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National Current Affairs – July 2022

PM Modi inaugurated the first smart campus of Bosch in Bengaluru
PM Modi participated Udyami Bharat Programme and launched schemes for the MSME sector
Nirmala Sitaraman released the Business Reform Action Plan 2020 in New Delhi
Telangana government inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, an innovation center in Hyderabad
Maharashtra government approved the renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv
India’s Tata Motors partnered with Japan’s Renesas to develop chip solutions

Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Google’s 1.28% stake buy in Bharti Airtel
India’s urban population to stand at 675 million in 2035, behind China: United Nations
ReNew Power, UNEP, and SEWA launched “Project Surya” to train women as solar technicians
Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched a three-day ‘Grand Hackathon’ on the Agriculture domain
CSIR-CSIO and Engineers India Limited (EIL) signed an agreement for an ‘earthquake warning system’
AAI signed an agreement with the government of Uttar Pradesh for the operationalization of five airports
Department of Telecommunications signed an agreement with ITI Ltd and BSNL
IIE Guwahati & IIM Shillong signed an agreement to boost entrepreneurship
Delhi to host India’s biggest shopping festival in 2023
PM Modi inaugurated the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Agradoot group of newspaper
Rajasthan government will introduce India’s first right-to-health bill
Ministry of Environment organized ‘Haryali Mahotsav
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurated India’s first-ever Animal Health Summit
1st Edition of State Ranking Index For NFSA 2022- Odisha topped
Western Railways opened its longest skywalk connecting Mumbai’s Bandra Terminus to Khar station
Jitendra Singh Launched India’s First Autonomous Navigation Facility – TiHAN
IGSS Ventures signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government for setting up a semiconductor park
Tata Power signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a solar manufacturing plant
IIT Hyderabad signed an MoU with Greenko to set up a school of sustainable science & tech
Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) ownership was handed over to Tata group-owned Tata Steel Long Products (TSLP)
Vivek Express, running from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari holds the title of Indian Railway’s longest train route
PM Modi inaugurated Digital India Week 2022 at Gandhinagar
Himachal Pradesh CM launched the ‘Nari Ko Naman’ scheme for women
NTPC signed an MoU with the Rajasthan government for the development of a 10-GW solar park
The Centre amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) allowing Indians to receive up to Rs 10 lakh without informing Authorities
Bharti Airtel allotted 1.2% equity shares to Google for USD 1 Billion
India’s first Monkeypox case reported in Kerala
Burhanpur of MP becomes the first district to certify ‘Har Ghar Jal’
India and Bangladesh agreed on the effective implementation of the Comprehensive Border Management Plan (CBMP)
Karnataka cabinet approved a new employment policy, that aims to increase jobs
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) signed gas sale agreements with Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) & Assam Gas Company Ltd (AGCL)
India’s NSCS (National Security Council Secretariat) hosted a meeting of BIMSTEC on cyber security cooperation
Union Minister Narendra Tomar launched the e-NAM Platform to promote agricultural trade

