- National News:
- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the State Government of Goa, organized the International Lusophone Festival.
- The Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoPP&P), launched a Nationwide Campaign for the Promotion of the Digital Life Certificate and popularizing the Face Authentication technique.
- The Indian Navy ships, INS Kavaratti, INS Kochi, and INS Sumedha participated in the maiden International Fleet Review (IFR), BN IFR 2022, conducted by the Bangladesh Navy in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave “in-principle” approval to PayMate India Ltd (PIL) to operate as a Payment Aggregator (PA).
- StocX.in launched India’s first private market index to monitor the values of privately traded securities by utilizing the “Change Perception” technique.
- International News:
- In a session conducted by the World Bank and the Chennai Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA), a gender-based toolkit, “Enabling Gender-Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces” was launched.
- The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its recently published report titled, “Renewables 2022”, said that due to the energy security concerns driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, the global renewable power capacity will double over the next 5 years (by 2027).
- Appointments:
- Meenesh C Shah was appointed as the MD of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) by the Government of India.
- Shenu Agarwal was appointed as the MD & CEO of the automotive manufacturing company, Ashok Leyland.
- Awards and Honors:
- Don Award 2022:
- Winner- The 3-time Grand Slam winner, Ashleigh Barty.
- She won the Don Award in 2019 too.
- Books and Authors:
- Retired Air Marshal PV Iyer launched a book titled, “Fit at Any Age: A Practitioner’s Guide”, to generate awareness regarding the importance of fitness in human life.
- Obituary:
- Renowned Marathi Lavani and Bollywood playback singer, Sulochana Chavan, passed away at the age of 92.
- Sports:
- FIFA Men’s World Cup-2022:
- Day 20 updates-
- Quarterfinals-
- Morocco beat Portugal (1-0)
- France beat England (2-1)
- Indian Wicket-Keeper and Batsman, Ishan Kishan, became the fastest player to hit a double-century in an ODI. He achieved this milestone in 126 balls, surpassing the legendary West Indies player, Chris Gayle.
- IndusInd Joins Hands with SV Creditline
- ASK Indian Entrepreneur Fund
- MIB Issues Guidelines for MSOs
- HDFC ERGO Partners with NIIT
Question:
Q.1 Who recently made the world record of becoming the fastest player to hit a double-century in an ODI?a. Rishabh Pant
b. Ishan Kishan
c. Sanju Samson
d. Dinesh Karthik
