Current Affairs in English – July 11 2022

National Events:

Lithium-Ion:

Hyderabad – based GODI India has become the first company in the country to receive Bureau of Indian Standards ( BIS ) certification for its lithium – ion cells made using its home – grown technology .
These cells were tested and qualified by a third – party testing agency TUV . GODI will also set up a giga – factory for battery cell manufacturing in India by 2024 . GODI India , Founder & CEO – Mahesh Godi.

IR to RE:

Researchers from Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research ( JNCASR ) have discovered a new material that able to convert infrared ( IR ) light into renewable energy ( RE ) .
This new material is called ” single – crystalline scandium nitride ( SCN ) ” . ScN is able to emit , detect , and modulate infrared light , making it useful for ” solar and thermal energy harvesting “.

NMA:

National Monuments Authority ( NMA ) has recommended 2 sites associated with B. R. Ambedkar to be declared as Monuments of National importance .
These 2 sites are – 1 – Sankalp Bhumi Banyan tree campus in Vadodara , where Dr Ambedkar had taken a resolve to eradicate untouchability in 1917 & 2 – Pratap Rao Bhosle High School in Maharashtra’s Satara where Dr Ambedkar received his primary education .

INS Vikrant:

The fourth phase of Sea Trials for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier- Vikrant was successfully completed on 10 July 2022 . INS Vikrant is the Indian Navy’s first Made in India aircraft carrier .
It is constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited ( CSL ) .Its delivery is being targeted by the end of July 2022 , followed by the commissioning of the ship in August 2022 .

NZC:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 30th Meeting of the Northern Zonal Council ( NZC ) in Jaipur , Rajasthan on 9 July 2022 .
The NZC comprises Rajasthan , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Punjab and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir , Laddakh , Delhi and Chandigarh . Internal security & issues of common interests were discussed at the meeting . The meeting was held in Jaipur after 25 years .

Jahnavi Dangeti:

19 – year – old Jahnavi Dangeti of Andhra Pradesh has become the youngest person to complete the Analog Astronaut programme at the Analog Astronaut Training Centre ( AATC ) in Poland .
She was one among the persons selected from across the globe for the programme . She completed the 2 – week training at AATC in June 2022 . AATC is a private agency set up to carry out spaceflight scientific studies.

JSW Inspire & IOA:

JSW Inspire , an active – wear brand owned by JSW Group , has partnered with the Indian Olympic Association ( IOA ) . It will be the sports performance and lifestyle partner of the IOA .
Under this partnership , team India contingents will wear the company’s apparel at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham , 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and 2024 Olympic Games in Paris .

Corporate agency agreement:

City Union Bank and Shriram General Insurance have signed a corporate agency agreement . The bank will distribute the latter’s insurance products through its network of 727 branches across India .
Under this agreement , Shriram General Insurance will offer personal lines of insurance products such as motor , personal accident , home and travel , along with commercial lines of insurance products .

Country’s unemployment rate:

The country’s unemployment rate has shot up at 7.80 per cent in June 2022 with the loss of 13 million jobs , mainly in the agriculture sector . The data was released by economic think – tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ( CMIE ) .
The massive fall in number of jobs was triggered by higher unemployment rate in rural areas , which went up to 8.03 per cent from 6.62 per cent in May 2022 .

NHSRCL:

Rajendra Prasad has assumed the charge of Managing Director , National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited in addition to his duties as Director Project , NHSRCL . He is working as Director Project with NHSRCL since November 2017 .
NHSRCL was incorporated in 2016 to manage the High Speed Rail Corridor in India . It is headquartered in New Delhi .

IS4OM:

Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh inaugurated the IS4OM in Bengaluru on 11 Jul 22 . IS4OM stands for ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operation and Management .
In addition , as part of IS4OM , dedicated labs have also been set up for space debris mitigation and remediation , compliance verification of UN / Inter – Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee ( IADC ) , etc.

IAF Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence:

The IAF Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence under the aegis of UDAAN , was inaugurated on 10 July 2022 at Force Station Rajokri , New Delhi . A Big Data Analytics and Al Platform has been commissioned in the IAF’s Al Centre .
It will handle all aspects of analytics , machine learning , natural language processing , neural networks and deep learning algorithms .

World’s population:

India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023 , according to a UN report .
The World Population Prospects 2022 by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs , Population Division , said that the global population is projected to reach 8 billion by Nov 2022 , around 8.5 billion in 2030 , and 9.7 billion in 2050 .
World’s population is growing at its slowest pace since 1950 .

International Events:

World Population Day : 11 July:

World Population Day is observed annually on 11 July across the globe to spread awareness about the consequences of increasing population among general people .It was established by the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989 .
The theme for 2022 is ” A world of 8 billion : Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all “.

Sports Events:

Novak Djokovic:

Serbian star Novak Djokovic on 10 July 2022 won Wimbledon 2022 men’s singles title after defeating Australia’s Nick Kyrgios .
It was also Djokovic’s seventh Wimbledon title . Djokovic has won the Wimbledon crown for the fourth straight year .