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DAILY DOSE 8TH JULY CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 8TH JULY CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Parshottam Rupala inaugurates India’s first ever Animal Health Summit

  • Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on 6 July 2022 inaugurated First India ‘Animal Health Summit’ 2022 in New Delhi.
  • It was organised by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) and the Agriculture Today Group.
  • This summit was held to understand the significance of animal health towards the broader objective of the country’s food and nutrition security and overall economic development.

 

2) Amit Shah unveils ‘Statue of Peace’ at Srinagar

  • Home Minister Amit Shah on 7 July 2022 unveiled the ‘Statue of Peace’ of Swamy Ramanujacharya at Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer.
  • He revived the Bhakti movement and his preachings inspired other Bhakti schools of thought.
  • He is considered to be the inspiration for poets like Annamacharya, Bhakta Ramdas, Kabir, and Meerabai.

 

3) Defence Ministry signs MoU with three private sector banks

  • Ministry of Defence (MOD) on 7 July 2022 allowed 3 private sector banks, for the first time to provide financial services to it for overseas procurement of military hardware.
  • These 3 banks are HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank & Axis Bank.
  • In this regard, MoD has signed MoUs with each of these three banks.
  • Till now, only authorised public sector banks were utilised to provide these services to MoD.

 

4) Hardeep Singh Puri launches ‘SVANidhi Mahotsav’

  • Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on 7 July 2022 launched ‘SVANidhi Mahotsav’ in New Delhi.
  • It is a cultural festival for celebrating the success of the ‘PM SVANidhi’ Scheme.
  • Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi – PM SVANidhi scheme was launched on 1 June 2020 as the first comprehensive effort for the financial inclusion of street vendors.

 

5) R. Dinesh elected President Designate of CII for 2022-23

  • R Dinesh, Executive Vice-Chairman, TVS Supply Chain Solutions, has been elected President Designate of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2022-23.
  • He was the Chairman of CII Southern Region during 2018-19.
  • He will replace Sanjiv Bajaj.
  • At the same time, ITC chairman and managing director Sanjiv Puri has been elected the Vice President of CII for 2022-23.

 

6) India elected to UNESCO’s Inter-governmental panel for 4 years

  • India has been elected to the Inter-governmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for four years (2022-2026 cycle).
  • The elections for this took place at UNESCO headquarters, in Paris from 5 to 7 July 2022.
  • This Committee consists of 24 members.
  • India ratified the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the ICH in September 2005.

 

7) Chhattisgarh government announces electric vehicle policy

  • The Chhattisgarh Cabinet on 7 July 2022 approved its Electric Vehicle (EV) policy.
  • The aim of this policy is to create a robust charging infrastructure, ease the conversion of existing vehicles into hybrid or electric models & incentivise manufacturing.
  • This announcement makes Chhattisgarh the 21st State in the country that has announced its EV policy.
  • Chhattisgarh CM – Bhupesh Baghel

 

8) PM inaugurates ‘Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam’ in Varanasi

  • PM Narendra Modi on 7 July 2022 inaugurated ‘Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam’ on implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in Varanasi.
  • The Ministry of Education is organising Shiksha Samagam from 7th to 9th July ’22.
  • It will provide a platform for academicians & policymakers to deliberate, share their experiences & discuss the roadmap for effective implementation of the NEP 2020.

 

9) Gita Gopinath:1st woman to feature on wall of former chief economists

  • India-born Gita Gopinath has become the first woman and second Indian to feature on the ‘wall of former chief economists’ of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  • Raghuram Rajan was the first Indian to feature on this wall.
  • Gita was the first-ever woman chief economist of the IMF.
  • At present, she is serving as the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF since January 21, 2022.

 

10) Former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to take role of G20 sherpa

  • Amitabh Kant, the former CEO of Niti Aayog, will be becoming the new Sherpa for G-20.
  • Kant will replace Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
  • India is set to assume the G-20 presidency later in 2022.
  • Goyal has been G-20 Sherpa for the country from September 7, 2021.
  • The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) began in Bali on 7 July 2022 and will continue till July 8.

 

11) Boris Johnson resigns as UK PM

  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 7 July 2022 announced his resignation.
  • He lasted just three years as the British Prime Minister.
  • Johnson was forced to quit when more than 40 ministers and aides, including three cabinet members, quit the government on 5 July 2022 demanding his resignation.

 

 


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