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Current Affairs 14 July 2022

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Current Affairs 14 July 2022 includes all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, PTI, Indian Express, and all Government official websites.

 News Headlines 

  1. Govt to soon launch nationwide campaign ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ to inspire people to hoist national flag
  2. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs his resignation letter
  3. World Masters Athletics Championships: 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi from India wins gold medal in 100 m sprint in Finland
  4. RBI fines Ola Financial Services Rs 1.67 cr for not following directions
  5. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance enters into strategic partnership with CUB
  6. New co-dopants identified can create better performing and more stable solar cells
  7. Renowned archaeologist Padmashree Enamul Haque passes away
  8. Parameswaran Iyer takes charge as the CEO of NITI Aayog
  9. IRDAI sets up two task forces on issues of reinsurance support
  10. Jonny Bairstow and Marizanne Kapp claim ICC Player of the Month Awards for June
  11. Rohit Sharma notches up World Record, becomes first captain to record 13 successive T20I wins

1.  Govt to soon launch nationwide campaign ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ to inspire people to hoist national flag

  • The Central government will soon launch a nationwide campaign Har Ghar Tiranga to inspire countrymen to hoist the national flag at their homes to mark the 75th Independence Day.
  • The initiative has been taken under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, for which the Ministry of Culture is the nodal ministry.
  • It aims at encouraging Indians everywhere to hoist the national flag.

2.  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs his resignation letter

  • Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his resignation letter, and the Speaker of Parliament will publicly announce it to the nation.
  • According to Sri Lanka newspaper reports the resignation was signed and handed over to a senior government official who will hand it over to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
  • Ranil Wickremesinghe is the current Prime Minister.
  • Sri Jayawardanapura Kote is legislative and Colombo is the executive and judicial capital

3.  World Masters Athletics Championships: 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi from India wins gold medal in 100 m sprint in Finland

  • In Athletics, Bhagwani Devi, a 94-year-old sprinter from India, won the gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
  • She won the gold with a timing of 24.74 seconds.
  • Bhagwani also bagged a bronze medal in shot put.
  • World Masters Athletics Championships was held in Tampere from June 29 – July 10.

4.  RBI fines Ola Financial Services Rs 1.67 cr for not following directions

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fined Ola Financial Services Rs 1.67 crore for not complying with its directions on prepaid payment instruments.
  • The company is a unit of the ride-hailing platform.
  • Ola Financial Services was found to be non-compliant with the directions issued by RBI on Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.

5.  Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance enters into strategic partnership with CUB

  • This partnership will help the private life insurer offer a wide array of life insurance solutions to the bank’s existing and future customers, across their 727 branches.
  • Through this partnership, City Union Bank customers will be able to fulfil their long-term financial goals by investing in Bajaj Allianz Life’s value-packed products ranging from term, savings, retirement.

6.  New co-dopants identified can create better performing and more stable solar cells

  • Scientists have identified co-dopants that can increase the photovoltaic performance of transparent metal oxides such as ZnO, In2O3 and SnO2 thereby creating potential for more efficient, better performing and more stable solar cells.
  • Perovskites are a leading candidate for eventually replacing silicon as the material of choice for solar panels.

7.  Renowned archaeologist Padmashree Enamul Haque passes away

  • Eminent archaeologist, historian and former Director-General of the Bangladesh National Museum Dr. Enamul Haque passed away in Dhaka yesterday.
  • He was 85.
  • Enamul Haque was conferred with Padma Shri for the year 2020 for his work on Bengal’s Iconography and terracotta art.
  • He was instrumental in setting up the Bangladesh National Museum.

8.  Parameswaran Iyer takes charge as the CEO of NITI Aayog

  • Former drinking water and sanitation secretary Parameswaran Iyer, who led the Centre’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission, took charge as chief executive officer (CEO) of Niti Aayog.
  • His appointment for the role was cleared by the Cabinet Appointments Committee on June 24.
  • He replaced Amitabh Kant, who demitted office on June 30.
  • He has over 25 years of experience.

9.  IRDAI sets up two task forces on issues of reinsurance support

  • A nine-member panel has been constituted to sort out the issues between non-life insurers and reinsurers under the chairmanship of Bhargav Dasgupta, MD and CEO of ICICI Lombard General.
  • Headed by Naveen Tahilyani, CEO and MD, Tata AIA Life Insurance, the second task force, comprising seven members, will look at the life insurance segment and re-insurers.

10.  Jonny Bairstow and Marizanne Kapp claim ICC Player of the Month Awards for June

  • The International Cricket Council announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for June 2022 as England’s all-conquering Jonny Bairstow and South Africa’s batting force Marizanne Kapp.
  • Baristow scored the second fastest century ever registered by an English batter in the longest format against New Zealand.
  • Kapp scored a national record of 150 against England.

11.  Rohit Sharma notches up World Record, becomes first captain to record 13 successive T20I wins

  • With a World Record at stake, Rohit ensured that there was no slip-up as he became the first skipper in the history of the game to register 13 successive wins in the shortest format.
  • Hitman has achieved as captain, India have gone on to beat teams like New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and now England.

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