Current Affairss

• Namasthe Initiative of GoI is for the safety and dignity of sanitation workers in Urban areas - NAMASTE – National action for mechanised sanitation ecosystem - Joint initiative of Ministry of social justice & empowerment and Ministry of finance
• SMILE 75 – rehabilitation program for persons engaged in act of begging
  • SMILE – support for marginalized individuals for livelihood and enterprise
  • By union ministry of social justice & empowerment
• Public system lab – launched by IIT Delhi in partnership with UN world food program
  • To bring civic solutions – in food, health, transportation & good governance domains
• “Nipun anti personnel mines” – designed indigenously
  • Designed & developed indigenously
  • 1^st line of defence against advancing enemy  
• F-INSAS
  • Conceptualized by DRDO
  • In line with infantry modernization program
• Dolutegravir – anti retroviral medicine used to treat HIV
• New Delhi has highest average level of PM2.5 as per HEI (Health effects institute)
• IIT Madras – launched centre for Indian knowledge system
• International Gemini observatory is in Hawaii
  • Gemini North telescope (one of twin telescopes) – observed galaxies NGC 4568 & NGC 4567 merging with each other 
• Ramsar convention – to conserve wet lands
  • India is one of the contracting parties to it – India signed in it in 1982
  • In 2022, 28 sites in India were declared as Ramsar sites
• Wet land Yashwant sagar is in MP – declared as Ramsar site
• Tampara lake, Ansupa lake – Odisha - declared as Ramsar site
• Hirakud reservoir – Odish – declared as Ramsar site
• Langya Virus – spread from shrew in china
• Military exercise between India – Oman : Exercise Al Najaf IV
• NIPAM
  • National intellectual property awareness mission
  • Launched as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
• IMD partnered with Japan Govt & UNDP to accelerate climate action & climate resilient development in 10 states
• CISO – chief information officers connect – organized by MEIT & NIC
• Tiger range countries summit scheduled to be held at Vladivostok Russia
• India’s initiative for tiger conservation
  • Project Tiger
  • Bringing all tiger habitats under “tiger reserve network”
• Lumpy skin disease – caused to livestock
  • Vaccine – Lumpi pro vac Ind
• Global summit for democracy 2022 – hosted by National electoral institute of Mexico
• EC hosted meet of Asian regional forum – Theme “making our elections inclusive, accessible & participative
• President of India – Droupadi Murmu
• International day of world’s indigenous people – Aug 9
• BSI develop “Indian virtual herbarium” – biggest data base of country’s flora
• Parvaz market linkage scheme launched by J & K
• Lalit – 49^th CJI (after Ramana)
• IOC set up 2^nd generation ethanol plant in Panipat (Haryana) – to tackle stubble burning
• Inflation reduction act introduced by US
  • Tax incentive to encourage adoption of clean energy tech (Biggest US investment on climate)
• National commission for women launched training for women entrepreneurs to scale up their business
• Him drone a thon – launched by Indian army – to promote drone capability
• Exercise Vajra Prahar 22 – between India & Indonesia held in Himachal Pradesh
• Mitali express – international train between India & Bangladesh (Jalpaighuri to Dacca)
• Jagdeep Dhankar – Vice president of India
• Common wealth games 22 held in Birmingham (Britain)
• Jagat Mandir / Dwarakadhish temple – on the bank of Gomati river
• Nageswara Jyotirlinga is in Dwaraka
• Somnadh temple – one of 12 jyotirlingas, situated in Saurashtra (Gujarat)
• Indian institute of heritage is set up at – Noida, UP
• NE Space application centre is in Shillong
• IRNSS
  • NAVIC satellites are placed in geo stationary orbit & Geo synchronous orbit
  • GPS satellites are placed in MEO
• Shrimad Rajchandra – Jain poet, mystic, Philosopher and scholar
• Ramsar sites
  • Ranganathittu bird sanctuary - in Karnataka
  • Koonthankulam Ramsar site - TN
• Central universities amendment bill 2022 – seeks to establish Gati Sakthi university changing the form of National rail & transportation university in Vadodara
• India host UNSC meeting on counter terrorism
  • Focus on threats posed by misuse of new & emerging tech for terrorism financing, cyber threats and drones
• Sirpur Ramsar wetland is in – MP
• “Champion service sector scheme for medical value travel” – by Ministry of Ayush – to promote Ayush entrepreneurship at Pan India level
• ISRO’s SSLV – small satellite launch vehicle / mini PSLV – has low turnaround time, flexibility to accommodate multiple satellites and minimal launch infra
• One sun one world one Grid declaration
  • Announced at COP26 held at Glasgow
  • Aim to develop worldwide grid through which clean energy can be transmitted anywhere, anytime

• India Maldives
  • India will provide additional $100 m line of credit to complete committed project
  • India deliver 24 vehicles & naval boat
• Yuan wang 5
  • Chinese vessel involved in space & satellite tracking
• Paul task force set up to monitor Monkey pox
• Subject Minerals fall in state list – Kerala opposed amendment to Mines & Mineral development and regulation act
• Pingali venkayya – follower of Gandhi, freedom fighter, gave design of Indian tricolor flag
• India innovation index 2022 – published by NITI
• Kaleswaram project in Telangana – on Godavari – Centre rejected to give it National project status (central water commission has to approve project)
• Bhaktavatsala commission – recommended 33% quota to OBCs including minorities in urban local body elections in Karnataka