UAE to invest USD 2 billion to develop integrated food parks across India
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar & Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the NIFT campus in Panchkula
Industrial Production Index jumps to 19.6 percent in May
Trade Deficit surged to a record $26.1 Billion in June
UIDAI launched the ‘AadhaarFaceRd’ mobile app to perform Aadhaar face authentication
Delhi LG VK Saxena launched the SAH-BHAGITA scheme to reward RWAs for property tax compliance
Vedanta partners with IIT Madras incubated startup
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) partnered with the Athletics Federation of India to support Indian Athlete
Government to soon launch nationwide campaign ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ to inspire people to hoist the national flag
Ola unveiled India’s first indigenously made lithium ion-cell
Union Cabinet approved Gati Shakti University in Gujarat
Cabinet approved Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line
Ahmedabad, Kerala among TIME’s list of the world’s greatest places of 2022
India’s first elevated Dwarka expressway to be operational by 2023
Uttarakhand becomes the first state to implement NEP at the pre-primary level
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approves India’s first indigenously developed Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) vaccine
Andhra Pradesh government decided to rejoin Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Delhi Government partnered with UNICEF for employment opportunities for students
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai becomes India’s first station to have an augmented reality experience
Rurban Mission Delta Ranking June 2022– Jharkhand topped
PM Modi unveiled the National emblem cast on the new Parliament Building
Tripura government launched the ‘Earn with Learn’ Scheme
IIT Kanpur to set up a network of air quality sensors to measure pollution in rural India
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) signed an agreement with the West Bengal government to build a next-gen electric ferry
6th Deputy National Security Advisor level meeting concludes in Kochi
India becomes the 68th country to join Interpol’s Child Sexual Exploitation Database
HAL signed an agreement with Safran to build helicopter engines
Chhattisgarh government received USD 300 Million from World Bank for school education
PM Modi inaugurated the newly built Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand
UP becomes the first state in the country to have 13 expressways
Kharchi Festival begins in Tripura
Health Ministry and Panchayati Raj Ministry signed an MoU to eliminate TB in India by 2025
India sets world record for building longest double-decker bridge in Nagpur
PM Modi inaugurated Akshaya Patra Mid-Day Meal Kitchen in Varanasi
Sikkim and West Bengal signed an agreement to ease travel for tourists
Meghalaya to invest 300 crores in Childhood education programs
Ministry of Mines organized the 6th National Conclave in New Delhi
PM Modi attended the first Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi
PARIMAN – The Geo-Portal for National Capital Region (NCR) made Public
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized the 8th edition of Igniting Young Minds: Rejuvenating Rivers
Delhi Government launched the ‘Mission Kuahl Karmi’ program to upskill construction workers
Google announced Startup School India initiative
NITI Aayog released the 3rd edition of the India Innovation Index
Himachal Pradesh becomes the 1st Indian state to connect all registered commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)

India signed an MoU with the Maldives for Judicial cooperation
India signed an MoU with the UK for Mutual Recognition of Educational Qualification
UP govt ropes in Deloitte to make state USD 1 trillion economy
PM Modi unveiled India’s first passenger drone, Varuna
Burhanpur of MP becomes the first district to certify ‘Har Ghar Jal’
Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes the first 100% Landlord Major Port of India
Centre formed a committee to strengthen the MSP system; chaired by Sanjay Agarwal
India signed an MoU with Namibia for wildlife conservation
Assam CM launched the ‘Swanirbhar Naari’ scheme to empower weavers
NHPC signed an MoU with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for setting up hydropower projects and pump storage projects
India’s R&D spending amongst the lowest in the world: NITI Aayog study
India’s agricultural exports rise 14% in the April-June quarter
India’s share of remittance from the Gulf region declined in FY21
Arunachal Pradesh & Assam signed a pact to resolve the border dispute
Expat Insider Ranking 2022: India ranks 36th; Mexico topped
NITI Aayog and WFP to launch Initiative on mainstreaming millets in Asia and Africa
Rajasthan gets AI-powered Chatbot for fast disposal of cases in Lok Adalat
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) creates 1st mountain warfare training school in Northeast India
India’s first e-waste eco park to be established in Holambi Kalan in Delhi
Kerala becomes the first state to have its own internet service
Telangana government partnered with UNDP for Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA)
Tata Steel to invest Rs 12,000 crore in FY23 in India, Europe operations
MSME Minister Narayan Rane launched the Mobile Electric Charging app
JSW Steel partnered with BCG to accelerate the decarbonization journey
PM Modi addressed Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organization Seminar in New Delhi
Varanasi to be 1st cultural and tourism capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
KVIC launched a knowledge portal to provide design directions to Khadi institutions
Uttarakhand CM launched Uttarakhand police app and e-FIR service
NHPC signed two MoU for the development of Pilot Green Hydrogen Technologies
Government approves extension of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme till March 2024 for textiles exporters
Govt launched the ‘Jagriti’ mascot to empower consumers and generate awareness of their rights
The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) partnered with Google for DigiVaani Call Center
Government sets up a committee to develop a framework for the right to repair; chaired by Nidhi Khatri
Defense Ministry sets up Apex Committee for Performance and Efficiency Audit
PM Modi inaugurated Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh
Coca-Cola signed Neeraj Chopra for Limca Sportz promotion
Parshottam Rupala launched a subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for manure management
Foundation stone laid for the 8th Hi-Tech Park in Natore
Haryana CM launched the ‘Smart E-Beat’ system for the Gurugram police
India designated 5 new Ramsar sites; now a total of 54 Ramsar sites in the country
ONGC signed an MoU with Greenko to produce green hydrogen
HCL Tech’s Roshni Nadar Malhotra Richest Woman in India
iDEX-DIO signed the 100th contract for defense innovation
Bharat Forge arm signed an agreement with Talgo for manufacturing trains

