Current Affairs in English – July 10 2022

National Events:

‘ Swadhinata Sangram Na Surviro ‘:

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi launched a book in Gujarati ‘ Swadhinata Sangram Na Surviro ‘ on 9 July 2022 .The book celebrates 75 freedom fighters and shares the stories of the sacrifices made by them for the country .
The book is a part of the ” Swadhinta Ka Amrit Mahotsav ” to mark the 75th year of the country’s Independence .

First state in the country to have 13 Expressways:

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have 13 Expressways . Of the total 13 , six are operational while the rest are under construction .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 296 – km long Bundelkhand Expressway on July 16 , 2022 which will connect Bundelkhand to Delhi .
Also , the foundation stone of the 594 km long Ganga Expressway has been laid by PM Modi .

R K Gupta:

Senior bureaucrat R K Gupta has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner . He will replace T Sreekanth .
Gupta , a Central Secretariat Service ( CSS ) officer , will serve as deputy election commissioner ( Joint secretary level ) till 28 February 2023 , the date of his superannuation .

‘ Kharchi Puja ‘:

The centuries – old seven – day long colourful ‘ Kharchi Puja ‘ began in Tripura in July 2022 . The annual ‘ Kharchi Puja ‘ and festival are meant to cleanse the sins of mortal souls .
The festival features 14 deities – Shiva , Durga , Vishnu , Laxmi , Saraswati , Kartik , Ganesha , Brahma , Abadhi ( God of water ) , Chandra , Ganga , Agni , Kamdev and Himadri ( Himalaya ) .

National Fish Farmers Day:

National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated on 10 July every year .It commemorates Prof. Dr. Hiralal Chaudhury and his colleague Alikunhi for their contribution in achieving the successful induced breeding of major carps on 10th July , 1957 at Angul in Odisha for the first time in the country .
It was done through administration of carp pituitary hormone extract in the breeding of major carps .

Artificial Intelligence Defence:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch India’s first – ever ‘ Artificial Intelligence Defence ‘ ( AIDef ) symposium and exhibition on July 11 , 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi .
It will be organised by the Department of Defence Production , Ministry of Defence . 75 newly – developed Al products and technologies , having applications in defence , will be launched during the event .

Natural Farming Conclave:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Natural Farming Conclave through video conferencing on 10 July 2022 .
The conclave was organised at Surat in Gujarat .It witnessed the participation of thousands of farmers and all other stakeholders who have made adoption of natural farming in Surat , a success story .

International Events:

Elon Musk:

Elon Musk , CEO of Tesla , is terminating his 44 billion dollar deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement .
Twitter had failed or refused to respond to multiple requests for information on fake or spam accounts on the platform , which is fundamental to the company’s business performance .

Global Energy Independence Day:

Every year on July 10th, Global Energy Independence Day promotes awareness for alternative forms of energy. The day also offers opportunities to learn more about renewable forms of energy, such as solar, wind, and geothermal.

Sports Events:

36th National Games:

Gujarat , for the time in history , will host the 36th National Games between September 27 and October 10 , 2022 . The prestigious event is being held after a gap of seven years , the last being in 2015 in Kerala .
The national games will have more than 34 sports disciplines , which will be conducted in six cities . It will include events such as kabaddi , kho – kho , mallakhambha , etc.

First tennis player from Kazakhstan:

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beat Ons Jabeur of Tunisia to win the Wimbledon singles title. Elena has become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship .