- Appointments: Dinesh Kumar Shukla is appointed as the New Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). He is a Nuclear Scientist. He has succeeded Nageswar Rao. He has been appointed for a period of 3 years.
- Headquarters of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Science and Technology: North Korea tests its 1st spy satellite. This is made up of a new liquid-fueled weapon and has a pair of ballistic missiles. It has 2 cameras, which include black and white and color.
- Leader of North Korea: Kim Jong Un
- Sports: India has won the 3rd T20 World Cup for the blind 2022. Indian National Blind Cricket team has won against Bangladesh. The match was held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The captain of the Indian Blind Cricket team is Ajay Kumar Reddy.
- 1Lattice has announced State Bank of India is the lead bank in Debit Cards and HDFC bank leads in Credit cards. This data was released by 1Lattice previously known as PGA Labs.
- Union Minister of Finance Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has conducted the 48th Meeting of the GST Council. GST on pulse husks has been reduced to 0% from 5%.
- Union Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh has released the Annual Report of CPGRAMS (Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System). According to this report, the Department of Public Grievances has addressed 15,68,097 out of 18,19,104 cases.
- India’s 1st Infantry Museum in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Meghalaya tops in Average Monthly Income per Agricultural Household
- India has secured 3rd Global Ranking in Scientific Publications
- Paytm and HDFC ERGO launched Paytm Payment Protect Insurance
- Bandhan Bank signs MoU with Ministry of Defense for Defense Pension
Question:
Q.1 Who has been appointed as the New Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)?
a. Leo Varadkar
b. Dinesh Kumar Shukla
c. Ashwini Vaishnaw
d. Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi