Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Nov 22nd to 30th Nov 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2022 is observed on the 25th of November 2022.
• Constitution day 2022 is observed on the 26th of November 2022.
• International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2022 is observed on the 29th of November 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• India has inaugurated the official website of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since it will hold the organization's next summit in 2023 as chairman & the theme is "For a SECURE SCO."
• According to Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda, the government has established 100 archery academies across the nation to foster talent in tribal youth by developing their archery abilities.
• In the Assamese town of Silchar, the first Unani medical institute in Northeast India opened its doors.
• The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar has been given to 39 schools from all around the nation for the academic year 2021–2022.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar attended the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar alongside the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and other dignitaries.
• Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports, launched the '53 Hours Challenge' for '75 Creative Minds Tomorrow.'
• Shri Giriraj, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched the "SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA, 2022" at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
• Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, announced India's first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS), a major endeavour by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping to provide greener solutions.
• The Union government recently unveiled a thorough set of regulations that would be voluntary and take effect on November 25 to protect consumers from fraudulent internet product reviews.
• Startup applications for registration on the MAARG site, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India, were made available by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
• According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and over in urban areas decreased from 9.8% in July to September of last year to 7.2% in July–September of this year.
• The National Suicide Prevention Strategy, the first-of-its-kind government initiative to make suicide prevention a top priority for public health, was unveiled by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• Prasar Bharati celebrated its silver jubilee, or 25 years since it was founded.
• According to a senior official, by 2025 or 2026, the railways hope to become a significant exporter of Vande Bharat trains to markets in Europe, South America, and East Asia.
• The Union Rural Development Ministry of India has established a panel to restructure its sole job guarantee program in the hopes of distributing more work to the nation's poorer regions.
• In New Delhi, Union Education & Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the book 'India: The Mother of Democracy,' which was prepared and published by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
• The 14th Aero India will be hosted at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka from February 13-17, 2023, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
• The Ministry of Rural Development initiated the 'Nai Chetna' program, which emphasizes sensitizing women, particularly in rural regions
• Shri Manoj Kumar, Chairman of KVIC, launched the ambitious Reducing Human Attacks Using Honey Bees (Re-Hab) Project.
• The seventh edition of the Global Technology Summit will be hosted in a hybrid style in New Delhi until December 1st.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS 

• Jaipur International Airport Limited has received the Aerodrome license from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) following which the airport has embarked on an expansion drive.
• QatarEnergy announced a 27-year natural gas supply deal with China calling it the “longest” ever seen as it strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources.
• President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2023. 
• A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will be inaugurated as a gift from India to the United Nations during India’s presidency of the Security Council in Dec 2022, the first sculpture of the Mahatma to be installed at the world body’s headquarters.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS 

• The International Semiconductor Consortium’s (ISMC’s) proposed a $3 billion chip fab in Mysuru, Karnataka.
• The Karnataka government entered into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS).
• Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Shri Naveen Patnaik announced the Mukhyamantri Siksha Puraskar Yojana Award and Scholarship Scheme. 
• Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha launched a new portal, ‘Amar Sarkar’, to act as a bridge between the people and the government at the Muktadhara Auditorium in Agartala, Tripura.
• The Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik-led State Cabinet approved the ‘Prarambh - The Odisha State Policy for Children 2022 &  Odisha State Port Policy -2022 two major policies related to port development and children's welfare besides 15 other proposals.
• The Tripura government formally launched Mission Mukul, in a bid to introduce an integrated curriculum for children aged between 3 and 8 years, as part of the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN).
• Union Tourism Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the ‘Manipur Sangai Festival 2022’ (Festival of Oneness) at the Sangai Ethnic Park, Moirang Khunou in Bishnupur district, Manipur.
• The Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (Umeed) and India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, Meesho, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the growth of 1,800 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by providing them with an online platform to launch and grow their business and empower the rural women entrepreneurs.
• The Assam Government has decided to launch a new Tourism Policy -Assam Tourism Policy 2022, in a bid to further the growth of the tourism sector in Assam.
• The Tamil Nadu government issued a notification declaring the Arittapatti village near Melur in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (TN) as a biodiversity heritage site under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
• Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik launched AMLAN (Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan) a multi-pronged approach in a bid to ensure the complete eradication of the anaemia problem among women and children in
• The Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company (FPC) becomes the first company in India to bag the license for setting up a private agricultural mandi at Dindori, in Nashik district, Maharashtra.
• The Odisha chief minister Shri Naveen Patnaik announced a special package for the welfare of 8 lakh Kendu leaf pluckers and other persons engaged in the trade.
• Government of Maharashtra has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with United States(US)-based Women's World Banking, with funding support from MetLife Foundation, to operationalise and strengthen 5,000 women of self-help (SHGs) to become business correspondents or BC Sakhis.
• The Delhi University has launched a Financial Support Scheme (FSS) for those students who come from an economically weaker background and have enrolled in full-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami is set to launch a new scheme named ‘Mukhya Mantri Pratham Gram Samekit Vikas Yojana’ ((CM first village integrated development scheme)” to accelerate economic activities in Uttarakhand.
• The Rajasthan government’s Department of Industry and Commerce has launched the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajasthan Dalit, Adivasi Udyam Protsahan Yojana – 2022.
• The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has developed a mobile app named KeMapp - ‘Kerala E-Mobility App’ which will serve as a common platform for accessing the services of e-vehicle charging stations.
• Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar launched the Har Ghar Gangajal project in Rajgir & this is the first time in India that floodwater harvesting has been done for drinking water.
• The Odisha government has developed a new portal named ‘e-detection portal’ to detect vehicles plying on National Highways (NHs) & State Highways on the road without valid documents.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• Tata Power Solar Systems (TPSSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), has tied up with Union Bank of India (UBI) to help the MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) sector switch to solar solutions.
• HDFC Capital, a subsidiary of Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd, has shortlisted 10 startups for funding and support during the 2nd housing and Affordable Real Estate and Technology (H@ART) Summit Concluded in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Shriram Life Insurance Company (SLIC) is empanelled as an Annuity Service Provider by the Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA).
• HDFC Capital Advisors, a subsidiary of India’s largest private mortgage lender HDFC, has entered into a collaboration with the property developers' body the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) to accelerate investments into real estate projects in tier II and III cities.
• Navi Group, a technology-driven financial products, and services company has partnered with Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd to offer digital personal loans in India.
• As per the report on Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE) Reforms Index for Q1 FY 2022-23 by Indian Banks' Association (IBA),  Union Bank of India is the 2nd Best Bank in adopting reforms prescribed for Public Sector Banks.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects India's economy to record growth between 6.1% and 6.3% for the second quarter of the financial year FY23. 
• According to a working research paper published in the Bank for International Settlements, over 73% of cryptocurrency users lost money.
• ICICI Bank Limited has launched two new products namely Loan Against Deposits (LAD) and Dollar Bonds for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customers at its branch in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the Gujarat-based emerging global financial and IT services hub. 
• Ather Energy, a smart electric scooter manufacturer has announced its partnership with IDFC Bank to offer a first-in-the-industry financing option to customers. 
• As per Goldman Sachs, the economic growth forecast of India has been reduced to 5.9% in 2023, from an estimated 6.9% growth in 2022 
• HDFC Bank Limited has partnered with Flywire Corporation, a global payments enablement and software company, to help Indian payers easily pay international education fees to higher education institutions digitally.
• Federal Bank launched a deposit scheme for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) titled ‘Deposit Plus’, which offers higher interest than the existing Non-Residential External (NRE) NRE fixed deposits.
• Bank of Baroda (BoB) has opened its first mid-corporate Branch in Kerala at Kochi.
• BillBox, one of the leading customized solution providers in the payments & merchant ecosystem in India has launched a disruptive product – TapTap – in association with NSDL Payments Bank & Visa.
• Airtel Payments Bank, a fintech subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has launched a Face Authentication-based savings bank account opening for
• Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) came out with guidelines for alternative investment funds (AIFs) for declaring the first close of a scheme.
• According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Economic Outlook Nov 2022, Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to slide from 3.1 % in 2022 to 2.2% in 2023.
• IDFC First Bank in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced FIRSTAP, India's first sticker-based debit card.
• Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, and Axis Bank, the third largest private sector bank in India, have partnered to launch the ‘Super Elite Credit Card.
• Axis Bank has launched the 7th edition of ‘Evolve’ for Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with the theme of ‘Indian SMEs: Shifting Gears for Next Level Growth’. ‘Digitalisation to Building Indian SMEs’ and ‘Export Opportunities for SMEs in the New World Order.
• Federal Bank has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with JCB India, a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment to finance the prospective buyers of heavy construction equipment and boost its loan portfolio.
• The S&P Global Market Intelligence projected India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to average 6.3% annually between financial years 2021 and 2030 in FY 2021-30.
• Canara Bank in partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) launched an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG) on its 117th Founder’s day.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has included the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) as a financial information provider (FIPs) under the account aggregator (AA) frame to facilitate cash flow-based lending to the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• Bank of Baroda has allied with Aerem Solutions Pvt Ltd (ASPL) and its subsidiary, Aerem Finance Pvt Ltd (AFPL) and its subsidiary, Aerem Finance Pvt Ltd (AFPL), for the financing of Solar Rooftop projects for captive use by Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• According to the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows into India contracted by 14% to USD 26.9 billion during the April-September FY23.
• Absolute, a plant bioscience company, in partnership with DigiSafe Insurance has launched India's first do-it-yourself (DIY) insurance marketplace, Digifasal.
• Sany Bharat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Bank of India to make equipment financing an easy, efficient, and simple process.
• Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IDBI Bank to offer a host of finance schemes for its
• VA Tech Wabag, a leading player in India’s water industry, has signed a strategic agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to raise Rs 200 crore through unlisted non-convertible debentures (NCDs) carrying a 5-year and 3-month tenor.  
• Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has entered into an agreement with broking partner SMC Global for the opening of 3 in 1 account (SB, demat account, and trading account).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• The President of India Ms. Droupadi Murmu appointed a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Kerala Dr. CV Ananda Bose as the new Governor of West Bengal & he will Succeed Shri La Ganesan
• Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Rajiv Kumar has been invited by the Election Commission of Nepal as an International Observer for the forthcoming elections to Nepal’s House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly.
• WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta India’s director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned from their respective positions.
• The Central government extended the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra by a year till November 18, 2023.
• Arun Kumar Singh, the former chairman of the oil refining and marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), is most likely to become the new chairman of ONGC, India's top oil and gas producer.
• Facebook parent Meta has appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the head of Meta India with effect from 1st Jan 2023 & She Succeeds Ajit Mohan
• President Ms. Droupadi Murmu appointed Retired Punjab cadre Indian Administrative (IAS) officer Shri Arun Goel as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.
• Real11 has announced the appointment of Indian Cricketer, Kuldeep Yadav as its brand ambassador.
• Former Walt Disney Company. Chief Executive Bob Iger is returning to the Walt Disney Co as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & he will replace Bob Chapek.
• India assumed the Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), for 2022-23 from France.
• Professor Venu Gopal Achanta, Director of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, has been elected as a member of the prestigious International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). 
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 10 Executive Directors in various Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for a three-year period.
• Shri Vinit Kumar has taken charge as the chief executive officer of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVlC), Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Indian American Punit Renjen, who has served as the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deloitte Global, a leading international professional services network, is set to retire from the post on December 31, 2022 & he would be replaced by Joe Ucuzoglu.
• IIT Guwahati Director, T G Sitharam has been appointed chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for three years or till he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier & he replaced UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar
• India won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. & Vimal Mahendru will be the IEC Vice President representing India.
• The Union Health Ministry designated the President of the Paralympic Committee of India Dr. Deepa Malik as Nikshay Mitra ambassador in New Delhi.
• The Board of Directors of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has promoted the current acting chairman, Meenesh C Shah to managing director from the executive director.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the governor of Himachal Pradesh, presented the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 to the 14th Dalai Lama at Thekchen Choeling at McleodGanj, Dharamshala.
• The fifth JCB Prize for Literature went to author Khalid Jawed for his work "The Paradise of Food," which Baran Farooqi translated from Urdu.
• Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi was honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2022 award at the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
• Uma Sharma, a Kathak exponent, has earned the coveted 'Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement in appreciation of her contribution to Indian classical music and dance.
• Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong of Cameroon, President of the NGOs #Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa, has been awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence for the 2022 Edition.
• Google honours Marie Tharp, an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer who contributed to the validation of continental drift theories.
• Danish Manzoor Bhat, originating from Kashmir Valley, was honoured this week at the Consulate General of India in New York with Jaipur Foot USA's first Global Humanitarian Award.
• The most prestigious Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar was awarded to Ravi Kumar Sagar, one of the youngest founders and CEO of RK'S INNO group.
• The National Adventure Award known as the "Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award" (TNNAA) for the year 2021 was announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
• The Economic Times Inspiring Leaders Award 2022 was given to museum creator AP. Shreethar in Delhi.
• Procter & Gamble (P&G), one of the most valuable corporations in the world, recently recognized and honoured Chennai-based Matrix Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. as "Partner of the Year 2022" at an event held in Cincinnati, USA, for their commitment to the transformation of their business operations.
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) named Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman as one of the five "Champions of the Earth" for this year.
• Prodapt has been recognized as a winner of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award in the "Communications" category.
• At the 8th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards ceremony, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) presented Rajendra Singh Pawar, Chairman & Founder, of NIIT, with the "Lifetime Achievement Award 2022."
• The Ministry of Education awarded the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar to 39 schools across the country for the 2021-2022 academic session.
• Team Purple was chosen as the winner of the 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow talent campus, which is part of the International Film Festival of India.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj's e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline) has won the GOLD AWARD in the category "Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation" of the National Awards for e-Governance.
• Rashtraku Kuvempu Prathishtana Kuppali has chosen Tamil poet V Annamalai aka Imayam for the Kuvempu National Prize for the year 2022, which will be presented at Kuppali's 118th birth anniversary celebration on December 29 in Thirthahalli taluk.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal presented gold medals to Mohammad Yusuf Khatri and Tamra Patra at Vigyan Bhawan.
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022 were given to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• The group of state finance ministers is expected to recommend a 28 per cent GST duty on internet gambling, regardless of whether it is a game of skill or chance.
• According to Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, AYUSH revenue increased by 17% between 2014 and 20 to reach US$18.1 billion.
• According to Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran, the country's current account deficit for FY23 is predicted to be between three and three and a half per cent of GDP due to strong domestic economic growth and an increase in oil import costs.
• TAC Security, a risk and vulnerability management firm, declared that it is the official cyber security partner of the BSE stock market.
• India's milk production has climbed by 83 million tons in the last eight years, a massive increase.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• DSP Investment Managers Private Ltd (DSPIM) has acquired a 9.99% stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank for an undisclosed amount following approval from the Reserve Bank of India.
• SoftBank Group Corp sold a 4.5% stake in Indian digital payments giant Paytm’s One97 Communications for about USD 200 million (around ₹1,627 crores) in a block deal.
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced an increase in stake in Tech Mahindra Limited from 4.863% to 6.874%.
• State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has received government approval from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Ministry of Finance, to divest its entire stake in UTI Asset Management Company Limited.
• Walmart-backed digital payments company PhonePe is set to acquire buy now, pay later (BNPL) company ZestMoney in a deal pegged at $200 million- $300 million.
• Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) is set to acquire India’s largest packaged drinking water company, Bisleri, for an estimated Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) signed an "Intent of Cooperation on High-Performance Computing (HPC), Weather Extremes & Climate Modeling, and Quantum Technologies."

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Trikand participated in the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) led Focused Operation “Sea Sword 2” in the Northwest Arabian Sea.
• South Western Command of the Indian Army conducted Integrated Fire Power Exercise, “SHATRUNASH’’ at MFFR in the Thar desert of Rajasthan.
• Indian Administrative Officer (IAS), Principal Secretary Transport Shri Binod Kumar, launched the 7th 250 Men Ferry Craft, “Manjula” (Yard 786) at M/s Shalimar Works Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) participated in the 13th Edition of the bilateral exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ or Sea Breeze, which took place off the coast of Oman.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Compendium on Low-Intensity Conflict (LIC) Products was released jointly by the Union Home Secretary Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO Dr. Samir V Kamat.
• Indian Army Special Forces and Indonesian Special Forces are participating in the eighth edition of the bilateral joint training military exercise ‘Garuda Shakti’ at Sangga Buana Training Area, Karawang, Indonesia. 
• Y 12705 (Mormugao), the second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Astronauts from China are planning to perform a reproductive experiment in zero gravity involving monkeys in space aboard a new Chinese space station called Tiangong.
• Google has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Karnataka to support its vision of promoting innovation and spurring the growth of startups across Karnataka.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched India's first privately developed launch vehicle, Vikram-S, as part of the Prarambh mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
• The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO's) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has conducted the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT) of its crew module deceleration system for the much-awaited maiden Gaganyaan human spaceflight program at the Babina Field Fire Range (BFFR) in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh.
• The versatile sounding rocket of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),Rohini RH200, registered its 200th consecutive successful launch from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• India carried out a successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in
• China plans to build its first base on the moon by 2028, ahead of landing astronauts there in subsequent years as the country steps up its challenge to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) dominance in space exploration.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched 9 satellites, including an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-06), into multiple orbits using the space agency's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C54) in one of its longest missions.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND REPORTS

• Shahjahanpur has surpassed all other cities in the country in terms of the number of tap connections provided in a single month.
• According to the Network Readiness Index 2022 (NRI 2022) report issued by the US-based Portulans Organisation, an independent non-profit research and educational institute, India has risen six spots to rank 61st.
• According to the Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi is ranked 28th.
• With a 77 percent approval rating, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the most well-liked president in the entire world.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• Simon Sebag Montefiore, a British historian, has published a new book titled "The World: A Family History."
• Gautaam Borah, a senior management professional and the globally regarded author of 'Monetising Innovation,' releases his latest book 'Nalanada - Until We Meet Again.' Ruskin Bond, a great writer, launched the book.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• The 22nd FIFA Men's World Cup was formally declared open at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, in a colourful ceremony.
• Max Verstappen of the Red Bull Racing team won the season-ending F1 Abu Dhabi race in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Sebastian Vettel, a German racing driver, has announced his retirement from Formula One.
• Novak Djokovic won his sixth ATP Finals singles championship, defeating Norway's Casper Ruud.
• India finished the 15th Asian Championships in South Korea with 25 gold medals.
• Indian table tennis player Manika Batra became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament.
• Nishanth Bhukya of Telangana and Tanvi Patri of Odisha won the boys' and girls' singles titles at the 34th Under-13 National Badminton Championships, respectively, with contrasting victories at the UP-Badminton Academy.
• The first male player to score in five World Cups is Cristiano Ronaldo, who did so in Portugal's opening match against Ghana in Qatar.
• Narayan Jagadeesan of Tamil Nadu set a new world record for the highest individual score in men's List A cricket when he hit 277 off 141 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Chinnaswamy in Bangalore.
• The women of the Madras Boating Club won the 81st Annual Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Young Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj, and Devika Ghorpade won gold at the IBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain, with a commanding 5-0 victory.
• Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada defeated Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 in the second match of the Davis Cup finals.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed a world record seven sixes in the 49th over of Maharashtra's Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final versus Uttar Pradesh at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Noted Odia literature and former Indian ambassador Abasara Beuria passed away at the age of 80 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• Veteran actress Tabassum Govil, who was popularly known as Baby Tabassum passed away at the age of 78.
• Veteran Punjabi film actress Daljeet Kaur Khangura passed away at the age of 69 in Raikot, Punjab.
• Founder and chairman of the popular drink Rasna, Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta passed away at the age of 85 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Former India football captain Babu Mani passed away at the age of 59.
• Former Minister, Golak Bihari Naik has passed away at the age of 65.
• Veteran film, television and stage actor Vikram Gokhale has passed away at the age of 77 in Pune.