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27th-29th August, 2022

‘One Nation-One Fertilizer’, 20th edition of Bio Asia , 3rd India-Mauritius Joint Committee Meeting , online educational mobile games , unified identity card for the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana , Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan , ‘Yamuna Par Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ , National Labour Conference of Labour Ministers and Labour Secretaries of States/UTs, 8th Brazil-India Joint Commission Meeting , 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo 2022 , Tamil Nadu Credit Guarantee Scheme , Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme , Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence for Vegetables , National Highways Logistics Management Limited , “Renewing wind growth to power the energy transition: India Wind Energy Market Outlook 2026” report , Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority , RuPay credit card named Yoddha , Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala, Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, Hyderabad , Small Industries Development Bank of India , ‘All Things EV, World Water Week, “A New India: Selected Writings 2014–19” book

  1. Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, (MoS) Meenakashi Lekhi paid an official visit to Norway (16-18 August), Iceland (19-20 August) and Malta (21-23 August).
  2. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers has announced the launch of the ‘One Nation-One Fertilizer’ (ONOF) from October 2.
  3. 20th edition of Bio Asia will be hosted by the government of Telangana in Hyderabad from February 24-26, 2023.
  4. RailTel, a CPSU of the Ministry of Railways and CloudExtel, a known Full Stack Network as a Service (NaaS) Provider, have partnered to launch India’s first Shared Radio Access Network (RAN) solution for congested locations to enhance telecom users’ experience.
  5. The 3rd India-Mauritius Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) was held in New Delhi between the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Ministry of Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives (Mauritius) for cooperation in the field of MSMEs.
  6. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched the ‘Azadi Quest’, a series of online educational mobile games developed in collaboration with Zynga India.
  7. Central Government is planning a unified identity card for the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to eliminate wide variance in the design and nomenclature of beneficiary cards across States and Union Territories.
  8. Union minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan will be integrated with the 1,000 geospatial maps for better planning of the infrastructure.
  9. India and Tanzania have announced the creation of a task force to prepare a five-year ‘future road map’ for enhancing defence cooperation.
  10. ‘Yamuna Par Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ was organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
  11. Ministry of Labour & Employment has organised a two-day National Labour Conference of Labour Ministers and Labour Secretaries of States/UTs at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
  12. The 8th Brazil-India Joint Commission Meeting (JCM), co-chaired by Mr Carlos Alberto Franco França, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, and Dr S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India, was held in Brasilia.
  13. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met visiting US Deputy Secretary of Treasury Wally Adeyemo and discussed India’s upcoming G-20 Presidency in 2023 and issues related to the global financial sector.
  14. The 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo 2022 has been organized by the MSME Development Forum at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
  15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Amrita Hospital in Faridabad district of Haryana.
  16. Tamil Nadu Credit Guarantee Scheme (TNCGS) and Tamil Nadu Trade Receivables Discounting System (TN TReDS) have been launched for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
  17. Confederation of Indian Industry has signed an MoU with the Nagaland Government at the Nagaland CSR & Investment Conclave 2022 – “Partnership for Strengthening Sustainable Development” to collaborate and unleash the potential of entrepreneurial talents in Nagaland.
  18. Jammu and Kashmir has become the first amongst States/UTs to establish an Atal Tinkering Lab in partnership with the government think tank NITI Aayog on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis.
  19. Uttar Pradesh govt has launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme to establish a comprehensive database of the state’s family units and identify beneficiaries for its various schemes including employment, pensions, and housing benefits.
  20. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh).
  21. Central govt has advised the Edible Oil Manufacturers/ Packers/ Importers to declare net quantity on edible oil in volume without temperature in addition to declaring the same in weight.
  22. Indian Navy will use 100% indigenous 30 mm high explosive AK-630 guns fitted for warships.
  23. A tripartite agreement has been signed among National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).
  24. Airports Authority of India (AAI) and LFV Air Navigation Services of Sweden have signed an MOU to explore smart aviation solutions for developing sustainable aviation technology.
  25. Africa has adopted a PEN-PLUS Strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD).
  26. “Renewing wind growth to power the energy transition: India Wind Energy Market Outlook 2026” report has been released by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and MEC Intelligence (MEC+).
  27. TVS Motor has acquired 48.27% stake in Narain Karthikeyan’s Startup DriveX for Rs 85 crores.
  28. Bharti Airtel promoter Bharti Telecom has announced to buy a 3.33% stake in Airtel from Singtel for 2.25 billion Singapore dollars or about Rs 12,895 crores in 90 days’ time.
  29. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has announced that the trail commission to Points of Presence (PoPs) for D-Remit Contributions of the associated Subscribers shall be @ 0.20% of the contribution amount (Minimum ₹15 and Maximum ₹10,000).
  30. BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda (BoB), and the Indian Army have launched a co-branded RuPay credit card named Yoddha for the Indian Army personnel, in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
  31. Tata Neu, the ‘super app’ of the Tata Group, has partnered with HDFC Bank for launching Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Credit Card and Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card.
  32. According to PGA Labs (a business research company) data, SBI is the top market player in debit cards market with 30% market share.
  33. RBI has barred customers of Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala, from withdrawing funds as part of several restrictions imposed on the bank due to its deteriorating financial condition.
  34. AirAsia India has become the first airline in India to adopt a data-driven training program using CAE Rise™.
  35. India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank will acquire 9.94% stake in Go Digit Life Insurance.
  36. RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.33 crore on Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, Hyderabad for non-compliance with certain provisions of the “Non-Banking Financial Company – Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016”.
  37. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has collaborated with TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a subsidiary of Tata Power, to launch 1,000 green energy enterprises across the country.
  38. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a private sector general insurance company, has launched ‘All Things EV’ – India’s first one-stop-solution portal for electric vehicles (EV).
  39. State Bank of India (SBI) will operate the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh for two more years.
  40. Essar Group has announced a USD 2.4 billion (Rs 19,000 crore) deal to sell its ports business to Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel Ltd.
  41. IDFC Limited has appointed Mahendra N Shah as the company’s managing director (MD), with effect from October 1, 2022.
  42. SBICAP Securities, a unit of SBI Capital Markets, has appointed Deepak Kumar Lalla as the MD and CEO.
  43. DreamSetGo, India’s first premium sports experiences and travel platform, has announced Sourav Ganguly as its first brand ambassador.
  44. DRDO has appointed distinguished scientist, Dr Samir V Kamat, as its new chairman.
  45. Former Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian has been appointed as the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a period of 3 years, starting from November 2022.
  46. August 23- September 1 – World Water Week; Theme – Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water
  47. August 29 – National Sports Day (birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand)
  48. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees.
  49. 2022 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced.
  50. Kajaria Ceramics is the title sponsor for the three-match ODI series between India and Zimbabwe, known as the Kajaria Cup.
  51. India’s Arjun Erigaisi has won the Abu Dhabi Masters 2022.
  52. “Lies Our Mothers Told Us: The Indian Woman’s Burden” book has been authored by Nilanjana Bhowmick.
  53. “Gambling on Development” book has been authored by Stefan Dercon.
  54. “A New India: Selected Writings 2014–19” book has been authored by Arun Jaitley.
  55. Researchers at the IIT-Guwahati have developed an ultrasound-assisted fermentation method to produce a safe sugar replacement called “Xylitol” from bagasse, which is the residue left after crushing sugarcane.
  56. Tropical cyclone Ma-on battered the Philippines.
  57. The famous Tamil director Mani Nagaraj has died. He is famous for his film “Pencil”.

Table of Content 

National News

  1. Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, (MoS) Meenakashi Lekhi paid an official visit to Norway (16-18 August), Iceland (19-20 August) and Malta (21-23 August).
      • An MOU was signed between RetinaRisk (health technology company in Iceland) and Sankara Nethralaya (India) for collaborating on predictive eye screening of diabetes patients.
  2. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers has announced the launch of the ‘One Nation-One Fertilizer’ (ONOF) from October 2.
      • As part of the initiative, crop nutrients – urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) or muriate of potash (MOP) – will be sold under a single brand name, ‘Bharat’ irrespective of the manufacturing companies.
      • The initiative will be implemented under the Centre’s fertilizer subsidy scheme, ‘Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janurvarak Pariyojana’ (PM-BJP).
  3. 20th edition of Bio Asia will be hosted by the government of Telangana in Hyderabad from February 24-26, 2023.
      • Theme – “Advancing for ONE: Shaping the next generation of humanized healthcare”
  4. RailTel, a CPSU of the Ministry of Railways and CloudExtel, a known Full Stack Network as a Service (NaaS) Provider, have partnered to launch India’s first Shared Radio Access Network (RAN) solution for congested locations to enhance telecom users’ experience.
  5. The 3rd India-Mauritius Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) was held in New Delhi between the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Ministry of Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives (Mauritius) for cooperation in the field of MSMEs.
      • Two MOUs were signed for cooperation between –
        • SME Mauritius Ltd. and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)-
        • SME Mauritius Ltd. and National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ni-MSME), an institute under the Ministry of MSME
  6. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched the ‘Azadi Quest’, a series of online educational mobile games developed in collaboration with Zynga India.
      • The information in the app has been curated by the Publications Division of the I&B Ministry and the Indian Council of Historical Research.
      • The Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) sector in India has the potential to capture 5% ($40 billion) of the global market share by the year 2025, with an annual growth of around 25-30%.
  7. Central Government is planning a unified identity card for the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to eliminate wide variance in the design and nomenclature of beneficiary cards across States and Union Territories.
      • These will be co-branded cards, which would allot equal space to both PM-JAY and State-specific logos.
      • The name of the scheme would include the State scheme name along with AB PM-JAY.
      • The NHA has also decided to provide full financial support for issuing the co-branded cards to beneficiaries identified by the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) and State-specific non-SECC beneficiaries.
      • As of August 2022, 31 out of 33 states have adopted the scheme.
  8. Union minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan will be integrated with the 1,000 geospatial maps for better planning of the infrastructure.
      • Gujarat-based Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), which works to implement map-based Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), has developed the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan.
      • It was announced at an investors’ round-table conference organised by the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation and the Dholera Industrial City Development.
  9. India and Tanzania have announced the creation of a task force to prepare a five-year ‘future road map’ for enhancing defence cooperation.
      • Both countries will hold the next Joint Defence Cooperation meeting in Tanzania.
      • Tanzania has been invited to the ‘India-Africa Defence Dialogue’ and DefExpo which is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat between October 18 to 22.
  10. ‘Yamuna Par Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ was organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
      • During the event, many initiatives were launched under the Arth Ganga concept.
        • Jalaj initiative was launched at 26 locations on Ganga basin main stem states. It involves setting up of small shops or floating mobile centres to promote livelihood on the banks of River Ganga.
        • NMCG and Sahakar Bharati signed an MOU to achieve the vision of sustainable and viable economic development by public participation.
        • A tourism-related portal ImAvatar was launched to promote livelihood opportunities along the Ganga basin by promoting Arth Ganga initiative through tourism.
        • A new River Champ course on the Continuous Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP) was launched.
      • Projects worth more than Rs 30,000 crore have been sanctioned to clean Ganga and its tributaries.
  11. Ministry of Labour & Employment has organised a two-day National Labour Conference of Labour Ministers and Labour Secretaries of States/UTs at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
  12. The 8th Brazil-India Joint Commission Meeting (JCM), co-chaired by Mr Carlos Alberto Franco França, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, and Dr S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India, was held in
      • An MOU was signed between Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) and Prasar Bharati to exchange their own contents produced to various platforms.
  13. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met visiting US Deputy Secretary of Treasury Wally Adeyemo and discussed India’s upcoming G-20 Presidency in 2023 and issues related to the global financial sector.
  14. The 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo 2022 has been organized by the MSME Development Forum at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

State News

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Amrita Hospital in Faridabad district of Haryana.
      • Prime Minister Modi will also visit Punjab and inaugurate the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur.
  2. Tamil Nadu Credit Guarantee Scheme (TNCGS) and Tamil Nadu Trade Receivables Discounting System (TN TReDS) have been launched for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
      • The TNCGS will operate with the Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) of the Central government and extend 90% guarantee for eligible loans up to ₹40 lakh.
      • For loans above ₹40 lakh and less than ₹2 crore, eligible loans will get 80% guarantee.
      • The State government has made an allocation of ₹100 crore for this scheme.
  3. Confederation of Indian Industry has signed an MoU with the Nagaland Government at the Nagaland CSR & Investment Conclave 2022 – “Partnership for Strengthening Sustainable Development” to collaborate and unleash the potential of entrepreneurial talents in Nagaland.
      • As part of this agreement, CII would establish startup cohorts and conduct capacity-building programmes for Nagaland Government officials, financial institutions & banks in Nagaland, incubators, and academic innovation cells for engaging with startups.
      • Indian Navy will partner with entrepreneurs and startups in Nagaland to provide support for their innovation and indigenization initiatives.
      • A Model Career Centre (MCC) will also be set up in Nagaland in partnership with the State Government.
      • CII organizes startup pitch sessions as part of the Nagaland CSR and Investment Summit to connect startups with potential investors from across the country.
  4. Jammu and Kashmir has become the first amongst States/UTs to establish an Atal Tinkering Lab in partnership with the government think tank NITI Aayog on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis.
      • NITI Aayog is keen to replicate the J&K model of Atal Tinkering Lab to the rest of the country.
      • NITI Aayog has established over 10,000 ATLs across the country so far for enabling over 3 Million+ students between Grade VI to Grade XII to acquire a problem-solving, tinkering and innovative mindset.
      • Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) aims to establish 500 more labs in J&K schools in the next few years to promote an innovative and creative mindset among J&K students.
  5. Uttar Pradesh govt has launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme to establish a comprehensive database of the state’s family units and identify beneficiaries for its various schemes including employment, pensions, and housing benefits.
      • The PKC will provide a unique 12-digit ID number for each family, and the initial collection of data for families will be conducted through ration cards.
      • These cards would help in preventing the leakages and duplication of beneficiaries in the scheme.

Agriculture and Rural Development

  1. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh).
      • The climate of Chandauli district (the rice bowl of UP) is suitable for setting up the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables.
      • There are 9 agro-climatic zones in the State which are favourable for the cultivation of various horticultural crops throughout the year.
      • Already, the Israeli government has established 29 Centre of Excellence (CoEs) in 12 States. The villages around these CoEs will be turned into villages of excellence.
      • India and Israel have announced to establish 150 Villages of Excellence in 12 States. Out of which, 75 villages are being taken up in the first year to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence.
  2. Central govt has advised the Edible Oil Manufacturers/ Packers/ Importers to declare net quantity on edible oil in volume without temperature in addition to declaring the same in weight.
      • Department of Consumer Affairs has also advised them to correct their labelling of declaring net quantity in the units of volume without mentioning temperature with the weight of the product, within six months from the date of the direction issued i.e. up to January 15, 2023.

Defence News

  1. Indian Navy will use 100% indigenous 30 mm high explosive AK-630 guns fitted for warships.
      • The ammunition fitted for warships has been produced by a private company Solar Group’s Economic Explosives.

Memorandum of Understanding

  1. A tripartite agreement has been signed among National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).
      • Purpose – for developing of modern Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojana across the country with an objective to centralize freight consolidation and reduce logistics cost from 14% to less than 10% of GDP at par with International Standards.
  2. Airports Authority of India (AAI) and LFV Air Navigation Services of Sweden have signed an MOU to explore smart aviation solutions for developing sustainable aviation technology.

International News

  1. Africa has adopted a PEN-PLUS Strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD).
      • The strategy is aimed at bridging the access gap in the treatment and care of patients with chronic and severe NCDs.

Reports and Indices

  1. “Renewing wind growth to power the energy transition: India Wind Energy Market Outlook 2026” report has been released by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and MEC Intelligence (MEC+).
      • India can add another 7 GW of capacity within the next five years.
      • Wind power constituted 37.7% of total installed capacity, as of March 2022.

