CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th JULY 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  16^th  JULY 2022

1. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced the plan to develop India’s first e-waste eco-park in Delhi.
2. The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) has announced the appointment of Joy Bhattacharjya as its director general.
3. STEMROBO Technologies has announced the launch of a Tech Entrepreneurship Program in association with AIC IIT Delhi for 8-18 years of age group.
4. Bangladesh fast bowler Shohidul Islam has been suspended for a period of ten months after he pled guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code.
5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 15 July launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’ in Kolkata. The Project 17A frigate is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited.
6. Varanasi will be the first city in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) region to be granted the rotating title of ‘Cultural and Tourism Capital of SCO’.
7. The World Athletics Championships began in Eugene, US on 15 July, 2022. The tournament will continue till 24 July, 2022.The 2022 Championships is the 18th edition and the US is hosting the event for the first time.
8. Bharti Airtel completed a successful trial of the country’s first 5G private network at Bosch Automotive Electronics facility at Bengaluru on 14 July, 2022.
9. The National Health Authority (NHA) commenced its first hackathon under the ‘Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Hackathon Series’ on 14 July, 2022 in Pune, Maharashtra.
10. The Department of Consumer Affairs has launched ‘Jagriti’, a mascot for empowering consumers and generating awareness towards their rights.
11. The website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been ranked first under the Central Ministries Portal in National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment.
12. 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.
13. Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, debuted the trailer for the new television series ‘Swaraj: Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha’ in New Delhi.  
14. The e-FIR service and the Uttarakhand police app were introduced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.