trade and Industry Chandigarh
Dr. Prokar Dasgupta Medicine U.K.
Shri Aditya Prasad Dash Science and Odisha
Engineering
Dr. Lata Desa Medicine Gujarat
Shri Malji bhai Desai Public Affairs Gujarat
Ms. Basanti Devi Social Work Uttarakhand
Ms. Lourembam Bino Devi Art Manipur
Ms. Muktamani Devi Trade and Industry Manipur
Ms. Shyamamani Devi Art Odisha
Shri Khalil Dhantejvi (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Gujarat
Shri Savaji Bhai Dholakia Social Work Gujarat
Shri Arjun Singh Dhurve Art Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre Medicine Maharashtra
Shri Chandraprakash Dwivedi Art Rajasthan
Shri Dhaneswar Engti Lit. and Education Assam
Shri Om Prakash Gandhi Social Work Haryana
Shri Narasimha Rao Garikapati Lit. and Education Andhra Pradesh
Shri Girdhari Ram Ghonju (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Jharkhand
Shri Shaibal Gupta (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Bihar
Shri Narasingha Prasad Guru Lit. and Education Odisha
Shri Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan (Posthumous) Art Andhra Pradesh
Shri Ryuko Hira Trade and Industry Japan
Ms. Sosamma Iype Animal Husbandry Kerala
Shri Avadh Kishore Jadia Lit. and Education Madhya Pradesh
Ms. Sowcar Janaki Art Tamil Nadu
Ms. Tara Jauhar Lit and Education Delhi
Ms. Vandana Kataria Sports Uttarakhand
Shri H R Keshavamurthy Art Karnataka
Shri Rutger Kortenhorst Lit and Education Ireland
Shri P Narayana Kurup Lit and Education Kerala
Ms. Avani Lekhara Sports Rajasthan
Shri Moti Lal Madan Sci and Engineering Haryana
Shri Shivnath Mishra Art Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Narendra Prasad Misra (Posthumous) Medicine Madhya Pradesh
Shri Darshanam Mogilaiah Art Telangana
Shri Guruprasad Mohapatra (Posthumous) Civil Service Delhi
Shri Thavil Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan Art Puducherry
Ms. R Muthukannammal Art Tamil Nadu
Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin Grassroots Karnataka
Innovation
Shri Amai Mahalinga Naik Agriculture Karnataka
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Shri Tsering Namgyal Art Ladakh
Shri A K C Natarajan Art Tamil Nadu
Shri V L Nghaka Lit. and Education Mizoram
Shri Sonu Nigam Art Maharashtra
Shri Ram Sahay Panday Art Madhya Pradesh
Shri Chirapat Prapandavidya Lit and Education Thailand
Ms. K V Rabiya Social Work Kerala
Shri Anil Kumar Rajvanshi Sci and Engineering Maharashtra
Shri Sheesh Ram Art Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ramachandraiah Art Telangana
Dr. Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao Medicine Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai Social Work Gujarat
Ms. Padmaja Reddy Art Telangana
Guru Tulku Rinpoche Spiritualism Arunachal Pradesh
Shri Brahmanand Sankhwalkar Sports Goa
Shri Vidyanand Sarek Lit and Education Himachal Pradesh
Shri Kali Pada Saren Lit. and Education West Bengal
Dr. Veeraswamy Seshiah Medicine Tamil Nadu
Ms. Prabhaben Shah Social Work Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu
Shri Dilip Shahani Lit and Education Delhi
Shri Ram Dayal Sharma Art Rajasthan
Shri Vishwamurti Shastri Lit. and Education J&K
Ms. Tatiana Lvovna Shaumyan Lit. and Education Russia
Shri Siddhalingaiah (Posthumous) Lit. and Education Karnataka
Shri Kaajee Singh Art West Bengal
Shri Konsam Ibomcha Singh Art Manipur
Shri Prem Singh Social Work Punjab
Shri Seth Pal Singh Agriculture Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Vidya Vindu Singh Lit. and Education Uttar Pradesh
Baba Iqbal Singh Ji Social Work Punjab
Dr. Bhimsen Singhal Medicine Maharashtra
Shri Sivananda Yoga Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ajay Kumar Sonkar Sci and Engineering Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Ajita Srivastava Art Uttar Pradesh
Sadguru Brahmeshanand Acharya Swami Spiritualism Goa
Dr. Balaji Tambe (Posthumous) Medicine Maharashtra
Shri Raghuvendra Tanwar Lit and Education Haryana
Dr. Kamlakar Tripathi Medicine Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Lalita Vakil Art Himachal Pradesh
Ms. Durga Bai Vyam Art Madhya Pradesh
Shri Jyantkumar Maganlal Vyas Sci and Engineering Gujarat
Ms. Badaplin War Lit and Education Meghalaya
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Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022: Complete winners list
Film of the Year Award Pushpa: The Rise
Best Film Award Shershaah
Best Actor Award Ranveer Singh for film 83
Best Actress Award Kriti Sanon for film Mimi
Outstanding Contribution to Films Asha Parekh
Critics Best Actor Award Sidharth Malhotra
Critics Best Actress Award Kiara Advani
Best Actor in Supporting Role Award Satish Kaushik for film Kaagaz
Best Actress in Supporting Role Award Lara Dutta for film Bell-Bottom
Best Actor in Negative Role Award Aayush Sharma for film Antim: The Final Truth
People’s Choice Best Actor Award Abhimanyu Dasani
People’s Choice Best Actress Award Radhika Madan
Best Debut Award Ahan Shetty for film Tadap
Best Playback Singer Male Award Vishal Mishra
Best Playback Singer Female Award Kanika Kapoor
Critics Best Film Award Sardar Udham Singh
Best Director Award Ken Ghosh for film State of Siege: Temple Attack
Best Cinematographer Award Jayakrishna Gummadi for film Haseena Dilruba
Best International Feature Film Award Another Round
Best Short Film Award Pauli
Best Actor in Web Series Award Manoj Bajpayee for The Family Man 2
Best Actress in Web Series Award Raveena Tandon for Aranyak
Best Web Series Award Candy
Best Actor in Television Series Award Shaheer Sheikh for Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
Best Actress in Television Series Award Shraddha Arya for Kundali Bhagya
Television Series of the Year Award Anupama
Most Promising Actor in Television Series Dheeraj Dhoopar for Kundali Bhagya
Award
Most Promising Actress in Television Series Rupali Ganguly for Anupama
Award
March
National
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
Giriraj Singh, Union Minister of Rural Development,
National Award for honoured the J&K Bank with the “National Award
Jammu and Kashmir Bank for Outstanding Performance for FY 2020-21” in
SHG Bank Linkage
recognition of its best performance in Self-Help
Group Bank Linkage.
31st GD Birla Award for Narayan Pradhan for his outstanding contribution in the field of
Scientific Research material sciences.
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He has won many Paralympic medals, including
1st para-athlete to Devendra Jhajharia gold at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens and
receive Padma Bhushan 2016 Rio Games, and silver medal at the 2020
Tokyo Olympics.
Karnataka Bank has bagged 'Best MSME Bank of
the year - Winner' award among private sector
Banks at 8th edition of Micro, Small, and
Medium Enterprises's Excellence Awards
Ceremony and Summit instituted by ASSOCHAM
'Best MSME Bank of at New Delhi.
• Best MSME Bank of the Year (PSU Category):
the year - Winner' Karnataka Bank
Punjab National Bank
award
• Best Technology Enabler of the Year: Karur
Vysya Bank Ltd
• Excellent Services of the Year: Satya
MicroCapital Ltd
• “Excellent Services of the Year” – runner up:
DCB Bank
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura has been
President’s Colour INS Valsura awarded the prestigious President’s Colour by
President Ram Nath Kovind.
The Covid champion award was received by CIAL
Managing Director S Suhas IAS from Civil
‘Covid champion’ Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia. CIAL has
Cochin International
award at Wings India been awarded for the successful implementation
Airport
2022 of a meticulous project named ‘Mission
Safeguarding’ during the pandemic time to ensure
safe travel at Kochi Airport.
International
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
The renowned Indian physicist and Emeritus Professor
at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Prof
Boltzmann Medal Deepak Dhar & John J Deepak Dhar will be conferred the
2022 Hopfield prestigious Boltzmann Medal 2022 for contribution in
the field of statistical physics.
He became the first Indian to be awarded the
Boltzmann Medal.
US International Bangladeshi environmental lawyer, Rizwana Hasan has
Women of Rizwana Hasan been selected for the International Women of
Courage Award Courage (IWOC) Award for 2022.
2022
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‘Asian Bank of the The awards are organised by IFR Asia, a Hong Kong
Year 2021’ and
based provider of capital markets intelligence.
‘India Bond
Axis Bank Axis bank has been honoured with the Asian Bank of
House’ award at
The Year 2021 for its breadth of coverage and depth
IFR Asia Awards
of expertise in the Asian investment banking space.
2021
Nominated for
Best A documentary about the Dalit-led, all-woman
Documentary India’s ‘Writing with Fire’ newspaper Khabar Lahariya, “Writing With
feature Fire” became the first Indian documentary to be
category at nominated at the Oscars.
Oscars 2022
She was crowned by 2019 Miss World Toni-Ann Singh
of Jamaica.
Miss World Poland’s Karolina American Shree Saini from the United States bagged
2021 title Bielawska the first runner-up title, followed by Olivia Yace from
Cote d’Ivoire.
Abel prize The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has
Dennis P. Sullivan awarded the Abel prize for the year 2022 to American
2022
Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan.
Fellow of She will be joining RSE’s current fellowship of around
Royal Society
1,700 fellows who are recognised as being some of the
of Edinburgh Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
greatest researchers and practitioners working in or with
(RSE) in Scotland today. .
Scotland
Author Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel “Tomb
Nominated for of Sand” is among 13 books long listed for the
Hindi novel 'Tomb of International Booker Prize. It is the first Hindi
International Sand' language work of fiction to make it to the long list of
Booker Prize
the prestigious literary prize.
He has been awarded for his groundbreaking work to
Stockholm quantify environmental evaporation.
Water Prize Wilfried Brutsaert Wilfried Brutsaert is Professor in Engineering Emeritus
2022 at Cornell University, USA
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for contribution to mental health awareness
TIME100 The actress has got featured on the inaugural TIME100
Deepika Padukone Impact Awards list for her work in mental health
Impact Award
struggles and raising awareness, through
her LiveLoveLaugh Foundation.
3rd 'BBC Indian Chanu created history last year when she became the
Sportswoman Mirabai Chanu first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the
of the Year Summer Olympics.
2021’ award
75th BAFTA Award 2022: Complete winners list
Here is the complete list of winners:
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94th Oscars Awards 2022: Complete winners list
Complete list of winners of the 94th Academy Awards:
Best Picture: CODA
Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith (King Richard)
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car (Japan)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram
and Justin Raleigh
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Best Cinematography: Dune
Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer (Dune)
Best Visual Effects: Dune
Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
Best Animated Short Film: The Windshield Wiper
National Water Awards 2022: Complete winners list
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has presented the 3rd National Water Awards in New
Delhi.
National Water Awards is given for exemplary work in the field of water resource management.
The first National Water Award was launched in 2018, by the Jal Shakti
Ministry.
A total of 57 National Water Awards for 2022 have been conferred to states,
organizations and others in 11 different categories.
Uttar Pradesh has been awarded first prize, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
The ‘Best District’ awards for the north zone was bagged by Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) and Shahid
Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab);
For the south zone, it was Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh);
For the east zone, East Champaran (Bihar) and Godda (Jharkhand) won the award;
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Vadodara (Gujarat) and Banswara (Rajasthan) won the awards in the west
zone.
Goalpara (Assam) and Siang (Arunachal Pradesh) won the awards for the northeast zone.
Six Indian Airports won ACI World’s ASQ Awards 2021 – Best Airports by Size & Region in Asia
Pacific region
Category Airport
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA),
Over 40 million passengers per year Mumbai (5th consecutive year)
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi (4th
consecutive year)
15 to 25 million passengers per year Rajiv Gandhi International airport, Hyderabad
5 to 15 million passengers per year Cochin International Airport, Cochin
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
2 to 5 million passengers per year Chandigarh Airport, Chandigarh
Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu won ‘Sportstar of the Year’ award at 2022 Sportstar Aces
Awards
Other Awardees:
Lovlina Borgohain (Sportswoman of the Year, Individual Sports)
Avani Lekhara (Parathlete of the Year, Female)
Pramod Bhagat (Special Recognition award)
Savita (Sportswoman of the Year, Team Sports)
Rupinder Pal Singh (Sportsman of the Year, Team Sports).
Arif Khan (Special Recognition Award)
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Former Indian hockey team captain Ajit Pal Singh (‘Lifetime Achievement)
April
National
Award Person/Organiza Purpose/ Field
tion
Best Performing
Bank in Self Help
Group (SHG)
Linkage by HDFC bank is the only private bank to be honoured with the
Deendayal
award for their contribution in SHGs by NRLM.
Antyodaya Yojana –
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched
National Rural HDFC
Bank by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in June 2011
Livelihood Mission
is a poverty alleviation project. This rural income generation
(DAY-NRLM),
scheme is also known as Aajeevika Mission.
Ministry of Rural
Development,
Government of
India
Chameli Devi Jain It was announced by the Media Foundation. Aarefa Johari
Award for an from Mumbai works for ‘Scroll.in’ in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Outstanding Aarefa Johari In 2020, Neetu Singh got this award. She is associated with
Woman ‘Goan Connection’ media house.
Mediaperson 2021 Jury: Nirupama Subramania, Githa Hariharan and Ashutosh
Saraswati Samman for his collection of poems ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’, the KK Birla
Ramdarash
2021 Mishra Foundation announced.
Renowned Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan will be
Assamese poet
56th Jnanpith Conferred with the country's highest literary award, 56th
Nilamani
Award Jnanpith award at Guwahati.
Phookan
The award ceremony will be held on April 24 which marks the
1st Lata Deenanath PM Narendra 80th death anniversary of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar
Mangeshkar Award Modi (singing legend's father).
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has conferred
International Dr. Bhushan the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr.
Kumar & Sahyog Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh under the Indian nomination
Gandhi Award for
Leprosy 2021 Kushtha Yagna (individual) category and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust,
Trust, Gujarat Gujarat under the institutional category.
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Civil Aviation Ministry Flagship Regional Connectivity
Prime Minister’s Scheme 'Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik' (UDAN) has been
Award for UDAN scheme selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public
Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the Innovation (General) -
Administration 2020 Central category.
International
Award Person/Organiz Purpose/ Field
ation
Canadian The photo shows children’s clothing hung on crosses
photographer
commemorating the more than two hundred children who
2022 World Press Amber Bracken’s died of maltreatment, neglect and disease at the Kamloops
Photo of the Year photo titled Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Ms Bracken’s
award “Kamloops
photo also won the Singles award in the regional North and
Residential
Central America category.
School”
Well-known Indian economist and political commentator
Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for the Malcom
Malcolm Adiseshiah Prabhat Patnaik Adiseshiah Award 2022.
Award 2022 The award is given by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah
Trust to an outstanding social scientist. The award includes
a citation and prize money of ₹2 lakh.
Indian-American Defence Expert, Vivek Lall, Chief executive
6th Entrepreneur of General Atomics Global Corporation, has been selected for
Leadership Award Vivek Lall the ‘Global Leader in Defence and Aviation Sector’ category
2022 of the 6th Entrepreneur Leadership Awards 2022 by the
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC).
Asia Africa for promoting Peace through Education, Sports, Art, Culture
& Diplomacy at the India International Conclave 2022,
Consortium (AAC)
Babita Singh organised in collaboration with AAC, on 16th April 2022 in
– Global Peace
Shangrila, New Delhi, Delhi.
Ambassador 2022
The founder of educational charity ‘Bidyanando’ Kishore
UK’s Kishore Kumar Kumar Das from Bangladesh has been chosen for the
Commonwealth Das of Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional
Points of Light work in improving access to education for children from
Bangladesh
Award marginalised backgrounds.
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Laureus World Sports Awards 2022: Complete winners list
F1 champion Max Verstappen has been named the 2022 Laureus Sportsman of the
Year while Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah has been named Sportswoman of the
Year. The awards recognise the greatest sporting achievements of 2021.
Other awardees:
Breakthrough of the Year prize Emma Raducanu (Tennis)
Laureus Sporting Icon Award Valtentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing)
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Tom Brady (American football)
Exceptional Achievement Award Robert Lewandowski
World Team of the Year Award Italy Men’s Football Team
World Comeback of the Year Award Sky Brown (Skateboard)
Sportsperson of the Year with a Marcel Hug (Wheelchair Athletics)
Disability Award
Sport For Good Society Award Real Madrid Foundation
Action Sportsperson of the Year Bethany Shriever (BMX)
Sport for Good Award Lost Boyz Inc (Baseball)
Athlete Advocate of the Year Award Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles
(football)
th
64 Grammy Awards 2022: Complete winners list
A complete list of winners:
Record of the Year: “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic
Album of the Year: “We Are,” Jon Batiste
Song of the Year: “Leave the Door Open,” Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown,
Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat featuring SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Love for Sale,” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album: “Sour,” Olivia Rodrigo
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “Alive,” Rüfüs Du Sol
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album: “Subconsciously,” Black Coffee
May
National
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
Indian Building Atal Tunnel It was built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
DG BRO, Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry received the
Congress (IBC) ‘Best constructed in
award during the 25th annual Convention of IBC. The
Infrastructure Rohtang of Himachal
tunnel was built using the New Austrian Tunneling
Project’ award Pradesh Method (NATM).
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Anjali Pandey, Engines and Components Business Unit
CII EXCON Leader at Cummins India has been awarded
Committed Leader Anjali Pandey the Committed Leader Award at CII EXCON 2022 in
Award Bengaluru for her efforts to create a more diverse,
equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries
VASVIK industrial Research Institute (CMFRI) A Gopalakrishnan has
received the VASVIK (Vividhlaxi Audyogik
research award for A Gopalakrishnan
Samshodhan Vikas Kendra) Industrial Research
the year 2020 Award in the category of Agricultural Sciences and
Technology for the year 2020.
International
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
Noted snow leopard for his contribution to involving indigenous
Whitley Gold expert and wildlife communities in the conservation and recovery of
Award conservationist Charudutt big cat species in Asia’s high mountain ecosystems.
Mishra
'Country of India will be the official Country of Honour at the
upcoming Marche’ Du Film in France.
Honour' at Cannes
India It is the first time the Marché du Film has an official
Marche' Du Film in
Country of Honour and India is chosen as the first
France country.
World Food Prize NASA’s climate research Rosenzweig was selected for the award for her
scientist Cynthia research to understand the relationship between
2022
Rosenzweig climate and food systems and forecast how both will
change in the future.
Meursault, contre-enquête is the debut novel of
Bengali translation of Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud.The
Romain Rolland French novel ‘Meursault, award was presented to translator Trinanjan
Book Prize 2022 contre-enquête’ (The Chakraborty and publisher Esha Chatterjee of Patra
Meursault Investigation). Bharati, a leading publisher of prestigious Bengali
books, during the French Literary Festival-French LitFest
2022 at Bikaner House in New Delhi on May 07, 2022.
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by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA),
London, United Kingdom (UK).
Royal Gold Balkrishna Vithaldas B V Doshi had a vivid work experience with noted
Medal 2022 for Architect Le Corbusier as a Senior Designer (1951-
Doshi 54) in Paris, France and supervised projects in
Architecture
Ahmedabad, Gujarat for four more years. Doshi also
worked with Louis Kahn as an associate to build the
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad.
He has been honoured with this award for his services
Commander of to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair
the Order of the Ajay Piramal of the UK-India CEO Forum. President Rolls-Royce
British Empire India, Kishore Jayaraman, also receives the Honorary
(CBE) award Order of the British Empire for his services to
International Trade and Investment.
Priyanka Mohite has become the first Indian woman
1st Indian to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres (m) after she
woman to climb climbed the third highest mountain in the
5 peaks above Priyanka Mohite world Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), situated in
8,000 m the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim
state, north-eastern India, and eastern Nepal on May 5,
2022.
Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest
Scaled Mt (Height: 8,848.86m) mountain for the 26th
Everest for Kami Rita time along the traditional southeast ridge route
leading 10 other Sherpa climbers.
record 26th
time Rita scaled Mt Everest for the first time on May 13,
1994.
1st foreigner to Kenton Cool from Gloucestershire, South
West England has scaled the world's highest
scale Mount England’s Kenton Cool
mountain for the 16th time and becomes the first
Everest 16 times
foreigner to climb the most Mt Everest summit.
Delhi-based author Geetanjali Shree and American
translator Daisy Rockwell won the International
International Geetanjali Shree's ‘Tomb Booker Prize for their novel “Tomb of Sand,”.
Booker Prize of Sand’ Originally written in Hindi, it’s the first book in any
Indian language to win the high-profile award, which
recognizes fiction from around the world that has been
translated into English.
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Excellence in for his contribution to cinema.
Cinema award Nawazuddin was bestowed the honour by two-time
at French Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Emmy winner American actor-producer, Vincent De
Riviera Film
Paul.
Festival
Pulitzer Prize 2022: Complete winners list
Complete list of 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners:
Category Winner
JOURNALISM
Public service The Washington Post for its account of the assault on Washington on
January 6, 2021
Criticism Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large for The New York Times, for
writing about Black stories in art and popular culture.
Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco of
Editorial writing the Houston Chronicle for a campaign that, with original reporting, revealed
voter suppression tactics, rejected the myth of widespread voter fraud and
argued for sensible voting reforms.
The staff of The New York Times for reporting that exposed the vast civilian
International Reporting tolls of US-led airstrikes, challenging official accounts of American military
engagements in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
Breaking News Reporting The staff of the Miami Herald for its coverage of the collapse of the Seaside
apartment towers in Florida.
Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray of the Tampa Bay
Investigative Reporting Times for an expose of highly toxic hazards inside Florida’s only battery
recycling plant that forced the implementation of safety measures to
adequately protect workers and nearby residents.
Explanatory Reporting Staff of Quanta Magazine, notably Natalie Wolchover, for reporting on
how the Webb Space Telescope works.
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Madison Hopkins of the Better Government Association and Cecilia
Local Reporting Reyes of the Chicago Tribune for an examination of Chicago’s long history of
failed building and fire safety code enforcement.
National Reporting The staff of The New York Times for a project that quantified a disturbing
pattern of fatal traffic stops by police.
Feature Writing Jennifer Senior of The Atlantic for a portrayal of a family’s reckoning of loss
in the 20 years since 9/11.
Melinda Henneberger of the Kansas City Star for persuasive columns
Commentary demanding justice for alleged victims of a retired police detective accused of
being a sexual predator.
Illustrated Reporting and Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey of
Commentary Insider for a comic on an Uyghur internment camp.
Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times for raw and urgent images of the US
Breaking News departure from Afghanistan.
Win McNamee, Drew Angerer, Spencer Platt, Samuel Corum and Jon
Photography
Cherry of Getty Images for comprehensive and consistently riveting photos
of the attack on the US capitol.
Feature Photography Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish
Siddiqui of Reuters for images of Covid’s toll in India.
Audio Reporting Staffs of Futuro Media and PRX for “Suave” — an immersive profile of a
man re-entering society after more than 30 years in prison.
BOOKS,DRAMA,ANDMUSIC
The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible
Fiction
Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, by Joshua Cohen.
Drama Fat Ham, by James Ijames
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History Covered with Night, by Nicole Eustace and Cuba: An American History, by
Ada Ferrer
Biography or Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South, by the
autobiography late Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly
Poetry frank: sonnets, by Diane Seuss
General nonfiction Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott
Music Voiceless Mass, by Raven Chacon
The Journalists of Ukraine: The Pulitzer Board awards a special citation to
the journalists of Ukraine for their courage, endurance, and commitment to
truthful reporting during Vladimir Putin’s ruthless invasion of their country
Special Citation and his propaganda war in Russia. Despite the bombardment, abductions,
occupation, and even deaths in their ranks, they have persisted in their effort
to provide an accurate picture of a terrible reality, doing honour to Ukraine
and to journalists around the world.
75th Cannes Film Festival award: Complete winners list
Filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary ‘All That Breathes’ honoured with the 2022 L’OEil d’Or
award at 75th Cannes Film Festival.
The L’OEil d’Or documentary award is also known as The Golden Eye award. This award was created
in 2015 by French-speaking authors’ society LaScam in collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival. The
award includes a cash prize of 5,000 euros (₹4.16 lakh approximately).
Other awards:
Jury Special Award: Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius for final film Mariupolis 2
Jury Prize: “Eo” and “Le Otto Montagne”
Palme d’Or: “Triangle of Sadness” by Ruben Östlund
Grand Prix: “Close” by Lukas Dhont and “Stars at Noon” by Claire Denis
Special Prize for Cannes’ 75th anniversary: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes, “Tori and Lokita”
Best Actress: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, “Holy Spider”
Best Actor: Song Kang Ho, “Broker”
Best Director: Park Chan-wook, “Decision to Leave”
Best Screenplay: “Boy from Heaven”
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Camera d’Or: “War Pony,” directed by Gina Gammell and Riley Keough
Short Film Palme d’Or: “The Water Murmurs”
June
(National)
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
Radio Jockey Umar RJ Umar Nisar has received '01 Best Content
Immunisation Nisar (RJ Umar) has Award' award and the Immunization
Champion award received '01 Best Champion award at the annual Radio4Child
Content Award' 2022 Awards in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The
award was given by UNICEF.
Recently, at 17th edition of Mumbai
International Film Festival of India (MIFF
Dr. V. Shantaram 2022), Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime
Lifetime Achievement Award was given to an author
Achievement Sanjit Narwekar and a documentary filmmaker Shri Sanjit
Award Narwekar.
With the award a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs (Rs
1 million), Golden Conch and a citation was
given.
Young women Director of Ruchi Foodline, Rashmi Sahoo
Times Business has been awarded 3rd Times Business
Award entrepreneur Rashmi Award 2022.
Sahoo The award was given in the category of Eastern
India’s Leading READY-TO-EAT brand.
Harini Logan, a 14-year-old Indian-
American eighth-grader from Texas, barely
Scripps National took a breath as she correctly spelled 22
Spelling Bee Harini Logan words during a marathon.
She won USD 50,000 cash prize and Scripps
Cup trophy on top of awards from Merriam-
Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica.
This awards were announced by Union
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the
occasion of World Food Safety Day.
The aim of the award is to create a
competitive and positive change in India’s
Food Safety Tamil Nadu topped food safety ecosystem.
Index awards
Top ranked Large State Category:
• Tamil Nadu
• Gujarat
• Maharashtra
Top Ranking Small State Category:
• Goa
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• Manipur
• Sikkim
Top Ranking Union Territory:
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Delhi
• Chandigarh
The 2nd edition of Awards for Excellence in
District Skill Development Planning (DSDP)
was organised at Dr. Ambedkar International
Centre in New Delhi.
Rajkot in Gujarat, Cachar in Assam and
Satara in Maharashtra ranked top three
Awards for Rajkot in Gujarat, among all participating districts. Out of 700
Cachar in Assam and districts across the country, 467 districts
Excellence in
Satara in Maharashtra participated in DSDP Awards.
District Skill
ranked top three among DSDP Awards were instituted under the Skill
Development
all participating Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for
Planning (DSDP)
districts. Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Scheme
by MSDE in June 2018 to promote
decentralised planning, acknowledge and
reward the extraordinary and innovative work
done by districts in the field of skill
development.
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented
the Honorary Doctor of Literature on Ratan
Honorary Doctor Tata at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.
Ratan Tata R Tata has been conferred honorary D.Litt. by
of Literature Maharashtra's second state cluster university,
HSNC University, as a mark of appreciation
toward his unparalleled contribution for
society.
India’s Vijay Amitraj has been named the
Golden 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement
Award.
Achievement Vijay Amitraj The Award is given to a person who has made
Award important contributions internationally to
tennis in many different fields and has
devoted long service to the sport.
IIFA awards 2022
IIFA awards 2022: Vicky Kaushal and Kriti Sanon won Best Male & Female Actor award
respectively
The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) held in Abu Dhabi.
This year the IIFA 2022 Awards was hosted by Salman Khan, Maniesh Paul and Riteish
Deshmukh.
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List of the winners of IIFA 2022:
Best Actor (Male): Vicky Kaushal for Sardar Udham
Best Actor (Female): Kriti Sanon for Mimi
Best Director: Vishnuvaradhan for Shershaah
Best Film: Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah,
Himanshu Gandhi for Shershaah
Best Playback Singer Female: Asees Kaur for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, Shershaah
Best Playback Singer Male: Jubin Nautiyal for song ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, Shershaah
Best Lyrics: Kausar Munir for ‘Lehra Do’, 83
Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Atrangi Re and Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram
Montrose, B Praak, Jaani for Shershaah
Best Male Debut: Ahan Shetty for Tadap
Best Female Debut: Sharvari Wagh for Bunty Aur Babli 2
Best Story Adapted: Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for 83
Best Original Story: Ludo by Anurag Basu
Best Supporting Actor Female: Sai Tamhankar for Mimi
Best Supporting Actor Male: Pankaj Tripathi for Ludo
(International)
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
Former West Indies skipper Darren
Sammy received civil honour of Sitara-e-
Pakistan award.
Sitara-e- Former West Indies The 38-year-old all-rounder was being
recognized for his role in helping bring
Pakistan award skipper Darren Sammy international cricket back to Pakistan.
Sammy was handed the honour in Saint
Lucia.
He represented West Indies in 38 Tests,
126 ODIs, and 68 T20Is.
The Meghalaya government key initiative
of e-proposal system, part of Meghalaya
Enterprise Architect has won a coveted UN
Best Project Award- World Summit on the Information
Meghalaya Society Forum (WSIS) prize at Geneva in
Award Switzerland. Secretary General of ITU,
Houlin Zhao presented the winner award to
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the
WSIS Forum Prizes 2022, held at Geneva,
Switzerland.
Regional Resource Centre for WHO has awarded (e-RCTC) of the
Director Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) Department of Community Medicine and
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Special of the Department of School of Public Health at Postgraduate
Recognition Community Medicine and Institute of Medical Education and
Award. School of Public Health at Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with
Postgraduate Institute of this Award.
Medical Education and The centre provides information related to
Research (PGIMER) in tobacco control in India, including
Chandigarh circulars, orders, policies and legislations.
RCTC is a joint initiative
of PGIMER and UNION-SEA and was set up
in 2018.
Kempegowda International Airport in
Bengaluru has bagged the Best Regional
Airport in India and South Asia title in the
2022 Skytrax World Airport Awards.
Skytrax World Bengaluru Airport According to a global survey of air
Airport Awards passengers said it had the best customer
service, from check-in to departures,
arrivals, and transfers, and from security
and immigration, to shopping, the survey
evaluates consumer experience across
airport service.
US-Canadian, film-maker, author and Zen
Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki has won the
Women’s Prize for fiction this year for
novel “The Book of From and Emptiness”.
Women’s Prize This novel “The Book of From and
Ruth Ozeki Emptiness” tells the story of a 13 year old
for fiction boy who after the tragic death of his
father, starts to hear voice of objects
speaking to him.
She was announced as the winner of the
30,000 euro prize at ceremony of London,
UK.
Mo Bus, Odisha-based public transport
service has been honored with a prestigious
UN Public Mo Bus, Odisha-based United Nations award, for their role and
Service efforts in helping the world recover better
Award public transport service from Covid19.
Among the other winners of this year’s
awards, were public service initiatives from
Thailand, Ukraine, Brazil, Ireland, Poland,
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Saudi Arabia, Canada, Ireland, Panama,
Philippines.
July 2022
(National)
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
National MSME Government of Odisha Contribution in the promotion and
Award 2022 Development of MSME Sector”
The CII Awards Committee unanimously
CII Quality Ratna concurred to bestow the 2021 Award to Mr.
Ashok Soota Soota considering his significant
Award 2021 contribution to building the
competitiveness of the Indian industry
through quality Initiatives.
Sini Shetty from Karnataka has been
Femina Miss India announced the winner of Femina Miss India
Sini Shetty World 2022 at the Grand Finale of VLCC
World 2022 Femina Miss India 2022 in Mumbai.
She will represent India at the prestigious
71st Miss World pageant.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly as the
former India captain has felicitated by
the British Parliament.
British Parliament BCCI President Sourav The Indian cricket legend was felicitated on
Ganguly the same date July 13 when he led India to
Natwest final win in 2002 and exactly 20
years later on the same day he was
honoured in the same city.
Mother Teresa Awarded for her astounding and notable
Dia Mirza efforts in leading pivotal environmental
Memorial Award campaigns across India as the Goodwill
Ambassador of UNEP, India.
Mother Teresa Environmental Activist For his commendable and notable
achievements in Environmental
Memorial Award Afroz Shah
Sustainability.
Sardar Patel The National Academy of For its overall performance.
Outstanding ICAR
Agricultural Research
Institute Award The awards were given away at a function to
Management (NAARM)
2021 mark the 94th Foundation Day of the ICAR.
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Kerala's highest Malayalam filmmaker KP For his contribution to the Malayalam film
film award, the JC
Kumaran industry.
Daniel Award
68th National Film
Awards for the Soorarai Pottru For Best Film award
year 2020: Best
Film award
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
Shiromani Award at
NRI World Summit Michelle Poonawalla For her contribution to the field of art.
2022
Fields Medal 2022 Ukrainian Mathematician Honored for her work on the densest
Maryna Viazovska packing of identical spheres in eight
dimensions.
'Order of the Rising He received this honour for his
Narayanan Kumar Vice contribution towards strengthening
Sun, Gold and Silver
Chairman of Sanmar Group economic relations between Japan
Star' Award
and India.
India’s Pallavi Singh has bagged the
Mrs Universe Divine Title at the finals
held at Yeosu City, South Korea.
Mrs Universe Divine Pallavi Singh hails from Kanpur and
India’s Pallavi Singh was the only contestant from Asia in
Title the Mrs Universe contest. She has
made India proud in this contest that
saw participation from 110 countries.
This is indeed a proud moment for
India.
UAE honoured Golden Kamal Haasan For being one of the best actor of the
Visa Tamil film industry's.
For outstanding contributions to
Global Energy Indian-Origin Professor transportation electrification and
Prize 2022 Kaushik Rajashekara energy efficiency technologies while
reducing power generation
emissions.
International
August 2022
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(National)
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
It is the highest honour
'President's Colours' Tamil Nadu Police given to the military,
paramilitary and police
forces of States and Union
Territories.
The 'dPal rNgam
Duston' award - the Tibetan spiritual leader For his immense
highest civilian honour Dalai Lama contribution to humanity
of Ladakh
Various categories of 1,082 police personnel from
service medals CAPFs and state forces
107 gallantry awards Armed forces and CAPF
personnel
(International)
Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field
'Distinguished Indologist Canadian scholar 'In recognition of his
Jeffrey outstanding contribution to
for 2021' award Armstrong the study of India's history &
culture'.
First Indian psychologist An Indian professor,
on US Heritage Wall of
Ramadhar Singh
Fame
Crowned Miss India USA Indian origin teenager Aarya
2022 Walvekar
Lisbon Triennale
Millennium bcp Lifetime Marina Tabassum For architectural work
Achievement Award
France’s highest civilian For his writings and
award Chevalier de la Shashi Tharoor
speeches.
Legion d’Honneur
Pulitzer Prize 2022 Fahmida Azim Category of Illustrated
Reporting and Commentary
Liberty Medal 2022 Ukrainian President For his heroic defense of
Volodymyr Zelenskyy liberty in the face of Russian
tyranny
UNESCO Peace Prize Former German chancellor "Her efforts to welcome
2022 Angela Merkel refugees"
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Miss Diva Universe
Karnataka's Divita Rai
2022
Awards 2022: 107 gallantry awards Complete winners list
Following is the list of gallantry awards approved by President Murmu-
Kirti Chakra
NK Devendra Pratap Singh, Armd, 55 RR
Sudip Sarkar, Constable/gd, BSF (Posthumous)
Paotinsat Guite, Sub-inspector/gd, BSF (Posthumous)
Shaurya Chakra
Maj Nitin Dhaania, 2 Para (SF)
Maj Amit Dahiya, Sm, 1 Para (SF)
Maj Sandeep Kumar, Grenadiers, 55 RR
Maj Abhishek Singh, Mech Inf, 50 RR
Hav Ghanshyam, Grenadiers, 55 RR
L/nk Ragh Vendra Singh, Mech Inf, 9 RR
Sep Karn Veer Singh, Rajput, 44 RR (Posthumous)
Gnr Jasbir Singh, Arty, 19 RR (Posthumous)
Lt Cdr Mritunjay Kumar
Amit Kumar, Assistant Commandant, CRPF
Somay Vinayak Munde, IPS, Addl. Superintendant of Police, Maharashtra Police
Ravindra Kashinath Naitam, Police Naik, Maharashtra Police
Tikaram Sampatrao Katenge, Police Naik, Maharashtra Police
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)
Maj Archit Sharma, Sena Medal, Mech Inf, 42 RR
Maj Narender Singh Waldia, Sena Medal, Engrs, 44 RR
Chapter 3: Government Scheme and Campaign (March
to August 2022)
March
SCHEME PURPOSE
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin launched a skill
“Naan Muthalvan- Ulagai development scheme for the students named “Naan Muthalvan- Ulagai
Vellum Ilaiya Tamilagam” Vellum Ilaiya Tamilagam” which means ‘I am the first – the youngest Tamil
(Tamil Nadu) Nadu to conquer the world’, at the Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu.
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‘Camel Protection and Rajasthan has announced a ‘Camel Protection and Development Policy’ in
Development Policy’ its budget 2022-23, with Rs 10 crores budget.
(Rajasthan)
‘Modernisation Plan-IV Government has approved the scheme - Modernisation Plan-IV for Central
for Central Armed Police Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in continuation of the scheme “Modernisation
Forces’ (CAPFs) scheme Plan-III for CAPFs. It will run from 1st Feb 2022 to 31st March 2026.
(Government of India)
Matrushakti Udaymita Launched to provide support to women entrepreneurs, on International
Scheme Women’s Day.
(Haryana)
Aama Yojna & Bahini Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang has announced that the State
Scheme Government will soon implement ‘Aama Yojna’, a scheme for helping non-
(Sikkim) working mothers & ‘Bahini Scheme’ benefitting girl students of the state.
It is an initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-
Donate-a-Pension SYM) pension scheme. Under the programme, workers in the unorganised
programme sector with the age group of 18 to 40 years can register themselves and
(Labour Ministry) deposit a minimum of 660 to 2400 rupees every year depending on their
age.
‘Kaushalya Matritva Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur launched
Yojana’ the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ by handing cheques of Rs 5,000 each to five
(Chhattisgarh) women beneficiaries for the safe motherhood practices.
'Women@Work' to provide five lakh jobs within 2026 to women with necessary employable
programme skills. The program aims to focus on the efforts of corporate programs on
(Karnataka) attracting women workforce.
“Mukhyamantri Chaa Tripura Government has announced a special scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Chaa
Srami Kalyan Prakalpa” Srami Kalyan Prakalpa’, allotting Rs. 85 crores for its implementation, as a
scheme step towards bringing the 7000 tea garden workers of Tripura under social
(Tripura) security net.
Sujalam 2.0 campaign Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the
(Jal Shakti Ministry) Sujalam 2.0 campaign for greywater management in New Delhi.
The Centre has extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-
Pradhan Mantri Garib GKAY) for another six months, from April to September 2022.
In the 6th phase, each beneficiary will get an additional five kg of free ration
Kalyan Anna Yojana
per person every month to the normal quota of food grain. The scheme was
(Central Government)
implemented on 26th March 2020.The program comes under the Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Central Government has approved the continuation of Swatantrata Sainik
Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) for Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26. The total
outlay of SSSY is Rs 3,274.87 crores.
Samman Yojana
Under SSSY freedom fighters and their eligible dependents are given
(Central Government)
pension and other financial benefits, till 2025-26.
April
SCHEME PURPOSE
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The Delhi government has set up Hobby Hubs for government schools in
Hobby Hubs Scheme Delhi after school hours to promote extra-curricular activities. This project
will implement in the single shift government school.
(Delhi government)
Aim: optimum use of school infrastructure and promote these extra-
curricular activities
‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the ‘School
initiative
Chalo Abhiyan’ in order to secure 100% enrollment in elementary and upper
(Uttar Pradesh
primary schools in Uttar Pradesh.
government)
‘Mukhyamantri Udyam Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched
Kranti Yojana’ the Mukhyamantri Udhyam Kranti Yojna at Kushabhau Thakre
(Madhya Pradesh International Convention Center to give loan up to Rs 50 Lakhs with
government) subsidized interest rate for self-employment.
“AVSAR” (Airport as Venue AAI has launched “AVSAR” Scheme to encourage the talent of women,
artisans, and craftsmen and provide them with the right opportunities.
for Skilled Artisans Of The Under the scheme, the space will be allocated to Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Region) Scheme at airports for selling/showcasing the self-made products of their
(Airport Authority of India)
region.
'SVANidhi se Samriddhi' MoHUA has been implementing Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar
Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), a Central Sector Scheme since 1st June 2020. The
(Ministry of Housing and
scheme aims to provide an affordable working capital loan to Street Vendors
Urban Affairs) and has successfully crossed the 30 Lakh mark.
The Government of Uttarakhand is set to implement the ‘Him Prahari’
“Him Prahari” scheme Scheme which is meant for ex-servicemen and youngsters.
The scheme is aimed at stopping the migration of people from
(Uttarakhand)
Uttarakhand and will focus on areas where migration occurs at a rapid
phase so that people stay put, and not move out.
Social Awareness and Health and Medical Education Minister of Karnataka, K. Sudhakar launched
the ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’
Action to Neutralise
(SAANS).
Pneumonia Successfully
SAANS is a campaign that has been launched to ensure early detection and
(SAANS) Campaign greater awareness of pneumonia in children under the age of five.
(Karnataka)
“Pradhan Mantri Garib The Central Government extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package
Kalyan Package” (PMGKP), an Insurance Scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19,
(Central Government) for a further period of 180 days w.e.f. April 19, 2022.
The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the Atal Innovation
Atal Innovation Mission Mission (AIM) until March 2023.
AIM’s stated goals include developing 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs),
(Central Government) 101 Atal Incubation Centres (AICs), and sponsoring 200 entrepreneurs
through the Atal New India Challenges.
Ayushman Bharat-Health & The Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, organised a week-long
celebration under the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, marking the fourth
Wellness Centre Scheme anniversary of Ayushman Bharat- Health and Wellness Centres (AB-
(Central Government) HWCs) from April 16 to April 22.
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The inauguration of the first AB-HWC on 14th April 2018, at Jangla, a
serene village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has completed its seven years on
Pradhan Mantri Mudra 8th April 2022.
Yojana The scheme was launched in 2015 by PM Modi for providing financial
(Central Government) support of up to 10 Lakh rupees to non-corporate, non-farm small, or
micro-enterprises.
Vinaya Samarasya scheme The Karnataka government has announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, an
(Karnataka) awareness programme meant to eradicate untouchability in Gram
Panchayats across the state.
May
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Mukhyamantri Mitaan Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel launched ‘Mukhyamantri
Yojana Mitaan Yojana’ (Mitaan stands for friend).
Under the Scheme the residents of Chhattisgarh can avail around 100 public
(Chhattisgarh) services at their doorstep. Under the Scheme, people can contact the ‘Mitaan’
(nominated individual) on the toll-free number (14545) for the service.
‘Jivhala’ A loan scheme named Jivhala has been launched by the Maharashtra
(Maharashtra) Department of Prisons for the inmates who are serving sentences in various
jails across Maharashtra.
‘Nethanna Bima’ scheme Telangana Government has announced the extension of insurance coverage
(Telangana) to handloom and power loom weavers under ‘Nethanna Bima’ (Weaver’s
Insurance) Scheme.
Direct Benefit Transfer for Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has launched the Direct Benefit
organic farmers Transfer (DBT) for 18,000 registered farmers under Horticulture
(Manipur) Department for Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North
Eastern Region (MOVCDNER), Phase- III (2020-23).
‘e-Adhigam’ scheme The Haryana State Government launches ‘e-Adhigam’ scheme under which
nearly 3 lakh students will be receiving tablet computers to aid their online
(Haryana) education.
Under the scheme, Class 10 and Class 12 students of Haryana Board will be
eligible to receive free tablets with 2GB internet data.
Startup Policy The Delhi cabinet has approved the "Delhi Startup Policy” with an aim to
create an ecosystem for people to launch startups and provide them with
(Delhi government) fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, collateral-free loans, and free consultancy from
experts, lawyers, and CA.
Breakfast scheme for
primary school students Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has announced that all
(Tamil Nadu government) government primary school students from 1st to 5th standards will
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be provided nutritious breakfast on all working days. Tamil Nadu is set to
become the first state to offer breakfast along with midday meals.
“Mukhyamantri Muft 25,000 households located in East Delhi will be provided with free sewer
connections under the ‘Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer Connection Yojana.’
Sewer Connection Yojana”
The free sewer connections will be provided by the Delhi government in 12
(Delhi government) colonies in Mustafabad and Karawal Nagar. Rs 19 crore has been allocated by
the state government for the implementation of these connections.
Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the second
phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0) on May 8th, 2022.
(Madhya Pradesh) Ladli Laxmi scheme – 2.0 is an innovative initiative to encourage girl children
to pursue higher education and make them self-dependent.
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY have completed seven years of providing social
Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), security net.The schemes were launched by PM Narendra Modi on 9th May
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal. These schemes have been successful in
Jyoti Bima Yojana providing affordable insurance and security to people.
(PMSBY), and Atal Pension
Yojana (APY) All the citizens can have a life insurance cover for Rs 2 lakh at less than 1
(Central government) rupee a day under PMJJBY and an accident insurance of Rs 2 lakh at less
than 1 rupee a month under PMSBY.
‘Chaara-Bijaee Yojana’ Haryana Agriculture Minister, Jai Parkash Dalal launched the ‘Chaara –
Bijaee Yojana’, a scheme launched to provide financial assistance of Rs
(Haryana) 10,000 per acre (Upto 10 acres) to farmers cultivating and supplying
fodder to Gaushalas (Cowsheds).
‘InspiHE₹’ Bharti AXA Life Insurance has launched its financial literacy campaign
‘InspiHE₹-Enabling an empowered future’. It is a special initiative to spread
(Bharti AXA Life Insurance) financial awareness among women about financial decisions for a secured
future.
Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann heard the grievances of the people
‘Lok Milni’ scheme of the state and issued redressal directions in ‘Lok Milni’, a first-of-its-kind
public interaction programme that was launched on 16 th
May 2022. This
(Punjab) interactive programme was launched with the aim of providing a single-
window platform to the people of the state for the redressal of the
complaints that they have.
Union Government has launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan -
Swachh Survekshan 2023 2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
under SBM Urban 2.0 The survey would give priority to the principle of 3 Rs- Reduce, Recycle and
(Central government) Reuse. Swachh Survekshan- 2023 is curated towards achieving circularity in
waste management.
Theme 2023: ‘Waste to Wealth’
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‘Kalaignarin All Villages Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched the ‘Kalaignarin All
Integrated Agricultural Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme’ that proposes
Development Programme’ overall agriculture development in all the 15,525 village panchayats
(Tamil Nadu) through a convergence of Union and State government schemes and
externally-aided projects in five years.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has recently approved new guidelines
Indira Gandhi Shehri for the implementation of ‘Indira Gandhi Shahari Rozgar Yojana’.
Rozgar Guarantee Yojana Under this scheme, at least 100 days of employment per year will be
(Rajasthan) provided to the people residing in the urban areas. It is designed on lines of
the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA).
Tripura government has decided to adopt the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 to
EV policy 2022 promote electric vehicles to convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric
mode in 5 years.
(Tripura) Electric vehicles would reduce air pollution and would be helpful in
promoting eco-friendly tourism.
Prime Minister’s The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme has been
Employment Generation extended till the financial year 2025-26 with the total outlay of Rs 13,554.42
Programme crore.
The scheme will create sustainable employment opportunities for about 40 lakh
(Central Government) persons in five financial years. The extension of the scheme is over the 15th
Finance Commission Cycle for five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
PM CARES for Children Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released benefits under the PM CARES
for Children Scheme on 30 May 2022.
Scheme Prime Minister transferred scholarships to school going children.
(Central Government) A passbook of PM CARES for Children, and health card under Ayushman
Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was handed over to the children
during the programme.
June
SCHEME PURPOSE
Jan Samarth To improve the ease of living for the common man, the government is
planning to launch 'Jan Samarth'.
(Central government) The new portal plans to initially onboard 15 credit-linked government
schemes
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“SHRESHTA” Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment has launched the “SHRESHTA” Scheme for residential
education for students in High school in Targeted Areas.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan
Reddy launched YSR Yantra Seva Scheme and flagged off the
YSR Yantra Seva scheme distribution of tractors and combine harvesters at Chuttugunta Centre
in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister YS Jagan Reddy flagged off the state-level mega
distribution of tractors and combine harvesters under YSR Yantra
Seva Pathakam in Guntur.
The Indian government has introduced the Agnipath Military recruitment
scheme, a 4-year tenure scheme for the defense troops.
Agnipath Military The scheme will facilitate the induction of more troops for shorter-term tenures.
The scheme has been planned and is being implemented by the Department of
recruitment scheme Military Affairs.
Under the scheme, candidates will join the defense forces and continue for a
period of four years only. The scheme also aims to induct younger
candidates.
Indian Bank launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible
customers to renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
KCC Digital Renewal The initiative is part of the bank’s digital transformation under project ‘WAVE’ -
scheme World of Advanced Virtual Experience. The account renewals can be done
using Indian Bank’s IndOASIS mobile app and internet banking.
Out of the total agriculture portfolio of ₹88,100 crores, KCC constitutes ₹22,300
crores with 15.84 lakh customers.
Under the 'Bharat Gaurav' scheme of the Indian Railways, the first train to be
operated between Coimbatore and Shirdi by a private operator has been flagged
off.
‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’ Ministry of Tourism has informed that the first ever Bharat Gaurav Train has
been flagged off on Coimbatore north to Sainagar Shirdi route. Indian Railways
had launched the operation of theme-based Bharat Gaurav train in the month
of November 2021. The objective of this theme is to showcase India’s rich
cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the
world.
Ennum Ezhuthum scheme Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin launched the
‘Ennum Ezhuthum scheme’ at an event in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union
(Tamil Nadu) middle school, Tiruvallur, TN to bridge the learning gap occurred due to COVID-
19 pandemic among students aged below 8.
The scheme aims to ensure foundational literacy and numeracy by 2025.
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) will be launched
One Health Pilot the One Health pilot in Bengaluru.
(Bengaluru) The programme is aimed at bringing stakeholders from animal, human and
environment health on a common platform to address challenges.
Dak Karmayogi This portal has been developed under the vision of ‘Mission Karmayogi’, which
(Communications was conceptualized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring efficiency to the
Minister) actions of all government employees.
‘Krishi Yatra’ scheme The Kashi Yatra project, which offers a cash assistance of Rs 5,000 to each of the
30,000 pilgrims willing to conduct a pilgrimage to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple
in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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(Karnataka)
MEDISEP scheme The medical insurance scheme for State Government employees, pensioners
(Kerala) and their eligible family members.
July
SCHEME PURPOSE
Naari Ko Naman To provide 50 % concession on fares in Himachal Road
(Himachal Pradesh) Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses to women commuters
within the state boundaries.
SAH-BHAGITA scheme Under this scheme, the RWAs will be incentivized for their efforts
(Delhi) to improve efficiency and compliance in tax collection.
'Swanirbhar Naari' scheme
(Assam Govt.) To empower indigenous weavers in Assam’s Guwahati.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State
Employees Cashless Medical Scheme For cashless medical benefit by Uttar Pradesh.
To provide cashless medical facilities to state government
(Government of Uttar Pradesh) employees, pensioners, and their dependents.
Jharkhand Tourism Policy 2021 To revive, renew and revamp the tourism sector of the state,
to provide a different dimension and perspective as to how
the world views the state of Jharkhand.
‘Mission Kuahl Karmi’ The Delhi government has launched the ’Mission Kushal Karmi’
programme under which labourers registered with the Delhi
(Delhi Govt.) Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board will be
offered a skill development training course.
The Centre has extended the Scheme for Rebate of State and
Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) till March 2024 to boost
exports and job creation in the textile sector.
RoSCTL scheme • After the introduction of GST in 2017, the RoSL (Rebate
(Central Govt.) of State Levies) scheme was replaced by a new scheme RoSCTL
in 2019.
• The move is aimed at enhancing competitiveness of the
labor-intensive textiles sector.
August
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Tamil Nadu government has issued an order to implement the first
‘Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme' phase of the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme at 1,545
(Tamil Nadu) government primary schools.
It will benefit over 1.14 lakh children in Classes I-V during 2022-23.
Kerala launched eggs and milk scheme for Anganwadi children to
Eggs and milk scheme provide milk and eggs to children at all anganwadis in the state.
(Kerala) Under this project, four lakh children in the age group of 3-6 from
the 33,115 anganwadis of the state will receive eggs and milk twice
a week.
The government has launched State University Research
Excellence scheme. It will provide much-needed research
State University Research Excellence opportunities to the faculties of state universities, 45 percent of
scheme which are located in rural areas.
It has been launched to augment the research capabilities in a
structured way to create a robust research and development
ecosystem in state and private universities and colleges.
'Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Haryana government has launched the 'Chief Minister Equal
Assistance and Grant' (Cheerag) Education Relief, Assistance and Grant' (Cheerag) scheme.
scheme Under the scheme, the government will provide free education to
(HARYANA) Economically Weaker section (EWS) students of Government
schools in private schools.
Telangana Government has launched 'Nethanna Ku Bima' Scheme,
'Nethanna Ku Bima' an insurance scheme, which covers handloom and power loom
weavers in the State.
(Telangana) The insurance coverage scheme will be implemented in association
with LIC.
Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned approval for the creation
Village Defence Guard Scheme – 2022 of Village Defence Guard Scheme - 2022 in Jammu and Kashmir.
(J&K) Under this scheme, rifles were provided to VDC's and they
protected their villages from terrorist attacks and terror-
related activities.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on the occasion of National
'CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana' Sports Day has launched the CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana.
(Uttarakhand) Under this scheme, a sports scholarship of Rs1500 per month will
be given to the emerging players of the state between the age
group of 8 to 14 years.
Chapter 4: Important Summit and Conference (March to
August 2022)
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March
Summit/Conference Location About
19th India-US Military The discussion was co-chaired by Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal BR
Cooperation Group Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Krishna from Indian side and his US counterpart Stephen D
Meeting Sklenka.
Fifth session of the United held in hybrid form held on February 28 – March 2, 2022 on the
Nations Environment theme ‘Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the
Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi, Kenya Sustainable Development Goals’. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Global System for Mobile Communications
2022 Mobile World Barcelona, Spain Association (GSMA) has organised the 2022 Mobile World
Congress Congress (MWC), which took place in Barcelona, Spain from 28
February to 3 March.
The summit will bring together eminent faces of tech-driven
disruption and those who have joined the unicorn club along
with Union ministers, policymakers, and global business
India Global Forum (IGF) Bengaluru leaders.
annual summit This comes as the first-of-its-kind confluence, particularly after the
incentives announced by Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman in the budget. The theme of the summit is ‘The New
India Inc.’
Germany government has announced that it will host a virtual
Meeting of G7 agriculture Hosted by meeting of agriculture ministers from the G7 countries to
ministers Germany discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on world food
security.
It will be held virtually from 20th to 22nd March 2022. It is also
known as the Olympics of Geosciences.
It is a joint endeavour of Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Earth
36th International New Delhi Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and Science
Geological Congress Academies of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. They are held
quadrennial under the International Union of Geological
Congress (IUGS).
Theme: Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable Future
Experts from various parts of India and a few from abroad are
participating in the three-day conference held at Vizag
73rd Annual National Conventions at Madhurawada. The last national conference was
held 37 years ago in Visakhapatnam.
Conference of Indian
Visakhapatnam The focus areas would be on drug and alcohol abuse in society,
Psychiatric Society
stress among students and growing incidence of suicides,
(ANCIPS)
depression and anxiety, old-age problems and dementia
The theme is chosen for ANCIPS 2022: ‘Bridging minds …
Connecting generations’
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will attend the 5th
BIMSTEC Summit on 30 March 2022. The Summit Meeting will
5th BIMSTEC Summit hosted by Sri Lanka be hosted by Sri Lanka virtually, the current BIMSTEC chair.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also visit Sri Lanka
from March 28 to March 30 where he will attend the meeting of
the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers.
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IBMS is India’s only and most influential Boat and Marine
4th edition of India Boat & Bolgatty Palace in industry related exhibition. The event is organised by Kochi-
based Cruz Expo.
Marine Show (IBMS) Kochi in Kerala The focus of the IBMS expo 2022 was the requirements for
MSME in the marine and boating sector.
20th Meeting of the The 20th NTCA was chaired by Union Minister for Environment,
Pakke tiger reserve Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav. The first-
National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA) in Arunachal Pradesh ever NTCA meeting was held in Arunachal Pradesh, outside of
the National Capital.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense
4th US-India 2+2 Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Ministers of Defense Rajnath
Washington DC Singh and External Affairs Dr S. Jaishankar to Washington,
Ministerial Dialogue
D.C. for the fourth US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and
1st Incredible India Waterways and AYUSH, has announced the First Conference of
Mumbai Incredible India International Cruise Conference 2022 will be
International Conference
held on May 14-15, 2022 organised by the Mumbai Port
Authority.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will host
21st World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) for the first time
21st World Congress of India in 118 years. The event will be held from November 18 to 21
Accountants 2022 after outbidding France. The event will be held at Jio World
Convention Centre in Mumbai. The theme for 2022 would be
`Building Trust Enabling Sustainability'.
Government of India & Ministry of AYUSH organised its
India’s 1st Global Ayush first Global Ayush Investment and Innovation
Summit (GAIIS) 2022 held at Mahatma Mandir in
Investment and Innovation Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 20 April 2022 to 22 April 2022.
Summit 2022 The summit witnessed Letter of Intents (LoIs) worth more
than Rs 9000 crore.
Narendra Modi participated in and addressed the
5th BIMSTEC Summit hosted in virtual mode by Sri Lanka, the
5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal chair of BIMSTEC from September 2018 to March 2022.
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral hosted in virtual 2022 marks the 25th year of the establishment of BIMSTEC. At
Technical and Economic mode by Sri Lanka the conclusion of the Summit, Thailand took over as chair
Cooperation) Summit nation of BIMSTEC.
Theme of 5th BIMSTEC Summit: “Towards a Resilient Region,
Prosperous Economies, Healthy People”.
