Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 14, 2022

– India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites

– 4 in Tamil Nadu, 3 in Odisha, 2 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1 each in MP and Maharashtra

– Tamil Nadu: Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary, Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary, Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary

– Odisha: Tampara Lake, Hirakud Reservoir, Ansupa Lake

– J&K: Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve, Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve

– MP: Yashwant Sagar

– Maharashtra: Thane Creek

– J&K: Golden joint of world’s highest Chenab railway bridge inaugurated

– Centre reinstates J&K IAS Officer Shah Faesal as Deputy Secretary in Tourism Ministry

– Saline Water Lantern using sea water to power specially designed LED lamps launched by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh

– Sri Lanka allows docking of Chinese research ship at Hambantota port from August 16-22

– WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus in circulation; Clade I, Clade II

– World Organ Donation Day observed on August 13

– Football: Real Madrid lift Super Cup by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 at Helsinki