9th & 10th August 2022 Current Affairs
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9th & 10th August 2022 Current Affairs is provided below:
1. International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples:
- Observed on August 9
- Also known as World Tribal Day
- Theme 2022: “The role of Indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of Traditional knowledge”.
- Observed since 1995
- 2022 marks the beginning of a new decade for the indigenous community, the celebration of the decade of Indigenous Languages 2022 – 2032.
2. Books & Authors:
S.No. | Books | Author |
1. | “Rusty Skies and Golden Winds” | Sannidhya Sharma |
2. | “Field Guide, Birds of India” | Published by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) |
3. 1st Indian Psychologist on US Heritage Wall of Fame:
- Ramadhar Singh
- He has been a part of many breakthrough kinds of research in the field of psychology and management while he showed how humans have the cognitive ability and dynamic thoughts.
4. Axis Bank – 1st bank in India to introduce ARS:
- Axis Receivable Suite (ARS)
- It is a one-stop cash management solution
- It serves as an end-to-end solution, together with a mobile app, to automate the reconciliation of receivables against sales invoices raised by clients.
- Axis Bank – India’s third largest Private Sector Bank
5. West Seti Project:
- Nepal approves India’s Hydropower board to study the project.
- 1200 MW project in Western Nepal
6. One Nation One Ration Card Completes 3 years:
- Launched on August 9, 2019
- It is implemented all over the country with Assam being the last state to join the initiative in June 2022
- Implemented by – Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013
- It enables NFSA beneficiaries, particularly migrant beneficiaries, to get access to highly subsidized food grains under PDS from any Fair Price Shop in India.
7. 2nd Generation Ethanol Plant:
- PM Modi is dedicated to the nation the 2nd Generation Ethanol Plant at Panipat, Haryana.
- It will generate around 3 crore litres of Ethanol per annum.
- India’s first ethanol Plant – Punia, Bihar.
8. World Biofuel Day:
- Observed on August 10
- To create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
- The day has been observed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas since 2015.
9. AIFF Footballer of the year 2021-22:
- AIFF Women’s Footballer of the year – Manisha Kalyan
- AIFF Men’s Footballer of the year – Sunil Chhetri
- AIFF – All India Football Federation
- Founded – 1937
- HQ – New Delhi
10. Ex Vajra Prahar 2022:
- Indo – US Joint Special Forces exercise
- Starts at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
11. 55th Anniversary of ASEAN:
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
- Founded – 8th August 1967
- HQ – Jakarta, Indonesia
- Theme 2022 – “Stronger Together”
- 10 Members – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
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