Current Affairs

1^st July 2022

1st July is celebrated as National Doctors Day

India celebrates National Doctor’s Day on July 1, the birth anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent physician, academician, freedom fighter and politician. Doctor’s Day is celebrated globally on different dates.

1st July is celebrated as Chartered Accountant Day

The Chartered Accountants’ Day or CA Day is held on 01 July every year in India. It is also known as ICAI Foundation Day. The day is marked to commemorate the foundation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on July 1, 1949

Indian Olympic Association is sponsored by Adani Sportsline

It will be the official partner of the Indian contingent during the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and the Paris Olympic Games 2024.The group had earlier been associated with the Indian contingent during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

SEBI imposed Rs. 7 crore penalty on National Stock Exchange

The markets regulator has imposed a penalty of Rs 7 crore on NSE and Rs 5 crore on former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chitra Ramkrishna.

 Points to remember:

·        SEBI Founded: 1988

·        SEBI Act: 1992

·        SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

·        SEBI First Women Chairman: Madhabi Puri Buch (present)

·        SEBI was given statutory recognition in 1992 on the recommendation of the Narasimham Committee

RBI data: Credit card spending exceeded Rs. 1.13 billion in May

According to Reserve Bank of India data, credit card spending increased 118 percent annually and 8 percent monthly as a result of strong e-commerce spending, high-value travel and tourism spending, and discretionary purchases.

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Sandeep Kumar Gupta named as next chairman of GAIL 

Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Director for Finance at Indian Oil Corporation, has been picked to head India’s largest gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd.  GAIL is India’s largest gas transmission and gas marketing company, with a 14,502-kilometre gas pipeline network and a capacity of 206 million standard cubic meters a day. Its natural gas pipeline network covers 21 states. It holds around 70 per cent share of the gas-transmission network and more than 50 per cent share of natural gas sales in India.

Points to remember:

·        GAIL Headquarters: New Delhi;

·        GAIL Founded: 1984.

Eknath Shinde to take oath as Chief Minister of Maharashtra 

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s authority in the state came to an end the day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as chief minister. The Shinde camp announced that talks with the BJP have begun and that they will form the government.

India will have 122 unicorns in 25 cities within next 2-4 years

According to a report by the Hurun Research Institute titled Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2022, India is predicted to have 122 new unicorns in the following 2-4 years. The total worth of these potential unicorns is currently 49 billion US dollars.

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