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Daily GK Current Affairs of 15 July 2022

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Daily GK Current Affairs News is viable of 15 July 2022. – Here are the Regular current affairs viable of 15 July 2022 covering the following news headlines: Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road, AadhaarFaceRd, Wholesale Price Index, Ola Electric.

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Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows

  • National News
  • Business News
  • Banking News
  • Science and Technology News

National News

  1. Cabinet approved Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road’s new rail line to be constructed by the Ministry of Railways at an estimated cost of Rs.2798.16 crore.
  • The new rail line will have a total length of 116.65 km and is expected to be completed in 2026-27. The project will generate direct employment for about 40 lakh man-days during construction.
  1. AIIMS to host Film Festival to commemorate 12th National Plastic Surgery Day 
  • The 12th National Plastic Surgery Day will be celebrated on 15th July and the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery of AIIMS, Delhi will host the APSI Sushruta Film Festival (ASFF 2022) in association with the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI).
  • According to Dr. Professor Manish Singhal, Head of the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, the theme of this film festival is Changing Lives with Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He emphasized that the film festival aims to showcase the greatest works created by plastic surgeons across the country.
  1. UIDAI launched the ‘AadhaarFaceRd’ mobile app to perform Aadhaar face authentication 
  • The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a face authentication facility through a new mobile app called “AadhaarFaceRD”.
  • For authentication, Aadhaar card holders no longer need to visit the enrollment center for iris and fingerprint scans.
  • UIDAI has started using face authentication as a way of verifying the identity of the Aadhaar holder. Once your facial authentication is successful, it verifies your identity.
  1. National Rail and Transportation Institute upgraded as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
  • National Rail and Transportation Institute upgraded as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, the deemed to be university will be upgraded to a central university. The university has been renamed Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.
  • The Union Cabinet gave its approval to introduce a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV).
  • The Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya is envisioned to be a key enabler for expanding the transportation sector which is strategically critical for India’s economic growth and development.

Business News

  1. Nasscom joins hand with Google for DigiVaani Call Center 
  • Nasscom Foundation and Google have announced the setting up of a call center in collaboration with the Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP), a non-profit organization, to help women farmers grow their businesses.
  • The “Dijivani Call Center” project is being run on a pilot basis and will initially cover around 20,000 rural women entrepreneurs in six states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
  1. Ola introduces India’s first indigenously made lithium ion-cell 
  • Ola Electric has unveiled the country’s first indigenously developed Lithium-Ion cell. The Bengaluru-based two-wheeler maker will start mass production of SAIL- NMC 2170 from Gigafactory, Chennai by 2023.
  • The use of specific chemicals and materials enables the cell to pack more energy into a given space and also improves the overall life cycle of the cell.
  1. Infosys purchased a Danish-based life science company
  • Infosys bought Danish company Base Life Science for around 110 million euros (about Rs 875 crore). The acquisition will expand Infosys’ knowledge in the life sciences industry and expand its presence in Europe.
  • The purchase strengthens Infosys’ extensive life science expertise, increases our penetration in the Nordics and across Europe, and scales our industry-specific cloud-based digital transformation solutions.

Banking News

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences launched a global naming event for its newest solar observatory 
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.67 crore on Ola Financial Services Private Limited for non-compliance with certain provisions related to prepaid payment instruments and Know Your Customer norms.
  • The penalty has been imposed in the exercise of powers vested in RBI under Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
  • A notice was issued to the entity advising it to show cause as to why a penalty should not be imposed for non-compliance with the directions.
  • Ola Financial Services Private Limited, a subsidiary of ride-hailing app Ola, offers financial services such as lending for two-wheelers, four-wheelers, personal loans, and insurance products.

Science and Technology News

  1. Samsung created the fastest graphics DRAM chip in the world 
  • Samsung announced the creation of a new Graphics Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) chip with increased speed and power efficiency.
  • According to a statement from the manufacturer, the 24-Gigabit Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) uses third-generation, 10-nanometer technology and boasts data processing speeds that are 30% faster than competing products.
  1. Agnikul Cosmos opened India’s first rocket engine factory in Chennai 
  • Space tech startup, Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated India’s first-ever factory to manufacture 3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai. The facility will use additive manufacturing technology to build 3D printed rocket engines and will be used to produce engines for its own in-house rockets.
  • It was unveiled by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and ISRO chairman S Somanath in the presence of Pawan Goenka, the chairman of IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre).
  • The 10,000-square-foot facility is located at IIT-Madras Research Park. It will have a 400mm x 400mm x 400mm metal 3D printer from EOS that will enable end-to-end manufacturing of a rocket engine under one roof.

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