City Union Bank partnered with Aditya Birla Health Insurance for the distribution of health insurance product
Cabinet approved Competition Amendment Bill
Cabinet approves investment of Rs 12,000 crore by BPCL’s unit
Uttar Pradesh CM launched a scheme for cashless medical benefit
Jharkhand CM launched Jharkhand Tourism Policy 2021
IIT Kanpur launched NIRMAN Accelerator Program
Jammu Film Festival to begin on September 3
Assam Government gives approval to a second wildlife sanctuary in Barak Valley
Cochin Shipyard signed an agreement with IIM Kozhikode to boost start-ups in the maritime sector
Union Minister Amit Shah launched the e-FIR system in Gujarat
India grants USD 2.5 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees
ADB approved USD 96 million in loans to Himachal Pradesh for a safe drinking water project
GST collections increased to Rs 1.44 lakh crore in June 2022
Muthoot Finance gets approval from RBI to open 150 new branches across India
Edelweiss General Insurance launched SWITCH, comprehensive motor insurance
SBI General Insurance launched Cyber Insurance Cover for Individuals: Cyber VaultEdge
South Indian Bank signed an agreement with Kerala Forest Department for digital payment
RBI selected Hansa Research Group to conduct fieldwork for the inflation expectation survey
World Bank approved USD 1 billion to support India’s health sector
Fiscal Deficit for April-May at the period at 12% of Budget estimates
All rate changes recommended by the 47th GST Council are to be made effective from July 18
SBI, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank acquired a 9.54% stake each in Perfios Account Aggregation Services
Crisil cuts India’s GDP growth estimate to 7.3% for the FY23
Axis Bank partnered with EazyDiner to launch Dining Delights
Edelweiss partnered with Avanse Financial for student travel insurance
SBI Life Insurance signed a pact with Paschim Banga Gramin Bank for bancassurance
Sandeep Kumar Gupta to be the next chairman of GAIL succeeds Manoj Jain
KK Venugopal was re-appointed Attorney General of India for 3 months
Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first black woman on US Supreme Court
T Raja Kumar was appointed as the new president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Yair Lapid elected as the 14th Prime Minister of Israel
Air Marshal AP Singh appointed as the AOC-in-C Central Air Command
PokerBaazi appointed Shahid Kapoor as its brand ambassador
Asit Rath appointed as new MD & CEO of Aviva Life Insurance Company
V P Nandkumar was re-appointed as MD and CEO of Manappuram Finance
India’s Lt Gen Mohan Subramanian appointed as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Suranjan Das was appointed as the new president of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
Boris Johnson’s resignation as UK Prime Minister
The Odisha government won first prize in National MSME Award 2022
Ashok Soota was conferred with CII Quality Ratna Awards 2021
Michelle Poonawalla received the coveted Shiromani Award
Karnataka’s Sini Shetty crowned Femina Miss India World 2022
Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska won the prestigious Fields Medal in 2022
India successfully tested high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas from the Odisha Coast
9th Army to Army Staff Talks between India and Australia in Dehradun

