25 August 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 25th August
Important Current Affairs 25th August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 25th August about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 25th August 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 25th August – National News
1. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Mohali is opened by PM Modi
◉ The 300-bed Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Center at Mullanpur, Mohali, Chandigarh, was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ The Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institution run by the Union Department of Atomic Energy, constructed the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre for more than 660 crores.
◉ Bhagwant Mann, the Chief Minister of Punjab, was also present for the Bhabha Cancer Hospital’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. To assure the treatment of all cancer kinds in India, the hospital is outfitted with the best cutting-edge facilities, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Mammography, Digital Radiography, and Brachytherapy.
2. Anurag Thakur, a Union Minister, introduced the online game “Azadi Quest.”
◉ A series of online instructional games based on India’s freedom fight called “Azadi Quest” has been released by Union Minister Anurag Thakur in partnership with Zynga India.
◉ These games are an attempt to reach the enormous internet gaming market and educate players through gaming. The Indian government’s various branches have gathered data on underappreciated freedom fighters from all throughout the nation. The educational program “Azadi Quest” aims to make this information interesting and participatory.
3. The government of Tamil Nadu made agreements with five leather and footwear industries.
◉ For a Rs 2,250 crore investment in the leather and footwear industry, the Tamil Nadu government has inked five Memorandums of Understanding.
◉ Additionally, the “Tamil Nadu Footwear and Leather Products Policy 2022” was unveiled by Chief Minister M K Stalin.
◉ By 2025, the strategy hopes to bring in Rs 20,000 crore in investments and provide 2 lakh people with jobs in the leather industry.
◉ A particular package for manufacturing footwear and leather products as well as incentives for these “design studios” will be provided by the footwear and leather products policy 2022.
4. HPCL started its first compressed biogas project using cow dung.
◉ At Sanchore, Rajasthan, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has started work on its cow dung to compressed biogas project.
◉ The plant, which would be the first of its kind in HPCL’s Waste-to-Energy portfolio, would use 100 tonnes of dung per day to generate biogas that could be used as fuel for automobiles.
◉ The project is being developed under the GOBAR-Dhan scheme, which was introduced by the Indian government in April 2018 as a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission’s (Grameen) Biodegradable Waste Management component. The scheme aims to improve cleanliness and produce wealth and energy from organic waste and livestock.
5. All 23 AIIMS will have local hero and monument names
◉ The plan to give each AIIMS a unique name based on local heroes, liberation fighters, significant local historical occurrences or landmarks, or their unique geographic identity, has been approved by the administration.
◉ A list of names was supplied by the majority of the 23 AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences).
◉ The only thing that distinguishes each AIIMS from the others is its location.
Bihar (Patna), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Odisha (Bhubaneswar), Rajasthan (Jodhpur), and Uttarakhand (Rishikesh) are the six new AIIMS that were approved in Phase 1 of PMSSY and are now operational.
International News
6. Germany will launch the first hydrogen passenger trains in the world.
◉ Germany has introduced the first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains in the world. In Lower Saxony, Germany, the first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains has taken the place of 15 diesel trains that were previously used on non-electrified rails. The electricity produced by hydrogen fuel cells powers the trains’ engines.
◉ These trains can travel distances of up to 1000 kilometers and top out at 140 kph. After the first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains is introduced, the hydrogen generated from renewable energy will allow the trains to use up to 1.6 liters less diesel annually.
Banking
7. American Express Applauds RBI’s Move to Relax Regulations
◉ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to loosen limitations on the corporation as a result of the company’s significant local investments in technology, infrastructure, and resources. American Express Banking Corp. applauded the move.
◉ American Express praised RBI for deciding to lift its restrictions. The lifting of the embargo will allow American Express to add new Indian customers to its card network.
◉ With immediate effect, RBI has relaxed the limits placed by order dated April 23, 2021, on the onboarding of new domestic customers for American Express.
