Current Affairs - July 22, 2022 Current Affairs

The central government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal to make Minimum Support Price (MSP) more effective and transparent.

Veteran Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan created history by winning India's first-ever ISSF World Cup gold medal in the men's skeet shooting final in Changwon, South Korea.

India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Namibia for the reintroduction of cheetahs in the country.

PM Narendra Modi has addressed the NIIO (Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation) Seminar 'Swavlamban at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.

The 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, United States.

Karnataka has topped Niti Aayog's India Innovation Index 2022 among major states, while Telangana has been placed second and Haryana third.

The six-time Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new Sri Lankan President.

Former Supreme Court judge, Vineet Saran has taken over as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ethics officer and ombudsman.

India has been ranked 87th in the Henley Passport Index 2022 with visa-free access to 60 countries.

Chandigarh has topped among the UT and city-states in the NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index 2022.

Himachal Pradesh has become India's first state to connect the Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).

The postponed 19th edition of the Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23- October 8, 2023.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the Judicial Service Commission of the Maldives in the field of Judicial Cooperation.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) released its quarterly survey. The Indian economy is expected to expand 7% in fiscal 2022/23, slower than a previous estimate of 7.4% and the central bank's 7.2% projection, according to a survey by India's leading industry body.

DBS Bank has been recognized as the 'World's Best SME Bank' by Euromoney for the second time (the first time in 2018).

Manoj Soni is the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission of India since 2022. Former Army Training Command chief Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) has been appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Department of Personnel and Training informed.

Union Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Narayan Rane has launched 'Repos Pay - a 'Mobile Electric Charging' platform and 'Phy-gital' - a Fintech Platform at the 'Fuelling India 2022' event in Mumbai.

JSW Steel has partnered with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for its decarbonisation and sustainability agenda.

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) National Goodwill Ambassador Ms Dia Mirza, and Environmental Activist Mr Afroz Shah were felicitated with the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2021 by Maharashtra Govt.

Japan has the most powerful passport in the world as per Henley Passport Index 2022 from Henley & Partners.