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CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

CABINET APPROVALS:

(a) Cabinet approves MoU between India and UAE on Cooperation in the field of Industries and Advanced Technologies:

• The government has approved a proposal for signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in the field of industries and advanced technologies.
• The decision was taken by the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
• The MoU envisages cooperation on a mutually beneficial basis in areas including strengthening the supply chain resilience of industries, renewable and energy efficiency, health, and life sciences, space systems, artificial intelligence, standardization, metrology, conformity assessment, accreditation, and halal certification.
• The MoU aims at strengthening and developing industries in both nations through investments, technology transfer, and the deployment of key technologies in industries.

Key Points:

• India-UAE bilateral trade, valued at USD 180 million per annum in the 1970s, has increased to USD 60 billion at present, making the UAE India’s third-largest trading partner after China and the US.
• The UAE is the eighth largest investor in India with an estimated investment of USD 18 billion.
• Indian investments in the UAE are estimated at around USD 85 billion (Rs 6.48 lakh crore).
• Both the countries have implemented a comprehensive trade agreement to increase bilateral trade from USD 60 billion to USD 100 billion in the next five years.

(b) Cabinet approves MoU between NIES, Japan, and ARIES, India for Joint Research on Air Quality and Climate Change:

• The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan, and Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), India, a professional body for joint research on air quality and climate change.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has apprised the signing of the MoU to establish collaborative guidelines between NIES and ARIES.
• No such MoU was signed by the ARIES, Nainital similar areas of research with any other foreign bodies in the past.

About ARIES:

• The ARIES is an autonomous research Institute established under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
• ARIES is a center of excellence for research in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science researchers on air pollution and climate change on earth, and the formation and evolution of the sun, stars, and galaxies.

About NIES:

• The NIES is Japan’s only research institute that undertakes a broad range of environmental research in an interdisciplinary and comprehensive manner.
• The NIES works to produce scientific findings on environmental protection.
• It is working on research projects that include consolidating the institute’s research foundation through basic research, data acquisition, and analysis, and preservation and provision of environmental samples.

(c) Cabinet approves MoU signed between SNBNCBS, Kolkata, India, and Leibniz-IFW Dresden e.V, Germany in the Novel Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials:

• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata, India, and Leibniz-Institut fur Festkorper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. Dresden, Germany intended to scientific cooperation in the field of “Novel Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials”.
• The research on Quantum Materials has received worldwide attention due to their potential for the development of future quantum technology.
• The goal of this joint venture will be to foster Indo-German collaboration, provide opportunities and facilitate the advancement of knowledge in the area of magnetic and topological quantum materials.
• The cooperation, in particular, will include, sharing of experimental and computational resources, the exchange of technical and professional support, and exchanging of faculty and researchers to carry out the collaborative research.

About SNBNCBS:

• N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) is an Autonomous Research Institute established by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 1986 as a Registered Society.
• The Centre was established to honor the life and work of Professor S. N. Bose who was a colossal figure in theoretical physics and has made some of the most fundamental conceptual contributions to the development of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Statistics.

About IFW:

• IFW is a non-university research institute and a member of the Leibniz Association.
• IFW Dresden is concerned with modern materials science and combines explorative research in physics, chemistry, and materials science with the technological development of new materials and products.
• The research programs at IFW are focused on functional materials which hold a key position in many fields of application: superconducting and magnetic materials, thin-film systems and nanostructures as well as crystalline and amorphous materials.

(d) Cabinet approves MoU between India and Australia for Technical Cooperation for AIWASI:

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Government of Australia for Technical Cooperation in urban water management.
• The MoU has been signed in December 2021.
• MoU would reinforce bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of urban water security.
• It would strengthen institutional capacities at all levels for urban water management
• To improve accessibility, affordability & quality of water and sanitation services.
• To promote the circular economy of water & water-secure cities
• To encourage climate-resilient water management practices
• To enhance community participation in water management and improve social inclusion through initiatives for accessible infrastructure.
• MoU will enable both sides to learn about technological advancements gained by the two nations in key areas of urban water security and will promote the exchange of learning, best practices, and capacity building of institutions.
• This will help towards the realization of AatmaNirbhar Bharat.

(e) Cabinet approves MoU signed between India, US in the health sector:

• Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding among the Department of Biotechnology, Government of the Republic of India, and the Indian Council of Medical Research and International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, US.
• It will contribute to the development of new, improved, and innovative biomedical tools and technologies to prevent and treat HIV, TB, COVID-19, and other emerging infectious and neglected diseases.
• This MoU will further strengthen relations between India and the US within the framework of international scientific and technological cooperation in fields of mutual interest.

DST launches Geospatial Self Certification Portal:

• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS of Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh has released a book and its e-Version on 8 Years of Administrative and Pension reforms (2014-2022).
• In what can be called a massive step toward liberalization of the Geospatial industry in India, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) launched the Self Certification Portal for conveying adherence to provisions of Geospatial Guidelines by Individuals, companies, organizations, and government agencies.
• The Government of India, under the aegis of the Prime Minister, has been taking concrete steps to foster ease of doing business and entrepreneurship in the country, with a focus on data and technology-driven development.
• The release of new Geospatial Data Guidelines on February 15, 2021, by DST, was part of this vision and introduced much-needed changes to liberalize the Geospatial industry.

Key Points:

• One of the key developments brought in by the Guidelines was the replacement of the process of prior approvals, security clearances, licenses, and other restrictions for the collection, generation, preparation, dissemination, storage, publication, updating, and/or digitization of Geospatial Data and Maps within the territory of India with a Self-Certification Regime for conveying adherence to provisions of Geospatial Guidelines by Individuals, companies, organizations, and government agencies.
• The transformative idea was realized by the Department of Science and Technology with the launch of the Self-Certification portal
• Using the Portal will essentially cut down time spent on obtaining clearances and approvals drastically for Geospatial companies, researchers, academia, and innovators for carrying out Geospatial-related activities.
• The Portal launch is in line with the transformative ideas & announcements in the new Geospatial Data Guidelines released by DST on February 15, 2021.
• The Portal has been developed in collaboration with NIC.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Delhi’s IGI airport best in India and South Asia, 37th among the world’s top 50

• The Skytrax World Airport Awards named Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport the finest in India and South Asia for the 4th consecutive year.
• The airport raised its overall ranking to 37th from 45th in 2021, and it is the only airport from India to be featured in the world’s top 50 airports.
• The GMR Infra-led airport has also been declared “the cleanest airport” in India and South Asia.

About Skytrax World Airport Awards :

• The Skytrax World Airport Awards are based on an annual global airport customer satisfaction survey that evaluates customer service and amenities at 500 airports.
• Over 100 nationalities of airport consumers filled out survey questionnaires over 9 months from September 2021 to May 2022
• It assessed customer satisfaction with airport services and products, including check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security, immigration, and exit, among others.

About Skytrax :

• Established: 1989
• Headquarters: London, UK
• CEO: Edward Plaisted

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

BOB Financial and Nainital Bank launch co-branded contactless RuPay credit card

• A wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda, BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) & Nainital Bank launched the Nainital Bank – BoB co-branded Contactless RuPay Credit Card during the centenary year of Nainital Bank
• The card is designed to reward customers for everyday spending categories like grocery and departmental stores.

About co-branded contactless RuPay credit card :

• Cardholders of Nainital Bank – BoB RuPay Contactless Credit Card will be able to earn 5X i.e. 5 reward points (per Rs. 100 spent) for spending on grocery, departmental stores, and movies.
• For all other spending, cardholders will earn 1 reward point per Rs. 100 spent.
• In addition, cardholders will also benefit from a 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on fuel purchases.
• The co-branded credit card offers complimentary Personal Accidental Death insurance.
• The card is offered at zero joining fee and a nominal annual fee that is waived on spends of Rs. 25,000 per year.
• To ensure the quick and simple acquisition of the co-branded card, customers can apply using a 100% digital process.

About BFSL :

• Founded: 29 September 1994
• MD & CEO : Shailendra Singh
• It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda and a Non-Deposit Accepting Non–Banking Finance Company (NBFC).

About Nainital Bank :

• Founded: 1922
• Headquarters: Nainital, Kumaon, India
• Chairman & CEO: Dinesh Pant
• The bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda which is under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance of the GoI.

RBI Suspends license of millath co-operative bank due to inadequate capital

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of Davangere-Karnataka-based Millath Co-operative Bank Ltd due to inadequate capital and lack of earning prospects.
• The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Karnataka, has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.
• On liquidation, every depositor will be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to a monetary ceiling of Rs 5 lakh from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), subject to the provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961.

The RBI has canceled the license as :

• The bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
• As such, it does not comply with the provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3) (d) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
• The Bank has failed to comply with the requirements of Sections 22(3) (a), 22 (3) (b), 22(3)(c), 22(3) (d), and 22(3)(e) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.”
• The continuance of the bank is prejudicial to the interests of its depositors
• The bank with its present financial position would be unable to pay its present depositors in full;
• The public interest would be adversely affected if the bank is allowed to carry on its banking business any further.
• Millath Co-operative Bank Limited, Davangere, Karnataka’ is prohibited from conducting the business of ‘banking’ which includes, among other things, acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 with immediate effect.

Recent News :

• Recently, the RBI also canceled certificates of registration (CoR) of 3 NBFCs, including 2 housing finance companies.
• CoR of Noida-based Malik Motor Finance Limited has been canceled & Housing finance companies whose registrations have been canceled are Aizawl-based North East Region Housing Finance Company Limited and Gurgaon-based Aryarth Housing Finance Limited.

Govt declares ICICI, HDFC, and NPCI’s IT resources as ‘critical information infrastructure’

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) announced the IT resources of private sector lender ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and UPI managing entity National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as ‘critical information infrastructure’ under Section 70 of the IT Act, 2000 indicating that any harm to it can influence the national security and any unpermitted person accessing it may be imprisoned for up to 10 years.
• The Central Government hereby declares the computer resources relating to the Core Banking Solution, Real Time Gross Settlement, and National Electronic Fund Transfer comprising Structured Financial Messaging Server.
• The computer resources of its associated dependencies to be protected systems.
• The persons authorized to access IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and NPCI are their designated employees, authorized team members of contractual managed service providers, or 3rd-party vendors who have been authorized by them for need-based access and any consultant, regulator, government official, auditor and stakeholder authorized by the entities on a case-to-case basis.

What is critical information infrastructure?

• The Information Technology Act of 2000 defines “Critical Information Infrastructure” as a “computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which shall have a debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety”.
• The government, under the Act, has the power to declare any data, database, IT network, or communications infrastructure as CII to protect that digital asset.
• Any person who secures access or attempts to secure access to a protected system in violation of the law can be punished with a jail term of up to 10 years.

How are CIIs protected in India?

• Created in January 2014, the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is the nodal agency for taking all measures to protect the nation’s critical information infrastructure.
• NCIIPC will monitor and forecast national-level threats to CII for policy guidance, expertise sharing, and situational awareness for early warning or alerts.

About Ministry of Electronics and IT :

• Cabinet Minister: Ashwini Vaishnav
• Minister of State : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
• Secretary : K. Rajaraman

ONDC Partners With NABARD To Initiate E-Commerce In Agritech

• The Government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has partnered with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to bring e-commerce to agriculture.

Aim :

• To establish market linkages for the enabled players with market-ready farmers’ producer organizations (FPOs) in the country.
• It also focuses on promoting the development of innovative solutions that are likely to aid the adoption of e-commerce in the agriculture domain.
• This is the first initiative to introduce FPOs to technology.
• The hackathon will witness 400 participants, out of which 250 are agritech startups and the rest are non-agritech ventures.

About ONDC :

• Founded: April 2022
• CEO: T Koshy
• Open Network for Digital Commerce, is a private non-profit Section 8 company established by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Government of India under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• The pilot phase was launched on 29 April 2022 in five cities; Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Shillong, and Coimbatore.

About NABARD :

• Established: 12 July 1982
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• Chairman : Govinda Rajulu Chintala
• NABARD is an apex regulatory body for the overall regulation of regional rural banks and apex cooperative banks in India.

About RBI :

• Established: 1 April 1935
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• Governor : Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governor: Mahesh Kumar Jain, M. Rajeshwar Rao, Michael Patra, and T. Rabi Shankar

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Mr. Gustavo Petro wins Colombian election to become 1st leftist president

• A former rebel and a longtime legislator, Mr. Gustavo Petro became Colombia’s first leftist president.
• He defeated Mr. Rodolfo Hernández Suárez in the second round of the 2022 Colombian presidential election.
• Petro’s vice-president will be Ms. Francia Márquez, a prize-winning defender of human and environmental rights marking the first time that a black woman fills the post.
• Mr. Petro, 62, received more than 50 percent of the vote, with more than 99 percent counted.

