Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –13 July 2022
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 13 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 – 13 July 2022
1st Webb Telescope image reveals earliest galaxies formed after Big Bang
US President Joe Biden has released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.
Key points:
- Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time. This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground.
- This deep field, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is a composite made from images at different wavelengths, totaling 12.5 hours achieving depths at infrared wavelengths beyond the Hubble Space Telescope’s deepest fields, which took weeks.
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria passes away
Luis Echeverria Alvarez who served as president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976 has been died at the age of 100.
He started his career as a lawyer and become a member of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party. He has also initiated the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in February 1972. He was also known for promoting the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States at the United Nations in 1972.
India’s GM Gukesh wins Gijon Chess Masters
D. Gukesh from India has won the Gijon Chess Masters with eight points out nine rounds.
GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil has finished second with 6.5 points while International Master, Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain has finished third scoring six points. Gukesh took his FIDE rating to 2693. If he crosses the Elo rating of 2700, Gukesh could well become the sixth Indian to do so after Viswanathan Anand, Krishnan Sasikiran, P. Harikrishna, Vidit Gujarati and B. Adhiban.
Tripura government launches “Earn with Learn” scheme
The Tripura government has launched a new scheme named “Earn with Learn” to bring back those who had dropped out of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19.
This scheme is a part of the Vidyalaya Chalo Abhiyan (Let’s go to school). About 8,000 students between the age group of 6 to14 had dropped out of school during the pandemic.
The state government will pay Rs 500 per admission to each college student as reward for bringing back such dropouts to school again.
Edelweiss Mutual Fund launches Focused Equity Fund
Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd has launched a new fund offer (NFO) for Edelweiss Focused Equity Fund. This will invest in 25-30 stocks spread across three key investing opportunities of – (1) brands, (2) market share gainers, and (3) innovators.
The fund will be managed by Trideep Bhattacharya and Abhishek Gupta. Any resident including NRIs, individual and non-individual can invest in the Edelweiss Focused Equity Fund.
The minimum investment amount: ₹ 5000/-.
Vice Chairman of Sanmar Group received ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award
The government of Japan has conferred the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ award to Narayanan Kumar, Sanmar Group Vice Chairman. He received this honour for his contribution towards strengthening economic relations between Japan and India.
He was honoured by Taga Masayuki (Consul General of Japan) in Chennai. He also heads Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and served as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Defence Minister launches AI in Defence symposium & exhibition in New Delhi
Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has launched 75 defence products powered by artificial intelligence at the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ symposium and exhibition.
This exhibition was organised by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi.
Products include: AI Platform Automation; Autonomous/Unmanned/Robotics systems; Block Chain-based Automation; Command, Control, Computer & Intelligence and many more. These products will open up new business avenues for the Defence PSUs.
PM Modi unveils National Emblem cast on new Parliament Building
PM Narendra Modi has unveiled the 6.5 metre-tall National Emblem on top of the new Parliament building (under-construction).
The emblem made of bronze, weighs 9,500 kg. A supporting steel structure of 6,500 kg was made to support the emblem. The emblem was created by Sunil Deore (Aurangabad) and Laxman Vyas from (Jaipur).
Bimal Patel of HCP Designs, Ahmedabad, is the architect in charge of the building (new Parliament). The building is being built by Tata Projects.
India will surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN
As per the 27th edition of the UN World Population Prospects 2022, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.
With the 1,426 million population, China remains the most populous country in the world in 2022. India has been recorded 1,412 million population. The global population will reach 8 billion on November, 2022 that is three times of the population of 2.5 billion in 1950. By 2050, India’s population will reach 1,668 million.
India’s Arjun Babuta wins first gold medal at ISSF World Cup in South Korea
Indian shooter, Arjun Babuta has won his first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage at Changwon in South Korea.
He defeated Lucas Kozeniesky (USA), who has won silver medal in Tokyo 2020. Sergey Richter from Israel has settled for bronze with a score of 259.9 and Paarth Makhija from India finished at fourth position. This was India’s first medal under new national foreign rifle coach Thomas Farnik.
India’s 1st elevated urban expressway “Dwarka” to be operational by 2023
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Dwarka Expressway, also known as the Northern Peripheral Road in Haryana portion, is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India. Dwarka Expressway will reduce pressure on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (part of the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral) and arterial roads that experience severe traffic congestion, primarily from the commuters of West Delhi.
About the Dwarka Expressway:
It will be a 16-lane access-controlled highway with the provision of a minimum three-lane service road on both sides. The Expressway connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana is being developed at a total cost of Rs 9,000 crores. It has a total length of 29 km, out of which 19 km falls in Haryana and the remaining 10 km is in Delhi.
The expressway begins from Shiv-Murti on NH-8 (Delhi-Gurugram expressway) and ends near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, through Dwarka Sector 21, Gurugram border and Basai. It will have four multi-level interchanges, including India’s longest and widest road tunnel which will be 3.6 km in length and have eight lanes.
World Paper Bag Day 2022 observed on 12th July
World Paper Bag Day is celebrated on July 12 every year to promote the utilisation of paper bags and reduce the use of plastic bags. Since plastic bags are extremely harmful to the environment, people need to be educated about the hazards and dangers associated with them. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness of the ill effects of plastic and how detrimental they are to our environment. Paper bags can easily be used to replace one-time-use plastic bags which are non-biodegradable or, in other words, take hundreds of years to decompose in landfills.
World Paper Bag Day 2022: Theme
The theme for Paper Bag Day this year is, “If you’re ‘fantastic’, Do Something ‘dramatic’ To Cut The ‘Plastic’, Use ‘Paper Bags’.”
World Paper Bag Day 2022: Significance
The significance of Paper Bag Day is to discourage the use of plastic bags and generate consciousness about how harmful they are to the environment as it takes thousands of years to decompose. However, paper bags are biodegradable and an important cornerstone to preserving our planet.
World Paper Bag Day: History
Francis Wolle, an American inventor, created the first paper bag machine in 1852. Later in 1871, Margaret E. Knight introduced another machine to generate flat-bottom paper bags and rose to fame as “The mother of the grocery bag”. Better paper bag designs and manufacturing processes were developed over time by inventors Charles Stilwell and Walter Deubener in the years 1883 and 1912 respectively.