Today’s top News – 08 August 2022

Dr Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

1. Jagdeep Dhankhar to take oath as 14th Vice President of office on Thursday.

2. The Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath has said that the maiden launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV failed to place the satellites in the intended orbit due to sensor anomaly.

3. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen (Retd) V.K Singh inaugurated the First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad virtually on 07 Aug.

4. Heavy rainfall warning for several states. Some parts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh will likely get extremely heavy rainfall on August 9. It is also likely over Goa and parts of Maharashtra till August 11. It is predicted over Gujarat from August 9 to 11.

5. *HARYANA* : At least eight bogies of a goods train were derailed on the Delhi-Rohtak railway line at a station in Haryana on Sunday. No one was injured in the incident. The railway traffic was affected for several hours.

6. *J&K* : The innovative Market Linkage scheme- PARVAZ possesses tremendous potential for uplifting the economic conditions of the farmers across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

7. *KERALA* CM Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the Centre should review the cut in kerosene quota for fishermen.

8. *MANIPUR* : The Directorate of Handloom & Textile celebrated the 8th National Handloom Day on 07 Aug at the City Convention Centre, Imphal.

9. *RAJASTHAN*: CM Ashok Gehlot had to face severe criticism over his remark that death sentences for rapists have led to an increase in the murder of those who are sexually assaulted, with the Opposition BJP accusing the Congress- ruled government and its leader of “making controversial statements to hide their failures”.

10. At least three people have died and two have been injured in a stampede at Khatu Shyam Temple in Rajasthan’s Sikar district on Monday morning

11. *NEW APPOINTMENT* : Dr Nallathamby Kalaiselvi was appointed as the first female Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s largest research organisation. She’s a decorated scientist from Tamil Nadu, known for work on lithium-ion batteries.

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1. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an accused, identified as Mohsin Ahmad, for being allegedly involved in the activities of the Islamic State (ISIS) module case, after conducting searches at Batla House in New Delhi.

2. Suspended TMC leader Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with the School Service Commission appointments scam case, doesn’t want to resign from his MLA post, said his lawyer.

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1. No GST on ‘Sarais’ run by religious or charitable trusts: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs CBIC has said that certain sections of the media and social media are spreading the message that GST has recently been imposed with effect from 18 July 2022 even on ‘Sarais’ run by religious or charitable trusts which is not true.

2. Central Consumer Protection Authority has passed order against Amazon for allowing sale of domestic pressure cookers in violation to mandatory standards on its e-commerce platform.

3. Reserve bank of India increases repo rate by 0.5% to 5.4%, back to pre-pandemic level, says RBI Governor Shaktikant Das

ENTERTAINMENT

Actor Mohanlal, who holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army, recently visited India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant. Calling it a “true engineering marvel”, Mohanlal wrote on Instagram

DEFENCE

1. Gorkha war veterans want the Centre to extend by at least three more years the relaxation provided to Gorkhas in the educational qualification to join the army to stem the dwindling number of recruits from the community in the force. Online registration through the Agnipath scheme for recruitment to the army’s Gorkha Recruitment Depot located at Ghoom near Darjeeling started on Friday and will continue till September 3.

2. Indian Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Saturday flew three indigenous aircraft- Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40)- which are being inducted into IAF as part of its drive towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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08 Aug (Monday)
Vedic Ritu: Varsha
Drik Ritu: Varsha
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Month*: Sravan 26, (Purnimata)/ Sravana 11(Amanta)

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