Daily Current Affairs July 17

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July 17| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs July 17

1. World Day for International Justice is observed on?
A) July 14
B) July 16
C) July 13
D) July 17
E) July 15
Answer: D) July 17

Date Day 1st Observed Edition/ Anniversary Observed  by Theme Others
July 17 World Day for International Justice 2010 13th Achieving Social Justice through Formal employement To mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998. Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Uganda’s Kampala town decided to Observe the day.
July 17 World Emoji Day 2014 8th

Sports – Daily Current Affairs July 17

2, PV Sindhu won Singapore Open 2022 women’s singles title,this is her ___ title in this year?
A) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 5th
D) 2nd
E) 4th
Answer: B) 3rd

Singapore Open 2022:

  • Winner – PV Sindhu (India)
  • Runner – Wang Zhiyi(China)
  • This is Sindhu’s third title of 2022.
  • In January this year, Sindhu won the women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International tournament.
  • In March, India’s ace shuttler claimed the Swiss Open 2022 women’s singles crown at St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel.

3. Grandmaster R PraggnanandhaawonParacin Open Chess title, he is ____ Grandmaster of India?
A) 40th
B) 69th
C) 66th
D) 71st
E) 52nd
Answer: E) 52nd

Paracin Open ‘A’ chess tournament 2022 in Serbia:

  • 1st – R Praggnanandhaa (8 points)
  • 2nd – AlexandrPredke (7.5 points)
  • 3rd – Alisher Suleymenov and India’s AL Muthaiah(7 points)

4. Anjum Moudgil won bronze medal in Changwon Shooting World Cup in ___ category rifle?
A) 100m
B) 75m
C) 50m
D) 40m
E) 25m
Answer: C) 50m

  • Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup
  • Gold – Germany’s Anna Janssen (407.7)
  • Silver – Italy’s Barbara Gambaro (403.4)
  • Bronze – India’s Anjum Moudgil (402.9)
  • Anjum Moudgil had won silver in the same event at the Baku World Cup.
  • Men’s 3P team event
  • Gold – Czech Republic team
  • Silver – Sanjeev Rajput, Chain Singh, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar

5. Murali Sreeshankar became first Indian to enter men’s long jump final at ____ edition of World Athletics Championships?
A) 18th
B) 22nd
C) 20th
D) 10th
E) 15th
Answer: A) 18th

  • In the World Athletics Championships, Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian to enter the men’s long jump final at Oregon, USA.
  • The 23-year-old from Kerala finished second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.
  • Avinash Sable in Men’s 3000-meter steeplechase qualified.
  • The World Athletics Championships is a congregation of over 2000 athletes from 200 countries around the world.

Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs July 17

6. How many percent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items?
A) 28%
B) 10%
C) 18%
D) 5%
E) 15%
Answer: D) 5%

  • Customers will have to pay 5 per cent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items like atta, paneer and curd, besides hospital rooms with rent above Rs 5,000 with the GST Council’s decision coming into force.
  • In addition, hotel rooms with a tariff of up to Rs 1,000/day, maps and charts, including atlases, will attract a 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), while 18 per cent GST will be levied on tetra packs and fees charged by banks for the issue of cheques (loose or in book form).

7. Tata Steel will invest how many crores in India in FY23?
A) 4000
B) 8500
C) 9000
D) 6500
E) 3500
Answer: B) 8500

  • Tata Steel has planned capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 12,000 crore on its India and Europe operations during the current financial year, the company’s Chief Executive Officer T V Narendran.
  • The domestic steel major plans to invest Rs 8,500 crore in India and Rs 3,500 crore on the company’s operations in Europe, Narendran, who is also the Managing Director (MD) of Tata Steel.
  • The company is in process of expanding the capacity of its plant in Kalinganagar, Odisha to 8 MT from 3 MT.
  • Tata Steel through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Steel Long Products Limited (TSLP), completed the acquisition of Odisha-based one Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) steel mill NINL for a considerable amount of Rs 12,000 crore.
Titbits

Tata Steel:

Founded : 26/08/1907
HQ : Mumbai
Chairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran
MD & CEO : TV Narendran


Appointments – Daily Current Affairs July 17

8. Ashishkumar Chauhan will be MD & CEO of NSE for how many years?
A) 5 years
B) 2 years
C) 4 years
D) 6 years
E) 3 years
Answer: A) 5 years

Company/Country/ Organisation/ Financial Institute Appointed Succeeded Tenure Period Others
NSE MD & CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan Vikram Limaye 5 years He is currently the MD and CEO of BSE. By SEBI
Indigo Non-Independent Non-Executive Director M Damodaran He was Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from February 2005 to February 2008. He was an independent director and chairman of board of directors at InterGlobe Aviation from January 24, 2019 to May 3, 2022.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs July 17

9. India vaccinated how many crore Covid 19 Vaccines?
A) 190
B) 170
C) 200
D) 180
E) 150
Answer: C) 200

  • India has created history again, as the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 200-crore mark.
  • According to the health ministry data, 98 per cent of the adult population has received at least one dose while 90 per cent have been fully vaccinated.

10. How many crore people received benefit of e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation?
A) 5
B) 2
C) 4
D) 1
E) 3
Answer: A) 5

  • Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that more than five crore people received the benefit of e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation.
  • Patients consult with doctors and specialists on a daily basis using this innovative digital medium to seek health services.
  • The e-Sanjeevani facility has led to massive improvement in access to specialised health services, particularly in rural areas.
Titbits

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:

Union Minister : ManuskhL.Mandaviya(Rajya Sabha MP,Gujarat)
Minister of State : Bharati Pawar (Dindori,Maharashtra)



Over All Review

Important Days

  • 17 July – World Day for International Justice.

Sports 

  • PV Sindhu captures Singapore Open 2022 women’s singles title, defeats China’s Wang Zhiyi in final.
  • Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa wins Paracin Open Chess title in Serbia.
  • Anjum Moudgil wins bronze in Changwon Shooting World Cup.
  • Murali Sreeshankar becomes first Indian to enter men’s long jump final at World Athletics Championships.

Business And Economy

  • Pay GST on pre-packed, labelled food items, hospital rooms above Rs 5K from July 18.
  • Tata Steel to invest Rs 12,000 cr in FY23 on India, Europe operations: CEO Narendran.

Appointments

  • BSE’s Ashishkumar Chauhan likely to be next MD & CEO of NSE.

National Affairs

  • PM Modi lauds 200-cr vaccine doses landmark.
  • Over 5 cr people received benefit of e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

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