G20 Bali Summit 2022 is the 17th meeting of G20 Heads of
State and Government Summit which is scheduled to take
place in Bali, Indonesia from November 15-16, 2022 under the
G20 Heads of State and Bali, Indonesia Presidency of Indonesia with the overall theme of “Recover
Government Summit 2022 Together Recover Stronger”.
India will assume the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022
from Indonesia, and will convene the G20 Leaders Summit for
the first time in India in 2023.
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Summit/Conference Location About
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 1st Semicon India Conference
Semicon India Conference 2022 at Bengaluru, aiming to visualize as the launchpad to start
Bengaluru India’s ambition of becoming the global semiconductor hub
2022 and nurturing the chip design and manufacturing ecosystem.
Theme: ‘Catalyzing India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem’.
The 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of
the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) was held from 9th May to 20th May 2022.
COP15 summit on Abidjan, Cote COP 15 took place in Abidjan, a city in Cote d’Ivoire. Union
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender
combating desertification d’Ivoire Yadav represented India at COP 15 summit.
Drought, land restoration, land rights, gender equality, and
youth empowerment are the focus areas of COP 15.
Theme of COP 15: Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.
co-hosted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the Second
Global COVID-19 Virtual Summit on the invitation of
2nd Global COVID-19 United States, Belize,
the President of the USA, Joseph R. Biden.
Virtual Summit Germany, Indonesia,
and Senegal. Theme of the summit: Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and
Prioritizing Preparedness.
Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State, Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy delivered a keynote address at the
Intersolar Europe 2022 Munich, Germany investment promotion event on “India’s Solar Energy Market”
at Intersolar Europe 2022 held at Messe München exhibition
centre, Munich, Germany.
India hosted the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization's (SCO's)-Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure
“SCO’s Regional Anti- (RATS) in New Delhi from May 16th to 19th.
Terrorist Structure” anti- Hosted by India
The Security Advisers of the National Security Councils of India,
terror meet Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan participated in the
meeting.
Finance Minister and India’s Governor for the New
7th annual meeting of hosted and chaired Development Bank (NDB) Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the
by India in virtual 7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB through
Board of Governors of NDB
mode video-conferencing in New Delhi.
Theme 2022: “NDB: Optimising Development Impact”.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on May 19, 2022,
participated in a virtual meeting of the BRICS Foreign
Ministers.
BRICS Foreign Ministers hosted by China In January 2022, the BRICS Chairmanship was handed over to
Meeting
China by India.
Theme of BRICS 2022: ‘Foster High-Quality BRICS Partnership
Usher in a New Era for Global Development’
North East Research IIT-Guwahati Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra
Conclave 2022 Pradhan launched the North East Research Conclave
(NERC) 2022 at IIT Guwahati.
World Economic Forum’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead Indian
Davos, Switzerland delegation at World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting
(WEF) Annual Meeting
in Davos, Switzerland from May 22 to 26.
Theme: “Working Together, Restoring Trust”
75th edition of World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva,
75th World Health Switzerland from 22nd to 28th May 2022. This is the first in-person
Geneva, Switzerland Health Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Assembly Theme of this year’s health assembly: “Health for peace, peace
for health”.
QUAD Leaders’ Summit The 2022 Quad summit started in Tokyo, Japan on 24th May
2022 held in Tokyo, Japan 2022. The leaders of the Quad countries (Australia, India,
Japan, and the United States) will participate.
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the
First-ever National Women Thiruvananthapuram National Women Legislators’ Conference-2022 in
Legislators Conference Thiruvananthapuram on May 26, 2022. The Conference is being
hosted by the Kerala Legislative Assembly as part of ‘Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav’.
Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Smt Meenakshi
Lekhi attended the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting via
7th BRICS Culture hosted by the video conference, which was hosted by the People’s Republic of
People’s Republic of China and attended by all BRICS Member Nations.
Ministers’ Meeting
China The Ministers approved the BRICS Action Plan 2022-2026,
which aims to expand cultural cooperation and execute the
2015 BRICS Cultural Cooperation Agreement.
June 2022
Summit/Conference Location About
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss over the issue of
advance flood information and the annual report of the
Permanent Indus New Delhi Permanent Commission of Indus Waters (PCIW).
Commission conference Also, discussed about the 1,000 MW Pakal Dul under
Article IX of the Indus Waters Treaty, 48 MW Lower
Kalnai and 624 MW Kiru project hydropower projects
being built by India on the west-flowing rivers.
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Gujarat is the state which is to host the two-day national
Education Ministers Conference.
National Education This meeting will be attended by Union Education Minister
Gujarat Dharmendra Pradhan with other UT and State ministers.
Ministers’ Conference This meeting will focus on the implementation of the National
Education Policy 2020 with digital projects like National
Digital Education Architecture and the National Educational
Technology Forum, among others.
India will host Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’
Meeting (SAIFMM) on the 16th and 17th June to mark the
30th anniversary of its relations with the 10-nation grouping.
‘ASEAN-India Foreign It will be the first meeting hosted by India in New Delhi
India and will be accompanied by 12th Edition of Delhi
Ministers’ meeting Dialogue.
It will be attended by External Affairs Minister Dr. S.
Jaishankar and ASEAN’s Ministers. S Jaishankar and his
Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan will co-
chair the meeting.
The Ninth Summit of the Americas 2022 was held from
June 6 to June 10, 2022. Theme of Summit: “Building a
Ninth Summit of the Los Angeles, United Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future”.
Summit of the Americas 2022 was skipped by the President
Americas 2022 States of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The president of
Honduras, Xiomara Castro, also boycotted the summit.
Similarly, the President of Bolivia, President of Guatemala,
Prime Minister of Saint Vincent did not attend the summit.
The 12th WTO Ministerial Conference took place on 12-15
June 2022.
The Conference will be co-hosted by Kazakhstan and
12th WTO Ministerial Geneva, chaired by Mr Timur Suleimenov, Deputy Chief of Staff of
conference Switzerland Kazakhstan's President.
Indian delegation will be led by Commerce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal. India is a founding member of the
WTO since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since
8 July 1948.
PM Narendra Modi will chair the first national
conference of chief secretaries at Dharamshala to
prepare a common development agenda for higher
economic growth, ahead of the Governing Council Meeting
First national conference Himachal Pradesh of NITI Aayog later in the year.
of chief secretaries Three themes have been identified for detailed
deliberations in the conference: implementation of the
National Education Policy (NEP), urban governance, and
crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in
oilseeds, pulses and other agri-commodities.
8th Global Conference of Egypt The 8th Global Conference of Young
Young Parliamentarians Parliamentarians has been started in Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt to address climate change.
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The two-day conference is being jointly organized by the
House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU).
Nagaland's first woman elected as Member of Parliament
to Rajya Sabha, S. Phangon Konyak is representing
India at the Conference.
India & Bangladesh have the first Physical Joint
Consultative Commission Meeting in New Delhi.
The meeting has co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S.
First Physical Joint Jaishankar and his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul
Momen.
Consultative Commission India & Bangladesh It will review the entire meeting of bilateral relations,
Meeting including cooperation in the wake of Covid19, border
security, trade and investment, connectivity, energy, water
resources, development partnership and regional-
multilateral issues.
China’s President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS
14th BRICS Summit Beijing Summit in Beijing on June 23.
Theme: Foster High Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in
a New Era for Global Development.
July 2022
Summit/Conference Location About
The meeting is based on the agreement made during
the meeting of the BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs
of BIMSTEC on cyber held at Bangkok in March 2019 that the BIMSTEC
New Delhi Expert Group will formulate an Action plan to deal with
security cooperation Cyber Security challenges in the BIMSTEC region.
• It is being chaired by National Cyber Security
Coordinator Lt General Rajesh Pant.
August
Summit/Conference Location About
Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has inaugurated
the Chabahar Day conference.
Chabahar Day conference Mumbai Objective - To mark the Chabahar Link to International
North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) Connecting
Central Asian Markets.
Amit Shah has inaugurated a two-day National
National Security Strategies New Delhi Security Strategies (NSS) Conference in New Delhi.
Conference Objective – ‘To ensure a safe and secure nation by
strengthening all aspects of the national security
mechanism.’
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The Conference is being attended by 600 officers from
across the country, physically and virtually.
4th India-Philippines In this both the countries discussed Defence and
Manila Security Cooperation & also exchanged views on
Strategic Dialogue Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-
related matters.
PM Narendra Modi addressed the 44th National
Conference of Labour Ministers and Secretaries of
44th National Conference of all states and UT via video conferencing.
The two-day conference is being organized by the
Labour Ministers and Andhra Pradesh
Secretaries of all states and Union Ministry of Labour & Employment at
TirupAati, Andhra Pradesh.
Union Territories
Accordingly, the 44th session of the National Labour
Conference has been named Vision Shramev Jayate
@2047.
65th Commonwealth An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha
Canada Speaker Om Birla will be attending the 65th
Parliamentary Conference Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) at
Halifax in Canada.
Chapter 5: Ranking Index (Jan to August 2022)
January
Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank
Henley
• Rank 1: Japan, Singapore
prepared on the basis • Rank 2: Germany, South
Henley Korea
of exclusive data
Passport Index 83rd • Rank 3: Finland, Italy,
provided by
2022 Luxembourg, Spain
International Air
• Rank 111
Transport
(Bottom): Afghanistan
Association (IATA)
March
Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank
India ranked 3rd in Top 5 countries in 2021:
billionaire population • United States
16th The Wealth Knight Frank globally • China
Report 2022 Bengaluru recorded the • India
highest growth in the • Germany
number of UHNWIs in • Russia
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2021 at 17.1% to 352
billionaires. It was followed
by Delhi (12.4% to 210)
and Mumbai (9% to 1596)
in 2021.
Sustainable
Development Index Ministry of
2021 in Top 3 countries:
Environment,
9th edition of Down 1. Finland
Forest and Climate India ranked 120th
To Earth’s annual 2. Sweden
‘State of India’s Change 3. Denmark
(MoEF&CC)
Environment Report
2022’
SKOCH State of
1st rank: Andhra Pradesh 2nd: West Bengal
Governance ranking SKOCH Group
3rd: Odisha
2021
Top 3 Liberal Democracy Index
(LDI) Countries:
‘Democracy Report V-Dem (Varieties of 1. Sweden
2022: 2. Denmark
Democracy) India ranked 93rd
Autocratisation 3. Norway
Institute
Changing Nature’ Most autocratic countries:
Afghanistan, Belarus, China,
Russia,
Rank 1st in imports Largest Arms Importers in 2017-
85% of India’s overall 21: India, followed by Saudi
imports were from three Arabia, Egypt (5.7%), Australia
Trends in Stockholm countries. Russia (46%), (5.4%) and China (4.8%)
International Peace France (27%), and the USA Largest Arms Exporters in 2017-
International Arms
Research Institute (12%) were the top three 21: USA, with 39% share, retained
Transfer, 2021 (SIPRI) largest exporters of arms to its position as the world’s largest
India during the period. arms exporters, followed by Russia
India was 23rd largest (19%), France (11%), China (4.6%)
exporter during 2017-21. and Germany (4.5%).
1. US with an overall market
Bloomberg’s recent th cap of USD 47.32 trillion,
India ranked 5 with an
overall market 2. China (USD 11.52 trillion),
data on Market Bloomberg
capitalization of USD 3.21 3. Japan (USD 6 trillion)
capitalization
trillion. 4. Hong Kong (USD 5.55
trillion)
Global Powers of 1. Walmart Inc
Retailing 2022: Deloitte Reliance Retail ranked 56th 2. Amazon, Inc.,
Resilience Despite 3. Costco Wholesale
Challenges Corporation,
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Top 3 countries:
10th edition of United Nations 1. Finland
Sustainable 2. Denmark
World Happiness India ranked 136th
Development 3. Iceland
Report 2022
Solutions Network Afghanistan was ranked as the
unhappiest nation.
1. Turkey saw the highest
annual price growth rate by
Global House Price 59.6 per cent in Q4 2021.
Knight Frank India ranked 51st 2. New Zealand (22.6 per
Index Q4 2021
cent),
3. Czech Republic (22.1 per
cent),
World’s most polluted capital
city:
1. New Delhi (India)
Bhiwadi was the most 2. Dhaka (Bangladesh)
2021 World Air polluted city in India, 3. N’Djamena (Chad)
IQAir followed by Ghaziabad, World’s most polluted country:
Quality Report
Delhi and Jaunpur. 1. Bangladesh
2. Chad
3. Pakistan
4. Tajikistan
5. India
Top states: Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana.
Top UTs: Delhi, Goa, Jammu and
NITI Aayog`s Export NITI Aayog and Kashmir, Chandigarh and
Puducherry.
Preparedness Index Institute of 1. Gujarat
Top Himalayan
2021 Competitiveness
states: Uttarakhand, Himachal
Pradesh, Tripura, Sikkim and
Manipur.
Union territories and states such
as Lakshadweep, Arunachal
Pradesh, Mizoram, Ladakh, and
Meghalaya ranked worst.
Most noise polluted city in
Most noise polluted cities world:
UNEP’s Annual United Nations in India: 1. Dhaka (Bangladesh),
Frontier Report Environment 1. Moradabad, 2. Moradabad (UP, India),
2022 Programme 2. Kolkata (89 dB), 3. Islamabad (Pakistan),
3. Asansol (89 dB), Quietest cities in the world:
4. Jaipur (84 dB), Irbrid at 60 dB, Lyon at 69 dB,
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5. Delhi (83 dB). Madrid at 69 dB, Stockholm at 70
dB, and Belgrade at 70 dB.
Celebrity Brand Most valued celebrity:
1. Virat Kohli
Valuation Report Duff & Phelps
2. Ranveer Singh
2021 titled “Digital (Now Kroll)
3. Akshay Kumar
Acceleration 2.0”
4. Alia Bhatt
Hurun Global Forty 1. USA (37)
and Under Self- Hurun Research India ranked 4th 2. China (25)
Made Billionaires Institute 3. United Kingdom (8),
2022 4. India (6)
April
Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank
1. China (78)
2. United States (25)
• Falguni Nayar 3. United Kingdom (5)
Top 3 on the list:
ranked 10th Wu Yajun co-founder of
Hurun Richest Self- • Radha Vembu,
Hurun Research Longfor (China has topped the
Made Women in the 2nd in India &
Institute list)
World 2022 25th globally Fan Hongwei,
• Kiran Mazumdar- Chairman/President, Hengli
Shaw ranked 26th Petrochemical Co Ltd (China)
Wang Laichun of Luxshare
Precision Industry (China).
The top three performers
among smaller states are:
1. Goa
NITI Aayog's State 1. Gujarat 2. Tripura
Energy and Climate NITI Aayog 2. Kerala 3. Manipur
Index SECI- Round One 3. Punjab Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
and Jharkhand were placed at
the bottom.
1. Cyrus S Poonawalla
of Serum Institute of
India (SII) 1. China (34)
Hurun Global 2. Thomas Frist Jr & 2. United States of
Hurun Research Family of HCA America (16)
Healthcare Rich List Healthcare
Institute 3. Switzerland (15)
2022 2. Li Xiting and Xu Hang
4. Germany (11)
of Mindray
5. Dilip Shanghvi & 5. India (9)
Family, of the Sun
Pharmaceuticals
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SIPRI’s “Trends in Stockholm India’s military 1. US
World Military International Peace 2. China
spends 3rd highest in
Expenditure, 2021” Research Institute 4. UK
report (SIPRI) the world 5. Russia
Forbes’ Real-time Gautam Adani
became the fifth
Billionaires List, as of 25 Forbes’
richest person in the
April 2022
world
May
Index Index India’s Rank 1st Rank
released by
Top Forbes’ highest-paid athletes:
Forbes’ highest- 1. Lionel Messi (Soccer): $130m
2. LeBron James (Basketball):
paid athletes list Forbes’ $121.2m
for 2022 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer):
$115m
4. Neymar (Soccer): $95m
5. Steph Curry (Basketball): $92.8m
20th World Press Reporters Top: Norway (1st) , Denmark (2nd),
Sweden (3rd)
Freedom Index Without 150th
2022 Borders (RSF) Bottom: North Korea (180th)
• India 4th best-
represented nation,
with Turkey
• 8 Universities from
India are placed in Top Universities:
Times Higher the top • Western Sydney University (Australia)
THE Impact 300 universities in
Rankings 2022 Education • Arizona State University (The US)
the world.
(THE)
• Calcutta University • Western University (Canada)
has been ranked
first among all the
central and state-
aided public
universities in the
country.
2021 India ($1.85 billion) 1. United States ($49.95 billion)
2. United Kingdom ($8.16 billion)
Cryptocurrency Chainalysis ranked 21st in estimated 3. Germany ($5.82 billion)
Gains by Country Crypto Gains in 2021 Ethereum is the most noteworthy gainer
among the crypto assets.
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Highest sex ratio at Lowest sex ratio at birth in the
Registrar birth in the country in country in 2020:
2020: • Manipur (880)
Civil Registration General of • Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
India 1. Ladakh (1104) and Diu (898)
System Report
(Ministry of 2. Arunachal Pradesh • Gujarat (909)
2020
Home (1011) • Haryana (916)
Affairs) 3. A&N Islands (984) • Madhya Pradesh (921)
4. Tripura (974)
Kerala (969)
World
Directory of
World Air Power Modern IAF ranked 3rd 1st: United States Air Force (USAF)
Index 2022 Military
Aircraft
(WDMMA)
54th
Travel and Tourism World The theme of the WEF’s Top 10 countries:
Travel and Tourism 1. Japan (5.2)
Development Economic Development Index 2021 2. United States (5.2)
Index 2021 Forum (WEF) is “Rebuilding for a 3. Spain (5.2)
Sustainable and Bottom position: Chad (117)
Resilient Future”.
June
Index Index released by India’sRank 1st Rank
Institute for
World Management
Competitiveness Development 37th rank Denmark
Index 2022 (IMD).
Global Skills Report Coursera State 68th rank Switzerland
(GSR) 2022
Global Gold Recycling World Gold Council 4th rank China
Report Report
Speedtest Global Index Ookla 115th Rank Norway and Singapore
New Delhi has
The Global Liveability Economic Intelligence been ranked 112th
Index 2022’ Unit’s (EIU) and Mumbai is Vienna
ranked at 117th
position.
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4th State Food Safety FSSAI Tamil Nadu
Index (SFSI)
Elon Musk, Tesla: USD 23.5
Billion
2021’s highest paid CEO Fortune Tim Cook, Apple: USD 770.5
Million
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA: USD
561 Million
THE Asia University Times Higher Education Indian Institute of
Rankings 2022 (THE). Science (IISc)-42nd
Global Environmental
Performance Index 180th Denmark
2022
Global Startup Policy advisory and Bengaluru ranked
research firm Startup
Ecosystem ranking 22nd
Genome
National e-governance Kerala topped among
states, J&K topped
NeSDA Report 2021 service delivery among UTs
assessment
July
Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank
Asia Pacific Knight Frank, an Among the Indian cities,
international property Bengaluru was ranked first.
Sustainability SINGAPORE
consultant based in While in the index it has been
Index 2021
London, UK ranked 14th.
QS Best Student Global higher education Mumbai ranked at 103 has
consultancy London (UK)
Cities Ranking emerged as India’s highest-
Quacquarelli Symonds
2023 ranked student city.
(QS)
1st Edition of Union Minister of
Consumer Affairs, Food
State Ranking Rank 1 Odisha
& Public Distribution
Index For NFSA
Piyush Goyal
Delta ranking of
Shyama Prasad The Union Ministry of Jharkhand
Mukherji Rurban Rural Development
Mission (SPMRM),
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The Global World Economic Forum India at 135 out of 146
Gender Gap Index Iceland
(WEF) countries
2022
Expat Insider India has ranked 36 out of the
Rankings for InterNations Mexico
52 countries
2022
Ookla's Speedtest India’s rankings fell by three
spots in the median mobile
Global Index June Norway
speeds. It dropped down to
2022
118th rank.
Based on exclusive data Indian passport has ranked at
Henley Passport from the International
Index 2022 Air Transport 87th in the Henley Passport Japan
Association (IATA) Index among 199 passports.
3rd edition of Karnataka (States)
By Suman Bery by Vice- Manipur (Union
India Innovation
Index Chairman of NITI Aayog. Territories and City
States Category)
August
LIC enters Fortune 500 list, Reliance jumps 51 places
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has broken into the latest Fortune Global 500 list,
while Reliance Industries has jumped 51 places.
The nation's biggest life insurer with revenue of USD 97.26 billion and a profit of USD
553.8 million, was ranked 98th on the just released Fortune 500 list. This is the first
outing of LIC on the list, which ranks listed companies by sales.
Reliance Industries jumped 51 places to 104th on the 2022 list.
Reliance, with revenue of USD 93.98 billion and a net profit of USD 8.15 billion in the
latest year, has been on the list for 19 years.
Fortune Global 500 list ranks companies by total revenues for their respective fiscal
years ended on or before March 31, 2022.
Chapter 6: Partnership and Arrangement (March to August
2022)
March
Partnership/ Agreement Aim
Google partnered with to form a cohort of 100 early to mid-stage Indian startups, to support these
MeitY Startup Hub startups to build high-quality global apps and games as part of the Appscale
Academy Program.
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Paytm partnered with to offer digital ticketing services to consumers through Automatic Ticket
IRCTC
Vending Machines (ATVM) installed at railway stations across India.
Zeta partnered with announced a 5-year global partnership to power next-gen credit processing for
Mastercard banks, fintechs.
Bharti Airtel partnered to launch ‘Airtel Axis Bank Credit Card’ that will offer benefits such as
with Axis Bank
cashbacks, special discounts, digital vouchers and complimentary services to
Airtel’s more than 34 crore customers.
Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS) signed for establishment of ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at IIT Roorkee.
MoU with IIT Roorkee This would be the 1st Standardization Chair established by BIS in an Institute
for activities on Standardization and Conformity Assessment.
Aditya Birla Sun Life
Insurance entered into This collaboration facilitates a common platform to reach out to the bank’s five
bancassurance lakh plus customers with relevant life insurance solutions. The agreement
partnership with Bharat will provide life insurance support to more than 5 lakh customers of the bank.
Co-operative Bank
NITI Aayog’s Atal to promote Augmented Reality (AR) skill development among Indian youth.
Innovation Mission Snap Inc is anticipated to train around 12,000 instructors linked with the Atal
partnered with Snap Inc. Tinkering Labs on Augmented Reality over the course of two years, allowing
the programme to reach millions of children.
Bank of India entered to offer commercial vehicle loans.
into co-lending The public sector bank will leverage the reach of the NBFC to build its MSMEs
partnership with IKF
portfolio. The disbursement under the Co-Lending arrangement has
Finance
commenced on 9th March 2022.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd signed an MoU with Business France, a French
signed MoU with National agency involved in exports and international investments in France, to
Business France provide support to companies in the Indo-French corridor.
OneWeb signed The first launch with SpaceX is expected in 2022 and will add to OneWeb’s
agreement with SpaceX total in-orbit constellation that is currently at 428 satellites, or 66% of the fleet.
ICICI Lombard partnered to provide smartphone insurance which offers financial
with Airtel Payments protection against damages.
Bank It will boost the mobile insurance industry in India. Under the agreement, the
mobile insurance amount equal to the purchase price of the smartphones
will be provided.
Airports Authority of for the joint indigenous development of systems for air traffic management
India (AAI) signed an and surface movement of aircraft at airports across the country, which were
previously imported.
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agreement with Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL)
SIDBI joined hands with Under the MoU, SIDBI and the Government of Meghalaya will work in tandem
Meghalaya to facilitate the development of the Micro Small and Medium
Infrastructure Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem in Meghalaya.
Development and
Finance Corporation
Limited (MiDFC)
Max Life Insurance to launch its ‘Max Life Smart Secure Plus Plan’ for its customers.
partnered with PhonePe It is a non-linked non-participating individual pure risk premium life
insurance plan on the PhonePe app to enhance financial protection for digitally-
savvy customers.
Tamil Nadu signed MoU to implement three major projects worth Rs. 3,500 crores in Tamil Nadu.
with UAE based Lulu The investment is to set up shopping malls, hypermarkets and a food-logistic
Group park in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu signed various MoUs with investors to attract
₹6,100 crore investment during the five-day visit to the UAE.
April
Partnership/ Agreement Aim
Manipur government signed MoU for setting up a world-class “Sports Digital Experience Centre” in
with Samsung Data System India Imphal, as a domain of Manipur Olympian Park and Khuman
Pvt Ltd and Abhitech IT Solutions Lampak Sports Complex.
Pvt Ltd
Bharat Dynamics Ltd signed MoU to explore new business opportunities in various areas of mutual
with Tawazun Economic Council, interest in the field of defence.
UAE
State Bank of India (SBI) signed to offer special benefits through Central Armed Police Salary
MoU with Border Security Force Package (CAPSP) Scheme.
Unique Identification Authority of for technical collaboration.
India (UIDAI), MeitY inked a pact NRSC will develop Bhuvan-Aadhar portal for
with National Remote Sensing providing information and locations about the Aadhaar centres
Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Hyderabad across India.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd a strategic cloud partnership to speed up the digital
(BPCL) collaborated with Microsoft transformation in the oil and gas industry. The partnership
will accelerate the BPCL’s digital transformation effort named
‘Project Anubhav’.
Indian Air Force (IAF) signed MoU for technology development and finding indigenous solutions
with IIT Madras for the sustenance of various weapon systems. IIT Madras will
provide consultancy duly supported by research for feasibility
studies and prototype development.
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PhonePe partnered with Extreme IX to enable faster digital payments service to over 370 million
PhonePe users. This partnership helps PhonePe to decrease the
latency for its users irrespective of their location or ISP in India.
NITI Aayog signed Statement of on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on
Intent with UNICEF India children.
The SoI intends to formalize a framework of cooperation in order to
launch the first report on the “State of India’s Children: Status
and Trends in Multidimensional Child Development,”
emphasizing a mutual commitment to achieving children’s rights in
India.
Airtel Payments Bank partnered to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities to its customers.
with IndusInd Bank A customer can open FD of Rs 500 up to Rs 190,000 on the Airtel
Thanks app. With this partnership, customers of Airtel Payments
Bank savings account will get an interest rate of up to 6.5
%p.a. and senior citizens will get an additional 0.5% on all fixed
deposits.
SBI Cards partnered with Tata to power SBI Card’s digital transformation.
Consultancy Services (TCS) TCS had helped the SBI cards to transform its core cards sourcing
platform and digitized a significant portion of the process.
TCS will continue to digitalize and change online onboarding
processes in order to provide a faster and more frictionless
experience for customers, resulting in higher customer satisfaction.
Google signed MoU with Telangana to provide benefits of digital economy to the youth and women
entrepreneurs.
Indian Navy signed MoU with M/S for nurturing and inducting various technological domains into
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) the Indian Navy.
May
Partnership/ Agreement Aim
Railways Ministry signed MoU with
for the modernization of Telecommunication in Indian Railways
Centre for Development of
for Public Safety and Security Services.
Telematics (C-DOT)
Red Shield Division of the Indian to establish Centre for Excellence and wellness for coaching and
Army signed a Tripartite MoU with the
State Bank of India Foundation (SIBF) making underprivileged students of Manipur eligible for admission
and training partner National Integrity to the best colleges and universities in India.
and Educational Development
Organization (NIEDO)
Ministry of Skill Development and To upskill the technical workforce at the Department of Space of
Entrepreneurship signed MoU with
ISRO.
Indian Space Research The initiative aims to establish a formal framework for short-term
Organisation (ISRO) courses to provide training for the skill development and capacity
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building of ISRO technical professionals in the space domain in the
country, in accordance with industry requirements.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) signed for a trafficking free nation.
MoU with Association for Voluntary It will enhance the scale, reach and effectiveness of Operation
AAHT (Action against Human Trafficking) launched by RPF across
Action (AVA) the nation.
to facilitate the banking requirements of corporates operating
across both countries.
ICICI Bank partnered with Santander The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between ICICI and
UK Plc Santander UK Plc is designed to establish a framework of the
partnership between the banks to meet the financial service
requirements of corporate customers operating within the India-
UK corridor.
Assam Rifles inked MoU with Axis to establish a Centre of Excellence and Wellness to secure a better
future for the youth of Nagaland.
Bank and National Integrity and The centre named after Late Capt N Kenguruse MVC Centre of
Educational Development
Organisation (NIEDO) Excellence and Wellness will be located at Chieswema in Kohima
district.
WHO partnered with Rajasthan Rajasthan is the first state in India to institutionalise health
accounts with the help of World Health Organisation (WHO) to
government
estimate the amount spent on the health sector and its impact.
June
Partnership/ Agreement Aim
ICICI Bank partnered with ICICI Bank has partnered with ZestMoney to expand its
ZestMoney ‘Cardless EMI’ facility for purchases at retail and e-commerce
platforms.
The partnership enhances the affordability of millions of
customers of the bank who can use pre-approved cardless
credit to instantly buy products/ services using ZestMoney and
take care of the cost into EMIs.
Ather Energy, an electric two-wheeler manufacturer based in
Ather Energy partnered with Bengaluru, Karnataka, has partnered with the State Bank of India
to offer vehicle financing for its customers.
SBI This partnership will enable the customers of Ather Energy, having
pre-approved loan offers from SBI, to get instant loans at low-
interest rates starting from 9.55% per annum.
LinkedIn partnered with UN LinkedIn Corporation has invested USD 5,00,000 (₹3.88 crore)
Women in association with UN Women for the LINK Women project to
create employment opportunities for women.
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The pilot project will launch in Maharashtra to cultivate the
digital, soft and employability skills of 2,000 women.
Aim: To create a cadre of women who will acquire new digital
and employability skills, leading to better jobs
ONDC and NABARD have come together to host the NABARD
Open Network for Digital ONDC Grand Challenge to establish market linkages for the
Commerce has joined hands enabled players with market ready Farmers Producers
with National Bank for Organizations.
Agriculture and Rural Objective - To promote development of innovative solutions
Development (NABARD)
that are likely to aid adoption of e-commerce in the agricultural
sector.
CARD91 has joined hands with RuPay and Yes Bank, to create
Partnership to create a card a card management system.
CARD91 is a global payment infrastructure powering business
management system to business (B2B) payment announced a strategic partnership
with YES BANK and RuPay, the flagship product of National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Liberty General Insurance has signed an agreement with
Partnered to enable the Peerless Financial Product Distribution Limited (PFPDL) to
enable the distribution of Liberty’s retail and Commercial line
distribution of Liberty’s retail
of products.
and Commercial line of The product distribution across the country will be done
products through the 42 branches of Peerless.
Liberty is working closely with PFPDL to provide training and
operational expertise.
Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Muthoot Finance to
Airtel Payments Bank offer gold loans through Airtel Thanks app.
partnered with Muthoot There will be no-processing charge on the loan. Muthoot Finance
Finance will provide up to 75 per cent of the pledged gold value as a loan.
The loan facility will also be available at the 5 lakh banking points
for Airtel Payments Bank.
July
Partnership/ Agreement Aim
Chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp and India's
India's Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Tata Motors have partnership to design, develop
Renesas Electronics Corp and manufacture semiconductor solutions.
Engineers India (EIL), New Delhi & CSIR-CSIO, For joint commercialization of Earthquake
Chandigarh, signed an agreement Warning System
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AAI will operate and manage the airports and provide
all necessary services. Communication Navigation
AAI signed an agreement with government of Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM)
Uttar Pradesh services will also be provided by AAI.
The Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, To boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the
northeastern region
Guwahati and the Indian Institute of
Management (IIM) Shillong signed an
agreement
• To launch of Dining Delights for the bank
customers.
Axis Bank partnered with EazyDiner • To serve customers who want choice, variety
and convenience while dining out.
Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has To provide travel insurance to Indian students
partnered with Avanse Financial Services going abroad for higher education.
The partnership will see all the branches of Paschim
Banga Gramin Bank across West Bengal offer SBI Life's
The Paschim Banga Gramin Bank has joined range of protection, wealth creation, credit life,
annuity and savings products, thereby increasing
hands with SBI Life Insurance accessibility of life insurance solutions in the region.
South Indian Bank signed an agreement with To enable digital collection of payments at eco-
tourism centres, Vanasree shops, mobile Vanasree
Kerala Forest Department
units and eco-shops across the State.
City Union Bank (CUB) has signed a corporate To distribute the latter’s insurance products through
agency agreement with Shriram General its network of branches across the country.
Insurance
The agreement will allow West Bengal-registered
Government of Sikkim and Government of commercial vehicles to drop tourists at their hotels in
West Bengal signed an agreement different destinations of Sikkim.
To co-create a master’s programme in
The National Payments Corporation of India management studies in digital payments for its
(NPCI) has partnered with Jamnalal Bajaj employees.
Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)
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Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Safran To create a new joint venture intended to develop
helicopter engines.
Helicopter Engines have signed an agreement
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers For the design and construction of the next-
Ltd signed a contract with the West Bengal generation electric ferry
Government
Delhi government has joined hands with the To create employment opportunities for students of
the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University
UNICEF
(DSEU).
Tata AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd partnered with To offer life and health insurance solutions to the
City Union Bank Bank's consumers
To implement safety incident detection by deploying
Vedanta partners with IIT Madras T-Pulse HSSE Monitoring System, based on artificial
intelligence (AI), across all its business units.
To discover, nurture and develop Indian athletes
from across the country and provide them with
world-class facilities, coaching and sports science
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) partnered and medicine support by leveraging the Reliance
Foundation ecosystem including the Odisha Reliance
with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Foundation Athletics High-Performance Center
and Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital.
To set up a call centre in collaboration with non-profit
Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals
NASSCOM partnered with Google (ISAP) to help women farmers scale up their business.
It's called the ‘DigiVaani’ Call Center.
To add Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture
(DiCRA) to the Digital Public Goods Registry.
Telangana government partnered with UNDP DiCRA will help farmers mitigate the effects of
climate change on their crops and livestock.
For its decarbonization and sustainability agenda.
JSW Steel has partnered with Boston As part of this, BCG will leverage its proprietary CO2
Al platform along with its best-in-class digital and
Consulting Group (BCG) analytics capabilities to support JSW Steel.
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Partner to form an asset reconstruction company
to sell bad loans of the bank valuing Rs 48,000 crore.
The bank has signed a binding term sheet with JCF
ARC LLC and JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Pvt.
Yes Bank partnered with JC Flowers ARC Ltd. for this strategic partnership.
To effectively implement the Comprehensive Border
Management Plan (CBMP).
India and Bangladesh It will control border crimes including smuggling of
drugs and narcotics, arms and ammunition, fake
currency, and gold among other things
The ONGC has signed gas sale agreements with
To monetize its upcoming field at Khubal in North
GAIL India and Assam Gas Company Ltd (AGCL) Tripura district.
To boost start-ups in the maritime sector.
Cochin Shipyard signed an agreement with IIM To augment initiatives to develop an ecosystem for
supporting the startups in the maritime sector
Kozhikode from the technical, regulatory, financial, and
marketing points of view by bringing the stakeholders
together.
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) is the
The defence ministry has signed the 100th flagship initiative of the Department of Defence
Production and it was rolled out to encourage start-
contract under a framework called ‘iDEX’ ups and other such entities engaged in defence
innovation.
Bharat Forge subsidiary BF Infrastructure has
For manufacturing high-speed passenger trains in
signed an agreement with Talgo India.
City Union Bank partnered with Aditya Birla For distribution of health insurance products
through the bank's network.
Health Insurance
August
Partnership/ Agreement Aim
Reliance, Ola and Rajesh Exports signed anFor battery manufacturing
agreement To create battery manufacturing capacity of about
95-gigawatt hour.
Amazon India has signed an agreement with To boost its delivery services in the country.
Indian Railways
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European plane manufacturer Airbus has To provide aircraft maintenance training to young
signed an agreement with the GMR Group
engineers.
SVC Bank signed an agreement with SIDBI To extend refinance facility to facilitate improved
credit flow to MSMEs
HDFC Bank partnered with M1xchange To make a debut in the Trade receivables
Discounting System (TReDs) platform.
IDFC FIRST Bank partnered with To explore synergies and support the startup
LetsVenture
ecosystem by offering curated products and
solutions to startups, founders and investors.
Paytm partnered with Piramal Finance
To further expand its merchant loan business to
small towns and villages of India.
YES Bank joined hands with IBSFINtech
This partnership will strengthen the corporate
treasury ecosystem with a strong decision-making
tool and automated workflows.
ONGC signed an agreement with
ExxonMobil For deep-water exploration on the east and the west
coasts of India.
The two companies will focus on the Krishna-
Godavari and Cauvery basins in the eastern offshore
and the Kutch-Mumbai region in the western offshore.
Yes Bank partnered with SellerApp
To adopt Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC).
This partnership will help them to expand their
digital commerce footprint.
Paytm has partnered with Samsung stores To provide smart payments as well as its loan service
across India Paytm Postpaid through deployment of point-of-sale
devices.
MasterCard partnered with badminton
players (Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth,
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Chirag Shetty) To promote digital payments in India.
Global escrow banking solution provider Castler has
Castler partnered with Yes Bank partnered with Yes Bank to offer digital escrow
services for the bank's customers.
SIDBI partnered with Tata Power's TPRMG To launch an innovative program that will see 1,000
green energy enterprises established throughout
the nation.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Signed an agreement to improve water supply in
Indian government Himachal Pradesh
Royal Enfield with UNESCO (the United Partnered to promote and safeguard the 'Intangible
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cultural Heritage of India
Organisation)
Mastercard with livelihood promotion Partnered to create an agri-tech platform for farmers
institution BASIX Social Enterprise Group
Fintech platform KreditBee with API Partnered to offer customers an option to convert
banking solutions company Cashfree their online purchases into EMIs at the time of
Payments. checkout itself for non-credit card holders.
HDFC Bank with Tata Neu
Partnered to launch two new credit cards.
Non-life Insurer Universal Sompo General Partnered to offer insurance against home loans
Insurance with Chennai-based Repco Home
Finance Ltd
Signed two contracts for the construction of a new
Bangladesh and India broad-gauge line between Khulna-Darsana and the
conversion of meter gauge line into a dual-gauge line
between Parbatipur and Kaunia.
RailTel (a CPSU of the Ministry of Railways) Partnered to launch India’s first Shared Radio Access
with CloudExtel (a known Full Stack Network (RAN) solution for congested locations with
Network as a Service (NaaS) Provider) the objective of enhancing telecom users’ experience.
ICICI Bank with the National Payments Partnered to launch a range of credit cards on the
native payments network Rupay.
Corporation of India (NPCI)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Partnered to develop a boxing analytics platform
Smartboxer.
has partnered with Karnataka-based
Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS)
Signed an agreement for the promotion and
Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian facilitation of One Herb, One Standard in New Delhi.
Medicine Homoeopathy (under the Ministry
of Ayush) with the Indian Pharmacopoeia
Commission (under the Ministry of Health)
National Minorities Development and Signed an agreement for the development of financial
Finance Corporation (NMDFC) with ICICI accounting software and mobile application.
Bank
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Chapter 7: Loans agreement for India from different
organizations (Jan to August 2022)
January
Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose
to invest in the development of data centres that
mostly serve emerging Asia through the Keppel Data
Centre Fund II (KDCF II), a closed-end private equity
vehicle managed by Alpha Investment Partners
Asian Infrastructure Limited.
USD 150 million This project is being AIIB’s 1st data centre project. India
Investment Bank (AIIB)
is a key founding member of AIIB.
AIIB invested USD 100 million through a parallel fund
structure and USD 50 million through co-investments
in KDCF II. AIIB will invest in the fund as a Limited
Partner.
USD 125 million for the government of West Bengal to support its effort
World Bank (around Rs 1,000 towards social protection service access to the poor
crore) and vulnerable groups.
February
Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose
EXIM Bank of India and the Sri Lankan
Government signed a $500 million Line of Credit.
EXIM Bank $500 million India’s support for fuel imports — by Sri Lanka from India
— through the LoC, is in response to Lanka’s urgent
requirement.
As per the data officially released by the ADB, it provided a
record USD 4.6 billion in sovereign lending to India in
2021.
This included USD 1.8 billion towards coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic response.
Asian Development USD 4.6 billion The USD 4.6 billion was committed by ADB for 17 loans.
Bank (ADB) The USD 1.8 billion COVID-19-related assistance included
USD 1.5 billion for vaccine procurement and USD 300
million to strengthen primary health care in urban areas
and the country’s future pandemic preparedness.
The agency extended a USD 2.2-billion support for 12
state projects, committed to its geographically balanced
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programming. The ADB’s India portfolio comprised 69
projects worth USD 15.5 billion as of 31st December 2021.
Government of India, the state govt
$115 million (INR of Karnataka and Odisha signed loan agreement for
World Bank implementation of “Rejuvenating Watersheds for
869 crore) Agricultural Resilience through Innovative
Development” (REWARD) Project.
Asian Development USD 68 million IIFL Home Finance Limited signed a loan agreement to
Bank (ADB) (INR 434 crore) provide the financial support for affordable green
housing for lower-income women borrowers in India.
Japan International JICA approved the tender for cleaning up rivers Mula,
Cooperation Agency Rs 1,000 crores Mutha and Mula-Mutha (confluence of both rivers) of
(JICA) Pune Municipal Corporation area.
March
Organization/Bank Loan To which Purpose
Amount country
Government of India, Government of West
Bengal, and World Bank has signed $125 million
World Bank $125 million India IBRD loan to support efforts to help poor and
vulnerable groups access social protection
services in West Bengal.
April
Organization/Bank Loan To which Purpose
Amount country
The government 83uthorized a World Bank-
backed programme costing USD 808 million to
$500 aid and improve the functioning of the
World Bank’s India
million country’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs) under a programme called ‘Raising and
Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP).
While addressing the 5th BIMSTEC Summit, PM
India USD 1 BIMSTEC Modi announced that India will provide USD 1
million million to the BIMSTEC secretariat to increase
its operational budget.
ADB and HSBC India have agreed to set up a USD
Asian Development USD 100 India 100 million partial guarantee program to help
Bank and HSBC India Million over 400,000 micro-borrowers and largely
women-owned microenterprises across India.
JICA signed Japanese ODA (Official development
Japan International 312.258 assistance) Loan Agreements with the
Cooperation Agency India Government of India in Delhi, to provide Japanese
billion Yen
(JICA) ODA loans of up to a total of 312.258 billion
Yen for 7 projects.
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The 7 projects are:
1. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Project
(Phase 2) (III)
2. Chennai Metro Project (Phase 2)(II)
3. Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage
Project (Phase 3) (II)
4. North East Road Network Connectivity
Improvement Project (Phase 6)
5. Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and
Greening Project for Climate Change
Response
6. Assam Health System Strengthening Project
7. Uttarakhand Integrated Horticulture
Development Project
Gujarat’s
The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure
Mission
Rs 7,500 Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide a loan of Rs
World Bank & AIIB School of
crores 7,500 crore to the government of Gujarat for its
Excellence
‘Mission School of Excellence project’.
Project
Axis Bank signed a Partial Guarantee Facility
Asian Development USD 150 Agreement (PGFA) with the ADB for a partial
Axis Bank
Bank (ADB) million guarantee programme with initial outlay of USD
150 million.
ADB and the Government of India have signed a
USD 2 million Project Readiness Financing (PRF)
Asian Development Loan for strengthening the institutional
$2 million Nagaland capacity, designing urban infrastructures that
Bank (ADB)
are climate-resilient, and improving the
mobilization of municipal resources in
Nagaland’s 16 district headquarter towns (DHTs).
$76.25
ADB sanctioned an amount of $76.25 million or
Asian Development million or
Agartala Rs 551 crore for three specific projects under
Bank (ADB) Rs 551
the Agartala Smart City Limited (ASCL).
crore
$500 India will provide an additional $500 million
India Sri Lanka financial assistance to Sri Lanka to buy fuel as
million
the latter is facing worst financial crisis
Small Industries SIDBI has provided the first approval under
Development Bank of ₹600 crore Maharashtra the SIDBI Cluster Development Fund (SCDF) to
India (SIDBI) the Maharashtra Government.
The World Bank has approved a USD 47
World Bank $47 million India million financial support to the Government of
India for the Mission Karmayogi, a national
program to build civil service capacity.
National Bank for Rs 170.15 The Assam cabinet approved raising Rs 170.15
Assam crore as loan assistance from NABARD for 15
Agriculture and Rural crore
projects of the Public Works Department
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Development (Roads). The projects include 12 embankments cum
(NABARD) roads and three rural bridges.
May
Organization / To which
Loan Amount country Purpose
Bank /state
Exim Bank has entered into an agreement with the
SBM (Mauritius) Infrastructure Development
Export-Import USD 190 million Mauritius Company Ltd (SBMIDCL) to provide the latter with a
Bank of India USD 190 million Government of India-backed Line
of Credit (LoC) for Metro Express & Infrastructure
Projects I Mauritius.
for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed
World bank USD 350 million Gujarat Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G)
project.
The World Bank has announced actions it plans to take
World Bank USD 30 billion as part of a comprehensive, global response to the
ongoing food security crisis, with up to $30 billion
financing in existing and new projects.
June
Organization/Bank Loan To which Purpose
Amount country
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Hong Kong and Limited, India (HSBC India) has announced USD
Shanghai Banking $250 Million India 250 million in lending support for high-growth,
Corporation Limited technology-led start-ups in India, which has the
world’s third largest start-up ecosystem.
The World Bank has approved additional financing
of USD 250 million for Outcomes for Accelerated
Learning.
USD 250 It is a program which aims to improve education
World Bank Gujarat results for children across Gujarat state.
million
This financing will benefit an additional 3,000
schools that have been disproportionately affected
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective – Lower the greenhouse gas emissions.
The watershed department will carry out the
World Bank Rs 1000 Uttrakhand Uttrakhand climate Responsive rain-fed Farming
crore Project. It will also encourage environment friendly
agricultural practices.
The United States has announced a funding of USD
United States $122 million India 122 million to top three Indian medical research
institutions to prevent avoidable epidemics, early
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detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective
response.
The total funding of USD 122,475,000 from
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
will, over a period of five years, be distributed to the
top three Indian health research institutions - ICMR,
NIV and NIE.
for the rail logistics project to help reduce India’s
World Bank USD 245- India high carbon emissions and low modal freight share
in the railways.
million
for the Indian government's road safety
USD 250 programme that addresses the high road accident
World Bank India
million fatality rate in the country.
July
Organization/Bank Loan To which Purpose
Amount country
Two complementary loans totaling $500 million
World Bank $500 million India’s health each were authorized by the World Bank Board of
sector Executive Directors to help and develop the health
sector in India.
The Chhattisgarh government has received an in-
World Bank USD 300 Chhattisgarh principle nod from the Centre to ho head with a
Million government $300 million school education project the state is
negotiating with the world bank.
United Nations
Relief and
Works Agency
USD 2.5 In support of core UNRWA services to Palestine
India for Palestine
million refugees across the Middle East since 2018.
Refugees in the
Near East
(UNRWA)
For safe drinking water and sanitation project in
Himachal Pradesh.
ADB USD 96.3 Himachal The loan has been provided under the Himachal
million Pradesh Pradesh Rural Drinking Water Improvement and
Livelihood Project.
the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure
Development Project. Investments will foster
NDB 79 million Meghalaya much-needed infrastructure in Meghalaya state
USD that will lead to the establishment of 5 ecotourism
circuits. The project includes the construction of
114km of roads and bridges.
NDB 70 Million India Lamphelpat Waterbody Rejuvenation Project.
USD
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Chapter 8: Mergers and Acquires (March to August 2022)
March
Merger Company About
Razorpay acquired Razorpay, a fintech unicorn, announced the purchase of IZealiant
IZealiant Technologies Technologies, a renowned Fintech business that provides banks with
payments technology solutions, for an undisclosed sum.
PhonePe acquired 100% PhonePe, a digital payment company backed by Flipkart announced the
stake in freelance acquisition of 100 % stake in GigIndia, which is a network for freelance
entrepreneur network
micro-entrepreneurs.
GigIndia
SBI Group acquired The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved State Bank of India Mutual
9.99% stake in ICICI Fund Limited (SBIFML), along with other SBI group companies, to acquire
Bank up to 9.99% equity capital in the ICICI Bank.
Ola, an Indian ride-hailing startup, has agreed to acquire neo-banking
Ola acquired neo bank platform Avail Finance in order to expand its financial services offering.
The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed by Ola, which
Avail Finance owns a 9% share in Avail Finance. Ola intends to use Avail Finance’s
product portfolio to enhance its lending operations and further its neo-
banking expansion goals.
April
Merger Company About
Axis Bank acquired for an amount of USD 1.6 billion (Rs 12,325 crores) in an all-cash deal. This
transaction will be including Citibank India’s consumer banking businesses,
Citibank's India which include retail banking, credit cards, consumer loans, and wealth
consumer business
management.
HDFC Bank The board of directors of the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)
Limited at its meeting held has approved the amalgamation of HDFC Investments
announced merger
Limited and HDFC Holdings Limited with HDFC Ltd, and HDFC Ltd with HDFC
with housing finance Bank.
firm HDFC Ltd
HP has completed its acquisition of Poly for $1.7 billion in an all-cash deal
worth $3.3 billion when debt is factored in. Poly is a manufacturer of office
HP acquired Poly communication devices such as headsets, AV conference room equipment such
as desk phones, and software. The resulting ecosystem will be able to deliver
entire workforce solutions in a hybrid work environment that necessitates
seamless transitions between office and home settings.
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Union Bank of India UBI is set to buy out 75% stake held jointly by Bank of Baroda (BoB) – 40% and
(UBI) will buy 75% Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) – 35%, in IIBM
stake jointly held by Following this, the IIBM will become a 100% UBI unit. IIBM was incorporated on
BoB & IOB in India 13th August 2010 and commenced its operations on 11th July 2012.
International Bank India International Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (IIBM) was a locally incorporated
(Malaysia) Berhad three-way joint venture between the Bank of Baroda (40%), the IOB (35%) and
(IIBM) Andhra Bank (25%).
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed to acquire Twitter for $44 billion,
ending a drama that included hostile takeover threats before handing him personal
Elon Musk acquired control of one of the world’s most powerful social media networks.
Twitter According to Twitter, the publicly traded corporation will now become a private
entity owned by Musk, who negotiated a $54.20 per-share purchase price.
Earlier, Musk had acquired a 9.2% stake in Twitter.
May
Merger Company About
L&T Infotech and Mindtree, two independently listed IT services companies
L&T Infotech and under Larsen & Toubro Group have announced merger that would
Mindtree announced create India's fifth-largest IT services provider.
merger This combined entity will be known as LTIMindtree This proposed integration
will see Mindtree and LTI join strengths to create an efficient and scaled
up IT services provider exceeding USD 3.5 billion.
Equitas SFB merged with The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a No-Objection Certificate
(NoC) with conditions to the proposal for the voluntary merger of Equitas
Equitas Holdings Holdings Limited and Equitas Small Finance Bank, a subsidiary of Equitas
Holdings Limited.
Food delivery major Swiggy has acquired table reservation platform Dineout
Swiggy acquired Dineout for an undisclosed amount.
Reports have noted that it is a $200-million deal. Dineout will continue to
operate as an independent app post the acquisition.
Adani Group bought Adani Group which belongs to Gautam Adani is set to acquire swiss
multinational company Holcim’s stake in Indian companies Ambuja
Ambuja Cements, ACC
Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 billion (around Rs 81,361 crore),
from Holcim including the open offers.
Ruchi Soya acquired Ruchi Soya, an edible oil company, has announced that it will buy Patanjali
Patanjali Ayurveds Food
Ayurved’s food division for Rs 690 crore.
Business
Flipkart’s PhonePe, an Indian payments business backed by Walmart Inc.,
Phonepe acquired acquired two wealth management firms for $75 million in total.
Wealthdesk & OpenQ WealthDesk will cost roughly $50 million, while OpenQ will cost nearly
$25 million, including debt.
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June
Merger Company About
HDFC has done the This collaboration will aim the HDFC's lending lifecycle paper-
collaboration with global less and nimble.
information technology services This will also upgrade the customer experience and will provide
and consulting firm greater operational agility and efficiency, and drive business
growth.
Fino Payments Bank Limited has partnered with Go Digit
Fino Payments Bank General Insurance Limited to provide small and medium
business owners with shop insurance coverage.
collaborated with Go Digit Through the partnership, small and medium businesses are
allowed to take advantage of Digit’s My Business Policy in the
case of a catastrophe.
Zomato (Online food delivery platform) has announced the
acquisition of Blink Commerce (Blinkit), earlier known as Grofers
Zomato acquired Blinkit India.
The company’s Board of Directors approved a proposal to acquire
cash-strapped quick commerce company Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore.
July
Merger Company About
Google International LLC and Airtel have
Google's 1.28% stake buy in Bharti Airtel entered into an investment agreement to buy
a minority and non-controlling stake of 1.28
per cent of equity share capital in the telecom
player. USD 1 Billion
August
Merger Company About
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has
IDFC Asset Management and IDFC AMC approved the proposed Rs 4,500 crore deal
Trustee wherein the Bandhan Financial Holdings-led
consortium will buy stakes in IDFC Asset
Management and IDFC AMC Trustee.
HDFC Property Ventures and HDFC Venture The combined platform will advise and manage
Cap to be merged with HDFC Capital around $4.1 billion of assets and this makes it
Advisors the largest private equity firm in India.
Adani Group acquired a 29.2% stake in New
Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV)
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Chapter 9: App, Website and Card
March
App/ Company / Purpose
Website/Portal Department
Reserve Bank of With the new facility, both smartphone and feature phone
UPI for feature India (RBI) and holders can now easily transact digitally.
phones National Payment UPI123PAY for feature phones will have all of the necessary
‘UPI123Pay’ Corporation of
India (NPCI) smartphone features. This initiative will improve digital payments
to a higher level, paving the way for a cashless economy.
Reserve Bank of
24*7 helpline India (RBI) and DigiSaathi will help customers address queries in the digital
National Payment payments umbrella including cards in two languages – english
‘DigiSaathi’
Corporation of and hindi and also working towards all vernacular languages.
India (NPCI)
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
has launched a Digital School Health Platform for the students
Digital School of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Puducherry This platform is a joint collaboration of the Department of
Health Platform
Health, Puducherry and Axis Bank. The UT has started its
digitization of the health records of students starting from Classes
I to XII, counting to 2.4 lakh children.
Through this platform, investment can be made in initial public
offerings (IPOs), non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and
sovereign gold bonds (SGBs), among others. On the
India’s first Primary OneUp platform, the IPO applications are accepted 24x7 and up
Markets IIFL Securities to three days before the IPO bidding opens. India Infrastructure
Investment Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) has raised Rs 1,500 crore in debt to
Platform, OneUp promote long term infrastructure finance in India. It raised the
funds through private placement of Non-Convertible Debt
Securities for Rs 500 crore and it has a greenshoe option of Rs
1,000 crore. The issue was oversubscribed 6 times.
for the purchase and registration of electric autos in Delhi.
Under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 5% interest rate
‘My EV’ portal Delhi government subvention will be provided on the purchase of e-autos on loans
and became the first state to provide such a facility.
The web portal was developed with collaboration of the Delhi
government and Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL).
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CESL has empanelled six Financial Institutions (FIs) – Mahindra
Finance, Akasa Finance, Mannapuram Finance, RevFin and
Prest Loans to provide loans to EVs at attractive terms.
The Interest subvention on the purchase of EVs is in addition to
the applicable purchase incentive of INR 30,000 and scrapping
incentives of up to INR 7,500 under the Delhi EV Policy. The
consumer will be able to avail up to INR 25,000 additional
benefit.
ICICI Bank has announced a tie-up with Emirates Skywards, a
loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, to launch a range
of co-branded credit cards named “Emirates Skywards ICICI
Bank Credit Card”, an exclusive card for avid travellers that gives
“Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank, them access to unmatched luxury and comfort.
The cards will enable customers to earn reward points, called
ICICI Bank Credit Emirates
Skywards Miles, on travel, lifestyle and everyday spending. For
Card” Skywards
every Rs. 100 spent, it awards up to 2.5 Skywards Miles.
The co-branded credit cards are powered by Visa as the network
partner and available in three variants: Emeralde, Sapphiro and
Rubyx.
The Survey Settlement and Land Records (SSLR) unit of
Karnataka’s revenue department is ensuring easy availability of
original land records through an app called Dishaank.
The Dishaank app is developed under the Geographical
Dishaank app Karnataka Information System (GIS) program of the Karnataka State
Remote Sensing Applications Center (KSRSAC).
The project is jointly funded by the Government of India and the
Government of Karnataka. The project was developed and
implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC).
to help women entrepreneurs easily collect payments, loans and
Mahila Money Mahila Money, get incentives for transactions.
Prepaid Card for It will help women entrepreneurs use digital payments more
Visa and
Women effectively. It is for community members who want the
Transcorp
Entrepreneurs convenience of a bank account with flexibility, safety, and
convenience.
for small value transactions in offline mode
‘UPI Lite’ NPCI National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will launch On-
Device Wallet i.e., ‘UPI Lite’ for UPI users which will enable
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small value transactions in an offline mode. UPI stands for
(Unified Payments Interface).
This functionality enables transactions without additional
factor authentication (AFA) or a UPI PIN (Personal
Identification Number).
Designed by NPCI, it will be launched as a pilot with multiple
banks and app providers in the next 10 days. In this, the Upper
Limit of payment transaction is Rs 200.
HDFC Bank has plans to onboard 20 million retailers in three
years. More than half of the newly onboarded retailers solely
‘AutoFirst’ app HDFC Bank function by means of the app platform.
‘AutoFirst’ application: The financial institution now clocks not
less than ₹1,000 crores in service provider loans each month and
is wanting to triple the run fee. HDFC Bank can even launch a
utility ‘AutoFirst’ that may provide totally automated auto loans.
SBI Card, India’s pure-play credit card issuer and second largest
credit card provider, has teamed up with Nature’s Basket, India’s
premier multi-channel gourmet retailer, to launch the ‘Nature’s
Basket SBI Card’, a first-of-its-kind credit card.
Nature’s Basket SBI SBI Card & The card is to be introduced in two variants: ‘Nature’s Basket SBI
Card’ Nature’s Basket Card’ and ‘Nature’s Basket SBI Card Elite’ and will be available
from the first fortnight of April 2022.
The annual membership fee of Nature’s Basket SBI Card and its
Elite version will be Rs 1499 and Rs 4,999 respectively. It will be
launched on Visa platform.
The ‘Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Credit Card’ has been
designed with a range of privileges including joining and
renewal gift of 2000 reward points that can be redeemed
‘Chennai Super ICICI Bank & against CSK merchandise.
Kings ICICI Bank Chennai Super Key benefits include 10 reward points on all retail spends on
Credit Card’ Kings the Chennai Super Kings match days and 2 reward points on all
retail spends on other days. Card users will also get
complimentary access to domestic airport lounges in India and
1% fuel surcharge waiver on HPCL fuel pump.
to provide information and updates related to the tourism
ecosystem in Kerala.
24/7 WhatsApp Kerala Tourism Billed as the first such service in the country, Maya shares all
Chatbot ‘Maya’ information on destinations, experiences, stay, travel and a
whole lot of details that will keep them updated about the
places they travel through or stay in the State.
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To enable the chatbot, tourists have to send a ‘Hi’ to the
WhatsApp no: 7510512345 or by scanning the QR code to access
the service.
to launch an environment-friendly green international debit
card made using 99% recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Digibank material.
DBS Bank India,
EaseMyTrip Green Green Debit Card provides exclusive travel-related offers and
Debit Card EaseMyTrip rewards to customers for adopting eco-friendly practices.
Withdrawal Limit - ₹1,50,000 per day (India and Overseas) &
Purchase Limit - ₹1,50,000 in India and up to ₹1,00,000 globally.
April
App/ Company /
Website/Portal/Card Purpose
Department
/Software
Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana has launched FASTER
FASTER (Fast and to communicate interim orders, stay orders, bail orders
etc., of the Supreme Court to concerned authorities
Secured National
through a secured electronic communication channel.
Transmission of Informatics
Aim: Eliminate the delay in to release of inmates even
Electronic Records) Centre.
after the Supreme Court grants them bail. FASTER
software
system is developed on war footing by the Registry in
collaboration with the National Informatics Centre.
Microsoft launched a new digital and inclusive platform
‘Microsoft for for startup founders in India. The platform called
Startups Founders Microsoft as ‘Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub’ in India, will
Hub’ platform support startup founders in India at every stage of their
startup journey.
Google Pay has partnered with Pine Labs to launch Tap
Tap to Pay for UPI Google Pay & to Pay for UPI (Unified Payments Interface), a
Pine Labs functionality that aims to bring the seamless convenience
of Tap to Pay to UPI.
The Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal launched the
Crop insurance portal of ‘Mukhya Mantri Bagwani Bima Yojana’ with an
portal of ‘Mukhya Haryana initial corpus of Rs 10 crore for the scheme.
Mantri Bagwani government Under which the farmers will be compensated for the
Bima Yojana’ damage caused to their crops due to adverse weather
and natural calamities.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has launched
'Kaaval Uthavi' app Tamil Nadu the ‘Kaaval Uthavi’ app which helps citizens to
seek police assistance during any emergency.
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The app is containing sixty features that are used to send
an emergency alert to the police control room.
Union Bank of India has launched its super-app named
UnionNXT super-app Union Bank of 'UnionNXT' and a digital transformation project
India SMBHAV, with an investment outlay of around Rs 1,000
crore for the current financial year 2022-23.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has
launched an anti-corruption mobile app named 1064
‘1064 Anti- Uttarakhand Anti-Corruption Mobile App.
Corruption Mobile government This mobile application has been developed by the
App’ vigilance department, Uttarakhand. It helps the citizens
to lodge corruption-related complaints directly with the
authorities.
“FYN” digital Kotak Mahindra Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched Kotak FYN, a new
enterprise platform designed specifically for Business
platform Bank Banking and Corporate clients.
National Data and NITI Aayog is about to launch National Data and
Analytics Platform (NDAP) in May to provide
Analytics Platform NITI Aayog
government data in a user-friendly format, promoting
(NDAP)
data-driven decision making and research.
London-based Cryptocurrency lender, Nexo has joined
World’s 1st crypto- Nexo with hands with global payments company Mastercard to
launch the world's first "crypto-backed" payment card.
backed payment card Mastercard &
Electronic money firm DiPocket is Nexo's card issuer.
“Nexo Card” DiPocket Interest remains at 0% for customers who maintain a
loan-to-value ratio of 20% or below.
Department of
Rural Jammu and Kashmir, under the e-governance initiative
‘Jan Nigrani’ app Development has launched an app ‘Jan Nigrani’, intended to help
and Panchayati people lodge their complaints related to various
raj, Jammu and schemes online.
Kashmir
In a First of its kind initiative, a mobile app ‘Khelo India
Uni Games 2021’ was launched for the 2nd
edition of Khelo India University Games, which was
Mobile app for 2nd organised by the Department of Youth Empowerment
Khelo India and Sports along with the Jain Deemed to be University,
University Games Bangalore, Karnataka.
The Mobile app promises to be a one-stop solution for
all information regarding the event, which is scheduled
to be held from April 24 to 03 May, 2022.
Maharashtra became the first state in India to develop a
Migration Tracking website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS)
System (MTS) Maharashtra application for portability of ICDS scheme to track the
application movement of migrant workers through individual
unique identity numbers.
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The MTS project aims to ensure the continuity of
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) for
migrant beneficiaries.
Contactless Rupay Pencilton with Teen-focused fintech company Pencilton has launched,
Transcorp & a contactless keychain in partnership with the National
keychain “PencilKey”
NPCI Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Transcorp.
Bank of Baroda has launched "bob World Gold", a new
'bob World Gold' Bank of Baroda feature on its bob World mobile banking platform for
seniors and the elderly.
May
App/ Company / Purpose
Website/Portal Department
‘Vehicle
Movement Launched to track movement of sand, mining vehicles. This
Tracking System’ Haryana App has been designed and developed in-house by
(VMTS) mobile National Informatics Centre, Haryana.
app
For diagnosing, controlling lifestyle diseases among the
people in the state of Kerala.
‘Shaili App’ Kerala Government The app has been set up as part of the population-based
screening project launched by the Kerala State Health
Department under the ‘Nava Kerala Karma plan’.
For digitalisation of its customer products.
Digital broking E-Broking, an instant and paperless demat & trading
account opening service, is now available through the
solution ‘E- Indian Bank
bank’s mobile banking app, IndOASIS.
Broking’
The product was introduced in collaboration with
Fisdom, the bank’s financial technology partner.
Launched for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals in
Department of line with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. The portal
“GatiShakti has been developed keeping in view the vision areas of
Telecommunication
Sanchar” portal the National Broadband Mission (NBM). NBM was set up
(DoT) by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) in
2019.
It enables corporate, and MSMEs to transact all cross-
‘Trade nxt’ border export-import transactions from the comfort of
Union Bank of India their place, i.e., eliminates the need for companies to visit a
platform
bank branch for the same.
It is a 24/7 safe and secure solution.
To improve access and use of published Indian
National Data & government data.
The platform provides standardised datasets from across
Analytics NITI Aayog
India’s vast landscape of administrative data. NDAP
Platform
helps users to search, merge, visualize and download
datasets with ease.
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India's 1st state- It will offer film lovers an array of movies, short films and
owned over-the- documentaries of their choice. The films will be streamed
top (OTT) Kerala government on CSpace only after their theatrical release.
Platform named This is an initiative of Kerala State Film Development
'CSpace' Corporation (KSFDC).
Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and
Start-ups.
‘BioRRAP’ Ministry of Science The Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal
and Technology (BioRRAP) will cater to all those seeking regulatory
approval for biological research & development activity
in the country.
‘SAMBHAV’ to monitor the grievances, schemes, programmes and
(Systemic
Ministry for energy policies related to energy.
Administration
and urban SAMBHAV is a multi-modal platform; it helps to dispose
Mechanism for
development, Uttar public grievances swiftly and effectively and provide
Bringing Pradesh good governance and make the public service delivery
Happiness and
transparent and accountable.
Value) portal
Robo-advisory for all mutual fund investments.
platform ‘HDFC HDFC Securities HDFC Money is a 100% digital platform that doesn’t
Money’ require opening or having a Demat Account.
In partnership with National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI), Bank of Baroda Financial Solutions
HPCL BoB co- Limited (BFSL) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) have
branded BOB Financial and launched HPCL BoB co-branded contactless RuPay
contactless Credit Card.
RuPay Credit HPCL The card includes various features such as rewards for
Card spending on utilities, grocery and departmental stores.
This card can be used across merchants and ATMs
globally through the JCB network.
Ministry of
On 30th May 2022, second-year anniversary of ‘National
Electronics and IT
AI Portal’ is being celebrated.
National AI (MeitY), National e-
One of the main focuses of INDIAai’s upcoming
Portal Governance Division
efforts is on AI Literacy. INDIAai released a book on the
(NeGD) and
basics of AI titled ‘AI for Everyone’.
NASSCOM
The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship
Online public scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has
launched a public dashboard for near real-time information
dashboard for
National Health on the scheme.
Ayushman
Authority (NHA) This dashboard displays the detailed information about the
Bharat Digital
registries under Ayushman Bharat Health Account
Mission
(ABHA) numbers, Healthcare Professionals Registry
(HPR) and Health Facility Registry (HFR) missions.
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The Federation of Indian Export Organisations has launched
B2B digital an online marketplace for Indian exporters and foreign
buyers.
marketplace for Federation of Indian
exporters, Export Organisations Indian business portal acts as B2B and helps micro, small
MSMEs and (FIEO) and medium enterprise (MSME) exporters, artisans and
farmers farmers to identify new markets for their products for sales.
The marketplace has been designed and developed in
partnership with Global Linker.
June
App/ Website/Portal Company / Purpose
Department
This app has been developed by Anti-Corruption
Bureau (ACB).
'14400' App Andhra Pradesh This app also aims to ensure fool-proof evidence to
present before the court.
A complaint can be filed through a toll-free number
14400.
Single Nodal Agency Finance minister This dashboard will provide a platform for
(SNA) dashboard Nirmala Sitharaman ministries/departments to monitor transfer of
funds to states and their utilisation.
The CM of Goa Pramod Sawant launched a “Beach
Vigil App". The CM said that the app aims to benefit
“Beach Vigil App" Government of Goa institutions working in beach tourism sector and
also the tourists.
The Beach Vigil App aims to do a holistic
management of beaches.
FRUITS software will facilitate single registration
‘The Farmer using an Aadhar card and Karnataka’s Bhoomi
digitised land record system for authenticating
Registration & Unified Karnataka ownership.
Beneficiary Through the creation of single digital identification
Information System’ or government through FRUITS, farmers can access benefits of hosts
FRUITS software of schemes such as Direct Benefit Transfer under PM
Kisan, payment for Minimum Support Prices
(MSPs) for crops, special financial assistance,
caste certificate authentication and ration cards.
July
App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose
Knowledge portal for Khadi KVIC, Ministry of MSME at NIFT To provide design directions to the
Khadi Institutions.
Uttarakhand police app and e- Uttarakhand Chief Minister
FIR service Pushkar Singh Dhami
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Kotak Mahindra Bank It has become one of the first
(eportal.incometax.gov.in) completed integration tax portal private sector banks to be
with new integrated for direct tax payments.
For the purpose of effective
utilization of remote sensing and
GIS technology, a web geo-portal
Union Minister for Housing & has been developed by National
‘PARIMAN’ Informatics Centre (NIC), initially
Urban Affairs.
for use by National Capital Region
(NCR) participating states and the
office of the National Capital Region
Planning Board (NCRPB)
Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) has launched a new
mobile app named ‘AadhaarFaceRd’
to perform face authentication.
• Residents are now using the
‘AadhaarFaceRd’ mobile app UIDAI Aadhaar Face Authentication
feature by downloading the UIDAI
RDApp, which can be used for
various Aadhaar Authentication
Apps like Jeevan Praman, PDS,
Scholarship schemes, COWIN,
Farmer Welfare schemes.
This conference will focus on
farmers' accessibility digitally to
multiple numbers of markets,
National Agriculture Market (e- Union Agriculture Minister buyers, and service providers and to
bring transparency in trade
NAM). Narendra Singh Tomar
transactions with the intent to
improve price discover mechanisms
for better price realization of farm
produce to the farmers.
Microsoft has introduced Viva
Engage, a new app in Teams that
helps build community and
connection, along with providing
tools for personal expression.
'Viva Engage' Microsoft On this app, leaders can share news
and insights, answer questions, and
facilitate two-way conversations.
With Storyline and Stories features,
employees can connect with co-
workers, and share their thoughts,
expertise, passions, and ideas.
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App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose
Aimed at providing philanthropists,
Assam Chief Minister Himanta NGOs, and citizens concerned with
'Adopt an Anganwadi' a platform through which they can
Biswa Sarma contribute to the welfare of the
society by adopting full or partial
expenses of an Anganwadi centre.
Aim - To encourage the citizen to
'Lucky Bill App' Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. ask for a bill every time they make
a purchase.
'Paalan 1000 - Journey of the First
Paalan 1000 National Union Minister of Maharastra 1000 Days' focuses on the cognitive
Campaign and Parenting developments of children in the first
App for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar two years of life, while the
companion app will provide the
caregiver with practical advice.
To procure through the GeM portal
Government e- Union Home and Cooperation like other government buyers—
Marketplace (GeM) Minister Amit Shah has Central and state ministries,
portal launched departments, public sector
enterprises, autonomous
institutions and local bodies.
The portal NIDAAN has been
developed by the Narcotics Control
NIDAAN or the National Union Home Minister Amit Bureau (NCB).
The first-of-its-kind database of
Integrated Database on
Shah arrested narcotics offenders has
Arrested Narco Portal
been made operational for use by
various central and state
prosecution agencies.
'Rashtriya Puruskar To facilitate citizens to nominate
Union Government individuals/organizations for
Portal ' various awards instituted by the
Government.
Portal named 'All Things HDFC ERGO General Insurance This portal provides information on
EV' for Electric Vehicles
Company nearby charging stations and
(EV). locations of charging stations.
Dr. Jitendra Singh has unveiled a
website Union Minister for Earth dedicated website
www.swachhsagar.org Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh www.swachhsagar.org to give a
further boost to the ongoing Coastal
Clean-Up campaign.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
'e-Samadhan' University Grants Commission will now monitor and resolve all
(UGC) grievances of students and staff in
varsities through a centralized portal
called ‘e-Samadhan.
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The App enables the common citizens
Mobile application "JK to use a host of services ranging from
The Jammu & Kashmir Police
Ecop". registering a complaint to
downloading a copy of an FIR.
Chapter 10: Budget 2022 in Details
Important Point
FM Nirmala Sitharaman's 4th Budget speech
GDP growth in 2021-23 expected to be 9.2%, says Nirmala Sitharaman
PLI in 14 sectors for aatmanirbhar bharat to create 6 million jobs
Budget seeks to set tone for the 'Amrit kaal' of the next 25 years
Farm procurement value for FY23 to be Rs 2.37 trillion
HKen-Betwa river link project to be taken at cost of Rs 44,000 cr to benefit 900,000
farmers
Rs 2 trillion outay for MSMEs
38 mn households to get piped water
75 digital banking systems in 75 districts by scheduled commercial banks
Contracts for implementation of multimodal logistics parks at 4 locations to be awarded in
2022-23 in PPP Mode
IIIT-B to provide support to healthcare infrastructurem
Divestment target for FY23 seen at Rs 65,000 crore.
India’s economic growth estimated at 2% to be the highest among all large economies.
60 lakh new jobs to be created under the productivity linked incentive scheme in 14
PLI Schemes have the potential to create an additional production of Rs 30 lakh
Entering Amrit Kaal, the 25 year long lead up to India @100, the budget provides
impetus for growth along four priorities:
Focus areas of Budget
PM GatiShakti
Inclusive Development
Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, and
Climate Action.
Financing of investments
PM GatiShakti
The seven engines that drive PM GatiShakti are Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports,
Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure.
PM GatiShkati National Master Plan
The scope of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan will encompass the seven engines for
economic transformation, seamless multimodal connectivity and logistics
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The projects pertaining to these 7 engines in the National Infrastructure Pipeline will be
aligned with PM GatiShakti framework.
Road Transport
National Highways Network to be expanded by 25000 Km in 2022-23.
Rs 20000 Crore to be mobilized for National Highways Network
Multimodal Logistics Parks
Contracts to be awarded through PPP mode in 2022-23 for implementation of
Multimodal Logistics Parks at four
Railways
One Station One Product concept to help local businesses & supply
2000 Km of railway network to be brought under Kavach, the indigenous world
class technology and capacity augmentation in 2022-23.
400 new generation Vande Bharat Trains to be manufactured during the next three
100 PM GatiShakti Cargo terminals for multimodal logistics to be developed during
the next three
Parvatmala
National Ropeways Development Program, Parvatmala to be taken up on PPP mode.
Contracts to be awarded in 2022-23 for 8 ropeway projects of 60 Km length.
Inclusive Development
Agriculture
2.37 lakh crore direct payment to 1.63 crore farmers for procurement of wheat and
paddy.
Chemical free Natural farming to be promoted throughout the Initial focus is on
farmer’s lands in 5 Km wide corridors along river Ganga.
NABARD to facilitate fund with blended capital to finance startups for agriculture &
rural
‘Kisan Drones’ for crop assessment, digitization of land records, spraying of
insecticides and
Ken Betwa project
1400 crore outlay for implementation of the Ken – Betwa link project.
9.8 lakh hectares of farmers’ lands to receive irrigation benefits by Ken-Betwa link
project.
MSME
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Udyam, e-shram, NCS and ASEEM portals to be
130 lakh MSMEs provided additional credit under Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee
Scheme (ECLGS)
ECLGS to be extended up to March
Guarantee cover under ECLGS to be expanded by Rs 50000 Crore to total cover of Rs 5
Lakh Crore.
Rs 2 lakh Crore additional credit for Micro and Small Enterprises to be facilitated
under the Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).
Raising and Accelerating MSME performance (RAMP) programme with outlay of Rs
6000 Crore to be rolled out.
Skill Development
Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood (DESH-Stack e-portal) will be
launched to empower citizens to skill, reskill or upskill through on-line
Startups will be promoted to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’ and for Drone-As-A-Service
(DrAAS).
Education
‘One class-One TV channel’ programme of PM eVIDYA to be expanded to 200 TV
Virtual labs and skilling e-labs to be set up to promote critical thinking skills and
simulated learning
High-quality e-content will be developed for delivery through Digital
Digital University for world-class quality universal education with personalised learning
experience to be
Health
An open platform for National Digital Health Ecosystem to be rolled out.
‘National Tele Mental Health Programme’ for quality mental health counselling and
care services to be
A network of 23 tele-mental health centres of excellence will be set up, with NIMHANS
being the nodal centre and International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore
(IIITB) providing technology
Saksham Anganwadi
Integrated benefits to women and children through Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya,
Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
Two lakh anganwadis to be upgraded to Saksham
60,000 crore allocated to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under Har Ghar, Nal se
Jal.
Housing for All
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48,000 crore allocated for completion of 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under PM Awas
Yojana.
Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-DevINE)
New scheme PM-DevINE launched to fund infrastructure and social development
projects in the North-East.
An initial allocation of 1,500 crore made to enable livelihood activities for youth and
women under the scheme.
Vibrant Villages Programme
Vibrant Villages Programme for development of Border villages with sparse population,
limited connectivity and infrastructure on the northern border.
Banking
100 per cent of 5 lakh post offices to come on the core banking system.
Scheduled Commercial Banks to set up 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75
districts.
e-Passport
e-Passports with embedded chip and futuristic technology to be rolled
Urban Planning
Modernization of building byelaws, Town Planning Schemes (TPS), and Transit
Oriented Development (TOD) will be
Battery swapping policy to be brought out for setting up charging stations at scale in
urban
Land Records Management
Unique Land Parcel Identification Number for IT-based management of land
Accelerated Corporate Exit
Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) to be established for
speedy winding-up of
AVGC Promotion Task Force
An animation, visual effects, gaming, and comic (AVGC) promotion task force to be
set-up to realize the potential of this sector.
Telecom Sector
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part of the Production Linked Incentive
Export Promotion
Special Economic Zones Act to be replaced with a new legislation to enable States to
become partners in ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’.
AtmaNirbharta in Defence:
68% of capital procurement budget earmarked for domestic industry in 2022-23, up
from 58% in 2021-22.
Defence R&D to be opened up for industry, startups and academia with 25% of defence
R&D budget earmarked.
Independent nodal umbrella body to be set up for meeting testing and certification
Sunrise Opportunities
Government contribution to be provided for R&D in Sunrise Opportunities like Artificial
Intelligence, Geospatial Systems and Drones, Semiconductor and its eco-system, Space
Economy, Genomics and Pharmaceuticals, Green Energy, and Clean Mobility
Energy Transition and Climate Action:
Additional allocation of 19,500 crore for Production Linked Incentive for manufacture
of high efficiency solar modules to meet the goal of 280 GW of installed solar power
by 2030.
Five to seven per cent biomass pellets to be co-fired in thermal power plants:
CO2 savings of 38 MMT annually,
Extra income to farmers and job opportunities to locals,
Help avoid stubble burning in agriculture
Four pilot projects to be set up for coal gasification and conversion of coal into
chemicals for the industry
Financial support to farmers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, who
want to take up agro-forestry.
Financing of investments
Public Capital Investment:
Public investment to continue to pump-prime private investment and demand in 2022-23.
Outlay for capital expenditure stepped up sharply by 4% to Rs. 7.50 lakh crore in
2022-23 from Rs. 5.54 lakh crore in the current year.
Outlay in 2022-23 to be 9% of GDP.
‘Effective Capital Expenditure’ of Central Government estimated at 10.68 lakh crore in
2022-23, which is about 4.1% of GDP.
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GIFT-IFSC
World-class foreign universities and institutions to be allowed in the GIFT
An International Arbitration Centre to be set up for timely settlement of disputes
under international jurisprudence.
Mobilising Resources
Data Centres and Energy Storage Systems to be given infrastructure
Venture Capital and Private Equity invested more than Rs. 5 lakh crore last year
facilitating one of the largest start-up and growth ecosystem. Measures to be taken to
help scale up this investment.
Blended funds to be promoted for sunrise sectors.
Sovereign Green Bonds to be issued for mobilizing resources for green
Introduction of Digital Rupee by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23.
Enhanced outlay for ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital
Investment’:
o From 10,000 crore in Budget Estimates to Rs. 15,000 crore in Revised
Estimates for current year
Allocation of 1 lakh crore in 2022-23 to assist the states in catalysing overall
investments in the economy: fifty-year interest free loans, over and above
normal borrowings
In 2022-23, States will be allowed a fiscal deficit of 4% of GSDP, of which 0.5% will be
tied to power sector reforms
Fiscal Management
Budget Estimates 2021-22: 34.83 lakh crore
Revised Estimates 2021-22: 37.70 lakh crore
Total expenditure in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 39.45 lakh crore
Total receipts other than borrowings in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 84 lakh crore
Fiscal deficit in current year: 9% of GDP (against 6.8% in Budget Estimates)
Fiscal deficit in 2022-23 estimated at 6.4% of GDP
DIRECT TAXES
To take forward the policy of stable and predictable tax regime:
Vision to establish a trustworthy tax regime.
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To further simplify tax system and reduce
Introducing new ‘Updated return’
Provision to file an Updated Return on payment of additional tax.
Will enable the assessee to declare income missed out
Can be filed within two years from the end of the relevant assessment
Cooperative societies
Alternate Minimum Tax paid by cooperatives brought down from 5 per cent to 15 per
cent.
To provide a level playing field between cooperative societies and
Surcharge on cooperative societies reduced from 12 per cent to 7 per cent for those
having total income of more than Rs 1 crore and up to Rs 10 crores.
Tax relief to persons with disability
Payment of annuity and lump sum amount from insurance scheme to be allowed to
differently abled dependent during the lifetime of parents/guardians, i.e., on
parents/ guardian attaining the age of 60
Parity in National Pension Scheme Contribution
Tax deduction limit increased from 10 per cent to 14 per cent on employer’s
contribution to the NPS account of State Government employees.
Brings them at par with central government
Would help in enhancing social security
Incentives for Start-ups
Period of incorporation extended by one year, up to 31.03.2023 for eligible start-ups to
avail tax
Previously the period of incorporation valid up to 03.2022.
Incentives under concessional tax regime
Last date for commencement of manufacturing or production under section 115BAB
extended by one year e. from 31st March, 2023 to 31st March, 2024.
Scheme for taxation of virtual digital assets
Specific tax regime for virtual digital assets
Any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset to be taxed at the rate of 30 per
cent.
No deduction in respect of any expenditure or allowance to be allowed while computing
such income except cost of acquisition.
Loss from transfer of virtual digital asset cannot be set off against any other income.
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To capture the transaction details, TDS to be provided on payment made in relation to
transfer of virtual digital asset at the rate of 1 per cent of such consideration above a
monetary
Gift of virtual digital asset also to be taxed in the hands of the
Litigation Management
In cases where question of law is identical to the one pending in High Court or Supreme
Court, the filing of appeal by the department shall be deferred till such question of law
is decided by the court.
To greatly help in reducing repeated litigation between taxpayers and the
Tax incentives to IFSC
Subject to specified conditions, the following to be exempt from tax o
Income of a non-resident from offshore derivative instruments.
o Income from over the counter derivatives issued by an offshore banking
o Income from royalty and interest on account of lease of
o Income received from portfolio management services in
Rationalization of Surcharge
Surcharge on AOPs (consortium formed to execute a contract) capped at 15 per
Done to reduce the disparity in surcharge between individual companies and
Surcharge on long term capital gains arising on transfer of any type of assets capped at
15 per
To give a boost to the start up
Health and Education Cess
Any surcharge or cess on income and profits not allowable as business
Deterrence against tax-evasion
No set off, of any loss to be allowed against undisclosed income detected during search
and survey
Rationalizing TDS Provisions
Benefits passed on to agents as business promotion strategy taxable in hands of agents.
Tax deduction provided to person giving benefits, if the aggregate value of such benefits
exceeds Rs 20,000 during the financial
INDIRECT TAXES
Remarkable progress in GST
GST revenues are buoyant despite the pandemic – Taxpayers deserve applause for this
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Special Economic Zones
Customs Administration of SEZs to be fully IT driven and function on the Customs
National Portal – shall be implemented by 30th September 2022.
Customs Reforms and duty rate changes
Faceless Customs has been fully During Covid-19 pandemic, Customs formations have
done exceptional frontline work against all odds displaying agility and purpose.
Project imports and capital goods
Gradually phasing out of the concessional rates in capital goods and project imports;
and applying a moderate tariff of 5 percent – conducive to the growth of domestic
sector and ‘Make in India’.
Certain exemptions for advanced machineries that are not manufactured within the
country shall
A few exemptions introduced on inputs, like specialised castings, ball screw and linear
motion guide - to encourage domestic manufacturing of capital
Review of customs exemptions and tariff simplification
More than 350 exemption entries proposed to be gradually phased out, like exemption
on certain agricultural produce, chemicals, fabrics, medical devices, & drugs and
medicines for which sufficient domestic capacity
Simplifying the Customs rate and tariff structure particularly for sectors like chemicals,
textiles and metals and minimise disputes; Removal of exemption on items which are or
can be manufactured in India and providing concessional duties on raw material that go
into manufacturing of intermediate products – in line with the objective of ‘Make in
India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
Sector specific proposals Electronics
Customs duty rates to be calibrated to provide a graded rate structure - to facilitate
domestic manufacturing of wearable devices, hearable devices and electronic smart
Duty concessions to parts of transformer of mobile phone chargers and camera lens of
mobile camera module and certain other items – To enable domestic manufacturing of
high growth electronic
Gems and Jewellery
Customs duty on cut and polished diamonds and gemstones being reduced to 5 per
cent; Nil customs duty to simply sawn diamond - To give a boost to the Gems and
Jewellery sector
A simplified regulatory framework to be implemented by June this year - To facilitate
export of jewellery through e-commerce.
Customs duty of at least Rs 400 per Kg to be paid on imitation jewellery import - To
disincentivise import of undervalued imitation jewellery.
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Chemicals
Customs duty on certain critical chemicals namely methanol, acetic acid and heavy feed stocks
for petroleum refining being reduced; Duty is being raised on sodium cyanide for which
adequate domestic capacity exists – This will help in enhancing domestic value
MSME
Customs duty on umbrellas being raised to 20 per cent. Exemption to parts of umbrellas
being
Exemption being rationalised on implements and tools for agri-sector which are
manufactured in India
Customs duty exemption given to steel scrap last year extended for another year to
provide relief to MSME secondary steel producers
Certain Anti- dumping and CVD on stainless steel and coated steel flat products, bars of
alloy steel and high-speed steel are being revoked – to tackle prevailing high prices of
metal in larger public
Exports
To incentivise exports, exemptions being provided on items such as embellishment,
trimming, fasteners, buttons, zipper, lining material, specified leather, furniture
fittings and packaging
Duty being reduced on certain inputs required for shrimp aquaculture - to promote its
Tariff measure to encourage blending of fuel
Unblended fuel to attract an additional differential excise duty of Rs 2/ litre from the 1st
of October 2022 - to encourage blending of
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Chapter 11: Important Committee (March to August
2022)
March
Committee Headed by Purpose
The sanctions target Russian banks, oil refineries,
and military exports. Russia is the 26th largest
High Level Ministerial Task Force to trade partner of India, with exports in 2020-21
valued at $ 2.6 billion and imports at $ 5.4 billion.
analyse the impact on India by
sanctions against Russia The task force awaits the updated sanctions
guidelines from the United States (US) Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
April
Committee Headed by Purpose
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SEBI formed SEBI has constituted a six-member committee that will review
panel to
and make recommendations for the strengthening of
strengthen G Mahalingam
governance norms at market infrastructure institutions
governance of (MIIs) and stock exchanges.
stock exchanges
MeitY set up
17-member Ministry of Electronics and Information
committee to Ashwini Technology announced the formation of a 17-member advisory
steer, guide Vaishnaw committee to steer and guide the government’s Rs 76,000
semiconductor crore semiconductor mission.
mission
Tamil Nadu The government had made a promise of formulating a state
formed a 13- education policy in the 2021-22 state Budget.
member panel D Murugesan This panel will be headed by retired Delhi High Court Chief
to frame the Justice D Murugesan. The other panel members include
state education Viswanathan Anand, former chess world champion, and T M
policy Krishna, a prominent Carnatic musician.
Ministry of An animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics
Information and (AVGC) promotion task group has been established by
Broadcasting Apoorva the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
constituted The task force, which will be led by the I&B Secretary Apoorva
Chandra
AVGC Chandra, will produce its first action plan within 90
Promotion Task days. Industry, academics, and state governments are all
Force represented.
SEBI
reconstituted its
Advisory
Committee for The 7-member committee will be headed by Sunil
Leveraging Sunil Bajpai Bajpai, former Principal Advisor (Information Technology) of the
Regulatory and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Technology
Solutions
(ALeRTS)
SEBI SEBI has restructured the advisory committee on market
data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas
reconstituted its
like securities market data access and privacy.
Market Data M S Sahoo
The panel will now have 21 members. Nithin Kamath; Ranjit
Advisory Pawar; Sreekanth Nadella; Suhas Tuljapurkar are also
Committee
included in the committee.
May
Committee Headed by Purpose
Supreme Court Pradeep For recovery of money from the defaulters against
appointed high-level whom National Spot Exchange (NSEL) has secured
Nandrajog
committee for recovery money decrees.
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of money from NSEL
defaulters
SEBI restructured 18- To make recommendations to the capital markets
regulator on improving market safety, efficiency, and
member Secondary Gurumoorthy
transparency.
Market Advisory Mahalingam The panel previously consisted of 17 members and was
Committee (SMAC) headed by SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.
SEBI constituted The terms of reference of the committee include
Advisory Committee for Enhancements in business responsibility and
Environmental, Social Navneet sustainability report, ESG ratings, and ESG investing.
and Governance (ESG) Munot It will examine evolving disclosures/metrics relevant to
related matters in the the Indian context and suggest areas for assurance and a
securities market plan for implementation.
RBI constituted The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the chairmanship
of Former Deputy Governor B.P. Kanungo has constituted
committee to review
a committee to review Customer Service Standards in
customer service B.P. Kanungo
RBI Regulated Entities (REs) and for examining and
standards at banks, reviewing the state of customer service in the REs and
NBFCs
adequacy of customer service regulations.
The Inter-State Council, which works to promote and
support cooperative federalism in the country, has been
Reconstituted Inter- Prime Minister reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as
State Council Narendra Modi chairman and chief ministers of all states, six Union
ministers as members, and Ten Union Ministers as
permanent invitees.
Union Government also reconstituted the Standing
Committee of the Inter-State Council with the
Standing Committee of Union Home Minister Amit Shah as its Chairman. The
Amit Shah union ministers who were made members of the
the Inter-State Council
council are: Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala
Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, Virendra Kumar,
Hardeep Singh Puri.
Supreme Court
appointed 3-member To oversee the affairs of the All India Football
Committee of
Federation and the adoption of its constitution in
Administrators (CoA) to AR Dave
accordance with the National Sports Code and model
manage functioning of
guidelines.
All India Football
Federation (AIFF)
Other members of the committee are: Delhi High Court
Uttarakhand formed 5- judge Pramod Kohli, ex-state chief secretaries
Shatrughan Singh, Manu Gaud and Surekha Dangwal.
member drafting
Ranjana Desai The UCC is referred to a common set of laws governing
committee to implement
Uniform Civil Code personal matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption,
inheritance and succession for all citizens, irrespective
of religion.
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Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
(IRDAI) has formed various committees through the General
IRDAI set up committees Insurance Council (GIC) to overhaul the insurance sector.
through GIC to suggest The committees formed through GIC will suggest reforms in
insurance sector overhaul the various areas of general, reinsurance and life insurance.
June
Committee Headed by Purpose
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime
Cabinet Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal for
development of Phase 1 of new greenfield airport in
Committee Narendra Modi Dholera, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,305 crores. The
project is estimated to be completed by 2025-26.
First-ever India- First-ever India-European Union (EU) Security and Defence
Consultations held in Brussels, on June 10, 2022. Consultations
European Union
were co-chaired by Joint secretary of Ministry of Defence
(EU) Security and Brussels
Somnath Ghosh and Joint Secretary (Europe West) of Ministry
Defence
of External Affairs (MEA) Sandeep Chakravorty from India and
Consultations
Director Security and Defence Policy, from European Union.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
announced setting up a committee to hold public policy
IAMAI set up a consultations for building an industry network of VC firms.
committee to Vikas Agnihotri Vikas Agnihotri, operating partner at SoftBank Investment
study issues faced Advisers, will chair the committee.
Shweta Rajpal Kohli , chief public policy officer, Sequoia India
and Southeast Asia, will be the co-chair.
Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) has restructured its advisory committee on mutual
SEBI restructured funds.
its Mutual Funds Usha Thorat
Advisory The 25-member advisory committee will be chaired by
Committee former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Usha Thorat. Earlier, the panel had 24 members.
July
Committee Headed by Purpose
To empower consumers and
product buyers in the local
The Department of Consumer market, harmonize trade
Nidhi Khatri between the original
Affairs equipment manufacturers and
the third-party buyers and
sellers.
To conduct ‘performance and
Apex Committee The defence secretary efficiency’ audit of capital
procurements, logistics,
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inventory and maintenance of
assets of the armed forces.
The committee will look at ways
Committee on Minimum Under the chairmanship of to make available MSP to
Former Agriculture Secretary farmers by making the system
Support Price
Sanjay Agrawal. more effective and
transparent.
August
Committee Headed by Purpose
Foreign Portfolio Investors Former Chief Economic To attract foreign investment
(FPIs) Adviser KV Subramanian
The 3rd India & Mauritius Joint Indian side was led by Minister
for Micro, Small and Medium
Committee Meeting
Enterprises Narayan Rane
The 38th Meeting of
The Indian delegation was led The two sides finalized the text
Ministerial level Joint Rivers
by Union Minister for Jal Shakti, of MoU on 'Interim Water
Commission (JRC) of India and
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Sharing of Kushiyara River.
Bangladesh
Chapter 12: Banking & Financial (Jan to May 2022)
Recent WPI-based Wholesale inflation in India:
January: 12.96%
February: 13.11%
March: 14.55%
April: 15.08%
May: 15.88%
June: 12.41%
July: 9.41%
Recent CPI-based Retail inflation in India:
January: 6.01%
February: 6.07%
March: 6.95%
April: 7.79%
May: 7.04%
June: 7.01%
July: 6.71%
South Indian bank
Karnataka bank
DCB Bank
RBL Bank
Dhanlaxmi Bank
IndusInd Bank
Bandhan Bank
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CSB Bank
May 2022: Rs 1.41 lakh crore
April 2022: Rs 1.68 lakh crores
March 2022: Rs 1.42 Lakh crores
February 2022: Rs 1.33 Lakh crores
January 2022: Rs 1.38 Lakh crores
March
Union Cabinet approved FDI of up to 20% in LIC under automatic route
The Union Cabinet approved Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of up to 20 percent under the
‘automatic route’ in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, ahead of the mega initial public
offering (IPO) of the LIC of India in mid-March 2022.
It is aimed at attracting long-term foreign investors to the issue. An IPO is the selling of securities
(shares of the company) to the public in the primary market (usually to institutional investors and retail
investors).
Bank of Maharashtra launched “Project Banksakhi” in Odisha
Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced the launch of “Project Banksakhi” in Odisha in
collaboration with Mahagram & Sunivesh India Finance Services Pvt. Ltd. for Online Bank
Account opening.
It will provide doorstep and hassle-free access to the people of Odisha for opening bank accounts.
The people of Odisha using our innovative customer-friendly financial services and best in class
customer experience across digital and physical touchpoints.
HDFC Mutual Fund launched women-led financial empowerment initiative ‘LaxmiForLaxmi’
HDFC Mutual Fund has launched a women-led financial empowerment initiative ‘LaxmiForLaxmi’
which will connect women investors to a woman financial expert near them through a unique missed call
service.
The female financial expert will guide and address the queries of the woman investor. Through this
initiative, HDFC Mutual Fund aims to support women investors in their journey to become financially
independent while making mutual fund investments accessible to them.
RBI released “BE(A)WARE” booklet on modus operandi of financial frauds
Reserve Bank of India has launched a booklet named “BE(A)WARE” to enhance public awareness about
financial frauds perpetrated on gullible customers. The booklet gives information on the common
modus operandi used by fraudsters and precautions.
The booklet elaborates on safeguards against commonly used fraudulent techniques, such as SIM swaps,
vishing/phishing links, lottery, etc., including fake loan websites and digital apps.
Banks Board Bureau launched programme for improving quality of PSU bank boards
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The Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has launched a development programme for public sector bank
management with the goal of boosting the quality of bank boards.
The nine-month Directors’ Development Programme (DDP) is made for directors of Public Sector
Banks and financial institutions with the main objective of improving director effectiveness and
increasing their impact on boards.
Axis Bank rolled out ‘HouseWorkIsWork’ initiative to bring educated women to workforce
Axis Bank Limited has started the ‘HouseWorkIsWork’ initiative that provides opportunities to those
women who want to rejoin the professional space as the urban educated women’s participation in the
workforce is still not at desired levels.
Aim: To give confidence to women about their employment and also about the skills they possess that
could fit in various job roles in a bank.
RBI issued guidelines for Extended Interest Equalisation Scheme for Export Credit
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued modified norms on ‘Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) on Pre and
Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension’ after the extension of the scheme till March 31, 2024 by the
Central Government w.e.f. October 1, 2021.
The extended scheme will not be applicable to the ones availing benefit under any Production Linked
Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Central Government.
The telecom instrument sector having six HS (Harmonised System) lines will not be included, except for
MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) manufacturer exporters.
SEBI raised UPI Limit for Public Debt Investment up to Rs 5 Lakhs
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has raised the investment limit for retail
investors applying in public debt securities issuance via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
mechanism to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2 lakh previously.
The move comes after the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) decided to increase the per
transaction limit for UPI-based Applications Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) initial public
offering.
NaBFID will be regulated as All India Financial Institution under RBI Act
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and
Development (NaBFID) will be regulated and supervised as an All India Financial
Institution (AIFI) by it under the Sections 45L and 45N of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934.
It shall be the 5th AIFI after Export Import (EXIM) Bank, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD), National Housing Bank (NHB) and Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI).
RBI lifted restrictions on HDFC Bank’s business generating activities planned under Digital 2.0
programme
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the restrictions that were placed on the new digital
launches of HDFC Bank.
The curbs were imposed by the central bank in December 2020 after repeated outages at the lender's
data centre. The restrictions barred HDFC Bank from launching any of the activities planned under the
Digital 2.0 programme, as well as the sourcing of new credit cards.
LivQuik became first PPI issuer to Achieve RBI’s PPI Interoperability Guidelines
Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuer LivQuik becomes the first Prepaid Payment Instrument
(PPI) issuer to have achieved full interoperability as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for
their PPIs.
The regulator simultaneously announced an increase in the permitted outstanding balance in PPIs to Rs 2
lakh from Rs 1 lakh and allowed cash withdrawals from full-KYC non-bank wallets.
SBI will set up Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration Centre at Hyderabad
The State Bank of India (SBI) will set up an Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration Centre (IIAC) at
Hyderabad, Telangana which will be operational in six to nine months of on-boarding a consultant.
This Centre will be the bank’s in-house capability to enhance its current performance and drive higher
top-line growth through innovation.
Max Life Insurance launched Smart Guaranteed Pension Plan
The Max Life Insurance Company Limited has announced the launch of the “Max Life Smart
Guaranteed Pension Plan”, a non-linked, non-participating single premium individual or group general
annuity plan, guaranteeing a regular income and ensuring the future financial security of the annuitant.
RBI unveiled harmonised framework for microfinance lenders
The Reserve Bank of India has released the framework for Microfinance Loans ‘RBI (Regulatory
Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022’. RBI asked the Regulated Entities (REs) to
ensure that loans are collateral-free and not linked with a lien on the borrower’s deposit account,
repayment obligations are capped, interest rates are not usurious, and there is no pre-payment penalty.
HDFC Bank will launch “SmartHub Vyapar programme”
HDFC Bank has announced to launch the “SmartHub Vyapar programme” & ‘AutoFirst’ app to give a
digital push to small business loans.
SmartHub Vyapar programme: The SmartHub Vyapar programme for retailers will probably be
launched quickly. It is an app that bundles all cost platforms – playing cards, UPI, QR code, faucet pay
and SMS-based funds.
India’s merchandise exports touched $400 Billion for the first time in a financial year in FY22
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The merchandise exports sector of India successfully met the $400 billion target which was set for
2021-22 (FY22), nine days ahead of schedule, which translated into a 37% increase over exports worth
$292 billion in FY21.
The exports in India contracted almost 7% in FY21 from a year before to $292 billion, due to Covid
outbreak. Later with the drastic increase in demand and advanced economies the export sector recovered
itself.
RBI inaugurated Reserve Bank Innovation Hub in Bengaluru
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das inaugurated the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in
Bengaluru, which was established with a Rs 100 crore initial capital contribution to foster and nurture
financial innovation.
According to the central bank, the Hub has an independent Board with Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan as
Chairman and other notable people from industry and academics as members.
FinMapp got license from PFRDA and IRDAI to sell NPS, insurance
FinMapp, a financial services firm, announced that it has been granted a licence under the National Pension
Scheme by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). It has also obtained a
registration certificate as a corporate agent from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of
India (IRDAI).
RBI unveiled framework for geo-tagging of payment system touch points
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a framework for Geo-tagging of Payment System Touch
Points/acceptance infrastructure under Section 10 (2) read with Section 18 of Payment and Settlement
Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007).
This system will be deployed by banks / non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs) to ensure proper
monitoring of the availability of payment acceptance infrastructure. The framework was issued on the lines
of the Monetary Policy Statement 2020-21 of October 08, 2021.
HDFC ERGO launched India’s first industry based digital customer engagement and rewards
program “VAULT”
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company launched its VAULT program. It is India’s first industry
based digital customer engagement and rewards program.
This program is an experiment to test a new idea under the Regulatory Sandbox of IRDAI
(Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India).
Nirmala Sitharaman presented Rs 1.42 Lakh crore Budget for FY 2022-23 for J&K in Lok Sabha
Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented Rs 14215009.87 crore (~1.42 Lakh Crore)
Budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha, New Delhi.
April
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Dearness Allowance for central govt employees hiked by 3% to 34%
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved a hike in Dearness
Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners
by 3% to 34%, over the existing rate of 31% of the Basic Pay/Pension. The hike announced will be
effective from January 1, 2022, to compensate for the price rise.
RBI extended the timeline for implementation of use of lockable cassettes in all ATMs till March
31, 2023
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to extend the deadline for banks to use lockable
cassettes in their ATMs that can be swapped during cash replenishment by a year, till March 31,
2023. Earlier, the same was advised to be implemented covering at least one-third of ATMs
operated by the banks every year, which was extended to March 2022. Previously, banks were
expected to begin using lockable cassettes in a gradual way, with at least one-third of
their ATMs protected by March 31, 2021. The deadline was later extended until March 31, 2022.
Cassette Swap is lockable cassettes that are swapped at the time of cash replenishment in the ATMs.
The framework for cassette swap was recommended by the Committee on Currency
Movement chaired by D.K. Mohanty.
RBI fixed WMA limit for States/UTs at Rs 47,010 crores
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for states and Union
Territories to Rs 47,010 crore from Rs 51,560 crore amid uncertainties related to COVID-19 w.e.f. April 1,
2022 and are subject to review. WMAs are temporary advances given by the RBI to the government to tide
over any mismatch in receipts and payments. The limit for WMA for the Government of India (GoI) for the
first half of FY23 (H1FY23) has been set at Rs 1,50,000 crore.
India’s trade deficit rose 88% to $192.41 billion in FY22
According to the government data, India's trade deficit rose 87.5% to USD 192.41 billion in 2021-22
as against USD 102.63 billion in the previous year.
The total exports in the last fiscal year have increased to USD 417.81
billion and imports also increased to USD 610.22 billion which leaves a trade gap of USD 192.41 billion.
India's agriculture exports cross $50 billion mark for the first time in 2021-22
Exports of Indian agricultural products have crossed a mark of $50 billion for the first time during
the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) with an increase of 20 per cent. The Directorate General of
Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has released
provisional figures stating that agricultural exports rose to USD 50.21 billion in 2021-22, which is 19.92%.
RBI has issued guidelines for establishing 24x7 Digital Banking Units
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the guidelines for Scheduled Commercial Banks to
establish digital banking units (DBUs) to offer products and services in both self-served and
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assisted mode w.e.f. April 7, 2022. An announcement was made in the Union Budget 2022-23,
regarding the setting up of 75 DBUs in 75 districts.
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank launched Vikas Siri Sampat-111 scheme
P Gopi Krishna, Chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank has launched a new deposit scheme of
the bank named Vikas Siri Sampat-1111. The tenure of this scheme is of 1,111 days with an interest
rate of 5.70% for the general public and 6.20 % for senior citizens. It also offers the highest rate of
annualized return of 6.03% for the general public and 6.60% for senior citizens. Under the scheme, the
account holder can deposit ₹10,000 to ₹2 crores.
India's gold imports increased by 33.34% to ₹46.14 billion in 2021-22
According to the official data, the import of gold in India has been rose by 33.34% to ₹46.14 billion on
account of higher demand in 2021-22. The import of gold in 2020-21 was about ₹34.62 billion. The
increase in gold imports has contributed to the widening of the trade deficit to $192.41 billion, against
$102.62 billion in 2020-21. India is the world's second-biggest gold consumer after China. The imports
are largely driven by the jewellery industry. The export of gems and jewellery grew by about 50% to
about $39 billion during 2021-22.
Government increased authorised share capital of three General Insurance Companies’
Three public sector general insurance businesses – National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance
Company Limited, and United India Insurance Company – have had their authorised share capital increased
by the government. This will allow for a capital inflow of Rs. 5,000 crore into these businesses. The permitted
capital for National Insurance will now be 15,000 crore (1,500 crore shares with a face value of 10 apiece), up
from the current 7,500 crore, according to a notification released by the Finance Ministry (1,500 crore shares with
a face value of ten each).
Oriental Insurance would have a market capitalization of 7,500 crore (750 crore shares with a face value
of ten rupees each), up from 5,000 crore (500 crore shares with a face value of ten rupees each).
United India Insurance’s permitted capital has been increased to Rs 7,500 crore. United India
Insurance’s authorised capital has been raised from 5,000 crore (500 crore shares with a face value of 10)
to 7,500 crore (750 crore shares with a face value of 10).
Govt amended FEMA rules to allow 20% FDI in LIC
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (aa) and (ab) of sub-section (2) of section 46 of the
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Central government
has amended the rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to open the way for up to
20% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The
government is also planning to dilute its stake in LIC through the Initial Public Offering (IPO).
SBI raised $500 million through IFSC Gift City branch
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State Bank of India (SBI) has raised 3-year funds of $500 million (over Rs 3,800 crore) through a
syndicated loan facility at “very fine pricing” through its IFSC Gift City branch. This is the first offshore
USD Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked syndicated loan raised by SBI through its Gift
City branch.
The facility is for USD 400 million plus USD 100 million as a green shoe option. MUFG, Bank of
America and JP Morgan were the Joint lenders for this offering whereas Fist Abu Dhabi Bank acted as
the facility agent.
RBI certified fintech led 121 Finance as India's first NBFC-Factor, after revised Registration of
Factors Regulations (2022)
Jaipur-based 121 Finance becomes India’s first fintech led NBFC (non-banking financial company)-
Factor to receive the Certificate of Registration (CoR) under Registration of Factors (Reserve Bank)
Regulations 2022. That means, it is the first NBFC to convert from an Investment and Credit
Company (ICC) to an NBFC-Factor. Until now, Factoring was offered only to the large corporates. Under
this registration, MSME can sell a receivable invoice to 121 Finance, without any collateral.
Reserve Bank of India capped lending limits of NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the rules for non-banking finance companies
(NBFCs) relating to their large exposures. These norms will come into effect from October 1, 2022.
RBI capped aggregate exposure of NBFCs which are in the upper layer toward one entity at 20% of
capital base. The limit can only be extended by another 5% with board’s approval.
RBI extended LEI guidelines for larger borrowers of NBFCs, UCBs
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the guidelines on Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) to large
borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
(UCBs).
The RBI further advised that non-individual borrowers enjoying aggregate exposure of ₹5 crores and
above from banks and financial institutions (FIs) shall be required to obtain LEI codes as per the given
timeline.
By 30th April 2023, the borrowers who have exposure of Rs 25 crore are required to obtain LEI.
Borrowers having a total exposure of Rs 10 crore and up to Rs 25 crore will have to obtain LEI by 30th
April 2024. Borrowers having a total exposure of over Rs 5 crore and up to Rs 10 crore will have to
obtain LEI by 30th April 2025.
The borrowers who will be failing to obtain LEI codes from an authorized Local Operating Unit (LOU)
will not be sanctioned any new exposure and they will also not be granted renewal or enhancement of any
of their existing exposures. The Legal Entity Identifier is a 20-digit number used to uniquely identify
parties to financial transactions globally.
Reliance Industries Ltd became 1st Indian company to hit Rs 19 lakh m-cap
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Reliance Industries Limited has become the first Indian company to hit the Rs 19 lakh crore
market valuation mark in intra-day trade.
May
ICICI Bank launched India's 'open-for-all' digital ecosystem for MSMEs
ICICI Bank has launched India’s first comprehensive digital ecosystem for all Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, which can also be used by the customers of other banks.
Anyone can use the benefits of digital solutions on the InstaBIZ app. It provides sanctions of instant and
paperless overdraft facility up to Rs 25 lakh through ‘InstaOD Plus’.
Union Bank of India became 1st public sector bank to go live on Account Aggregator
framework
Union Bank of India became the first public sector bank to go live on the Account Aggregator
ecosystem. The framework facilitates sharing of financial information on a real-time basis between
regulated entities. AAs are licensed by the Reserve Bank of India to enable the flow of data between
Financial Information Providers (FIPs) and Financial Information Users (FIUs).
Indian Bank launched pre-approved personal loan under Project WAVE
Indian Bank has unveiled its first digital product, pre-approved personal loan
(PAPL) product under Project World of Advance Virtual Experience (WAVE) to provide customers
with instant loan disbursements. The loan would carry an interest rate of 10% p.a. with no
foreclosure charges. The digital transformation initiative – World of Advance Virtual Experience
“WAVE” was launched by the Indian Bank in January 2022. The loan can be availed through
‘IndOASIS’ mobile app, the bank’s website or through online banking facility. The loan carries an
interest rate of 10% per annum at present with no foreclosure charges.
IRDAI allowed insurance companies to invest up to 30% of assets in BFSI sector
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in exercise of its powers
conferred under Regulation 14(2) of the IRDAI (Investment) Regulations, 2016, has increased the
investment limit of all insurance companies to invest in the Banking, Financial services and Insurance
(BFSI) companies (as per section K of NIC classification) to 30% of investment assets from 25%. This rise
in limit will increase the exposure of insurance companies in this sector.
Bengaluru-based Neobank ‘Open’ became 100th Unicorn of India
Bengaluru-based neo banking startup titled ‘Open’ becomes the country’s 100th unicorn after raising
$50 Million at a valuation of $1 billion from IIFL. Open operates neobank that offers small and
medium-sized businesses as well as enterprises nearly all the features of the bank with additional tools
to better serve the customer’s needs.
HDFC ERGO launched 'Pay as you Drive’ program to reduce upfront costs of premium
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HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has announced to launch ‘Pay as you Drive’ program. This
insurance offers distance-based insurance to reduce upfront costs of premium. The program will be
available for owners of new Maruti Suzuki cars in selected cities up to May 14, 2022. This program is
applicable for 10,000 policies or ₹50 lacs of premium whichever happens earlier.
Reliance became 1st Indian company to cross USD 100 billion annual revenue
Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more than a whopping
$100 billion. The company has recorded a 22.5% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 2022.
Reliance has recorded strong growth in retail, digital services, and the oil & gas business. The company
has also reported the highest-ever quarterly EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortisation) of ₹33,968 crores (28% up) year-on-year.
Ministry of Finance released Rs 7,183.42 crore Revenue Deficit Grant to 14 states
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released Rs 7,183.42 crore as a revenue deficit grant to
14 states. This is the 2nd monthly installment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant to
states. The 14 States that have been recommended for Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant
by the Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2022-23 are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh,
Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and
West Bengal.
LIC's IPO, India's largest at Rs 21,000 crore, subscribed 3 times
An initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India’s biggest public offer, was
subscribed 2.95 times on the last day of offer period i.e., on May 9, 2022, generating bids totalling Rs
43,933 crore. This will help the government to raise about Rs 21,000 crore. Notably, against 16,20,78,067
shares on offer, 47,83,25,760 bids were received. With this IPO, the government has diluted its 3.5% stake
in LIC through the Offer for Sale (OFS).
UPI hit record high in April 2022 with 5.58 billion transactions worth Rs 9.83 trillion
According to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Unified Payments Interface (UPI),
India’s flagship digital payments platform, has recorded 5.58 billion transactions worth Rs
9.83 trillion in April 2022. This is the highest ever number of transactions recorded by UPI. The
monthly UPI recorded a 3.33% increase in transaction volume from 5.4 billion transactions worth Rs 9.6
trillion in March 2022. Compared to April 2021, the transaction volume increased by 111% and the
transaction value increased by nearly 100%. In April 2021, UPI processed 2.64 billion transactions worth Rs
4.93 trillion. The UPI had breached the USD 1 trillion mark in transaction values in the financial year
2021-22.
HDFC Bank launched industry first digital 30-minute new car loan ‘Xpress Car Loans’
HDFC Bank has launched an end-to-end digital car loan scheme named ‘Xpress Car Loans’ for its
existing customers as well as new customers. The bank has integrated its lending application with
automobile dealers throughout India. Buyers can apply for a maximum of Rs 20 lakh and the loan amount
will be credited to the dealers’ accounts within 30 minutes.
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PAN, Aadhaar now mandatory for cash deposits, withdrawals above Rs. 20 lakh
The Indian government has made quoting of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Aadhaar number
mandatory for deposits or withdrawals of Rs. 20 lakh or more in a fiscal year, or for opening of current
account or cash credit account with a bank. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a
notification in this regard called the Income–tax (Fifteenth Amendment) Rules, 2022. The new rules will
be effective from May 26, 2022.
RBI restricted withdrawals from savings, current accounts of Shankarrao Pujari Nutan Nagari
Sahakari Bank
Reserve Bank of India has imposed several restrictions on Shankarrao Pujari Nutan Nagari Sahakari
Bank Limited, Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur in Maharashtra, including on withdrawals, in view of the lender’s
deteriorating financial position. The restrictions will be in effect for six months from the close of business
on May 13, 2022, and are subject to review.
RBI permitted lending by Commercial Banks to NBFCs & SFBs to NBFC-MFIs, for the purpose of
on-lending to priority sectors
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted commercial banks to continue providing credit facility to NBFCs
(Non-Banking Financial Companies) for the purpose of on-lending to certain priority sectors. The same
is applicable for lending by Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to NBFC-MFIs (Microfinance institutions).
This facility of lending was available till March 31, 2022.
Bank credit to NBFCs (including HFCs) for on-lending will be allowed up to an overall limit of 5
percent of an individual bank’s total priority sector lending in case of commercial banks. In case of SFBs,
credit to NBFC-MFIs and other MFIs (Societies, Trusts, etc.) which are members of RBI recognized ‘Self-
Regulatory Organisation’ of the sector, will be allowed up to an overall limit of 10 percent of an individual
bank’s total priority sector lending.
Frauds in PSBs declined by 51% to Rs 40,295 crores FY22
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the public sector banks have reported over a 51% dip in the
amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore during the financial year ended March 2022. The 12 PSBs
had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in the preceding fiscal 2020-21. But, the number of fraud
cases has fallen slightly as a total of 7,940 frauds were reported by the PSBs in 2021-22, against 9,933
incidents reported in FY21. According to the RBI data on frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during
FY22, the highest amount of Rs 9,528.95 crore was reported by the city-based Punjab National Bank
(PNB), involving 431 such incidents.
SEBI notified rules in order to strengthen regulatory framework for CIS
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has enhanced the net worth criteria and track record
requirements with an aim to strengthen the regulatory framework for collective investment schemes.
SEBI has amended Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations, 1999 which have not been reviewed
since their first notification in 1999.
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The SEBI has mandated a minimum of 20 investors and a subscription amount of at least Rs 20 crore
for each Collective Investment Scheme (CIS). Currently, CIS rules do not mandate minimum number
of investors, maximum holding of a single investor or minimum subscription amount. No single investor
will hold more than 25% of the assets under management of such schemes. SEBI has put a cap on cross-
shareholding in Collective Investment Management Company (CIMC) to 10% to avoid conflict of
interest.
RBI approved Rs 30,307 crores dividend payment to centre for FY22
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board has approved a dividend payment of Rs. 30,307 crores to the
Centre for the fiscal year 2021-22. The bank’s central board of directors also decided to maintain the
contingency risk buffer (CRB) at 5.50%. CRB, which comes from the contingency fund, is risk
provisioning made from economic capital to cover monetary, credit, fiscal stability, and operational risks. In
the 2022 budget, the government had estimated that it would
receive Rs. 73,948 crores as dividend from the RBI and state-owned banks for FY22. The
budgeted dividend is 27% lower than the ₹1.01 trillion the centre received in FY22.
India recorded all-time high FDI inflow of $83.57 bn in 2021-22
As per the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India has recorded the highest-ever annual FDI inflow of
USD 83.57 billion in 2021-22. In 2020-21, the inflow stood at USD 81.97 billion. FDI equity inflow in
manufacturing sectors has increased by 76% in 2021-22 (USD 21.34 bn) compared to 2020-21 ($12.09
billion). In terms of top investor countries, Singapore is at the top with 27%, followed by the US (18%)
and Mauritius (16%) during the last fiscal. Among sectors, computer software and hardware attracted
maximum inflows followed by the services sector and automobile industry.
SpiceJet partnered with Axis Bank to launch co-branded credit card
SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost airline, has partnered with Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank,
to launch the most lucrative co-branded credit cards, which are available in 2
variants: SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage and Voyage Black. It will be powered by Visa and will provide
customers with a variety of privileges and benefits. It aims to provide travellers with an exceptional travel
experience through SpiceClub, India’s first frequent flyer club operated by a low-cost carrier.
SBI launched Real Time Xpress Credit on YONO platform
State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of Real Time Xpress Credit on its YONO platform
which allows eligible customers to get personal loans of up to ₹35 lakh. It is a flagship personal loan
product for salaried customers (Xpress Credit), now has a digital avatar and customers can now avail of it
through YONO.
Under Real Time Xpress Credit, central, state government and defence salaried customers of SBI will no
longer be required to visit the branch for availing a personal loan. It would be a 100% paperless and
digital experience and an end-to-end eight step journey.
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₹100 is the most preferred banknote: RBI’s Banknote Survey
Reserve Bank of India’s Banknote Survey of Consumers findings has revealed that ₹100 was the most
preferred banknote while ₹2,000 was the least preferred denomination. Among coins, ₹5 denomination
was the most preferred whereas ₹1 was the least preferred. Watermark of Mahatma Gandhi’s image
followed by windowed security thread was the most recognized security feature as per the survey.
RBI reduced net-worth requirement for non-bank Bharat Bill Payment units
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the norms for non-bank entities to set up Bharat Bill Payment
operating units by reducing the net-worth requirement to Rs 25 crores. Presently, the minimum net
worth of Rs 100 crore is required to obtain authorisation for a non-bank BBPOU.
Japan's MUFG Bank got nod to set up branch at GIFT City
MUFG Bank becomes the first Japanese bank to open a branch at Gujarat International Financial Tech
City (GIFT City) in a bid to offer a wide range of banking services to both domestic and global clients.
MUFG had opened its first branch in Mumbai in 1953. MUFG plans to open this branch for operations
by the first half of FY 2022.
SEBI withdrew permanent recognition granted to ICEX
Market regulator SEBI said that it has withdrawn the recognition granted to Indian Commodity
Exchange Limited’s (ICEX). The bourse’s recognition was revoked after SEBI issued an order declaring
it non-compliant on many grounds, including net worth and infrastructure criteria. As a result of the
withdrawal, ICEX has been directed to transfer the funds in its Investor Protection Fund and Investor
Services Fund to the Investor Protection and Education Fund of SEBI.
PM Modi released 11th Instalment of PM-KISAN Benefits on May 31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 11th instalment of Rs 21,000 crore under
the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to more than 10 crore farmers on May
31 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The fund is transferred directly to the bank accounts of the
beneficiaries. Under the PM-KISAN, financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is provided to the eligible
farmer families, payable in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000.
Bank of Maharashtra topped PSU lenders chart in loan growth during FY22
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has ranked first in the list of the top performer among public
sector lenders in terms of loan and deposit growth in percentage terms during 2021-22. The Pune-
headquartered lender recorded a 26 per cent increase in gross advances at Rs 1,35,240 crore at the end of
March 2022. It was followed by State Bank of India and Union Bank of India with 10.27 per cent and
9.66 per cent growth, respectively.
June
Public Sector Banks doubled their Net Profit to almost Rs 66,500 crore in FY22
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Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have doubled their net profit during the financial year 2021-22.
For FY22, the combined profit of 12 state-owned banks stood at Rs 66,539 crore a 110 per
cent increase from Rs 31,816 crore in FY2020-21.
This is a sharp change from FY18, at that time only 2 out of 21 PSBs reported profit.
Centre distributes Rs 86,912 crore to states and settles GST compensation debts
The Central government has released the entire compensation of Rs 86,912 crore due to
states.
Despite only having roughly Rs 25,000 crore in the GST compensation pool, the Centre made the
whole amount.
Compensation of Rs 47,617 crore was due up to January, Rs 21,322 crore was due for
February-March, Rs 17,973 crore was due for April-May, out of Rs. 86,912 crores released to
states.
SBI General Insurance has launched a new health insurance vertical.
It aims to leverage the expansive footprint and network of its parent companyState Bank of
India (SBI) to further entrench health insurance penetration in Tier 3 and 4 markets across
India.
It also focuses on new innovative health products, in-house claim settlement process,
among others, to boost customer experience.
The Reserve Bank has launched its first global hackathon - "Harbinger 2021 - Innovation for
Transformation" under the theme of the "Harbinger 2021 - Innovation for
Transformation" is 'Smarter Digital Payments' in November 2021.
The results were announced, Tone Tag, a brand of Naffa Innovations Pvt Ltd, has been declared
as the winner in two categories.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) will start crediting 8.1% Rate of
Interest for the year 2021-22 soon.
In March, EPFO decided to lower the interest on provident fund deposits for 2021-22 to 8.1
per cent from 8.5 per cent provided in 2020-21.
The 8.1 per cent EPF rate of interest is the lowest since 1977-78, when it stood at 8 per cent.
Kiya.ai launched India’s 1st banking metaverse ‘Kiyaverse’
Kiya.ai, a digital solutions provider serving financial institutions and governments globally,
announced the launch of India’s first-ever banking metaverse - Kiyaverse.
In the first phase, banks will be allowed to roll-out their own metaverse for clients, partners
and employees through service offerings that include relationship manager, peer
avatars and robo-advisors. Kiyaverse plans to have tokens as NFTs and support CBDC to
enable open finance in a Web3.0 environment.
SBI Foundation launched a Digital Learning Platform ‘UpSchool’ with Khan Academy
SBI Foundation in partnership with Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit in India, has
launched UpSchool, a digital learning program for students from classes 1 to 10.
This program will be available in English, Hindi and Kannada languages aiming to reduce
learning gaps and build a solid foundation in math and reading for their current academic
year.
RBI has raised the limits for individual housing loans being extended by Urban
Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs) by over 100%.
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RBI has also permitted the Rural Cooperative Banks (RCB) for financing residential real
estate projects, in a bid to support affordable housing and inclusive growth.
The limits for Tier I /Tier II UCBs have been revised from ₹30 lakh/ ₹70 lakh to ₹60 lakh/
₹140 lakh, respectively.
The limits have been increased from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh for RCBs with assessed net worth
less than ₹100 crore, and from ₹30 lakh to ₹75 lakh for other RCBs.
CPI-based Retail inflation in India eases to 7.04% in May
India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation eased marginally to 7.04% in May
from the nearly eight-year high of 7.79% in April.
Inflation faced by rural consumers fell from 8.38% in April to 7.01% in May, but for
households in urban areas, the pace of price rise was virtually flat month-on-month, moving
from 7.09% in April to 7.08% in May.
Food price inflation, which had hit a 17-month high of 8.31% in April, eased a little to 7.97% in
May thanks to a decline in rural food inflation from 8.5% to 7.76%. However, the Consumer
Food Price Index surged further for urban India from 8.09% in April to 8.2% in May.
Indian Bank launched digital renewal scheme for KCC holders
Indian Bank launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible customers to renew
their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
The initiative is part of the bank’s digital transformation under project ‘WAVE’ - World of
Advanced Virtual Experience. The account renewals can be done using Indian Bank’s
IndOASIS mobile app and internet banking.
Out of the total agriculture portfolio of ₹88,100 crores, KCC constitutes ₹22,300 crores with
15.84 lakh customers.
Bharat FIH has received market regulator SEBI's approval for an Initial Public Offering
(IPO) aggregating to ₹5,000 crores.
Bharat FIH is a subsidiary of FIH Mobile a leading manufacturing services provider for the
mobile handset industry, which is a part of Foxconn Technology Group. The company makes
devices for Xiaomi and Nokia.
The IPO size comprises a fresh issue worth ₹2,501.9 crore and an offer for sale up to
₹2,501.9 crore by Wonderful Stars.
OmniCard became first RBI licensed PPI to launch cash withdrawal in all ATM across India
Payment solution provider OmniCard became the first RBI licensed PPI to launch cash
withdrawal using a RuPay-powered card from any ATMs across the country.
The move came in after RBI permitted the non-bank licensed entities to enable cash
withdrawals from the digital wallets.
OmniCard users can withdraw cash from any ATM at their convenience with full security
from frauds like card theft, card cloning, and PIN skimming. The company is working with
NPCI to enable the facility.
Adani Transmission Limited’s $700 million revolving loan facility has been tagged as 'green
loan' by Sustainalytics. This provides assurance on the green loan framework for the
revolving facility.
A revolving loan facility is a flexible financing tool that provides the borrower with the
ability to draw down or withdraw, repay, and withdraw again.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, India(HSBC India) has announced USD
250 million in lending support for high-growth, technology-led start-ups in India, which has
the world’s third largest start-up ecosystem.
HSBC will administer the lending via its commercial banking division. It has also not
mentioned any specific timeframe for disbursal of the amount.
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RBI lifted restrictions on MasterCard over onboarding of new domestic customers
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on US-based payments technology
major MasterCard that was imposed on July 14, 2021, from issuing new credit, debit, and
prepaid cards.
The restrictions were put in place because of the company's failure to comply with local
data storage norms that require payments companies to store data related to Indian
customers only in the country.
RBI raised limit of e-mandates for transactions up to Rs 15,000
The Reserve Bank of India raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from Rs
5,000 to Rs 15,000 per transaction for e-mandates on cards, Prepaid Payment Instruments
(PPIs) and UPI for recurring transactions.
It implies, additional authentication will not be need for payment of ₹15,000 per
transaction.
Under e-mandate, an individual can give standing instruction to the bank to debit a specific
amount automatically on a recurring basis.
Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance rebranded as Canara HSBC Life Insurance
Canara HSBC and Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurancehave rebranded and renamed
itself as Canara HSBC Life Insurance.
Canara HSBC Life has renamed itself as Canara HSBC Life Insurancefollowing itsthird partner
Punjab National Bank decision to exit.
PNB had acquires a stake in the company following the amalgamation of the Oriental Bank of
Commerce (OBC).
Government declared ICICI, HDFC, NPCI's computer resources to be 'protected systems'
The government has declared computer resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI
managing entity NPCI to be 'protected systems' under the IT Act, 2000.
Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), in the notification declared the IT resources of the
private sector lender as critical infrastructure under Section 70 of the IT Act, 2000.
South Indian Bank launched 'SIB TF Online'
South Indian Bank has launched a new portal for its corporate EXIM customers named 'SIB
TF Online'.
This portal provides a platform for trade related payments to foreign entities remotely.
In this portal, the customer can initiate the payment request over SIB TF Online after uploading the
relevant supporting documents for the transaction.
Max Life launched life insurance savings plan with Policybazar
Max Life Insurance Company Limited has launched the Max Life Smart Fixed return Digital
Plan with Policybazaar.
It is a non-linked, non-participating, individual life insurance savings plan.
The plan offers guaranteed tax-free returns up to 6.14% along with life cover protection at
monthly premiums as low as ₹3000 and is also available to purchase on Max Life’s
website
and Policybazaar.com.
Freo offered saving account ‘Freo Save’ in partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank
Bengaluru-based neobanking platform Freo launched its digital savings account ‘Freo Save’ in
partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank
With this launched, Freo has become the first consumer Neobank in the country to provide full
stack neo banking products.
AU Small Finance Bank launched innovative credit card “LIT (Live-It-Today)”
AU Small Finance Bank has launched an innovative credit card.
The AU Small Finance Bank LIT (Live-It-Today) Credit card offers a unique value proposition to
cardholders-to choose the features they want and for the time period they want.
ICICI Bank launched a digital platform ’Campus Power’ for the student ecosystem
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ICICI Bank launched a digital platform ‘Campus Power’, first-of-its-kind to address the needs of
the students aspiring to pursue higher education in India and abroad. The platform caters
to the varied needs of the entire student ecosystem comprising students, parents, and
institutes.
The first branch has been set up at IIT Kanpur and seven more will be added to the campuses
of top institutes across India.
Acemoney launched wearable ATM cards and Offline UPI
Acemoney has launched UPI 123Pay payment and wearable ATM cards.
The UPI 123Pay payment allows people to carry out cashless transactions without
smartphones or internet connections using feature phones.
The wearable ATM cards are gadgets designed as key chains and rings that enable people to
carry out cashless transactions without ATM cards and phones.
The wearable ATM cards functions using applications connected to smart phones. Therefore, it
can be switched on or off as per the requirement of the customer.
Mufin Finance received Prepaid Payment instrument license from RBI
Mufin Finance, one of the leading NBFCs, has received in-principal RBI approval for issuance of
semi-closed prepaid payment instruments.
The PPI license ill allows digital banks, fintech firms and large consumer-facing applications to
roll out features such as digital payment solutions for lending.
Mufin Finance is the 4th NBFC to receive such a licence from the RBI, after leading brands
such as Bajaj Finserve, Manapurram and Paul Merchants.
July
Trade Deficit surged to record $26.1 Billion in June
•According to Ministry of Commerce & Industry data, India's merchandise trade deficit rose to
$26.1 billion in June 2022, in comparison to $9.6 billion in June 2021.
•Merchandise trade deficit was 172 percent higher than June 2021 as rise in global commodity
including the prices of key energy and metal imports breached records. India's WPI inflation at
15.18% in June
SBI General Insurance launched Cyber Insurance Cover for Individuals : Cyber VaultEdge
SBI General Life Insurance has launched a comprehensive cyber insurance policy for individuals that
provides protection against financial losses caused by cyber risks and cyberattacks.
Named Cyber VaultEdge Insurance Plan, it comes with a host of features that provides protection
against unauthorised electronic transactions, wage losses brought on by identity theft, and
incidents affecting one’s online reputation, including trolling, bullying, and stalking on social
media, among others.
DBS named 'World's Best SME Bank' by Euromoney for second time
DBS Bank has recognized as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for the second time
(the first time in 2018).
The bank has established its position as a global industry leader in association with Small to
Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance growth and development.
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The DBS bank also clinched three first-time awards at Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence 2022
–
World’s Best Financial Innovation of the year 2022
Asia’s Best Bank for Wealth Management 2022
Asia’s Best Bank for SME award 2022
RBI restricted three cooperative banks from conducting banking activity
The Reserve Bank of India has announced severe restrictions on three cooperative banks.
These include two banks from Maharashtra, the Nashik Zilla Girna Sahakari Bank Limited and
the Raigad Sahakari Bank besides Karnatka-based Sri Mallikarjuna Pattana Sahakari
Bank.
RBI hiked Capital Adequacy Ratio for Urban Cooperative Banks to 12%
RBI has hiked the minimum Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) for Urban Cooperative Banks
(UCBs) with deposits above Rs 100 crore to 12 percent from 9.0 percent.
RBI has allowed till March 2026 to meet revised CAR norm in phases for UCBs that don't meet it
currently.
HDFC Bank to be among global top 10 banks after merger
HDFC Bank will be among the world's top 10 most valuable banks after its merger with
parent HDFC.
The combined market cap of HDFC Bank and HDFC would be around USD 160 billion.
•HDFC Bank is worth more than DBS Group and UBS (both valued at around $58 billion). The country’s
largest lender State Bank of India ($57 billion) is at number 32 ahead of BNP Paribas ($55 billion) in
terms of valuation. The combined market cap of HDFC Bank and HDFC ($52 billion) would be around
$160 billion.
August
RBI sets deadline for card tokenization to October 1
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released guidelines to ease the transition to new norms on
card-on-file (CoF) tokenization and licensing of payment aggregators (PAs) in two
separate notifications.
While reiterating that with effect from October 1, no entity in the card transaction chain,
other than card issuers and card networks, shall store CoF data, the central bank
notified two interim measures.
For handling other post-transaction activities, acquiring banks can continue to store CoF
data until January 31, 2023.
Piramal Enterprises received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start non-
banking finance company (NBFC) operations.
The license is for initiating an NBFC not accepting public deposits.
NBFCs are entities that provide bank-like financial services but don't hold a banking license & are
unregulated.
Earlier, the company had acquired Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) for Rs 34,250 crore.
CCI approved the acquisition of stake in IDFC by Bandhan Fin Holdings
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed Rs 4,500 crore deal
wherein the Bandhan Financial Holdings-led consortiumwill buy stakes in IDFC Asset
Management and IDFC AMC Trustee.
The consortium includes private equity firm Chrys Capital and Singapore's sovereign fund GIC.
The transaction includes acquisition of 99.96 percent stake in IDFC Asset Management
Company Ltd and 100 percent shareholding in IDFC AMC Trustee Company Limited.
RBI Monetary Policy Rate: Key highlights (5 August, 2022)
Key short-term lending rate (repo) raised by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.4 per cent; third
consecutive hike
In all, 140 bps hike in repo since May 2022 to check inflation
GDP growth projection for 2022-23 retained at 7.2 per cent (pc).
GDP growth projection: Q1 at 16.2 pc; Q2 at 6.2 pc; Q3 at 4.1 pc; and Q4 at 4 pc
Real GDP growth for Q1:2023-24 projected at 6.7 per cent
Domestic economic activity exhibiting signs of broadening
Retail inflation projection too retained at 6.7 pc for 2022-23
Inflation projection: Q2 at 7.1 pc; Q3 at 6.4 pc; and Q4 at 5.8 pc; Q1:2023-24 at 5 pc
Policy Rates
Repo Rate 5.40%
Reverse Repo Rate 3.35%
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate 5.65%
Bank Rate 5.65%
Cash Reserve Ratio 4.50%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 18%
Standing Deposit Facility Rate 5.15%
American Express launched Global Pay, cross border payments platform
American Express has launched its cross-border payments platform for small to medium-
sized businesses named Global Pay.
It will work as a digital solution that will let U.S. businesses make secure domestic and
international B2B payments.
SBI formalized policy to finance makers of lab-grown diamonds
State of Bank of India (SBI) is the first Indian lender to frame a policy to fund makers of
lab-grown diamonds which come across as replicas of the natural stones.
The bank's operational guidelines for financing man-made diamond houses include the
standard prudential practices like treating non-fund limits at part with funded limits.
Lab grown diamonds are the replicas of natural stones.
EPFOs' Rs 1.59 lakh crore investment in ETFs rises to Rs 2.26 lakh crore
EPFO has invested Rs 1,59,299.46 crore in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) till March 2022
and its national market value of these investments was Rs 2,26,919.18 crore.
EPFO has been investing in ETFs since August 2015. Initially, the body decided to invest 5% of its
investible deposits in stock markets.
•Later, the proportion was increased to 10% in 2016-17 and 15% 2017-18 and onwards.
CPI-based Retail Inflation declined to 6.71% in July 2022
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Retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to 6.71% in July 2022 as
compared to 7.01% in preceding month, as per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation data
Inflation eased mainly due to easing prices in the Food & Beverages section. However, the retail
inflation level remains above the mandated level of 4% with a margin of 2% on either
side.
Kotak Mahindra Bank launched lifestyle-focused corporate salary account “Kotak Crème”
Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a lifestyle focused salary account named Kotak Creme.
This account will offer an upgraded experience to its customers working in MNCs, retails, law
firms, unicorns etc.
The account will be available to all corporates in India and will also come with a host of
privileges and rewards across lifestyle, travel, healthcare, dining, skilling and learning
experiences.
On the occasion of the nation's 76th year of Independence celebrated as Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav, the largest lender in the nation, State Bank of India (SBI), introduced a
unique term deposit programme called "Utsav Deposit."
This fixed deposit scheme has higher interest rates and is only available for a limited time.
In the Utsav Fixed Deposit Scheme, SBI is offering an interest rate of 6.10% per annum on
fixed deposits with a tenure of 1000 days. And senior citizens will be eligible to get an
additional interest rate of 0.50% over and above the regular rate.
SBI launched its first dedicated branch to support start-ups
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its first branch dedicated to
start-ups in Koramangala, Bengaluru.
The branch will provide services ranging from the stage of formation of start-ups to Initial
Public Offerings and Follow-on Public Offerings.
SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara launched the branch which is located in Koramangala near HSR
Layout and Indiranagar which are the biggest start-up hubs in the city.
After Bengaluru, the next branch will be opened in Gurgaon and third one will be in
Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched the 'Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme', a special retail term
deposit product that offers interest rates of 5.75% for 444 days and 6% for 555 days.
This scheme is applicable on retail deposits below Rs 2 crore and remains in force till December
31, 2022.
Karnataka Bank launched new Term Deposit Scheme named KBL Amrit Samriddhi
Karnataka Bank has launched a new Term Deposit Scheme named KBL Amrit Samriddhi
under Abhyudaya Cash Certificate (ACC) and Fixed Deposit for a tenure of 75 weeks (525 days).
The interest rate for this Deposit Scheme is 6.10% per annum.
HDFC has opened its first all-women branch with four women bankers in the north Kerala
region in Kozhikode.
The branch will have 4 women bankers.
As on March 31, 2022, women constituted 21.7 percent of the workforce and the target is to
increase it to 25 percent by 2025.
HDFC Bank has launched a new campaign titled ‘Vigil Aunty’.
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It aims to encourage people across the country to practice safe banking habits.
This will complement the bank’s ‘Mooh Band Rakho’ campaign which urges people not to share
their confidential banking information with others.
A campaign to promote Vigil Aunty and persuade people to follow her on social media and/or
An RBI article has revealed Rajasthan has accounted for the highest share in the total cost of
projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in FY22.
The state has retained the top position for two consecutive years.
Uttar Pradesh at the second position followed by Gujarat.
•The article is titled 'Private Corporate Investment: Growth in 2021-22 and Outlook for 2022-23.
Chapter 13: Current Affairs (National) In Short
Important India’s First Woman in News
First Name
First woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale Shivangi Singh
1st woman fighter pilot at R-Day parade Bhawana Kanth
First women Navy officers to be posted on Indian Sub Lt Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lt Riti Singh
warship
First time lead woman army officer Parade at Tania Shergill
Republic day
World’s first female spacewalking- Christina Koch and Jessica Meir
First Female Flight Commander Shalija Dhami
First Woman Flight Engineer of Indian Air Force Hina Jaiswal
First Woman To Qualify To Go To Day Missions Bhawana Kanth
First Indian Woman Who Flew a Fighter aircraft Avani Chaturvedi
Solo
First Woman Fighter Pilot to Undertake Missions by Mohana Singh
day on Hawk
India's First Female Military diplomat Anjali Singh
First Woman Pilot of Indian Navy Shivangi
World’s first female spacewalking Christina Koch and Jessica Meir
first female match referee by icc GS Lakshmi
List of Recently Cyclone/ Typhoon
Cyclone/ Typhoon Country/ State
Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal
Cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ Bangladesh and West Bengal
Typhoon hagibis Japan
Tropical Storm Fay New Jersey
Tropical storm Amanda El Salvador and Guatemala.
Tropical Storm Cristobal Louisiana, Mississippi Coasts
Cyclone Kyaar south Gujarat, Saurashtra (cyclonic storm “Kyaar”
hovering over the Arabian Sea.)
Typhoon Faxai Tokyo, Japan
Typhoon Kammuri Philippines
Typhoon Phanfone Philippines
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Tropical Cyclone Sarai, Cyclone Tino, Cyclone Fiji
Sarai
Typhoon Faxai, Typhoon hagibis Japan
Tropical cyclone Seroja Australia
Typhoon Kammuri, Typhoon Phanfone Philippines
Cyclone Taukate Goa, Maharashtra
Cyclone Yaas West Bengal and Odisha
Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan
Recent GI Tag List
Item State
Kangra Tea Himachal Pradesh
Handmade Narasingapettai Nagaswaram Tamil Nadu’s
“Dalle Khursani” Famous Chilli of Sikkim
Sweet dish ‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli and Goa
Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana)
Kodaikanal Malai Pandu, Garlic Tamil Nadu
Tezpur Litchi Assam
Zeerafool, Rice (CG),Thirubuvanam Slik Sari Tamil Nadu
DindiGul Lock & Kandangi Saree Tamil Nadu
Pathama Dai Mat Tamil Nadu
‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani temple Tamil Nadu
Marayoor Jaggerry Kerala
Tirur Supari Kerala
Arcanut (Sirsi Supadi) Karnataka
TavlohoPuan Mizoram
Green and White Tea Darjeeling
Srivilliputtur Palkova” Channai
Mizo Paunchei, Coloured Shawl Mizoram
Rasogulla Odisha
Chak-Hao Manipur
terracotta Gorakhpur (UP)
Kashmiri Saffron Kashmiri
Sohrai Khovar painting Jharkhand
Telia Rumal Telangana
Arumbavur wood carvings Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur netti Tamil Nadu
Hathei chilli and Tamenglong orange Manipur
Naga Cucumber Nagaland
Alibaug white onion Maharashtra
Palghar’s famed Wada Kolam rice Maharashtra
Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings, and Kallakuruchi Tamil Nadu
wood carvings
List of Changing Name
Old Name New Name
Miyan ka Bada (Rajasthan) Mahesh Nagar Halt
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Shivamogga airport (Karnataka) Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
Kevadiya railway station (Gujarat) Ekta Nagar railway station
'Miyon ka Bara’ station in Jodhpur Mahesh Nagar
Mohali International Hockey Stadium Balbir Singh Senior
Common High Court of J&K and Ladakh 'High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF).
Hisar Airport Maharaja Agrasen International Airport
Kakori Train Conspiracy Kakori Train Action
Mohali International Hockey Stadium Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey
Stadium.
Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF).
Haveri Railway station Mahadevappa Mailara Railway Station
Ayodhya airport Maryada Purshottam Shriram Airport
Bengaluru’s Bowring Medical College Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Naugarh Railway Station Siddharthnagar (UP)
Hubli Railway Station: Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station
Manduadih Station 'Banaras' Station
Gwalior-Chambal Expressway Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway
Mumbai-Nagpur expressway Bal Thackeray
Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh Atal tunnel (mark the 95th birth anniversary of
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
Chenani Nashari Tunnel Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Chenani Nashri Tunnel
on NH 44 in Jammu & Kashmir as Dr Syama Prasad
Mookerjee Tunnel)
Indian Govt, target important project list
Aims Target Time
▪ Government of India has set a target of 2025
building 220 new airports
▪ PM vision of $ 5 trillion Economy 2025
▪ self-reliant in fertilisers production 2023
▪ To Eliminate TB 2025
▪ 100 MT coal gasification target 2030
▪ Housing for All 2022
▪ Doubling Farmers income 2022
▪ One Nation One Ration Card 2021
▪ To generate solar Power (500GW) 2030
▪ Har Ghar Jal 2024
▪ Utkarsh (Road Plan by RBI) 2022
▪ Clean Drinking water to all by 2024
▪ TAPI gas pipeline project is expected to be 2022
completed by
▪ Bharatmala project 35000km highway by 2018-22
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▪ India to surpass china’s population 2027
▪ Net zero carbon emitting in indian railways 2030
▪ Fulfil Jal Jeevan Mission 2024
▪ Railways to run 100% on electricity 2024
▪ zero road accident fatalities 2030
▪ Green Railway’ 2030
India brings forward target of 20% ethanol- 2023
blending in petrol
‘Energy independent’ 2047
Rice under all scheme to be fortified 2024
Six lakh villages to get internet connectivity by 2024
Festival
State/UT City Festival
Andhra Pradesh • Flamingo Festival
• Magh Bihu
• Rongali or Bohag Bihu
• Dwizling Festival
Assam • Parag Festival
• Ambubachi Mela
• Wanchuwa
• Baikho
Chhattisgarh Raipur • National Tribal Dance Festival
• International Film Festival of India
Goa (IFFI)
• Sao Joao
Gujarat Ahmedabad • International Kite Festival
Himachal Pradesh • Losar Festival
• Mela Kheer Bhavani
• Jhiri Mela
J&K • Bungus Awaam Mela”
• “Apple Festival”
• 1st ever Aharbal Festival
• Kanchoth festival
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• Herath or the ‘Night of Hara (Shiva)’,
• Lavendar festival’
Karnataka Mangalore • Karavali Utsav
• Onam
Kerala • Dragonfly Festival or Thumbi
Mahotsavam (1st-ever of state in
2020)
• Pooram Festival
• Naropa Festival
• Addi Mahotsav
Ladakh • Hemis
• Losar Festival
• Spituk Gustor Festival
Khajuraho • International Film Festival
Gwalior • Tansen Music Festival or the Tansen
Sangeet Sammelan or the Tansen Utsav
Madhya Pradesh
Mandu • Mandu festival
• Namaste Orchha festival (1st-ever in
2020)
• Lokrang Festival
Pune • Owl Festival
Maharashtra
Nagpur • Khasdar Mahostav
• Orange Festival
Imphal • Sangai Festival, Nata Sankiratana,
Kachai Lemon Festival
Manipur
Ukhrul • Shirui Lily Festival
• Sangai Festival
• Behdinkhelam Festival
Meghalaya • Cherry Blossom Festival
• Wangala festival
Nagaland • Hornbill Festival
Delhi New Delhi • National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav
• Raja Parba festival
• Konark Festival
• International Sand Art Festival
Odisha • Nuakhai Juhar harvest
• ‘Boita Bandana’ Festival
• Sital Sasthi
Cuttack • 'Bali Yatra' festival
Rajasthan Bikaner • Camel Festival
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• Maru Mahotsav or Jaisalmer Desert
Festival
• Gangaur festival
• Nagoba Jatara festival
Telangana • Bathukhamma Floral
• 'Bonalu'
• Medaram Jatara
• Hornbill Festival (1st-ever of state in
Tripura 2020)
• Khrachi Puja
Sikkim • Pang Lhabsol
• Losoong (Namsoong)
Uttar Pradesh Agra • Bear Festival
Uttarakhand • Ganga Kayak Festival
• Harela Festival
Arunachal Pradesh • Torgya Festival
West Bengal • ‘Dol Utsav’ or ‘Dol Jatra’
Haryana • Suraj kund mela
Jharkhand • Sarhul Festival
Puducherry • Beach Festival named I Sea PONDY
Note: List of Important Operations (
'Operation My Saheli': South Eastern Railway launches to enhance security of women
passengers
Operation Bandar-Balakot strike
Operation Khumaar- J&k (drug free panchayat)
Operation Milap-by Delhi police to rescue 333 children
Operation Sankalp-Indian navy (in gulf of Oman and Persian gulf)
Operation Smile-Hyderabad police for 325 children rescued.
Operation Sudarshan -BSF (border security force) to secure 100m border from Pakistan
Operation Sunrise-Between the armies of India & Mayanmar
Operation Support-By India for people suffering from Idi Strom in Mozambique
Operation Swift Retort-Pakistan strike after operation Bandar
Operation Thirst-RPF To healthy drinking water
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Operation Sard Hawa: Operation is to check the instances of infiltration due to dense fog
in the region by BSF
"Pink Protection": Kerala Police lunched for protection of women in public, private and
digital spaces
“Operation AAHT: Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched a nationwide operation to curb
human trafficking.
“Operation Satark”: Railway Protection Force (RPF) has recently started “Operation Satark”.
Focused effort under “Operation Satark” was launched from 5th April to 30th April
2022 of illegal tobacco products were detected with seizure of tobacco products.
March
MNRE approved development of 400 MW solar project in upper Kinnaur by SJVN
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved the development of a 400 MW solar park by the state
owned, SJVN Limited at Upper Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh.
India’s 1st ambulance for street animals launched in Chennai
India’s first ambulance for street animals has been launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It has been started by the Blue
Cross of India in collaboration with the international animal welfare organization “Four Paw”.
Assam government declared entire state as “Disturbed Area” for up to 6 months
Assam government has declared entire state as ‘Disturbed Area’ for up to 6 months.This declaration has been made as
per powers conferred under Section 3 of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.
Arunachal Pradesh will get a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi
Airport Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport in
Hollongi, 15 Kms from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Telangana topped the country in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices
Telangana became the top performing state in India with a population over one crore in terms of growth rate of
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MoSPI).
It succeeded other states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Gross State Domestic Price (GSDP)
of Telangana increased from Rs 359434 crores in 2011-12 to Rs 1,154,860 crores in 2021-22. It recorded GSDP
growth by 31.12 per cent from 2011-12. It is one of the highest growth rates for any state in the country. In terms of
the percentage growth in GSDP, Telangana has shown the most rapid increase in its growth rate by around 17%
from 2020 to the present.
Microsoft to set up India’s largest datacentre region in Hyderabad
Tech giant, Microsoft has announced to set up its fourth data centre in India in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Hyderabad Data centre will be one of the largest data centres in India and will be operational by 2025.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power project at Thoothukudi
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power plant constructed at a cost
of Rs 150.4 crores. The floating plant is established in Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited
(SPIC) factory at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu to provide clean energy.
Prime Minister unveiled Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Pune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a tall statue of great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in
Pune, Maharashtra. The Statue is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 9.5-feet tall.
India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha being built at Bodh Gaya, Bihar
India`s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. The construction of the giant
statue started in the year 2019. It will be open for devotees from February 2023.
Jyotiraditya Scindia and Shivraj Chouhan inaugurated first drone school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
inaugurated the first drone school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. In addition, Madhya Pradesh was also the first state
in the country in advancing the use of drone technology at a big scale by organising drone meta in Gwalior in
December last year.
India’s 1st fully women-owned industrial park inaugurated in Hyderabad
India’s first 100% women-owned industrial park became operational in Hyderabad, Telangana. It is spread over a
50-acre area in Sultanpur near Patancheru industrial area.
Indian Railways’ first Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal commissioned in Asansol Division of Eastern Railway
The first ‘Gati Shakti’ cargo terminal of Indian Railways was inaugurated in the Eastern Railway’s Asansol
division. The cargo facility is expected to boost railway earnings by roughly Rs 11 crore per month.
PM Modi inaugurated Rashtriya Raksha University building in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation a new campus building complex of Rashtriya Raksha
University (RRU) at Lavad village near Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
India’s 1st medical city ‘Indrayani Medicity’ will be set up in Pune, Maharashtra
Maharashtra government has announced to set up India’s first medical city titled as ‘Indrayani
Medicity’ in Pune, to provide all kinds of specialized treatment under one roof
Odisha topped in full immunization with 90.5% coverage under Mission Indradhanush
According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, Odisha became top state in the list of full
immunisations in India with 90.5% coverage under Mission Indradhanush.
India’s 1st Digital Water Bank ‘AQVERIUM’ launched in Bengaluru
First Digital Water Bank of India ‘AQVERIUM’ has been launched in Bengaluru, which is an innovative
initiative aimed at better water management. It is formed by AquaKraft Group Ventures.
India’s first ‘World Peace Center’ to be established in Gurugram, Haryana
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Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti (AVB) organization will establish India’s first World Peace Center in Gurugram,
Haryana. The Center will work for the establishment of peace and harmony in the world.
Mumbai became first South Asian City to set target of Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
Mumbai, Maharashtra announced its detailed framework to ‘zero out carbon emissions by 2050’ and became
the first city in South Asia to set such a target.
Mumbai’s target is 20 years ahead of India’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2070. Targets also include a 30
per cent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and 44 per cent reduction by 2040.
Indian Railways prepared National Rail Plan (NRP) for India– 2030
For the development of a futuristic railway system by 2030, the Indian Railways has come up with
‘National Rail Plan (NRP) for India-2030’.
Its objective is to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives
to increase modal share of the Railways in freight to 45%.
Visakhapatnam Railway Station became first station in East Coast to implement ‘One Nation, One
Product’
Visakhapatnam Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh is set to implement the ‘One Nation, One
Product’ concept of the Government of India on a pilot basis for 15 days.
This will become the first railway station in the East Coast railway to implement ‘One Nation, One
Product’. The Railway Board of the Indian Railways has identified one station in every zone for
implementing the pilot project for a period of 15 days.
Telangana became 1st state in India to implement Crop Diversification Index
Telangana became the first state in India to adopt the Crop Diversification Index (CDI) by way of
recording their crop diversification pattern in the form of an index.
Nagaland became first paperless assembly by implementing e-Vidhan application
Nagaland created history by becoming the first State Assembly in the country to implement the National e-Vidhan
Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless.
Kerala became 1st state to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods
Kerala became the first state in India to introduce carbon-neutral agricultural practices in select locations for
better soil health. The Kerala Government in its Budget 2022-23, allocated ₹6 crore for introducing Carbon-
neutral farming methods in the state.
Bihar became first state to implement dynamic map for villages to track land ownership
Bihar as a part of its land reforms initiative, has introduced the concept of dynamic map for villages, which will
get updated every time land ownership changes hands. The move is mainly aimed to curb the legal disputes
regarding land.
According to the Bihar government, the state has seen almost 37,000 cases of some land dispute since February
2021.
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Surat, Gujarat became India’s 1st city to get ‘steel slag road’
The Diamond City of India, Surat in Gujarat became India’s first city to get a road that is made out of steel waste
(1st ever ‘steel slag ’road) at Hazira Industrial Area, Surat.
Shaktikanta Das dedicated Varnika Ink Manufacturing Unit of BRBNMPL in Mysuru to nation
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has set up the Ink Manufacturing Unit named, Varnika under Bharatiya
Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of RBI in Mysuru,
Karnataka.
Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges included in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites
‘Jingkieng Jri or Living Root Bridge', found in over 70 villages in Meghalaya highlighting the socio-cultural, social
and botanical links among people and nature, have been included in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
April
Lepakshi Nandi, Veerabhadra temple included on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
The Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple and the Monolithic Bull (Nandi) at Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh
was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list. The Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple is also
known as the Lepakshi temple is dedicated to Veerabhadra (Shiva). The temple is known for the
Vijayanagara sculpture and mural painting on the ceiling as traditional art. India has 40 World
Heritage sites.
UP become India’s top vegetable producer; Andhra Pradesh remained top fruit producer
Uttar Pradesh has become the top producer of vegetables, getting back its first position by demoting West
Bengal to the second position, with a difference of a million tonnes in production in 2021–22 Crop Year
(CY) (July–June), after two years since 2020. On the other hand, Andhra Pradesh remains the top fruit
producer. India’s horticulture output is likely to drop marginally by 0.4% to 333.25 mt in 2021–22 from the
previous year (2020–21) as production of vegetables, spices, and plantation crops is set to decline.
Mumbai International Cruise Terminal will be commissioned by July 2024
The 1st of its kind, Mumbai International Cruise Terminal is expected to be commissioned by July
2024. It is the sea cruise terminal which will be coming up at BPX-Indira Dock in Maharashtra. It was
announced by the Mumbai Port Authority on the occasion of completion of 7 years of Sagarmala
project.
Andhra Pradesh set up 'She Auto' stands to provide safe transport to women
Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati police have set up three 'She Auto' stands in Tirupati; autos run by female
drivers, the first of its kind in the state. Three 'She Auto' stands have been set up in RTC Bus Stand,
Mahila University, and Ruia Hospital. Aim: Women and girls student's safety
Amit Shah inaugurated Seema Darshan Project at Indo-Pak border in Gujarat
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Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the Seema Darshan Project at
Nadabet on the Indo-Pak border in Banaskantha District of Gujarat. The project was launched with the
aim to provide an opportunity to the citizen to observe the life and work of the BSF personnel on our
border. The tourist can see missiles, tanks, aircrafts etc which are used by the Indian Army and BSF at
Nadabet.
PM Modi unveiled 108 feet tall statue of Lord Hanuman at Morbi in Gujarat
PM Narendra Modi has unveiled 108-feet statue of Lord Hanuman in Morbi, Gujarat on Hanuman
Jayanti. The statue is the second of the four statues being set up in the four directions across the country,
as part of 'Hanumanji Char dham project. First statue of this series was set up at the Jakhu hills in the
north in Shimla in 2010 and has been sculpted by a Rajasthan sculptor.
India’s first Internet Radio for visually challenged “Radio Aksh” launched in Nagpur
India’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in
Nagpur, Maharashtra. Nagpur’s 96-year-old institution, The Blind Relief Association Nagpur (TBRAN)
and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) are the organisations behind
this idea. The channel will be available on various internet radio platforms for free.
India’s 1st pure green hydrogen plant commissioned by OIL in Jorhat, Assam
India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by the Oil India
Limited (OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam. The plant has an installed capacity of 10 kg per
day. The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity generated by a 500kW Solar plant using a
100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolyser array.
Biliti Electric will set up world’s largest electric 3-wheeler making plant in Telangana
Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), based in California, United States of America, has announced its
intention to establish the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing facility in
Telangana. The plant will be built in 2 phases over an area of 200 acres.
NITI Aayog released draft battery swapping policy
NITI Aayog has released a draft battery swapping policy under which all metropolitan cities with a
population above 40 lakh will be prioritized for the development of battery swapping network under the
first phase. All major cities such as state capitals, UT headquarters, and cities with populations above will be
covered under the second phase.
Tamil Nadu to observe Minorities Rights Day every year on 18 December
The Tamil Nadu government has announced that December 18, every year will be observed as
Minorities Rights Day at the state level. The state government promotes the upliftment and economic
5 lakh
advancement of the minorities through effective implementation of schemes and welfare measures. The
minority girl students in rural areas to pursue their studies would
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provide education aid of Rs 500 to the students of Classes 3 to 5 and Rs 1,000 to the wards of Class 6.
Palli village became India’s 1st carbon-neutral panchayat
Palli village in Samba district of Jammu has become the nation's first carbon neutral
panchayat, fully powered by solar energy.
Mumbai got India’s 1st digital bus service with ‘Tap In, Tap Out’ feature
Maharashtra State Tourism, Environment & Protocol Minister Aditya
Thackeray has inaugurated the India's first completely digital bus from the Gateway of India to the
Churchgate route with a unique 'Tap-in Tap-out' feature. Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and
Transport (BEST) is the nation's first bus service that is completely digital. At the initial stage, the
'Tap-in Tap-out' feature will be available in two buses only.
Cabinet approves 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric project in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the construction of the 540-
Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric project located on river Chenab in Kishtwar district, Jammu and
Kashmir. The committee was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project will
be implemented by Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited which is a joint venture
company between NHPC and JKSPDC. The committee has approved an investment of over 4,526.12
crore rupees for this project.
IndiGo became 1st airline to land aircraft using navigation system GAGAN
IndiGo became the first airline in the country to land aircraft using the indigenous navigation system
GAGAN. The flight was conducted using an ATR-72 aircraft and landed at the Kishangarh airport in
Rajasthan, using GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN), which has been jointly developed by
the Centre-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO). GAGAN is used to provide lateral and vertical guidance when an aircraft is approaching a
runway for landing. Its precision is especially useful at small airports where the instrument landing
system (ILS) has not been installed.
May
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated nation's first ethanol plant in Purnia
Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India's first ethanol plant in Purnia district,
Bihar. The plant has been set up by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited at a cost of ₹105 crores.
Bihar came up with an ethanol production promotion policy in the first half of 2021. It is the country's
first grain-based ethanol plant.
India’s 1st Flow Chemistry Technology Hub Set up at Hyderabad
Government of Telangana in collaboration with the pharmaceuticals majors Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory and
Laurus Labs along with academia has set up India’s first-of-its-kind Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT
Hub) at Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) Hyderabad,
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Telangana. The hub will facilitate the pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) and adoption of
continuous synthesis for making Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).
Poumai Naga Area of Manipur declared Drug-Free Zone
Manipur's Poumai tribe has declared that Poumai inhabited areas to be a Drug-Free
Zone supporting the State government’s War on Drug campaign. The Chief Minister welcomed the
resolution of the Poumai Naga tribe and affirmed that the State government will not tolerate deforestation
and poppy plantation in hill districts in Manipur.
Tamil Nadu named Nanjarayan Tank as 17th bird sanctuary
The Tamil Nadu government notified the Nanjarayan lake, a bio-diversity hotspot, as the 17th bird
sanctuary. The government also set up an information centre to raise awareness about the bird
population in the lake. The Nanjarayan Tank also known as Sarkar Periyapalayam Reservoir, is
located in Tirupur city near Koolipalayam, Tami Nadu.
BRICs’ New Development Bank opened India's regional office in Gujarat's GIFT City
The New Development Bank (NDB), the BRICS countries’ multilateral bank based in Shanghai, will open
its first regional office in India at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to address the
country’s infrastructural and sustainable development needs. NDB’s existing regional offices will be
supplemented by the new India office. Its Africa Regional Center (ARC) opened in Johannesburg in
2017, the Americas Regional Office (ARO) in So Paulo with a sub-office in Brasil in 2019, and the
Eurasian Regional Centre (ERC) in Moscow in 2020.
Third Advance Estimates for Production of Major Crops 2021-22 released
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the third advance estimate of the
production of major agricultural crops for 2021-22. The food grains production in the country has been
estimated at 314.51 million tonnes which is a record high and is higher by 3.77 million tonnes from the food
grain production during 2020-21. During 2021-22, the average food grain production was higher by 23.80
million tonnes as compared to the previous five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21.
As per the 3rd Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during the year 2021-
22:
Rice: 129.66 million tonnes (record production)
Food grains: 314.51 million tonnes
Wheat: 106.41 million tonnes
Maize: 33.18 million tonnes. (record production)
Coarse/ Nutri Cereals 50.70 million tonnes
Tur: 4.35 million tonnes
Pulses: 27.75 million tonnes. (record production)
Oilseeds: 38.50 million tonnes. (record production)
Gram: 13.98 million tonnes. (record production)
Soyabean: 13.83 million tonnes
Groundnut: 10.09 million tonnes
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Sugarcane: 430.50 million tonnes (record production)
Mustard and Rapeseed: 11.75 million tonnes (record production)
Mesta and Jute: 10.22 million bales which are 180 kg each
Cotton: 31.54 million bales which are 170 kg each
PM Modi inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
and interact with kisan drone pilots as well as witness open-air drone demonstrations. ‘Bharat Drone
Mahotsav 2022’ is a two-day event and being held on May 27 and 28.
Bihar has India’s largest gold reserves
According to the survey processed by Geological Survey of India states that gold reserve of around 88
million tonnes including 27.6 tonnes of mineral-rich ore is present in Jamui district of Bihar. The survey
indicates that the presence of gold is in Karmatia, Jhajha and Sono in Jamui district. Bihar has 222.885
million tonnes of gold metal, which amounts to 44 per cent of the total gold reserves in the country.
June
ICF Chennai manufactures 'Gati Sakthi' trains- India's first semi-high speed freight train likely to
run by December
India's first semi-high speed freight train is likely to hit the tracks by December.
The 16-coach 'Gati Shakti' train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral
Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
To implement PM Gati Shakti, the Railways has created a separate directorate at the Railway Board
with its branches at Khurda, Bilaspur, Delhi and Bengaluru divisions.
Shri Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of an Olympic-level sports complex in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat
The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, laid the
foundation stone of an Olympic-level sports complex at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The construction cost of the project is Rs. 932 crores.
With Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Narendra Modi Stadium, Naranpura Sports Complex and three
other sports complexes, our preparation of international level grounds, stadiums for all sports
for the Olympics will be completed.
PM Modi inaugurated Worlds 1st Nano Urea plant by IFFCO at Gujarat
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Nano Urea (Liquid) Plant constructed at IFFCO, Kalol.
The Nano Urea (Liquid) Plant was constructed at a cost of around Rs. 175 crores.
This is to provide farmers the means to boost productivity and help increase their income.
Government of India hikes premium rates for Flagship Insurance schemes PMJJBY & PMSBY for
the first time in 7 years
The Centre has increased the premium rates for its flagship insurance schemes, Pradhan
Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(PMSBY), for the first time in seven years to “long-standing adverse claims experience”.
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The premium for PMJJBY would increase from Rs 330 to Rs 436 a year effective June 1, and the
PMSBY premium would rise from Rs 12 to Rs 20.
PMJJBY provides life insurance cover worth Rs 2 lakh to all account holders aged 18-50 years.
PM announces the theme of 8th International Yoga Day ‘Yoga for Humanity’
The eighth edition of the International Day of Yoga will be organised on June 21.
The main event being held in Mysuru, Karnataka.
PM announces ‘Yoga for Humanity’ as the theme of the day.
The main event of International Day of Yoga this year will be held in Mysuru, Karnataka.
Tata Projects won bid to build Jewar Airport in UP
Tata Projects won the bid to build the new airport at Jewar. Tata Projects beats Shapoorji
Pallonji Group and Larsen & Toubro for the contract.
The deal size was over Rs. 6,000 crores. The new airport is expected to be functional by 2024.
Tamil Nadu launched Nalaya Thiran skilling programme for college students under Naan
Mudhalvan
The Tamil Nadu government recently launched Naan Mudhalvan (I am the first). Under this
programme Tamil Nadu government has now launched Nalaya Thiran (Tomorrow’s ability).
Under the programme, 50,000 college students will train with the knowledge in computer
science, electronics and IT domains.
This multi-agency programme has been co-created by Nasscom, ICT Academy and Skill
Development Corporation, giving students access to much needed cross-cutting skills.
Sikkim state declared ‘Blue Duke’ as the state Butterfly
P.S. Golay, Chief Minister of Sikkim, has declared the Blue Duke as the Butterfly of the Sikkim
State during the occasion of World Environment Day.
The event took place at Saramsa Garden near Ranipool which has been organized by the
Forest Department.
Blue Duke is a native butterfly species of Sikkim, edged past another contender Krishna Peacock.
WhatsApp launched SMBSaathi Utsav to support small businesses through digital mediums
Whatsapp launched SMBSaathi Utsav initiative which aims to support small businesses by
helping them to adopt digital mediums like Whatsapp Business App.
SMBSaathi Utsav has started the initiative with a pilot in Jaipur’s Johri Bazaar and Bapu Bazaar
where over 500 small businesses are being trained.
The initiative was launched in the collaboration with Josh Talks. The SMBSaathi Utsav is the
second phase of the SMBSaathi campaign.
National Tribal Research Institute inaugurated by Amit Shah in New Delhi
Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in New Delhi.
This institute is to promote and preserve the tribal heritage and culture and the nerve centre of
tribal research issues and matters in academic, executive and legislative fields.
Tribal Research Institute (TRI) is the research body of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at the
state level. There are 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) supported by the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs.
Dharmendra Pradhan launched India’s largest educational metaverse ‘Polyversity’ & Bharat
Blockchain Network
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Michigan, USA-based IT Services & IT Consulting company Information Data Systems (IDS) has
unveiled the Bharat Blockchain Network (BBN) (Academic Blockchain Consortium) &
Polyversity (Educational Metaverse).
Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) launched the
initiatives in the presence of officials from the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) at an event held at the AICTE Auditorium in New Delhi, Delhi.
PM Modi inaugurated headquarters of IN-SPACe in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and
Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) at Ahmedabad.
The establishment of IN-SPACe was announced in June 2020. It is an autonomous and single
window nodal agency in the Department of Space for the promotion, encouragement and
regulation of space activities of both government and private entities.
Pawan Kumar Goenka is the chairperson of the IN-SPACe.
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dedicated to the nation 'Dharohar', the National
Museum of Customs and GST in Goa. 'Dharohar' is housed in Panaji's famous Blue Building
on the banks of the Mandovi River.
Dharohar is one of its kind museums in the country that showcases not only the artefacts seized
by Indian Customs across the country but also depicts basic Customs procedures for the
knowledge of the general public.
India’s 1st private train service between Coimbatore and Shirdi flagged off under ‘Bharat
Gaurav Scheme’
Under the 'Bharat Gaurav' scheme of the Indian Railways, the first train to be operated
between Coimbatore and Shirdi by a private operator has been flagged off.
Ministry of Tourism has informed that the first ever Bharat Gaurav Train has been flagged off
on Coimbatore north to Sainagar Shirdi route.
3-day International literary festival ‘Unmesh’ held in Himachal Pradesh
Three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ began at Gaiety Theater at Himachal
Pradesh.
The festival was formally inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram
Meghawal.
The festival is organised by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Sahitya Akademi with the
support of the Himachal Pradesh Department of Art and Culture.
Pune will host Maharashtra’s first theatre festival dedicated to mental health
Maharashtra is set to witness its first theatre festival dedicated to mental health in Pune.
Three plays, centered around the theme of mental health, will be showcased at the Manasrang
Theatre Festival at The Box, on the occasion of 'Marathi Rangbhoomi Din'.
PM Modi inaugurated redeveloped Shree Kalika Mata temple at Panchmahal, Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Shree Kalika Mata temple atop the
Pavagadh hill in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat.
Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister said that this temple also symbolizes 'Sabka
Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas'.
First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places associated with the Ramayana Circuit in
India and Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi.
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The Bharat Gaurav train carrying 500 tourists from India will arrive at the Janakpur Dham
railway station in Nepal.
Delhi airport becomes India's first to run entirely on renewable power
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has becomes the first airport in the country to
run completely on hydro and solar power.
This is a part of the airport's goal to achieve the "Net Zero Carbon Emissions Airport" target by
2030. Around 6% of the Delhi airport’s electricity requirement is met from the onsite
solar power plants.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy inaugurated 'Jyotiramaya' Festival
Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy inaugurated Jyotiramaya Festival in New Delhi. It
was organised on the occasion of World Music Day on 21 June 2022.
The festival aims to raise awareness among attendees of the need of preserving both the
production and playing of rare musical instruments.
Gujarat CM launched 17th ‘Shala Praveshotsav’
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has launched the 17th Shala Praveshotsav’.
Objective – To increase the enrollment of students in primary schools in the state of
Gujarat.
The three-day enrollment drive begins from Memadpur primary school in Vadgam taluka of
Banaskantha district.
Supreme Court-appointed CoA formed Advisory Panel; chaired by Ranjit Bajaj
Ranjit Bajaj has been named Chairman of an advisory committee to assist the Supreme Court
appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).
CoA runs day-to-day affairs of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The 12 member advisory committee was appointed by CoA to oversee the day-to-day matters of
various departments of AIFF.
India's largest floating solar power project commissioned by Tata power solar in Kerala
Tata Power Solar Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned
India's largest floating solar power project in Kayamkulam, Kerala.
The solar project is spread over 350 acre water body, backwaters area, having an installed
capacity of 101.6 Megawatt (MWp).
7th Anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban celebrated by MoHUA
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organized a virtual event 24 to celebrate 7
years of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U). The event was presided by Shri
Manoj Joshi, Secretary, MoHUA.
PMAY-U was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 25th June 2015. It is
one of the largest urban housing programmes in the world.
In line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Housing for All’, With a total investment of
₹ 8.31 Lakh Crore PMAY-U has so far sanctioned 122.69 lakh, out of which more than 1
crore houses have been grounded and over 61 lakh houses have been completed and
delivered to the beneficiaries. Owing to the construction work under PMAY-U, 423 Lakh MT
Cement and 96 Lakh MT Steel have been consumed while 239 Lakh jobs have been created.
July
Maharashtra government approved renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad
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The renaming of the cities Aurangabad and Osmanabad was agreed by the Maharashtra state
cabinet. Both places will now be called Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.
Additionally, Navi Mumbai Airport will now be known as DB Patil International Airport.
India's urban population to stand at 675 million in 2035, behind China: United Nations
According to United Nations: Habitat's World Cities Report 2022; Envisaging the Future of
Cities seeks- India's urban population is estimated to stand at 675 million in 2035, 2nd
highest behind China's one billion. The report also noted that after the Covid-19 pandemic,
the world’s urban population is once again on track to increase by another 2.2 billion people
by the year 2050.
ReNew Power, UNEP, SEWA launched “Project Surya” to train women as solar technicians
ReNew Power Limited, a subsidiary of ReNew Energy Global Plc., in partnership with the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Self-Employed Women’s
Association of India (SEWA) launched a one-of its-kind, transformative initiative
‘Project
Surya’ to train low-income women salt pan workers to work in the renewable industry.
Objective - To train 1,000 low-income women salt-pan workers to work in the renewable
industry.
Vivek Express: India Railways longest train route
The Vivek Express, running from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu,
currently holds the title of the longest train route in the country both in terms of distance
and time.
It covers 4247 km of distance and nine States with 58 stops.
NINL ownership handed over to Tata group-owned TSLP
The privatisation of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) has completed. It has handover to
Tata group firm Tata Steel Long Products (TSLP).
NINL is the second successful privatisation by the current government. Incidentally, Air
India the first company on the privatisation list too was bought by Tata Group.
Google announced Startup School India initative
Google has announced a Startup School India aimed at enabling 10,000 startups in tier 2 and tier 3
cities understand the dynamics of entrepreunership.
The nine-week programme, delivered virtually, will have fireside chats between Google leaders and
collaborators from across the startup ecosystem, spanning fintech, business-to-business and
business-to-consumer e-commerce, language, social media and networking, job search and other
areas.
Akash Air gets Air Operator Certificate from DCGA
Billionaire investor Rakesh Juhunjhunwala-owned Akasa Air has been cleared for take-off.
The no-frills airline received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline will start its operations from the end of July.
PMS Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Akshaya Patra mid-day meal kitchen in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh.
Managed by the Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF), which also runs one of the world’s largest school
feeding programmes in collaboration with the government’s Pradhan Mantri Poshan
Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) scheme, the kitchen will feed over one lakh children in a bid to
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ensure that they don’t miss out on education due to poverty.
UP becomes first state in the country to have 13 expressways
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have 13 expressways.
Of the total 13, six are operational while the rest are under construction. (total length of 3,200
kilometers)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway on
July 16 and with its inauguration Bundelkhand will be directly connected to Delhi.
PM Modi inaugurated newly built Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled developmental projects of more than Rs 16,800
crores in Deoghar which includes the inauguration of an international airport and an In-
Patient Department (IPD) and Operation Theatre services at AIIMS in Deoghar.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Deogarh airport in Jharkhand on May 25,
2018.
PM Modi unveiled National emblem cast on new Parliament Building
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the 6.5 meter-tall National Emblem on top of the
under-construction new Parliament building.
The emblem made of bronze weighs 9,500 kg. A supporting steel structure of 6,500 kg was
made to support its weight.
The emblem was created by Sunil Deore from Aurangabad and Laxman Vyas from Jaipur and the
fabrication was carried out in Aurangabad, Jaipur and Delhi.
Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement NEP at pre-primary level
Uttarakhand became the 1st state in the country to initiate the process of implementing
the Centre's New Education Policy (NEP).
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has initiated this process by inaugurated 'Bal Vatikas' at
Anganwadi kendras across the state to strengthen the pre-primary education system.
These 'Bal Vatikas' will function at 4,457 Anganwadi kendras in the state.
Andhra Pradesh government decided to rejoin Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Andhra Pradesh government has decided to rejoin the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
Andhra Pradesh has decided to implement the PMFBY from the Kharif-2022 season.
With this decision, crops of more than 40 lakh farmers of the state will get insurance cover in
case of natural calamity.
Government to soon launch nationwide campaign ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ to inspire people to hoist
national flag
The Central government will soon launch a nationwide campaign Har Ghar Tiranga to inspire
countrymen to hoist the national flag at their homes to mark the 75th Independence Day.
The initiative has been taken under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, for which the
Ministry of Culture is the nodal ministry.
Ola unveiled India's first indigenously made lithium ion-cell
Ola Electric has unveiled India’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell NMC 2170
The company will begin mass production of the cell (NMC 2170) from its Chennai-based
Gigafactory by 2023.
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Union Cabinet approved Gati Shakti University in Gujarat
Union Cabinet has approved the up-gradation of the National Rail and Transportation
Institute (NRTI) to Gati Shakti University in Gujarat.
This university would serve as a hub for education, training, skilling, and research in the
transportation sector.
Ahmedabad, Kerala among TIME's list of world's greatest places of 2022
Ahmedabad city and the Kerala state have been listed by TIME magazine in its list of the
'world's greatest places of 2022.'
They have been listed among the ‘50 extraordinary destinations to explore’.
Kerala is one of India’s most beautiful states. With spectacular beaches and lush backwaters,
temples, and palaces, it’s known as ‘God’s own country’ for good reason
The list also includes Ras Al Khaimah, UAE; Park City, Utah; Seoul; Great Barrier Reef, Australia;
The Arctic; Valencia, Spain; Trans Bhutan Trail, Bhutan; International Space Station; Bogota;
Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia; Istanbul and Kigali, Rwanda.
UAE to invest USD 2 billion to develop integrated food parks across India
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest $2 bn to develop a series of integrated food
parks across India.
This decision has announced during the first virtual summit of the '12U2' (India, Israel, US
and UAE) group, held on virtually.
Arunachal Pradesh & Assam signed pact to resolve border dispute
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa
Sarma have inked a pact to end the 7 decades-old border dispute between the two states,
and they agreed in principle on restricting the number of contested villages to 86 instead of 123.
Chief ministers of the two North-east they met at Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh and signed the
agreement.
According to the ‘Namsai Declaration’, Sarma and Khandu agreed that out of the 37 disputed
villages, 28 which are within the constitutional boundary of Arunachal Pradesh shall remain
with the state while, three villages on which claims were withdrawn by Arunachal Pradesh, will
be with Assam.
PM Modi unveiled India's first passenger drone, Varuna
India’s first drone that can carry a human payload of up to 130 kgs was unveiled in the
presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Naval Innovation and Indigenization
Organization (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in New Delhi.
‘Varuna’ country’s first human-carrying platform — a pilot-less drone, has been indigenously
developed by the Indian startup Sagar Defence Engineering. The drone has the capacity to
carry one person inside.
IIT Kanpur launched NIRMAN Accelerator Program
The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) at IIT Kanpur has launched the
NIRMAN Accelerator Program.
It is supported by the Department of Science and Technology.
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15 start-ups will be selected and given the opportunity to accelerate their product journey
from 'lab to market'.
Assam Government gives approval to second wildlife sanctuary in Barak Valley
Assam's Barak Valley will soon get a second wildlife sanctuary with Governor Jagdish
Mukhi approving a proposal for the creation of Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Barak Valley also houses the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary.
Haryana CM launched 'Smart E-Beat' system for Gurugram police
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched an app-based system for police
attendance and real-time monitoring of patrolling by personnel in Gurugram.
The CM launched the 'Smart E-Beat' system at an event at the office of Commissioner of Police
and flagged off 119 motorcycle police riders connected with it.
India designated 5 new Ramsar sites
Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav has announced that India has designated five new
Ramsar sites or wetlands that are of international importance.
These are the Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram
Mangrove in Tamil Nadu, the Sakhya Sagar in Madhya Pradesh and Pala Wetland in
Mizoram.
There are now a total of 54 Ramsar sites in the country.
HCL Tech's Roshni Nadar Malhotra Richest Woman in India
HCL Technologies' chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has retained her position as the
richest woman in India, with a 54 percent jump in her net worth to Rs 84,330 crore in
2021.
Falguni Nayar has emerged as the richest self-made woman with a net worth of Rs 57,520
crore, as per the Kotak Private Banking-Hurun list published
Nayar is the second richest woman overall.
Gujarat becomes the first state to launch semiconductor policy
The Gujarat government has announced a dedicated 'Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27.
With this, Gujarat has become the first state in the country to have a dedicated
semiconductor policy.
This new policy offers a slew of incentives and subsidies to manufacture semiconductors.
Varanasi to be 1st cultural and tourism capital of SCO
Varanasi will be declared the first Cultural and Tourism Capital of the SCO for 2022-23.
It was announced by Secretary General of the bloc Zhang Ming.
August
Mastercard replaced Paytm as BCCI's title sponsor
Mastercard has replaced Paytm as the title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket
matches organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Paytm held the rights till the end of 2023.
IIT-M launched 'Nilekani Centre' to promote Indian language technology
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has launched the 'Nilekani Centre at
Al4Bharat' to promote the Indian language technology.
This Centre, inaugurated by Nandan Nilekani (co-founder of Infosys), is being supported by Rohini and
Nandan Nilekani with a grant of Rs 36 crore through Nilekani Philanthropies.
The Al4Bharat was set up as an initiative of IIT Madras to build open-source language
Al for Indian languages.
Chhattisgarh CM launched 'Mahtari Nyay Rath' for women's rights awareness
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has flagged off the 'Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay
Rath' with the aim of making the women of the state aware of their constitutional rights & laws.
It will travel throughout the state informing people about women's rights through short films.
Each chariot will have two lawyers, who will listen to the grievances of women &
provide information & advice.
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section
Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated the Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted
rail section.
He flagged off Badi Sadri-Udaipur City daily special and Rewa-Udaipur City weekly special
and Siuri-Sealdah MEMU train virtually in the program organized at Badi Sadri in
Chittorgarh Rajasthan.
Karnataka government announced various welfare programmes on completing one year
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has announced various welfare programmes on the occasion
of his government completing one year in office.
Vidyanidhi Programme: This provides scholarship from Rs 2,500 to Rs 11,000 to the children of
farmers, weavers, taxi drivers and fishermen, who studying in 11th class.
TATA steel to invest Rs 3000 cr in developing seating systems for new Vande Bharat Trains
Tata Group is planning to spend Rs 3,000 crore on Research and Development by FY26 and is set
to roll out the ‘First in India’ seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains from September
2022.
The steel-to-salt conglomerate is also targeting to be among the top 5 technology firms in the steel
industry globally by 2030.
West Bengal to get seven new districts, total now 30
The West Bengal Government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has announced 7 new
districts for the state.
With the launch of the 7 new districts, the total number of districts in West Bengal has increased
to 30.
Earlier there were 23 districts in the state.
List of new districts is given below-
Sunderban
Ichhemati
Ranaghat
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Bishnupur
Jangipur
Behrampur
One more district will be named in the Basirhat region
India achieved milestones with over 75,000 start-ups recognized so far
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recognized more than
75,000 startups which is a milestone coinciding with 75th year of independence.
Out of the total recognized startups, around 12% cater to IT services, 9% to Healthcare and
Life Sciences, 7% to education, 5% to professional and commercial services and 5% to
agriculture.
An impressive, 7.46 lakh jobs have been created by the Indian startup ecosystem, so far, which has
been a 110% yearly increase over the last 6 years.
India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make a total of 64 sites in the country.
The 10 new sites include Six sites in Tamil Nadu and One each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
and Odisha. Designation of these sites would help in the conservation
and management of wetlands and the wise use of their resources.
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
Satkosia Gorge (Odisha)
Nanda Lake (Goa)
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu)
Ranganathituu BS (Karnataka)
Vembannur Wetland Complex (Tamil Nadu)
Vellode Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
Sirpur wetland (Madhya Pradesh)
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
Google has launched an online project named 'India Ki Udaan', to celebrate India's 75-years
journey of independence.
Under this project, Google will put up an online exhibition of informative content to
showcase India's contribution and journey in the last 75 years.
The Indian government will soon start its mega ocean mission called 'Samudrayaan' to unlock the
mysteries in the heart government of deep water.
With this mission, India will be joining the elite club of nations such as the US, Russia, Japan,
France, and China to have niche technology and vehicles to carry out subsea activities.
Microsoft becomes first company to join ONDC network
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Microsoft has become the first multinational technology firm to join the government’s open
network for digital commerce (ONDC) platform.
The US-based technology behemoth intends to introduce social e-commerce or a group buying
experience in the Indian market through the entry.
Through ONDC it intends to introduce social e-commerce in the Indian market.
It will also launch a shopping app in India which will be available on the ONDC network.
Maharashtra Governor inaugurated 22nd 'Bharat Rang Mahotsav'
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has inaugurated the 22nd 'Bharat Rang
Mahotsav' at Rabindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai.
It is a 5-day theatre festival which is being organized by the National School of Drama under the
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign.
The festival will showcase plays of renowned theatre directors based on the life and sacrifices
of our freedom fighters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched 2nd Generation (2G) Ethanol Plant at
Panipat in Haryana.
It has been built at an estimated cost of over Rs 900 crore by the Indian Oil Corporation
Limited.
2G Ethanol Plant in Panipat will help boost production and usage of biofuels in the country and it will
also help in reducing pollution in the Haryana & Delhi.
76th Independence Day 2022
Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national holiday in India
commemorating the nation’s independence from the British rule on 15 August 1947.
First Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian national flag above the
Lahori Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi.
Union Environment Ministry has approved the proposal to designate 1,197.48 sq.km area in
Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli as the Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve.
This is the fifth elephant reserve of Tamil Nadu. The forest department may be eligible for additional
financing through the centrally sponsored Project Elephant after notifying the
Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve.
Centre has revised the Atal Pension Yojana rules
Government of India has made revised the rules of Atal Pension Yojana (APY), will be
effective from from October 1, 2022.
No citizen who is or has been an income taxpayer will not be eligible to join the APY. If an income
tax-payer joins the APY scheme on or after October 1, 2022, the APY account will be liable to
be closed.
Currently, all citizens of India between the age of 18-40 years are eligible to join the scheme,
irrespective of their tax-paying status.
India to start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol from April 2023
India will start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol at select petrol pumps from April 2023.
Oil minister Hardeep Puri said a fifth of petrol will be made up of ethanol by 2025.
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India achieved the target of supplying petrol mixed with 10 percent ethanol (10% ethanol,
90% petrol) ahead of schedule in June 2022.
India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering
an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectares in the country in the 75th year of Independence.
Of the 11 new sites four are in Tamil Nadu, three in Odisha, two in Jammu & Kashmir, and one
each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of Ramsar sites at 14, followed by Uttar Pradesh which has
10.
India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. India
signed it on 1st February 1982. From 1982 to 2013, a total of 26 sites were added to the list of
Ramsar sites.
The 11 Indian wetlands which have been designated as new Ramsar sites
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in association with the Seafood
Exporters Association of India (SEAI) will host the 23rd edition of India International
Seafood Show in Kolkata from February 15 to 17 in 2023 after a gap of 16 years.
It will provide an ideal platform for interaction between Indian exporters and overseas
importers of the country's marine products. IRDAI
invited innovative solutions for insurance sector
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is organizing its first
hackathon "Bima Manthan 2022" with the theme 'Innovation in Insurance’.
The hackathon invites participants to identify & develop solutions that have the potential to
make the insurance available to every individual in a seamless and swift manner with the use of
technology.
Defence forces, RBI & PM Office Most Trusted Institutions: survey by Ipsos India
Defence forces, RBI and Prime Minister of India are the three most trusted institutions in the country,
according to a survey by Ipsos India.
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The Supreme Court of India came fourth and it was followed by the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI).
The survey was conducted by Ipsos India and interviewed 2,950 adults including females.
Ranked first are the Defence Forces with at least 2 in 3 (65%) citizens reposing their faith in them,
ranked second was the RBI with 1 in 2 (50%) choosing them, ranked third was the PM of India
chosen by 49% of citizens polled, and rank fourth was bagged by the Supreme Court of India
(47%), rank fifth occupied by the CBI (43%) and rank 6th by the Police (38%).
This was followed by the Parliament (33%) ranked 7th, the media ranked 8th on the list while
placed 9th was the Election Commission of India (31%).
Indian Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched a pan-India operation known as
Operation Yatri Suraksha.
Under this operation, several steps are taken to provide round-the-clock security to passengers.
The Border Road Organization (BRO) will construct a pilot road using steel slag in
Arunachal Pradesh, which can withstand heavy rains and adverse climatic conditions.
The project was developed with the aim to “convert waste to wealth” and around one lakh tones of
processed steel slag aggregates have been utilized here substituting the natural aggregate.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched the 'Make India No. 1' mission to make
India the number one country in the world.
The five-point vision of this initiative-
a)Free education
b)Free treatment
c)Employment for youth
d)Equal rights, dignity and security for women
e)Fair price to farmers for their produce
Arunachal Pradesh launched drone-based health services
Arunachal Pradesh has successfully launched the first flight of drone service - 'medicine from the
sky' from Seppa to ChayangTajo in East Kameng district.
The pilot project has been funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) and executed by Bengaluru-based startup Redwing Labs.
It was launched in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Rajasthan government to inaugurate tech centre for graduates
With an aim to make tech graduates more employable, Rajasthan government is set to inaugurate
Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology or R-CAT.
It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during a two-day DigiFest-2022.
Goa becomes the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified State in the country
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Goa and 'Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu' have become respectively the first 'Har Ghar Jal'
certified State and UT in the country.
Over 10 crore rural households of the country have been connected to the facility of clean
water through pipes, with 7 crore rural families getting connected in the last three years.
Mandla becomes country's first fully 'functionally literate' district
Madhya Pradesh's tribal-dominated 'Mandla' region has become the first fully
"functionally literate" district in the country.
The literacy rate in the district was 68 percent as per a survey in 2011, while another report in
2020 pointed out that over 2.25 lakh people were not literate in the district and most of them
were tribals living in the forest areas.
The district administration in 2020 launched the "Niraksharta Se Azadi Abhiyaan" to make the
residents functionally literate.
UDAN scheme completed 5 years successfully
Ministry of Civil Aviation's flagship program Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude
Desh ka Aam Nagrik) has completed 5 years of success.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was launched first flight under UDAN on April 27, 2017. The
scheme aims to connect small and medium cities with big cities through air service.
In the last five years, UDAN has significantly increased the regional air-connectivity in the country.
There were 74 operational airports in 2014. Because of the UDAN scheme this number has
increased to 141 by now.
In the five years, scheme has benefited more than 1 crore passengers till August 4, 2022.
Maharashtra declared 'Dahi Handi' an official sport
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that 'Dahi-Handi' will now be
recognised as an official sport in the state.
The govt will introduce "Pro-Dahi-Handi" competitions in the state.
The 'Govindas' will also get jobs under the sports category apart from Rs 10 lakh insurance
cover.
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held at Indore in January 2023
The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be held at Indore in January 2023.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on 9 January to mark the contribution of the overseas
Indian community in the development of India.
It also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the 'Vidya Rath -School on
Wheels' project.
This project aims at providing economically challenged underprivileged children access to elementary
education for a period of 10 months.
After 10 months they will be integrated into the conventional education system.
Students will be provided free mid-day meals, uniforms & textbooks under the project.
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Jharkhand becomes first state in the country to distribute Seed to Farmers via Blockchain Tech
Jharkhand is 1st state to implement blockchain in the country which is being used to track seed
distribution.
Jharkhand government, in collaboration with the tech company SettleMint, has launched seed
distribution to farmers based on blockchain technology.
Objective - To enable the distribution of seeds and other schemes in a transparent manner.
Chandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh
The Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed to name the Chandigarh
International Airport in Mohali after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
The decision was taken during a meeting between Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann & Haryana deputy CM
Dushyant Chautala.
The Union government has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Mithila
Makhana.
With this move, growers will get the maximum price for their premium produce.
Over five lakh farmers of Mithila region of Bihar will be benefitted from this decision.
GMR launched Blockchain Centre of Excellence for airports
GMR Group has launched a Blockchain Centre of Excellence (CoE) for airports.
It will provide access to the required infrastructure & labs to start-ups for the development & validation of
solutions & services.
It will also enable thought leadership, research, & training programs for upskilling in the field
of blockchain.
Union Minister Amit Shah chaired the 23rd meeting of Central Zonal Council in Bhopal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has chaired the 23rd meeting of Central Zonal Council in Bhopal.
He also laid the foundation stone for the Bhopal campus of the National Forensic
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh has
launched India's first indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell bus in Pune.
The bus has been developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
and private firm KPIT Limited.
In a first, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to build an education township in the state.
It will be developed on the idea of 'Single Entry, Multiple Exit’.
It will provide high-quality education to the youth and equip them with a variety of
professional skills in a single place.
PM Modi to dedicate health facilities to the nation
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated dedicated two important health initiatives
to the nation.
Amrita Hospital at Faridabad
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur, Mohali
Amrita Hospital is a super-specialty hospital that will be equipped with two thousand 600 beds.
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is a tertiary care hospital of 300-bed capacity and is
equipped with modern facilities to treat all types of cancers using every
available treatment modalities like Surgery, Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology –
Chemotherapy, immunotherapy and Bone marrow transplant.
India nominated Garba to be inscribed on UNESCO's list
India has nominated the dance form Garba to be inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural
heritage list.
Garba is a dance form which has originated in Gujarat, India. The term Garba has derived from the
Sanskrit term Garbha, which means womb
In 2021, 'Durga Puja' was included in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage representative.
HPCL commenced its first Cow dung based Compressed Biogas Project
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has commenced its Cow dung to Compressed
Biogas Project at Sanchore, Rajasthan.
The plant, the first such under HPCL’s Waste-to-Energy portfolio, is proposed to utilize 100 tons of
dung per day to produce biogas, which can be utilized as automotive fuel.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has attended the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting at
Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Objective - The entire spectrum of defence cooperation with the three countries was reviewed to
expand mutually beneficial collaboration.
He also holds bilateral meetings with his counterparts Lieutenant General, Bakhodir
Kurbanov (Uzbekistan); Colonel, General Zhaksylykov Ruslan Zhakslykov (Kazakhstan), and
Lieutenant General, Viktor Khrenin (Belarus).
IIT Guwahati developed new method to produce sugar substitute Xylitol
IIT Guwahati Researchers have developed a new method to produce a sugar substitute
‘Xylitol’ from sugarcane waste.
The Method developed by IIT Guwahati Researchers to produce ‘Xylitol,’ which has potential
antidiabetic effects, overcomes limitations of chemical methods of synthesis & time delays
associated with conventional fermentation.
The NITI Aayog has declared the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best
aspirational district.
Along with the title of India’s Best Aspirational District, the district will also receive an
additional Rs 3 Crores.
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Under the programme, the central government takes steps to improve the socio-economic condition of
identified districts and ensure inclusive and holistic development.
The Aspirational District Programme launched by NITI Aayog evaluates the performance of
districts on the basis of five key parameters.
1)Health & Nutrition (30%)
2)Education (30%)
3)Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)
4)Financial Inclusion & Skill Development (10%)
5)Infrastructure (10%)
PM Narendra Modi has addressed Khadi Utsav at the Sabarmati riverfront in
Ahmedabad.
The unique Khadi Utsav is being organised as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to highlight
the importance of khadi in country's freedom struggle.
He also inaugurated a foot over bridge named as Atal Bridge built over Sabarmati River connecting
the eastern and western side of the city.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will invest Rs 2 lakh crore to achieve net-zero operational carbon
emissions by 2046.
The target set is in line with India's aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.
The investment of over Rs 2 lakh crore will help mitigate emissions to about 0.7 billion metric tonnes of
carbon dioxide a year by then.
Nagaland gets its 2nd railway station in 119 years
North-east state Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with
the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi.
Dimapur Railway Station, in the heart of the commercial hub of the state, was
inaugurated in 1903.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio flagged off the Donyi Polo Express from Shokhuvi Railway
Station during the day.
AirAsia India becomes the first airline to use CAE's artificial intelligence-powered training
system to train the airline's pilots.
CAE is the leading provider of pilot training solutions that are based on simultaneous
technology.
The training system, called CAE Rise, provides real-time data during pilots’ training sessions and
analyses them to deliver higher quality training.
NITI Aayog to establish 500 Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) & NITI Aayog will establish more than 500 Atal Tinkering Labs
(ATLs) in Jammu and Kashmir to nurture an innovative mindset among high school students.
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Objective - To create & promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across
the country.
PM Modi has inaugurated the Smriti Van memorial to celebrate the courage shown by people
during the devastating 2001 earthquake in the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Smriti Van is a tribute to the lost lives and the remarkable fighting spirit of the people of Kutch.
He also inaugurated the 300m long 'Atal Bridge' for pedestrians across the Sabarmati River.
Telangana Al Mission's 4 startups to represent India at G20 DIN
The Telangana Al Mission (T-AIM) has revealed that four of its startups have been selected by MeitY
(Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) to represent India at the
G20 Digital Innovation Network (DIN).
T-AIM is an initiative of the state Government supported by NASSCOM.
The program has been supporting 80 startups built on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The four startups - Arficus, Edubuk, Eunimart, and MayaMD are supported by Revv Up
programme.
Reliance Industries will set up India's first and one of the world's largest carbon fibre plants in
Hazira, Gujarat.
The plant will have a capacity of 20,000 million metric tonnes per annum.
The first phase of the plant will be completed in 2025.
Indian Railways have set up 'Meghdoot' machines at Dadar, Thane and other stations of the
Mumbai Division.
These unique 'Meghdoot' machines use innovative technology to convert water vapour
in the air into potable water.
World's largest floating solar power plant to be built in Madhya Pradesh
The world’s largest floating Solar Power Plant will be constructed in Khandwa Madhya
Pradesh.
It is aimed at boosting power generation capacity in the state and addressing electricity
problems in the central region.
It will generate 600-Megawatt power by 2022-23. This project is estimated to be worth Rs.
3000 crores.
World's highest railway bridge 'Golden joint' inaugurated on Chenab in J&K
World's highest railway bridge 'Golden Joint' has been inaugurated in Reasi district of
Jammu & Kashmir.
This bridge is located in Chenab River, will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower (after
completion of project). The joints of bridge are connecting two ends of the deck of the world's
highest railway bridge.
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Chapter 14: International Current Affairs (March to
August 2022)
March
Google launched ‘Play Pass’ subscription in India
Google announced the launch of ‘Play Pass’ subscription service in India. It will provide Android device
users access to over 1,000 applications and games without ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments.
Play Pass, which is currently available in 90 countries, will offer a high-quality and curated collection of
1000+ titles across 41 categories from developers across 59 countries including many from India.
Swiss Airlines will become world’s first airline to use solar aviation fuel
Swiss International Air Lines AG (SWISS or Swiss Air Lines) and its parent company, Lufthansa
Group have partnered with Switzerland based solar fuels start-up, Synhelion SA (Synhelion) to use its
solar aviation fuel.
United Arab Emirates placed on FATF’s grey list
The global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF),
retained Pakistan in the grey list and asked the country to work on money laundering investigations
and prosecutions. FATF also added the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its grey watchlist.
India’s first ever GI-tagged Kashmir carpets flagged off to Germany
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has launched quick response (QR) code for its GI-tagged
Kashmiri carpet, to preserve the authenticity and genuineness of the hand-knotted carpets. The main
objective of this QR Code attached to the GI tag is to help in reviving the sheen and glory of the Kashmiri
carpet industry.
The first-ever consignment of GI-tagged hand-knotted carpets were exported to Germany from New
Delhi on March 11, 2022. It must be noted that the Kashmiri carpets were granted GI-tag in June 2016
by the Geographical Indication Registry of the Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, but the registered carpets were certified from 2022.
India-Canada re-launched Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
India and Canada have formally re-launched the negotiations for India-Canada Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI). Interim
Agreement or Early Progress Trade Agreement (EPTA) for commercial gains to both the countries was
also launched. Interim Agreement include high-level commitments in goods, services, rules of origin,
sanitary and phytosanitary measures, dispute settlement, etc.
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Adani Group signed a deal for two power projects in Sri Lanka
Adani Group of India signed an MoU with Sri Lanka for two large power projects in the Northern
Province. Project aims to generate a combined capacity of 500 MW, at a cost of $ 500 million. The
renewable power projects will be executed in two locations of Sri Lanka- Mannar, north-western coast,
and Pooneryn, south of Jaffna Peninsula.
NTPC (Formerly National Thermal Power Corporation) of India and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)
of Sri Lanka also agreed to set up a 100 MW solar power project in Sampur, Sri Lanka. In 2021, the
group bagged a strategic port terminal project in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle inaugurated in Antananarivo, Madagascar
A “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi, was inaugurated in Antananarivo, the capital city of
Madagascar, as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration. The Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle
was jointly inaugurated by India’s Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar and Mayor of
Antananarivo, Naina Andriantsitohaina.
SBI will provide USD 1 billion Line of Credit to Sri Lanka to recover from economic crisis
SBI announced a USD 1 billion Line of Credit (LOC) to Sri Lanka as part of its financial assistance to
deal with its economic crisis. An agreement extending the LOC was signed between SBI and Government
of Sri Lanka for the procurement of food, medicine, and other essential items.
World Bank issued first wildlife conservation bond to save Africa’s black rhino
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has issued the
Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of
Black Rhino. Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) is also known as “Rhino Bond”. It is a five-year $150
million Sustainable Development Bond. It includes a potential performance payment from the Global
Environment Facility (GEF).
April
World’s Biggest Electric Cruise Ship made its maiden voyage in China
The largest electric cruise ship in the world has returned back to port in Yichang in central Hubei
province, China after traveling up and down the Yangtze River for its maiden voyage. This cruise ship
has been powered by a 7,500-kilowatt-hour massive-sized marine battery. This battery has been
provided by Contemporary Amperex Technology, the No. 1 battery manufacturer for electric cars in the
world. The developer of this ship, China Yangtze Power has plans to use this electric ship as the
starting point for expanding the marine electric vehicle market in China.
Chandrapur district of Maharashtra recorded third hottest place in the world; Kayes city of Mali is
the hottest place
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According to the El Dorado weather website, Chandrapur was the third hottest city in the world, with a
maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC),
Nagpur was also the hottest city in Vidarbha, with a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius,
followed by Akola. As per the El Dorado Weather, Kayes city of Mali is the hottest place on earth with 44.4
degrees Celsius on Tuesday, Segou of Mali is second in the list with 43.8 degrees Celsius whereas
Chandrapur is third in the list.
Madagascar became 30th country to join Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Madagascar has become the 30th country to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(CDRI), which was launched by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations Climate
Action Summit in September 2019. Madagascar will now be able to collaborate with other CDRI
members to promote resilient infrastructure and contribute to the worldwide creation of a safe, resilient,
and sustainable future.
Ecuador became 1st country to give legal rights to wild animals
Ecuador, a South American Country, became the first country in the world to give legal rights to wild
animals. The highest court in the country has ruled in favour of the case that focused on a woolly monkey
who was taken from her home to a zoo, where she passed just a week later.
Mumbai & Hyderabad recognised as ‘2021 Tree City of the World’ by UN-FAO
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation have jointly
recognised Mumbai and Hyderabad as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World. The two Indian cities have won
the recognition for their “commitment to growing and maintaining urban trees and greenery in
building healthy, resilient and happy cities”.
It must be noted that Hyderabad has been recognised for a second consecutive year. In 2021,
Hyderabad was the only city in India to be recognised as a ‘2020 Tree City of the World’. Apart
from Hyderabad and Mumbai, 136 other cities from 21 countries have been recognised in the third
edition of the Tree City of the World list.
India got elected in 4 UN ECOSOC Bodies
India has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) four major
bodies, including the Commission on Science and Technology for Development. The
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the UN System
established by the UN Charter in 1945. It consists of 54 members of the United Nations elected by the
General Assembly.
The 4 bodies to which India has been elected
The Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
The Commission for Social Development
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations
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The Commission on Science and Technology for Development
UNESCO named Guadalajara as World Book Capital 2022
Guadalajara, Mexico was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by the Director-General of
UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The
city, already a UNESCO Creative City since 2017, was selected for its comprehensive plan for policies
around the book to trigger social change, combat violence and build a culture of peace. Cities designated as
UNESCO World Book Capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over
the year. As the twenty-second city to bear the title since 2001, Guadalajara follows Tbilisi (2021) Kuala
Lumpur (2020).
BHIM UPI became operational at NEOPAY terminals in the UAE
The National Payment Corporation of India’s (NPCI) international arm, NPCI International Payments
Ltd (NIPL), has announced that BHIM UPI (Bharat Interface for Money-Unified Payments Interface) has
gone operational at NEOPAY terminals across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This initiative will
empower Indian tourists to pay at NEOPAY terminals using BHIM UPI, which has become the preferred
means of payment for Indian citizens. In 2021, NIPL and NEOPAY collaborated to build the acceptance
infrastructure in the UAE. NEOPAY is the payment subsidiary of Mashreq Bank, the UAE’s oldest bank
and a leading financial institution in the Middle East.
India participated as the Guest of Honour at the Paris Book Festival 2022
India has been designated as Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 which was
organized from 21st to 24th April 2022. The National Institute of Design (NID) has designed the India
Pavilion. Digital and physical exhibitions displayed in various Indian languages representing the works of
65 Indian publishers. Indian presentations were sold/exhibition of 10 illustrated children’s books in
French translation published by National Book Trust, India (NBT).
May
Statue of Unity included in ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has included India’s Statue of Unity in its ‘8 Wonders of SCO’
list. The Statue of Unity is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first Home Minister of the independent
India. The 182-metre-tall statue is the world’s tallest statue located in Kevadia, Gujarat. The statue was
inaugurated in October 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel 's 143rd birth anniversary.
HDFC Life became signatory to United Nations – Supported Principles for Responsible
Investment
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HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life) recently joined the United Nations (UN) - backed
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), affirming its commitment to long-term value creation and
sustainable growth. HDFC Life is committed to growing holistically and sustainably by investing in the
five pillars of its ESG (environmental, social, and governance) strategy: ethical conduct, responsible
investing, diversity, equity, and inclusion, holistic living, and sustainable operations.
The State of the World’s Forests 2022 by FAO: 10% of total forest area on Earth lost in 30 years
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations released its flagship publication “The
State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2022: Forest Pathways for Green Recovery and Building
Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable economies”. This is part of The State of the World series of the FAO.
The report states that since 1990, around 420 million hectares (Mha) of forest have been lost through
conversion to other land uses. The rate of deforestation has decreased over the last 30 years but it was
still 10 Mha per year from 2015 to 2020. Forests cover around 31% (4.06 billion ha) of the Earth’s land
surface. The publication was launched during the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC 2021) being held in
Coex, Seoul, the Republic of Korea from 2nd to 6th May 2022.
Bangladesh discovered a new gas field of 20 MMCFD capacity at Koilastila Gas field
Bangladesh has uncovered a new gas field with the capacity to produce 20 million cubic feet of gas per
day (MMCFD) at the Koilastila Gas field. Koilastila Gas Field is one of the five gas fields which was
purchased from the Shell Oil company by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
United Nations launched Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025
United Nations has launched UN-Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025 to catalyze large-scale action and
support needed for transition to clean, affordable energy for all and net-zero emissions. It was launched
by some 30 leading organizations comprising UN-Energy. UN-Energy is the United Nations’ mechanism
for inter-agency collaboration in the field of energy established by the UN System Chief Executives Board
for Coordination (CEB). It aims to promote coherence in the UN system´s multi-disciplinary response to
achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
India elected as Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities for 2022-24
India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities
(AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the meeting of the Executive Board and General Assembly in Manila,
Philippines. Commission on Elections, Manila was the current chair of AAEA. The new member of the
Executive Board now includes Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Taiwan and the Philippines.
World’s longest glass-bottomed bridge opened in Vietnam
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World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam. It is called as Vietnam’s Bach Long
pedestrian bridge, which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located 150m (492ft) above a huge jungle. As per
the reports, the Asian country has opened a glass-bottomed bridge suspended above a lush jungle. It
surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China.
Saudi Aramco became world's most valuable company by replacing Apple
Oil giant Saudi Aramco has dethroned Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company,
underscoring the recent surge in oil prices that have boosted the energy giant this year. The current worth
of Aramco is about $2.43 trillion as compared with Apple's $2.37 trillion. Saudi Aramco has reported a
124% surge in net profit in the last year from $49.0 billion in 2020 to $110.0 billion in 2021.
UN approved Czech Republic to replace Russia on UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly has voted for the Czech Republic to replace Russia on the world
organization’s leading human rights body after its suspension over horrific rights violations by Russian
soldiers in Ukraine. The Czech Republic was the only candidate for the seat on the 47-member Human
Rights Council. Out of 193 members, 180 of the General Assembly have deposited ballots. The result was
157 countries in favor of the Czech Republic and 23 abstentions.
India is highest recipient of foreign remittance: World Bank report
According to World Bank report on migration and development, India has topped the foreign
remittance list by receiving USD 89 billion followed by Mexico at USD 54 billion, and China at USD 53
billion in 2021. The officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are
expected to increase by 4.2% in 2022 to reach USD 630 billion. Bangladesh was the 7th highest
recipient of remittance from abroad in 2021. It received over USD 22 billion as remittance last year which
marked an increase of 2.2 percent over the year 2020.
World’s longest suspension bridge “Sky Bridge 721” opened in Czech Republic
World’s longest suspension footbridge named “Sky Bridge 721”, was opened in Dolní Morava, Czech
Republic for tourists. The bridge connects two mountain ridges and hangs 95 metres above the valley of the
Mlýnský Stream. The Sky Bridge 721, 721 metres (2365 feet) long and 1.2-meter-wide, was constructed
at a cost of 200 million crowns (around USD 8.4 million).
India overtook Germany to become 4th largest vehicle market
India has overtaken Germany to become the fourth largest automotive market. According to the
Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles (OICA), India has sold 3,759,398
vehicles in 2021 as compared to 2,973,319 vehicles in Germany. This shows
a difference of almost 26%. The most number of vehicles were sold in China (sales remained almost
stagnant), followed by the US (reported growth of 4%) and Japan (market shrunk compared to both 2020
and 2019.
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World’s 1st Urban Airport Pop-up ‘Air One’ for flying cars & drones opened in UK
The Coventry City Council and Urban-Air Port Limited, United Kingdom (UK) based Start-up partnered
to set up the world’s first Urban airport Pop-up ‘Air-One’, for electric drones and flying cars in the city
of Coventry, England. The aim of the project is to reduce Urban congestion and Pollution. It’s designed
for zero-emission electric drones and air taxis and the airport itself is powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
World’s Highest Weather Station installed on Mt. Everest
National Geographic Society has installed the “world’s highest weather station” on Mount Everest at an
altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena. Nepal’s Department
of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) said the automatic weather station was installed a few metres below
the summit point last week as the snow and ice on the summit are not suitable for fixing equipment.
India joined US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formalised India’s entry into the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
(IPEF), along with 12 other countries to strengthen economic cooperation as a geostrategic counter to
China’s growing clout in the region. USA clarified that the IPEF is not a free trade agreement (FTA).
Thus, it neither seeks to replace the 11-nation CPTPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) nor the RCEP.
India joined US-led First Movers Coalition to clean up carbon-intensive industry
India recently joined a global public-private partnership initiative called the First Movers Coalition. The
initiative was launched by President of the USA Joe Biden and the World Economic Forum (WEF) at
COP26. It was joined by 50 new corporate members with a collective market capitalization of USD 8.5
trillion. The First Movers Coalition aims to decarbonize the most carbon-intensive sectors such as the
heavy industry and long-distance transport sectors, which are responsible for 30% of global emissions.
US surpasses China as India’s biggest trading partner in FY22
The US surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22. The bilateral trade between
the US and India stood at $119.42 billion as against $80.51 billion in 2020-21. Exports to the US
increased to $76.11 billion in 2021-22 from $51.62 billion in previous fiscal year. Also, imports rose to
$43.31 billion as compared to about $29 billion in 2020-21. India’s two-way commerce with China
aggregated at $115.42 billion as compared to $86.4 billion in 2020-21.
June
Forbes Magazine, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list 2022 released
Recently, Forbes magazine has released its 7th Edition of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List
2022.
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This magazine features 10 categories in which each honouring 30 individuals under the age of 30.
This list was edited by Rana Wehbe Watson. The list is represented from the 22 countries
and territories across the Asia-Pacific region.
India tops the list in terms of the number of entries with 61.
Rest followed as Singapore (34), Japan (33), Australia (32), Indonesia (30) and China (28).
The average age of the 2022 list is 26.8.
The youngest honouree is of 14 years who belongs to Japan (Japanese Olympics
skateboarding gold-medalist Momiji Nishiya).
Central African Republic becomes 2nd country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
The Central African Republic has become the second country in the world to adopt bitcoin as
official currency after El Salvador.
Bitcoin will be considered legal tender.
The Central African Franc is the official currency of 6 countries including the Central African
Republic and is governed by the Bank of Central African States.
Bangladesh now on the top recipient of Covid vaccines
Bangladesh is the highest recipient of free Covid 19 vaccines from the World Health
Organisation (WHO).
The price of the vaccines received by Bangladesh is worth more than Taka 20,000 crore.
Turkey to change the official name to 'Türkiye’, UN agrees
Recently, United Nation has changed the Republic of Turkey's name to “Türkiye”.
Turkey began the move to change its internationally recognised official name in English to
Türkiye in December after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a memorandum
and asked the public to use Tü rkiye to describe the country in every language.
Instagram launched its new feature ‘AMBER alert’ to help find missing children
Instagram has launched ‘AMBER alert’ feature to help find missing children.
The photo-sharing app has partnered with various organisations globally like the National
Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the US, the International Centre
for Missing & Exploited Children, the National Crime Agency in the UK, the Office of the
Attorney General in Mexico, Federal Police and more.
Amber Alerts are available on Facebook since 2015. This feature will be available in 25
countries.
QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc, Bengaluru topped among research varsity globally
and among Indian institutes, MIT got 1st rank overall
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), London-based global higher education has released the 19th
edition of the world's most consulted international university ranking.
41 Indian varsities have been found place in the rankings. Among QS World University
Rankings top 200 varsities, The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (155 th) topped
among Indian universities, followed by IIT Bombay (172nd) and IIT Delhi (174th).
IISc rankedas the top research university in the world with a perfect score of 100 in the
citation per faculty parameter.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was at top position followed by the University of
Cambridge, Stanford University.
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India signed MLAT on criminal matters with Poland to support investigation & prosecution
of crimes
India and Poland have signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) on Criminal
Matters.
The treaty aims to enhance the effectiveness of both Poland and India in the investigation and
Prosecution of various crimes including crimes related to terrorism, through cooperation
and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
Poland becomes the 45th country to sign an MLAT on criminal matters with New Delhi.
UNCTAD’s World Investment Report: India ranked 7th among recipients of FDI in CY 2021;
US topped
India jumped one position to 7th among the top recipients of foreign direct investment
(FDI) in the last calendar year (2021) despite FDI inflows into the country declining,
according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
In its latest World Investment Report, UNCTAD said FDI inflows into India declined to $45
billion in 2021 from $64 billion in the preceding year. Outward FDI from India rose 43 per cent
to $15.5 billion in 2021.
While the United States ($367 billion) remained the top recipient of FDI, China ($181 billion)
and Hong Kong ($141 billion) also retained second and third position respectively.
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland elected as non-permanent members of
UN Security Council
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and
Switzerland to serve as non-permanent members of the Council (UNSC) for a two-year term
beginning January 01, 2023.
The newly elected countries will replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, and Norway, which
will vacate their seats at the end of 2022. The UNSC is a United Nations (UN) organisation
tasked with maintaining global peace and security.
India’s two-year stint as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
will finish in December 2022, when it will simultaneously hold the Presidency of the
powerful UN body.
European Parliament votes to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 to fight
climate change
European Parliament Members have voted to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by
2035 to fight against climate change.
The EU assembly voted in Strasbourg, France to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide
emissions by 100% by the middle of the next decade.
The mandate would amount to ban on the sale in the EU nations of new cars powered by
gasoline.
India extended $55 million credit line to Sri Lanka for fertiliser imports
The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million to Sri
Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser.
An LOC agreement was signed between GOSL and the Export-Import Bank of India on June 10,
2022 at Colombo, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe, the
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera, and the High Commissioner of India to Sri
Indian government has finalised deals with South Africa and Namibia to get the planet’s
fastest animals, cheetahs that became extinct in India and will be released into the wild
at Kuno Palpur, Madhya Pradesh, by the end of 2022.
Google announced a startup accelerator program for women founders
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Google announced a startup accelerator program for women founders. The program will help
them address challenges such as fundraising and hiring. Google for Startups Accelerator
India - Women Founders will run from Jul-2022 to Sep-2022.
The inaugural batch of the 'Google for Startups Accelerator - India Women Founders' will
accept up to 20 women-founded / co-founded startups in the country, and support
them through a three-month program.
In a major boost to the export of mangoes, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) launched an eight-day-long Mango Festival in the
Kingdom of Bahrain.
At the show, 34 varieties of mangoes from eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar
Pradesh and Odisha, are being displayed at eight different locations of Bahrain's Al
Jazira group supermarket.
Over 36 million children displaced worldwide due to conflicts in 2021: UNICEF
36.5 million Children were displaced by conflict, violence and other crises by the end of 2021,
the highest number since World War II, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The children’s organization said that the record numbers were a “direct result of cascading
crises — including acute and protracted conflicts such as in Afghanistan, fragility in countries
like Congo or Yemen.
China became the Largest Importer of Indian Broken Rice
China has become the largest importer or buyer of broken rice.
It has surpassed African countries as the leading importer of broken rice in India.
During the pandemic, China took the lead as the largest importer of broken rice in India.
7.7 percent has been imported to China which is 16.34 lakh metric tonnes, and India’s total
export is 212.10 Lakh metric tonnes in the year 2021-2022
Mongolia’s Khuvsgul lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of
BiosphereReserve of UNESCO.
The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of
the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France.
Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Monoglian province of Khuvsgual near the Russian
border.
Kantar Brandz 2022 Most Valuable Global Report: Four Indian Company joined Google,
Apple, and Amazon as world’s top 100 brands
According to Kantar Brandz 2022 Most Valuable Global Report, four Indian company Tata
Consultancy Service (TCS), Infosys, Life Insurance Company (LIC) , and HDFC Bank were
featured among the top 100 global biggest brands.
Apple retains its first position to become the first trillion dollar brand value of 947. 1 billion US
dollar followed by Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
TCS has the most valuable brand coming out of India with 46 th position.
Samsung has the second position with 54 billion US dollar brand value and HDFC Bank and
Infosys stood at third and fourth position on the list respectively.
Health Minister addressed inaugural session at the G20 Health Ministers in Indonesia
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Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has virtually addressed the
inaugural session at the G20 Health Ministers meeting at Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Priority issues - Harmonizing Global Health Protocol Standard and Building Global Health
System Resilience.
India has pledged to end TB by 2025 (Five Years ahead of the global SDG target of 2030)
Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated Mango Festival in Belgium
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated a Mango Festival
organised in Brussels, Belgium.
Objective –To create awareness among the Europeans and create a market for Indian mangoes in
Europe.
India is a big supplier of mangoes to the rest of the globe.
World’s largest freshwater fish found in Cambodia
The world’s largest freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in
Cambodia.
The stingray, almost 13 feet snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms.
Oracle introduced OCI dedicated region for India market
Oracle cloud, US based cloud service platform, infrastructure has introduces OCI dedicated
region for the India market.
It will offer for the India market to offer public cloud services to customers on their
premises.
The new OCI Dedicated Region requires 60%-75% less data center space and power on
average, with a significantly lower entry price of around $1 million a year for a typical
customer,"
India recognized as 'country of the year' by Europe's biggest startup conference 'Vivatech 2020'
Europe's biggest startup conference - Vivatech 2020 has recognized India as the "country of
the year."
This is due to the contribution of the Indian startups to the world.
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the India pavilion at the technology exhibition Vivatech 2020,
held in Paris, France. Around 65 start-ups from India are participating in Vivatech 2022 with
government support.
Sri Lanka revised minimum age for migrant domestic workers
Sri Lanka has decided to revise the minimum age for migrant domestic workers on 21years for
women.
For Saudi Arabia the minimum age is 25 and for Middle Eastern countries are 23 and for all
other countries is 21 years.
G7 leaders launched USD 600 billion infrastructure plan for developing countries
Group of Seven leaders pledged to raise USD 600 billion in private and public funds over
five years to finance needed infrastructure in developing countries and counter China's
older, multi trillion-dollar Belt and Road project.
This will boost help to give a boost to the economics of countries.
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) began three days of talks in Germany’s Bavarian Alps.
G7 members – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, European Union.
Iran and Argentina applied to join BRICS group of emerging countries
Iran and Argentina has submitted an application to become a member of the BRICS.
Iran, which holds the world’s second-largest gas reserves, wants to join the BRICS group of
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, currently in Europe, has in recent days reiterated his
desire for Argentina to join BRICS.
July
India elected to UNESCO panel on intangible Cultural Heritage
India has been elected a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 cycle.
India received 110 votes from the 155 State Parties that were present and voting.
For its 2022-2026 term, India has formulated a clear vision for the protection and promotion of the
intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
India will surpass China as World’s most populous country during 2023- United Nations report
India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year
(2023), according to a report by the United Nations.
In 2022, China remains the most populous country in the world with 1,426 million, but
India has caught up with a marginally less population of 1,412 million.
The global population will reach 8 billion on November 2022, more than three times the
population of 2.5 billion in 1950.
Facebook-owner Meta released first annual human rights report
Facebook owner Meta has released its first annual human rights report following years of
accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in
places like India and Myanmar.
The report, which covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021, includes a summary of a
controversial human rights impact assessment of India by law firm Foley Hoag.
British government launched ‘Aviation Passenger Charter’ to help passengers know their rights
The British government has launched an ‘Aviation Passenger Charter’ to help passengers
know their rights if they are faced with problems at airports after the widespread
disruption seen this year.
It has been developed by the British government in partnership with the aviation sector &
travel industry.
With USD 87 billion, India becomes the top remittance recipient in 2021: WHO report
According to a World Health Organisation report, India has received USD 87 billion in
remittances in 2021 and becomes the top remittance recipient.
The United States was the largest source country for remittances in 2020, followed by the
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland.
The United States was the largest source country for remittances in 2020, followed by the
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland.
WHO declared monkeypox a global health emergency
World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. It
came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus.
The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in
cases.
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More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 countries.
There have been five deaths so far.
Monkeypox vaccine IMVANEX approved in Europe
Monkeypox vaccine, Imvanex has been approved by the European Medicines Agency
(EMA) for protecting adults from the virus as cases soar globally.
The vaccine of Bavarian Nordic origin, which is currently used against Smallpox, received the
European nod based on the recommendation of the Committee for Medicinal Products for
Human Use (CHMP), which showed protection against the monkeypox virus.
Wasifa Nazreen becomes the first Bangladeshi to scale K2
Mountaineer Wasifa Nazreen has become the first Bangladeshi to scale the second highest
mountain peak K2 in Pakistan.
She climbed the 8611 metres or 28,251 feet high K2 Mountain peak and returned to the
base camp on 22 July 2022.
Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupted
Japan's Sakurajima volcano located on the island of Kyushu, erupted, prompting
evacuations in the region.
Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a
regular basis.
The authorities have raised the alert level to the highest level of 5.
Lulo Rose: Largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola
A rare pure pink diamond, believed to be the largest found in 300 years, has been
unearthed in Angola, a country in Central Africa.
It is a 170-carat pink diamond & has been named 'The Lulo Rose’.
It weighs 34 grams.
The pink gemstone is the fifth largest diamond found at the mine, where 27 diamonds of 100
carats or more have been found.
Singapore emerged as the top country with the highest FDI in India in FY22
Singapore, the USA, Mauritius, Netherlands and Switzerland have emerged as the top 5
countries for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India in FY2021-22.
Singapore has emerged as the top sourcing nation with a contribution of 27.01 percent,
followed by the USA at 17.94 percent.
While among the states, Karnataka led the pack in with a share of 37.55 percent of the total
FDI inflow in FY22, followed by neighbouring state Maharashtra at 26.26 percent and
national capital Delhi at 13.93 percent.
India has improved one position to 7th rank among the top 20 host economies for 2021, as
per the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2022.
India becomes 68th country to join Interpol’s Child Sexual Exploitation Database
•India is the 68th country among the total 195 members of the Interpol to have access to this
database and software, which will be available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) -- nodal
body for Interpol coordination in India as it is the country's National Central Bureau.
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•The International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database uses video and image comparison to
analyze child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) and make connections between victims, abusers
and places.
•Detectives in all 68 countries can exchange information and notes with their colleagues across
the world.
August
Savitri Jindal becomes the richest woman in Asia
Savitri Jindal (72, Indian) has become the richest woman in Asia with USD 11.3 billion
fortune, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Jindal, 72, is India's richest woman and the 10th richest person in the country.
She replaced China's Yang Huiya, with the net worth of USD 11.0 billion
US Senate approved Sweden and Finland joining NATO's membership
The US Senate has approved Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO.
Before the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Finland and Sweden avoided military alliances.
However, with the latest war, the countries took an essential step in joining NATO
and a 74-year-old pact for mutual defense between the US and its European
allies. South Korea launched the first Moon mission
South Korea has successfully launched its first lunar mission, Korea Pathfinder Lunar
Orbiter, also known as Danuri, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
South Korea became the seventh country in the world to launch a mission to the Moon as its
orbiter hitched a ride on SpaceX Falcon-9.
This mission is jointly developed by NASA and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute
(KARI). The satellite launched by SpaceX, will arrive in December 2022.
Dr. S Jaishankar unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in
Paraguay.
He also visited the historic Casa de la Independence from where the South American country's
Independence movement started more than two centuries ago.
Greece exits EU's 'enhanced surveillance' framework
Greece has announced that it has exited the European Union's 'enhanced surveillance
framework.
Greece ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policymaking.
Greece's economic performance & policies have been closely monitored under the 'enhanced
surveillance' framework since 2018.
India ranks 3rd at International Astronomy Olympiad
Indian team has secured the third rank in the medal tally at the 15th International
Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).
India held the third position jointly with Singapore with students winning three gold and
two silver medals.
In the medals tally, India was placed jointly in the third position along with Singapore, behind
Iran’s official team (5 golds) and guest team (4 golds, 1 silver).
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South Korea breaks its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate
South Korea has once again shattered its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate.
South Korean women were estimated, based on 2021 data, to have an average of just 0.81
children over their lifetimes, down from 0.84 a year earlier.
The number of newborns declined in 2021 to 260,600, which equates to about 0.5% of the
population.
EAM Dr. S Jaishankar attended 8th India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar co-chaired the 8th India-Brazil Joint
Commission Meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Carlos Franca in Brasilia.
Jaishankar also signed agreements in the fields of broadcasting and taxation with the Brazilian Foreign
Minister, Carlos Franca, and exchanged views on BRICS, IBSA, UN, G20, and the Ukraine
conflict.
Mac Rutherford becomes youngest person to fly solo around the world
17-year-old British pilot Mac Rutherford has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft.
Rutherford took off from Sofia on March 23 this year and landed again here after flying through 52 countries (5 continents) and logging up around 250 hours of flying time. Bulgaria was the starting and ending point of his journey due to the
sponsorship of Bulgarian company ICDSoft.
He made this record in just 150 days.
Gautam Adani becomes 3rd Richest Person in World
Business conglomerate Adani Group’s Chairman Gautam Adani is now the world’s third-richest person after overtaking France’s Bernard Arnault according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
With a total net worth of USD 137.4 billion, Adani has surpassed the wealth of Louis Vuitton chairman Arnault and is now just behind business magnate Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the ranking.
Chapter 15: Defence News (March to August 2022)
Launch Missile with range by DRDO IN NEWS
“Prithvi II”-350 Km
"Brahmos”-400Km
“Shaurya”-1000Km
“Pranash”-200Km
“K-4 nuclear”-3500Km
“Nirbhay”: 1500Km
‘Akash-NG’: 60 KM
Agni-5: 5000 KM
Pinaka ER: 70 Km
Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile: 10 KM
Agni P Ballistic Missile: 1000 to 2000KM
Pralay: 150-500 km
Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM): minimum range is 200-300
metres. Maximum range, is 4000 metres
Agni-4 ballistic: 4000km
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March
Indian Navy successfully test-fired extended range BrahMos cruise missile from INS Chennai
Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a long-range version of the BrahMos cruise missile from the
stealth destroyer INS Chennai.
Aim: to demonstrate the accuracy of an extended-range land-attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile.
Australian Army Research Centre signed MoU with Centre for Land Warfare Studies, India
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Australian Army Research Centre
(AARC) and the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) to create academic cooperation and
engagement.
Nitin Gadkari launched India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV ‘Toyota Mirai’
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the world’s most
advanced technology-developed Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Toyota Mirai at
New Delhi.
Toyota Mirai is India’s first Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV), which is completely powered by
Hydrogen. Toyota Mirai has been launched by Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd and International
Center for Automotive Technology (ICAT) under a pilot project, to study and evaluate the performance of
Toyota Mirai on Indian roads and climatic conditions.
Fifth in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels “ICGS Saksham” commissioned in Goa
Defence Secretary of India Dr Ajay Kumar has commissioned Indian Coast Guard
Ship (ICGS) Saksham, the fifth in the series of 105-metre Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) class, at
Goa.
The Indigenous Offshore Patrol Vessel Project was launched by the Prime Minister of India in 2016 under
which five Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) were planned to be launched.
The first four of the five ICGS which have already been commissioned in 2020 are ICGS Sachet (1st);
ICGS Sujeet (2nd); ICGS Sarthak (3rd); and ICGS Sajag (4th) in 2021.
Ministry of Civil Aviation & FICCI organized ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’ in Hyderabad
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) and FICCI are jointly organizing Asia's largest event on Civil
Aviation (Commercial, General and Business Aviation), titled as ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’. WINGS INDIA
AWARDS will also be conferred during this event. The event focuses on new business acquisition,
investments, policy formation and regional connectivity. It is being held from 24th to 27th March 2022,
Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.
Theme: India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry
April
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HAL tied up with Israel Aerospace Industries to convert civil aircraft to multi mission tanker
transport aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace
Industries (IAI) to convert civil passenger aircraft to “multi mission tanker transport” (MMTT)
aircraft in India. Under the new MoU, “HAL will convert pre-owned civil passenger aircraft into air
refuelling aircraft with cargo and transport capabilities. The move, will provide India’s defence
ecosystem with new capabilities and cost-effective solutions in the market,” said the IAF.
Indian Coast Guard commissioned advanced light helicopter MK III squadron
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned the latest Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv)
MK-III squadron in Bhubaneswar in Odisha. ALH was commissioned in the presence of Indian Coast
Guard chief Virender Singh Pathania. It will enhance maritime security capabilities of force along with West
Bengal and Odisha Coast and beyond. It was manufactured by the
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
DRDO & Indian Army successfully test-fired Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System
The Indian Army and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-
tested a new version of the Pinaka rocket system at the Pokhran firing ranges. These included Pinaka
Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems.
The Pinaka rocket system has been developed by DRDO lab- Armament Research and Development
Establishment, Pune in collaboration with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune. After
establishing the performance efficacy of the enhanced range version of Pinaka, the technology was
transferred to the industries viz. Munitions India Limited (MIL) and Economic Explosives Limited
Nagpur.
HAL signed contract with Nigerian Army for Phase II training on Chetak Helicopter
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a contract with the Nigerian Army for
the second phase of flying training on Chetak Helicopter for six officers. 70 hours of flying training
will be imparted for each Nigerian Army Aviation Officer under the phase-II flying training on
Chetak Helicopter which will be completed by December 2022. This marks the continuation of the
phase-I flying training to six Nigerian Army Aviation officers.
India successfully flight-tested Anti-Tank Guided Missile Helina in Pokhran
India has successfully flight-tested Helina, an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in Pokhran,
Rajasthan. HELINA (Helicopter-based NAG) is a third-generation 'fire and forget' class which is
developed by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad under the
Missiles and Strategic Systems (MSS) cluster of the DRDO. The flight test was conducted by DRDO, the
Army, and the Air Force. Helina has a maximum range of 7 KM.
India launched 6th Scorpene-class submarine of Project-75 ‘INS Vagsheer’ in Mumbai
The sixth and last submarine of the Indian Navy’s Kalvari class submarines of Project 75, “INS Vagsheer”
(Yard 11880) was launched by Mrs.Veena Ajay Kumar in Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of
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Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai. This is the last of the Scorpene class submarines made under
the P75 project and can join the Navy fleet after sea trials. INS Vagsheer was constructed by Mazagon
Dock Limited, Mumbai under the collaboration with Naval Group, France. It is designed by French
naval defence and energy company DCNS. INS Vagsheer was named after the “Sand Fish”, a deadly deep
sea predator of the Indian Ocean.
Six Scorpene-Class attack submarines are:
INS Kalvari (2017)
INS Khanderi (2019)
INS Karanj (March 2021)
INS Vela (November 2021)
INS Vagir (November 2020, sea trial)
INS Vagsheer
Russia test-fired world’s ‘most powerful’ nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile “RS-28
SARMAT”
Russia had test-launched a new nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) namely ‘RS-28
Sarmat’ for the 1st time from Plesetsk in northwest Russia and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula, nearly
6,000 km (3,700 miles) away. It is also called ‘Satan 2’.
May
Indian navy successfully test-fired Anti-ship version of BrahMos missile
Anti-ship versionof BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired jointly by the Indian
Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command (The only tri-services command of the Indian armed
forces). BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach. The range of the advanced version of the missile is
350km.
India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will be handed over to Indian navy
India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), Indian Navy Ship (INS) Vikrant will be delivered to the
Indian Navy by May, 2022 and will be commissioned on 15 August, 2022. The IAC has been constructed
by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The IAC will use ski-jump technology for launching the aircraft
from the carrier. It costs around Rs 23,000 crore. The IAC is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide and it has a
height of 59 metres and it has over 2,300 compartments.
Cochin Shipyard will build India’s 1st indigenous hydrogen-fuelled electric vessel
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is set to build India’s first indigenous hydrogen-
fuelled electric vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited, Cochin, Kerala. The hydrogen fuel cell vessel based
on Low-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Technology (LT-PEM) called Fuel Cell Electric
Vessel (FCEV) is expected to cost around Rs 17.50 crore.
Indian Coast Guard commissioned its 2nd ALH Mk III Squadron in Kochi
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Indian Coast Guard has commissioned its second Air Squadron, 845 Squadron (CG) at the Coast Guard
Air Enclave at Nedumbassery in Kochi. The new Air Squadron was commissioned by Coast Guard
Director General V S Pathania. It is equipped with indigenously developed Advanced Mark III (ALH
Mark III) helicopters.
South Korea became 1st Asian country to join NATO cyber defence group
South Korea became the first Asian country to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE). South Korea’s National
Intelligence Service (NIS) is joined as a contributing participant for NATO Cooperative Cyber
Defence Centre of Excellence. Now, the total NATO CCDCOE has 32 countries as its official
members which includes 27 NATO member countries and 5 non-NATO states as contributing
participants.
CSIR-NAL successfully completed engine relight test of India’s 1st indigenous trainer Aircraft
HANSA-NG
India’s First Indigenous Trainer Aircraft ‘HANSA-NG’ was successfully completed in-flight engine relight
test at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) facility of Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at
Challakere, Chitradurga district of Karnataka. Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) designed and developed
‘HANSA-NG’. The flight test was carried out at an altitude of 7000-8000 feet with a speed range of
60 to 70 knots by Wing Commanders K V Prakash and NDS Reddy.
GRSE launched Indian Navy’s survey vessel ‘INS Nirdeshak’
Nirdeshak, the second of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) projects being built by Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in collaboration with L&T shipbuilding for the Indian Navy was
launched, at Kattupalli, Chennai.
INS Gomati decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai
INS Gomati was decommissioned from the naval dockyard in Mumbai. The ship was discharged under
the command of Captain Sudip Malik. INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomti and
was commissioned on 16 April 1988 by then defence minister, KC Pant, at Mazagon Dock Limited
(Mumbai).
June
Defence Ministry signs with BDL for indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range missiles
The Defence Ministry signed a deal with Bharat Dynamics Limited for the supply of the
indigenously developed Astra Mk-I Beyond Visual Range missiles and associated equipment
for the Indian Air Force and the Navy.
It costs Rs. 2,971 crore and will be executed in 6 years.
Indian Navy commissioned ALH MKIII Squadron INAS 325
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An Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) operating the indigenously-built Advanced Light
Helicopter MK III has been commissioned into the Indian Navy, in a boost to its combat
capability.
The INAS 325 squadron was commissioned into the Navy by Lieutenant General Ajai
Singh, the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command at INS
Utkrosh naval air station in Port Blair.
The unit is the second ALH MK III squadron. The squadron is commanded by Commander
Avinash Kumar Sharma.
Indian Navy decommissioned two ships INS Nishank, INS Akshay after 32 years of service
Indian Navy Ships Nishank and Akshay were decommissioned, after rendering 32 years of
glorious service to India.
The event was conducted at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
INS Nishank was commissioned on September 12, 1989.
India successfully tested nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic missile in Odisha
India has successfully executed a nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from APJ Abdul
Kalam Island in Odisha.
The missile has the range of around 4,000 kilometres.
Earlier, India successfully test-fired an extended range version of the BrahMos supersonic
cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet.
It was the first launch of the extended range version of the BrahMos missile from a Su-
30MKI aircraft.
Defence Minister agreed to purchase Indian-made equipment’s worth Rs. 76,000 crores
The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh permitted Armed Force to purchasing Indian-made
equipment’s worth Rs. 76,000 crores which includes next generation corvettes for the
navy, armoured fighting vehicles for the army and engines for the Su 30 MKI fleet for the
air force.
Rajnath Singh chaired Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) and supported Acceptance of
Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals of the armed forces under 'Buy (Indian)',
'Buy & Make (Indian)' and 'Buy (Indian-IDDM)' categories.
The estimated cost of next generation corvettes (NGC) is Rs. 36,000 crores.
Defence Ministry increased funding limit of TDF Scheme of DRDO to Rs 50 crore per project
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved enhancement of funding under Technology
Development Fund (TDF) scheme to Rs 50 crores per project from Rs 10 crores.
It facilitates up to 90% of the total project cost and allows industry to work in consortium
with another industry/academia.
India successfully test-fired Short-Range Ballistic Missile Prithvi-II at Chandipur, Odisha
India has test-launched Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an integrated test range in
Chandipur, Odisha.
This missile system is capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. It is an
indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile.
It is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Its range is 250 km and can carry one-ton
payload.
Government announced 10% reservation for Agniveers in CAPFs, Assam Rifiles
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The central government announced a 10% reservation for Agniveers in the Central Armed
Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifiles recruitment.
The Ministry of Home Affairs also decided to grant 3 years age relaxation to Agniveers in the
CAPFs and Assam Rifles who are between the ages of 17.5 and 21.
Indian Coast Guard inducts new Advanced Light Helicopter Squadron 840 CG
The Eastern Region of Indian Coast Guard has inducted the indigenously designed and
developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark III, the first aircraft of the newly created
840 Squadron.
The new squadron will be stationed at the headquarters of the Eastern Region of the Coast
Guard, Chennai.
Three more ALHs will be added to the inventory of '840 Squadron' shortly.
IAF conducted its first Capstone Seminar in Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi
The Indian Air Force conducted the first Warfare & Aerospace Strategy Program (WASP)
culminating with a Capstone Seminar at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi.
The Seminar was conducted under the aegis of the College of Air Warfare & Centre for Air
Power Studies. This seminar aims to showcase the learning objectives of WSAP.
Border Coordination Conference between the BSF and the BGB gets underway in Bangladesh
The Border Coordination Conference between India and Bangladesh was opened at Sylhet by
Inspector General BSF-Regional Commander BGB.
The Indian Team arrived at Bangladesh through Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Dawki,
Meghalaya.
The conference will cover all aspects of border security and administration.
Indian Coast Guard launched centralised pay system called PADMA
A centralised pay system called PADMA (Pay Roll Automation for Disbursement of
Monthly Allowances) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has been launched by Controller
General of Defence Accounts Rajnish Kumar.
PADMA is an automated platform leveraging latest technology which will provide seamless
and timely disbursal of pay and allowances to around 15,000 ICG personnel.
PADMA has been developed under the aegis of Defence Accounts Department and will be
operated by Pay Accounts Office of the ICG in Noida.
July
India successfully tested high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas from the Odisha Coast
India has successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed expendable aerial
target – ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence
Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
The aircraft is programmed for a fully autonomous flight, meaning that it flies under the
control of automatic systems and needs no intervention from a human pilot.
Rajnath Singh launched Project 17A stealth frigate 'Dunagiri'
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate
‘Dunagiri’ into the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
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The Project 17A frigate is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited.
The P-17A class is a follow-on of the P-17 Shivalik Class with improved stealth features &
advanced weapons.
INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned after 35 years of service to nation
INS Sindhudhvaj has decommissioned after 35 years of glorious service to the nation.
Vice Adm Biswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command was the
Chief Guest for the ceremony.
The submarine crest depicts a gray colour nurse shark and the name means flag bearer at sea.
Commissioned into the Navy in 1987, Sindhudhvaj, was one of the 10 Kilo-class submarines
India acquired from Russia between 1986 and 2000.
India to set up Joint Theatre Commands of Tri-Services
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has announced the setting up of joint theatre commands of
the tri-services to enhance coordination among the armed forces.
Each of the theatre commands will have units of the Army, the Navy & the Air Force and all of
them will work as a single entity looking after security challenges in a specified geographical
territory.
Tata Group delivered QRFV to Indian Army
Tata group’s arm for aerospace and defence, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), has
transported an indigenously developed Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle-Medium (QRFV)
to the Indian Army.
The vehicle will enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Army in future conflicts and
war-like situations.
First indigenous aircraft carrier 'Vikrant' handed over to Indian Navy
The Cochin Shipyard Limited has handed over the country's first indigenous aircraft
carrier Vikrant to the Indian Navy.
The carrier is 262 meters long and has a full displacement of 45,000 tonnes. The aircraft carrier has
a top speed of 28 knots and is powered by gas turbines with a total capacity of 88
Mega Watts.
Indian Navy received two MH 60R multi-role helicopters from the USA
The Indian Navy received two MH 60R multi-role helicopters from the US at the Cochin
International Airport.
The third helicopter is scheduled to be delivered in August this year, while the delivery of all 24
MH 60R helicopters will be completed by 2025.
August
Indian Air Force will retire all squadrons of MiG-21 by 2025
The Indian Air Force will retire one of its four remaining squadrons, MiG-21 (Russian combat
aircraft) fighter jets by 2022 September and other three scheduled to be phased out by 2025.
The old MiG-21s will be replaced with newer fighter jets.
Six MiG-21s have been lost in crashes in the last 20 months, killing five pilots.
Indian Army launched 'Him Drone-a-thon' programme
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The Indian Army has launched the Him Drone-a-thon programme in collaboration with the
Drone Federation of India.
The initiative is in line with self-reliance in defence manufacturing.
It is aimed at providing opportunities to the Indian drone ecosystem to develop path-breaking
drone capabilities for meeting the requirements of frontline troops.
Rajnath Singh inaugurated National Seminar on ‘Introspection: Armed Forces Tribunal’ in New
Delhi
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated a National Seminar on 'Introspection:
Armed Forces Tribunal'.
It has been organized by the Armed Forces Tribunal (Principal Bench) Bar Association in
New Delhi.
The objective of the seminar is to analyze its working, suggest remedies for any shortcomings. It
also aims at resolving the problems and difficulties faced by the litigants in course of availing
speedy justice.
First-of-its-kind naval shooting range inaugurated at INS Karna
A first-of-its-kind, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated by Vice
Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta at INS Karna.
The CISR is a state-of-the-art, self-contained, 25 m, six-lane, live firing range for all primary and
secondary weapons in the Navy.
DRDO & Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur
Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have
successfully flight-tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)
from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
India's 1st IAC Vikrant to be commissioned on September 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the country’s first indigenously-built
aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant on September 2.
The Prime Minister will officially induct the vessel to the Indian Navy at a specially arranged venue
inside the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) here, which manufactured the over Rs
20,000 crore warship.
India and Tanzania decided to set up task force for defence cooperation
India and Tanzania have decided to set up a task force to prepare a five-year roadmap to boost bilateral defence cooperation.
The decision was taken during wide-ranging talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his visiting Tanzanian counterpart, Stergomena Lawrence Tax.
Objective - To boost the bilateral defence ties as well as military-to-military cooperation is in sync with India’s broader priority to deepen its strategic ties with Africa.
Defence
Exercise Between About
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The six nations that are
participating in the
‘Sea Dragon’ exercise are the United India is participating in the multinational exercise at
2022 exercise States, Australia, Guam in the Western Pacific.
Canada, India, Japan
and South Korea.
at the port of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea.
Indian Navy and Russian The Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built
PASSEX exercise guided-missile destroyer, INS Kochi, took part in the
Navy exercise. Russian Federation Navy was represented
by RFS Admiral Tributs.
Maritime Indian Navy and Japan A Maritime Partnership Exercise was held in the Bay
Partnership Maritime Self-Defence of Bengal in a non-contact mode amid COVID-19.
Exercise Force (JMSDF)
NATO members kick off 12-day maritime exercise
titled as ‘Neptune Strike ’22’ in the Mediterranean Sea.
‘Neptune Strike North Atlantic Treaty Naval drill will conclude on February 4, 2022.
’22’ Organization (NATO) NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance
between 27 European countries, 2 North American
countries, and 1 Eurasian country.
Joint maritime Conducted off the West Coast.
Western Naval Command The exercise continued for 20 days and was conducted
exercise Paschim
of the Indian Navy with an aim to enhance Inter-Service synergy among
Lehar (XPL-22)
the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and Coast Guard.
Conducted in the Gulf of Oman.
Joint naval drill Iran, Russia, and China The maritime drills conducted in the northern parts of
CHIRU-2Q22 the Indian Ocean aimed at deepening practical
cooperation among the navies of the three countries.
The air forces of Bangladesh and the US will conduct a
joint air exercise between Feb 20-25.
‘Cope South 22’ US-Bangladesh Bilateral tactical airlift exercise ‘Cope South 22’ will be
conducted at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and
Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman
Eastern Bridge-VI India & Oman (RAFO) have organized bilateral air exercise titled
exercise as ‘Eastern Bridge-VI’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur,
Rajasthan.
Milan-2022 Indian Navy Indian Navy's multilateral exercise ‘Milan-2022’ has
been organized in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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It will be conducted over a duration of nine days in
two phases with the harbour phase scheduled from
February 25 and the Sea Phase from 1st March to
4th March.
Theme: 'Camaraderie - Cohesion - Collaboration'.
Indian Air Force will participate in multi-nation air
'Exercise Cobra exercise titled as 'Exercise Cobra Warrior 22' at
UK Waddington, UK. It will be held from 6th to 27th
Warrior 22'
March 2022.
The third edition of the joint military exercise “EX
‘DHARMA India-Japan DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022” between India and
GUARDIAN-2022’ Japan will be conducted from 27 February to 10 March
2022, at Belagavi (Belgaum), Karnataka.
SLINEX India-Sri Lanka The 9th edition of Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise
SLINEX began in Visakhapatnam.
The Indian Army and the Seychelles Defence Forces
LAMITIYE- 2022 India-Seychelles (SDF) are holding the 9th Joint Military Exercise
LAMITIYE-2022 at the Seychelles Defence Academy
in Seychelles from March 22 to March 31, 2022.
The third edition of the joint training exercise
between Indian and Uzbekistan armies titled ‘EX-
EX-DUSTLIK India-Uzbekistan DUSTLIK’ is being conducted at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan
from 22 to 31 March 2022.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has
organised the massive military drill ‘Cold Response
Cold Response 2022’ in Norway from March 14, 2022, and will
NATO continue till April 01, 2022.
2022’
The exercise is held in Norway every second year, for
NATO Allies and partners.
Indian Army’s “Agnibaaz Division” organised a joint
“Suraksha Kavach Indian Army with exercise “Suraksha Kavach 2” with Maharashtra
Police at Lullanagar, Pune. The exercise aimed to
2” Maharashtra Police
counter any terrorist actions in Pune.
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Western Naval Command of the Indian
Navy organized an offshore security
‘Prasthan’ Indian Navy’s Western exercise, ‘Prasthan’ in B-193 platform of Oil and
Naval Command Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Offshore
Development Area (ODA) off the Mumbai coast on
23 March 2022.
The largest-ever military drill, 'Balikatan 2022,'
began between the United States military and the
Balikatan 2022 US & Philippines military of the Philippines.
This exercise takes place across Luzon in the
Philippines region near Taiwan from March 28 to April
8, 2022
NATO’s large, multiday cyber defense exercise
known as the Locked Shields exercise, started in
North Atlantic Treaty Tallinn, Estonia.
Locked Shields The NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of
Organization
Excellence organizes the event, which includes
fictional cyberattack exercises that test teams have to
fend off under time pressure.
The maiden edition of the Indian Ocean Naval
“IMEX-22” Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-
22) was held from March 26 to 30, 2022 at Marmugao
Maritime Exercise Symposium (IONS)
port, Goa, for Harbour Phase and Sea Phase in the
Arabian Sea.
Dr Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary, inaugurated the
Exercise 8th edition of two-day long National Level Pollution
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Response Exercise, ‘NATPOLREX-VIII’, which is being
NATPOLREX-VIII
conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off
Mormugao harbour, Goa.
Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps has organized an
Integrated Fire Power exercise EX KRIPAN SHAKTI at
EX KRIPAN Trishakti Corps Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West
SHAKTI Bengal. The exercise was led by Lieutenant General
Tarun Kumar and General Officer Commanding
Trishakti Corps.
The 9th edition of the Joint Special Forces
Exercise ‘Khanjar 2022′ between India and
‘Khanjar 2022’ India and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan commenced on 25 Mar 2022 at Special
Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
concluded.
The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise
‘VARUNA -2022’ India-France between the Indian Navy and French
Navy named ‘VARUNA’ is being conducted in
the Arabian Sea from March 30 to April 03, 2022.
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Defender Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise,
Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift Response
2022 & Swift NATO
2022 (SR22) began on May 01, 2022 aimed at building
Response 2022 preparedness and interoperability between Allies and
partners of the United States (US) and NATO.
The 4th edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy
4th Navy Bilateral India-Bangladesh Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced. The
CORPAT exercise patrolling drill commenced in the northern Bay of
Bengal and would continue between May 22 and 23.
The third edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy
3rd Bilateral (BN) Bilateral Exercise ‘Bongosagar’ commenced at Port
Mongla, Bangladesh on 24 May 2022.
Naval Exercise India-Bangladesh
Bongosagar The Harbour Phase of the exercise begins from 24-
25 May which will be followed by a Sea Phase in the
Northern Bay of Bengal from 26-27 May.
joint military A joint military training exercise Ex SAMPRITI-X is
training exercise India & Bangladesh being conducted by India & Bangladesh at Jashore
Ex SAMPRITI-X Military Station in Bangladesh from 5-16 June 2022.
Indian Army participates in a multinational exercise “Ex
multinational Khaan Quest 2022” where 16 other countries also took
exercise “Ex 16 other countries took part in Mongolia.
President of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh
Khaan Quest part in Mongolia
inaugurated the Exercise as the host.
2022”
Indian Army is represented by a contingent from the
LADAKH SCOUTS.
38th India- the Indian Navy Units of The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-
Indonesia Andaman & Nicobar INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy Units of
coordinated Command (ANC) and Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) and Indonesian
patrol Indonesian Navy Navy is being conducted from June 13 to 24 2022 in the
Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca.
Maritime India and Japan conducted a maritime partnership
Partnership Indian and Japan exercise in the Andaman Sea.
Exercise (MPX) The exercise was aimed at enhancing interoperability and
streamlining seamanship and communication procedures.
Defence Exercise Between About
The joint military Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman has been
started at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner,
Exercise "AL India and Oman Rajasthan.
NAJAH -IV" The joint military exercise aims to enhance the level of
bilateral defence cooperation.
Objective - To strengthen the bilateral relations between
'Ex VINBAX 2022' Vietnam-India India and Vietnam.
Theme 2022 - Employment and deployment of an
Engineer Company and a Medical Team as part of United
Nations Contingent for Peace Keeping Operations.
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Maritime The Indian Navy’s guided-missile frigate INS Tarkash
Partnership India and France Navies (while on her long-range overseas deployment) has
Exercise (MPX) conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with
French naval ships in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The 13th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces
'Vajra Prahar India and USA exercise "Vajra Prahar 2022" has commenced in Himachal
2022 Pradesh's Bakloh.
Objective - To improve interoperability between the
Special Forces of both nations.
Bilateral exercise Indian Air Force with the Indian Air Force is participating in the air exercise with
named Royal Malaysian Air Force Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircraft while the RMAF will be flying
'Udarashakti' (RMAF) Su 30 MKM aircraft.
Indian army and Chinese Army will attend the Vostok
Indian army and Chinese 2022 military exercises that will be held in Russia from
Vostok 2022 August 30 to September 5.
Army Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia will also contribute
troops for the Vostok-2022 drill, according to China‘s
Ministry of Defense.
The 3rd Edition of Ex VINBAX 2022 Bilateral Army
Exercise between India and Vietnam has been concluded
3rd Edition of Ex Vietnam & India bilateral at Chandimandir, Haryana.
VINBAX 2022 army exercise The next edition of VINBAX will be hosted in Vietnam in
2023.
Objective - Strengthening mutual confidence and
interoperability.
This exercise is scheduled to be held from 19 Aug to 08
'Pitch Black 2022' Indian Air Force (IAF) Sep 2022 in Australia's Darwin
including 17 countries. Four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and two C-17 heavy- lift
aircraft of the Indian Air Force joined a 17-nation air
combat exercise in Australia.
13th edition of the The 13th edition of the 21-day India- USA Joint Exercise
21-day Joint
India and USA Vajra Prahar culminated at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.
Exercise Vajra The exercise was conducted in two phases, combat
Prahar conditioning & validation of training.
“Yudh Abhyas” India and US The 18th edition of exercise “Yudh Abhyas” is scheduled
to take place from October 14 to 31 in Uttarakhand's Auli.
Bilateral exercise
Bilateral exercise Participating countries
‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ India and UAE (Navy)
Sampriti India and Bangladesh
Harimau Shakti India and Malaysia
Ekuverin India and Maldives
Varuna India and France
Exercise SHAKTI
Ex Desert Knight-21
Red Flag India and US
Al Nagah India and Oman
‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ India and Oman (Navy)
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Bold Kurukshetra India and Singapore
Hand in Hand India and China
Ekuverin India and Maldives
Garuda Shakti India and Indonesia
Indra India and Russia
Khanjar India and Kyrgyzstan
Lamitye India and Seychelles
Maitree, CORPAT India and Thailand
Mitra Shakti India and Sri Lanka
Multi-national FTX ASEAN plus
Nomadic Elephant India and Mongolia
Prabal Dostyk India and Kazakhstan
Sampriti India and Bangladesh
Surya Kiran India and Nepal
Ajeya Warrior India and UK
Indradhanush India and UK (Airforce)
‘Sahyog Kaijin’ India and Japan
“Mainamati Maitree Exercise Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards
Bangladesh (BGB)
‘IN – VPN BILAT EX’ Indo-Vietnam (Navy)
“Passage Exercise #PASSEX
IMDEX India- Singapore
SIMBEX (Navel)
Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Indian Navy & Saudi Arabia Navy
SITMEX India- Singapore-Thailand (Navel)
“Tiger Triumph” India and US
SLINEX India and Srilanka(SL)
KAZIND India and Kazakhstan
Dharma Guardian India and Japan
Shinyuu Maitri’ India and Japan (Airforce)
Exercise JIMEX Indian and Japanese (navies)
Dustlik India-Uzbekistan
• Samudra Shakti Indian Navy-Indonesian Navy bilateral
• CORPAT
• “PASSEX”
• Yudh Abhyas India and United States
• Vajra Prahar
Passex India, Australian and United States (Navy)
Chapter 16: Sprots News (March to August 2022)
ICC men's & women's player of the month 2022
January: Keegan Petersen (SA), Heather Knight (ENG)
February: Shreyas Iyer (IND), Amelia Kerr (NZ)
March: Babar Azam (PAK), Rachael Haynes (AUS)
April: Keshav Maharaj (SA), Alyssa Healy (AUS)
May: Angelo Mathews (SL), Tuba Hassan (PAK)
June: Jonny Bairstow (Eng) & Marizanne Kapp (SA)
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List of 2022 F1 Race
Recent Grand Prix 2022 Winner
Canadian Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Miami Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
French Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Spanish Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Hungarian Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Belgian Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Dutch Grand Prix 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
Monaco Grand Prix Monaco 2022 -Sergio Pérez (Mexico)
Australian Grand Prix. 2022 - Charles Leclerc (Monaco)
Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 - Charles Leclerc (Monaco)
Austrian Grand Prix 2022 - Charles Leclerc (Monaco)
Recent Indian Chess Grandmasters:
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66 : G Akash (Tamil Nadu)
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67 : Leon Mendonca (Goa)
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68 : Arjun Kalyan (Tamil Nadu)
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69 : Harshit Raja (Maharashtra)
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70 : Raja Rithvik (Telangana)
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71 : Sankalp Gupta (Maharashtra)
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72 : Mitrabha Guha (West Bengal)
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73 : Bharath Subramaniyam (Tamil Nadu)
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74 : Rahul Srivatshav P (Telangana)
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75 : V Pranav (Chennai)
Recent Retirement Player List
Quinton de Kock Cricket (South Africa)
Mohammad Hafeez Cricket (Pak)
Ashleigh Barty Tennis (Aus)
Hamish Bennett Cricket (New Zealand)
Australian Open 2022:
Event Winner Runner-Up
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spanish) Daniil Medvedev (Russian)
Women’s Singles Ashleigh Barty (Australian) Danielle Collins (American)
List of French Open 2022
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Title Winner Runner up
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Casper Ruud (Norwegian)
Women’s Singles Iga Świątek (Poland) Coco Gauff (US)
Wimbledon Championships 2022
Category Winner Runner up
Men’s Singles N. Djokovic (Serbia) N. Kyrgios (Australian)
Women’s Singles E. Rybakina (Kazakhstani- O. Jabeur (Tunisian)
Russian)
March
India’s Sadia Tariq won gold in Russia Wushu Stars Championship 2022
Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq has won a gold medal in the junior tournament at the Moscow Wushu
Stars Championship 2022. The 15-year-old Sadia Tariq hails from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir. The
Wushu Stars Championship is being held in Moscow, Russia from February 22 to 28.
31st Southeast Asian Games will be held in Vietnam
The 31st Southeast Asian Games will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23, 2022. The event was
originally scheduled to take place in November 2021 however it was postponed due to the Covid pandemic.
Saurabh Chaudhary won India's first gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo; Esha Singh won silver
Saurabh Chaudhary has clinched India's first gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event at the
ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. He defeated
Michael Schwald of Germany by 16-6 in the gold medal match of Men's 10m Air Pistol event. Apart from
him, Russian Artem Chernousov bagged bronze medal at the event.
Esha Singh bagged the second medal for the country after she won a silver in the women's 10m air pistol
event.
Shri Nivetha, Esha, Ruchita won gold in women’s 10m air pistol team event at ISSF World Cup
India’s Shri Nivetha, Esha Singh, and Ruchita Vinerkar have won the gold medal in the women’s 10m
air pistol team event of the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
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With this win, India is leading the medal table with three medals, including two gold and silver. Andrea
Katharina Heckner, Sandra Reitz and Carina Wimmer of Germany settled for the silver medal.
Germany and Italy are joint seconds on the table with one gold, two silver and one bronze medal each. A
total of 17 countries have won medals so far.
BCCI announced RuPay as official partner for Tata IPL 2022
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing
Council announced National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)‘s flagship
product RuPay as an official partner for the Tata IPL 2022. Tata IPL 2022 will be co-presented by
Dream11 and co-powered by Tata and CRED. Swiggy, Prystin Care, Zepto, Livspace, L’Oreal and
Spinny have been signed-on as associate sponsors.
Priyanka Nutakki became 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India
19-year-old Priyanka Nutakki has secured her final WGM-norm at MPL’s forty-seventh National
Women Chess Championship. She became India’s twenty-third Woman Grandmaster. She is from
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Priyanka Nutakki scored her first WGM-norm in January 2019 and
crossed the 2300 rating criteria in the next two months.
Tiger Woods inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame
Famous Golfer, Tiger Woods was formally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 46-year-old
Woods entered the storied hall as part of the Class of 2022 along with retired PGA Tour commissioner
Tim Finchem, U.S. Women’s Open champion Susie Maxwell Berning and Marion Hollins, a U.S.
Women’s Amateur champion and golf course architect who was recognised posthumously.
Pankaj Advani won Asian Billiards Championship for the 8th time
Ace Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won 19th Asian 100 UP Billiards Championship 2022 in Doha, Qatar
after defeating compatriot Dhruv Sitwala by 6-2.
Byju’s named as official sponsor of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
BYJU'S, an Indian ed-tech firm has become an official sponsor for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The event will be organised from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar.
BYJU'S has now become the first Indian ed-tech firm to be associated with the World Cup.
India won 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship title
Indian team managed to win the South Asian Football Federation U-18 Women's Football
Championship title 2022 held at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
India secured 8 medals at Singapore Weightlifting International 2022
India has concluded its campaign at Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with eight medals,
including six golds and silver and bronze each. A total of 12 weightlifters from India qualified for
Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
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Indian weightlifters qualified for Commonwealth Games 2022
Name Category
Mirabai Chanu women’s 55kg
Bindyarani Devi women’s 59kg
Popy Hazarika women’s 64kg
Usha Kumara women’s 87kg
Purnima Pandey women’s +87kg
Sanket Mahadev men’s 55kg
Chanambam Rishikanta Singh men’s 55kg
Jeremy Lalrinnunga men’s 67kg
Achinta Sheuli men’s 73kg
Ajay Singh men’s 81kg
Vikas Thakur men’s 96kg
Ragala Venkat Rahul men’s 96kg
India topped medal tally with 4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze in 2022 ISSF World Cup
India has taken first place in the medal standings at the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, organised by the
International Shooting Sport Federation.
By winning a total of seven medals, the Indian team took first place in the medals tally, with four gold,
two silver, and one bronze.
Norway took second place in the medals tally with six medals (three gold, one silver, and two bronze).
France came in third place with three gold medals out of a total of twenty.
India medal winners in ISSF World Cup 2022:
Women’s 25m pistol team – Gold (Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan)
Men’s 10m air pistol - Gold (Saurabh Chaudhary)
Women’s 10m air pistol team - Gold (Esha Singh, Nivetha Paramanantham, Ruchira Vinerkar)
25m rapid fire pistol mixed team - Gold (Rhythm Sangwan and Anish Bhanwala)
Women’s 10m air pistol event - Silver (Esha Singh)
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team - Silver (Gurpreet Singh, Anish Bhanwala and Bhavesh
Shekhawat)
50m rifle 3 positions mixed team event - Bronze (Shriyanka Sadangi and Akhil Sheoran)
April
Logo, mascot, jersey & anthem of Khelo India University Games 2021 launched
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Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur and Governor of Karnataka, TC Gehlot
launched the logo, jersey, mascot and anthem of the Khelo India University Games 2021 (KIUG 2021) on
April 01, 2022, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
Meghalaya will host 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022
Meghalaya is all set to host the 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022, which will take place at
the SAI Indoor Training Centre, NEHU in Shillong from April 18 to 25. This is the second time the
Northeast has hosted the world’s largest table tennis tournament.
India will host the Asian Junior U-20 Men & Women and Cadet U-17 Boys & Girls Fencing
Championships in 2023
The Fencing Association of India has won the bid to host the Asian Junior U-20 Men & Women and
Cadet U-17 Boys & Girls Fencing Championships in 2023. The championship will be held in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The bid was submitted by the Secretary-General, Rajiv Mehta.
Riya Jadon won 11th DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship
Thirteen-year-old Riya Jadon won the DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship, following a
close fight with older sister Lavanya Jadon. Riya, who carded 78, 80 and 74, also won the junior girls
trophy.
Dipika Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal won 1st-ever gold medal at 2022 WSF World Doubles Squash
championships
The second-seeded Indian duo Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal won the mixed double title at
the 2022 WSF World Doubles Squash championship at Glasglow, Scotland. The Indian duo thrashed the
fourth-seeded pair of Adrian Waller and Alison Waters of England in the mixed doubles finals in straight
sets 11-6, 11-8.
Australia’s Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Victoria state of Australia will be hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. During the games focus
will also be given to boosting the economy of the region. The 2026 Games will be spread across the cities of
Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland, and Ballarat thus a new multi-city model will be implemented. In 2018,
Australia hosted the Games on the Gold Coast and the 2006 edition of the games was hosted in
Melbourne. Birmingham, England will be hosting the 2022 edition of the games from 28th July to 8th Aug.
Netherlands won FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup 2022
Netherlands has lifted their fourth title of FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup 2022
after beating Germany at Potchefstroom, South Africa.
India will host National Delphic Games for Arts and Cultures in 2023
The International Delphic Council has announced that India will host the National Delphic Games in
2023; encompassing arts and cultures from 36 States/UT to celebrate the vast diversity of India's cultures and
their artistic expressions.
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India will host Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023
India will host the Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023. Organised by Street Child United and Save
the Children India, the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 will welcome 22 teams from 16 countries to
India next year.
Tamil Nadu won men’s title at 71st Senior National Basketball Championship
Tamil Nadu defeated defending champion Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the men’s title in the 71st
Senior National Basketball Championship. The formidable Indian Railways team won the women’s title,
beating Telangana 131-82 in convincing fashion, riding on Poonam Chaturvedi’s 26 points.
Sajan Prakash won gold in men's 200m butterfly at Danish Open swimming
Sajan Prakash has won gold in the men's 200m butterfly and Vedaant Madhavan clinched
a silver medal in the men's 1500m freestyle event at the Danish Open swimming in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Prakash stopped the clock at 1.59.27 to stand atop the podium. He became the first-ever Indian swimmer to
achieve the 'A' qualification mark for the Olympics in Italy (2021).
Vedaant Madhavan, who is the son of actor R Madhavan clocked 15.57.86 to finish second in the 10-
swimmer final.
Haryana won 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey championship
Haryana has been crowned the champions of the 12th Senior Men's National Hockey Championship after
beating Tamil Nadu by 3-1 in the shootout. Haryana has won the trophy for the first time since 2011.
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah named among Wisden’s “Five Cricketers of the Year”
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and Pacer Jasprit Bumrah have been named among the “Five
Cricketers of the Year” of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2022. It is 159th edition of the most
famous sports book in the world and published every year since 1864.
Other three of the five players in Wisden’s ‘Cricketers of the Year’ in the 2022 edition of the
Almanack are Ollie Robinson (England fast bowler), Dane van Niekerk (South African women’s
player) and Devon Conway (New Zealand opener).
Leading Cricketer in the World: Former England captain Joe Root
Leading T20 Cricketer: Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
Leading Woman Cricketer in the World: Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
Andrey Rublev defeated Novak Djokovic to won Serbia Open title
Andrey Rublev (Russian) has defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) to win his third title in the
Serbia Open. Rublev has now equalled Rafael Nadal (Spain) for the most tour-level titles in 2022 He also
clinched crowns in Marseille and Dubai in February 2022.
Khelo India Youth Games 2021 will be held in Haryana
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Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, in a virtual interaction with Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal, have announced that the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 will be organized from 4th to 13th
June 2022. The mascot and logo of the Khelo India Youth Games will be launched on the 8th of May in
Panchkula, Haryana. The games will be held in Shahbad, Ambala, Chandigarh and Delhi apart from
Panchkula.
Australia won ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 title
Australia has lifted their 7th title of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 after beating
England by 71 runs at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Most Successful team Australian (7th)
Player of the Match (Finals) 2022: Alyssa Healy
Player of the tournament 2022: Alyssa Healy
Most runs (All time): Debbie Hockley (1,505), New Zealand
Leading wicket-taker in the tournament: Sophie Ecclestone (England, 21 dismissals)
Most wickets (All time): Jhulan Goswami (45), India
India bagged 10 medals with 3 gold at Thailand Open Boxing Tournament 2022
Medal Winners includes:
Gold Govind Sahani (48kg)
Ananta Pralhad Chopde (54kg)
Sumit (75kg)
Silver Amit Panghal (52kg)
Monika (48kg)
Varinder Singh (60kg)
Ashish Kumar (81kg)
Bronze Manisha (57kg)
Pooja (69kg)
Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg)
India finished with 17 medals in Asian Wrestling Championships 2022
Indian medallists at Asian Wrestling Championships 2022:
Category Name Medals
Sunil Kumar (87kg) bronze
Arjun Halakurki bronze
(55kg)
Men’s
Greco Neeraj (63kg) bronze
Roman Harpreet Singh bronze
(82kg)
Sachin Sahrawat bronze
(67kg)
Women’s Anshu Malik (57kg) silver
freestyle Radhika (65kg) silver
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Sushma Shokeen bronze
(55kg)
Sarita Mor (59kg) bronze
Manisha (62kg) bronze
Ravi Kumar Dahiya gold
(57kg)
Bajrang Punia (65kg) silver
Gourav Baliyan silver
Men’s (79kg)
freestyle Deepak Punia (86kg) silver
Naveen (70kg) bronze
Satywart Kadian bronze
(97kg)
Viky (92kg) bronze
May
JAIN University won the Khelo India University Games 2021
JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals has won the 2nd edition of
the Khelo India University Games 2021. Lovely Professional University (LPU) with 17 golds has placed
second and Punjab University placed third with 15 gold medals.
Kerala won Santosh Trophy for seventh time
Kerala has defeated the 32-time champion West Bengal in a penalty shootout to win its 75th
Santhosh Trophy National Tournament for the seventh time at the Payyanad Stadium in
Malappuram, Kerala.
Real Madrid won 35th Spanish League title
Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 35th Spanish league title after its reserve squad
comfortably defeated Espanyol 4-0.
Dhanush Srikanth won gold in men's 10m air rifle at 24th Deaflympics in Brazil
Shooter Dhanush Srikanth has won gold and Shourya Saini has won the bronze in the men's 10m air
rifle competition in the 24th Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Later, the Indian badminton team
also won gold after beating Japan by 3-1 in the final to make it a double celebration for the country.
Abhinav Deshwal won gold medal in men's 10m air pistol at 24th Deaflympics in Brazil
Abhinav Deshwal has won the second gold medal for India in shooting at the ongoing 24th
Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. He was tied with silver winning Ukranian Oleksii Lazebnyk
before winning gold in a shoot-off.
Olympian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended
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Olympian discus thrower player, Kamalpreet Kaur has been suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit
(AIU) for testing positive for a banned substance.
Asian Games 2022 to be held in Hangzhou, China postponed to 2023
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that Asian Games 2022, due to be held in Hangzhou,
China in September, has been postponed to 2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
Inter Milan Beat Juventus to win Italian Cup 2021-22
Inter Milan defeated Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup (Coppa Italia 2021–22) final. Ivan
Perisic scored twice in extra time after Hakan Çalhanoglu had converted a controversial late penalty. Nicolò
Barella scored the other goal for Inter. The Italian Cup final soccer match between Juventus and Inter Milan
was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.
India beat Indonesia to won maiden Thomas Cup 2022
India’s men’s badminton team won the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever with a stunning 3-0 win
over powerhouse Indonesia in the final. India took on 14-time winners Indonesia in the final of the
Thomas Cup in Bangkok, Thailand and lifted the title defeating the defending champions by 3-0.
South Korea defeated China to won Uber Cup 2022
South Korea stunned defending champions China to win badminton's prestigious Uber Cup in an epic
battle that went down to the wire in Bangkok.
Nikhat Zareen won gold in 52kg category at Women's World Boxing Championships 2022
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in 52kg category after defeating Thailand’s Jitpong
Jutamas at the 2022 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, Istanbul. Nikhat became the fifth
Indian woman to secure a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships after Mary Kom, Sarita
Devi, Jenny RL, and Lekha KC.
Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt won UEFA Europa Football League title
German club Eintracht Frankfurt has won their first European trophy in 42 years after defeating the
Rangers by 5-4 on penalties in Seville, Spain.
Odisha won 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship title 2022
Odisha women’s team has won its first-ever gold in Senior Nationals as they defeat Karnataka
2-0 in the final of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship. The 12th
Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Manchester City won 2021-22 Premier League Football championship
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Manchester City have been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions their fourth title success
in the last five seasons. Manchester City win over Aston Villa in the final game of the season.
Haryana won Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship in Imphal
Haryana Hockey team has emerged as the winners of the Hockey India sub-junior women's national
championship 2022 after defeating Hockey Jharkhand by 2-0 in the final in Imphal. Uttar Pradesh
Hockey has defeated Madhya Pradesh Hockey by 3-0 to secure third place in the tournament.
Supernovas won 3rd Women’s T20 Challenge title
West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin powered Supernovas to an unprecedented third Women’s T20
Challenge title triumph with a four-run win over Velocity in a thrilling final. Supernovas had won the first
two editions of the tournament in 2018 and 2019 before losing to Trailblazers in the final in 2020.
Carlos Alcaraz won men’s singles title at Madrid Open title 2022
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) has clinched the men's singles Madrid Open title 2022 after beating the
defending champion Alexander Zverev (Germany). It is his second Masters 1000 crown after Miami
2022 and his fourth title of the year. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) has clinched women's singles title to become
the first African player to win a WTA 1000 event.
Men's singles: (Spain) Carlos Alcaraz
Women's singles: (Tunisia) Ons Jabeur
Men's doubles: (Netherlands) Wesley Koolhof & (United Kingdom) Neal Skupski
Women's doubles: (Canada) Gabriela Dabrowski & (Mexico) Giuliana Olmos
Gujarat won the title of IPL 2022
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 has been recently won by Gujarat Titans by defeating
Rajasthan Royals at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. This was the 15th edition of the
professional Twenty20 cricket league.
List of winners:
IPL 2022 champions – Gujarat Titans
Emerging player of the season – Umran Malik
Super Striker of the season – Dinesh Karthik (strike rate of 183.33)
Game changer of the season – Jos Buttler
Perfect Catch of the Season – Evin Lewis (catch that ended the Kolkata Knight Riders’
campaign)
Purple cap – Yuzvendra Chahal (27 wickets, which is the most by a spinner)
Orange cap – Jos Buttler (863 runs)
Most Valuable Player – Jos Buttler
Super Striker of the Season – Jos Buttler
Fairplay award – Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals
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PV Sindhu won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships 2022
In Asia Badminton Championships 2022, India's P.V. Sindhu won her second Asian bronze medal
after a heartbreaking three-game loss to top-seed and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of
Japan in the semifinal in Manila.
She had won her first bronze in the Asia Badminton Championships 2014 Gimcheon edition.
Winner Runner
Men’s Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) Jonatan Christie
Singles (Indonesia)
Women’s Wang Zhiyi (China) Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Singles
Men’s Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi
Doubles Yoche Yacob Rambitan (Indonesia) Yik (Malaysia)
Women’s Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan (China) Iwanaga Rin and
Doubles Nakanishi Kie (Japan)
Mixed Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong (China) Huang Dong Ping and
Doubles Wang Yi Lyu (China)
ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 held in Suhl, Germany
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup 2022 was held at Suhl in
Germany from May 09 – 20, 2022. The Indian contingent was led by ace shooters Manu Bhaker and
Saurabh Chaudhary.
At the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022, the Indian junior shooting team came in first position overall. They
won 33 medals in total, including 13 gold, 15 silver, and 5 bronze. With four gold medals, Italy came in
second place.
Indian Gold Medal Winners:
Simranpreet Kaur Brar and Vijayveer Sidhu 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team;
Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu and Sameer men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team;
Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan women’s 25m pistol team;
Sift Kaur Samra women’s 50m rifle 3 positions individual;
Rhythm Sangwan women’s 25m pistol individual event;
Rudrankksh Patil, Paarth Makhija and men’s air rifle team event;
Umamahesh Maddineni
Rudrankksh Patil men’s 10m air rifle individual event;
Shiva Narwal men’s 10m air pistol individual event;
Palak women’s 10m air pistol individual event;
Saurabh Chaudhary, Shiva Narwal and Sarabjot men’s air pistol team event;
Singh
Esha Singh-Saurabh Chaudhary 10m air pistol mixed team;
Manu Bhaker, Palak and Esha Singh women’s air pistol team;
Arya Borse, Zeena Khitta and Ramita women’s air rifle team.
June
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India wins first ever medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix
India earned its first ever medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix at Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Kazakh city hosted the IBSA Grand Prix.
Seven countries earned gold medals on the first day, with eight categories on the programme.
India's chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa finishes second in Chessable Masters tournament
Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa lost the finals of the Meltwater
Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters tournament to China’s Ding Liren.
World number two Ding Liren took home $25,000 in prize money.
Men’s Hockey Asia Cup: India won bronze with 1-0 win over Japan
India defeated Japan and won bronze at the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022 at the GBK Sports
Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia.
This was India’s 10th medal from the 11 editions of the continental meet.
India, champions in 2003, 2007 and 2017, have finished runners-up on five occasions and
have won the bronze medal twice.
Para Canpeist Prachi Yadav won Bronze at 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup
Canoeist Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to won a World Cup medal by capturing a
bronze at the 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup held in Poznan, Poland.
She bagged bronze medal followed by the silver medalist- Canada’s Brianna Hennessy and the
Gold medalist Susan Seipel from Australia.
Manjeet Singh (VL2 200m) and reached the finals of their respective events.
FIH World Ranking 2022: Indian men's & Women's Hockey Team ranked 4th and
6th respectively
Indian Women's Hockey Team made sixth position in the FIH World Hockey Rankings
with 2029.396 pointsfollowed by Spain whereas Indian men's hockey team slipped to
fourth spot.
Indian Women's Hockey Team currently is at the third position of the FIH Hockey Pro
League 2021/22 table with 22 points in 8 games.
India will face off against Belgium in a double-header on June 11, 2022 and June 12, 2022.
Rankings (men):
Rank 1: Australia (2842.258)
Rank 2: Belgium (2764.735)
Rank 3: Netherlands (2465.707)
Rank 4: India (2366.990)
Rank 5: Germany (2308.156)
Ranking (Women):
Rank 1: Netherlands (3049.495)
Rank 2: Argentina (2674.837)
Rank 3: Australia (2440.750)
Rank 4: England (2204.590)
Rank 5: Germany (2201.085)
Rank 6: India (2029.396)
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Khelo India Youth Games 2021 inaugurated in Panchkula, Haryana by Amit Shah
Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah inaugurated Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in
Panchkula, Haryana.
This is the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG).
Khelo India Youth Games is the biggest nationwide grassroots level sports competition in
India, started by the Central Government in 2018.
Shreyas G Hosur became 1st Indian Railways officer to complete gruelling ‘Ironman’ Triathlon
Shreyas G Hosur has become the first officer to complete the gruelling “Ironman Triathlon” in
Hamburg from the Indian Railways.
Hosur is a 2012-batch Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.
The Ironman Triathlon is toughest single-day sports event in the world to compete.
India won inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship at Lausanne, Switzerland
India beat Poland 6-4 in final to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
Earlier, India first outplayed Malaysia 7-3, pumping in four goals in the second half in a stunning
show before beating Poland 6-2 in the second match of the day.
Mithali Raj announced retirement from all forms of international cricket
Indian Women's cricket team captain, Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from all
forms of international cricket at the age of 39 years.
She has represented India in 232 matches and scored 7,805 runs at an average of 50.68. She
made her international debut in an ODI against Ireland, in June 1999.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched the official logo and mascot of the 44th
FIDE Chess Olympiad.The international event will be held at Mamallapuram
near Chennai from 28th July to August 10.
The mascot is named as 'Thambi' and is a knight dressed in the traditional Tamil attire Veshti
(Dhoti) with a shirt and is seen with folded hands, apparently extending the Tamil greeting
'Vanakkam'.
R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess Group A open chess
tournament.
The 16-year old GM, the top-seed, was in fine form and remained unbeaten through the nine
rounds. He finished the tournament with a win over fellow Indian V Praneeth, an
International Master.
AvaniLekhara won Gold at Chateauroux 2022 World Cup
AvaniLekhara has won the gold medal at the Chateauroux 2022 World Cup. The Tokyo
Paralympian has won in the R8 event- women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 with a score
of 458.3.
She beat Veronika Vadovicova of Slovakia to won this title and gold for India. She scripted
history last year as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at
the Paralympics in Tokyo.
Neeraj Chopra won silver at Paavo Nurmi Games; created new national record of 89.30 m throw
India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra broke his own national record to set a new one as he
threw 89.30 metres, putting him on the second spot in a star-studded field at the Paavo
Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.
Chopra's earliernational record was 88.07m which he had set in Patiala in March last year. On
August 7, 2021, he won the Tokyo Olympics gold with a throw of 87.58m.
Los Angles, Toronto, Mexico City named among host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026
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Los Angles, Toronto,and Mexico City have been named among the host cities for the FIFA
World Cup 2026 in the US, Canada and Mexico.
This is the first in when the tournament will be shared by three different countries.
Neeraj Chopra won his first gold medal of 2022at Kuortane Games in Finland
Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged his first gold medal of 2022 at
Kuortane Games in Finland.
Chopra won the event with a best throw of 86.69 meters.
India won FIH Women’s Hockey Pro-League Tournament after defeating Argentina
Indian Women’s Hockey Teamhas won FIH Women’s Hockey Pro-League Tournament after
defeating Argentina by four goal to three.
First match of the tournament was played at Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
India Divyang Cricket Team won Lifebuoy Cup 2022 T20 series against Nepal
Indian Divyang Cricket team lifted Lifebuoy Cup 2022 by winning a series against Nepal,
being organised by Wheelchair Cricket Association Nepal at Mulpani International Cricket
Stadium Kathmandu.
The Indian Divyang cricket team ensured their series win by winning the first and second
matches. Nepal won the last match.
England pacer Katherine Brunt announced her retirement from the Test cricket
36 years old England pacer Katherine Brunt announced her retirement from Test cricket,
calling time on a career that spanned 17 years.
Brunt made her Test debut in 2004 against New Zealand.
Cyclist Ronaldo Singh won bronze in elite time trial event Asian Cycling Championship in Delhi
Ronaldo Singh created history as he bagged the country’s first-ever international medal in
the 1 Km time trial event the Asian Track Cycling Championship in New Delhi.
World junior champion Ronaldo Singh clocked 1 minute 1.798 seconds to bag bronze medal in 1-
km time trial of Asian Cycling Championship. It is India's first-ever 1-km time trial international
medal.
Madhya Pradesh clinched the first-ever Ranji Trophy title against Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh defeated Mumbai by six wickets to win their first-ever Ranji Trophy title at
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Madhya Pradesh chased down 108 in the fourth innings for the fall down of 4 wickets to lift the
coveted trophy.
Mumbai with 41 titles, holds the record of winning the mostnumber of Ranji Trophy titles.
Mumbai last won the title in 2015-16.
Indian women's recurve team bagged a silver medal in Archery WC Stage 3 in Paris
The Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur
has clinched for a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris, France.
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India has lost to Chinese Taipei by 1-5 in the women’s recurve team final.
India concluded their campaign with one gold and two silver medals
Gold – Abhishek Verma & Jyoti Surekha Vennam (Compound mixed team event)
Silver – Jyoti Surekha Vennam (Individual event)
Navjoot Dhillon won the gold medal in discus throw at Qosanov Memorial 2022
Indian women’s discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon clinched the gold medal at the Qosanov
Memorial 2022 athletics meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
She won the women’s discus throw with a 56.24m effort. Karakhstan’s Karina Vasilyeva threw
44.61m and Uzbekistan's Yulianna Shchukina threw 40.48m to win the silver and bronze
medals in the event.
July
Javelin Thrower, Neeraj Chopra clinched Silver medal at prestigious Diamond League meet
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has clinched his first-ever silver medal at the
prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm.
Chopra finished 2nd at the Stockholm Diamond League with a massive throw of 89.94 meter.
Anderson Peters won gold medal with a best throw of 90.31 meter.
Chopra broke his own national record of 89.30m that he set at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku.
Adani Sportsline partnered with Indian Olympic Association as the principal sponsor
Adani Sportsline, the sports arm of the Adani Group, has become an official partner with the
Indian Olympics Association (IOA) for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games
2022, Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and Paris Olympic Games 2024.
This is the second time that the Adani Group has come on board with IOA. The earlier
association was in 2021 when the group sponsored the Indian Contingent during the
Tokyo Olympics.
Parul Chaudhary broke 6-year-old 3000m National Record
Indian runner Parul Chaudhary has broken the women's 3000m national record at the
Sound Running meet in Los Angeles.
She covered the distance at 8:57.19 to finish third.
She broke the six-year-old national record set by Suriya Loganathan (9:04.5) in April 2016.
Gujarat to host 36th National Games from 27 September to 10 October
Gujarat state will host the 36th edition of the National Games from September 27 to October 10.
This is for the first time that Gujarat will be hosting this prestigious event. After a gap of seven
years, the event will be held in six cities – Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot
and Bhavnagar.
India’s Grand Master D Gukesh won Gijon Chess Masters
India’s D. Gukesh has won the Gijon Chess Masters with eight points out nine rounds.
Alexandr Fier of Brazil has finished second with 6.5 points while International Master Pedro
Antonio Gines of Spain came third scoring six points. In the ninth and last round, Gukesh has
drew with Cuba’s GM Martinez Duany.
94-year-old Bhagwani Devi bagged gold at WMA Championships in Finland
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94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar has won the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint at the
2022 World Masters Athletics Championships held in Finland.
She completed the 100m distance in 24.74 seconds.
She also won a bronze medal for the country in the shotput event.
India topped the medal tally at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup at Changwon in
South Korea.
India finished the tournament with 8 medals including 3 gold, 4 silver & 1 bronze.
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Council has selected Tokyo (Japan) to host the 2025 World Athletics
Championships.
At the World Athletics Council Meeting in Oregon, USA, the Council also announced that the
2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships will be held in Medulin and Pula in
Croatia and the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships will be held in
Tallahassee, Florida.
PV Sindhu won 2022 Singapore Open Badminton title
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has clinched her maiden Women's Single title of the Singapore
Open Badminton tournament2022.
She defeated Wang Zhi Yi of China in the final of the Singapore Open 2022.
Sindhu has won three titles in 2022 - the Swiss Open, Syed Modi India International, and now
the Singapore Open.
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won Paracin Open Chess title in Serbia
Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has won the Paracin Open 'A' chess
tournament 2022 in Serbia.
The 16-year-old remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of the field.
Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympic Games in July 2028
The 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, United
States.
The opening ceremony for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will take place on July 14, 2028, and
continue till July 30.
Los Angeles has previously hosted the Olympics in 1984 and 1932.
Dream Sports signed deal with New Zealand Cricket for NFTs, gaming & merchandising
Dream11 parent Dream Sports has announced a 5 year exclusive deal with New Zealand's
cricket governing body New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to build a comprehensive suite of
digital fan engagement products.
The partnership will span across gaming, merchandising and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).
Neeraj Chopra won silver at World Athletics Championships 2022, Oregon
Neeraj Chopra has clinched the silver medal with best throw of 88.13 meter, in the javelin
throw final at 2022 World Championships, Eugene, Oregon.
He also becomes only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal.
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Anderson Peters (Grenada) has bagged gold with a best throw of 90.54 meter while Jakub
Vadlejch (Czech Republic) took the bronze with 88.09 meter.
Casper Ruud won the Swiss Open 2022
Norway's Casper Ruud has won the Swiss Open 2022 held in Gstaad, Switzerland.
He defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the final by 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2.
It was Ruud's 9th Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) title.
India to host ICC Women's World Cup 2025
International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that India will host the ICC Women’s ODI
World Cup 2025.
This will be the first time in over a decade that India will be hosting the tournament.
Bangladesh will host the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, while the 2026 edition will be held in
England.
Sri Lanka has secured hosting rights for the Women’s T20 Champions Trophy, slated for
2027, provided it qualifies for the event. 44th
Chess Olympiad started in Chennai from 28 July
The 44th Chess Olympiad started in Chennai from 28 July 2022. It will be held till 10th
August 2022.
The prestigious competition, which is being organized since 1927, is being hosted in India for the
first time and after 30 years in Asia.
PV Sindhu & Manpreet Singh named India's flagbearers for CWG 2022
Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh & shuttler PV Sindhu have been named as
India's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022.
Sindhu was also the flagbearer at the 2018 CWG in Gold Coast.
Three new countries received ICC Membership status
The International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded Associate membership status to 3 new
countries during the ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham.
These three new members include Cambodia & Uzbekistan from Asia and Cote D'Ivoire from
Africa.
Leicester Cricket Ground named after Sunil Gavaskar
In England, the Leicester Cricket Ground has been named after India's legendary cricketer
Sunil Gavaskar.
It has been named after Gavaskar to acknowledge his immense contribution to uplifting
Indian Cricket to a certain height.
Sebastian Vettel announced retirement from Formula One
Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel (Germany) has announced his retirement
from Formula One at the end of the season.
Vettel, who won all of his championship titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, is among
the sport's most successful drivers having recorded 53 race wins and 122 podiums over the
course of his 15-year career. Vettel made his debut in 2007.
Asia Cup 2022 shifted out of Sri Lanka to UAE
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The Asian Cricket Council announced that Asia Cup 2022 has been shifted to the United
Arab Emirates from Sri Lanka due to the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
The Asia Cup 2022 is the 15th edition of the tournament & will be played from 27 August to 11
September 2022.
August
Government approved signing of guarantees for hosting FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of guarantees for
hosting the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 in India.
The tournament is scheduled to be held across 3 cities - Bhubaneswar, Goa and Mumbai
from October 11 to 30, 2022.
It will be the seventh edition of the tournament.
It will be the first time that India hosts a FIFA women's football tournament.
England defeated Germany to win Women's European Championship 2022
England has defeated Germany by 2-1 in the final of the European Championship to win its
first major women's soccer title at Wembley Stadium.
Tania Sachdev won 44th Chess Olympiad
Tania Sachdev registered a 2.5-1.5 win for India against Hungary in the fourth-round match of
women section at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai.
Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika and R Vaishali ended with a draw in their respective
encounters.
India defeated Bangladesh to win SAFF Under-20 Football Championship 2022
India has lifted the SAFF U-20 football championship trophy by defeating Bangladesh 5-2 in
the final at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
India won this championship for the second consecutive time.
Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb won ICC Player of the Month Awards for July 2022
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Sri Lankan spin sensation Prabath
Jayasuriya and England batting all-rounder Emma Lamb as the winners of its Player of the
Month awards for July 2022.
Jayasuriya made his debut in the Test series against Australia and has picked up 29 wickets
from three games with one four-wicket haul and as many as four five-wicket hauls.
44th Chess Olympiad concluded; India's men & women team won bronze medal
The 44th Chess Olympiad, which was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Chennai on 28 July.
India competed in the tournament with three teams in the Men's Section and three teams in the
Women’s section.
India 'B' team comprising D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Raunak Sadhwaniand and Adhiban won
the bronze medal beating Germany.
Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan named AIFF Footballer of Year
Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan have been named the AIFF Men's and Women's
Footballer of the year respectively for the 2021-22 season.
Chhetri has been honoured for the seventh time with this award. While Kalyan was first
Women's Footballer of the Year award.
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Chhetri, the third highest goal scorer among active international players, was first named for the
award in 2007.
Bhavani Devi won gold medal at Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022
Indian fencer Bhavani Devi has secured gold medal in the women’s senior individual sabre
category at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022 in London.
She defeated Veronika (Australia), who has settled for silver in the event. Bhavani Devi hails from
Tamil Nadu and was the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo
2020).
First edition of Women’s IPL will be held in March 2023
1st Edition of Women Indian Premier League will be starting from March 2023 to be held in a one-
month window and in all likelihood with five teams, a senior BCCI official confirmed.
The BCCI bigwigs have discussed the issue and a March window has been found for the
tournament after the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-16) to be held in New Delhi
First Khelo India Women’s Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major
Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi from August 16 to 23, 2022.
The Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-16) is yet another endeavour by the Khelo
India’s Sports for Women component, which takes the most necessary steps to power in
more female participation in a wide array of sports competitions.
Asia's Oldest tournament Durand Cup starts on August 16
The oldest football tournament in Asia, Durand Cup is scheduled to start on August 16,
2022.
The opening match will be played between FC Goa and Mohammedan SC at the Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. The tournament will feature 20 teams all divided into four
groups of five teams each.
For the first time in its history, the tournament is being held in multiple cities. West Bengal,
Assam and Manipur are hosting the Durand Cup 2022.
FIFA suspended All India Football Federation
FIFA has suspended the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) and banned it for the upcoming
under 17 women's world cup 2022 which was scheduled to be held and hosted by India.
Reason - Undue influence from third parties.
Paralympian Rahul Jakhar won Gold in WSPS Shooting World Cup 2022
Paralympian Rahul Jakhar has won the gold medal in the WSPS Shooting World Cup 2022 in
Changwon, South Korea.
He won the gold medal in the 25-metre competition.
Besides Rahul, Avani Lekhara & Pooja Agarwal won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Manisha Kalyan becomes 1st Indian to play in UEFA League
Manisha Kalyan has become the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women's
Champions League.
She made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club competition in Engomi, Cyprus.
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FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship to be held in Bengaluru
Karnataka Sports and Youth Empowerment minister Dr. Narayanagowda has announced that
Bengaluru will host FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship from September 5th
to 11th.
The international event will be organised in the Sree Kanteerava Indoor stadium and
Koramangala Indoor stadiums.
R Praggnanandhaa defeated world chess champion Magnus Carlsen in FTX Crypto Cup
17-year-old Indian chess master Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion
Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, an international chess Championships.
Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen for the third time in a year.
Indian para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat & Sukant Kadam clinched gold medal
Indian para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat & Sukant Kadam have won the gold medal at the
Thailand Para-Badminton International tournament held in Pattaya.
They defeated the Indonesian pair of Dwiyoko & Fredy Setiawan in the men's doubles final.
Satwik & Chirag won 1st medal for India in World Badminton Championship
The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won a historic medal at the World
Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
They became the first-ever Indian pair to claim a medal in the men's doubles competition.
Ranked number seven in the world, the Indian pair defeated the world number two Takuro Hoki
and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarterfinals.
Arjun Erigaisi won Abu Dhabi Masters Chess tournament
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has won the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess tournament.
He defeated Spain's David Anton Guijarro in the ninth and final round with 7.5 points.
Virat Kohli to become only player to play 100 matches for his country
Virat Kohli has play for his country in his 100th T201 match and become the only Indian player in history to play 100 matches for his country in all forms.
Indian captain has become the first Indian cricketer and second overall, after New Zealand great
Ross Taylor, to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game.
Neeraj Chopra won Lausanne Diamond League Meet title in Javelin throw
Neeraj Chopra has won the javelin throw competition at the Lausanne Diamond League with a best throw of 89.08 meters.
With this Neeraj became the first Indian to clinch the prestigious Diamond League Meet title.
Linthoi Chanambam won Gold at Judo World Championships
15-year Linthoi Chanambam has secured India's first-ever gold medal in Judo World Championships at the World Judo Cadet (U18) Championships.
She defeated Bianca Reis of Brazil in the Women's 57kg category.
Viktor Axelsen clinched 2022 BWF World Championships singles title
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen has clinched his second BWF World Championships men's singles title after beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand in Tokyo.
The women's singles title has been retained by Akane Yamaguchi from Japan. She has defeated China's Olympic champion, Chen Yufei in the final.
Men's Double - Malaysia Aaron Chia; Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik
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Women's Double - China Chen Qingchen; China Jia Yifan
Mixed Double - China Zheng Siwei; China Huang Yaqiong
Chapter 17: Book and Author (March to August 2022)
March
Book Author
“Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki by Captain AD Manek” Mithilesh Tiwari
released by Anup Jalota
“The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about Deepam Chatterjee
reclaiming one’s life”
MK Stalin’s autobiography “Ungalil Oruvan” (One Among Launched by Rahul Gandhi
You)
‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’ Amitava Kumar
Originally written in Hindi titled “Ullas
“The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Ki Naav” by author Vikas Kumar Jha.
Usha Uthup” translated by the writer’s daughter
Srishti Jha.
“On Board: Test. Trial. Triumph. My years in BCCI“ Ratnakar Shetty
Autobiography of Soli Sorabjee “: Life and Times” Abhinav Chandrachud
'Tomb of Sand' Geetanjali Shree
‘Monsoon’ Abhay K
Published by Sahitya Akademi
Autobiography of Rahul Bajaj “Rahul Bajaj: An Gita Piramal
Extraordinary Life”
“More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT” Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia
Autobiography of G.R. Viswanath titled “Wrist Assured: R Kaushik
An Autobiography”
“Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story” Richa Mishra
‘The Little Book of Joy’ Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
“The Shield: Covishield” Prakash Kumar Singh
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‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ K Syam Prasad
“Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for edited by Ramesh Chand, Pramod
Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Joshi and Shyam Khadka
Sustainable Food and Farm Systems” Launched by NITI Aayog & FAO
April
Book Author
“Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Sreeram Chaulia
Security Crises” released by Meenakshi Lekhi
“Queen of Fire” Devika Rangachari
‘’Decoding Indian Babudom’’ Ashwini Shrivastava
Prof Alok Chakrawal
‘Birsa Munda - Janjatiya Nayak’
released by Dharmendra Pradhan
“Tiger of Drass: Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 23, Kargil Meena Nayyar & Himmat Singh Shekhawat
Hero”
‘The Maverick Effect’ Harish Mehta
‘Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with Former CAG Vinod Rai
BCCI’
‘Hear Yourself’ Prem Rawat
“The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution: A play for Rajesh Talwar
Children on Human Rights”
“The Magic of Mangalajodi” Avinash Khemka
released by Naveen Patnaik
The Sikh History of East India” Abinash Mohapatra
released by Naveen Patnaik
‘Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi authored by French journalist Roger Faligot
translated by writer, editor and
Jinping’
translator, Natasha Lehrer
May
Book Author
“Amit Shah Ani Bhajapachi Vatchal”, a Marathi Originally written by Dr Anirban Ganguly and
version of the book “Amit Shah and The March Shiwanand Dwivedi
of BJP” Translated into Marathi by Dr Jyostna Kolhatkar
“Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Rasheed Kidwai
Influenced India’s Politics”
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‘INDO-PAK WAR 1971- Reminiscences of Air Released by Rajnath Singh
edited by Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh and Group
Warriors’
Captain Shailendra Mohan
“The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Prakash Singh
Ruler’s Police to People’s Police”
‘A Place Called Home’ Preeti Shenoy
‘Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure’ Ruskin Bond
June
Book Author
“The Winning Formula for Success” Vinit Karnik
‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’ Ram Bahadur Rai
“Gautam Adani- The Man Who Changed India” R N Bhaskar
'Ashtang Yoga' Sonu Phogat
The Life and Times of Georeg Fernandes’ Rahul Ramgundan
July
Book Author
'Swadhinta Sangram Na Surviro' Union Minister of State for External Affairs and
Culture Meenakshi Lekhi
'The McMahon line: A century of discord'. former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and former
Chief of Army Staff General JJ Singh (Retd).
'Beyond The Misty Veil, Temple Tales of Retired senior IAS officer, Aradhana Johri
Uttarakhand'
First Book - 'Moods, Moments and Memories…
Second Book - ‘The First Citizen’ Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag
Thakur
Third Book - 'Interpreting Geometries – Flooring
of Rashtrapati Bhavan’
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'Dilip Kumar: In the Shadow of a Legend' Faisal Farooqui
August
Book Author
Third Comic book on stories of 20 Tribal Ministry of Culture has released the third Comic
Freedom Fighters on at Tiranga Utsav
book
celebration in New Delhi.
'Field Guide, Birds of India' The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has published
'Bibi: My Story' Former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin
Netanyahu
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has
'New India: Selected Writings 2014-19 released
‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi - A Brief Pulapre Balakrishnan
History‘
Chapter 18: Important Day
January
Date Day Theme/Importance
DRDO was established on January 1, 1958 after merging
1 January, 2022 64th DRDO Foundation Day Directorate of Technical Development & Production of
Indian Ordnance Factories and Technical Development
Establishment, with Defence Science Organisation.
To commemorate the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis
4 January World Braille Day Braille. The day aims to recognize the right of access to
braille by blind people and raise awareness of the
importance of braille
To create awareness about the plight of children who
6 January World Day of War Orphans have lost their parents due to conflict. It was started by
the French organisation SOS Enfants en Detresses, which
aimed to help children affected by conflict.
The BIS foundation day commemorates the day on which
6 January, 2022 75th BIS Foundation Day BIS came into existence as the Indian Standards
Institution (ISI) (6th January 1947).
The virtual event will be organised from January 10 to
10-16 January Startup India Innovation Week January 16, 2022. The event also aims to commemorate
the 75th year of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav’.
9 January Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day or To mark the contribution of the overseas Indian
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas community towards the development of India. This day also
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commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from
South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January, 1915.
10 January World Hindi Day World Hindi Conference, which was held for the first time
in the year 1975.
11 January National Human Trafficking
Awareness Day
12 January National Youth Day Theme 2022: “It’s all in the mind.”
6th Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day was celebrated on
14 January(1st – 2017) as a recognition of the services
14 January Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day rendered by the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian
Armed Forces, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, OBE who
retired on 14 Jan 1953.
15 January Indian Army Day Theme 2022: “In Stride with the Future.”
In 2022, the National Startup Day is celebrated on six
16 January, st
1 National Startup Day themes: 'Growing from Roots'; 'Nudging the DNA'; 'From
2022 Local to Global'; 'Technology of Future'; 'Building Champions
in Manufacturing'; and 'Sustainable Development.'
19 January NDRF Raising Day
23 January Parakram Diwas To commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose.
24 January International Day of Education Theme 2022: Changing Course, Transforming Education.
24 January National Girl Child Day
25 January National Voters Day Theme 2022: ‘Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and
Participative’
25 January National Tourism Day Theme 2022: “Rural and Community Centric Tourism”
Republic Day marks the date on which the Constitution of
26 January 73rd Republic Day India came into effect on 26 January 1950. It replaced the
Government of India Act (1935) as the governing
document of India.
26 January International Customs Day Theme 2022: ‘Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by
Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem’
27 January International Holocaust Remembrance Theme 2022: “Memory, Dignity and Justice”
Day
28 January Data Privacy Day
It is observed every year on January 30 in the memory
30 January Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated by Nathuram
Godse at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House by Nathuram
Godse in 1948.
30 January World Leprosy Day 2022 World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday
of January.
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Theme 2022: 'United for Dignity'
Theme 2022: ‘Achieving health equity to end the neglect
30 January World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day of poverty-related diseases’.
Slogan 2022: “From neglect to care”.
31 January 30th Foundation Day of National “The theme of the programme is ‘She The Change
Commission for Women
February
Date Day Theme/Importance
2 February World Wetlands Day Theme 2022: Wetlands Action for People and
Nature
4 February World Cancer Day Theme 2022: “Close the Care Gap”
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance Theme 2022: "Accelerating Investment to End
for Female Genital Mutilation Female Genital Mutilation."
8 February 2022
(Second day of the Safer Internet Day Theme 2022: ‘Together for a better internet’
second week of
February)
10 February World Pulses Day Theme 2021: “Pulses to empower youth in
achieving sustainable agrifood systems”.
11 February International Day of Women and Theme 2022: “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Girls in Science Water Unites Us”
12 February National Productivity Day Theme 2022: “Self Reliance Through
Productivity."
to commemorate the birth anniversary
13 February National Women’s Day of Sarojini Naidu. This year Nation celebrates
her 143rd birth anniversary.
13 February World Radio Day Theme 2022: ‘Radio and Trust‘.
15 February International Childhood Cancer Day Theme 2022: ‘Better Survival’ is achievable
#throughyourhands
to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health
19 February Soil Health Card Day Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about
the benefits of the scheme.
20 February Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
Foundation Day
20 February World Day of Social Justice Theme 2022: Achieving Social Justice through
Formal Employment
21 February International Mother Language Day Theme 2022: “Using technology for multilingual
learning: Challenges and opportunities”.
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22 February Our Equal Future: The Environment and Gender
Day
Equality
24 February Central Excise Day
27 February World NGO Day
27 February National Protein Day Theme 2022: ‘Food Futurism‘.
28 February National Science Day Theme 2022: ‘Integrated Approach in S&T for
Sustainable Future’.
28 February 2022
(last day of Rare Disease Day Theme 2022: “Share Your Colors.”
February)
March
Date Day Theme/Importance
1 March Zero Discrimination Day Theme 2022: “Remove laws that harm, create
laws that empower”
1 March Theme 2022: “Civil defence and management of
World Civil Defence Day displaced populations in face of disasters and
crises; role of volunteers and the fight against
pandemics”.
2 March 2022 46th Civil Accounts Day
3 March World Wildlife Day Theme 2022: ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem
restoration’.
3 March World Hearing Day Theme 2022: “To hear for life, listen with care”
3 March World Birth Defects Day
Theme 2022: “Many births defects, one voice”.
4 March National Security Day (Rashtriya National Security Week 2022 is being celebrated
Suraksha Diwas) from March 4 to March 10, 2022.
4 March National Safety Day Theme 2022: ‘Nurture young minds – Develop
safety culture’
4 March World Obesity Day
Theme 2022: ‘Everybody Needs to Act’.
7 March Janaushadhi Diwas Theme 2022: “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”.
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8 March Theme 2022: “gender equality today for a
International Women’s Day
sustainable tomorrow”.
9 March (second Theme 2022: “Quitting Smoking Doesn’t
Wednesday of No Smoking Day
Have to be Stressful”.
March)
CISF was set up under an Act of the Parliament of
India on 10 March 1969, to provide security cover
10 March 2022 CISF 53rd Raising Day to industrial units, government infrastructure
projects and facilities and establishments located all
over India.
10 March (second
Thursday of World Kidney Day Theme 2022: ‘Kidney Health for All’
March)
10 March International Day of Women
Judges
14 March Pi Day or International Day of Theme 2022: Mathematics Unites!
Mathematics
14 March International Day of Action for Theme 2022: “the importance of rivers to
Rivers biodiversity.”
15 March World Consumer Rights Day Theme 2022: “Fair Digital Finance.”
16 March National Vaccination Day or Theme 2022: “Vaccines Work for all”.
National Immunisation Day
18 March Ordnance Factory Day
18 March 2022 World Sleep Day Theme 2022: ‘Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy
World’
18 March Global Recycling Day Theme 2022: “recycling fraternity”
20 March World Oral Health Day The three-year theme (2021-2023) for World Oral
Health Day is “Be proud of your mouth”.
20 March International Day of Happiness Theme 2022: "Build Back Happier".
20 March World Sparrow Day Theme 2022: “LOVE Sparrows.”
21 March International Day for the Theme 2022: “VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST
Elimination of Racial
RACISM”.
Discrimination
21 March World Poetry Day
21 March International Day of Forests or Theme 2022: “Forests and sustainable production
World Forestry Day and consumption.”
21 March World Down Syndrome Day Theme 2022: '#InclusionMeans'.
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22 March World Water Day Theme 2022: “Groundwater, Making the Invisible
Visible”.
22 March This year, the state is celebrating the 110th Bihar
Bihar Diwas Diwas.
Theme 2022: 'Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali'.
23 March World Meteorological Day Theme 2022: Early Warning and Early Action.
23 March The day was observed to pay tribute to the death
anniversary of the freedom fighters Bhagat Singh,
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, who laid
their lives for the freedom of India. Also, 30
January is observed as Martyr’s Day or Shaheed
Diwas in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
24 March World Tuberculosis Day
Theme 2022: ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives.’
24 March International Day for the Right to
the Truth concerning Gross
Human Rights Violations and for
the Dignity of Victims
25 March International Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of Theme 2022: “Stories of Courage: Resistance to
Slavery and the Transatlantic Slavery and Unity against Racism”.
Slave Trade
26 March 2022
(last Saturday of Earth Hour Theme 2022: ‘Shape Our Future‘
the March)
26 March 2022 Bangladesh 52nd Independence
Day
27 March World theatre Day
29 March 2022 World Piano Day
31 March International Transgender Day of
Visibility
April
Date Day Theme/Importance
After decades of struggle under the leadership of Odisha’s
1 April Odisha Day or Utkal Divas eminent leaders, the new province came into existence on
the 1st of April 1936.
2 April International Children’s Book Birthday of classic children’s book author Hans Christian
Day Andersen.
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In 2022, Canada is hosting International Children’s Book
Day with this chosen theme: “Stories are wings that help
you soar every day”.
2 April World Autism Awareness Day Theme 2022: “Inclusive Quality Education for All”.
5 April National Maritime Day This year is the 59th edition of the National Maritime Day.
Theme 2022: “Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19’’.
6 April International Day of Sport for The global theme of IDSDP 2022 is, “Securing a Sustainable
Development and Peace and Peaceful Future for All: The Contribution of Sport”
7 April World Health Day Theme 2022: ‘Our Planet, Our Health’.
9 April CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya The year 2022 marks the 57th CRPF Valour Day.
Diwas)
10 April
World Homeopathy Day Theme 2022: ‘People’s Choice For Wellness.’
10 April National Siblings Day
11 April National Safe Motherhood Day The day marks the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi.
11 April National Pet Day (US)
12 April International Day of Human On April 12, 1961, the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Space Flight became the first human to journey into outer space.
12 April International Day of Street Theme 2022: 4th Step in Consortium for Street Children
Children (CSC)’s 4 Steps to Equality campaign.
12 April 2022 128th Foundation Day of
Punjab National Bank
The day is observed to commemorate the courage of the
13 April Siachen Day Indian Army under “Operation Meghdoot”.
On April 13, 1984, Operation Meghdoot was launched which
was led by the Lieutenant-General Prem Nath Hoon.
13 April Jallianwala Bagh massacre Day The Jallianwala Bagh massacre also known as massacre
of Amritsar completed 103 years on 13 April 2022.
14 April B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance This day celebrates the birthday of Baba Saheb Bhimrao
Day or Ambedkar Jayanti or Ambedkar, an Indian politician, and social rights activist.
Bhim Jayanti
14 April Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the birth
Tamil Nadu’s 'Equality Day' anniversary of Dr Ambedkar on April 14 would be observed
as 'Equality Day' from this year onwards.
14 April National Fire Service Day Theme 2022: “Learn Fire Safety, Increase This year
Productivity"
15 April World Art Day The date has been selected in honour of the birthday of
Leonardo da Vinci, the famous painter of the Mona Lisa.
15 April Himachal Day It was on this day in 1948 that Himachal Pradesh was
created as a province of India.
16 April World Voice Day Theme 2022: ‘Lift your voice’.
19 April World Liver Day
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21 April To commemorate the day when Sardar Vallabhbhai
National Civil Services Day Patel, the first Home Minister of Independent India addressed
probationers of Administrative Services Officers at Delhi’s
Metcalf House in 1947.
22 April World Earth Day, also known as Theme 2022: ‘Invest in our planet’
International Mother Earth Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day,
also known as World Book Day Theme 2022: ‘Read…So you never feel alone.’
& International Day of the Book
24 April The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came
National Panchayati Raj Day into force with effect from 24th April, 1993 has vested
constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions.
24 April International Day of
Multilateralism and Diplomacy
for Peace
24 April World Day for Laboratory The week surrounding the WDLA is referred to as Lab Animal
Animals or World Day for Week or World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week. The
Animals In Laboratories or lab Animal week is annually celebrated from 20th to 26th
World Lab Animal Day April.
24-30 April (last WHO’s World Immunization
Theme 2022: ‘Long Life for All’
week of April)
Week
25 April World Malaria Day Theme 2022: “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria
disease burden and save lives”
26 April World Intellectual Property Day, Theme 2022: ‘IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future.’
also called World IP Day
28 April World Day for Safety and Theme 2022: “Act together to build a positive safety and
Health at Work health culture”
29 April International Dance Day The day marks the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges
Noverre, the creator of modern ballet.
30 April 2022
(last Saturday of World Veterinary Day Theme 2022: “Strengthening Veterinary Resilience”.
April)
30 April This day is of national importance to mark the launch of
Ayushman Bharat Yojana which is also known as Pradhan
Ayushman Bharat Diwas Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). It was launched by PM
Narendra Modi in the year 2018 to provide various benefits
with a cover of 5 lakh rupees per family to be given per year.
30 April International Jazz Day Theme 2022” ‘A Call for Global Peace and Unity’.
May
Date Day Theme/Importance
1 May International Labour Day, also known as
International Worker’s Day and May Day
1 May Maharashtra and Gujarat Statehood Day
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1 May 2022 (first
Sunday of every World Laughter Day
May)
2 May World Tuna Day
3 May World Press Freedom Day Theme 2022: 'Journalism under Digital Siege'
3 May 2022 (first World Asthma Day Theme 2022: ‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care’
Tuesday of May)
4 May International Firefighter’s Day
4 May Coal Miners Day
5 May World Portuguese language Day
5 May Slogan 2022: Unite for safety: clean your hands
World Hand Hygiene Day The campaign theme 2022: “a health care
‘quality and safety climate or culture’ that
values hand hygiene and infection prevention
and control”
5 May 2022 (first World Password Day
Thursday of May)
6 May International No Diet Day
7 May World Athletics Day 2022
7 May 2022 The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was
founded on 7th May 1960 as a leading road
BRO 62nd raising day construction agency under the Ministry of
Defence with Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam
(everything is achievable through hard work) as
its motto.
8 May 2022 (second Mother’s Day
Sunday in May)
8 May World Thalassaemia Day Theme 2022: “Be Aware. Share. Care: Working
with the global community as one to improve
Thalassemia knowledge.”
8 May World Red Cross Day, also known as World Theme 2022: #BeHUMANKIND (Believe in the
Red Cross and Red Crescent Day power of Kindness).
11 May National Technology Day Theme 2022: “Integrated Approach in Science
and technology for sustainable future”
12 May International Nurses Day Theme 2022: "Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest
in Nursing and respect rights to secure global
health".
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14 May 2022
(second Saturday in Theme 2022: “Impact of Light Pollution on
May and the second World Migratory Bird Day Migratory Birds”.
Saturday in Slogan 2022: “Dim the Lights for Birds at
October) Night!”.
15 May International Day of Families Theme 2022: 'Families and Urbanisation'.
16 May 2022 Buddha Purnima or Vesak Day, also known “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon in the
as Buddha Jayanti or Vaisakhi Buddha month of Vaisakh (April/May) according to
Purnima the Hindu calendar, is the most sacred day to
millions of Buddhists around the world.
16 May International Day of Light
16 May National Dengue Day
17 May World Telecommunication and Information Theme 2022: “Digital technologies for Older
Society Day Persons and Healthy Ageing”.
18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV
Vaccine Awareness Day
18 May International Museum Day Theme 2022: ‘The Power of Museums’.
20 May World Bee Day Theme 2022: ‘Bee Engaged: Celebrating the
diversity of bees and beekeeping systems’
20 May World Metrology Day Theme 2022: Metrology in the Digital Era.
21 May 2022 commemorates Rajiv Gandhi’s 31t
Anti-Terrorism Day death anniversary as India observes Anti-
Terrorism Day.
21 May International Tea Day
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity or Theme 2022: "Building a shared future for all
World Biodiversity Day life."
24 May (second Indian Commonwealth Day Theme 2022: ‘Delivering a Common Future’
Monday of March)
25 May International Missing Children’s Day
28 May World Hunger Day Theme 2022: ‘Youth Ending Hunger’
29 May International Day of UN Peacekeepers Theme 2022: “People Peace Progress: The
Power of Partnerships”
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World No Tobacco Day Theme 2022: “Protect the Environment”
June
Date Day Theme/Importance
1 June Global Parents Day Theme 2022- Appreciate All Parents
Throughout the World
Theme 2022: ‘Dairy Net Zero’
1 June World Milk Day The day is adopted by Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations.
2 June Telangana Formation Day
3 June World Bicycle Day World Bicycle Day was first celebrated on
June 3, 2018.
The very first International Day of
4 June International Day of Innocent Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Children Victims of Aggression was observed on August 19, 1982. At the
time, the day was focused on victims of the
Lebanon War.
Theme 2022: 'Only One Earth'
5 June World Environment Day This year 50th World Environment Day is
being celebrated. Sweden is the host for
this year.
International Day for the Fight
5 June against Illegal, Unreported and
Unregulated Fishing
This is the 7th most spoken language
6 June Russian Language Day (over 150 million native speakers) in the
world.
Theme 2022: 'One World - Protecting
6 June World Pest Day Global Public Health through Professional
Pest Management.'
BIMSTEC is an international organization
of South Asia and Southeast Asian
countries. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
6 June 25th Founding Day of BIMSTEC Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand
are members of BIMSTEC. It was formed
on 6 June 1997 and its headquarters is
located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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7 June World food safety day Theme 2022: “Safer food, better health”
8 June World Ocean Day Theme 2022: ‘Revitalisation: Collective
Action for the Ocean’
8 June World Brain tumour Day Theme 2022: ‘Together We Are Stronger’.
Theme 2022: "Accreditation:
9 June World Accreditation Day Sustainability in Economic Growth and the
Environment."
9 June International Level Crossing The 2022 year focus is “Vulnerable
Awareness Day People”.
12 June World Day Against Child Labour Theme 2022: “Universal Social Protection
to End Child Labour.”
International Albinism Awareness Theme 2022: “United in making our
13 June voice heard.”
Day
14 June World Blood Donor Day Theme 2022: “Donating blood is an act of
solidarity. Join the effort and save lives".
15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Theme 2022: “Digital Equity for All Ages”
15 June Global Wind Day Theme 2022: ‘We are #InWithWind, are
you?’
17 June World Day to Combat Theme 2022: Rising up from drought
Desertification and Drought together
Theme 2022 - Inclusion in the
18 June Autistic Pride Day Workplace: Challenges and
Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic
World .
18 June Sustainable Gastronomy Day
18 June International Picnic Day
18 June International Day for Countering
hate Speech
19 June Father’s Day Third Sunday of June every year
19 June International Day for the Theme 2022 - Prevention as Protection:
Enhancing structural and operational
Elimination of Sexual Violence in prevention of conflict-related sexual
Conflict
violence.
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19 June World Sickle Cell Day Theme 2022 - Screen and Care for Sickle
Cell Disease
20 June World Refugee Day Theme 2022- Whoever, Whatever,
Whenever. Everyone has a right to seek
safety
21 June International Yoga Day Theme 2022 - Yoga for Humanity
21 June World Music Day Theme 2022 - Music on the intersections
21 June Theme 2022 - Hydrography –
World Hydrography Day Contributing to the United Nations Ocean
Decade.
21 June International Day of the
Celebration of the Solstice
22 June World Rainforest Day Theme 2022 - The Time is Now
23 June International Widows’ Day Theme 2022 - Invisible Women, Invisible
Problem
23 June International Olympic Day Theme 2022 - Together, For a Peaceful
World
23 June Theme 2022 - Building back better from
United Nations Public Service Day COVID-19: Enhancing innovative
partnerships to meet the Sustainable
Development Goals
24 June International Day of Women in
Diplomacy
25 June International Day of Seafarer Theme 2022- Your voyage - then and
now, share your journey
26 June International Day Against Drug Theme 2022 -Addressing drug challenges
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in health and humanitarian crises
26 June International Day in Support of
Victims of Torture
27 June The Micro-Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (MSME) Day
29th June National Statistics Day
July
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1 July National Chartered Accountants'(CA) Day
1 July International Fruit Day
1 July National Doctors Day Theme 2022 – Family Doctors on the Front
Line
1 July State Bank of India Foundation Day
1 July GST Day (Goods & Services Tax)
2 July International Day of Cooperative Theme 2022 – Cooperative Build a Better
World
2 July World Sports Journalists Day
2 July International Plastic Bag Free Theme 2022 – Global initiative that aims to
eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags
2 July World Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)
Day
4 July 125th birth anniversary of Alluri
Sitarama Raju
4 July Swami Vivekananda's death anniversary
5 July World Badminton Day
7 July World Kishwahili Language Day
10 July National Fish Farmers Day
Theme 2022 - A world of 8 billion- Towards
11 July World Population Day a resilient future for all – Harnessing
opportunities and ensuring rights and
choices for all.
12 July International Malala Day
13 July Bhanubhakta Acharya's 209th birth
anniversary
15 July World Youth Skills Day Theme 2022 - Transforming youth skills for
the future.
17 July World Day for International Justice Theme 2022 - Achieving Social Justice
through Formal Employment
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18 July Nelson Mandela International Day Theme 2022 - Do what you can, with what
you have, where you are
18 July Tamil Nadu Day
19 July Mangal Pandey birth anniversary
20 July International Chess Day
20 July International Moon Day
22 July World Brain Day Theme 2022 - Brain Health for all
22 July National Flag Adoption Day
23 July National Broadcasting Day
24 July National Thermal Engineer Day
24 July Income Tax Day
25 July World Drowning Prevention Day
26 July Kargil Vijay Diwas
27 July Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's 7th death
anniversary
27 July 83rd Raising Day of CRPF
28 July World Hepatitis Day
28 July World Nature Conservation Day Theme 2022 - Living Sustainable in Harmony
with Nature
29 July International Tiger Day
August
Date Day Theme/Importance
30 July World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Theme 2022 - Use and Abuse of Technology
1-7 August 2022 World Breastfeeding Week In order to support and encourage
breastfeeding, WHO and United Nations
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(UNICEF) created a memorandum in 1990.
It is an annual event that celebrates the
1 August World Wide Web Day history, development, and worldwide impact
of the World Wide Web (WWW).
146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter and staunch
2 August Gandhian, was the first to draw up a
Venkayya rudimentary design of the national flag in
1921.
To commemorate the atomic bombing of
6 August Hiroshima Day Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, at the end of
World War II
Handloom is a symbol of our glorious
7 August National Handloom Day cultural heritage and an important source of
livelihood.
The All-India Congress Committee under the
8 August Quit India Movement Day leadership of Mahatma Gandhi decided to
launch this movement at the Bombay
session.
International Day of the World's Theme 2022 - The Role of Indigenous
9 August Women in the Preservation and
Indigenous Peoples
Transmission of Traditional Knowledge
Objective - To create awareness about the
10 August World Biofuel Day importance of non-fossil fuels as an
alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
10 August World Lion Day Objective - To spread awareness of lions and
the urgent need to strive toward their
conservation.
12 August International Youth Day Theme - Intergenerational Solidarity:
Creating a World for All Ages
12 August World Sanskrit Diwas 2022
The day is observed to raise awareness
13 August International Lefthanders Day about the lefty people’s experience with
living in a right-hand dominant world.
13 August World Organ Donation Day Theme 2022: “let’s pledge to donate organs
and save lives”.
It commemorates the victims and sufferings
14 August Partition Horrors Remembrance Day of people during the partition of India. The
day remembers the sufferings of many
Indians during the partition.
15 August 2022 Sri Aurobindo's 150th birth anniversary He was an Indian nationalist, philosopher,
poet, and yoga guru.
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His main literary works are 'The Life Divine',
'Synthesis of Yoga', and 'Savitri: A Legend
and a Symbol
16 August Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death anniversary 16 August 2022 marked the 4th death
anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
19 August World Humanitarian Day Theme 2022 - It Takes a Village
19 August World Photography Day Theme 2022 - Pandemic Lockdown through
the lens
19 August 104th birth anniversary of Dr. Shanker
Dayal Sharma
20 August World Mosquito Day Theme 2022 - Harness innovation to reduce
the malaria disease burden and save lives
Objective - To raises awareness about the
20 August Akshay Urja Diwas developments related to the adoption of
renewable energy in India.
23 August International Day for the Remembrance of
Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 August Internaut Day 23 August every year to mark the invention
of the World Wide Web.
24 August Independence Day of Ukraine
23 August to 1 World Water Week 2022 Theme 2022 - Seeing the Unseen: The Value
September 2022 of Water
26 August International Dog Day It was first celebrated in 2004 by animal
welfare activist and pet lifestyle expert
Colleen Paige.
The day commemorates the birth
anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the
29 August National Sports Day hockey wizard of India.
Objective - Creating awareness about the
need and benefits of incorporating sports
and physical activities into our day to life.
Objective - creates public awareness
29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests regarding the effects of nuclear weapons
tests, and detonations and further highlights
the requirement for cessation of such
nuclear tests.
30 August National Small Industry Day Objective - To encourage the rise and
development of small-scale businesses for
the economic development.
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Objective - To spread awareness about
30 August International Whale Shark Day the importance of whale sharks and their
conservation.
Chapter 19: Obituary (March to August 2022)
March
Person About
Jaiprakash Chouksey Bollywood film critic, writer
Alan Ladd Jr Oscar-winning producer & Former Executive at
Twentieth Century Fox
Shane Warne Australian cricket legend
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues Former Punjab Governor & Indian Army Chief
Rodney William Marsh Former Australian cricketer (wicketkeeper)
Rafiq Tarar Veteran politician, former Supreme Court judge
and President of Pakistan
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi Former Andhra Pradesh Governor
Eugene Newman Parker American Astrophysicist
Shahabuddin Ahmed Bangladesh’s former president
Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga Former Prime Minister of Mali
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Former Chief Justice of India
Stephen Wilhite Inventor of the GIF format
Bhim Bahadur Gurung 3rd Chief Minister of Sikkim
April
Person About
Miguel Van Damme Veteran Belgian Footballer
Pulitzer Prize winning American poet, literary critic,
Richard Howard essayist, teacher, and translator
(Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for ‘’Untitled Subjects’’)
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Actor-screenwriter
Manju Singh Veteran television producer & actor
Vishwa Deenadayalan Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Player
Legendary Odia music director, musician, singer,
Prafulla Kar lyricist, writer and columnist
Padma Shri award (2015)
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Tatineni Rama Rao Veteran filmmaker
Binapani Mohanty Noted writer of Odisha & Padma Shri awardee
(2020)
Veteran Congress leader, Governor of Maharashtra,
K. Sankaranarayanan Nagaland, and Jharkhand, additional charges of
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Goa as Governor
Mwai Kibaki Former President of Kenya
M. Vijayan Structural biologist
James Dringwell Rymbai Former CM of Meghalaya
Former Indian women's hockey team captain
Elvera Britto second women hockey player to be conferred
with the Arjuna Award (1965)
Salim Ghouse Film and TV actor
May
Person About
Charles Anthony Standish “Tony” Brooks British Formula 1 Driver
Rajat Kumar Kar Odia Writer
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Indian music composer and Santoor maestro
Chess’ 1st centenarian & world’s oldest chess
Yuri Averbakh (Russia) grandmaster
Veteran Himachal Pradesh Congress leader and
Pandit Sukh Ram former Union minister
Leonid Kravchuk 1st president of independent Ukraine
Andrew Symonds Former Australia all-rounder
Padma Shri Rama Kant Shukla Eminent Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Zayed Al Nahyan UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi, also known as Noted Sanskrit scholar and Padma Shri awardee
Vagish Shastri
Shivaji Patnaik Veteran Communist leader
Sidhu Moose Wala Punjabi singer
June
Person About
Krishnakumar Kunnath Bollywood Singer
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Bujar Nishani Former Albanian President
Jammu and Kashmir's National Panthers Party
Professor Bhim Singh Founder
Anjalai Ponnusamy Freedom fighter
Bhajan Sopori Santoor maestro
Hari Chand Long distance runner
Gopi Chand Narang Eminent Urdu critic & linguist Professor
R Raveendran Photojournalist
Chowallor Krishnakutty Writer, lyricist and Journalist
Shapoorji Pallonji Group chairman Pallonji Mistry
Varinder Singh Olympic Medallist and Hockey World Cup winner
Ambika Rao Malayalam actor and assistant director
July
Person About
Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theatre directors
Peter Brook who perfected the art of staging powerful drama in bizarre
venues, has died aged 97.
Veteran Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passed away at
the age of 92.
Tarun Majumdar Tarun Majumdar was known for helming popular Bengali films
such as Smriti Tuku Thak, Shriman Prithviraj, Kuheli, Balika
Badhu, Dadar Kirti, Chander Bari, among others in his lifetime.
P Gopinathan Nair was known for following Gandhian ideology
in his life and was honoured with the Padma award. He had
Freedom fighter Gandhian P participated in the freedom struggle.
Gopinath Nair Gopinathan Nair had taken part in the Quit India Movement of
1942 and had worked alongside Vinoba Bhave to promote
Bhoodan and Gramdan movements.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after he was
Former Prime Minister of Japan shot while campaigning in Nara, western Japan
Shinzo Abe Shinzo Abe was conferred the Padma Vibhushan -- India's
second-highest civilian award, in 2021.
Organization of the Petroleum Barkindo was due to step down at the end of this month after six
Exporting Countries (OPEC) years in the top job at the OPEC.
OPEC is a permanent, intergovernmental organization, created at
Secretary-General, Mohammad the Baghdad Conference in 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi
Sanusi Barkindo Arabia, and Venezuela.
Former President of Angolan, Jose Eduardo dos Santos has
Former Angolan President Jose passed away at the age of 79.
Eduardo Dos Santos He was one of Africa's longest-serving heads of state, who ruled
for almost four decades as president of Angola.
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He had also fought for the continent's longest civil war and
turned his country into a major oil producer.
B.K Syngal former chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
(VSNL) passed away. He was 82.
Father of Indian Internet Brijendra As the Chairman of VSNL, he was unofficially known as the
Kumar Syngal ‘bulldozer’ for his ability to push through bureaucratic hurdles,
as a result of which VSNL grew from a $125 million company in
1991 into a $1.65 billion communications giant by 1998.
Former president of Mexico Luis Echeverria Alvarez who
served from 1970 to 1976 has died at the age of 100.
Former Mexico President Luis He started his career as lawyer and become a member of
Echeverria Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party.
He also initiated the establishment of diplomatic relations with
China in February 1972.
Eminent archaeologist and historian, Dr. Enamul Haque has
been passed away in Dhaka at 85.
Eminent archaeologist and He became the director of the museum in 1973 and served as
historian, Dr. Enamul Haque director general of National Museum from 1983 to 1991.
He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his work on
Bengal's Iconography and terracotta art.
Monty Norman a British composer who wrote the theme tune
for the James Bond films has passed away.
Norman was hired by producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli to
British composer Monty Norman compose a theme for the first James Bond film, ‘Dr. No’ released
in 1962.
His theme for James Bond, as arranged by John Barry, became the
theme for the entire franchise
Former New Zealand cricket captain and batsman Barry Sinclair
Former New Zealand cricket has passed away at the age of 85.
captain Barry Sinclair He was the third batsman from New Zealand after Bert Sutcliffe
and John R Reid to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket.
Noted social worker and Padma Shri awardee Avdhash Kaushal
Noted social worker, Avdhash has passed away at 84.
He founded the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK)
Kaushal for the development work among tribal hill communities in the
areas of Jaunsar-Bawar (Dehradun district).
Former Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal
leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon has passed away at 79.
Former Punjab Speaker Nirmal The 79-year-old leader served as state minister of Rural
Singh Kahlon Development and Panchayats from 1997 to 2002, and Speaker of
the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
Renowned artist Achuthan A civil engineer by training, Achuthan Kudallur was a self-
taught abstract artist and a highly respected name in
Kudallur contemporary art circles of south India.
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Bhupinder Singh started his career with All India Radio and was
Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh also associated with Doordarshan Delhi. He passed away in
Mumbai at the age of 82.
Bhubaneswar Dr Ajay Kumar Parida has passed away at 58.
Noted scientist and director ILS, He was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the President of
Ajay Parida India in 2014 for his outstanding contribution in the field of
Science and Engineering.
He also known as Nanda Khare, has passed away at the age of
76.
Renowned Marathi writer Anant Khare wrote 19 books on various topics like science, sociology,
Yashwant Khare and geography with some of his most noted works being
'Antajichi Bakhar' & 'Udya.
Five Easy Pieces earned Rafelson two Oscar nominations, for
best picture and screenplay in 1971.
Oscar-nominated director Bob Rafelson co-created the Monkees and the TV series of the same
Rafelson name, winning him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy
Series alongside Bert Schneider in 1967.
Balwinder Safri was a UK-based Punjabi singer and was known
Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri for his popular tracks like 'O chan mere makhna', 'Pao Bhangra',
'Gal Sun Kuriye', 'Nachdinu' and many more. He was 63.
Sushovan Bandyopadhyay famous as Bengal's 'one rupee
Padma Shri awardee Sushovan doctor' has passed away in Kolkata.
He treated people for just one rupee and is fondly known as 'Ek
Bandyopadhyay
Takar Daktar' (one rupee doctor).
Atulananda Goswami passed away at the age of 87 in Guwahati.
Atulananda Goswami, an eminent Goswami was awarded the Sahitya Academy award for his
Assamese writer novel 'Seneh Jorir Ganthi' in 2006.
August
Person About
Renowned Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra was 81.
Renowned Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra She sang various songs in Bengali, Odia, and
Assamese films.
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos passed away at the age of 94.
He was the 12th president of the Philippines from
1992 to 1998.
He was known for his performance in films such as
Marathi actor Pradeep Patwardhan "Chashme Bahaddar", "Ek Shodh" and "Mee
Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy"
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Veteran stock market investor Rakesh Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away at the age of 62.
India's newest budget carrier, Akasa Air was one of
Jhunjhunwala the business ventures of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.
He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for Truman, a
Pulitzer prize winning author David McCullough biography about the 33rd president of the US and
another Prize in 2002 for the biography about the
second US president, John Adams.
She was a part of various shows such as The Fox
Report, Fox News Live, Fox News Now, and Fox On
Indian American journalist Uma Pemmaraju Trends.
She has been awarded many Emmy Awards in her
career for investigative reporting and journalism.
Jain, who was born in India, spent two decades
Deutsche Bank's former India-born co-CEO Anshu building Deutsche Bank into one of the world's top
Jain universal banks. He was the first non-European to
lead the German institution.
Amitabh Chaudhary the former BCCI acting
Former BCCI Secretary Amitabh Choudhary secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket
Association (JSCA) has passed away at 58.
Narayan has passed away at the age of 82 in Kochi.
Kerala's first tribal novelist and short story His debut novel, 'Kocharethi' published in 1998, was
writer Narayan selected for the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in
1999.
Former Olympic football captain Samar 'Badru' Samar 'Badru' Banerjee, who led the country to a
historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne
Banerjee Olympics, has passed away recently.
He served as the Governor of Jharkhand from the
Former Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi year 2004- 2009.
He was a member of the Rajya Sabha thrice. Later he
was made the Governor of Jharkhand and Assam.
Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala was known for backing
Veteran producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala over 50 Hindi films including 1965 film
"Mahabharat" and hit comedies in the 2000s such as
"Hera Pheri" and "Welcome".
In his career, he taught economics at Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi, and hold several
important government positions including the chair
Eminent economist Abhijit Sen of the Commission of Agricultural Cost and Prices.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for public
service in 2010.
Chapter 20: Science Related News (March to August 2022)
March
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IIT Kanpur developed biodegradable nanoparticle to protect crops from diseases
A team of researchers of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-K) has developed a Novel
nanoparticle-based bio-degradable-carbonoid-metabolite (BioDCM) that can protect agricultural
crops from fungal and bacterial infections.
NASA launched next-generation GOES-T satellite for NOAA to track hazardous weather
US space agency, NASA, successfully launched the third in a series of four next-generation weather
satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), from Cape Canaveral Space
Force Station, Florida. The satellite is named as GOES-T. Once the satellite gets positioned in its
geostationary orbit it will be renamed from GOES-T to GOES-18.
Aarushi Verma selected to represent India at 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition
Aarushi Verma, a national-level shooter and an environmentalist hailing from Delhi has been selected to
represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition which is set to be held in March 2022.
Aarushi Verma is a national level shooter in Pistol and trap shooting and a State & Northern India
Champion & National medalist, and an active environmentalist. She will be fully supported and
sponsored by The Hans Foundation.
PARAM Ganga Petascale Supercomputer installed at IIT Roorkee
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has designed and installed a
supercomputer named “PARAM Ganga”, at IIT Roorkee, under Phase II of National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM). PARAM Ganga has a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops.
ISRO has organized Young Scientist Programme “YUVIKA” to select 150 students
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a special programme for school children
called "YUva VIgyani KAryakram" (YUVIKA) or "Young Scientist Programme". It will impart basic
knowledge on space technology, space science and space applications to young students, especially those
from rural areas. The programme aims to select 150 students across the country, who are studying in Class
IX as of March 1, 2022.
India’s 1st Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park launched at IISc, Bengaluru
India’s First Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) has been launched at IISc
campus, Bengaluru. It is promoted by a not-for-profit foundation set up by Indian Institute of Science
(IISc) Bengaluru, with a seed capital of Rs. 230 crores from State and Central government.
It intends to use futuristic technologies with a focus on creating a globally leading artificial
Intelligence and Robotics Innovation ecosystem in India.
ISRO successfully tested solid fuel-based booster stage of SSLV
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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully completed the ground test of the solid
fuel-based booster stage (SS1) of its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) at Satish Dhawan
Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
It completes the ground testing of all three stages of the launch vehicle. Vehicle is now ready for its first
development flight, which is scheduled for May 2022.
IIT Madras signed MoU with RBI Innovation Hub to boost fintech startups
India's leading deep-tech startup hub spearheaded by IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) has joined
hands with RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH) to work together in developing the ecosystem necessary to
support and scale fintech startups in India. It will jointly provide incubation support and nurture
early-stage startups with innovative and disruptive solutions. It will empower startups to scale with
agility and deploy technological innovations transforming Fintech landscape.
NMDC signed MoU with IIT Kharagpur for Drone-Based Mineral Exploration
India’s largest iron ore manufacturer National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) has
signed MoU with IIT Kharagpur for ‘Drone-Based Mineral Exploration’ on a virtual platform.
IIT Madras partnered with TCS to launch M.Tech in Industrial AI
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
to offer a web-based, user-friendly masters course, M.Tech in “Industrial AI” aimed at upskilling
employees and incorporating AI applications to industrial concerns.
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurated Petascale supercomputer PARAM Shakti at IIT
Kharagpur
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar dedicated to the nation supercomputer PARAM Shakti
which will accelerate research and development activities in IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal. Petascale
computing refers to computing systems capable of calculating at least 10^15 floating-point operations
per second (1 petaFLOPS).
April
IIM Ahmedabad set up a Retail Tech Consortium with Flipkart
The Centre for Digital Transformation at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad,
Gujarat has set up a Retail Tech Consortium and plans to collaborate with several retail and technology
firms in India. Flipkart has joined as a principal partner for the inaugural year of the consortium.
IIT-Madras launched India’s 1st indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee “Kadam”
India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee – Kadam was launched by the Indian
Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), the Above Knee Prosthesis was developed in association with Society
for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) and Mobility India. Kadam will help
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people with above-knee amputees to walk in comfortable gait. Kadam has multiple axes hinge joints for
rotation which provide greater control over the prosthesis and gives a maximum knee flexion of 160
degrees to make it easy to sit in cramped spaces like buses and autos.
China successfully launched new satellite 'Gaofen-3 03' for earth observation
China has successfully launched, a new Earth observation satellite 'Gaofen-3 03' from Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Centre by a Long March-4C rocket.
IIT Guwahati partnered with NTPC to develop energy efficient tech to capture CO2
IIT Guwahati, Assam has partnered with NTPC Limited to design and develop a highly energy-
efficient plant to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plants. This indigenous technology was
developed by a research team led by Prof. Bishnupada Mandal, Department of Chemical
Engineering, IIT Guwahati.
IIT-Delhi signed MoU with POSOCO to conduct R&D on India’s power sector
Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited
(POSOCO) and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi signed an MoU to encourage research and
development on issues related to India’s power sector and strengthen interaction between the academia
and industry. The MoU aimed at strengthening industry-academia interaction with goals of knowledge
sharing and capacity building through collaboration.
L&T collaborated with IIT Bombay to develop Green Hydrogen Technology
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) signed a pact with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay,
Maharashtra to co-research and develop green hydrogen technology. Hydrogen when produced
through electrolysis process using renewable energy is known as Green Hydrogen which has no
carbon footprint. It should be noted that India has its own ambitious target of becoming net zero by
2070.
May
IIT Bombay tied up with India Meteorological Department to develop user-friendly weather
forecasting app
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay has signed an agreement with the Indian
Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India, to develop climate
solutions for stakeholders at the village, city, and district levels. The agreement coincided with the 10-
year completion of the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies (IDPCS) at IIT Bombay, which
was established in 2012 with significant financial backing from the Department of Science and
Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
ISRO planned mission to Venus by December 2024
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The Indian Space Research Organisation will send a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below
its surface, the space body’s Chairperson S Somnath announced. ISRO is expecting to launch the
mission by December 2024 with an orbital manoeuvre planned for a year after that. The orbital
manoeuvre is the use of propulsion systems to change the orbit of a spacecraft. It enables a spacecraft
to enter a planet’s orbit.
ISRO successfully tested human-rated HS200 solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the static test of the human-
rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for Gaganyaan at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh. The booster engine is part of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MkIII
(GSLV Mk III) rocket that will carry Indian astronauts to space.
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer inaugurated at NIT Tiruchirappalli
PARAM PORUL, a state-of-the-art Supercomputer was inaugurated at NIT Tiruchirappalli on the 25th of
May 2022 in a joint initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). This newly inaugurated supercomputing facility has
been established under Phase 2 of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
PARAM ANANTA Supercomputer commissioned at IIT, Gandhinagar
PARAM ANANTA is a state-of the art Supercomputer at IIT Gandhinagar. It is a joint initiative
of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and
Technology (DST), was commissioned.
June
S Somanath inaugurated ANANTH Technologies’ spacecraft manufacturing facility in Karnataka
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman, Dr S Somanath, has inaugurated
ANANTH Technologies’ spacecraft manufacturing unit at Karnataka Industrial
Area Development Board (KIADB) Aerospace Park.
The new state-of-the-art spacecraft manufacturing facility can conduct assembly integration
and testing of four large spacecraft simultaneously.
NHIDCL signed MoU with IIT Roorkee for sharing knowledge in field of highway engineering
The National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee for
sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway
engineering.
This MoU’s purpose is to establish the collaboration between the NHIDCL and IIT-Roorkee in
order to take up various activities of common interest such as sharing knowledge on
innovative ideas and other infrastructure works as per mutually agreed terms and conditions.
NASA’s DAVINCI Mission to Venus will launch in 2029
NASA will launch a mission that will both fly by Venus and descend through its harsh
atmosphere in 2029. Called DAVINCI, the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble
gases, Chemistry and Imaging mission will be the first to study Venus through both flybys
and descent.
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The spacecraft is expected to explore the layered Venusian atmosphere and reach its
surface by June 2031.
DAVINCI spacecraft will serve as a flying chemistry lab. It can measure different aspects of
atmosphere and climate of Venus.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Anocovax, India's first homegrown
COVID-19 vaccine for animals.
The vaccine is produced by the ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines
(NRCE) in Haryana.
The vaccine uses Alhydrogel as an adjuvant and contains inactivated SARS-CoV-2
(Delta) antigen.
Anocovax is a SARS-CoV-2 Delta (COVID-19) vaccine for animals that is inactivated. It is also
safe for dogs, lions, leopards, mice, and bunnies.
India will launch first human space mission & first human ocean mission in 2023
Union Minister of State (MoS) (I/C), Ministry of Earth Sciences; and Ministry of Science &
Technology Dr Jitendra Singh announced that India is set to simultaneously launch the first
Human Space Mission “Gaganyaan” as well as the first manned Human Ocean Mission in
2023.
The announcement was made during the event organised as a part of World Ocean Day 2022
(8th June) at Prithvi Bhawan, Delhi.
He also announced that the government is set to unveil the Blue Economy Policy and more
than 40 million people will be employed by ocean-based industries by 2030.
US Frontier Overtakes Japan’s Fugaku as the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
Recently, 59th edition of top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers was
unveiled by Germany.
The Most powerful supercomputers were ORNL’s Supercomputer Frontier from the US.
July
ISRO launched rocket PSLV-C53, carrying 3 Singapore satellite
ISRO has successfully launched three Singaporean satellites from the Second Launch Pad at
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
The spacecraft will deploy the three missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 570 km
measured from the equator. This is the 55th mission of PSLV and the 15th mission using
the PSLV-Core Alone variant. It is the 16th PSLV launch from the second launch pad.
PSLV-C53 (PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is the second dedicated commercial
mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO
NASA launched CAPSTONE to evaluate new orbit for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA launched a microwave oven-sized CubeSat to the Moon, which has set in motion its Artemis
program that aims to return humans to the lunar surface.
Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment
(CAPSTONE) has launched on top of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket Launch Complex 1 on the
Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand.
Jahnavi Dangeti becomes AATC's youngest Analog Astronaut
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19-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti (Andhra Pradesh) has become the youngest person to complete the
Analog Astronaut programme at the Analog Astronaut Training Centre (AATC) in
Poland.
She was one among the 6 persons selected from across the globe for the programme.
She completed the 2-week training at AATC in June 2022.
AATC is a private agency set up to carry out spaceflight scientific studies.
Agnikul Cosmos opened India's first rocket engine factory in Chennai
Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated India's first-ever factory to manufacture
3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai.
The facility will use additive manufacturing technology to build 3D printed rocket engines, and
will be used to produce engines for its own in-house rockets.
It was unveiled by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and ISRO chairman S Somanath in the
presence of Pawan Goenka, the chairman of IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and
Authorization Centre).
Syngenta India launched Biodiversity Sensor Project with IIT Ropar to monitor farm insects
Syngenta India, a global agri-business major has launched a unique biodiversity sensor project
in partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab to study the behaviour
of insects around farms, particularly bees and butterflies.
Syngenta also flagged off India's first Drone Yatra, that will travel 10,000 kms to create
awareness on drone spraying among 10,000 farmers.
The Yatra will travel to 13 states (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka) to demonstrate and
educate farmers on use of drones.
Russia decided to quit International Space Station after 2024
Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.
Moscow's space agency Roscosmos's new chief Yury Borisov announced this decision.
ISS is a multinational collaborative project involving 5 participating space agencies: NASA
(United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), & CSA (Canada).
It has been in Earth's orbit since 1998.
ISRO earned USD 279 million in foreign exchange through satellite launches
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has earned 279 million dollars in foreign
exchange by launching satellites for global clients.
ISRO in association with its commercial arms has successfully launched 345 foreign satellites
from 34 countries on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
Total foreign exchange revenue earned through launching of foreign satellites amounts to USD 56
million (one million=10 lakhs) and 220 million Euros approximately.
August
ISRO launched India’s 1st virtual space museum named SPARK
ISRO Chairman S Somanath has launched the India's first virtual space museum 'SPARK' for
public use to showcase the digital content related to different ISRO missions in an
interactive manner.
SPARK can be accessed through the official website of ISRO or at
https://spacepark.isro.gov.in.
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Presently, the space organisation has also launched an application, the beta version of SPARK on
their website.
HAL delivered Crew Module Fairing to ISRO for Gaganyaan
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the Crew Module Fairing (CMF) &
High-altitude escape motor Thrust-transfer Structure (HTS) to the Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO).
The two big components of the Gaganyaan mission were handed over to the Vikram Sarabhai
Space Centre.
Bharat Biotech completed trials for India's first intranasal vaccine
Bharat Biotech has completed clinical development for phase III trials and booster doses for
BBV154 intranasal Covid vaccine.
The adenoviral intranasal vaccine BBV154 is the first of its kind Covid-19 vaccine to undergo
human trials in India. “BBV154 has proven to be safe, well-tolerated and immunogenic
in subjects in controlled clinical trials.
BBV154 is stable at 2-8°C for easy storage and distribution.
India's 1st space observatory to come up in Uttarakhand
India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory will be set up in the
Garhwal region of Uttarakhand by Digantara, a space sector start-up.
It will track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth.
The space situational awareness (SSA) observatory will help India track any activity in space
including that of space debris and military satellites hovering over the region.
Chapter 21: List of Bank CEO, Headquarters and
Tagline
Total PSBs: 12
Total Pvt. Bank: 21
Total RRBs: 43
Foreign Banks: 46
Payment & Small Financial Banks: 9
PSBs Banks
Bank Name CEO of Bank Headquarter Tagline
Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha Vadodara India’s International
Bank
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Bank of India Atanu Kumar Das Mumbai Relationships beyond
Banking
Bank of Maharashtra A. S. Rajeev Pune One Family One Bank
Canara Bank Lingan Venkat Prabhakr Bangalore Together we can
Central Bank of India Matam Venkata Rao Mumbai Central To you Since
1911, Build A Better
Life Around Us
Indian Bank Shanti Lal Jain Chennai Your Own Bank,
Banking That’s Twice
As Good
Indian Overseas Alok Kumar Srivastav Chennai Good people to grow
Bank with
Punjab & Sind Bank Swarup Kumar Saha New Delhi Where Service Is A
Way Of Life
Punjab National Bank Atul Kumar Goel New Delhi The Name you can
Bank Upon
State Bank of India Dinesh Kumar Khara (Chairman) Mumbai With you all the way,
C.S. Setty (MD) Pure Banking Nothing
Swaminathan Janakiraman (MD) Else, The Nation’s
Ashwini Kumar Tewari (MD) banks on us
Alok Kumar Choudhary (MD)
UCO Bank Soma Sankara Prasad Kolkata Honors Your Trust
Union Bank of India A. Manimekhalai Mumbai Good people to bank
with
Private & foreign Bank
Bank name Headquarter Head/ CEO/ MD Tagline
Axis Bank Mumbai Mr Amitabh Choudhary Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi
Bandhan Bank Kolkata Mr Chandra Shekhar Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai
Ghosh
Catholic Syrian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Pralay Mondal Support All the Way
(CSB Bank)
City Union Bank Tamil Nadu Dr.N Kamakodi Trust and Excellence
Development Credit Mumbai Murali M Natarajan We value you
Bank (DCB Bank)
Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala JK Shivan Tann.Mann.Dhan
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ECGC Bank Mumbai M. Senthilnathan
Federal Bank Kerala Shri Shyam Srinivasan Your Perfect Banking Partner
HDFC bank Mumbai Mr Sashidhar Jagdishan We Understand Your World
HSBC London Noel Quinn The World’s Local Bank
ICICI Bank Vadodara Mr Sandeep Bakshi Hum Hai Na, Khayal Apka
IDBI Bank Mumbai Rakesh Sharma Banking For All, “Aao
Sochein Bada”, Bank Aisa
Dost Jaisa
IDFC First Bank Mumbai Mr. V. Vaidyanathan Banking Hatke
IndusInd Bank Maharashtra Shri Sumant Kathpalia We Care Dil Se, We Make
You Feel Richer
Aapne Socha, Hamne Kiya!