About Mr Gustavo Petro :

• Mr Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian economist, politician, former guerrilla fighter, senator.
• Mr. Petro had been part of a different rebel group, called the M-19, which demobilized in 1990, and became a political party that helped rewrite the country’s constitution.
• He served as a senator and a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) party following the 2006 Colombian parliamentary election with the second-largest vote.
• He also pledged to fully implement a 2016 peace deal that ended a 50-year-long conflict with the communist guerrilla group, Farc, and to seek negotiations with the still-active ELN rebels.
• On 30 October 2011, he was elected Mayor of Bogotá in the local elections, a position he assumed on 1 January 2012.
• He received the worldwide “Climate and City Leadership” in 2013 for his achievements while in office.

About Colombia :

• President : Iván Duque Márquez
• Capital : Bogotá
• Currency : Colombian peso

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

Indian Coast Guard inducts New Advanced Light Helicopter Squadron 840 CG

• The Indian Coast Guard inducted the new air squadron known as 840 Squadron with an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark-III aircraft into the Coast Guard Region East.
• While this is the first induction into the newly created ‘840 Squadron’ that is to be based in Chennai, 3 more choppers of the same variant are to follow.
• The first chopper was received at Coast Guard Air Station, Chennai with a traditional ‘water cannon salute’, in the presence of Inspector General AP Badola, Commander, Coast Guard Region East.
• An indigenous aircraft designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),

Key Highlights :

• The ALH Mk3 aircraft represents a tremendous leap toward self-reliance in the field of Coast Guard aviation.
• The aircraft are having Beyond the Visual Range detection, using modern radars.
• It is equipped for target neutralization operations, using its mounted Heavy Machine Gun.
• The Squadron’s operations area will encompass the entire Eastern Region due to its strategic importance and geographical location and will boost the air arm of the Indian Coast Guard Region East.
• Until Now, 13 out of 16 ALH choppers have been delivered by M/s HAL to the ICG This is the first ALH MK III aircraft to be positioned in Coast Guard Region East.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

Prime Minister’s award for outstanding contribution to the promotion of Yoga announced:

• On the occasion of International Yoga Day, the AYUSH ministry announced that two individuals and two organizations will be honored with the ‘Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development and Promotion of Yoga’ in 2022.

Award winners:

• Two individuals Bhikkhu Sanghasena from Ladakh, Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues from Brazil, and two organizations, “The Divine Life Society” from Uttarakhand and the British Wheel of Yoga from the United Kingdom have been chosen for the award.
• They will also receive ₹25 lakh as a cash prize, a trophy, and a certificate.

About the Awards:

• On the second International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presented these prizes to individuals and organizations who have had a long-term positive impact on society via the promotion and growth of yoga.
• On the occasion of the 2nd International Day of Yoga celebrations in Chandigarh on June 21, 2016, the Prime Minister of India awarded the prizes for Outstanding Contribution to the Development and Promotion of Yoga.
• The winners were chosen through a two-stage process that evaluated the contributions made by the selected institutions and individuals.
• International individual, international organization, national individual, and national organization were the four categories in which the selections were made.

Key Points:

• Sanghasena is a social and spiritual worker who founded the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre in Leh.
• In 2004, the Gandhi Peace Foundation bestowed upon him the World Peace Award.
• Rojo received his education at Swami Kuvalayananda’s Kaivalyadhama School in Lonavla.
• When he returned to Brazil, he became the country’s leading proponent of yoga, emphasizing Swami Kuvalayananda’s scientific teachings.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

DBT and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have renewed MoU to Speed Innovation for Global Health:

• The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), originally signed in 2012, to support innovative approaches for developing new preventions, therapies, and interventions needed to solve health (human and animal), food and nutritional inequities.
• DBT and the Gates Foundation had in 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of health and development for five years, which was further renewed for 5 years till July 17, 2022.
• Under this joint partnership, in the last 10 years, programs in diverse areas under maternal and child health, nutrition, sanitation, infectious disease, and data science approaches have been undertaken.
• The renewed MoU partnership pledged a combined $50 million investment to the joint initiative, to continue to explore and expand funding arenas and mechanisms to support innovators, focused on early-mid stage research and product development to tackle health and developmental issues.

