Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 10 & 11 July 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.
Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 10 & 11 July 2022
NMCG organizes 8th Edition of ‘Igniting Young Minds: Rejuvenating Rivers’
National Mission for Clean Ganga has organized 8th Edition of the Webinar Series ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers’
Theme: Afforestation
Aim: to connect with the youth on the important issue of Ganga Rejuvenation.
Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as flagship programme in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
RBI imposes penalties on Federal Bank and Bank of India
RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 5.72 crore on Federal Bank for deficiencies in regulatory compliance and Rs 70 lakh on Bank of India for non-compliance with certain provisions of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms and instructions on ‘compliance function in banks’ issued by RBI
RBI has been imposed on Dhani Loans and Services Ltd, Gurugram for non-compliance with KYC norms with fine of Rs 7.6 lakh. RBI had carried out Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation.
Maharashtra leads states with 13,541 govt-recognized startups
Maharashtra has the maximum number of government-recognized startups, followed by Karnataka and Delhi, as per Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) data
As many as 13,541 active DPIIT recognized startups were from Maharashtra, out of the total 73,205 govt-approved new age companies. Maharashtra has a share of 18% with respect to the total number of startups. Karnataka has 8,902 startups and Delhi is home to 8,670 enterprises as of 5th July.
National Capital Region Planning Board’s geo-portal “Pariman” now accessible for public
Geo-Portal for NCR known as ‘PARIMAN’ was launched on 31.08.2021 in the 40th meeting of the Board by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Chairman, NCRPB and Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs. For the purpose of effective utilization of remote sensing and GIS technology, a web geo-portal has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), initially for use by the National Capital Region (NCR) participating states and the office of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB).
This Geo-Portal will help to improve decentralized planning and management in the NCR region. The Portal consists of around 179 Layers presented as Line, Point & Polygon features covering details of various sectors like Land Use, Transport, Industries, Water, Power, Health, Shelter, Heritage & Tourism, Disaster Management, etc.
City Union Bank, Shriram General Insurance sign corporate agency agreement
City Union Bank (CUB) signs MoU with Shriram General Insurance, where the bank will distribute the latter’s insurance products through its branches.
Under this, Shriram General Insurance will offer personal lines of insurance products like motor, personal accident, home and travel, along with commercial lines of insurance products such as property, marine and engineering insurance to the bank’s customers.
MD & CEO of City Union Bank: N Kamakodi.
Max Life launches life insurance product, Smart Capital Guarantee Solution
Max Life Insurance Company has launched Smart Capital Guarantee Solution, which is a life insurance product solution that combines three benefits.
This product is launched by merging the benefits of Max Life Smart Wealth Plan and Max Life Flexi Wealth Advantage Plan. It will offer wealth creation through market-linked returns along with a guarantee on premiums paid at maturity with additional financial protection.
Geo-Portal for NCR made public ‘PARIMAN’ launched
National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed web geo-portal for NCR, known as ‘PARIMAN’ for the purpose of effective utilization of Remote Sensing and GIS technology
It will be initially used by NCR Participating states and Office of National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). It will help to improve decentralized planning and management in NCR region
It can be accessed through NCRPB website https://ncrpb.nic.in/ and also through weblink https://ncrpbgis.nic.in/.
Paritosh Tripathi appointed as MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance
Paritosh Tripathi has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the private non-life insurer SBI General Insurance with effect from 5th July 2022. He succeeded P.C. Kandpal, who has been posted as Deputy Managing Director (DMD)-(P&RE) at SBI.
He has more than 32 years of banking experience and has worked in various departments including MSME, mid-corporate segment, international banking and bancassurance.
Kharchi festival begins in Tripura
A week-long traditional Kharchi festival, offering prayer to 14 gods and goddess, began with thousands of devotees converging at Khayerpur on the eastern outskirts of the Tripura.
Kharchi Puja is predominantly a tribal festival but it owes its origins to Hindu religion. Devotees and sadhus from across India and neighbouring Bangladesh have also participated in the festival.
Static/Current Takeaways Important For All Exam 2022:
Tripura Capital: Agartala;
Tripura Chief Minister: Dr. Manik Saha;
Tripura Governor: Satyadeo Narain Arya.
National Fish Farmers’ Day 2022: 10 July
National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated on 10th July every year to demonstrate solidarity with all fisher folk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders throughout the Country. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan , Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will grace the occasion. It is 65th National Fish Farmers Day being celebrated across the Country. National Fisheries Development Board, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India celebrated the National Fish Farmers Day virtually at National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) Hyderabad.
National Fish Farmers’ Day: History
Every year, this annual event is celebrated to commemorate Professor Dr. Hiralal Chaudhury and his colleague Alikunhi for their contribution in achieving the successful induced breeding of major carps on 10th July, 1957 at Angul in Odisha for the first time in the country through administration of carp pituitary hormone extract in the breeding of major carps. The technology was later on standardized and fine-tuned by developing synthetic hormone for quality seed production across the country. This pioneering work of induced breeding over the years has transformed the growth of aquaculture sector from traditional to intensive aquaculture practices and led to success of modern aquaculture industry.
The technology was later on standardised and fine-tuned by developing synthetic hormones for quality seed production across the country. This pioneering work of induced breeding over the years has transformed the growth of the aquaculture sector from traditional to intensive aquaculture practices and led to the success of the modern aquaculture industry.
India Stack Knowledge Exchange 2022 kick started
India Stack Knowledge Exchange has been kick started on 7th July 2022, as a part of the Digital India Week 2022. It is a 3-day long virtual event and is an opportunity to showcase India’s most significant contribution to Digital world-India Stack, which is a unified software platform to bring India’s 1.4 billion population into the Digital Age.
Objective: to give an orientation to the basic building blocks of India Stack, which is driving Digital Transformation in India
PM attends the first Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture
PM Narendra Modi attended first ‘Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture’ (AJML) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. First AJML keynote address was delivered by Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Senior Minister, Government of Singapore).
Organized by: Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance in recognition of Shri Arun Jaitley’s invaluable contribution to the nation.
Arun Jaitley was an Indian politician and served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs from 2014 to 2019.
Alvaro Lario appointed as President of IFAD
Alvaro Lario has been appointed as the seventh President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with effect from 1st October 2022 for a four-year term.
IFAD:
It is an international financial institution and specialized United Nations agency. It is the only multilateral development organization that focuses on rural economies, food security and climate change
Founded: 1977.
Headquarters: Rome, Italy.
World Population Day 2022 observed globally on 11 July
World Population Day on July 11 is a holiday that’s dedicated to focusing on the importance of population issues. The major purpose of this day is to raise awareness of all the negative impacts that population growth has had on the steady development of nature. Globally, this day is celebrated by organising seminars, discussions, educational sessions, public contests, slogans, workshops, debates, songs, etc. The day was established by the United Nations as a result of the massive interest people had in Five Billion Day in 1987. Read on for more information about observing this important holiday.
World Population Day 2022: Theme
The theme for this year is “A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all”. As the theme suggests, there are 8 billion people living today but not all of them have equal rights and opportunities.
World Population Day: History
It was founded in 1989 by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. On July 11, 1990, the day was first observed in more than 90 nations. Since then, a number of UNFPA national offices as well as other organizations and institutions, in collaboration with governments and civil society, have observed World Population Day.
