CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 23rd JULY 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  23^rd JULY 2022

1. National Broadcasting Day is observed on  23 July in India. The day aims to remind Indian citizens about the impact of radio on our lives.
2. The World Fragile X Awareness Day is marked on 22 July every year.
3. Every year, India celebrates National Flag Adoption Day on 22 July. It was on this day that the tricolour was adopted as the National Flag of India in 1947.
4. One 97 Communications, the parent entity of Paytm, has hired Nakur Jain as CEO of Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL).
5. Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that the Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, would be played in the UAE.
6. Dinesh Gunawardena took the oath as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on 22 July 2022.
7. Indian students bagged three gold, sixteen silver and five bronze medals in various international Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry.
8. Burhanpur of Madhya Pradesh has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified district in the country.
9. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 21 July, 2022 granted Kamal Haasan, one of the Tamil film industry’s top stars, its prestigious ‘Golden Visa’.
10. The Uttar Pradesh govt has decided to appoint Deloitte India as a consultant to suggest plans for bringing the state’s economy to the USD 1 trillion mark.
11. The Nasscom Foundation, along with Google in July 2022 announced the launch of two call centres under the ‘DigiVanni’ initiative.
12.  The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on 20 July, 2022 appointed Egypt’s Seif Ahmed as its acting president following Indian administrator Narinder Batra’s resignation from the post.
13.  PM Narendra Modi on 20 July, 2022 unveiled ‘Varuna’, India’s first passenger drone in New Delhi.
14.  The winners of the 68^th National Film Awards 2020 were announced by Information and Broadcasting Ministry on 22 July, 2022 in New Delhi. Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru. Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji. Best Actress: Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru.