Page-6 of Current Affairs - August, 2022

Government to launch e-Passports in next 6 months

August 26, 2022

Recently, Foreign Secretary Dr Ausaf Sayeed informed that the new age e-chip passport is likely to be launched by the end of the year 2022 or by the first week of January 2023. In this passport the details of the ..

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Fahmida Azim wins Pulitzer Prize 2022

August 26, 2022

Bangladesh-born painter and story writer Fahmida Azim has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize. Currently, she is working for Insider, an American online magazine. Fahmida is honored for an illustrated report entitled “How I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp” ..

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‘Azadi Quest’: Mobile games based on freedom struggle

August 26, 2022

To bring to the fore the story of the heroes of the Indian freedom struggle, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur recently launched ‘Azadi Quest’, a series of online educational mobile games developed in association ..

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Angela Merkel: 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize awardee

August 26, 2022

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees. Key Points All jury members, including jury chairman and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege, were impressed by Merkel’s courageous ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 26, 2022

August 26, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 26, 2022 INDIA – National Conference of Labour Ministers of States & UTs being held in Tirupati (AP) on August 25-26 – Centre approves UP’s Parivar Kalyan Card scheme that ..

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MoU for Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP)

August 25, 2022

The road, railway, and shipping ministries recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP). The agreement was signed under Bharatmala Pariyojana. Who signed the MoU? The agreement was signed between RVNL, IWAI, and NHLML. ..

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Stockholm World Water Week 2022

August 25, 2022

World Water Week is a water conference held in Stockholm. It is hosted by SIWI. SIWI is Stockholm International Water Institute. In 2022, it was conducted between August 23 and September 1. The theme of World Water Week 2022 Seeing ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 25, 2022 INDIA – CM Nitish Kumar’s Mahagathbandhan alliance wins trust vote in Bihar Assembly 160–0 – Punjab: PM inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre of Tata Memorial ..

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PMJAY: Healthcare services to Transgender Persons

August 24, 2022

The National Health Authority (NHA) and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for providing holistic health services to transgender persons under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Key Points After this ..

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Kerala online monitoring system of medicines

August 24, 2022

Amid allegations of shortage of medicines in government hospitals in Kerala, the government will soon launch an online monitoring facility to track the availability and distribution of medicines in government medical institutions in the southern state. The facility comes after ..

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