WORLD PAPER BAG DAY 2022 OBSERVED ON 12TH JULY
- Every year, World Paper Bag Day is observed on July 12 to raise awareness of the importance of using paper bags instead of plastic bags.
- This day is dedicated to spreading awareness of the ill effects of plastic and how detrimental they are to our environment.
- The theme for Paper Bag Day this year is, “If You’re ‘fantastic’, Do Something ‘dramatic’ To Cut The ‘Plastic’, Use ‘Paper Bags’.”
PM INAUGURATED DEOGHAR AIRPORT AND SEVERAL OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated and set the cornerstone for a number of construction projects totaling more than 16,800 crores of rupees in Deoghar.
- The inauguration of flights to Ranchi, Delhi, and Patna, as well as the trip from Deoghar to Kolkata, made the prime minister happy. He revealed that work was ongoing on the airports in Bokaro and Dumka.
INDIA’S 1ST ELEVATED URBAN EXPRESSWAY “DWARKA” TO BE OPERATIONAL BY 2023
- The Dwarka Expressway, which is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India, will be operational in 2023, said Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
- Dwarka Expressway will reduce pressure on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (part of the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral) and arterial roads that experience severe traffic congestion, primarily from the commuters of West Delhi.
- It will be a 16-lane access-controlled highway with the provision of a minimum three-lane service road on both sides.
I&B MINISTRY UNVEILS NEW LOGO OF PRASAR BHARATI ON ITS SILVER JUBILEE
- India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati unveiled its new logo on July 11, 2022, in its silver jubilee year.
- The new logo was released by the secretary of I&B Apurva Chandra, secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in the presence of Mayank Kumar Agrawal, CEO, Prasar Bharati, DPS Negi, Member (Finance), Prasar Bharati, and officers of Ministry of I&B and Prasar Bharati.
NIFT, PANCHKULA OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED BY UNION MINISTER PIYUSH GOYAL
- The 17th campus of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Panchkula was officially opened by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who referred to it as the “fulcrum of development of the textile sector in the state.”
ON OCTOBER 1ST, THIS YEAR, PAPER IMPORT MONITORING SYSTEM TO GO IN ACTION
- The Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) was established by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) by changing the import policy for major paper products from “free” to “free subject to mandatory registration under PIMS.”
- According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the new rule will take effect on October 1, 2022. However, the ministry announced in a statement that the online registration option will be available as of July 15, 2022.
1ST WEBB TELESCOPE IMAGE REVEALS EARLIEST GALAXIES FORMED AFTER BIG BANG
- US President Joe Biden has released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington.
- This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.
- Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time.
JONNY BAIRSTOW & MARIZANNE KAPP NAMED ICC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE
- International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ICC Player of the Month awards for June 2022.
- England’s in-form batter Jonny Bairstow bagged the Men’s Player of the Month title while South Africa’s power-hitting batter Marizanne Kapp was awarded with Women’s Player of the Month.
INDIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET TEAM FOR UPCOMING COMMONWEALTH GAMES ANNOUNCED
- The Indian women’s cricket team has been announced by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham from July 28 through August 8.
- The 15-person team will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur. The team included Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol, and Taniya Bhatiya as the wicketkeeper. Yastika Bhatia will be the team’s top pick for a wicket keeper.
JAPAN’S ‘ORDER OF THE RISING SUN’ AWARD CONFERRED TO NARAYANAN KUMAR
- The government of Japan has conferred the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ award on Sanmar Group Vice Chairman Narayanan Kumar in recognition of his contribution toward strengthening economic relations between Japan and India. Kumar was honoured by the Consul General of Japan in Chennai, Taga Masayuki.
- Masayuki lauded Kumar’s dedicated efforts in promoting friendship, goodwill and mutual understanding between Japan and India.
BRITISH COMPOSER MONTY NORMAN, KNOWN FOR JAMES BOND THEME, PASSES AWAY
- Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died at the age of 94. He was hired by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli to compose a theme for the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
- Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents in the East End of London in 1928, Norman got his first guitar when he was 16.
DELHI LT GOV LAUNCHES SCHEME TO REWARD RWAS FOR PROPERTY TAX COMPLIANCE
- Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena has announced significant changes in the property tax policy of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after its unification.
- The L-G also launched a SAH-BHAGITA scheme to increase the involvement of the Residential Welfare Association (RWAs) in optimal tax collection and waste management systems.
AAI LEH AIRPORT IS BEING BUILT AS NATION FIRST CARBON-NEUTRAL AIRPORT
- The Airports Authority of India, Leh airport is being built as a carbon-neutral airport, a first in India. A “Geothermal system” in hybridization with Solar PV Plant will be provided in the New airport Terminal Building for heating and cooling purposes.
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