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1India Has Signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement With 116 Countries: MoS VK SinghPIB
2IRDAI tightens anti-money laundering rules for insurance companiesBusiness Standard
3Army Chief meets Bhutan King in Thimphu; focus on further boosting enduring strategic tiesHindu
450 million EXIM containers handled under the Logistic Data Bank projectPIB
5After PUBG, India blocks access to Krafton’s game BGMI using IT lawFinancial Express
6ED registered maximum money laundering cases during the 2021-22 fiscal: GovtBusiness Standard
7Geological Survey of India working on 18 lithium projects across state’s Field Season Programme (FSP) from 2022-23PIB
880th Annual Convocation Of The Sugar Technologist’s Association Of India Held In GoaPIB
9TERI, REMC to collaborate on developing Indian Railways’ green projectsEconomic Times
10GST revenue collection for July 2022 second highest ever at ₹1.49 lakh croreLivemint
11Air India allows pilots to fly after retirementNews18
12Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Razia Dhillon win gold in each shooting meetTOI
13Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail sectionAIR
14WhatsApp launched a user-safety campaign through a music video titled ‘Scam Se BachoFinancial Express
15Astrobee: NASA’s New Free-Flying Robotic SystemIndian Express
16Trade deficit at a record $31 billion in JulyHindu
17PSBs have written off loans worth Rs 10 lakh crore in the last 5 yearsBusines Standard
18Airbus & GMR form partnership for aircraft maintenance engineeringTOI
19Kannada daily ‘Udayavani’ founder T. Mohandas Pai dies at 89Economic Times
205G spectrum auction concludes with bids of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore; Reliance Jio top bidderHindu
21Chinese rocket CZ5B crash lands in the Indian OceanTimesNow
22Ayman al-Zawahri: al-Qaeda leader killed in US operationHindu
23Cowin is now being repurposed for the universal immunisation programmeHindu
24Rs 9.98 lakh crore sanctioned to 16.67 crore loan accounts under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in 3 yearsBusiness Standard
25Chile poised to grant rights to Nature; could become 2nd such country besides EcuadorDownToEarth
26Kerala CM launched eggs and milk scheme for Anganwadi childrenOutlook
27Banks wrote off Rs 10 trillion in last five financial years: CentreBusiness Standard
28IFS officer Shweta Singh appointed as Director of PMOEconomic Times
29Rare white elephant born in MyanmarNdtv
3014th ONGC Para Games 2022 inaugurated by Shri Hardeep Singh PuriOutlook
31Renowned singer Nirmala Mishra passes awayLivemint
32A new book titled “Dangerous Earth” by Marine biologist Ellen PragerBusiness Line
33The 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 regionPIB
34India registered 72,993 startups that created 7.68 lakh jobs in the past six yearsEconomicTimes
35Bank Of England raises rate by most since 1995, warns of painEconomicTimes
36India’s FY23 fiscal deficit may come to around 6.5%: SBI EcowrapEconomicTimes
37The projected population of the country is 137 crore 55 lakh in the current yearAIR
38Reliance Infrastructure to raise $400 million through FCCBsBusiness Standard
39Badhe Chalo’ Movement under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav beginsAIR
40India’s Food Processing Industry Could Reach $530 Bn by FY27: ReportBusiness Line
41Catamaran Ventures appoints ex-Infosys honchos as Chairman and PresidentEconomicTimes
42Former Australian boxing world champion Johnny Famechon passes awayBusiness Standard
43Karnataka govt approves investment proposals worth Rs 34,432 croresEconomicTimes
44Tamim Iqbal becomes the first Bangladeshi batter to score 8000 runs in ODIDD
45ISS India inks agreement with DSEU for skill developmentTOI
46Explained: What is Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect itself if China attacks?Indian Express
47First Repair of a US Navy Ship in IndiaTOI
48Market regulator Sebi devices framework to curb insider tradingBusiness Standard
49China to run new drills in Yellow and Bohai seasBBC
50NIXI offers domain names for Rs 75 under the ‘Har Ghar Digital, Har Jeevan Digital’ campaignAIR
5137 crore candidates benefited from Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas YojanaAIR
52Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb are ICC players of the month for JulyOthers
53Olivia Newton-John, iconic pop star and ‘Grease’ actor, passes away at 73Others
54Government offers the use of indigenous 5G test beds for free to start-ups and MSMEsPIB
55Expanded Maharashtra Cabinet still a two-man show as CM, Dy CM retain plum portfoliosOthers
56Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb bags ICC Player of the Month for July 2022Business Standard
57Manoj Prabhakar appointed Nepal cricket coachHindu
58Mike Hankey appointed as new US Consul General in MumbaiOthers
59Renuka Singh Storms To Career-Best 18th Spot After OutstandingCWG 2022 CampaignOthers
60AIADMK’s MP, K Maya Thevar passes awayHindu
61Pramod Kumar appointed as CFO of Power Grid CorporationEconomicTimes
62SEBI has proposed the ‘blue bonds’ for sustainable financeEconomic Times
63India to have around 900 million internet users by 2025: ReportLivemint
64Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity NetworkReuters
65What is Bharat NCAP rating for cars?Business Standard
66Amit Burman Steps Down As Chairman Of Dabur IndiaBusiness Line
67India’s exports rise by 11.51 per cent to 36.27 billion dollars in JulyAIR
68Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador proposes 3 men’s commission for world peaceAIR
69RBI proposes Cross-border inward payments through BBPSAIR
70Why higher GST on chit funds is a bad ideaAIR
71Centre releases two instalments of Rs 1.16-trn tax devolutionBusiness Standard
72India’s Foreign Trade Figures: July 2022Economic Times
73To promote honey export, Government to organize a series of events, in collaboration with state govt and farmersPIB
74Amazon India, COHANDS to promote the digital inclusion of over 50,000 artisansEconomic Times
75IAF signs MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University for academic collaborationTOI
76AIADMK’s first MP Maya Thevar passes awayHindu
77What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, of 2022?Hindu
78Indian American journalist, Uma Pemmaraju passes awayEconomic Times
79New Work From Home Guidelines For SEZ (Special Zone) Units By Commerce MinistryPIB
80Indian American journalist Uma Pemmaraju passes awayEconomic Times
81WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virusBusiness Standard
82Kuwait appoints the first ambassador to Iran since 2016AIR
83Hindalco has entered into a commercial arrangement with Greenko Energies to set up a renewable energy projectLivemint
84IIT Kanpur and BHEL signed an MoU to boost opportunities in the Indian Defence and Aerospace sectors:Hindustan Times
85Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passedHindustan Times
86Govt issues 75th Independence Anniversary Medal for armed forcesBusiness Line
87Explained: China-Nepal’s ambitious Trans-Himalayan networkHindustan Times
88US President Joe Biden to Sign $280 Billion CHIPS Act to Boost US Semiconductor ProductionBusiness Standard
89WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus in circulationBusiness Standard
90Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank’s former co-CEO, has passed away.IndiaToday
91Ranveer Singh won the 2022 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne best actor awardHindustanTimes
92RBI found linking Lending Rates to External Benchmarks was the most effectiveEconomic Times
93WPI inflation eases to 13.93 per cent in July 2022Economic Times
94India can be a $5 trillion economy by FY29 if GDP grows at 9% for 5 yrsBusiness Standard
95Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu launches pilot drone service project ‘Medicine from The Sky’Economic Times
96SAF Concludes Participation in Multilateral Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2022Others
97ISRO gets crew module from HAL for the launch of GaganyaanLivemint
98Centre raises thresholds for prosecution under Customs ActHindu
99Thai Public Broadcasting Service signs MoU with Prasar BharatiAIR
100Hollywood Director Wolfgang Petersen dies in Los Angeles at 81EconomicTimes
101Bajaj Electricals elevates Anuj Poddar as Managing Director, CEOBusiness standard
102425 New routes started under UDAN scheme: Govt dataFinancial Express
103IRDAI launches hackathon, invites innovative tech solutions for the insurance sectorEonomic Times
104Prime Minister Modi to watch a special screening of the serial ‘Swaraj’Livemint
105Hyderabad International Airport to roll out DigiYatra programmeLivemint
106NSA Doval meets Russian DPM Manturov; discusses peaceful use of outer spaceEconomicTimes
107India’s Oil Demand Will Rise By 7.73% In 2022, Fastest In The WorldBusiness Standard
108TCS partnership with the five-star bank to offer hyper-personalised customer experienceOthers
109A two-day regional conference on administrative reforms was held in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.AIR
110Promoter Abrdn Investment Mgmt sells a 5.6% stake in HDFC AMC for Rs 2,300 crBusiness Standard
