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GK Current Affairs Viable of 13 July 2022

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Daily GK Current Affairs News is viable of 13 July 2022. – Here are the Regular current affairs viable of 13 July 2022 covering the following news headlines: Deoghar Airport, Dwarka Expressway, Prasar Bharati, Eureka Forbes, Retail inflation, ICC Players of the Month for June.

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So, here is the GK update of 13 July 2022 to help you prepare the Current affairs part. After reading this section, you can successfully attempt the current affairs quiz.

Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows

  • National News
  • Sports News
  • Awards News
  • Important Days
  • Obituaries News
  • Miscellaneous News

National News

  1. NIFT, Panchkula was 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 called it “the base of development of the textile sector in the state”.
  • According to Khattar, 20% of the seats in this institute will be earmarked for the people of Haryana as per the rules of NIFT. He said that the foundation stone of this complex was laid on 29th December 2016 by Smriti Irani, who was then Union Minister of Textiles.
  1. 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 I&B Secretary Apoorva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in the presence of Mayank Kumar Agarwal, CEO, Prasar Bharati, DPS Negi, Member (Finance), Prasar Bharati, and officials. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Prasar Bharati.
  • The elements in the central circle and the map of India symbolize trust, security, and service to the nation, its color, ‘Dark Moderate Blue’ represents both the sky and the sea and is associated with open space, freedom, and intuition. imagination, inspiration, and sensitivity, the broadcaster said in an official statement.
  1. PM inaugurated Deoghar Airport and several other development projects 
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several construction projects worth over Rs 16,800 crore in Deoghar.
  • In a public event held at Deoghar College grounds, the Prime Minister announced that the government was funding religious institutions to preserve our culture and faith for generations to come.
  • The inauguration of flights to Ranchi, Delhi, and Patna as well as the journey from Deoghar to Kolkata made the Prime Minister happy. He revealed that work was going on at the airports in Bokaro and Dumka.

Sports News

  1. Indian women’s cricket team for upcoming Commonwealth Games announced 
  • The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has announced the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham from 28 July to 8 August.
  • Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the 15-member team. The team included Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol, and Tania Bhatia as wicketkeepers. Yastika Bhatia will be the team’s top pick for a wicket-keeper.
  1. Jonny Bairstow & Marizanne Kapp named ICC Players of the Month for June
  • The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ICC Player of the Month awards for June 2022.
  • England’s in-form batsman Jonny Bairstow bagged the Men’s Player of the Month title, while South Africa’s power-hitting batsman Marijane Cup was awarded the Women’s Player of the Month.

Awards News

  1. 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 honored 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.
  • Kumar also heads the Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He had served the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as its president and was among the ‘Spring 2022 Imperial Decorations recipients’.

Important Days

  1. 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.
  • Paper bags can easily be used to replace one-time-use plastic bags which are non-biodegradable or, in other words, take hundreds of years to decompose in landfills.
  • The theme for Paper Bag Day this year is, “If You’re ‘fantastic’, Do Something ‘dramatic’ To Cut The ‘Plastic’, Use ‘Paper Bags’.”

Obituaries News

  1. Former New Zealand cricket captain Barry Sinclair passes away 
  • Former New Zealand cricket captain and batsman Barry Sinclair passed away at the age of 85. The former captain was the third Kiwi batsman to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket after Burt Sutcliffe and John R. Reid.
  • Sinclair played 21 Tests for New Zealand between 1963 and 1968, scoring 1148 runs at an average of 29.43, including three centuries – against South Africa, Pakistan, and England.
  1. British composer Monty Norman, known for his James Bond theme, passes away 

Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tunes for James Bond films, died at the age of 94. He was featured in the first James Bond film “Dr. No,” released in 1962, by producer Albert “Cubi” Broccoli.
Born Monty Nocerovich in 1928 in London’s East End to Jewish parents, Norman got his first guitar at the age of 16.

Miscellaneous News

  1. AAI Leh Airport is being built as the nation’s 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.
  • This system works by exchanging heat between the air and the ground as its heat pumps are used for space heating and cooling, as well as water heating.
  • The main feature of this process is that naturally existing heat is concentrated and used. It is estimated that 900 tons of carbon emissions per year will be reduced after adopting the Geothermal system at the Leh Airport Terminal Building project.

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