World Lion Day is observed globally on 10th August. The day aims to
spread awareness of lions and the urgent need to strive toward their
conservation.
World Biofuel Day is commemorated on 10 August every year to raise
awareness about the use of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional
fossil fuels.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari inaugurated the 22nd ‘Bharat
Rang Mahotsav’ at Rabindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation via video
conferencing a second generation (2G) ethanol plant built at an estimated cost
of Rs 900 crore in Haryana’s Panipat.
As part of the celebrations for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath debuted “Radio Jaighosh” to commemorate the
anniversary of the Kakori Train Action.
State of Bank of India (SBI) is the first Indian lender to frame a policy
to fund makers of lab-grown diamonds which come across as replicas of the
natural stones, but are often looked at with suspicion by high-street banks and
scoffed at by many traditional diamantaires.
The India-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022”, began
on August 08, 2022, at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal
Pradesh. Ex Vajra Prahar 2022 is the 13th edition of the annual exercise.
The Indian Army has launched the Him Drone-a-thon programme in
collaboration with the Drone Federation of India. The initiative is in line
with self-reliance in defence manufacturing.
Ahmedabad University Professor, Ramadhar Singh becomes the first Indian
Social Psychologist on the US Heritage Wall of Fame of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the United States.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Sri Lankan spin
sensation Prabath Jayasuriya and England batting all-rounder Emma Lamb as the
winners of its Player of the Month awards for July 2022.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced table tennis player Achanta
Sharath Kamal and Boxer Nikhat Zareen as the Flagbearers of India for the
closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham.
Union Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology,
Dr. Jitendra Singh, launched a poetry book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden
Winds’ written by 11 years old Sannidhya Sharma, student of class 7th, here at
Jammu. The book is published by Blue-Rose Publishers.
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) covered about 1,331 different bird species that can be found in India in a field guide that was written by ZSI.
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