111Kerala’s first tribal novelist Narayan passes awayIndian Express
112Scotland museum signs deal to return seven ancient artefacts to IndiaHindu
113Former India football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee diesTOI
114The OpenSea tale on the future of NFTsHindu
115India’s first indigenous Monkeypox RT-PCR test kit launchedLivemint
116L&T commissions a green hydrogen plant for captive consumptionLivemint
117Assam government launched ‘School on Wheels’ for economically weaker kidsIndianExpress
118Geothermal energy to be used to supply energy to LadakhTOI
119Larsen & Toubro commissions a new green hydrogen plant at Hazira in GujaratBusiness Standard
120Odisha to prepare wildlife management plan in newly allotted coal blocksIndian Express
121Scotland museum signs deal to return 7 ancient artefacts to IndiaHindu
122National Conference of Labour Ministers to be held from 25 AugustLivemint
123HPCL commences its first Cow dung to Compressed Biogas ProjectPIB
124The India Clean Air Summit 2022 begins in BengaluruHindustanTimes
125A report by NASSCOM “Healthcare in India- Transforming Through Innovation”Business Standard
126India’s sex ratio at birth normalises slightlyHindu
127IIT Guwahati develops a new method to produce sugar substitute ‘Xylitol’ from sugarcane wasteEconomic Times
128Vikram Doraiswami appointed India’s High Commissioner to the UKOthers
129BBIL completes trials for India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine
130RBL bank appoints Mr Gopal Jain & Mr Sivakumar Gopalan as non-executive directorsBusinessline
131Vijaya Bank Former Chairman Sadananda Shetty passes awayHindu
132First Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament to start on 27th AugustAIR
133Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-outPIB
134India poised to become the next global SaaS capitalBusiness Standard
135Hero Electric partners with Jio-bp for charging, battery swappingBusiness Standard
136All 23 AIIMS to be named after Local Heroes, Monuments, and Geographical IdentitiesHindu
137Telcom department amends RoW rules to expedite 5G infrastructure rolloutOthers
138Essar Group to sell infra assets worth over Rs 19,000 crores to ArcelorMittal Nippon SteelEconomicTimes
139Niti Aayog to establish 500 Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and KashmirAIR
140VVS Laxman appointed as interim head coach of India for Asia Cup 2022Indian Express
141ExplainSpeaking: What RBI’s surveys tell about India’s economyIndianExpress
142Former international umpire Rudi Koertzen dies, aged 73Others
143Goa to implement a 100% NEP in higher education from next academic yearLivemint
144LG Sinha has announced the launch of the 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo and Summit 2022Others
145UNGA praises India’s role at United NationsLivemint
146RBI to set up fraud registry to check banking frauds: Executive DirectorBusiness Standard
147Telangana AI Mission’s 4 startups to represent India at G20 DINEonomicTimes
148RBI to auction Govt Securities worth ₹33,000 crores on 2 SeptemberLivemint
149UK’s biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales breaks downEconomic Times
150Amlan Borgohain breaks 100m national record at All India Railway C’shipsHindu
151Pakistan floods: what caused Pakistan’s monster monsoon?Indian Express
152Price Cap on Domestic Flights RemovedDeccanHerlad
153World Bank hails India’s whole-of-government approach to stimulating production during a pandemicAIR
154Russia blocks the adoption of a joint declaration on nuclear disarmament at the United NationsAIR
155NDDB, Ladakh UT & LAHDC sign MoU for managing Ladakh Milk FederationBusiness Line
156Debashish Mohanty was appointed director of the National Institute of ImmunologyOthers
157PSB branches get a monthly target for doorstep bankingFinancial Express
158Rajasthan: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced TechnologiesEconomicTimes
159Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets a one-year extensionHindu
160LIC sees 20 pc decline in death claims in Q1 FY23 as COVID impact ebbsBusiness Standard
161Govt allows retro fitment of CNG and LPG kits in BS-VI compliant vehiclesBusiness Standard
162Union MoS for Textiles Darshana Jardosh inaugurates Silk Mark ExpoAIR
163HM Amit Shah chaired the 23rd meeting of the Central Zonal Council in BhopalAIR
164Veteran producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala passes awayHindu
16510th National Conference of Women Police to begin in Shimla, HPAIR
166South Korea, US ready to begin joint military drills Ulchi Freedom ShieldEconomic Times