National News

Joint Meeting of G-20 Finance and Health Ministers

• The Joint Meeting of G-20 Finance and Health Ministers is being organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• The 'Global Initiative on Digital Health' will be launched in the meeting.

G-20

Prime Minister's four-day visit

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a four-day visit to South Africa and Greece from 22 August.
• He will also participate in the 15th BRICS Summit during the visit.

South Africa

India's first 3D printed post office

• India's first 3D printed post office building inaugurated in Bengaluru by the Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Information Technology.
• 3-D printing technology with know-how from IIT Madras and Larsen & Toubro has been used in this Dak Bhavan.

International News

Declaration of Provincial Emergency in Canada

• The Canadian government has declared a state of emergency because of the McDougall Creek Wildfires in the country's western British Columbia region.

Canada

Real estate crisis in China

• Chinese property company Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US amid a real estate crisis in China.
• This will help the heavily indebted company to protect its assets in the US.

China

Economy

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana  

• The total number of Jan Dhan accounts in the country has crossed 50 crores.
• 56% of these accounts are of women. 67% of the accounts have been opened in rural and semi-urban areas.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana 

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

• Reserve Bank has given banks the option of fixed interest rate for personal loan borrowers directed to provide.
• Instructions have also been given to impose appropriate penalty in case of default in monthly installment payment.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Person in News

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

• Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been declared eligible for the presidential election in Singapore.

 Singapore

Ms. Nina Lego

• Ms. Ninna Lego, Founder of House of Macnock, Arunachal Pradesh has won the 'Entrepreneurship Challenge' 2022-2023.

Sports News

ISSF World Shooting Championship

• Isha Singh and Shiva Narwal have won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the World Shooting Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• India is currently second on the table with one gold and one bronze medal.

Azerbaijan