Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6 to commemorate the atomic bombing
of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, at the end of World War II. 2022 marks the 77th
anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.
Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council (K-DISC) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LinkedIn, the world’s largest
professional network, along with the ICT Academy of Kerala (ICTAK) under the
Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission (KKEM) as a part of Connect Career to Campus
campaign (CCC).
Uttarakhand government has decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking
village in each of the 13 districts in the state. They will also be taught the
Vedas and the Puranas to help them acquire proficiency in Sanskrit. To be
called ”Sanskrit Gram”, each of these villages will be a center of ancient
Indian culture.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to allow non-resident Indians
(NRIs) to make utility, education and other bill payments on behalf of their
family members living in India. The payments will be processed through Bharat
Bill Payment System’s (BBPS) cross-border inward bill payments facility. To
read more, click here.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 5, 2022, raised the repo rate
by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.4 per cent, taking it above the pre-pandemic
levels of 2020, as has been speculated in a while. To read more, click here.
A tiny satellite launch vehicle will be sent from Sriharikota by the
Indian Space Research Organization on 7th August 2022. The goal of the project
is to place an Earth observation satellite called EOS-02 into low earth orbit
along with a satellite called “Azaadi SAT.”
Women officers in the Indian Navy made history when they flew a Dornier
228 on the first-ever all-female autonomous maritime reconnaissance and
surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea.
With 95 senators voting in favour of the measure, the US Senate
decisively approved the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland.
Indian wrestler, Divya Kakran has won a bronze medal in the women’s 68
kg category at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Bajrang Punia has won his 3rd Commonwealth Games medal and his second
successive Gold medal in the men’s 65kg category.
Star Indian wrestler, Sakshi Malik has won the gold medal in the Women’s
Wrestling Freestyle 62Kg at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
India’s wrestler Deepak Punia has won the gold medal in the Commonwealth
Games 2022 by defeating Pakistan’s Muhammad Inam by 3-0 in the men’s 86 kg
category in the final.
Indian grappler, Mohit Grewal has clinched the bronze medal in the Men’s
Freestyle 125kg in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Indian Grappler or wrestler, Anshu Malik won the silver medal in the
Women’s Freestyle 57kg category in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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