Banking and Economy

  1. TVS Motor has acquired 48.27% stake in Narain Karthikeyan’s Startup DriveX for Rs 85 crores.
  2. Bharti Airtel promoter Bharti Telecom has announced to buy a 3.33% stake in Airtel from Singtel for 2.25 billion Singapore dollars or about Rs 12,895 crores in 90 days’ time.
  3. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has announced that the trail commission to Points of Presence (PoPs) for D-Remit Contributions of the associated Subscribers shall be @ 0.20% of the contribution amount (Minimum ₹15 and Maximum ₹10,000).
  4. BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda (BoB), and the Indian Army have launched a co-branded RuPay credit card named Yoddha for the Indian Army personnel, in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
      • The Yoddha co-branded credit card will be equipped with contactless features and will be offered on the RuPay platform.
  5. Tata Neu, the ‘super app’ of the Tata Group, has partnered with HDFC Bank for launching Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Credit Card and Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card.
      • Each of the two variants of the card will be available on both RuPay and Visa networks.
  6. According to PGA Labs (a business research company) data, SBI is the top market player in debit cards market with 30% market share.
      • HDFC Bank has the maximum share in the credit card market.
  7. RBI has barred customers of Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala, from withdrawing funds as part of several restrictions imposed on the bank due to its deteriorating financial condition.
  8. AirAsia India has become the first airline in India to adopt a data-driven training program using CAE Rise™.
  9. India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank will acquire 9.94% stake in Go Digit Life Insurance.
  10. RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.33 crore on Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, Hyderabad for non-compliance with certain provisions of the “Non-Banking Financial Company – Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016”.
  11. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has collaborated with TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a subsidiary of Tata Power, to launch 1,000 green energy enterprises across the country.
      • The initiative is aimed at promoting sustainable entrepreneurship models and empowering rural entrepreneurs.
      • ‘Sustainable is Attainable’ program of Tata Power and ‘Empowering MSMEs’ campaign of SIDBI are the driving forces behind this partnership.
      • The entrepreneurs shortlisted under the initiative will have to complete a capacity-building activity organised by TPRMG to receive Go REsponsive, ENterprise incentive (GREENi) from SIDBI.
  12. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a private sector general insurance company, has launched ‘All Things EV’ – India’s first one-stop-solution portal for electric vehicles (EV).
  13. State Bank of India (SBI) will operate the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh for two more years.
  14. Essar Group has announced a USD 2.4 billion (Rs 19,000 crore) deal to sell its ports business to Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel Ltd.
      • The deal also envisages a 50-50 Joint Venture partnership, for building a 4 MTPA LNG terminal at Hazira, Gujarat, between Essar and ArcelorMittal.

Appointments

  1. IDFC Limited has appointed Mahendra N Shah as the company’s managing director (MD), with effect from October 1, 2022.
  2. SBICAP Securities, a unit of SBI Capital Markets, has appointed Deepak Kumar Lalla as the MD and CEO.
  3. DreamSetGo, India’s first premium sports experiences and travel platform, has announced Sourav Ganguly as its first brand ambassador.
  4. DRDO has appointed distinguished scientist, Dr Samir V Kamat, as its new chairman.
      • He has also been appointed as the Secretary of
      • Kamat is currently the Director-General of Naval Systems & Materials (NS&M).
  5. Former Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian has been appointed as the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a period of 3 years, starting from November 2022.

Important Days

  1. August 23- September 1 – World Water Week; Theme – Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water
  2. August 29 – National Sports Day (birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand)

Awards

  1. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees.
      • The honour, which is officially called Félix Houphouët-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize, is named after the first president of Ivory Coast.
  2. 2022 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced.
CategoryWinner
Public Service-JournalismThe Washington Post
Fiction- Books, Drama & MusicThe Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, by Joshua Cohen
Drama- Books, Drama & MusicFat Ham, by James Ijames
Music- Books, Drama & MusicVoiceless Mass, by Raven Chacon

Sports

  1. Kajaria Ceramics is the title sponsor for the three-match ODI series between India and Zimbabwe, known as the Kajaria Cup.
      • Shubman Gill has broken Sachin Tendulkar’s 24-year old record after he scoring his maiden international century against Zimbabwe in the third ODI against Zimbabwe.
  2. India’s Arjun Erigaisi has won the Abu Dhabi Masters 2022.

Miscellaneous

  1. “Lies Our Mothers Told Us: The Indian Woman’s Burden” book has been authored by Nilanjana Bhowmick.
  2. “Gambling on Development” book has been authored by Stefan Dercon.
  3. “A New India: Selected Writings 2014–19” book has been authored by Arun Jaitley.
      • The book has been released by Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
  4. Researchers at the IIT-Guwahati have developed an ultrasound-assisted fermentation method to produce a safe sugar replacement called “Xylitol” from bagasse, which is the residue left after crushing sugarcane.
  5. Tropical cyclone Ma-on battered the Philippines.
  6. The famous Tamil director Mani Nagaraj has died. He is famous for his film “Pencil”.
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