CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 30th JULY 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  30^th JULY 2022

1. International Friendship Day is celebrated annually on 30 July and it was first proposed way back in the year 1958. This year’s theme “Use and Abuse of Technology”.
2. World Day Against Trafficking is observed annually on 30 July to make people aware of who is being trafficked.
3. US actor Paul Sorvino famous for his role in the gangster classic ‘Goodfellas’ passed away at 83.
4. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a jump of 6.21 metres on the way to winning his first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
5. The Union Cabinet has approved a project to provide 4G mobile services in 24,680 uncovered villages in remote areas at cost of Rs. 26,316 crore.
6. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been presented Churchill Leadership Award by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
7. At Cochin International Airport, the American Navy delivered two MH-60 R multipurpose helicopters to the Indian Navy.
8. The Kerala government is all set to come up with an alternative to the popular corporate online cab service by launching its own e-taxi service named ‘Kerala Savari’ next month. It is considered to be the first such initiative by any state government in the country.
9. Tamil Nadu government has issued an order to implement the first phase of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme at 1,545 government primary schools for the benefit of over 1.14 lakh children in Classes I-V during 2022-23.
10.  A. Manimekhalai, MD & CEO of Union Bank of India (UBI), wants Union Bank of India to surpass other Public Sector Banks and take the third-largest Public Sector Bank position in a time of few years.
11. Bandhan Bank opened its first currency chest in Deedargunj, Patna. As per the bank, this currency chest will assist individuals, MSMEs and small business owners by supplying currency notes to bank branches and ATMs as needed.
12.  The Punjab Sports Department will host the Punjab Khed Mela, which will feature 30 sporting activities in six age divisions for competitors between the ages of 14 and 60.
13.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the ‘India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)’, at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) near Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
14.  The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has launched gold coins namely ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ to be sold to the public in order to tackle inflation, and to boost confidence in the local currency.