NATIONAL DOCTOR’S DAY CELEBRATES ON 1ST JULY
- India celebrates National Doctor’s Day on July 1, the birth anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent physician, academician, freedom fighter and politician. Doctor’s Day is celebrated globally on different dates.
- The day celebrates the efforts taken by the healthcare staff for their hardwork and dedication. Each year a new theme is given. For 2022, the theme for National Doctor’s Day is “Family Doctors on the Front Line.”
INDIA WILL HAVE 122 UNICORNS IN 25 CITIES WITHIN NEXT 2-4 YEARS
- According to a report by the Hurun Research Institute titled Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2022, India is predicted to have 122 new unicorns in the following 2-4 years. The total worth of these potential unicorns is currently 49 billion US dollars. When a startup is valued at $1 billion USD, it is considered to be a Unicorn.
- The city of Bengaluru, which currently has 33 unicorns, will receive 46 new additions, followed by Delhi NCR with 25, Mumbai with 16, Chennai with 5, and Pune with 3. Bengaluru currently has the most unicorns in the nation. It’s anticipated that the remaining unicorns will appear in 20 additional cities.
FERDINAND MARCOS JR. TAKES OATH AS PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr, won the elections on 9th May with 31.6 million votes and was swore as the 17th President of the Philippines.
- He took the oath at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila before the Supreme Court Justice, Alexander Gesmundo.
KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED ‘KASHI YATRA’ SCHEME
- Karnataka government has launched the ‘Kashi Yatra’ scheme. The Kashi Yatra project, which offers a cash assistance of Rs 5,000 to each of the 30,000 pilgrims willing to conduct a pilgrimage to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
- For this scheme, the government will be using funds of up to Rs 7 crores from the accounts head of ‘Assistance to Manasa Sarovara Pilgrims’ which was announced in the chief minister’s budget speech for the financial year.
EKNATH SHINDE TO TAKE OATH AS CHIEF MINISTER OF MAHARASHTRA
- Eknath Shinde, a rebel Shiv Sena MLA, will be sworn in as the new chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis told the press. The dissident Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde and the BJP will form Maharashtra’s new government after nearly ten days of intense power struggles.
- The Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s authority in the state came to an end the day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as chief minister. The Shinde camp announced that talks with the BJP have begun and that they will form the government.
SANDEEP KUMAR GUPTA NAMED AS NEXT CHAIRMAN OF GAIL
- Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Director for Finance at Indian Oil Corporation, has been picked to head India’s largest gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd. He will replace Manoj Jain, who is scheduled to retire on August 31.
- The PESB recommendation will be vetted by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the go-ahead of anti-corruption bodies such as the CVC and CBI.
KK VENUGOPAL RE-APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THREE MONTHS
- Attorney General (A-G), K.K. Venugopal has been re-appointed as the country’s top law officer for a period of three months. Mr. Venugopal, whose current one-year term ends on June 30, agreed to a short tenure following a request from the government.
100% TWO-WHEELERS TO BE ENERGISED BY FY27
- NITI Aayog and the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) made an upbeat prediction that by FY2026-27, electric two-wheelers would be completely incorporated into the Indian market.
- The Department of Science & Technology established the independent TIFAC in 1988 with the mission to forecast technological developments, evaluate technological trajectories, and foster innovation.
NEW DELHI: 4TH SYNERGY CONFERENCE BETWEEN INDIAN ARMY AND DAD
- In New Delhi, there was the fourth Synergy Conference between the Indian Army and the Defense Accounts Department (DAD). Senior commanders of the Indian Army and DAD attended the one-day meeting, which was co-chaired by Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen BS Raju and Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Shri Rajnish Kumar.
- Deliberations on the AGNIPATH plan and the timeline for the prompt implementation of a system for pay and allowances for Agniveers were on the conference’s main agenda.
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TESTING OF HIGH-SPEED EXPENDABLE AERIAL TARGET ABHYAS IN ODISHA
- The Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO) Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), which was created as a target for the testing of missile systems, underwent a successful flight testing from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), off the coast of Odisha.
- The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a DRDO unit with a Bengaluru location, created Abhyas.
- The DRDO recently conducted numerous tests on Abhyas in various configurations.
- Precision demonstrations of the aircraft’s performance at low altitude, including prolonged level flight and excellent manoeuvrability, were made.
9TH ARMY TO ARMY STAFF TALKS BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRALIA HELD IN DEHRADUN
- The ninth Army to Army Staff Talks, which were held in Dehradun, between the Australian and Indian armies were centred on developing a roadmap for improved defence cooperation and joint military exercises.
- The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was the location of the discussions, where both parties went over the road map for initiatives promoting defence cooperation, according to the Army.
- These initiatives include training sessions for both Armies, cadet exchange programmes between pre-commission training academies, bilateral exchanges of Austra hinds, subject matter expert exchanges in specialised fields, functional and high-level visits, interaction between think tanks, and virtual interactions in the fields of medical and doctrinal exchanges.
ADANI SPORTSLINE IS PRINCIPAL SPONSOR OF INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION
- Adani Sportsline, the sports arm of the Adani Group, has inked a long-term principal sponsorship deal with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
- It will be the official partner of the Indian contingent during the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS DAY 2022 OBSERVED ON 01ST JULY
- The Chartered Accountants’ Day or CA Day is held on 01 July every year in India. It is also known as ICAI Foundation Day. The day is marked to commemorate the foundation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on July 1, 1949.
- ICAI is among the oldest professional institutions in the country and also the second largest professional accounting and finance body in the world in terms of members.
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