4th Synergy Conference between Indian Army and Defense Accounts Department in New Delhi
DRDO conducted a successful maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator
Javelin Thrower, Neeraj Chopra clinched a Silver medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet
Adani Sportsline partnered with Indian Olympic Association as the principal sponsor
Carlos Sainz won her maiden F1 British Grand Prix in 2022
Parul Chaudhary broke the 6-year-old 3000m National Record
Axis Bank signed an MoU with Indian Air Force to manage salary accounts
NPCI partnered with Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) for a master’s degree in digital payments
Edelweiss Mutual Fund launched Focused Equity Fund
India Mortgage Guarantee Corp. (IMGC) partnered with RBL Bank to offer mortgage guarantee-backed home loans
RBI imposed penalties on Ola Financial Services for noncompliance provisions
TATA AIA partnered with City Union Bank for life and health Insurance
SBICAP signed an MoU with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for the Trilateral Development Cooperation Fund
Arohan Financial Services launched ApnaArohan digital lending app
Nomura cuts the 2023 GDP forecast for India to 4.7%
Max Life launched Smart Capital Guarantee Solution
City Union Bank signed an agreement with Sriram Insurance to distribute insurance product
RBI imposed penalties on the Federal Bank and Bank of India for violating regulatory norms
Sudhakar Dalela appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Bhutan
Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) recommended G Rajkiran Rai as MD at National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)
Gita Gopinath becomes the first woman to feature on the wall of former chief economics
R Dinesh appointed as President Designate of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2022-23
Former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant appointed as the new G20 Sherpa
Paritosh Tripathi appointed as MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance
Alvaro Lario was appointed as the new President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
RK Gupta appointed as the new Deputy Election Commissioner
Brajesh Upadhaya appointed as the new chief of Goa Shipyard Limited
Meena Hemchandra appointed as part-time Chairman of Karur Vysya Bank
Mustafizur Rahman appointed as Bangladesh High Commissioner to India
Madhulika Bhaskar gets additional charge as CMD of New India Assurance Company Ltd (NIACL) for three months
RBI and Bank Indonesia signed an MoU to improve mutual cooperation
Kotak Mahindra Bank completed integration with the new tax portal
India’s WPI inflation at 15.18% in June
DBS was named ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for the second time
Yes Bank partnered with JC Flowers ARC to sell 48,000 crores of Bad Loans
Kotak General Insurance launched automation of vehicle inspection for insurance renewals
Digit Insurance launched ‘pay as you drive for motor insurance
IndusInd Bank board gives nod to mobilize Rs 20,000 crore via debt
Morgan Stanley cuts India’s FY23 GDP forecast to 7.2% from 7.6%
Bajaj Allianz partnered with DBS Bank India to offer life insurance products
RBI restricted three cooperative banks; Nashik Zilla Girna Sahakari Bank Limited, Raigad Sahakari Bank, and Sri Mallikarjuna Pattana Sahakari Bank from conducting banking activity
RBI hiked Capital Adequacy Ratio for Urban Cooperative Banks to 12%

SBI launched WhatsApp Banking Services for its customers
Standard Chartered Bank & EaseMyTrip launched a co-branded credit card
ADB cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2% from 7.5% for FY23
European Central Bank raised interest rates after more than 11 years
Forex reserve declined to a 20-month low to USD 572.7 billion from USD 7.5 billion
Vinayak Pai appointed as Managing Director of Tata Projects
Jayanti Prasad was appointed as a Whole-time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
Droupadi Murmu elected as the 15th President of India
Egypt’s Seif Ahmed was appointed as acting president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) appointed Ennarasu Karunesan as its representative in India
VK Singh appointed as Director (Technical) of REC
Google Parent Alphabet appointed Goldman Sachs Veteran, Marty Chavez to Board
Ashish Kumar Chauhan was appointed as the next MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
IndiGo appointed M Damodaran as a non-independent non-executive director
Manipur Governor La Ganesan was given additional charge of West Bengal
Gen. Raj Shukla appointed as a member of UPSC
Brijesh Gupta appointed as MD of RattanIndia Power
Rajarshi Gupta appointed as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new President of Sri Lanka
Dia Mirza honored with Mother Teresa Memorial Award by the Maharashtra government
The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) received the Sardar Patel Award of ICAR
Malayalam filmmaker KP Kumaran honored with JC Daniel Award 2022
68th National Film Awards: Soorarai Pottru won the Best Film award
UAE honored Kamal Haasan by granting him Golden Visa
HDFC Bank to be among the global top 10 banks after the merger
HDFC Mutual Fund launched Nifty Next 50 ETF and Nifty 100 ETF
RBI allowed IDBI Bank bidders to own more than 40%
Global GDP growth to slow to 2.7% in 2022– S&P Global Market Intelligence
RBI launched an awareness campaign for Unclaimed deposits
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund launched ICICI Prudential Nifty IT Index Fund
RS Gandhi appointed as Additional Independent Director of YES Bank
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Kuwait
Sanjay Kumar Jain was appointed as interim CEO of National Land Management Corporation (NLMC)
Akshaya Moondra appointed as new CEO of Vodafone Idea
Indermit Gill appointed as new Chief Economist of World Bank
Ravi Kishan Takkar appointed as Additional Director of LIC HFL Board
Ashishkumar Chauhan appointed as new MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Indian-Origin Professor Kaushik Rajashekara won Global Energy Prize in 2022
Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award’ instituted for the first time
India and Japan conducted a maritime partnership exercise in the Andaman Sea
India to set up Joint Theater Commands of Tri-Services
Tata Group delivered Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle-Medium (QRFV) to the Indian Army

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