Current Affairs in English – August 17 2022

National Events:

3% DA:

Maharashtra government announced a 3 % rise in the dearness allowance ( DA ) payable to nearly 17 lakh government employees in Maharashtra .
When this will come into effect the total Dearness allowance will increase from 31 % to 34 %. Chief Minister : Eknath Shinde . Governor : Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Transplanted it into a rabbit’s eye:

Researchers from Hyderabad have 3D – printed an artificial cornea and transplanted it into a rabbit’s eye .
A team of clinicians and scientists from the LV Prasad Eye Institute ( LVPEI ) , Hyderabad , IIT Hyderabad , and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology ( CCMB ) collaborated to develop it .

Two Percent Reservation:

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has announced that the government will provide two percent reservation to sportspersons in all state departments .
Currently , the state provides reservation to sportspersons in the police and forest department on the lines of existing quota .

Marwari warrior Veer Durgadas Rathore:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled of statue of renowned Marwari warrior Veer Durgadas Rathore in Jodhpur , Rajasthan in August 2022 . It was unveiled on occasion of 385th birth anniversary .
He was the Rathore Rajput General of Kingdom of Marwar .He single – handedly preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar after the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century .

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal:

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on 17 August 2022 announced ‘ Make India No. 1 ‘ mission . It was launched at Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium .
It will focus on health , education , agriculture , and employment . He will travel across the country as part of the mission to encourage people to join the initiative and achieve its objectives.

IOA:

Delhi High Court has directed the setting up of a three – member Committee of Administrators ( CoA ) to take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association ( IOA ) .
The members of the CoA will be assisted by Abhinav Bindra , Anju Bobby George , and Bombayla Devi Laishram .
The IOA is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the National Olympic Committee for India .

5G auction:

Bharti Airtel has paid Rs 8312.4 crore to the Department of Telecommunications ( DoT ) towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions .
With this , Airtel has paid four years of the 2022 spectrum dues upfront . Airtel picked up 19.867 GHz of spectrum across 900 MHz , 1800 MHz , 2100 MHz , 3300 MHz , and 26 GHz bands . Its total spending in the auction was Rs 43084 crore .

NPA:

SBI has initiated insolvency proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal ( NCLT ) against Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar following the classification of the company’s loans as non – performing asset ( NPA ) last month .
The NPA tag was the result of a default on loans worth Rs 4,814 crore . The company owes banks Rs 6,090.58 crore , according to a rating report by Care Ratings dated December 24 , 2021 .

Ipsos India:

Defence forces , RBI and Prime Minister of India are the three most trusted institutions the country , according to a survey by Ipsos India .
The Supreme Court of India came fourth and it was followed by the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) . The survey was conducted by Ipsos India and interviewed 2,950 adults including females .

INS Satpura:

INS Satpura has reached a milestone after reaching San Diego to conduct a 75 Lap ” Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav ” and it is the first time an Indian Naval Warship has reached the west coast of North America.
The arrival of INS Satpura to the San Diego US Navy Base is a historic event as it is the first time an Indian Naval Warship has reached the western coast of North America .

Rs 30,000 crore has been sanctioned:

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced that More than Rs 30,000 crore has been sanctioned for projects aimed at cleaning Ganga and its tributaries .
According to him The graph of requirements of our natural resources and economic development is identical . This Money will be utilized to clean the Ganga River and its Tributaries .

” Donyi Polo Airport “:

The third airport in Arunachal Pradesh , which is now under construction in Itanagar , has be given the name ” Donyi Polo Airport ” by the Arunachal Pradesh administration .
The name stands for the indigenious respect for the Sun ( Donyi ) and the Moon ( Polo ) among the populace . It will be a 16th fully operational airport in the north India .

Pan – India operation:

Indian Railway Protection Force ( RPF ) , have launched a pan – India operation known as Operation Yatri Suraksha .
As part of this initiative , several steps are being taken to provide foolproof security to passengers i.e. , train escorting , visible presence on stations , surveillance through CCTV , surveillance on active criminals , collection of intelligence about the criminals and action there upon .

” state – of – the – art ” dedicated branch:

State Bank of India ( SBI ) launched its first ” state – of – the – art ” dedicated branch for start – ups in Bengaluru to facilitate and support them . The branch launched by SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara is located in Koramangala .
After Bengaluru , the next branch will be opening in Gurgaon and third one will be in Hyderabad . These branches would support the needs of the entire start – up ecosystem.

NaBFID:

The Centre and the board of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development ( NaBFID ) has appointed Rajkiran Rai G as its managing director ( MD ) for nearly five years .
Last year in October 2021 , the Centre had appointed K V Kamath as chairperson of NaBFID . Subsequently , Pankaj Jain and Sumita Dawra were appointed directors to the board . NaBFID Headquarters : Mumbai.

Tamil Nadu Events:

Department of Anthropology and Social Sciences:

The Department of Anthropology and Social Sciences of IIT Chennai has launched a Center for Indian Intellectual Systems.
Through this centre, the focus is on Indian mathematics and astronomy, architectural engineering, Vastu and sculpture, Indian political and economic thought, Indian aesthetics and grammatical traditions.

International Events:

India – Thailand:

The 9th India – Thailand Joint Commission Meeting was held in Bangkok on 17 August 2022 .
The meeting was co – chaired by Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Don Pramudwinai , and Minister of External Affairs of India , Dr S Jaishankar . Both the countries are celebrating 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations .

Sports Events:

Ambassadors of Mastercard:

Badminton players Lakshya Sen , Kidambi Srikanth , Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will come on board as and ambassadors of Mastercard in India .
They all have been the winners at the Thomas Cup 2022 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . This partnership is in line with the efforts of the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) and Digital India .