3 August 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 3rd August
Important Current Affairs 3rd August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 3rd August about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 3rd August 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 3rd August – National News
1. Reliance Jio is the highest bidder for 5G, offering Rs 88,078 crore.
◉ Reliance Jio won India’s first auction of 5G spectrum, and the government collected a record amount of money from it: over Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
◉ Market leader Jio paid a staggering Rs 88,078 crore for 24,740 MHz of 5G airwaves, which may provide mobile internet speeds 10 times faster than 4G, adding nearly 59 percent to the overall budget.
2. TATA Steel is going to spend Rs. 3000 crores on creating seating for the new Vande Bharat trains.
◉ By FY26, Tata Group expects to have invested Rs 3,000 crore in research and development. Starting in September 2022, Vande Bharat Express trains will include a seating system that is “First in India.”
◉ By 2030, the steel-to-salt conglomerate hopes to rank among the top 5 technological companies worldwide in the steel sector.
◉ The Vande Bharat Express has placed a bulk order for Rs 145 crore with Tata Steel’s Composites business for seating systems. This order calls for the provision of full seating systems for 22 train sets, each consisting of 16 coaches.
3. Six National Highway projects were inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
◉ In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 6 National Highway projects totaling 119 km and costing Rs 2300 crore were formally opened and given the green light by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
◉ There will be more job opportunities when the Dhar-Pithampur Industrial Corridor grows.
4. To honor Tricolour designer P Venkayya, the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp.
◉ The 146th birthday of Pingali Venkayya, the person who created India’s national flag, was celebrated with the issuing by the Indian government of a special commemorative postage stamp.
◉ At an event called “Tiranga Utsav” hosted by the Ministry of Culture at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the stamp.
◉ The national flag’s original artwork, created by Pingali Venkayya, will also be on exhibit at the occasion. The first flag design was modified to create the current flag.
5. For the next “Make in Odisha” summit in 2022, Odisha and FICCI inked an MoU.
◉ The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), an industry association, and the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha have signed an agreement making the latter a national industry partner for the Make in Odisha ◉ Conclave 2022, which will take place from November 30 to December 4 of that year.
◉ The most entrepreneurial event in Odisha, Make in Odisha, draws industrialists, investors, and entrepreneurs.
◉ The Make in Odisha Conclave will take place for the third time this year. The inaugural edition in 2016 received approximately Rs 2 Lakh Crore in investment intent, which was a tremendous response.
Appointment
6. The additional responsibility of the ITBP Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal was assumed by Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen (SSB) The additional responsibility of the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in New Delhi has been assumed by Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen.
◉ Thaosen is a Madhya Pradesh Cadre IPS Officer from the 1988 batch.
◉ Dr. Thaosen received the charge and traditional baton from IPS Sanjay Arora.
7. Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Shweta Singh named Director of PMO Shweta Singh has been named as a director in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
◉ Singh is an IFS agent from the 2008 batch.
◉ Singh’s appointment was given the ACC’s sanction for a three-year term beginning on the day she began working there.
◉ The 2009-batch IFS officer Aniket Govind Mandavgane’s appointment as the Deputy Secretary in the PMO has been revoked by the ACC.
8. India’s Country Director for the World Bank is now Auguste Tano Kouam.
◉ Auguste Tano Kouame has been named the Country Director for India by the World Bank.
◉ He takes over after Junaid Kamal Ahmad, whose five-year term just ended.
◉ Cote d’Ivoire native Auguste most recently worked as the Republic of Turkiye’s Country Director for the World Bank.
Awards
9. The Vice President gives the Tamil Nadu Police the “President’s Colors”
◉ The renowned “President’s Colours” have been handed to the Tamil Nadu Police by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
◉ It is the highest honor bestowed upon State and Union Territory police, military, and paramilitary units.
◉ Despite being accepted for the Tennessee Police in 2009, it was not formally presented.
◉ The first police force to achieve this honor in southern India comes from the state of TN.
Sports
10. 44th Chess Olympiad champion Tania Sachdev
◉ At the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai, Tania Sachdev defeated Hungary by a score of 2.5-1.5 to win the match for India.
◉ In their respective matches, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, and R Vaishali all came to a draw.
◉ She destroyed Zsoka Gaal to give the squad a pivotal point and win the match.
11. India’s youngest competitor at the 2022 Commonwealth Games is Anahat Singh.
◉ 14 years of age Indian squash player Anahat Singh is the country’s youngest competitor at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG).
◉ She is a Delhi native who is presently enrolled in Class 9.
◉ After winning the Asian Junior Squash in 2022, she was chosen for the Indian team.
◉ At the CWG 2022, Anahat won her opening match by defeating Jada Ross on July 29, 2022.
Important day
12. Pingali Venkayya’s 146th birthday is on August 2, 2022.
◉ The 146th anniversary of liberation hero Pingali Venkayya’s birth was commemorated on August 2, 2022, throughout the nation.
◉ Freedom fighter and ardent Gandhian Venkayya was the first to sketch out a basic national flag design in 1921.
◉ Mahatama Gandhi finally gave his national flag design the go-ahead in Vijayawada in 1921.
◉ The flag serves as a symbolic representation of the nation’s identity and self-perception.
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