Current Affairs - 25 May 2022

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World Thyroid Awareness Day 2022 observed on 25th May

World Thyroid Day is observed on May 25 to promote awareness and understanding of thyroid diseases, their symptoms, prevention, and treatments. The day came into existence in 2008 on a proposal by the European Thyroid Association (ETA). As per a report by Public Health Update, globally, more than 200 million people are estimated to be dealing with thyroid disorders and 50 per cent of these cases remain undiagnosed.

World Thyroid Awareness Day: Theme

There’s no separate theme for World Thyroid Day this year. However, for Thyroid Awareness Week observed between May 22 and 28, Thyroid Federation international has announced the theme, “It’s not you. It’s your thyroid.” The theme focused on making sure that people understand the most common symptoms of thyroid disorders and take the necessary steps to cure it.

World Thyroid Awareness Day: History

May 25 was officially adopted as World Thyroid Day during the Annual General Meeting prior to the European Thyroid Association (ETA) congress in September 2007. The date of May 25 also marks the anniversary of ETA’s foundation in 1965. Hence, it was chosen to be as a day dedicated to creating awareness about thyroid disorders.

Time’s 100 most influential people 2022: Check the complete list

Supreme Court lawyer Karuna Nundy, business tycoon Gautam Adani and prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez have been named among the world’s 100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME magazine. The list has been divided into six categories: Icons, Pioneers, Titans, Artists, Leaders and Innovators.

While Adani has been named under the Titans category along with the likes of Apple CEO Tim Cook and American host Oprah Winfrey, Nundy and Parvez found their place under the Leaders category along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Here is the full list of the world’s 100 most influential people of 2022:

TITANS

Gautam Adani
Tim Cook
Oprah Winfrey
Christine Lagarde
Michelle Yeoh
Kris Jenner
Andy Jassy
Sally Rooney
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Sam Bankman-Fried
Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Alex Morgan
Elizabeth Alexander
David Zaslav

LEADERS

Karuna Nundy
Khurram Parvez
Mia Mottley
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Joe Rogan
Xi Jinping
Ursula von der Leyen
Ron DeSantis
Joe Biden
Yoon Suk-yeol
Vladimir Putin
Olaf Scholz
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Kevin McCarthy
Abiy Ahmed
Kyrsten Sinema
Gabriel Boric
Letitia James
Valeriy Zaluzhnyy
Lynn Fitch
Umar Ata Bandial
Sun Chunlan

INNOVATORS

Zendaya
Taika Waititi
Miranda Lambert
Derrick Palmer and Chris Smalls
Josh Wardle
Michelle Zauner
Demna
Timnit Gebru
Mike Cannon-Brookes
Bela Bajaria
Sevgil Musaieva
Francis Kéré
David Vélez
Michael Schatz
Karen Miga
Evan Eichler
Adam Phillippy

ARTISTS

Simu Liu
Andrew Garfield
Zoë Kravitz
Sarah Jessica Parker
Amanda Seyfried
Quinta Brunson
Pete Davidson
Channing Tatum
Nathan Chen
Mila Kunis
Jeremy Strong
Faith Ringgold
Ariana DeBose
Jazmine Sullivan
Michael R. Jackson

ICONS

Mary J. Blige
Dmitry Muratov
Issa Rae
Keanu Reeves
Adele
Rafael Nadal
Maya Lin
Jon Batiste
Nadine Smith
Peng Shuai
Hoda Khamosh

ICONS

Mary J. Blige
Dmitry Muratov
Issa Rae
Keanu Reeves
Adele
Rafael Nadal
Maya Lin
Jon Batiste
Nadine Smith
Peng Shuai
Hoda Khamosh

Music Academy announced Sangita Kalanidhi awards 2020-22

Renowned vocalist and guru, Neyveli R Santanagopalan, eminent mridangam artiste and guru, ‘Tiruvarur’ Bhakthavathsalam, and Lalgudi violin duo, G J R Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi were named for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi awards of the Music Academy for 2020, 2021, and 2022.

The Music Academy announced Sangita Kalanidhi award winners for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. The physical festival could not be conducted in the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister M K Stalin will present the awards while inaugurating the 96th Annual Conference and Concerts on December 15, 2022, N Murali, President, Music Academy.

Sangita Kalanidhi awards:

Santanagopalan will receive the Sangita Kalanidhi award for the year 2020 while Bhakthavathsalam has been chosen for the award for the year 2021.
Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi, “torchbearers of the Lalgudi lineage of violinists and renowned performers” will receive the award for 2022.

For the Sangita Kala Acharya awards:

The Academy has chosen nagaswaram exponent Kivalur N G Ganesan (2020), vocalist, musicologist, and guru Dr Ritha Rajan (2021), and Vainika and musicologist Dr R S Jayalakshmi (2022).

T T K Award for 2020, 2021, and 2022:

Noted vocalist and guru Thamarakkad Govindan Namboodri, versatile percussionist Nemani Somayajulu, and noted Kanjra artiste A V Anand will receive the T T K Award for 2020, 2021, and 2022 respectively.

Musicologist award:

The Musicologist award for 2020 will be presented to Dr V Premalatha for the year 2020. Nritya Kalanidhi will be presented to Bharatanatyam exponents Rama Vaidyanathan (2020) and Narthaki Nataraj (2021). Bragha Bessell, widely respected Abhinaya expert and guru, will be awarded the prize for 2022.

World Air Power Index 2022: Indian Air Force Ranks 3rd

Indian Air Force

World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) has released the World Air Powers Ranking of 2022. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been placed at the third position on the World Air Power Index in terms of the total fighting strength of the various air services of different nations of the world. This report has placed the Indian Air Force (IAF) above the Chinese Aviation based armed forces (PLAAF), Japan Air Self-Preservation Power (JASDF), Israeli Aviation based armed forces, and French Air and Space Power. The report says that the Indian Air Force (IAF) currently counts 1,645 total units in its active aircraft inventory.

Key points of World Air Power Index 2022:

The Global Air Powers Ranking (2022) report has given the highest TvR score to the United States Air Force (USAF). It comprises a broad mix of aircraft types and many products are locally sourced from the massive industrial base of the country. The highest attainable TvR score is 242.9 held by the United States Air Force (USAF).
In addition, it maintains dedicated strategic-level bombers, a sizeable helo, CAS aircraft, fighter force and hundreds of transport aircraft and the USAF will be reinforced in the coming days with hundreds of units still on order.
The report has evaluated the total fighting strength of the various air forces of different nations of the world and ranked them accordingly. Currently, WDMMA is following 98 nations, covering 124 air administrations and following 47,840 aeroplanes.

How Does WDMMA Prepare Its Report?

The formula produces the ‘TrueValueRating’ (TvR), which helps WDMMA separate each power based on the overall strength and factors like modernisation, logistical support, attack and defence capabilities.
Factors like modernization, logistical support, attack and defence capabilities are being considered. Thus, the military air power of a country is not ranked only on the basis of its total quantity of aircraft but it also considers its quality and components of inventory.
WDMMA states that the concept of TvR is under process and it keeps on updating as per the requirement.
Importance is mainly given to those categories which are normally overlooked by some powers, namely special-mission, dedicated bomber force, CAS, training and on-order units. It also focuses on local aero-industry capabilities, inventory balance (general mix of unit types) and force experience.

Veteran Communist leader Shivaji Patnaik passes away

Veteran Communist leader and three-time Member of Parliament, Shivaji Patnaik passed away at the age of 93. Shivaji Patnaik is lauded as the founder of CPI (Marxist) in Odisha. He was born on August 10, 1930, the veteran leader had joined the State student’s movement at the age of 17 when he was studying in Ravenshaw College. He had a crucial role in the formation of CPI(M) when the Communist party faced division in 1964. He remained the party secretary from 1971 to 1990. He was also elected to the Central Committee of the party.

Total Energies of France to purchase share in Adani’s hydrogen business

Under the newly formed company Adani New Industries Ltd, Total Energies, the French oil and gas major, is expected to acquire a minority share of 10% or more in Adani group’s hydrogen business (ANIL). The agreement is nearing completion, and an announcement is expected in the coming months.

In India, Total had earlier partnered with Adani in 2018 with investments in Adani Gas Limited, city gas distribution business, associated LNG terminal business and gas marketing business. Total acquired 37.4 per cent stake in Adani Gas Limited and 50 per cent stake in Dhamra LNG project. Then, Adani and Total had also agreed for an alliance into the wider sustainable energy space. Total and Adani agreed the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in a 2.35 GWac portfolio of operating solar assets owned by Adani Gas and a 20 per cent stake in Adani Green Energy for a global investment of $2.5 billion.

Adani Total Gas and Adani group’s hydrogen business (ANIL):

Adani Total Gas is an Indian municipal gas distribution firm that provides piped natural gas connections and compressed natural gas stations to both industrial and residential users. It is a joint venture between Adani Group and TotalEnergies, a French oil and gas business. As of November 2020, Adani Total Gas has a standalone presence in 22 geographical areas (GAs). In addition, Adani Total Gas and Indian Oil Corporation’s 50:50 joint venture, Indian Oil-Adani Gas Pvt. Ltd., manages city gas distribution networks in 19 GAs.

In order to become the world’s largest renewable energy company and produce the cheapest hydrogen, Gautam Adani’s logistics-to-energy conglomerate has established a new subsidiary, ANIL, to undertake green hydrogen projects, low-carbon electricity generation, and manufacturing of wind turbines, solar modules, and batteries.

Total Energies:

TotalEnergies SE, one of the seven “supermajor” oil corporations, is a French multinational integrated oil and gas firm founded in 1924. Its operations span the whole oil and gas value chain, from exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas through power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and international crude oil and product trading. TotalEnergies also produces enormous quantities of chemicals.

SBI launched Real Time Xpress Credit on YONO platform

Real Time Xpress Credit

State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the introduction of Real-Time Xpress Credit on its Yono platform, allowing eligible customers to get personal loans of up to Rs 35 lakh. The bank said its flagship personal loan product for salaried customers “Xpress Credit” now has a digital avatar and customers can now avail of it through Yono.

Under Real-Time Xpress Credit:

Real-Time Xpress Credit, central, state government and defence salaried customers of SBI will no longer be required to visit the branch for availing of a personal loan. It would be a 100% paperless and digital experience and an end-to-end eight-step journey.
The Xpress Credit product will enable our customers to experience a digital, hassle-free, and paperless loan process. SBI constantly endeavour to offer technology-led enhanced digital banking experience to the customers in order to simplify banking.”

Important Takeaways For All Competitive Exams:

State Bank of India Founded: 1 July 1955;
State Bank of India Headquarters: Mumbai;
State Bank of India Chairman: Dinesh Kumar Khara.

Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, attended the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting

BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting

Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, attended the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting via video conference, which was hosted by the People’s Republic of China and attended by all BRICS Member Nations. Under the subject Establishing a Cultural Partnership Featuring Inclusiveness and Mutual Learning among BRICS, a discussion was conducted to promote and expand cultural activities among the BRICS countries.

Key Points:

The debate focused on boosting cultural digitization growth and collaboration, enhancing cooperation on cultural heritage preservation, and pushing the development of BRICS nations’ cultural exchange platforms.
The Ministers approved the BRICS Action Plan 2022-2026, which aims to expand cultural cooperation and execute the 2015 BRICS Cultural Cooperation Agreement.
In her speech, the Minister articulated India’s viewpoint and highlighted the following points:

India, with its diverse cultural expression, ensures that the BRICS countries have a platform to familiarise themselves with cultural values through exchange programs/activities in the fields of music, theatre, puppetry, various tribal art forms, and dance forms, particularly classical and folk dance.
The critical significance of digital technology in overcoming the problems provided by the Covid-19 epidemic, which restricted physical movements over the last two and a half years, as well as the relevance of virtual channels in resuming life on all fronts, including culture.
Digitizing important collections in the realm of cultural heritage and displaying them in open information space is one of India’s top goals since it allows for long-term storage and greater access to cultural content held in cultural institutions such as museums and libraries. The rich cultural history of the BRICS countries may be studied through virtual exhibitions.
India is a firm believer in cultural diversity and intercultural interaction. It is a major proponent of a sustainable and resilient environment that incorporates historical and traditional knowledge into creative and culture-based environmental solutions.
Indian art is a blend of the country’s rich heritage and recent history. It has unquestionably established India as a dynamic and creative force in the world.
Working toward inclusive and culturally sensitive development paradigms is critical in view of today’s environmental, social, and economic issues. A plan that integrates cultural heritage, cultural and creative industries, and an awareness of people’s intrinsic creativity and collective intelligence is urgently required.

She expressed her gratitude to the Chair and expressed her intention for growing and comprehensive BRICS collaboration in all areas.
The Ministers of Culture of all BRICS Nations agreed and signed the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Agreement between the Governments of the BRICS States on Cooperation in the Field of Culture (2022-2026) at the end of the conference.

Important Takeaways For All Competitive Exams:

Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs: Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi

Uttarakhand Govt and BPCL inked MoU for renewable energy projects

An MoU was signed between the Uttarakhand government and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for the promotion of the renewable energy industry and other projects in the state. The Uttarakhand government and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of new and renewable energy projects in the state.

KEY POINTS:

Secretary of State for Energy R Meenakshi Sundaram signed the MoU on behalf of the state, while Shelly Abraham, BPCL’s chief general manager (renewable energy), and executive director Amit Garg signed the documents on behalf of BPCL. According to CM Dhami, the agreement will help the hill state grow in the field of renewable energy, notably solar energy.

Important Takeaways For All Competitive Exams:

Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Secretary of State for Energy: R Meenakshi Sundaram
BPCL’s chief general manager: Shelly Abraham

Prime Minisnter Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan 2022

Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan

PM Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for phase I in 112 aspirational districts across the country. The program’s goal was to develop agriculture and related activities in these promising districts. During this time, Krishi Vigyan Kendras served as the nodal point for an action plan that included actions from all three departments: DAC&FW, DAHD&F, and DARE. Because of the positive response, Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Phase II will begin in 117 aspirational districts across all states.

Features of PM Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan:

The following are the features of PM Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan phase-II:

Distribution of Soil Health Cards to farmers.
Distribution of free Mini Kits of pulses and oilseeds
FMD Vaccination of Bovine
PPR Vaccination of Sheep and Goat
Artificial Insemination
Distribution of Agricultural Implements
Training programmes in each of the villages by ICAR/KVKs include following activities:

1. Bee Keeping

2. Mushroom cultivation

3. Kitchen garden (preferably of women)

4. Other relevant income generating activity

Micro Irrigation/Integrated Farming System demonstrations at KVKs – with at least two farmers each village participating.
2 PMFBY Awareness Camps/Programs in each community for non-loanee farmers.
Each village will produce 20 NADEP / Vermi Compost.
Gramin Haats development (This will be introduced in tandem with MGNREGA).
Horticulture/Agroforestry/Bamboo plant distribution to 100 homes per village at a rate of 5 per family (location appropriate).

Soil Health Card Scheme

A flagship scheme on Soil Health Card was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 19th February, 2015 with an aim to assist state governments in providing Soil Health Cards for all farm holdings across the country at a two-year interval to maintain soil resource health and enable farmers to realise optimum yields at lower costs with minimal environmental damage. Farmers can use the information on the fertility state of their soils from the soil health card to apply suggested balanced dosages of fertilisers in an integrated manner.

Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccination

Fever, vesicles, and blisters in the mouth, hooves, skin between the toes, udder, and teats characterise Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease affecting livestock. FMD prevention is known to be a reliable approach of treatment. The sickness has a negative impact on the animals’ ability to produce. This bovine FMD vaccination programme includes the whole bovine population in the designated communities. KKA requires that 100 percent coverage be provided. However, because the immunisation is given every six months, it should not interfere with the normal vaccination cycle.

Peste des Petits Ruminant Vaccination

PPR, also known as Sheep and Goat Plague, is a highly contagious illness that affects small ruminants and causes fever, oral sores, diarrhoea, pneumonia, and often death. This PPR vaccination campaign for goats and sheep 4 covers all sheep and goats in the specified villages. The KKA requires that 100 percent coverage be provided.

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)

According to the 19th Livestock Census 2012, India has a 300 million bovine population (cattle 191 million and buffalo 109 million). Exotic and crossbred cattle account for 20% of the 191 million cow population (39 million), while indigenous and nondescript varieties account for the remaining 80%, which are mostly low yielders. A typical Indian cow owned by a poor farmer produces only 1 to 2 litres per day. As a result, appropriate breeding techniques must be used to improve the productivity of our indigenous cattle. Artificial Insemination is the most important approach for improving output. A.I. plays a critical role in increasing cow productivity by boosting genetic potential, which leads to greater milk output. Artificial insemination with the sperm of high yielding indigenous breed (HYIB) bulls will be used to boost the production of our native breeds as part of the conservation and development of indigenous breeds. Artificial insemination of at least 100 breedable bovines will be carried out under this initiative in each of the 25 villages in each Aspirational district.

FAQs

Ques. What is Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan?

Ans. In 112 Aspirational districts across the country, the Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA) is being implemented. Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched it in 2018. The goal is to help, advise, and assist farmers in improving their farming skills and increasing their profits.

Ques. Who is the Agriculture Prime Minister of India?

Ans. Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar is in charge of the ministry. Narendra Singh Tomar is an Indian politician who currently serves in the 17th Lok Sabha. He currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. During the First and Second Modi governments, he served as Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Mines, and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the Indian government.

Ques. What are the 4 types of Agriculture?

Ans. Agriculture, sometimes known as farming, is the cultivation of plants and cattle. Agriculture was a significant factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, as it enabled humans to live in cities by creating food surpluses from tamed species. One of the four main branches of agriculture is livestock production. Crop production, agricultural engineering, and agricultural economics.

Ques. What is the Ministry of Agriculture?

Ans. Agriculture is the responsibility of an agriculture ministry (sometimes known as an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development). A minister of agriculture is frequently in charge of the ministry.

Ques. What is the role of the minister of agriculture?

Ans. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is in charge of ensuring that the requirements for organic farming production are followed. It authorises the oversight organisations to conduct regular inspections of all organic operations.

Delhi government inducted two robots in their firefighting fleet

Delhi Government has undertaken a unique initiative of using robots for extinguishing fires in the city. Initially, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government inducted two robots into Delhi’s firefighting fleet that will be able to douse fires in narrow streets, warehouses, basements, stairs, forests and enter places like oil and chemical tankers and factories. These remote-controlled fire fighting robots will have greater accessibility to places and will be able to navigate narrow lanes, reach spaces inaccessible to humans and perform tasks too risky for people.

Key points of the initiative:

The firefighters of Delhi Fire Service have also been given specialised training to operate the robot and a separate SOP has also been prepared which will be followed to control the fire. The robots were bought from an Austrian company.
This initiative will help reduce collateral damage and save precious lives. This machine can be operated remotely from a distance of 300 metres. It will not be affected by fire, smoke, heat, or any other adverse condition.
With the help of remote control, it can be sent inside the areas affected by the fire and has a tracking system like army tanks, through which these robots can easily climb stairs. It has a 140-horsepower engine.
The sensor and camera are installed in the front part of the robot. The sensor will go near the fire and release the water according to the temperature there.
The fire-resistant robots equipped with modern technology can cover an area of about 100 metres at once and is capable of dousing the fire immediately.

Important Takeaways For All Competitive Exams:

Delhi Chief Minister: Arvind Kejriwal;
Delhi Governor: Vinai Kumar Saxena.

Co-branded credit cards from HDFC Bank and Retailio launched

HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, announced the launch of a new range of co-branded credit cards with Retailio, aimed largely at chemists and pharmacies in the merchant market. Retailio is the largest B2B pharma marketplace in the country. It is a useful app that is having a significant digital impact on the Pharma supply chain management in India. Chemists, retailers, distributors, pharmacists, and hospitals can use the Retailio mobile application and web interface to place orders with their respective distributors.

Features of credit cards with Retailio:

Under the Retailio Cobrand scheme, the card will include the following features:

Interest-free credit duration of up to 50 days
Reward points on all purchases and spending across all merchants, as well as annual milestone incentives such as 500 Bonus Reward Points for spending 25,000 per month and 1,500 Bonus Reward Points for spending 50,000 per month (exclusive for RIO club members),
5% Cashback on all business necessities such as utility, telecom, government, and tax payments (capped at Rs.250 per month)
Other Smartbuy, SmartPay, and Payzapp subscription offerings
Free and low-cost EMI options for all credit card customers, as well as term loan eligibility for business purposes

With over 6 crore credit, debit, and prepaid cards covering every market sector, HDFC Bank is the market leader in the payments ecosystem. Retailio has a network of over 1000 health care and pharmaceutical enterprises, 3000 pharmaceutical distributors, 1 lakh pharmacies, hospitals, and nursing homes in over 1000 locations.

RBI formed a six-member group to examine customer service standards

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established a six-member committee to assess and review customer services in regulated firms with the goal of safeguarding customers’ interests. The committee will also examine the adequacy of customer service standards and provide recommendations to improve customer service, according to a statement from the banking regulator. The six-member committee will also assess the effectiveness of customer service regulations and make recommendations for improvements.

KEY POINTS:

Former RBI deputy governor BP Kanungo will lead the committee, which will deliver its report three months after its first meeting.
The RBI wants to improve customers’ banking experiences and ensure that complaints are rapidly addressed by both regulated firms and the central bank.
The committee would assess the customer service landscape’s developing and evolving demands, particularly in the context of evolving digital and electronic financial products and distribution, and recommend appropriate regulatory measures.
It will also identify the best practises in customer service and grievance redressal, both globally and domestically.
The group is also anticipated to recommend ways to use technology to improve customer service efficiency, upgrade internal grievance resolution mechanisms, and boost the central bank’s overall consumer protection framework.
The Reserve Bank of India has taken stern action against banks for service deficiencies, particularly in digital banking. It has also ordered that these services be reviewed and audited.

Important Takeaways For All Competitive Exams:

Reserve Bank of India Governor: Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors:

Shri Mahesh Kumar Jain
Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra
Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao
Shri T. Rabi Sankar

Shikhar Dhawan becomes first player to hit 700 fours in IPL history

Punjab Kings opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has become the first player to hit 700 fours in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Dhawan reached this feat during the last league stage match of IPL 2022, between PBKS and Sunrisers Hyderabad, here at the Wankhede Stadium. The batter has now a total of 701 IPL fours to his name. He is followed by David Warner and Virat Kohli, with 577 and 576 fours, respectively. PBKS ended their IPL 2022 campaign with a total of 14 points while SRH finished with 12 points.

Rolls-Royce India president Kishore Jayaraman Receives British honour

Kishore Jayaraman, President, India and South Asia for Rolls-Royce, has received an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty The Queen, British Deputy High Commission. Jayaraman is a board member of the U.K.-India Business Council, which supports U.K. businesses set up in India. He has also been instrumental in promoting bilateral ties by setting up a strategic ecosystem for boosting manufacturing in India enabled by U.K.’s technology.

Under his leadership, the company set up the ‘Engineering Centre’ in Bengaluru in 2015, ‘Digital Centre of Excellence with over 60 digital technologists in 2017, and its first ‘Start-up Accelerator Programme’ in India in 2019.

JSW One Platforms appoints Gaurav Sachdeva as CEO

JSW group has appointed Gaurav Sachdeva as the CEO of JSW One Platforms, an e-commerce venture of the group. He has transitioned from his role at JSW Ventures where he led venture capital investments for the fund. In his role as the CEO of JSW One Platforms, Sachdeva will aim to create a nimble organization backed by the credibility and scale of JSW Group that will ease buying and selling of steel and other products for manufacturing and construction MSMEs in the country.

About the JSW One Platforms:

JSW One Platforms has been established with the vision to leverage our manufacturing and distribution strength in steel, cement and paints businesses to build a technology-enabled one-stop solution for the manufacturing and construction segments. JSW One Platforms also has collaborations with other non-competing manufacturing and construction material brands to market them on its tech platform.

Important Takeaways For All Competitive Exams:

JSW group Founder: Sajjan Jindal;
JSW group Founded: 1982;
JSW group headquarters location: Mumbai.

National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app

ABHA Smartphone App

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the National Health Authority has introduced a revised Ayushman Bharat Health Account, ABHA mobile application to manage health records. The ABHA app, formerly known as the NDHM Health Records app, is available for download from the Google Play Store and has already received over four lakh downloads, according to the Union Health Ministry. The ABHA app has been updated with a new User Interface and new functions that allow users to view their health records at any time and from any location.

ABHA App Key Points:

Existing ABHA app users can also update to the most recent version of the app.
The ABHA mobile application allows users to create an ABHA address, which is a simple username that can be linked to the 14-digit ABHA number created at random.
Users can also link their health records created at an Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission-compliant health institution and access them on their smartphones using the mobile application.
After an individual’s approval, the programme also allows self-uploading of physical health records as well as exchange of digital health documents such as diagnostic reports, prescriptions, and CoWIN vaccination certificates.

Uttarakhand to roll out drone in healthcare 2022

Drone Healthcare 2022

Drones being used commercially to deliver great healthcare to Indians in the most rural locations appears to be a possibility now. In the United States’ Redcliffe Labs, a division of Redcliffe Lifetech, has completed its first commercial drone flight in the healthcare sector. Between Uttarkashi and Dehradun, the business just launched a commercial drone corridor.

KEY POINTS:

The collaboration between Redcliffe and Skye Air resulted in 40 successful trials in North India over the last three months.
Redcliffe Lab transported a payload of 5 kilograms in air temp boxes from Gyansu, Uttarkashi, to Vivek Vihar, Dehradun, a distance of 60 kilometres by air.
From June 10, 2022, the business stated it will “operate two flights daily for both routine and specialised test sample collecting.”
By 2027, the diagnostic service provider hopes to have reached at least 500 million Indians. Jain stated that the corporation “plans to employ drone technology to gather Dx samples” as one of the several approaches to meet this goal.
Other organisations are increasing commercial drone delivery in remote areas in order to satisfy the country’s critical healthcare requirements.
Healthcare experts supplied vaccines, Covid-19 testing samples, and medical items to a population of approximately 3,00,000 individuals represented by eight district health facilities in the Vikarabad district of the southern state of Telangana, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
WEF’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India worked with the Government of Telangana, Apollo Hospital’s Healthnet Global, and NITI Aayog for the 45-day trial. Because it comprises communities living in the deep forests of the Ananthagiri hills, the district was chosen.

Though initially sceptical, India’s commercial sectors have embraced drones to improve job efficiency and save operational costs. According to 6W research, the Indian UAV market is expected to develop at a CAGR of 18% in terms of revenue from 2017 to 23. Another report by BIS Research estimated that by 2021, the commercial drone sector would have surpassed the military market, with a total value of $900 million.

Maharashtra signed MoUs with 23 Companies worth Rs 30,000 crores in Davos

During the present annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the Maharashtra government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth over 30,000 crore. Pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, data centres, textiles, food processing, packaging, paper and pulp, and steel were among the 23 MoUs inked for investment. According to state industries minister Subhash Desai, the investment will result in the creation of 66,000 employment in the state.

KEY POINTS:

Desai, energy minister Nitin Raut, and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray are among the members of a team now at Davos.
Microsoft Corporation (3,200 crore), Asia Pulp & Paper (10,500 crore), Tata Realty (5,000 crore), Gramsci Business Hubs (5,000 crore), Vishvaraj Environment Private Limited (1,000 crore), GR Group (740 crore), Scalar Spaces (650 crore), Indorama Corporation (600 crore), Indo Count Industries Limited (510 crore), Colorshine Coated Private Limited (510 crore), Goyal Proteins (380 crore), PG Electroplast Limited (315 crore) are among the companies with whom the MOU is signed.

About the Agreement:

The state has inked 121 MoUs as part of the Magnetic Maharashtra programme, with a total investment of 2.2 lakh crore and the potential to create around 4,00,000 employment.
Voyager Space Holding, a commercial space corporation based in the United States, has expressed interest in investing in Maharashtra, according to the industries minister.
Maharashtra also signed an MoU that will serve as a roadmap for sustainable development in the state, making it the first sub-national government to join the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a multi-stakeholder platform dedicated to translating commitments to reduce plastic pollution and waste into concrete action.

4th edition of state-level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 begins in Manipur

Shirui Lily Festival 2022

In Manipur, the 4th Edition of State-Level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has begun. This annual festival is organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur with an aim to create and raise awareness of the Shirui Lily flower which is also the State Flower of Manipur. The four-day-long festival has inaugurated by the Governor of Manipur La. Ganesan and the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh tomorrow at Shirui Village Ground in Ukhrul district.

About the festival:

The festival is held around April and May as it is the blooming season of Shirui Lily. The flower is found in the Ukhrul district of Manipur only and cannot be replanted anywhere in the world.
This year, some of the international rock bands will perform in the festival. Every year, tourists both domestic and international attend the function.
Different events including traditional dances, songs and music, trekking, beauty contests, indigenous games and sports will be organised at different sites in the Ukhrul district.

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