Page-7 of Current Affairs - August, 2022

August 29: National Sports Day

August 29, 2022

The National Sports Day (NSD) is celebrated every year in India on 29th of August to mark the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, who was known as ‘The Wizard’ or ‘The Magician’ of hockey for his ..

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India-Tanzania Task force for Defence Cooperation

August 27, 2022

Recently, Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Dr. Sturgomena Lawrence Tax, Minister of Defense and National Services of Tanzania in New Delhi. Key Points During the meeting, the two ministers agreed to set up a task force ..

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K Subramaniam: Executive Director (India) at IMF

August 27, 2022

Former Chief Economic Adviser of India K. Subramaniam was recently appointed as the Executive Director of India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He will replace Surjit S Bhalla, who was appointed as India’s executive director on the board of ..

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Samir V Kamat: New DRDO Chairman

August 27, 2022

Sameer V Kamat, Director General, Naval Systems and Materials Division of DRDO, was recently appointed as the new Chairman of DRDO. Kamat will continue in this post till the age of 60 years or till further orders. The same, the ..

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UP Parivar Kalyan Card scheme

August 27, 2022

Recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had talked about issuing ‘UP Parivar Kalyan Card’ soon for all the families of the state. Under this, the benefits of various welfare schemes running in the state can be availed. This will ..

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Germany: Fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains

August 27, 2022

Germany recently launched the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains to replace 15 diesel trains running on non-electrified tracks in the state of Lower Saxony. Key Points The new trains are equipped with a hydrogen tank and fuel cells ..

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