Current Affairs,July 2022

29th July, Current Affairs:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched India’s first International Bullion Exchange at Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) City in Gandhinagar.
• International Tiger Day is being celebrated today. There are a total of 51 Tiger reserves in India. According to the latest Tiger Census of 2018-19 conducted in India, 2,967 Tigers live in the country.

28th July, Current Affairs:

• India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 'Vikrant' built by Cochin Shipyard handed over to Navy. The 262-meter-long aircraft carrier is the largest ever warship to be built in the country.
• The Chess Olympiad 2022 is being held at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre in Mahabalipuram, Chennai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the 44th Chess Olympiad at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
• The Commonwealth Games 2022 begin in Birmingham, England. P. V. Sindhu and Manpreet Singh will be India’s flag-bearers at Birmingham. One of the highlights for India will be the women's cricket T20 squad, as this is the first time that women's cricket has been included in the Commonwealth Games. The event will be held till the 8th of August.
• Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season.
• World Hepatitis Day and World Nature Conservation Day is observed today.

26th July, Current Affairs:

• Ms Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as 15th President of India today. She was administered oath by Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana at the Central Hall of Parliament yesterday.
• Kargil Vijay Diwas is being celebrated across the country today.
• Five more Indian wetlands have got Ramsar recognition as wetlands of international importance. These include three wetlands in Tamil Nadu - Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove, Pala wetland in Mizoram and Sakhya Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. There are now a total of 54 Ramsar sites in the country.
• The auction of 5G spectrum has commenced today.

24th July, Current Affairs:

• Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to win a medal at the World Athletics Championship. He bagged a throw of 88.13 metres to finish second.
• Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of demitting office.

23rd July, Current Affairs:

• The winners of the 68th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi. Tamil movie “Soorarai Pottru” bagged national awards for the Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Background Score and the Best Screenplay at the 68th National Film Awards-2020. “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” won the awards in the Best Actor, which went to Ajay Devgn. He shared the Best Actor award with Suriya, who got the recognition for “Soorarai Pottru”. Aparna Balamurali won the Best Actress award for her performance.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled India’s first passenger drone "Varuna".
• The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observed the 162nd Income Tax Day (also known as Aaykar Diwas) today.
• President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Dinesh Gunawardena as the new and 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

21st July, Current Affairs:

• NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu elected as the next President of India.
• Indian businessperson Gautam Adani has left behind Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the world's fourth richest person, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List.
• Rishi Sunak to contest with Liz Truss for final ballot to succeed Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister.
• Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi has resigned.

20th July, Current Affairs:

• Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Sri Lanka President poll with 134 votes.
• The Henley Passport Index has recently released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Passports for the year 2022. Japan has bagged the top spot among 199 countries, while India remains ranked at the 87th spot.
• Today is World Chess Day.

19th July, Current Affairs:

• The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 was moved today in the Rajya Sabha. The bill seeks to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005.
• In Shooting, two-time Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win the gold medal in the men’s skeet event at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea.
• In the World Athletics Championships, Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian to enter the men's long jump final at Oregon, USA.

18th July, Current Affairs:

• The voting process to elect the 16th President of India has concluded. The term of office of President Ram Nath Kovind is ending on 24th of July.
• The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a number of items come into effect from today.
• Monsoon Session of Parliament starts from today.
• Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has won the Paracin Open 'A' chess tournament 2022 in Serbia.
• Today is International Nelson Mandela Day.
• Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe renewed the country’s state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state.

17th July, Current Affairs:

• West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the ruling NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India.
• India today crossed the milestone of administering two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine within 18 months of launching the vaccination drive in January last year.
• Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has clinched her maiden Women's Single title of Singapore Open Badminton tournament. The Two-time Olympic medallist defeated Wang Zhi Yi of China, 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 to claim her third title this year.

15th July, Current Affairs:

• The 2025 World Athletics Championships will be host by Tokyo, Japan.
• Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath as Acting President of Sri Lanka after Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was officially accepted.
• The United States House of Representatives approved Congressman Ro Khanna’s amendment to the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA), paving the way for an India-specific waiver for the CAATSA sanctions.
• World Youth Skills Day 2022 is observed today.
• The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has bagged the top position in the Union ministry of education's India Rankings 2022 of Higher Educational Institutions. Indian Institute of Science-Bengaluru and IIT-Bombay, have secured the second and third spots respectively.

14th July, Current Affairs:

• Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns from his post.
• India's first monkeypox case reported in Kerala. A man who travelled from the UAE has tested positive for Monkeypox in Kerala.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses first ever I2U2 virtual summit. I2U2 stands for India, Israel, the UAE, and the US.

13th July, Current Affairs:

• The Union Government has decided to provide free precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people of the age group 18-59 years, for 75 days starting 15th July.
• Indian captain Rohit smashed the 250th six of his ODI career during the first ODI of the three-match series against England. He becoming the first Indian batter to reach the milestone. Only Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (351), West Indies' Chris Gayle (331), and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya (270) have hit more sixes than the Indian captain.

12th July, Current Affairs:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand.
• The first full-color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was released yesterday. It provides glimpses of what the early Universe looked like.
• Bhagwani Devi, a 94-year-old sprinter from India, won the gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
• In Shooting, India’s Arjun Babuta have won his first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage at Changwon in South Korea.

10th July, Current Affairs:

• Eid-ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice was celebrated with religious fervour across the country.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the sacking of Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.
• Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon 2022 after beating Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) at Centre Court.

9th July, Current Affairs:

• About 15,000 pilgrims have been moved to safety from near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept away scores of people, killing at least 16. More than 40 people are still missing.
• Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday announced his decision to abandon his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter.
• Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, stormed and overran the compound. Also Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
• Elena Rybakina won her maiden Grand Slam title after beating Ons Jabeur 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of Wimbledon's women's singles event at the Centre Court of the All England Club. Rybakina become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a major title.

8th July, Current Affairs:

• Boris Johnson resign as British Prime Minister.
• Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot at in the chest while delivering an election campaign speech on a street in Nara, western Japan. Shinzo Abe served twice as Japan's prime minister, first from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
• Gujarat will host the 36th National Games 2022 — for the first time — starting September 27 to October 10, 2022.
• Rohit becoming the first captain to record 13 successive wins in T20Is as a skipper. Rohit Sharma also became the fastest Indian player to reach the landmark of 1,000 T20I runs as a captain.

6th July, Current Affairs:

• Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned from his post.
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation today served a show cause notice to SpiceJet for its failure to offer “safe, efficient and reliable” air services.
• Sweden and Finland signed the Accession Protocols at the NATO Headquarters.

4th July, Current Affairs:

• In Maharashtra, the newly formed Eknath Shinde-BJP coalition today won the floor test in the State Legislative Assembly. The coalition government received 164 votes.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday barred hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically or by default in bills.

2nd July, Current Affairs:

• The toll in the landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district rose to 24 with 38 people still missing.
• India captain Jasprit Bumrah scores 29 runs in an over of England's Stuart Broad to create a world record for maximum runs off a single over in Test cricket, beating the legendary Brian Lara's feat by one run.

1st July, Current Affairs:

• The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on 18th of this month and will continue upto 12th of August.
• Ban on manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single use plastic items has come into force from today across the country.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today successfully carried out the Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator from the Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga in Karnataka.
• Yair Lapid officially became the 14th Prime Minister of Israel.
• Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched his first-ever medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm. Chopra finished 2nd at the Stockholm Diamond League with a massive throw of 89.94 meter.

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