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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 19th JULY 2022

Editor1 Jul 20 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  19th JULY 2022

  1. Tamil Nadu Day was celebrated on 18 July, 2022 as it was on this day that a resolution was adopted by the then Madras Presidency in 1967 and it came to be called Tamil Nadu.
  2. NITI Aayog and the World Food Programme (WFP), India, has launched the ‘Mapping and Exchange of Good Practices’ initiative for mainstreaming millets in Asia and Africa on 19 July, 2022.
  3. President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who has been named as the ruling National Democratic Alliance candidate for the vice presidential election. La Ganesan, Governor of Manipur, has been appointed to discharge the functions of the Governor of West Bengal, in addition to his own duties.
  4. Manoj Kumar, former expert member of marketing at Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), has been promoted to take charge as Chairman of the Government of India’s statutory body.
  5. JSW Steel has collaborated with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for its decarbonisation and sustainability agenda.
  6. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande has proceeded on a three day visit to Bangladesh from 18 to 20 July, 2022.
  7. PM Narendra Modi addressed the NIIO (Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation) Seminar ‘Swavlamban’ on 18 July, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.
  8. Vice President of Gambia, Badara A Joof has arrived in India on 18 July, 2022. He is on a 5-day visit to India.
  9. Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on 15 July, 2022 signed the ‘Namsai Declaration’ in a step towards resolving their seven-decade-old boundary dispute.
  10. The Union govt has formulated a ‘National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem’ (NAMASTE) scheme for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
  11. England all-rounder Ben Stokes on 18 July, 2022 announced his retirement from One-Day Internationals (ODI).
  12.  Noted artist Achuthan Kudallur passed away in Chennai on 18 July 2022, at the age of 77.
  13. A unique biodiversity sensor project is launched by Syngenta, a global agri-business major.
  14. Veteran Sports administrator, Narinder Batra has resigned as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), as well as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), citing “personal reasons”.

 

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