- National News:
- During his recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Donyi Polo Airport in Itanagar and a 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station in West Kameng.
- The Indian Railways announced that the longest train in India, Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express, will run twice a week.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the third “No Money for Terror” Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing which was held in New Delhi.
- The Government of India announced a cut in export duties on steel products and iron ore. This was done in order to encourage the exports of these products.
- International News:
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was re-elected as the President of the Central-Asian nation, Kazakhstan after securing 81.3% of the vote.
- The Supreme Court of New Zealand found the voting age of 18 years inconsistent with the nation’s Bill of Rights which awards its citizens the Right to Freedom after attaining the age of 16.
- Appointments:
- Bob Iger was appointed as the CEO of Walt Disney Co for a tenure of two years. Iger will succeed Bob Chapek.
- Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Real11.
- Awards and Honors:
- Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development:
- Awarded by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
- Winner of IGPPDD-2021- NGO Pratham
- Sumitra Charat Ram Award:
- Awarded by- Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra
- Winner- Uma Sharma
- Books and Authors:
- A book titled, “Nalanda: Until We Meet Again”, authored by Gautaam Borah was launched by veteran writer Ruskin Bond.
- Sports:
- ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup-2022:
- Table-Tennis event
- Venue- Bangkok, Thailand
- Manika Batra (IND) won the Bronze medal
- She became the 1st Indian woman to win a medal in the event
- 15th Asian Airgun Championship-2022:
- Venue- Daegu, South Korea
- India topped the medal tally with 25 Gold medals
- India’s First NCoEGPS Launched
- RBI Bulletin Comes Out with India’s Expected Growth
- ISRO Successfully Conducts IMAT
- ICICI Bank Launches New Products for NRIs
Question:
Q.1 The recently launched Donyi Polo Airport is in?a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Manipur
c. Sikkim
d. Nagaland
