The World Federation of Neurology
(WFN) celebrates World Brain Day on every July 22, focusing on a different
theme each year. World Brain Day (WBD) 2022 is dedicated to the theme “Brain
Health for all” as our brains continue to be challenged by pandemics, wars,
climate change and the myriad of disorders impacting human existence globally.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma has launched ‘Swanirbhar Naari’, a scheme to empower indigenous weavers
in Assam’s Guwahati. To read more, click here.
The Army Motor Bike trip from New
Delhi to the Kargil War Memorial at Dras in Ladakh was launched off from
Pathankot in Punjab to commemorate 23 years of triumph over Pakistan in the
Kargil War of 1999 and to celebrate the spirit of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Rajarshi Gupta has been appointed as
Managing Director of ONGC Videsh. He was recommended for the position by the
Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB).
The International Hockey Federation
(FIH) has appointed Egypt’s Seif Ahmed as its acting president following Indian
administrator Narinder Batra’s resignation from the post.
Points to remember:
International Hockey Federation
Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
International Hockey Federation CEO:
Thierry Weil
International Hockey Federation
Founded: 7 January 1924, Paris, France
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad
Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has issued a decree to appoint Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem
as a new Prime Minister.
E-commerce market, Flipkart said that
it had signed an agreement with the Bihar State Skill Development Mission to
start the Supply Chain Operations Academy (SCOA) projects in the state. To read
more, click here.
The five years of the Pradhan Mantri
Vaya Vandana Yojana are now complete. 21 July, 2017 marked the official launch
of the programme. The programme is a social security programme for the elderly
that aims to provide them with a guaranteed minimum pension based on a
guaranteed return on the purchase price or subscription fee.
Tech giant Microsoft has announced
that it is introducing Viva Engage, a new app in Teams that helps build
community and connection, along with providing tools for personal expression.
To read more, click here.
Points to remember:
Microsoft Founders: Bill Gates, Paul
Allen
Microsoft CEO: Satya Nadella
Microsoft Founded: 4 April 1975,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Microsoft Headquarters: Redmond,
Washington, United States
Indian Space Research Organisation,
ISRO Chairman S Somnath along with other senior scientists inaugurated the
Human Space Flight Expo at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bengaluru to
commemorate the Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav. To read more, click here.
In the run up to setting up a social
stock exchange, the government has declared "zero coupon zero principal
instruments" as securities. To read more, click here.
Federal Bank and the Central Board of
Direct Taxes have teamed to let taxpayers use the e-filing portal’s e-pay tax
function.
Three cooperative banks have received
harsh limitations from the Reserve Bank of India in the last two days. Along
with the Sri Mallikarjuna Pattana Sahakari Bank situated in Karnataka, these
banks also include two from Maharashtra: the Nashik Zilla Girna Sahakari Bank
Limited and the Raigad Sahakari Bank. To read more, click here.
In order to improve the financial
soundness of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs), the RBI has decided to create a
straightforward four-tiered regulatory framework. To read more, clickhere.
India’s rankings fell by three spots in the median mobile speeds, according to Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index. India has at the number 115th spot in May this year, but it dropped down to 118th in June.
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