List of Less imp News of August 2022

List of Less Important News August 2022

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1 India Has Signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement With 116 Countries: MoS VK Singh PIB
2 IRDAI tightens anti-money laundering rules for insurance companies Business Standard
3 Army Chief meets Bhutan King in Thimphu; focus on further boosting enduring strategic ties Hindu
4 50 million EXIM containers handled under the Logistic Data Bank project PIB
5 After PUBG, India blocks access to Krafton’s game BGMI using IT law Financial Express
6 ED registered maximum money laundering cases during the 2021-22 fiscal: Govt Business Standard
7 Geological Survey of India working on 18 lithium projects across state’s Field Season Programme (FSP) from 2022-23 PIB
8 80th Annual Convocation Of The Sugar Technologist’s Association Of India Held In Goa PIB
9 TERI, REMC to collaborate on developing Indian Railways’ green projects Economic Times
10 GST revenue collection for July 2022 second highest ever at ₹1.49 lakh crore Livemint
11 Air India allows pilots to fly after retirement News18
12 Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Razia Dhillon win gold in each shooting meet TOI
13 Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section AIR
14 WhatsApp launched a user-safety campaign through a music video titled ‘Scam Se Bacho Financial Express
15 Astrobee: NASA’s New Free-Flying Robotic System Indian Express
16 Trade deficit at a record $31 billion in July Hindu
17 PSBs have written off loans worth Rs 10 lakh crore in the last 5 years Busines Standard
18 Airbus & GMR form partnership for aircraft maintenance engineering TOI
19 Kannada daily ‘Udayavani’ founder T. Mohandas Pai dies at 89 Economic Times
20 5G spectrum auction concludes with bids of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore; Reliance Jio top bidder Hindu
21 Chinese rocket CZ5B crash lands in the Indian Ocean TimesNow
22 Ayman al-Zawahri: al-Qaeda leader killed in US operation Hindu
23 Cowin is now being repurposed for the universal immunisation programme Hindu
24 Rs 9.98 lakh crore sanctioned to 16.67 crore loan accounts under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in 3 years Business Standard
25 Chile poised to grant rights to Nature; could become 2nd such country besides Ecuador DownToEarth
26 Kerala CM launched eggs and milk scheme for Anganwadi children Outlook
27 Banks wrote off Rs 10 trillion in last five financial years: Centre Business Standard
28 IFS officer Shweta Singh appointed as Director of PMO Economic Times
29 Rare white elephant born in Myanmar Ndtv
30 14th ONGC Para Games 2022 inaugurated by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Outlook
31 Renowned singer Nirmala Mishra passes away Livemint
32 A new book titled “Dangerous Earth” by Marine biologist Ellen Prager Business Line
33 The government says, India’s satellite-based navigation system, NavIC, is as good as the GPS of the United States in terms of position accuracy and availability in its service region PIB
34 India registered 72,993 startups that created 7.68 lakh jobs in the past six years EconomicTimes
35 Bank Of England raises rate by most since 1995, warns of pain EconomicTimes
36 India’s FY23 fiscal deficit may come to around 6.5%: SBI Ecowrap EconomicTimes
37 The projected population of the country is 137 crore 55 lakh in the current year AIR
38 Reliance Infrastructure to raise $400 million through FCCBs Business Standard
39 Badhe Chalo’ Movement under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav begins AIR
40 India’s Food Processing Industry Could Reach $530 Bn by FY27: Report Business Line
41 Catamaran Ventures appoints ex-Infosys honchos as Chairman and President EconomicTimes
42 Former Australian boxing world champion Johnny Famechon passes away Business Standard
43 Karnataka govt approves investment proposals worth Rs 34,432 crores EconomicTimes
44 Tamim Iqbal becomes the first Bangladeshi batter to score 8000 runs in ODI DD
45 ISS India inks agreement with DSEU for skill development TOI
46 Explained: What is Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect itself if China attacks? Indian Express
47 First Repair of a US Navy Ship in India TOI
48 Market regulator Sebi devices framework to curb insider trading Business Standard
49 China to run new drills in Yellow and Bohai seas BBC
50 NIXI offers domain names for Rs 75 under the ‘Har Ghar Digital, Har Jeevan Digital’ campaign AIR
51 37 crore candidates benefited from Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana AIR
52 Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb are ICC players of the month for July Others
53 Olivia Newton-John, iconic pop star and ‘Grease’ actor, passes away at 73 Others
