Page-24 of Current Affairs - July, 2022

New discoveries and new records of fauna and flora

July 9, 2022

In year 2021, India added on 540 species to its faunal database. Thus, total number of animal species now stands at 1,03,258. 315 taxa were also added on the Indian flora in 2021, taking the number of floral taxa to ..

Month: 

Category: 

Sikkim- West Bengal Reciprocal Transport Agreement

July 9, 2022

Sikkim and West Bengal recently agreed for a new Reciprocal Transport Agreement (2022), highlighting the problems with previous 2007 agreement. Background 2007 agreement had provided permits for only Gangtok, Pelling & Namchi districts in Sikkim and Kalimpong, Siliguri & Darjeeling districts in ..

Month: 

Category:  •

10th World Peace Forum 2022

July 9, 2022

Tenth edition of the World Peace Forum 2022 is being organised by Tsinghua University, in Beijing. BRICS Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges As a part of the World Peace Forum, panel discussion on BRICS Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges” was held. India’s ..

Month: 

Category: 

Cloudburst at Amarnath shrine

July 9, 2022

On July 8, 2022, a cloudburst near Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir took life of 15 people and over 40 are missing. Following the cloudburst, Amarnath yatra has been suspended till further advisory. Highlights Cloudburst has destroyed the community ..

Month: 

Category:  •

Shinzo Abe: Former Japan PM Assassinated

July 9, 2022

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was snuffed on July 8, 2022, while he was campaigning for the upcoming elections in Japan. Key Points He was assassination in Nara city, in western Japan. An ex-military man shot him twice ..

Month: 

Category: 

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 9, 2022

July 9, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 9, 2022 INDIA – Enforcement Directorate slaps Rs 51 cr penalty on Amnesty India International, Rs 10 cr on ex-CEO Aakar Patel for having “violated” provisions of Foreign Exchange Management ..

Month: 

Chhattisgarh Electric vehicle policy

July 8, 2022

On July 7, 2022, Government of Chhattisgarh approved its “Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022”. Highlights EV policy 2022 was approved with the objective of making Chhattisgarh an EV-manufacturing hub, reducing environment degradation and creating employment. Policy was approved during by Chief Minister ..

Month: 

Category:  •

Akasa Air gets DGCA’s Air License

July 8, 2022

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave the “Air Operator Certificate” to Akasa Air on July 7, 2022. Key Points Akasa is a start-up carrier, that has been promoted by ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. It will start ..

Month: 

Category: