DAILY DOSE 26TH AUG CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) First Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament to start from 27th August
- The first Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament will start from 27 August 2022.
- The tournament will be held across four zones in the country.
- The national round will be held from 20th to 23rd October 2022 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
- The competitors from four age groups will compete during the tournament.
- The tournament includes prize money of 48 lakh rupees.
2) 8th India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting held on 24 August
- External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar co-chaired the 8th India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Carlos França in Brasilia on 24 August 2022.
- The comprehensive discussions covered trade and investments, petroleum, biofuels, edible oils and minerals, health, pharma, etc.
- After the meeting, agreements were signed in the fields of broadcasting and taxation.
3) Know About: Ukraine
- Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.
- Capital: Kyiv
- President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Prime Minister: Denys Shmyhal
- Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia
- It is one of the founding members of the UN.
- On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014.
- The invasion caused Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II.
4) U.P. govt to develop Kannauj as perfume tourism destination
- The Uttar Pradesh govt has decided to develop Kannauj as a perfume tourism destination.
- As part of this initiative, the govt will organize an international perfume fair in Kannauj in December 2022.
- The first phase of the perfume park being set up in the district will also be completed by 15 November 2022.
- The perfume of Kannauj comes under the govt’s ‘One District, One Product’ initiative.
5) Know About: Airports Authority of India
- Airports Authority of India or AAI was founded on 1 April 1995.
- It is a statutory body, under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi.
- It is currently managing 137 airports.
- Sanjeev Kumar is the current Chairman of AAI.
6) Angela Merkel awarded the 2022 ‘UNESCO Peace Prize’
- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for “her efforts to welcome refugees”.
- In 2015, Merkel welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees into Germany.
- This prize, also known as the Félix Houphout-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize, has been awarded each year since 1989 to individuals, and organisations that have made a special effort to promote peace.
7) Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launches a book ‘New India’
- Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a book titled A ‘New India: Selected Writings 2014-19’ on 24 August 2022.
- It is a compilation of selected articles of former Union Minister and Padma Vibhushan Arun Jaitley.
- 24 August 2022 marked his death anniversary.
- Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019.
8) Know About: Vyas Samman
- The Vyas Samman is a Hindi literary award in India.
- It is given for an outstanding literary work in Hindi language.
- It is given annually by the K K Birla Foundation.
- To be eligible for the award, the literary work must have been published during the last 10 years.
- First awarded: 1991
- First recipient: Ram Vilas Sharma for ‘Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi’
9) Independence Day of Ukraine: 24 August
- Independence Day of Ukraine is celebrated. on 24 August in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991.
- Ukraine is the second largest European country after Russia.
- The Soviet Union dissolved in the 1990s and on July 16, 1990, the Ukrainian government declared state sovereignty.
- US President Joe Biden has announced $2.98 billion in military aid to Kyiv, on the occasion.
10) Samir V. Kamat appointed as DRDO chief
- Distinguished Scientist Dr Samir V Kamat has been appointed as the new chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Kamat will succeed Dr G. Satheesh Reddy who has been appointed as Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister.
- Earlier, Dr Kamat was Director General of Naval Systems & Materials at DRDO since July 2017.
- DRDO Founded: 1958
- Headquarters: New Delhi
11) Dr. Asghar Wajahat conferred with the 31st ‘Vyas Samman’
- Dr Asghar Wajahat, a well-known Hindi writer, was conferred with the 31st Vyas Samman on 25 August 2022.
- He has been chosen for the prestigious award for his play ‘Mahabali’, which focuses on Mughal emperor Akbar & poet Tulsidas.
- The Vyas Samman is a Hindi literary award in India, first awarded in 1991.
- It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation & carries an award of 4 lakh rupees.
12) Govt appoints K Subramanian as Executive Director for India at IMF
- Former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been appointed as India’s Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- His term will begin from November 2022 & will continue for a period of 3 years.
- He will succeed Surjit Bhalla, the current Executive Director for India at IMF.
- Subramanian was the youngest CEA in the finance ministry between 2018 and 2021.
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