9 August 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 9th August
Important Current Affairs 9th August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 9th August about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 8th August 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 9th August – National News
1. To commemorate India’s 75th anniversary of independence, Google created “India Ki Udaan.”
◉ To commemorate India’s 75-year journey toward independence, Google has launched an online project dubbed “India Ki Udaan.”
◉ Google will host an online display of educational materials as part of this effort to highlight India’s contributions and journey over the past 75 years.
◉ At a gathering held in New Delhi, it was introduced by Union Minister of Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy.
2. Inauguration of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables
◉ As part of the India-Israel Action Plan (IIAP), Israeli experts are contributing to the Center’s technology, and MIDH is sponsoring the Center’s infrastructure development for demonstration purposes.
◉ Centers of Excellence (CoEs) are being built in the US based on Israeli innovations. According to Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, the Central and State Governments are working together on all fronts to enhance agriculture.
3. Nitish Kumar left his position as Bihar’s NDA chief minister.
◉ Nitish Kumar has given state governor Phagu Chauhan notice that he is resigning from the NDA as chief minister of Bihar. Additionally, he put up a letter of support from 160 MLAs to assert his claim to form a new government.
◉ The BJP has 77 lawmakers in the 243-member house, while JD (U) has 45. With 79 MLAs, Congress has 19, and the Left Front, which is led by the CPI(ML), has 17, the RJD is currently the only major party.
◉ Nitish Kumar departed for Patna to meet with Tejashwi Yadav, who is most likely to be appointed deputy chief minister in the new coalition administration, at the home of RDJ founder Lalu Yadav’s wife Rabri Devi.
4. Gandhinagar will host the Defense Expo from October 18 to October 22.
◉ After being postponed in March, the prestigious defence exhibition DefExpo-2022 will now take place from October 18 to 22 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
◉ DefExpo 2022 is in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of achieving defence self-sufficiency and a USD 5 billion export by 2025.
◉ The inaugural event and seminars will be hosted at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Center, and the live demo will take place on the Sabarmati River Front for the 12th edition of DefExpo.
Banking
5. The RBI fined Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd. Rs. 2.33 crore.
◉ In response to Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited’s violation of the price of credit standards for Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro Finance Institutions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) fined the company Rs 2.33 crore (NBFC-MFIs).
◉ In accordance with the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934’s provisions, the RBI has the authority to impose the fine.
6. The RBI levied a fine of Rs. 32 lakh against Indian Bank.
◉ The Reserve Bank of India fined the Indian Bank a total of Rs. 32.00 lakh (Rupees Thirty Two Lakh only) for failing to submit a Flash Report for frauds involving amounts of at least Rs. 5.00 crore (Rupees Five Crore) to the RBI as required by Section 47A(1)(c) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This was done in accordance with paragraph 3.2.6 of the Reserve Bank of India (Frauds, classification, and reporting).
◉ To avoid this from happening again in the future, the Indian Bank has implemented crucial preventative and thorough steps.
7. SBI’s net profit for the first quarter decreased by 7% to Rs. 6,068 billion.
◉ The biggest lender in the country, State Bank of India (SBI), reported a 7% fall in standalone net profit for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, coming in at Rs 6,068 crore. This was due to a decline in revenue.
◉ The bank reported a net profit of Rs 6,504 crore for the quarter from April to June 2021–2022. According to a regulatory statement from SBI, its standalone total income dropped from Rs 77,347.17 crore in the same period last year to Rs 74,998.57 crore in the first quarter of 2022–23.
Business News
8. TATA Steel would invest $3,000,000,000 in new Vande Bharat railway seating.
◉ The Tata Group intends to spend Rs 3,000 crore on R&D by FY26 and is getting ready to launch the “First in India” seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains beginning in September 2022. ◉ The steel-to-salt conglomerate aspires to be one of the top 5 technology firms in the steel industry globally by 2030.
◉ The Tata Steel Composites division has received a large order for seating systems from the Vande Bharat Express worth Rs 145 crore. According to this order, entire seating arrangements must be provided for 22 train sets, each of which has 16 coaches.
Appointment
9. Sanjay Agarwal is named as the ICRI’s Assistant Director General.
◉ Sanjay Agarwal has been named as the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics’ Assistant Director General (ICRISAT).
◉ He presently serves as the Committee on Minimum Support Price’s Chair for the Indian Government.
10. The first leftist president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, gets inaugurated. Gustavo Petro has been inaugurated as Colombia’s first leftist president.
◉ The 62-year-old was a former guerrilla fighter for Colombia’s M-19 organization as well as a senator and Bogota mayor.
◉ He takes Ivan Duque’s place.
◉ South American nation Colombia is located there.
Awards
11. The highest civilian honor in Ladakh is given to the Dalai Lama.
◉ The highest civilian honor in Ladakh, the “dPal rNgam Duston” award, was given to the head of the Tibetan spiritual order, the Dalai Lama.
◉ He has received recognition for his enormous service to humanity.
◉ The award was given out by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). It honors the heroes of Ladakh for their outstanding achievements and contributions.
Defence
12. Vajra Prahar 2022 is a joint exercise between India and the USA.
◉ In Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, the 13th round of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercises “Vajra Prahar 2022” has begun.
◉ The goal is to increase cooperation between the Special Forces of the two countries.
◉ India and the United States alternately hold this annual exercise.
◉ In October 2021, Washington (USA) hosted the 12th edition.
13. The Indian Army began its “Him Drone-a-thon” campaign.
◉ The Drone Federation of India and the Indian Army have joined together to create the Him Drone-a-thon campaign.
◉ The initiative supports independent defence production.
◉ It aims to give the Indian drone ecosystem the chance to create ground-breaking drone capabilities that would fulfill the needs of frontline troops.
◉ Drones will be created in the first phase of Army operations in the Himalayas.
Sports
14. India placed fourth at CWG 2022 with 61 medals.
◉ On August 8, 2022, the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham came to an end.
India received 61 medals at the competition, including 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze, placing fourth overall.
◉ The most medals won by India in any sport at the CWG 2022 were earned in wrestling with a total of 12.
◉ With 178 medals, including 67 gold, 57 silver, and 54 bronze, Australia took first place in the final rankings. Host England was second with 175 medals, including 56 gold, 65 silver, and 53 bronze. With 92 medals, including 26 gold, 32 silver, and 34 bronze, Canada finished third.
15. Lakshya Sen won the gold medal in men’s singles badminton at CWG 2022.
◉ India’s talented young shuttler At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, Lakshya Sen won the men’s singles gold medal in the championship match.
◉ Tze Yong Ng of Malaysia lost against the Indian badminton star for the gold medal.
Sen qualified for the men’s singles championship round after defeating Jia Heng Teh of Singapore 21-10, 18-21, 21-16.
16. Emma Lamb and Prabath Jayasuriya were named ICC Player of the Month winners for July 2022.
◉ The winners of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Player of the Month honors for July 2022 were named England batting all-rounder Emma Lamb and Sri Lankan spin wonder Prabath Jayasuriya.
◉ With 29 wickets from three games, including one four-wicket haul and as many as four five-wicket hauls, Jayasuriya has made his Test debut against Australia.
In three games, Lamb scored 234 runs, including the century that won the match (102 off 97 balls) and two half-centuries (67 off 65 balls and 65 off 66 balls) in the following two games.
Important day
17. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9.
◉ Every year on August 9, people around the world celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
◉ Goal: To increase understanding of and protection of the rights of the indigenous peoples of the world.
◉ In December 1994, the General Assembly of the United Nations gave it its initial proclamation.
The role of indigenous women in the transmission and preservation of traditional knowledge is the theme for 2022.
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