23rd August, 2022

1. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has inaugurated the two-day National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022 in New Delhi.
2. National Fisheries Development Board (NPFB) has conducted its 9th governing body meeting in New Delhi, which is chaired by Minister of Fisheries Parshottam Rupala.
3. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus, developed by KPIT Technologies and CSIR in Pune.
4. A two-day National Conference on Women in Police was conducted in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
5. Technology Development Board, under Department of Science and Technology, has provided a financial aid of Rs 3.29 crores to Multi Nano Sense Technologies Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra for developing hydrogen sensors indigenously.
6. Central government has planned to collaborate with the Arunachal Pradesh government to develop a “district good governance portal” for monitoring the performance of each district of the state on a monthly basis and help in benchmarking performance.
7. Technology Development Board (TDB), a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, has extended support to M/s Fountainhead Agro farms Private Limited for the ‘Advanced, Intensive, All Male Tilapia Aquaculture Project with Israeli Technology’.
8. To mark 75 years of India’s Independence, the Indian Navy docked its warships across six continents and hoisted the Tricolour to commemorate the occasion under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
9. Indian Air Force is participating in the Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin, Australia.
10. A first of its kind, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated at INS Karna by the Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
11. According to the Mercom India Research’s report, the solar capacity installations in the country increased by 59% to record 2 gigawatt (GW) during first half of 2022.
12. Central Bank of India has signed a bancassurance agreement with lncred Financial Services and Protium Finance to offer loans to MSME Borrowers at competitive rates.
13. Central Bank of India, the only public sector lender under the RBI’s prompt corrective action (PCA) framework, is expected to exit from this list due to an improvement in its financial health.
14. Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh Verma has been appointed as the secretary to President Droupadi Murmu.
15. Sadhbhawana Diwas (birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi)
16. International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
17. August 22 – International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief
18. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced the winners of National CSR Awards 2020.
19. Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk has won his world heavyweight title by defeating Anthony Joshua.
20. The 15th edition of the Asia Cricket Cup will start in the UAE.
21. “Emilie and Subhas: A True Love Story” book has been authored by Krishna Bose.

National News

1. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has inaugurated the two-day National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022 in New Delhi.
   • During the conference, Shri Amit Shah has inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), developed by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). This System will help in quick and easy disposal of cases with the help of centralized finger print database.
2. National Fisheries Development Board (NPFB) has conducted its 9th governing body meeting in New Delhi, which is chaired by Minister of Fisheries Parshottam Rupala.
   • On this occasion, Parshottam Rupala released a book on Super Success Stories from Indian Fisheries.
   • An online marketplace feature – ‘Aqua Bazar’ in “Matsya Setu” app – was also launched to help the fish farmers and stakeholders to source the inputs such as fish seed, feed and medicines and services required for fish culture.
   • Matsya Setu app was developed by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar.
3. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus, developed by KPIT Technologies and CSIR in Pune.
4. A two-day National Conference on Women in Police was conducted in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
   • Organizers – Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) in collaboration with Himachal Police
5. Technology Development Board, under Department of Science and Technology, has provided a financial aid of Rs 3.29 crores to Multi Nano Sense Technologies Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra for developing hydrogen sensors indigenously.
   • India aims to produce 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.

State News

1. Central government has planned to collaborate with the Arunachal Pradesh government to develop a “district good governance portal” for monitoring the performance of each district of the state on a monthly basis and help in benchmarking performance.
   • The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel will develop the portal.
   • Union Minister Jitendra Singh made the announcement during the two-day Regional Conference on “Bringing Citizens and Government Closer through Administrative Reforms” at Itanagar.

Agriculture and Rural Development

1. Technology Development Board (TDB), a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, has extended support to M/s Fountainhead Agro farms Private Limited for the ‘Advanced, Intensive, All Male Tilapia Aquaculture Project with Israeli Technology’.
   • Out of the total project cost of Rs. 29.78 crores, TDB has already provided loan assistance of Rs. 8.42 crores to the company.
   • The company aims to set up a complete production line (from breeding to full fish) in Mudhol (Karnataka).
   • Objective – to produce 500 tons of Tilapia from the parent broodstock ‘Hermon’, which will be imported from Nir David Fish Breeding Farm, Israel
   • Aquaculture Production Technology Limited (APTIL), Israel has provided technology for the cultivation to Fountainhead.

   About Tilapia and Hermon –

   • Tilapia is also known as aquatic chicken due to its quick growth and low maintenance cultivation.
   • It has emerged to be one of the most productive and internationally traded food fish in the world.
   • Tilapia is created from its parent
   • Hermon is a hybrid of two selected strains of Tilapia, namely Oreochromis Niloticus (Male) and Oreochromis Aureus (Female).
   • It is known for special characteristics such as high growth rate, resistance to low temperature, light (attractive) colour, all hybrid fry progeny of males only, without the conventional system of usage of hormones.

Defence News

1. To mark 75 years of India’s Independence, the Indian Navy docked its warships across six continents and hoisted the Tricolour to commemorate the occasion under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
   • INS Saryu – Singapore’s Changi Naval Base
   • INS Satpura – San Diego harbour, US
   • INS Sumedha – Perth, Australia
   • INS Tabar – Mombasa Port, Kenya
   • INS Tarkash – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   • INS Chennai and INS Kochi – Muscat, Oman
2. Indian Air Force is participating in the Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin,
   • Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
   • The IAF contingent, led by Group Captain YPS Negi, comprises over 100 air warriors, deployed with four Su-30 MKI fighter and two C-17 aircraft.
3. A first of its kind, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated at INS Karna by the Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
   • The CISR is a state of the art, self-contained, 25 m, six lane, live firing range for all primary and secondary weapons in the Navy.
   • INS Karna is the first in the Navy and perhaps the only military unit in the country to set up and use CISR presently.

Reports and Indices

1. According to the Mercom India Research’s report, the solar capacity installations in the country increased by 59% to record 2 gigawatt (GW) during first half of 2022.
   • In the first half of 2022, Rajasthan and Gujarat were the top states for large-scale solar, accounting for 53% and 14% of installations, respectively, followed by Maharashtra with 9%.

Banking and Economy

1. Central Bank of India has signed a bancassurance agreement with lncred Financial Services and Protium Finance to offer loans to MSME Borrowers at competitive rates.
2. Central Bank of India, the only public sector lender under the RBI’s prompt corrective action (PCA) framework, is expected to exit from this list due to an improvement in its financial health.

Appointments

1. Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh Verma has been appointed as the secretary to President Droupadi Murmu.
   • Verma is currently serving as the secretary of the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Important Days

1. August 20 –
   • Sadhbhawana Diwas (birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi)
   • World Mosquito Day; Theme – ‘Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives’
2. August 21 –
   • International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
   • World Senior Citizen’s Day
3. August 22 – International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief.

Awards

1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced the winners of National CSR Awards 2020.
   • 20 award winners and 17 Honourable Mentions are there across the three categories.
   • The categories of the awards are Corporate Awards for Excellence in CSR, CSR Awards for CSR in Aspirational Districts / Difficult Terrains, and CSR Awards for contribution in National Priority Areas.

Sports

1. Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk has won his world heavyweight title by defeating Anthony Joshua.
2. The 15th edition of the Asia Cricket Cup will start in the UAE.

Miscellaneous

1. “Emilie and Subhas: A True Love Story” book has been authored by Krishna Bose.
   • The book details about Emilie Schenkl (an Austrian), the wife of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

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