54 Government offers the use of indigenous 5G test beds for free to start-ups and MSMEs PIB
55 Expanded Maharashtra Cabinet still a two-man show as CM, Dy CM retain plum portfolios Others
56 Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb bags ICC Player of the Month for July 2022 Business Standard
57 Manoj Prabhakar appointed Nepal cricket coach Hindu
58 Mike Hankey appointed as new US Consul General in Mumbai Others
59 Renuka Singh Storms To Career-Best 18th Spot After OutstandingCWG 2022 Campaign Others
60 AIADMK’s MP, K Maya Thevar passes away Hindu
61 Pramod Kumar appointed as CFO of Power Grid Corporation EconomicTimes
62 SEBI has proposed the ‘blue bonds’ for sustainable finance Economic Times
63 India to have around 900 million internet users by 2025: Report Livemint
64 Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network Reuters
65 What is Bharat NCAP rating for cars? Business Standard
66 Amit Burman Steps Down As Chairman Of Dabur India Business Line
67 India’s exports rise by 11.51 per cent to 36.27 billion dollars in July AIR
68 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador proposes 3 men’s commission for world peace AIR
69 RBI proposes Cross-border inward payments through BBPS AIR
70 Why higher GST on chit funds is a bad idea AIR
71 Centre releases two instalments of Rs 1.16-trn tax devolution Business Standard
72 India’s Foreign Trade Figures: July 2022 Economic Times
73 To promote honey export, Government to organize a series of events, in collaboration with state govt and farmers PIB
74 Amazon India, COHANDS to promote the digital inclusion of over 50,000 artisans Economic Times
75 IAF signs MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University for academic collaboration TOI
76 AIADMK’s first MP Maya Thevar passes away Hindu
77 What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, of 2022? Hindu
78 Indian American journalist, Uma Pemmaraju passes away Economic Times
79 New Work From Home Guidelines For SEZ (Special Zone) Units By Commerce Ministry PIB
80 Indian American journalist Uma Pemmaraju passes away Economic Times
81 WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus Business Standard
82 Kuwait appoints the first ambassador to Iran since 2016 AIR
83 Hindalco has entered into a commercial arrangement with Greenko Energies to set up a renewable energy project Livemint
84 IIT Kanpur and BHEL signed an MoU to boost opportunities in the Indian Defence and Aerospace sectors: Hindustan Times
85 Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed Hindustan Times
86 Govt issues 75th Independence Anniversary Medal for armed forces Business Line
87 Explained: China-Nepal’s ambitious Trans-Himalayan network Hindustan Times
88 US President Joe Biden to Sign $280 Billion CHIPS Act to Boost US Semiconductor Production Business Standard
89 WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus in circulation Business Standard
90 Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank’s former co-CEO, has passed away. IndiaToday
91 Ranveer Singh won the 2022 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne best actor award HindustanTimes
92 RBI found linking Lending Rates to External Benchmarks was the most effective Economic Times
93 WPI inflation eases to 13.93 per cent in July 2022 Economic Times
94 India can be a $5 trillion economy by FY29 if GDP grows at 9% for 5 yrs Business Standard
95 Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu launches pilot drone service project ‘Medicine from The Sky’ Economic Times
96 SAF Concludes Participation in Multilateral Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2022 Others
97 ISRO gets crew module from HAL for the launch of Gaganyaan Livemint
98 Centre raises thresholds for prosecution under Customs Act Hindu
99 Thai Public Broadcasting Service signs MoU with Prasar Bharati AIR
100 Hollywood Director Wolfgang Petersen dies in Los Angeles at 81 EconomicTimes
101 Bajaj Electricals elevates Anuj Poddar as Managing Director, CEO Business standard
102 425 New routes started under UDAN scheme: Govt data Financial Express
103 IRDAI launches hackathon, invites innovative tech solutions for the insurance sector Eonomic Times
104 Prime Minister Modi to watch a special screening of the serial ‘Swaraj’ Livemint
105 Hyderabad International Airport to roll out DigiYatra programme Livemint
106 NSA Doval meets Russian DPM Manturov; discusses peaceful use of outer space EconomicTimes
107 India’s Oil Demand Will Rise By 7.73% In 2022, Fastest In The World Business Standard
108 TCS partnership with the five-star bank to offer hyper-personalised customer experience Others
109 A two-day regional conference on administrative reforms was held in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. AIR
110 Promoter Abrdn Investment Mgmt sells a 5.6% stake in HDFC AMC for Rs 2,300 cr Business Standard
111 Kerala’s first tribal novelist Narayan passes away Indian Express
112 Scotland museum signs deal to return seven ancient artefacts to India Hindu
113 Former India football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee dies TOI
114 The OpenSea tale on the future of NFTs Hindu
115 India’s first indigenous Monkeypox RT-PCR test kit launched Livemint
116 L&T commissions a green hydrogen plant for captive consumption Livemint
117 Assam government launched ‘School on Wheels’ for economically weaker kids IndianExpress
118 Geothermal energy to be used to supply energy to Ladakh TOI
119 Larsen & Toubro commissions a new green hydrogen plant at Hazira in Gujarat Business Standard
120 Odisha to prepare wildlife management plan in newly allotted coal blocks Indian Express
121 Scotland museum signs deal to return 7 ancient artefacts to India Hindu
122 National Conference of Labour Ministers to be held from 25 August Livemint
123 HPCL commences its first Cow dung to Compressed Biogas Project PIB
124 The India Clean Air Summit 2022 begins in Bengaluru HindustanTimes
125 A report by NASSCOM “Healthcare in India- Transforming Through Innovation” Business Standard
126 India’s sex ratio at birth normalises slightly Hindu
127 IIT Guwahati develops a new method to produce sugar substitute ‘Xylitol’ from sugarcane waste Economic Times
128 Vikram Doraiswami appointed India’s High Commissioner to the UK Others
129 BBIL completes trials for India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine
130 RBL bank appoints Mr Gopal Jain & Mr Sivakumar Gopalan as non-executive directors Businessline
131 Vijaya Bank Former Chairman Sadananda Shetty passes away Hindu
132 First Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament to start on 27th August AIR
133 Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out PIB
134 India poised to become the next global SaaS capital Business Standard
135 Hero Electric partners with Jio-bp for charging, battery swapping Business Standard
136 All 23 AIIMS to be named after Local Heroes, Monuments, and Geographical Identities Hindu
137 Telcom department amends RoW rules to expedite 5G infrastructure rollout Others
138 Essar Group to sell infra assets worth over Rs 19,000 crores to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel EconomicTimes
139 Niti Aayog to establish 500 Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir AIR
140 VVS Laxman appointed as interim head coach of India for Asia Cup 2022 Indian Express
141 ExplainSpeaking: What RBI’s surveys tell about India’s economy IndianExpress
142 Former international umpire Rudi Koertzen dies, aged 73 Others
143 Goa to implement a 100% NEP in higher education from next academic year Livemint
144 LG Sinha has announced the launch of the 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo and Summit 2022 Others
145 UNGA praises India’s role at United Nations Livemint
146 RBI to set up fraud registry to check banking frauds: Executive Director Business Standard
147 Telangana AI Mission’s 4 startups to represent India at G20 DIN EonomicTimes
148 RBI to auction Govt Securities worth ₹33,000 crores on 2 September Livemint
149 UK’s biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales breaks down Economic Times
150 Amlan Borgohain breaks 100m national record at All India Railway C’ships Hindu
151 Pakistan floods: what caused Pakistan’s monster monsoon? Indian Express
152 Price Cap on Domestic Flights Removed DeccanHerlad
153 World Bank hails India’s whole-of-government approach to stimulating production during a pandemic AIR
154 Russia blocks the adoption of a joint declaration on nuclear disarmament at the United Nations AIR
155 NDDB, Ladakh UT & LAHDC sign MoU for managing Ladakh Milk Federation Business Line
156 Debashish Mohanty was appointed director of the National Institute of Immunology Others
157 PSB branches get a monthly target for doorstep banking Financial Express
158 Rajasthan: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technologies EconomicTimes
159 Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets a one-year extension Hindu
160 LIC sees 20 pc decline in death claims in Q1 FY23 as COVID impact ebbs Business Standard
161 Govt allows retro fitment of CNG and LPG kits in BS-VI compliant vehicles Business Standard
162 Union MoS for Textiles Darshana Jardosh inaugurates Silk Mark Expo AIR
163 HM Amit Shah chaired the 23rd meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Bhopal AIR
164 Veteran producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala passes away Hindu
165 10th National Conference of Women Police to begin in Shimla, HP AIR
166 South Korea, US ready to begin joint military drills Ulchi Freedom Shield Economic Times 





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