NHIDCL and IIT Roorkee sign MoU for sharing knowledge in the field of highway engineering:

• An MoU was signed between MD, NHIDCL, and Director, IIT, Roorkee for sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway engineering.
• The purpose of this MoU is to establish the basis of collaboration between both the parties such that the NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee can take up various activities of common interest such as sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway engineering and other infrastructure works as per mutually agreed terms and conditions.
• The MoU provides a formal basis for initiating interaction between NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee, and will play a significant role in realizing the aims and objectives of Prime Minister’s GatiShakti, National Master Plan launched recently.

Key Points:

• National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) promotes surveys, establishes, designs, builds, operates, maintains, and upgrades National Highways and Strategic Roads including interconnecting roads in parts of the country that share international boundaries with neighboring countries including the UTs of J&K, Ladakh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, and the seven northeastern states.
• IIT, Roorkee is a premier institute in the country with a vision to be a center of excellence in education and research, producing global leaders in science, technology, and management
• To be a hub of knowledge creation and technology development that prioritizes the frontier areas of national and global importance to improve the life of every citizen of the country.
• Both NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee are leading premier national organizations in their respective fields and are desirous of working together to work as a team to achieve national objectives, undertaken with their best abilities and maximum cooperation with the intent of helping each other.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

PM releases Ram Bahadur Rai’s book ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’:

• The book “Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani” by Ram Bahadur Rai was published by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
• Shri Ram Bahadur Rai’s lifelong quest for new ideas and willingness to provide something new to society was highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• He stated his hope that the book, which was issued, would present the Constitution in its entirety.

About the book:

• The book by Shri Rai will be in the spirit of New India’s commitment to remember the forgotten thoughts to ensure that in the India of the future, a consciousness of the past stays strong.
• The book, together with the country’s history and untold chapters of the constitution, will inspire the country’s youth to think differently.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

Well-known photojournalist R Raveendran passes away

• Veteran photojournalist R. Raveendran passed away at the age of 69.

About R Raveendran :

• He started his career as a teleprinter operator in AFP 1973.
• Later, he became a photographer in 1984.
• Presently, he was working with ANI as Photo Editor.
• He was the recipient of numerous photography awards and is known for his iconic photo of Rajiv Goswami setting himself on fire during the Mandal agitation in the Capital.
• Apart from this, his photographs of the Gujarat plague, the Bhopal gas tragedy, and the picture of Sonia Gandhi and children near the pyre of Rajiv Gan.

Daily CA on June 22 :

• The government has approved a proposal for signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in the field of industries and advanced technologies.
• The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan, and Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), India, a professional body for joint research on air quality and climate change.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata, India, and Leibniz-Institut fur Festkorper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. Dresden, Germany intended to scientific cooperation in the field of “Novel Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials”.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Government of Australia for Technical Cooperation in urban water management.
• Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding among the Department of Biotechnology, Government of the Republic of India, and the Indian Council of Medical Research and International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, US.
• Jitendra Singh has released a book and its e-Version on 8 Years of Administrative and Pension reforms (2014-2022).

• The Skytrax World Airport Awards named Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport the finest in India and South Asia for the 4th consecutive year.
• A wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda, BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) & Nainital Bank launched the Nainital Bank – BoB co-branded Contactless RuPay Credit Card during the centenary year of Nainital Bank
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of Davangere-Karnataka-based Millath Co-operative Bank Ltd due to inadequate capital and lack of earning prospects.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) announced the IT resources of private sector lender ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and UPI managing entity National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as ‘critical information infrastructure’ under Section 70 of the IT Act, 2000 indicating that any harm to it can influence the national security and any unpermitted person accessing it may be imprisoned for up to 10 years.
• The Government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has partnered with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to bring e-commerce to agriculture.
• A former rebel and a longtime legislator, Mr. Gustavo Petro became Colombia’s first leftist president.
• The Indian Coast Guard inducted the new air squadron known as 840 Squadron with an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark-III aircraft into the Coast Guard Region East.
• Veteran photojournalist R. Raveendran passed away at the age of 69.

• On the occasion of International Yoga Day, the AYUSH ministry announced that two individuals and two organizations will be honored with the ‘Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development and Promotion of Yoga’ in 2022.
• The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), originally signed in 2012, to support innovative approaches for developing new preventions, therapies, and interventions needed to solve health (human and animal), food and nutritional inequities.
• An MoU was signed between MD, NHIDCL, and Director, IIT, Roorkee for sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway engineering.
• The book “Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani” by Ram Bahadur Rai was published by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.