12 August 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 12th August
Important Current Affairs 12th August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 12th August about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 12th August 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 12th August – National News
1. Uttarakhand has named Rishabh Pant as its official state brand ambassador.
◉ Rishabh Pant, a wicketkeeper, and the batter have been named the “State Brand Ambassador” by the Uttarakhand government.
◉ Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, congratulated Rishabh Pant and hailed him as one of the sport’s top players and a role model for young people.
◉ The most recent game in which Rishabh Pant played was in India’s T20 series against New Zealand, in which the Indian cricket team won 3-0 to win the series.
2. The Kerala government will release a mobile application to stop GST evasion.
◉ The Keralan government is getting ready to release a smartphone app where users may upload genuine bills and enter to win prizes.
◉ With the use of this software, the Keralan government hopes to reduce GST fraud. The “Lucky Bill App” will be unveiled by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on August 16, 2022.
◉ The state government anticipates that by encouraging people to request bills when making purchases and using services, tax collection would grow.
Banking
3. Agreement between HDFC Bank and TReDs platform M1xchange
◉ In order to give small businesses access to funding at reasonable interest rates, HDFC Bank and ◉ M1xchange (TReDs platform), a marketplace for discounting trade receivables, have teamed.
◉ The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDs) platform will see the debut of HDFC Bank’s partnership with M1xchange, a Mynd Solutions Pvt Ltd. project. It is anticipated that this measure will offer MSMEs and corporate buyers high liquidity at competitive borrowing rates.
4. 7.3% of the Indian population will have digital currency by 2021.
◉ The UN estimates that more than 7% of Indians are in possession of bitcoin. According to the UN, the Covid-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented increase in cryptocurrency use worldwide.
◉ Ukraine topped the list with 12.7%, followed by Russia with 11.9%, Venezuela with 10.3%, Singapore with 9.4%, Kenya with 8.5%, and the US with 8.5%. (8.3 percent).
◉ In 2021, 7.3% of the population in India owned digital currency, placing it seventh out of the top 20 economies in the world in terms of population ownership.
Appointment
5. Amit Burman Resigns as Chairman of FMCG Major Dabur Dabur has stated that the board has accepted Amit Burman’s resignation as Chairman.
◉ As a non-executive director of the business, Amit Burman will continue to work.
◉ Dr. S.K. Burman established one of the top FMCG companies, Dabur India Ltd. Dr. S.K. Burman began producing medical supplies in 1884, and Dabur has since grown to become the largest Ayurveda company in the world.
Awards News
6. Shashi Tharoor, a senior member of the Congress, will receive France’s highest civilian honour.
◉ Shashi Tharoor, a senior member of the Congress, will soon receive France’s highest civilian honour, the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.
◉ The French government is recognising him for his writings and talks, and Tharoor has been informed of the honour in a letter from French Ambassador here Emmanuel Lenain.
◉ Tharoor was awarded the Encomienda de la Real Order Espanola de Carlos III by the King of Spain in 2010, and the Spanish government gave him a comparable honour at the time.
Sports
7. Men’s and Women’s Footballer of the Year awards go to Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan.
◉ Manisha Kalyan and Sunil Chhetri have been selected as the Men’s and Women’s Footballers of the Year for the 2021–22 All India Football Federation (AIFF), respectively.
◉ Manisha had previously won the Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year award for the previous campaign, while Sunil has now earned the honour seven times overall, most recently in 2018–19.
8. Real Madrid won 2-0 over Eintracht Frankfurt. UEFA Super Cup in 2022
◉ In the finals, Real Madrid defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki, Finland, setting a new record.
◉ The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League champions compete in the annual football tournament known as the UEFA Super Cup, which is put on by UEFA.
◉ Real Madrid overcame Eintracht Frankfurt, the Europa League champions, to win the championship for the seventh time. Real Madrid defeated Eintracht Frankfurt thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and David Alaba in each half. Casemiro wins player of the game.
Important day
9. The global celebration of World Elephant Day is on August 12.
◉ Every year on August 12th, people around the world observe World Elephant Day to bring attention to the suffering of elephants.
◉ The major goals of World Elephant Day are to raise public awareness about the need to conserve elephants and to exchange information and practical suggestions for better safeguarding and managing both wild and domestic elephants.
◉ Patricia Sims, a Canadian filmmaker, and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand, an initiative of HM Queen Sirikit, co-founded World Elephant Day on August 12, 2012. The inaugural observance of this day took place on August 12, 2012. World Elephant Day has been observed annually ever since.
10. International Youth Day is observed on August 12.
◉ Every year on August 12, people worldwide commemorate International Youth Day. This day is observed to increase awareness of problems that young people around the world face.
◉ In order to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensure that no one is left behind, action must be taken across all generations, according to the goal of International Youth Day 2022.
◉ International Youth Day’s 2022 theme is “Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages.”
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