22 August 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 22nd August
Important Current Affairs 22nd August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 22nd August about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 22nd August 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 22nd August – National News
1. The Vidya Rath – School on Wheels project was started by the Assam CM.
◉ Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, has begun the “Vidya Rath -School on Wheels” program.
◉ The goal of this project is to give economically disadvantaged, impoverished kids access to primary education for a 10-month period.
◉ They will be introduced into the traditional educational system after 10 months.
◉ Under the scheme, students will receive free lunches, clothing, and textbooks.
2. Bhagat Singh will be the name of the airport in Chandigarh.
◉ Shaheed Bhagat Singh will be honored by having the Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali named after him by the governments of Punjab and Haryana.
◉ The choice was made during a meeting between the chief ministers of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, and Haryana, Dushyant Chautala.
◉ The Punjab and Haryana governments, along with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), collaborated on the Rs 485 crore airport project.
◉ The airport should be called “Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali,” the Punjab government demanded in 2017.
3. NIDAAN, India’s first webpage on arrested drug dealers, goes live
◉ A number of central and state prosecution authorities can now use the first-of-its-kind database of arrested drug offenders.
◉ The Narcotics Control Bureau created the website NIDAAN or the National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco offenders (NCB).
◉ It is a component of the NCORD platform, which was introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the national conference on “Drug trafficking and national security” in Chandigarh.
4. Launch of the country’s first locally made monkeypox test kit
◉ At the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone, the first RT-PCR kit for monkeypox testing that was produced locally was introduced (AMTZ).
◉ The kit, created by Transasia Bio-Medicals, was unveiled by Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Center.
◉ The Transasia-Erba monkeypox RT-PCR kit is a simple-to-use test with a specially developed primer and probe for increased accuracy. It is very sensitive.
◉ India has released the first RT-PCR kit for monkeypox illness testing that was locally created.
5. In order to restore seven ancient artefacts to India, the Scottish Museum and the Indian government have signed a contract.
◉ The Indian government and museums in Glasgow, Scotland, have inked a repatriation deal for seven stolen artefacts.
◉ Six of the objects are stone door jams from the 11th century and other carvings from the 14th century. In the nineteenth century, they were taken from temples and shrines.
International News
6. Canada will host the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
◉ The 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA), taking place in Halifax, Canada, will be attended by a team of Indian lawmakers led by Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
◉ The dates for this conference are set for 20–26 August 2022.
◉ 23 presiding officers and 16 secretaries from Indian state legislatures who are also CPA members will also attend the conference.
Appointment
7. Sharma, Vijay Shekhar Reappointed as Paytm’s MD and CEO
◉ The financial services platform Paytm’s managing director and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, has been reappointed.
◉ Paytm, India’s top digital payment and financial services provider and the inventor of QR and mobile payments, is owned by One97 Communications Limited (OCL).
◉ Vijay Shekhar Sharma established the Paytm firm in 2010.
Book and Author
8. In November 2022, Netanyahu’s book “Bibi: My Story” will be released.
◉ Benjamin Netanyahu, a former Israeli prime minister, will publish a biography in November 2022.
“Bibi: My Story” is the title.
◉ The book will cover Netanyahu’s early life, his unique viewpoint on Middle Eastern geopolitics, and his discussions with Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Trump to guarantee the future of his nation.
Sports
9. Magnus Carlsen was defeated by R Praggnanandhaa in the FTX Crypto Cup.
◉ Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, a 17-year-old Indian chess master, upset Magnus Carlsen in Miami’s FTX Crypto Cup, an international chess competition.
◉ Magnus Carlsen was defeated by Praggnanandhaa for the third time in a year.
◉ When he was 16 years old, Praggnanandhaa defeated the world champion in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online competition for quick chess players.
Important day
10. Akshay Urja Diwas on August 20.
◉ Every year on August 20, Akshay Urja Diwas, also known as Renewable Energy Day, is observed.
◉ Objective: To increase public knowledge of the developments surrounding India’s adoption of renewable energy.
◉ The late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary is also observed on this day.
11. Rajiv Gandhi’s 78th birthday is on August 20, 2022.
◉ The 78th birthday of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was on August 20, 2022.
◉ Rajiv Gandhi, who led India as its sixth prime minister from 1984 to 1989,
◉ At age 40, he was elected as India’s youngest prime minister.
◉ In 1991, a suicide bomber assassinated him as he was running for office.
◉ Congress started Sadbhavna Diwas after Rajiv Gandhi passed away in 1992. Sadbhavna Diwas encourages harmony, compassion, unity, and peace among all Indian citizens.
Obituary
12. Syed Sibtey Razi, a former governor of Jharkhand, passed away.
◉ Syed Sibtey Razi, a former governor of Jharkhand, has passed away.
◉ From 2004 to 2009, he was the governor of Jharkhand.
◉ Razi had ties to Congress. He served three terms as a Rajya Sabha member. Later, he was appointed Governor of Assam and Jharkhand.
◉ In 1969, Razi began his political career.
13. Samar “Badru” Banerjee, a former captain of the Olympic football team, died.
◉ Samar “Badru” Banerjee, a former captain of the Indian football team, just passed away. He was responsible for the nation’s remarkable fourth-place result at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
◉ He was 92.
◉ 2009 saw the awarding of the Mohun Bagan Ratna to him.
◉ Additionally, Banerjee has won the Santosh Trophy three times—twice as a player (1953 and 1955) and once as a coach (1962).
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