ING Vysya Bank Bangalore Uday Sareen Jiyo Easy
(MD & CEO)
Jammu & Kashmir Sri Nagar Baldev Prakash Serving To Empower
Bank
Karnataka Bank Mangaluru, Mahabaleshwara M.S. Your Family Bank Across
Karnataka India
Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu B. Ramesh Babu Smart Way to Bank
Kotak Mahindra Mumbai, Uday Kotak Let’s Make Money Simple,
Bank Maharashtra Ab Kona Kona Kotak
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Chennai, Tamil Shri Subramanian The Changing face of
Nadu Sundar Prosperity
Nanital Bank Nanital, Dinesh pant Banking With Personal
Uttrakhand Touch
Ratnakar Bank (RBL Mumbai, R Subramaniakumar Apno ka Bank
Ltd) Maharashtra
South Indian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Murali Ramakrishnan Experience Next Generation
Banking
Tamilnadu Thoothukudi, Shri Thiru K.V. Rama —-
Mercantile Bank Tamil Nadu Moorthy
Yes Bank Ltd Mumbai, Prashant kumar Experience Our Expertise
Maharashtra
Chapter 22: List of Chief Minister & Governor of India
S. NO State and U.T. Chief Minister Governor
1 Andhra Pradesh Jagan Reddy Bhushan Harishchandan
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2 Andaman & Nicobar U.T Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar
(UT) Joshi
3 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu Retired Brigadier BD Mishra
4 Assam Sri Himanta Biswa Sarma Shri Jagdish Mukhi
5 Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar Phagu Chauhan
6 Chandigarh (UT) U.T Banwarilal Purohit
7 Chhatisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel Anusuiya Uikey
8 Dadra and Nagar U.T Shri Praful Patel
Haveli (UT) and
Daman and Diu (UT)
10 Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal
11 Goa Shri Pramod Sawant PS Sreedharan Pillai
12 Gujarat Bhupendra Patel Acharya Dev Vrat
13 Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Bandaru Dattatraya
14 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
15 Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha (Lt. governor)
(UT)
16 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Ramesh Bais
17 Kerala Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Aarif Muhammad
18 Lakshadweep (UT) U.T Praful patel
19 Madhya pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
20 Maharashtra Eknath Shinde Bhagat Singh Koshyari
21 Manipur Shri Nongthombam Biren La. Ganesan
Singh
22. Laddak (UT) RK Mathur (Lt. Governor)
23 Meghalya Conrad Sangma Satya Pal Malik
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24. Mizoram Pu Zoramthanga Hari Babu Kambhampati ,
25. Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio Jagdish Mukhi
26. Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik Shri Ganeshi Lal
27. Puducherry (UT) N Rangasamy Tamilisai Soundararajan (additional
charge)
28. Punjab Bhagwant Mann Banwarilal Purohit
29 Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra
30 Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Shri Ganga Prasad
31 Tamil Nadu MK Stalin R.N Ravi
32. Telangana Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan
33. Tripura Manik Saha Satyadev Narayan Arya
34 Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Aadityanath Anandiben Patel
35 Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami Gurmit Singh
36 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee La Ganesan
37. Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai Thawarchand Gehlot
Chapter 23: List of Cabinet ministers and Constituency
Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
Constituency: Varanasi, UP Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions;
Department of Atomic Energy; Department of
Space;
All important policy issues; and
All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
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1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Defence
Constituency: Lucknow,UP
2. Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of
Constituency: Gandhi Nagar, Cooperation
GUJRAT
3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Constituency:
Nagpur, MAHARASHTRA
4. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate
Constituency: Rajhya Sabha Affairs
(Karnataka)
5. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Constituency: Morena, MP
6. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs
Constituency: Rajya Sabha,
Gujarat
7. Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs
Constituency: Khunti (Jharkhand)
8. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development
Constituency: Amethi, UP
9. Shri Piyush Goyal • Minister of Commerce and Industry;
Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, • Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and
MAHARASHTRA
Public Distribution; and Minister of
Textiles
10. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan • Minister of Education;
Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MP • and Minister of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship
11. Shri Pralhad Joshi • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs;
Constituency: Dharwaad, • Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
KARNATKA
12. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Constituency: Rajya Sabha
13. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal • Minister of Ports, Shipping
Constituency: Majuli, Assam andWaterways; and
• Minister of AYUSH
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14. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs
Constituency: Rajhya Sabha,
JHARKHAND
15. Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and empowerment
Constituency: Tikamgarh, MP
16. Shri Giriraj Singh • Minister of Rural Development; and
Constituency: Begusarai • Minister of Panchayati Raj
17. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation
Constituency: Rajya Sabha (MP)
18. Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel
Constituency: Rajya Sabha from
Bihar
19. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw • Minister of Railways;
Constituency: Rajya Sabha from • Minister of Communications; and
Odisha
• Minister of Electronics and Information
Technology
20. Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras Minister of Food Processing Industries
Constituency: Hajipur (Bihar)
21. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Jal Shakti
Constituency: Jodhpur
22. Shri Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justice
Constituency: Arunachal West
23. Shri Raj Kumar Singh • Minister of Power; and
Constituency :Arrah (Bihar ) • Minister of New and Renewable Energy
24. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri • Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas;
Constituency: Rajya Sabha from UP and
• Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
25. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya • Minister of Health and Family Welfare;
Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) and
• Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
26. Shri Bhupender Yadav • Minister of Environment, Forest and
Constituency: Rajya Sabha Climate Change; and
(Rajasthan) • Minister of Labour and Employment
27. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Minister of Heavy Industries
Constituency: Chandauli (UP)
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28. Shri Parshottam Rupala Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) Dairying
29. Shri G. Kishan Reddy • Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism;
Constituency: Secunderabad (AP) and
• Minister of Development of North Eastern
Region
30. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur • Minister of Information and Broadcasting;
Constituency: Hamirpur (HP) and
• Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
1. Rao Inderjit Singh • Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation;
• Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Planning; and
• Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs
2. Dr. Jitendra Singh • Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of
State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of
Earth Sciences;
• Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office;
• Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions;
• Minister of State in the Department of Atomic
Energy; and
• Minister of State in the Department of Space
Ministers of State
1. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
2. Shri Faggansingh Kulaste Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel; and Minister
of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
3. Shri Prahalad Singh Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing
Industries
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4. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in
the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
5. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
6. General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
7. Shri Krishan Pal Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries
8. Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways; Minister
of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State
in the Ministry of Mines
9. Shri Ramdas Athawale Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment
10. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in
the Ministry of Rural Development
11. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry and Dairying
12. Shri Nityanand Rai Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
13. Shri Pankaj Chaowdhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
14. Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
15. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice
16. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
17. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare
18. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises
19. Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
20. Shri V. Muraleedharan Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs;
and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs
21. Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs;
and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
22. Shri Som Parkash Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
23. Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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24. Shri Rameswar Teli Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and
Employment
25. Shri Kailash Choudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare
26. Smt. Annpurna Devi Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
27. Shri A. Narayanaswamy Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment
28. Shri Kaushal Kishore Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
29. Shri Ajay Bhatt Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
30. Shri B. L. Verma Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of
North Eastern Region; and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Cooperation
31. Shri Ajay Kumar Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
32. Shri Devusinh Chauhan Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
33. Shri Bhagwanth Khuba Minister of State in the Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers
34. Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
35. Sushri Pratima Bhoumik Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment
36. Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
37. Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
38. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs;
and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
39. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare
40. Shri Bishweswar Tudu Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
41. Shri Shantanu Thakur Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways
42. Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child
Development; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH
43. Shri John Barla Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
44. Dr. L. Murugan Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
45. Shri Nisith Pramanik Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs; and
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports
Chapter 24: List of Indian Union Secretaries
Defence Secretary-Ajay Kumar
Home secretary-Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Revenue secretary-Tarun Bajaj
Cabinet secretary- Rajiv Gauba
Principal Secretary to PM- Dr. P. K. Mishra
Power Secretary of India — Alok Kumar
Commerce Secretary of India — BVR Subrahmanyam
Health Secretary of India — Rajesh Bhushan
Corporate Affairs Secretary — Rajesh Verma
Secretary of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy — Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi
Secretary of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affair — Manoj Joshi
Expenditure Secretary of India — T. V. Somanathan
Foreign Secretary of India — V.M. Kwatra
Economic Affairs Secretary — Ajay Seth
Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs — Gyanesh Kumar
Secretary of Department of Public Enterprises — Ali Raza Rizvi
Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs — Anil Kumar Jha
Secretary of Department of Telecommunications — K. Rajaraman
Electronics & Information Technology Secretary - Alkesh K. Sharma
Road Transport & Highways Secretary - Aramane Giridhar
Secretary of Department of Space - S. Somanath
Static GK
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Chapter 1: Dams in India
State DAM and Location
Rajasthan • RanapratapSagar Dam(Chambal River), at Rawatbhata
• Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam (Mahi River) at Banswara district
• Bisalpur Dam (Banas River), At Tonk district
Andhra Pradesh • Srisailam Dam(Krishna River), at Kurnool district
• Somasila Dam (Penna River), at Nellore district
• Prakasam Barrage (Krishna River), at Krishna and Guntur
• Tatipudi Reservoir(River Gosthani ), at Tatipudi, Vizianagaram
• Gandipalem Reservoir (River Penner)
• Ramagundam dam (Godavari), in Karimnagar
• Dummaguden Dam (river Godavari)
Telangana • Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (Krishna river), at Nagarjuna Sagar
Nalgonda
• Sri Ram Sagar (River Godavari)
• Nizam Sagar Dam (Manjira River)
• Dindi Reservoir (River Krishna), at Dindi, Mahabubnagar town
• Lower Manair Dam (Manair River)
• Singur Dam (river Manjira)
Bihar • Kohira Dam (Kohira River), at Kaimur district
• Nagi Dam (Nagi River), in Jamui District
Chhattisgarh • HasdeoBango Dam (Hasdeo River), at Korba district
Gujarat • SardarSarovar Dam(Narmada river), at Navagam
• Ukai Dam(Tapti River), at Ukai in Tapi district
• Kadana Dam( Mahi River), at Panchmahal district
• Karjan Reservoir (Karjan river), at Jitgadh village of Nanded
Taluka, Dist. Narmada
Himachal Pradesh • Bhakra Dam (Sutlej River) in Bilaspur
• The Pong Dam (Beas River )
• The Chamera Dam (River Ravi) at Chamba district
J&K • Salal Dam (Chenab River) at Reasi district
• Baglihar Dam (Chenab River) at Doda district
Jharkhand • The Maithon Dam (Barakar River) at Dhanbad
• Panchet Dam (Damodar River) at Panchet in Dhanbad
• Tenughat Dam (Damodar River) at Bokaro district
Karnataka • Krishna Raja Sagara Dam at Mandya
• Tungabhadra Dam (Tungabhadra River) near the town of Hospet
• Bhadra Dam (Bhadra River) at border of Bhadravathi and
Tarikere
• Linganamakki dam (Sharavathi river) at Kargal village of Sagara
taluk
• Malaprabha dam (Malaprabha river) at Belgaum
• Raja Lakhamagouda dam (Ghataprabha River) at Belagavi
district
• Hemavathy Dam (river Hemavathy) at Gorur, near the city of
Hassan
• Supa Dam (Kali river) at Uttara Kannada district
• Lakya Dam (river Lakhya)
• Almatti Dam (Krishna River) at Bijapur district
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Kerala • Kakki Reservoir (Pamba River) at Pathanamthitta district
• The Idukki Dam (Periyar River) at Kuravan and Kuravathi
• Cheruthoni Dam (Periyar River) at Idukki District
• Kulamavu Dam (Periyar river) Kulamavu, Idukki District
• Idamalayar Dam (Idamalayar River) At Ernakulam District
Madhya Pradesh • Gandhi Sagar Dam(Chambal River) at Mandsaur District
• Tawa Reservoir(Tawa Reservoir) at Hoshangabad District
• Indira Sagar Dam(Narmada River) at Narmada Nagar
Maharashtra • Koyna Dam(Koyna River) at Koyna Nagar
• Jayakwadi Dam (Godavari River) at Aurangabad district
• Isapur Dam (Penganga river) at Pusad
• Totladoh dam (Pench river) at Nagpur
• Warna Dam (Warna River) at Kolhapur District
• Bhatsa Dam (Bhatsa river) at Shahapur, Thane district
Odisha • Hirakud Dam (Mahanadi River) at Sambalpur District
• Rengali Dam(Brahmani River) at Angul district
• Indravati Dam(Indravati River) at Nabarangpur
• The Jalaput Dam(Machkund River) at boundary between the
states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
• Mandira dam(Sankh river) at Kansbahal in Sundergarh district
Punjab • The Ranjit Sagar Dam (Ravi River) at Border of two states of
India Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
Tamil Nadu • Mettur Dam (river Cauvery) at Mettur, Salem District
• Solaiyar Dam at Coimbatore district
• Bhavanisagar Dam (Bhavani river) at Erode district
Uttarakhand • Ramganga Dam (Ramganga River) at Pauri Garhwal district
• Jamrani Dam(Gola River) at Nainital District
• The Tehri Dam(Bhagirathi River) at Tehri
Uttar Pradesh • Rihand Dam or GovindBallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand River) at
Pipri in Sonbhadra District
• Matatila Dam (River Betwa) at Lalitpur District
• The Rajghat Dam (Betwa River) at Lalitpur
West Bengal • The Mukutmanipur Dam (Kansabati River ) at Bankura district
Chapter 2: FOLK DANCE
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States/UT Folk Dance
Jharkhand Chhanu, Sarahul, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Danga, Bidesia, Sohrai.
Uttarakhand Gadhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli.
Andra Pradesh Kuchipudi (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal, Mohiniattam, Kummi, Siddhi,
Madhuri, Chhadi.
Chhattisgarh Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari, Mundari.
Arunachal Pradesh Mask dance (Mukhauta Nritya), War dance.
Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi, Chamba, Thali, Jhainta,
Daf, Stick dance etc.
Goa Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc.
Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal,
Tabal Chongli, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai etc.
West Bengal Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan etc.
Kerala Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohini-attam, Kaikottikali, Tappatikali, Kali
Auttam, Kutiyattam (Koodiyattam)
Meghalaya Laho, Baala etc.
Manipur Manipuri (Classical), Rakhal, Nat Rash, Maha Rash, Raukhat etc.
Nagaland Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim etc.
Orissa Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau, Chadya Dandanata etc.
Maharashtra Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada, Tamasha, Mauni,
Powara, Gouricha etc.
Karnataka Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi
Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai.
Punjab Bhagra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman etc.
Rajasthan Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal, Panihari, Ginad etc.
Mizoram Khanatm, Pakhupila, Cherokan etc.
Jammu & Kashmir Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, kud Dandi nach, Damali.
Tamil Nadu Bharatnatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi,
Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita.
Bihar Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia, Jatra etc.
Haryana Jhumar, Phag Dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor etc.
Chapter 3: List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise
State Airport
New Delhi • Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport
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Maharashtra • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja International Airport (Mumbai)
• Pune Airport (Pune)
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur)
• Akola Airport (Akola)
• Aurangabad Airport (Aurangabad)
• Jalgaon Airport (Nashik)
• Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport (Kolhapur)
• Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik)
• Solapur Airport (Solapur)
Karnataka • Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru)
• Mangalore Airport (Mangaluru)
• Belgaum Airport (Belgaum)
• Hubli Airport (Hubli and Dharwad)
• Mysore Airport/ Mandakalli airport (Mysore)
• Jindal Vijaynagar Airport (Toranagallu)
Tamil Nadu • Chennai International Airport (Chennai)
• Tiruchirappalli International Airport (Tiruchirappalli)
• Coimbatore International Airport (Coimbatore)
Gujarat • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad,
Hansol)
• Vadodara Airport (Vadodara)
• Kandla Airport (Kandla and Anjar)
• Porbandar Airport (Rajkot)
• Surat Airport (Surat)
Kerala • Cochin International Airport (Kochi)
• Calicut International Airport (Karipur)
• Trivandrum International Airport (Trivandrum, Nagercoil,
Kanyakumari and Kollam)
Odisha • Biju Patnaik International Airport (Bhubaneswar Airport)
• Jharsuguda Airport Also known as Veer Surendra Sai Airport
(Durlaga)
Jammu and Kashmir • Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport (Srinagar)
• The Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave
(Jammu)
Madhya Pradesh • Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal (Maharajpur Air Force
Station Gwalior)
• Dumna Airport (Jabalpur)
• The Khajuraho Airport (Chhattarpur district)
• Khandwa Airport (Khandwa)
• Raja Bhoj Airport (Bhopal)
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Jharkhand • Birsa Munda Airport (Ranchi)
• Dhanbad Airport (Dhanbad)
• Sonari Airport (in Jamshedpur)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Deoghar)
Himachal Pradesh • Kangra Airport (Gaggal near Kangra)
• Shimla Airport (Shimla)
• Kullu–Manali Airport (Bhuntar)
Daman and Diu • Diu Airport (Union Territory of Daman and Diu.)
Chhattisgarh • Jagdalpur Airport (Jagdalpur)
• Swami Vivekananda Airport (Raipur)
Arunachal Pradesh • Tezu Airport (Tezu)
• Daporijo Airport (Daporijo)
Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam Airport (Visakhapatnam)
• Vijayawada Airport
• Kadapa (Cuddapah) Airport (Kadapa)
Assam • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati)
• Dibrugarh Airport (Dibrugarh)
• Rupsi Airport (Dhubri town)
Punjab • Chandigarh International Airport (Mohali)
• Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar)
Bihar • Jay Prakash Narayana International Airport (At PATNA)\
• Gaya Airport (at Gaya)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Veer Savarkar International Airport (Port Blair)
Uttar Pradesh • Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi)
• Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow)
Goa • Goa International Airport also known as the Dabolim airport (at
Vasco da Gama)
Telangana • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad)
West Bengal • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)
Uttrakhand • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Dehradun)
Chapter 4: International borders / Boundary lines
Borders/Boundary Lines Between two Countries
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Durand Line Afghanistan & Pakistan
Hindenburg Line Germany & Poland.
Mason-dixon Line Line of demarcation between four states in the United
States.
Mannerheim Line Russia-Finland border.
Macmahon Line India & China
Medicine Line Canada & the United States
Order-neisse Line Poland & Germany
Radcliffe Line India & Pakistan.
Siegfried Line Germany on its border with France.
17th Parallel North Vietnam & South Vietnam
26th Parallel south Africa, Australia & South America
30TH PARALLEL Equator & the North Pole
38th Parallel Separates North Korea&South Korea.
42nd Parallel north New York – Pennsylania Border.
49th Parallel USA&Canada
Chapter 5: International Organizations & Headquarter
Headquarter International Organizations (Establishment)
New York, US • United Nations Organization (UN), 24 October 1945
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 11 December 1946
• United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), 1969
Geneva, Switzerland • United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
(UNCTAD), 30 December 1964
• World Health Organization (WHO), 7 April 1948
• World Economic Forum, January 1971
• International Labour Organisation (ILO), 29 October 1919
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• World Trade Organisation, 1 January 1995
• World Meteorological Organisation, 23 March 1950
• World Intellectual Property Organisation, 14 July 1967
• International Committee of the Red Cross, 17 February 1863
Paris, France • United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO), 16 November 1945
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development
(OECD), 30 September 1961
Vienna, Austria • United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO),
17 November 1966
• International Atomic Agency, 29 July 1957
• Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC),September 1960
London, UK • Amnesty International, July 1961
• International Maritime Organisation, 17 March 1948
• Commonwealth of Nations, 11 December 1931
Washington DC, US • International Monetary Fund (IMF),27 December 1945
• World Bank, July 1944
Shanghai, China • New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank), 15 July
2014
Beijing, China • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), 16 January 2016
Manila, Philippines • Asian Development Bank (ADB), 19 December 1966
Kathmandu, Nepal • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), 8
December 1985
Jakarta, Indonesia • Association of South East Nations (ASEAN), 8 August 1967
Singapore • Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),November 1989
Brussels, Belgium • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), 4 April 1949
Dubai, UAE • International Cricket Council (ICC), 15 June 1909
Rome, Italy • Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO), 16 October 1945
The Hague, The Netherland • International Court of Justice, 26 June 1945
Lausanne, Switzerland • International Olympic Committee, 23 June 1894
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Zurich, Switzerland • The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA),
21 May 1904
The Hague, The Netherlands • The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW), 29 April 1997
Gland, Switzerland • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 29 April 1961
Chapter 6: List of Lake
Name of the State Name of the Lake
▪ Andhra Pradesh ▪ Kolleru Lake
▪ Pulicat Lake
▪ Assam ▪ Chandubi Lake
▪ Chapanala Lake
▪ Haflong Lake
▪ Son Beel Lake
▪ Bihar ▪ Kanwar Lake
▪ Gujarat ▪ Hamirsar Lake
▪ Kankaria Lake
▪ Lakhota Lake
▪ Sursagar Lake
▪ Thol Lake
▪ Vastrapur Lake
▪ Himachal Pradesh ▪ Brighu Lake
▪ Dashair and Dhankar Lake
▪ Kareri and Kumarwah lake
▪ Khajjiar Lake
▪ Macchial Lake
▪ Manimahesh Lake
▪ Nako Lake
▪ Pandoh Lake
▪ Prashar Lake
▪ Renuka Lake
▪ Rewalsar Lake
▪ Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake
▪ Haryana ▪ Badkhal Lake
▪ Beauty lake
▪ Blue Bird Lake
▪ Brahma Sarovar
▪ Current lake
▪ Karna Lake
▪ Sannihit Sarovar
▪ Surajkund
▪ Tilyar Lake
▪ Jammu and Kashmir ▪ Dal Lake
▪ Manasbal Lake
▪ Mansar Lake
▪ Pangong Tso
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▪ Sheshnag Lake
▪ Tso Moriri
▪ Wular Lake
▪ Karnataka ▪ Agara Lake
▪ Bellandur Lake
▪ Byrasandra Lake
▪ Hebbal Lake
▪ Kempambudhi Lake
▪ Lalbagh Lake
▪ Madiwala Lake
▪ Puttenahalli Lake
▪ Sankey Lake
▪ Ulsoor Lake
▪ Dalavai Lake
▪ Devanoor Lake
▪ Karanji lake
▪ Kukkarahalli lake
▪ Lingambudhi Lake
▪ Honnamana Kere
▪ Pampa Sarovar
▪ Kerala ▪ Ashtamudi Lake
▪ Kuttanad Lake
▪ Maanaanchira, Kozhikode
▪ Manakody Kayal
▪ Padinjarechira, Thrissur city
▪ Paravur Kayal
▪ Punnamada Lake
▪ Shasthamkotta lake
▪ Vadakkechira, Thrissur city
▪ Vanchikulam, Thrissur
▪ Vellayani Lake
▪ Vembanad Lake
▪ Madhya Pradesh ▪ Bhoj Wetland
▪ Lower Lake
▪ Moti lake
▪ Sarang pani lake
▪ Shahpura lake
▪ Tawa Reservoir
▪ Upper Lake
▪ Maharashtra ▪ Gorewada Lake
▪ Khindsi Lake
▪ Lonar Lake
▪ Mehrun Lake
▪ Pashan Lake
▪ Powai Lake
▪ Rankala Lake
▪ Salim Ali Lake
▪ Shivasagar lake
▪ Talao Pali
▪ Upvan Lake
▪ Venna Lake
▪ Meghalaya ▪ Umiam Lake
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▪ Manipur ▪ Loktak Lake
▪ Mizoram ▪ Palak dïl
▪ Tam Dil
▪ Odisha ▪ Anshupa Lake
▪ Chilika Lake
▪ Kanjia lake
▪ Punjab ▪ Harike Lake
▪ Kanjli Lake
▪ Ropar Lake
▪ Rajasthan ▪ Ana Sagar Lake
▪ Balsamand lake
▪ Dhebar Lake
▪ Jaisamand Lake
▪ Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake
▪ Kaylana Lake
▪ Nakki Lake
▪ Pushkar Lake
▪ Rajsamand Lake
▪ Ramgarh Lake
▪ Talwara Lake
▪ Sambhar Salt Lake
▪ Fateh Sagar Lake
▪ Rangsagar lake
▪ Uday sagar Lake
▪ Sikkim ▪ Gurudongmar Lake
▪ Khecheopalri Lake
▪ Lake Tsongmo
▪ Lake Cholamu
▪ Telangana ▪ Alwal Cheruvu Lake
▪ Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake)
▪ Himayat Sagar
▪ Hussain Sagar
▪ Osman Sagar
▪ Safilguda Lake
▪ Saroornagar Lake
▪ Shamirpet Lake
▪ Tamil Nadu ▪ Berijam Lake
▪ Chembarambakkam Lake
▪ Kaliveli Lake
▪ Kaveripakkam Lake
▪ Kodaikanal Lake
▪ Ooty Lake
▪ Perumal Eri
▪ Red Hills Lake
▪ Sholavaram Lake
▪ Singanallur Lake
▪ Veeranam Lake
▪ Uttar Pradesh ▪ Amakhera Lake
▪ Barua Sagar Tal
▪ Belasagar Lake
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▪ Bhadi Tal
▪ Chando Tal Lake
▪ Keetham Lake
▪ Nachan Tal
▪ Ramgarh Tal Lake
▪ Sheikha Jheel
▪ Uttarakhand ▪ Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake)
▪ Bhimtal Lake
▪ Dodital
▪ Nainital Lake
▪ Naukuchiatal
▪ Sat Tal
▪ West Bengal ▪ Debar Lake
▪ East Calcutta Wetlands
▪ Jore Pokhri
▪ Mirik Lake
▪ Rabindra Sarobar
▪ Rasikbil
▪ Santragachhi Lake
▪ Senchal Lake
Chapter 7: List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks: River wise
Ganges Baranagar (West Bengal), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Kanpur (UP), Patna (Bihar),
Varanasi (UP), Mirzapur (UP), Farrukhabad (UP), Fatehgarh (UP),Kannauj (UP),
Shuklaganj (UP), Chakeri (UP), Munger (Bihar), Allahabad (UP)
Yamuna Agra (UP), New Delhi, Auraiya (UP), Etawah (UP), Allahabad (UP)
Saraswati Patan (Gujarat), Allahabad (UP)
Godavari Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), Nanded (Maharashtra), Golegaon (Maharashtra),
nashik (Maharashtra) , Nanded (Maharashtra),Ramagundam (Telangana), Nizamabad
(Telangana)
Krishna Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Sangli (Maharashtra), Karad (Maharashtra), Amaravati
(Andhra Pradesh)
Kaveri Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Erode (Tamil Nadu)
Mahanadi Banki (Odisha), Cuttack (Odisha), Sambalpur (Odisha)
Rushikulya Brahmapur (Odisha), Chhatrapur (Odisha)
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Brahmaputra Dibrugarh (Assam), Guwahati (Assam)
Hooghly Kolkata (West Bengal), Murshidabad (West Bengal)
Narmada Jabalpur (MP), Bharuch (Gujarat)
Chambal Kota (Rajasthan), Gwalior (MP)
Gomti Jaunpur (UP), Lucknow (UP)
Sabarmati Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Sarayu Ayodhya (UP)
Alaknanda Badrinath (Uttarakhand)
Banas Deesa (Gujarat)
Sutlej Ferozpur (Punjab)
Musi Hyderabad (Telangana)
Tawi Jammu
Tapi Surat (Gujarat)
Jhelum Srinagar
Vishwamitri Vadodara (Gujarat)
Vrishabhavathi Bangalore (Karnataka)
Teesta Rangpo (Sikkim)
Aji Rajkot (Gujarat)
Netravati, Gurupura Mangalore (Karnataka)
Rapti Gorakhpur (UP)
Girna River Malegaon (Maharashtra)
Brahmani Rourkela (Odisha)
Tungabhadra Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)
Shipra Ujjain (MP)
Koshi Purnia (Bihar)
Tunga River Shimoga (Karnataka)
Bhadra Bhadravathi (Karnataka)
Mula, Mutha Pune, (Maharashtra)
Vaigai Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Kolhapur Panchaganga (Maharashtra)
Tungabhadra Hospet (Karnataka)
Kali Karwar (Karnataka)
Ghataprabha Bagalkot (Karnataka)
Sharavathi Honnavar (Karnataka)
Hathmati Himmatnagar (Gujarat)
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Purna Navsari (Gujarat)
Chapter 8: List of National Parks of India
State National Parks
Andhra Pradesh • Papikonda National Park at East Godavari and West Godavari
districts of Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district of Telangana.
• Sri Venkateswara National Park at Chittoor and Cuddapah districts
Telanagana • Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park in Jubilee Hills in
Hyderabad, Telangana
• Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park at Vanasthalipuram
• Mrugavani National Park at Hyderabad district
Arunachal Pradesh • Namdapha National Park at Changlang district
• Mouling National Park at Jengging, East Siang
Assam • Dibru-Saikhowa National Park at Tinsukia district
• Kaziranga National Park at Golaghat and Nagaon districts
• Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary at Dist Baksa
• Nameri National Park at Sonitpur district
• The Orang National Park at Darrang and Sonitpur districts
• Dehing Patkai,
• Raimona
Bihar • Valmiki National Park at West Champaran
Chhattisgarh • Indravati National Prak at Bijapur district
• Kanger valley at Bastar district
• Guru Ghasi das (sanjay) at Koriya district
Goa • Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) at Panaji district
Gujarat • Blackbuck (Velavadar) National Park at Bhavnagar district
• Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary at Talala Gir
• Marine National Park at Jamnagar district
• Vansda National Park at Navsari district
Haryana • Kalesar National Park at Yamuna nagar district
• Sultanpur National Park at Gurgaon district
Himachal Pradesh • Pin Valley National Park at Lahaul and Spiti district
• The Great Himalayan National Park at Kullu District
• Inderkilla National Park at Kullu District
• Khirganga National Park at Kullu District
• Simbalbara National Park at Sirmour District
Jammu And Kashmir/ • Dachigam National Park at Srinagar District
Ladakh • Hemis National Park at Ladakh region
• Kishtwar National Park at Kishtwar district
• Salim Ali National Park at Srinagar district
Jharkhand • Betla National Park at Latehar District
Karnataka • Bandipur National Park at Mysore & Chamarajanagar districts
• Bannerghatta National Park at Bangalore district
• Kudremukh National Park at Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and
Chikmagalur districts
• Nagarahole National Park at Kodagu and Mysore districts
• Anshi National Park at Uttara Kannada district
Kerala • Eravikulam National Park at Idukki district
• Mathikettan Shola National Park at Idukki district
• Periyar National Park at Idukki & Quilon districts
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• Silent Valley National Park at Palakkad district
• Anamudi Shola National Park at Idukki district
• Pambadum Shola National Park at Idukki district
Madhya Pradesh • Bandhavgarh National Park at Bandhavgarh, Tala
• Kanha Tiger Reserve at Mandla
• Madhav National Park at Shivpuri district
• Mandla Plant Fossils National Park at Mandla district
• Panna National Park at Panna & Chattarpur district
• Pench National Park at Seoni and Chhindwara districts
• Sanjay National Park at Koriya, Sidhi and Singrauli districts
• Satpura National Park at Hoshangabad district
• Van Vihar National Park at Bhopal district
Maharashtra • Chandoli National Park at Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Ratnagiri
districts
• Gugamal National Park at Amravati district
• Navegaon National Park at Bhandara (Gondia) district
• Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park at Thane & Mumbai districts
• Tadoba National Park at Chandrapur district
• Pench National Park across two states - Madhya Pradesh and
Maharashtra
Manipur • Keibul Lamjao National Park at Bishnupur district
Meghalaya • Balpakram National Park near at Garo Hills
• Nokrek National Park at East Garo Hills district
Mizoram • Murlen National Park at Champhai district
• Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park at Lawngtlai district
Nagaland • Intanki National Park at Peren district
Odisha • Bhitarkanika National Park at Kendrapara district
• Simlipal National Park at Mayurbhanj district
Rajasthan • Sariska Tiger Reserve at Alwar district
• Ranthambore National Park at Sawai Madhopur district
• Mukundra Hills National Park at Kota
• Desert National Park at Jaisalmer district
• Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur district
Sikkim • Khangchendzonga National Park at North Sikkim district
Tamil Nadu • Mukurthi National Park at Nilgiris district
• Mudumalai National Park at Nilgiris district
• Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park at Coimbatore district
• Guindy National Park at Chennai district
• Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park at Ramanathpuram & Tuticorin
districts
Tripura • Rajbari National Park
• Clouded Leopard National Park at the West Tripura district
UttarPradesh • Dudhwa National park at Lakhimpur-Kheri district
Uttarakhand • Gangotri National Park at Uttarkashi district
• GovindPashuVihar National Park at Uttarkashi district
• Jim Corbett National Park at Nainital district
• The Nanda Devi National Park at peak of Nanda Devi
• Rajaji National Park at Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal
• Valley of Flowers National Park at the Chamoli district
West Bengal • Gorumara National Park at Jalpaiguri district
• Buxa National Park at Jalpaiguri district
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• Neora Valley National Park at Kalimpong district
• Singalila National Park at Darjeeling district
• Jaldapara National Park at Alipurduar District
• Sundarbans National Park at North & South 24-Paraganas district
Andaman And Nicobar • Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park at South Andaman
administrative district
• Middle Button Island National Park at Andaman district
• Mount Harriet National Park at Andaman district
• North Button Island National Park at Andaman district
• Rani Jhansi Marine National Park at Andaman district
• Saddle Peak National Park at Andaman district
• South Button Island National Park at Andaman district
• Campbell Bay National Park at Nicobar district of Andaman
• Galathea National Park at Nicobar district of Andaman
Chapter 9: Nuclear Power Plants in India
Uttar Pradesh • Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS Narora, Bulandshahar District
Gujarat • Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (city of Vyara)
Karnataka • Kaiga Generating Station (Uttar Kannada district)
Tamil Nadu • Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (Tirunelveli district)
• Madras Atomic Power Station ( Chennai)
Maharashtra • Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) Tarapur, Palghar
• Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (Ratnagiri district)
Haryana • The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant (Fatehabad district)
Andhra Pradesh • Kovvada Atomic Power Project
Gujarat • NPP at Mithivirdi (Talaja Taluka, Bhavnagar district)
Rajasthan • Banswara Thermal Power Station
MP • The Chutka Nuclear Power Plant (Chutka Village of Mandla district)
Chapter 10: Thermal Power Plants in India
Uttar Pradesh Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant (Shaktinagar in Sonebhadra
district), The power plant is the first power plant of NTPC
National Capital Power Station (NCPS) Or NTPC Dadri (Dadri, G.Noida)
Rihand Super Thermal Power Project (at Renukut, Sonebhadra in
Sonbhadra district)
Anpara Thermal Power Station (Anpara in Sonbhadra district)
Obra Thermal Power Project (Kanpur district)
Rosa Power Plant (at Rosa village in Shahjahanpur)
Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant (Unchahar in Raebareli
district)
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Telangana • NTPC Ramagundam (at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district)
Odisha • Talcher Thermal Power station (Angul district)
• Vedanta Jharsuguda Power Station (Jharsuguda town in Jharsuguda
district)
• Hirakud Power Plant (Sambalpur district)
Chhattisgarh • Korba Super Thermal Power Plant (at Jamnipali in Korba district)
• Sipat Super Thermal Power Station or Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal
Power Station (at Sipat in Bilaspur district)
• The NSPCL Bhilai Power Plant (at Bhilai in Durg district)
Madhya Pradesh • The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station (Singrauli district)
• Satpura Thermal Power Plant (Betul district)
• Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant (Umaria district)
• Shree Singaji Super Thermal Power Project (Khandwa District)
• Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant (Anuppur district)
West Bengal • Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant (at Nabarun in Murshidabad
district)
• Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station (Bardhaman district)
Gujarat • Mundra Thermal Power Station or Mundra Thermal Power Project (at
Mundra in Kutch district)
• Sikka Thermal Power Station (Jamnagar)
• Wanakbori Thermal Power Station (in Kheda district)
• Ukai Thermal Power Station (located on the bank of the Tapi river.
• Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station (bank of Sabarmati river near
Gandhinagar)
• Hirakud Power Plant (Hirakud in Sambalpur district)
Maharashtra • Tiroda Thermal Power Station (at Tirora in Gondia district)
• Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (in Chandrapur district)
• Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station (Nagpur district)
• RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project (Amravati district)
Bihar • Barauni Thermal Power Station (at Begusarai district)
Karnataka • Bellary Thermal Power station (Kudatini Village, Bellary District)
• Udupi Power Plant (north of Mangalore)
Andhra Pradesh • Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (Visakhapatnam district)
Rajasthan • Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (Baran district)
• Kota Thermal Power Plant (west bank of the Chambal River near Kota.)
• Kalisindh Thermal Power Station (Jhalawar district)
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Jharkhand • Bokaro Thermal Power Station B (BTPS - B) , at Bokaro district
• Patrata Thermal Power Station (Ramgarh district)
Tamil Nadu • The Mettur Thermal Power Station (Salem district)
• The Ennore Thermal Power Station (Chennai Ennore)
Chapter 11: Solar Power Plant in India
Gujarat • Charanka Solar Park (Patan district)
Madhya Pradesh • The Welspun Solar (Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district)
Maharashtra • Mahagenco plans 125 MW solar power project (Malkhed village in
Yavatmal district)
• Tata Power Solar (in Rajgarh)
• Sakri Photovoltaic solar energy project (Shivajinagar in Sakri taluka of
Dhule district)
Odisha • Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (GEDCOL)
Rajashtan • Welspun Energy 50MW Rajasthan Solar Project (Phalodhi, distt.
Jodhpur)
• The Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park (Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district)
• Bhadla Solar Park (Bhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district)
Gujarat • Bitta Solar Power Plant (Bitta village)
•
Andhra Pradesh • Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park (Kurnool district)
Tamil Nadu • Kamuthi Solar Power Project
Kerala • Banasura Sagar Dam Floating Solar Power Plant (Wayanad)
Karnataka. • Pavagada Solar Park (Pavagada taluk, Tumkur district)
Chapter 12: List of Ports in India: State Wise
State Ports
Gujarat • Kandla Port Trust or Deendayal Port (Kutch District)
Odisha • Paradip Port (Jagatsinghpur District)
Maharashtra • Jawaharlal Nehru Port/ Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)
• Mumbai Port Trust (Mumbai)
Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam Port (Visakhapatnam)
• Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore District)
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Tamil Nadu • Chennai Port (Chennai)
• V.O.Chidambaranar Port (Thoothukudi)
• Ennore Port (Chennai)
West Bengal • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata)
Karnataka • New Mangalore Port (Mangalore)
Kerala • Cochin Port (Kochi)
Goa • Mormugao port
Chapter 13: List of River a Cross State
Name of
Rivers A cross States Length Begin From Ends in
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, 2,525
Ganga Jharkhand, West Bengal K.M. Gangothri Bay of Bengal
Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar 1,376
Yamuna Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi K.M. Garhwall in Yamunotri Bay of Bengal
2,900
Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal,Tibet K.M. Lake Manasarovar Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha 858 K.M. Amarkantak Plateau Bay of Bengal
Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, 1,465
Godavari Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry K.M. Nasik Hills Bay of Bengal
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, 1,400 Near Mahabaleshwar in
Krishna Andhra Pradesh K.M. Maharashtra Bay of Bengal
1,315 Amarkantak hill in
Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat K.M. Madhya Pradesh Arabian sea
Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat 724 K.M. Bettul Arabian sea
Gomti Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, 900 K.M. Gomat Taal Saidpur,Ghazipur
Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur,
Koshi Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar 720 K.M. Ganga Ganga
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Gandaki Jharkhand, Bihar 630 K.M. Nepal Ganga
Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 590 K.M. Vindhya Range Rajghat Dam
Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,
Son Jharkhand,Bihar 784 K.M. Ganga Yamuna
1,500
Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab K.M. Mount Kailash Ropar
Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 720 K.M. Himachal Pradesh Chenab
Beas Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 470 K.M. Sutlej Mandi Plain
Jammu and
Chenab Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 960 K.M. Panjnad Kashmir
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Jehlam Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, 725 K.M. Pir Panjal Range Chenab
Hills of Coorg,
Kaveri Karnataka, Tamilnadu, 765 K.M. Karnataka Bay of Bengal
1080 Shivalik Hills, Himachal
Ghaggar Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan K.M Pradesh Indus
Hugli
(Hooghly) West Bengal, Kolkata 260 K.M Ganga Bay of Bengal;
Chota Nagpur
Damodar Jharkhand, Bengal 592 K.M Hoogly River, Howrah plateau.
Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh 3180 In Tibet Kalish Range
Indus Tibet K.M 5080 mts. Arabian sea
Tungabhadra Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana 531 K.M Krishna Krishna
Gulf of Khambhat ,
Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M Arabian Sea Sevalia
Bhagirathi Uttarakhand, 205 K.M Ganga Ganga
Sabarmati Aravalli Range, Udaipur 371 K.M Dhebar Lake Gujarat
Alaknanda Uttarakhand 190 K.M Ganga Nanda Devi
Sikkim, India, West Bengal,
Teesta India,Rangpur, Bangladesh 309 K.M Brahmaputra Rangeet River.
Indravati Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra 535 K.M Kalahandi Godavari
Bhima Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana 861 K.M Krishna River Pandharpur
Subarnarek Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal 395 K.M Bay of Bengal Bay of Bengal
Konya Maharashtra 130 K.M Krishna Rive Maharashtra
Ramganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh 596 K.M Ganga Ramganga Dam
Peena Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 597 K.M Nandi Hills Bay of Bengal
Brahmani Odisha 480 Bay of Bengal Ganga
Periyar Kerala, Tamil Nadu 244 K.M Cardaman Hills Bay of Bengal
Lakshadweep Sea,
Mahanada West Bengal, Bihar 360 K.M Vembanad Lake Bay of Bengal
Benas Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 512 K.M Rohtang Pass Chambal
Vaigai Tamil Nadu, 258 K.M Periyar Plateau Bay of Bengal
Sharda Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh 350 K.M Ganga Ghaghra River
Longest River (Length Wise) of the World Nile (Egypt) Africa
Biggest River (Flow of Water Wise) of the world Amazon (South America)
Longest River of Europe Volga (Russia)
Longest River of Asia Yangtze (China)
Longest River of India Ganga
Longest River of South India Godavari (Also Called Dakshina Ganga)
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Sorrow of Bengal Damodar River
Chapter 14: Stadiums in India
Maharashtra • The Wankhede Stadium (Cricket stadium, Mumbai)
• The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium or Subrata Roy
Sahara Stadium (Cricket stadium, Pune)
• The DY Patil Sports Stadium (Cricket/football stadium, Mumbai)
• The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Cricket stadium,
Nagpur)
• Nehru Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium in Pune)
• The Brabourne Stadium (Cricket stadium, Mumbai)
• Mahindra Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium at Mumbai)
• The Dadaji Kondadev Stadium called SR Bhosle Krida Sankul
Stadium (Thane)
Himachal Pradesh • Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (cricket stadium,
Dharamshala)
Delhi • The Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Cricket stadium)
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (National stadium of India)
• The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Hockey stadium)
Tamil Nadu • M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium (cricket
stadium in Chennai)
West Bengal • Eden Gardens (cricket ground, Kolkata)
Jharkhand • Jharkhand States Cricket Association International Cricket
Stadium, (Also known as JSCA International Stadium Complex,
Ranchi)
• Keenan Stadium (Cricket and football, Jamshedpur)
• Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium (football, Ranchi)
Gujarat • Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Also known as the
Khandheri Cricket Stadium( Cricket stadium in Rajkot)
• Reliance Stadium or Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd
Sports Complex Ground (Cricket stadium, Vadodara)
• Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground (Municipal Ground or
Racecourse Ground Corporation Ground, Rajkot)
• Motera stadium, also known as Sardar Patel stadium is now the
world's largest cricket stadiumand the second largest sports stadium
(Ahmedabad)
MP • Holkar Cricket Stadium (Cricket stadium, Indore)
• Captain Roop Singh Stadium (Cricket stadium, Gwalior)
Telangana • The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad)
• The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Cricket, Hyderabad)
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Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (Cricket
stadium,Visakhapatnam)
• Indira Gandhi Stadium (Cricket ,Vijayawada)
• Indira Priyadarsini Stadium (Cricket stadium,Visakhapatnam)
Rajasthan • Barkatullah Khan Stadium (Cricket ,Jodhpur)
• The Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Cricket ,Jaipur)
• Fort Maidan (a multi-purpose stadium, Kota)
Kerala • Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Cricket/football
stadium, Kochi)
• Kerala University Stadium (Football and also for athletics,
Thiruvananthapuram)
Goa • The Fatorda, officially known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is
a multi-purpose stadium.
Jammu & Kashmir • The Maulana Azad Stadium (Cricket ,Jammu)
Haryana • The Nahar Singh Stadium (Cricket ,Faridabad)
Punjab • The Gandhi Stadium (Cricket, Amritsar)
• Guru Nanak Stadium (Football stadium in Ludhiana)
Odisha • The iconic Barabati Stadium (Indian sports stadium, Cuttack)
• Dilip Tirkey Stadium (Hockey stadium, Rourkela)
• The Kalinga Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, Bhubaneswar)
Karnataka • The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Cricket, Bengaluru)
UP • The K D Singh Babu Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, in Lucknow)
• Green Park Stadium (Cricket, Kanpur)
Chapter 15: Famous Temple in India: State wise
State Temple and Location
Tamil Nadu • Meenakshi Temple at Madurai
• Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameshwaram
• Ranganathaswamy Temple at Tiruchirapalli
• Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur
• Suchindram Temple at Kanyakumari
• Airavateswara Temple at Darasuram
• Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram
• Kanchipuram Temples at Kanchipuram
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Karnataka • Virupaksha Temple at Hampi
• Vitthala Temple at Hampi
• Gomateshwara Temple at Shravanbela Gola (Rural)
Andhra Pradesh • Lord Venkateswara Temple at Thirumala
Gujarat • Somnath Temple at Saurashtra
• Dwarakadhish Temple at Dwarka
Uttar Pradesh • KashiVishwanath at Varanasi
Maharashtra • ShirdiSai Baba Temple at Shirdi
• Siddivinayak Temple at Mumbai
Jammu and Kashmir • Vaishno Devi Temple at Katra
• Amarnath Cave Temple
Uttarakhand • Badrinath Temple
• Yamunotri Temple at Uttarkashi
• Gangotri Temple at Uttarkashi
• Kedarnath Temple at Garhwal area
Odisha • Jagannath Temple at Puri
• Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
• Konark Sun Temple at Konark
Punjab • Golden Temple at Amritsar
Rajasthan • Ranakpur Jain Temple at Pali
Madhya Pradesh • SanchiStupa at Raisen
• Khajuraho Temple at Khajuraho
Kerala • Padmanabaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram
Bihar • Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya
Assam • Kamakhya Temple at Guwahati
Chapter 16: List of Tiger Reserve in India: State-Wise
State Reserve
Uttarakhand • Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
• Rajaji National Park
Uttar Pradesh • Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
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• Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Telangana • Kawal Tiger Reserve
• Nagarjunsagar
• Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Madhya Pradesh • Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
• Satpura Tiger Reserve
• Kanha Tiger Reserve
• Panna Tiger Reserve
• Pench Tiger Reserve
• Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve
Tamil Nadu • Anamalai Tiger Reserve
• Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
• Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
• Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
West Bengal • Buxa Tiger Reserve
• Sunderbans Tiger Reserve
Rajasthan • Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve
• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
• Sariska Tiger Reserve
• Ramgarh Visdhari
• Vishdhari
Odisha • Satkosia Tiger Reserve
• Simlipal Tiger Reserve
Mizoram • Dampa Tiger Reserve
Kerala • Periyar Tiger Reserve
• Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Karnataka • Bandipur Tiger Reserve
• Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
• Bhadra Tiger Reserve
• Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve
Jharkhand • Palamau Tiger Reserve
Chhattisgarh • Indravati Tiger Reserves
• Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
• Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
• Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla
Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve.
Bihar • Valmiki National Park
Maharashtra • Melghat Tiger Reserve
• Pench Tiger Reserve
• Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
• Sahyadri Tiger reserve
• Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve
• Bor Tiger Reserve
Assam • Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
• Manas Tiger Reserve
• Nameri Tiger Reserve
• Orang Tiger Reserve
Andhra Pradesh • Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
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Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha Tiger Reserve
Pakhui Tiger Reserve
Chapter 17: List of Indian National Trophies and Cups associated with sports
Sports Trophies
Hockey • Aga Khan Cup
• All India Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup
• Beighton Cup
• Mumbai Gold Cup
• Chakola Gold Trophy
• Dhyan Chand Trophy
• Gurmit Trophy
• Jawaharlal Nehru Cup
• Kuppuswamy Naiduu Trophy
• Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (Women)
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup
• MCC Trophy
• Murugappa Gold Cup
• Nehru Trophy
• Obaidullah Gold Cup
• Rangaswami Cup
• Rene Frank Trophy
• Scindia Gold Cup
• Settu Cup
• Shani Trophy
• Surjeet Singh Cup
• Tommy Emar Gold Cup (Women)
Cricket • Coach Bihar Trophy
• Deodhar Trophy
• Duleep Trophy
• Irani Cup
• Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup
• Rani Jhansi Trophy
• Ranii Trophy
• Viiay Merchant Trophy
• Vizzy Trophy
• Wills Cup
Football • Ashutosh Trophy
• Begum Hazrat Mahal Trophy
• Chakola Gold Trophy
• DCM Trophy
• Dr B.C. Roy Trophy
• Durand Cup
• F.A. Cup
• G.V. Raja Memorial Trophy
• I.F.A. Shield
• Mis lqbal Hussain Trophy
• Nagjee Trophy
• Nizam Gold Cup
• Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup
• Rovers Cup
• Saniay Gold Cup
• Santosh Trophy
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• Sir Krishna Gold Cup
• Stafford Cup
• Subroto Mukerji Cup
• Todd Memorial Trophy
• Vittal Trophy
Badminton • Amrit Diwan Cup
• Hiralal Cup
• Vikas Topiwala Challenge Cup
• Yonex Cup
Basketball • Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup
Polo • EZAR Cup
• Prithi Singh Cup
• Radha Mohan Cup
• Winchester Cup
Rowing • Wellington Trophy
Weightlifting • Burdwan Trophy
Tennis • Dr. Rajindra Prasad Cup
Table Tennis • Ramanujan Trophy
• Rajkumari Challenge Cup
• Jayalakshmi Cup
Chapter 18: Capital & Currency
List of Countries having Rupee/Rupiah as their Currency
Country Capital Currency
India New Delhi Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta (Old), Island of Borneo Rupiah
(New)
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee
Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee
Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Rupee
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Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee
Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee
List of Countries having Dinar/Dirham as their Currency
Country Capital Currency
Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar
Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar
Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar
UAE Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham
List of Countries having Euro as their Currency
Country Capital Country Capital
Andorra Andorra la Vella Latvia Riga
Austria Vienna Luxembourg Luxembourg
Belgium Brussels Malta Valletta
Cyprus Nicosia Monaco Monaco
Estonia Tallinn Montenegro Podgorica
Finland Helsinki Netherlands Amsterdam
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France Paris Portugal Lisbon
Germany Berlin San Marino San Marino
Greece Athens Slovakia Bratislava
Ireland Dublin Slovenia Ljubljana
Italy Rome Spain Madrid
Lithuania Vilnius Vatican City Vatican City
List of Countries having Dollar as their Currency
Country Capital Currency
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar
Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar
Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian Dollar
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar
Dominica Roseau Eastern Caribbean Dollar
Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar
Grenada Saint George’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar
Kiribati Tarawa Kiribati dollar
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar
Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar
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Nauru Yaren District Australian Dollar
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar
Palau Ngerulmud United States Dollar
Panama Panama City United States Dollar
Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar
United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar
Countries having Peso as their Currency
Country Capital Currency
Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso
Chile Santiago Chilean peso
Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso
Cuba Havana Cuban convertible peso
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
Philippines Manila Philippine peso
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso
Countries having Rial/Riyal as their Currency
Country Capital Currency
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
Iran Tehran Rial (New currency – Toman)
Oman Muscat Rial
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Qatar Doha Riyal
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal
Countries having Pound as their Currency
Country Capital Currency
United Kingdom Landon Pound sterling
Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound
South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound
Syria Damascus Syrian pound
Countries having Currency same as their Country name
Country Capital Currency
Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani
Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi taka
Georgia Tbilisi Georgian lari
Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel
Japan Tokyo Japanese yen
Kazakhstan Nursultan (New) Kazakhstani Tenge
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som
Laos Vientiane Lao kip
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian ringgit
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Togrog
Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese kyat
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won
South Korea Seoul South Korean won
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Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni
Thailand Bangkok Thai baht
Türkiye Ankara Turkish lira
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan Manat
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som
Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Cordoba
Bolivia Sucre La Paz Bolivian boliviano
Paraguay Asunció n Paraguayan Guarani
Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan bolivar
Albania Tirana Albanian Lek
Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble
Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian lev
Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna
Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Danish krone
Hungary Budapest Hungarian forint
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krona
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone
Poland Warsaw Polish zloty
Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu
Russia Moscow Russian Ruble
Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean Leone
Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary
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Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling
Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi
Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr
Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza
Countries having Different Currencies
Country Capital Currency
China Beijing Renminbi
Peru Lima Sol
Mozambique Maputo Metical
Mali Bamako West African CFA franc
Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese ngultrum
Chapter 19: Wildlife Sanctuary
State National Parks
Andhra Pradesh Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaundinya
Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolleru Bird Sanctuary, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary,
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Pulicat Lake Bird
Sanctuary, Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sri Venkateshwara National Park
Telanagana Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Kawal
Tiger Reserve, Manjira wildlife sanctuary, Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary,
Pranahita wildlife sanctuary
Arunachal Pradesh Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary,
Eaglenest or Eagle’s Nest Wildlife Sanctuary, The Kamlang Wildlife
Sanctuary, Kane wildlife sanctuary, Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Pakke Tiger
Reserve, Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary, Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, Talley Valley
Wildlife Sanctuary, Yardi-Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary
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Assam Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, Borail Wildlife Sanctuary, Bornadi Wildlife
Sanctuary, Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni, Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary,
Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary, The Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary,
Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary, Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, The
Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Nambor
Wildlife Sanctuary, Nambor – Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary, Pobitora or
Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, Pani Dihing
Wildlife Sanctuary
Bihar Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, GautamBudha Wildlife Sanctuary, The
KanwarTaal or KabarTaalKaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagi Dam Bird
Sanctuary, Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary, Valmiki National Park and Wildlife
Sanctuary,VikramshilaGangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary,
Badalkholsanctuary,Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary,Bhoramdeo Wildlife
Sanctuary,Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary, The Pamed Wildlife
Sanctuary,Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary,TamorPingla Wildlife Sanctuary,
Udanti Sanctuary
Goa Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, The Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, The Mhadei
Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary, Netravali Wildlife
Sanctuary
Gujarat BalaramAmbaji Wildlife Sanctuary, Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gaga Wildlife
Sanctuary, Gir Forest National Park, Jambughoda is a Wildlife Sanctuary,
Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Kutch Bustard Sanctuar, Khijadiya Bird
Sanctuary, Marine National Park, Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary, NalSarovar
Bird Sanctuary, Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary, Pania Wildlife Sanctuary,
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Rampara Wildlife
Sanctuary, Thol bird sanctuary, Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary,
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Haryana Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary,
BirShikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Kalesar
National Park, Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary, Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife
Sanctuary, Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary
Himachal Pradesh Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary, Chail Wildlife Sanctuary, Churdhar Sanctuary,
The Daranghati Sanctuary, Gamgul Wildlife Sanctuary, Kais wild life
sanctuary, Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary, Kanawar Wildlife sanctuary,
Khokhan wildlife sanctuary, Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, Lipa Asrang
Wildlife Sanctuary, Majathal Sanctuary, Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, Renuka
Wildlife Sanctuary, Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary, Rupi Bhaba Sanctuary, Sangla
Valley (Rakchham-Chitkul), Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary, Shikari
Devi Sanctuary, Water Catchment Sanctuary, Talra Wildlife Sanctuary,
Tirthan wildlife sanctuary, Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary
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Jammu And Kashmir/ Ladakh Thajwas (Thajiwas) (Baltal), Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirpora
Wildlife Sanctuary, Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary, Karakoram Wildlife
Sanctuary, Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kazinag National Park, Kazinag
National Park, Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary,
Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary
Jharkhand Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary ,GautamBudha Wildlife Sanctuary ,Hazaribag
Wildlife Sanctuary ,Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, The Lawalong Wildlife
Sanctuary , Mahuadanr (Wolf) Wildlife Sanctuary , Palkot Wildlife
Sanctuary , Parasnath wildlife sanctuary , Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary
Karnataka Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary,
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhimgad Wildlife
Sanctuary, Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Brahmagiri
wildlife sanctuary, Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Chincholi Wildlife
Sanctuary, Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary, Malai
Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary,
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary, Pushpagiri
Wildlife Sanctuary, Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary, Sharavathi Wildlife
Sanctuary, Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary,
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary
Kerala Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Chimmini Wildlife sanctuary, Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Chulanur Peafowl (Peacocks) Sanctuary, Idukki Wildlife
Sanctuary, Kottiyoor, Kurinjimala Sanctuary, Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary,
Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Parambikulam
Tiger Reserve, Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Peppara Wildlife
Sanctuary, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
Madhya Pradesh Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary,Bori Wildlife Sanctuary, Gandhi Sagar
Sanctuary, GhatigaonWildlife Sanctuary, Ken GharialSanctuary,Kheoni
Wildlife Sanctuary, National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary,
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary,Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary, The Pachmarhi
Biosphere Reserve, Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Gangau is a mini wildlife
sanctuary, Pench National Park, Phen Wildlife Sanctuary, Ratapani Tiger
Reserve, Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary, Sanjay Dubri National Park, Sardarpur
Wildlife SanctuarSinghori Wildlife Sanctuary, Son Gharial Wildlife
Sanctuary, VeeranganaDurgawati Wildlife Sanctuary
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Maharashtra Tadoba Andhari Reserve, Anerdam Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhamragarh
Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bor Tiger Reserve is
a wildlife, Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary, Dnyanganga Sanctuary, Gautala
Autramghat Sanctuary, Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary , Karnala, Katepurna
Sanctuary, Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, Malvan Marine Wildlife Sanctuary,
Mansingh-Deo, Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary, Melghat was declared,
Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary, Nandur
Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, Karnala is a protected wildlife park,
Navegaon National Park, Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary, Phansad Wildlife
Sanctuary, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Sagareshwar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Tansa wildlife sanctuary, Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary, Yawal
Wildlife Sanctuary
Manipur Khongjaingamba Ching Wildlife Sanctuary, Yaingangpokpi Lokchao
Wildlife Sanctuary
Meghalaya Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary, Nongkhyllem Wildlife
Sanctuary, Siju Bird Sanctuary
Mizoram Dampa Tiger Reserve, Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary, Lengteng Wildlife
Sanctuary, Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary, Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary, Tawi
Wildlife Sanctuary Thorangtlang Wildlife, Palak (Tokalo) Wildlife
Sanctuary
Nagaland Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary, The Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary, Rangapahar
Reserve Forest
Sikkim Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Kitam Bird sanctuary, Kyongnosla Alpine
Sanctuary, Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Varsey Rhododendron
Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary, Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary, Indira
Gandhi National Park, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve,
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Karikili
Bird Sanctuary, Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Koonthankulam Bird
Sanctuary, Mudumalai National Park, Oussudu Lake Bird Sanctuary, Point
Calimere Sanctuary, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary, Vedanthangal Bird
Sanctuary, Vellode Birds Sanctuary, Vettangudi Bird sanctuary
Tripura Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Sepahijala Wildlife
Sanctuary, Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary
UttarPradesh The Bakhira Bird Sanctuary, The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, The
Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaimoor Wildlife
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