CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 25th AUGUST 2022

Editor1 Aug 26 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  25th AUGUST 2022

  1. The Karnataka government and ‘Isha Outreach’ have signed an MoU to work together and achieve synergy between ‘Cauvery Calling’ initiative and various government-based agroforestry promotion schemes in the districts which form part of the Cauvery basin.
  2. India will host diplomats of the 15-nation UN Security Council in October 2022 for a special meeting on counter-terrorism.
  3. The government has approved a proposal to give specific names to all the AIIMS, based on regional heroes, freedom fighters, historical events or monuments of the area or their distinct geographical identity.
  4. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited commenced its Cowdung to Compressed Biogas Project at Sanchore, Rajasthan, in August, 2022.
  5. A new virus ‘Tomato Flu’ has been detected in India. 26 children aged up to ten years have ‘Tomato Flu’, whereas, 82 kids below five years of age have been infected so far.
  6. PM Narendra Modi will address the National Conference of Labour Ministers of all States and Union Territories on 25 August, 2022.
  7. Senior neurologist, N. V. Sundara Chary has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN).
  8. Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Anurag Thakur on 24 August, 2022 launched the ‘Azadi Quest’, a series of online educational games based on India’s freedom struggle.
  9.  Thailand’s Constitutional Court on 24 August, 2022  suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha from office.  
  10.   Royal Enfield has partnered with UNESCO to promote and safeguard the ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ of India.
  11.  PM Narendra Modi on 24 August, 2022 inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mohali, Punjab.
  12.  The World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022 was held in Sofia, Bulgaria between 15-21 August 2022.
  13.  Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine of the US has been selected for the Pulitzer Prize 2022.
  14. In Mali, the military has appointed Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga as interim Prime Minister after the country’s civilian PM Choguel Kokalla Maiga was admitted to hospital.
  15.  The world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains was launched by Germany.

 

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