* The Indian Navy has signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Space Applications Centre (SAC) on data sharing and cooperation on satellite-based naval applications in oceanology and meteorology.

* This MoU is an extension of the MoU signed in 2017.

* Aim: Rapid development in the field of satellite data retrieval and applications.

* Chief of Indian Navy: Admiral R. Hari Kumar

* ISRO HQ: Bengaluru

* SAC HQ: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

* The legendary Indian chess player and five-time world champion, Viswanathan Anand has been elected as the deputy president of FIDE.

* While the present president, Arkady Dvorkovich (Russian) has been re-elected for a second term.

* Anand was nominated by incumbent president Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich as part of his team.

* Dvorkovich a Muscovite has received 167 votes in his favour while his opponent Andrii Baryshpolets got 16.

* The present president, Arkady Dvorkovich (Russian) has been re-elected for as a president of FIDE for second term.

* Dvorkovich a Muscovite has received 167 votes in his favour while his opponent Andrii Baryshpolets got 16.

* The legendary Indian chess player and five-time world champion, Viswanathan Anand has been elected as the deputy president of FIDE.

* Anand was nominated by incumbent president Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich as part of his team.

* Former governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar (NDA candidate) has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India after defeating joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.

* He will succeed M Venkaiah Naidu whose tenure ends on August 10.

* He secured 528 votes out of the 710 valid votes in the Vice-Presidential election.

* About Jagdeep Dhankhar:

* He was born in Rajasthan.

* He joined the Congress during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao but later shifted to BJP.

* Indian para table tennis player, Bhavina Patel has clinched gold medal in the para table tennis women's singles at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

* She defeated Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi of Nigeria Classes 3-5.

* Other winners:

* Indian para TT player, Sonalben Manubhai Patel won bronze medal in the women’s singles Classes 3-5.

* Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal won Bronze in Squash Mixed Doubles

* Vinesh Phogat won gold in the Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic category.

* Vinesh Phogat won gold in the Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic category in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

* Other winners:

* Indian para TT player, Sonalben Manubhai Patel won bronze medal in the women’s singles Classes 3-5.

* Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal won Bronze in Squash Mixed Doubles

* Indian para table tennis player, Bhavina Patel has clinched gold medal in the para table tennis women's singles

* She defeated Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi of Nigeria Classes 3-5

* The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) Advisory Committee.

* Aim: To increase the overseas flows into the country.

* The 15 members committee will be chaired by former Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian.

* Other members: Representing foreign banks, stock exchanges depositories and RBI.

* The committee will review investment avenues available for FPIs and to advise on the feasibility of new investment avenues.

* The Ministry of Culture has organised Amrit Mahotsav named ‘Badhe Chalo’, to create a youth centric activation.

* It is being held across 10 cities every day from 5th to 11th August 2022.

* Ten locations include: Lal Chowk, Ashtley Hall, Akashdeep Market, Central Mall, Telibandha Talab, CMR Mall, Gaurav Tower, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Alpha One Mall and Keshav Vatika.

* These events will be ended on the 12th August, at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

* The Indian Army has conducted a pan-India exercise called ‘Skylight’, to test and validate its entire satellite-based communication network.

* Reason: To ensure operational readiness in case of a conflict in the future.

* The exercise involved all kinds of satellite communication from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Ladakh, where India and China have engaged in a military stand-off for the past two years.

* Chief of the Army Staff: General Manoj Pande

* The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a one-year extension for Union cabinet secretary, Rajiv Gauba.

* After the extension, he will remain in the same position till August 30, 2023.

* He had taken over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of PK Sinha in 2019.

* He is an IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre (1982 batch) and served as like Union Home Secretary.