Latest Current Affairs For Tuesday 2nd August, 2022

England beat Germany to win Women’s European Championship 2022

England defeated Germany by 2-1 in the final of the European Championship to win its first major women's soccer title at Wembley Stadium.

Chloe Kelly (England) gave 2-1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final to claim their first-ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil.

England coach, Sarina Wiegman made history by becoming the first manager to win the Euros with two separate teams (England and Netherlands)

GST revenue collection for July 2022 second highest ever at ₹1.49 lakh cror

The government has collected gross GST for July 2022 is ₹1,48,995 crore, which is the second highest collection ever since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax.

The July 2022 revenue is 28% higher than the revenues in the July 2021 of ₹1,16,393 crore.

CGST is ₹25,751 crore, SGST is ₹32,807 crore, IGST is ₹79,518 crore (including ₹41,420 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹10,920 crore (including ₹995 crore collected on import of goods).

Indo-Oman joint military exercise begins in Rajasthan

The joint military Exercise "AL NAJAH -IV" between contingents of Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman has been started at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

The contingent of Royal Army of Oman is comprising 60 personnel from the Sultan of Oman Parachute Regiment and the Indian Army is represented by troops from the 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion.

Focus: Counter Terrorism Operations, Regional Security Operations and Peace Keeping Operations.

Indian Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinched gold medal in 2022 CWG

Indian weightlifter, Achinta Sheuli has bagged gold medal in Men's 73 Kg category, with a total lift of 313 Kg (143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean & jerk).

Erry Hidayat Mohammad (Malaysia) has clinched Silver medal with a total of 303 kg, while Darsigny (Canada) won Bronze with a total of 298 kg.

Earlier, Mirabai Chanu and Jeremy Lalrinunnga have claimed gold medal while Bindyarani Devi and Sanketh Sargar bagged silver and Gururaja Poojary has settled for bronze.

Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Razia Dhillon win gold in each shooting meet

Olympic medallist, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Raiza Dhillon have claimed gold medals in men's and women's skeet events respectively in the inaugural Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Championship (Shotgun).

Arjun Thakur of Madhya Pradesh has silver position and Gurjoat Singh from Punjab has settled for bronze in Men's category.

Dhillon has bagged double gold after winning the Junior Women's Skeet competition over Parinaaz Dhaliwal from Punjab.

Sanjay Arora takes charge as Delhi police commissioner

Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS office, took charge as Delhi’s police commissioner. He is due for retirement in 2025.

He succeeded Rakesh Asthana (Gujarat cadre IPS officer), who retired after nearly 38 years in service.

He was appointed the Director General of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

He served as the Superintendent of Police of the Tamil Nadu Police STF and also served as Coimbatore police commissioner between 2002 and 2004.

President of Maldives visit to India from August 1

Maldives President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has arrived in India on a four-day visit to India.

He will hold talk with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several agreements are expected to be signed after the talks.

He also scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Both countries share common perspectives on maritime security issues in the Indian Ocean.

Maldives Capital: Maale; 

Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa

Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section

Union Rail Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated the Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section.

The minister flagged off the Badi Sadri-Udaipur City train service in Chittorgarh.

While, the Rewa-Udaipur City Special and Siuri-Sealdah-Siuri train services in West Bengal virtually.

The railway stations that are currently in the redevelopment phase are being built with a plan keeping in mind the next 50 years.

Karnataka govt announces various welfare programmes on completing one year

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has announced various welfare programmes on the occasion of his government completing one year in office.

Vidyanidhi Programme: This provide scholarship from Rs 2,500 to Rs 11,000 to the children of farmers, weavers, taxi drivers and fishermen, who studying in 11th class.

Swami Vivekananda Yuva Sangha: provide training to the youths to evolve into entrepreneurs. 

SC/ST families will be provided free power supply up to 75 units

Third edition of Vietnam-India army exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” begins

The third edition of Vietnam-India bilateral army exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” has begun at Chandimandir in Haryana till 20th August.

Aim: To strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Vietnam.

Theme of Ex VINBAX - 2022: Employment and deployment of an Engineer Company and a Medical Team as part of United Nations Contingent for Peace Keeping Operations.

Indian Army General Chief: General Manoj Pande

PM Narendra Modi to be awarded prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award 2023

The Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust (Hind Swaraj Sangh) would confer the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pune on August 1, 2023.

Reason: This award recognizes PM Modi's supreme leadership under which India has climbed the ladder of progress

It is presented annually on the occasion of Lokmanya Tilak's death anniversary.

Other awardees: Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sharad Pawar, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Manmohan Singh. 

J&K Bank wins award for Best Performance in CASA

Jammu & Kashmir Bank has been felicitated for the Best Performance in CASA-India (1st Runner up in Small Bank Category) at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2022.

The event was participated by banks from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Myanmar.

The function was organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Goa.

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in Calcutta.

India poised to become world’s 2nd-largest economy by 2075: Goldman Sachs

According to the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs, India is poised to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075.

As per the report, India would cross Japan, Germany, and the US With a population of 1.4 billion people.

India’s GDP is estimated to expand remarkably, reaching 52.5 trillion dollars surpassing the US GDP projection.

The labour force participation set to make India the second-largest economy in the world by 2075.

L&T and Spain's Navantia sign agreement for submarine project

L&T has signed a teaming agreement with Spanish-based Navantia for the submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navy’s prestigious P75 (India) submarine program.

P75 (India) Submarine Project is expected to be valued at €4.8 billion.

Navantia would carry out the design of P75(I) submarines based on its S80 class of submarines.

The first S80 class submarine was launched in 2021 and is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Spanish Navy. 

India overtakes China as most attractive emerging market for investing

According to a study by Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management, India has overtaken China to become the most attractive emerging market for investing in sovereign wealth funds this year.

Reason: This is due to its solid demographics, political stability, and proactive regulation. 

Positives for the nation also include the rapidly expanding demography, strong regulatory actions, and a welcoming climate for sovereign investors.

World Population Day 2023: 11 July

World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 in order to raise awareness about global population issues, including population control.

2023 theme: Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities. 

It was established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989, after the day the world approximately reached a population of five billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.

MoHUA conducts SBM-U 2.0 Planning & Implementation Review-cum-Workshop

The Housing Ministry organized a review-cum-workshop to evaluate and accelerate the planning and implementation of the SBM-Urban 2.0.

PM Modi launched the 2.0 versions of SBM-U and AMRUT on October 1, 2021.

SBM-U 2.0: Achieving 100% waste segregation in all households and premises and 100% door-to-door collection of segregated waste from each. 

AMRUT 2.0: To provide complete coverage of water supply to all households and sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities. 

Gujarat CM launches pilot project of ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched the Antyodaya Shram Suraksha Accident Insurance Scheme from Kheda

All those registered under the e-Shram portal from Nadiad will benefit from the scheme.

It is being implemented through the Indian Postal Department, the IPPB, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Under this scheme, insurance with a premium of Rs. 289 and Rs. 499 per year will be a big support to workers in the event of death or partial disability.

OCA elects Sheikh Talal as the new President

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

He replaced his older brother Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA for 30 years until 2021.

The OCA was founded in 1982 by his father Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who led it until 1990.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance wins Insurer Innovation Award 2023

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has won the Insurer Innovation Award 2023 for the APAC region at the 8th World Digital Insurance Awards, hosted by TDI - The Digital Insurer.

Recognition: Bajaj Allianz Life's ground-breaking WhatsApp Conversational Platform - empowering customers to digitally services their policies seamlessly. 

The award entries were shortlisted by industry experts and the winner was selected by the community through pre-voting and live event voting.