Daily GK Update: 24th August 2022

By Vijay Kumar|Updated : August 24th, 2022

Current Affairs forms a part and parcel of the General Awareness section of the Competitive examination. Here are the important current happenings for regulatory bodies exams. Go through them and get an edge in the GA section.   

 Defense

1. DRDO, Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur

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  • India has successfully test-fired Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
  • The missile was tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy.
  • This missile is equipped with indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker, intercepted the target with high accuracy.
  • The missile system has been indigenously designed and developed by DRDO
  • DRDO HQ: New Delhi

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 National & International Appointments

2. RBL bank appoints Gopal Jain, Sivakumar Gopalan as non-executive directors

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  • The RBL Bank has appointed Gopal Jain and Dr. Sivakumar Gopalan as the non-executive directors.
  • Gopal Jain: He cofounded Gaja Capital in 2004 and is a Managing Partner at firm.
  • He has also been a member of Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee of SEBI since 2018.
  • Dr. Sivakumar Gopalan: He has been a faculty of the Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, since 1991.
  • He has served as an Independent Director on the Board of Andhra Bank and NPCI.

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 National & International Appointments

3. Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga appointed as the interim PM of Mali

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  • The military of Mali has appointed Colonel, Abdoulaye Maiga as the interim Prime Minister of the country.
  • He replaced civilian Prime Minister of Mali, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, as he was admitted to hospital.
  • Prior to this, he was working as a government spokesman and Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation.
  • Mali is governed by a military that promised to organise democratic elections in 2024.
  • Mali Capital: Bamako; Currency: West African CFA franc

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 Banking & Finance

4. HDFC ERGO launches portal for EV Users to locate charging stations

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  • HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has launched a portal named ‘All Things EV’ (www.allthingsev.io) for Electric Vehicles (EV).
  • This is the country’s first one-stop-solution portal that can be used by existing and potential EV users.
  • This portal provides information on nearby charging stations, locations of charging stations.
  • The platform serves to all Indians who have either purchased EVs or are planning to buy EV or to make an earning out of the booming EV space.

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 National & International Appointments

5. Debasisa Mohanty appointed as director of National Institute of Immunology

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  • Senior scientist, Debasisa Mohanty has been appointed as the director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII).
  • He is currently working as the staff scientist with the institute.
  • In another order, Revenue Secretary, Tarun Bajaj has been given additional charge as Corporate Affairs Secretary.
  • Rajesh Verma, a 1987-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, was appointed as the Secretary to President, Droupadi Murmu.

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 Honours & Awards

6. Fahmida Azim wins 2022 Pulitzer prize in Illustrated Reporting category

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  • Fahmida Azim (Bangladesh) has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
  • Presently, she is working for the Insider online magazine of US.
  • She is among the four journalists including Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey of Insider, selected for their work on the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs.
  • Fahmida Azim is an illustrator and story teller. Her work centers on themes of identity, culture and  autonomy

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 Agreement

7. Ministry of Social Justice signs MoU with National Health Authority

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  • Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has signed an MoU with National Health Authority for providing an Comprehensive Medical Package to Transgender Persons.
  • Recently, the Ministry has launched SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) scheme which includes several comprehensive measures for Transgender Community.
  • The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is a nodal Ministry for matters related to Transgender Persons.

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 Summits & Conferences

8. Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh to attend SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting

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  • Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has attended the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting at Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
  • He also hold the bilateral meetings with his counterparts Lieutenant General, Bakhodir Kurbanov (Uzbekistan); Colonel, General Zhaksylykov Ruslan Zhakslykov (Kazakhstan) and Lieutenant General, Viktor Khrenin (Belarus).  
  • Aim: The entire spectrum of defence cooperation with the three countries was reviewed to expand mutually beneficial collaboration.

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 Banking & Finance

9. Adani Group acquires 29.18% in NDTV

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  • AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), a subsidiary of Adani Group has indirectly acquired a 29.18% stake in media and news broadcaster New Delhi Television (NDTV).
  • AMG Media Networks (AMN) would acquire 29.18% of NDTV through an investor in the channel, Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL).
  • VCPL will have to make an open offer to acquire 26 % of NDTV from public shareholders at Rs 294 apiece, a total cost of around Rs 483 crore.
  • NDTV Founders: Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy

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 Banking & Finance

10. Health ministry, Edelweiss General Insurance sign for digital health IDs

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  • The health ministry has partnered with digital insurer, Edelweiss General Insurance to create digital health IDs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
  • Digital Health ID or ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) number is a 14-digit number that helps users to access their health records digitally with registered healthcare providers.
  • The National Health Authority (NHA) is the nodal agency for implementing this program under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. 

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 National Affairs

11. Govt amends rules for benefits to SC judges

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  • The Centre govt has amended SC Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 for providing additional post-retirement benefits to retired Chief Justices and SC judges.
  • Those judges, who retire from SC will be entitled to a rent free Type-VII accommodation at Delhi (other than the designated official residence) for a period of 6 months from the date of retirement.
  • The retired SC CJI and judges will get a chauffeur and secretarial assistant for 1 year.

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 Agreement

12. Godrej Agrovet signs MoU with Assam, Manipur and Tripura for Oil palm

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  • Godrej Agrovet has signed an MoU with Assam, Manipur and Tripura governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation.
  • Godrej Agrovet would be allotted land across the three states for the promotion and development of sustainable palm oil plantations in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme.
  • Godrej Agrovet is a diversified food and agri conglomerate.
  • India is one of the world’s biggest importer of edible oils.

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 National Affairs

13. IIT Guwahati developed new method to produce sugar substitute

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  • IIT Guwahati researchers have developed a new method, ultrasound-assisted fermentation, to produce a safe sugar substitute called ‘Xylitol’ from sugarcane waste.
  • Xylitol is a sugar alcohol derived from natural products.
  • It has potential antidiabetic and anti-obesogenic effects and is a mild prebiotic and protects teeth against caries.
  • The research team was led by Professor VS Moholkar.
  • Other team members: Dr. Belachew Zegale Tizazu and Dr. Kuldeep Roy.

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 National & International Appointments

14. Credit Suisse appoints Dixit Joshi as new CFO

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  • Credit Suisse has appointed Dixit Joshi as chief financial officer with effect from October 1, 2022 and Francesca McDonagh as group chief operating officer from September 19, 2022.
  • Prior to this, Dixit Joshi was group treasurer at Deutsche Bank and also worked at Credit Suisse from 1995 to 2003.
  • He replaced David Mathers, who stepped down from the post.
  • Credit Suisse CEO: Ulrich Körner; HQ: Zürich, Switzerland

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Daily GK Update: 24th August 2022

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