August 2022 Important Current Affairs and General Knowledge

2nd August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒PM Modi held delegation level talks with Ibrahim Mohamed Solih,  president of Maldives in New Delhi.

⇒In Afghanistan a CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
⇒The Indian lawn bowls women’s fours team won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In these games it the first medal for India.

3rd August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021passed by Lok Sabha. Its main aim is to increase the number of species protected under Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972.

⇒ Suresh N Patel appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner. He take oath as  the chief of the probity watchdog Central Vigilance by president Droupathi Murmu.

⇒ Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by Lok Sabha through voice vote.

4th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ NV Ramana the chief Justice of India recommended UU Lalit’s name as next Chief Justice of India. Justice UU Lalith will be 49^th Chief Justice of India.

⇒ Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022 is passed by Parliament today. Rajya Sabha approved the bill today. Lok Sabha already passed the bill.

5th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ ATGM – Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, which is built indigenous, test fired successfully from MBT (Main Battle Tank) Arjun by DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization).

⇒ On river Narmada, Madhya Pradesh government is going to start a world’s largest a floating solar project on Narmada river. The Madhya Pradesh govt signed a contract for the 1^st phase of the project today.

6th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ Indian wrestlers Deepak Punia (Men 86 kg), B ajrang Punia (Men 65 Kg) and Sakshi Malik (Women 62 kg) have won Gold on Friday. Anshu Malik got silver medal in women’s 57 kg category.

⇒ Jagdeep Dhanker is selected as India’s new Vice President. Dhankar is 14^th Vice President of India.

7th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ PM Modi attended 7^th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in Cultural Centre of Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi.

⇒ Nallathamby Kalaiselvi selected as the Director General of the CSIR (Council of Schintific and Industrial Research). Sheis the senior scientist and the first woman to lead the consortium of 38 research institutes across India.

14 th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ President of India Droupathi Murmu addressed the nation in the 76^th   Indian Independence day eve.

15th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ India’s 76^th Independence Day celebrations are being took place in the country.

18th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ Nithin Gadkari (Union Transport Minister) started India’s 1^st Electric Double Decker Bus in South Mumbai at YB Center.

19th August 2022, Current Affairs:

⇒ Srikrishna Janmastami festival celebrated at many parts of the world.

⇒ 17^th Pravasi Bhaaratheey Divas 2023 took place at Indore in January 2023.

⇒ Young Striker Manhish Kalyan of India is the first foot ball player to play the UEFA women’s champions league when she made her first debut for Appolon, ladies FC in th e European Club competition in Cyprus at Engomi.

⇒ 19^th August is world Humanitarian Day (WHD).

⇒ 19^th August is world photography day.

23^rd  August 2022, Current Affairs and GK

⇒  The services of three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers were terminated, because of firing ofa BrahMos missile accidentally, that was landed in Pakistan On March 9, 2022.

⇒  DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and Indain Navy successfully flight tested  the “Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)” today in Chandipur coast in Odisha.

⇒  Ambassador Vikram K.Doraiswami was appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.