8. Soon, RBI will introduce the digital rupee.
◉ In this fiscal year alone, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will most likely launch its digital rupee, the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
◉ Since the country’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, mentioned a digital rupee during her address about the budget for 2022 back in February, there have been numerous discussions about it. She has previously stated that the debut of the digital rupee would occur in 2022–2023.
◉ In contrast to the present mobile wallet system provided by private companies, the Reserve Bank’s digital rupee blockchain would be able to track all transactions.
Appointment
9. Meenesh Shah’s six-month appointment as the NDDB Chairman was prolonged by the government.
◉ Meenesh C. Shah’s term as chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been extended by the federal government for an additional six months.
◉ He has been handed the extension twice, most recently this time. Shah was chosen to lead the NDDB in 2021.
◉ Dilip Rath, who left his position as NDDB chairman in December 2020, held the position prior to Shah.
10. Kaushal Mithani, the interim CFO of PNB Housing Finance, resigned.
◉ Kaushal Mithani, the interim CFO for PNB Housing Finance, has left his job. In April, he was chosen to serve as the temporary CFO.
◉ A registered home finance company with the National Housing Bank is PNB Housing Finance Limited (PNB Housing) (NHB).
◉ It started operating on November 11, 1988, after being incorporated under the Companies Act of 1956.
Awards News
11. Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, will get the Liberty Medal in 2022.
◉ This fall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will receive the Liberty Medal 2022. Zelenskyy will be honored in a ceremony in October, according to the National Constitution Center, for “his valiant defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny.”
◉ In courageously leading the Ukrainian people in their defense of freedom against Russian oppression, President Zelenskyy has inspired people all around the world to stand up for liberal democracy and the rule of law.
12. The Bangladeshi Fahmida Azim received the 2022 Pulitzer Prize.
◉ Fahmida Azim, a US employee of the Insider online magazine who was born in Bangladesh, has been chosen to receive the Pulitzer Prize in 2022. She will receive a prize in the illustrated reporting and commentary area.
◉ She is one of four journalists, including Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams, and Walt Hickey, who work for the New York-based publication Insider and were chosen for their reporting on the Chinese repression of Uyghurs. Fahmida Azim created the graphics for the piece “I escaped a Chinese detention Camp.”
Defence News
13. On September 2, India’s first IAC Vikrant will be commissioned.
◉ On September 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the nation’s first indigenously constructed aircraft carrier (IAC), Vikrant.
◉ The warship, which cost more than Rs 20,000 crore to build, will be formally inducted into the Indian Navy by the Prime Minister at a location inside the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in this city.
◉ The aircraft, which will fly MiG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31 helicopters, and MH-60R multi-role helicopters, has been equipped with fighter jets.
Science
14. The technique for creating the sugar substitute “Xylitol” was invented at IIT Guwahati.
◉ IIT Guwahati researchers have developed a fermentation method that securely produces Xylitol from sugarcane bagasse, a byproduct of crushing sugar cane.
◉ With this method, the operational limitations of chemical synthesis and the delays associated with conventional fermentation are overcome. In addition to cutting the fermentation process’ duration to 15 hours, using ultrasound also saw a nearly 20% improvement in product yield.
◉ As knowledge of the detrimental effects of white sugar (sucrose) on people with diabetes and general health has improved, the use of safe alternative sweeteners has increased.
Books and Authors
15. A New India: Selected Writings 2014–19 was published by M. Venkaiah Naidu.
◉ On the anniversary of Arun Jaitley’s passing, former vice president and union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu published a book called “A New India: Selected Writings 2014–19,” which is a collection of some of his best writings.
◉ Along with Naidu, the book was also released on the occasion by Manoj Sinha, the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, the union minister of civil aviation. Juggernaut is the publisher of the book.
Important day
16. Every year on August 23, the World Wide Web is commemorated by Internaut Day, which is observed all across the world.
◉ A person who is well-versed in both the history and use of the Internet is known as an “internaut.”
Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, originally made the World Wide Web accessible to the general public on August 23, 1991. CERN then declared that there would be no charges for anyone to use the internet.
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