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GOVERNMENT SCHEMES CURRENT AFFAIRS 5
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS NEW CHANGES IN ATAL PENSION YOJANA 5

UNION CABINET APPROVES OF PMAY-URBAN TILL 31ST DECEMBER 2024 5
IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS 6
WOMEN‘S EQUALITY DAY 2022 : 26TH AUGUST 6

INTERNATIONAL DAY COMMEMORATING THE VICTIMS OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE BASED ON RELIGION
OR BELIEF 6
INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA 2022 : 15TH AUGUST 7
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2022 : 12TH AUGUST 7
WORLD LION DAY 2022 : 10TH AUGUST. 8
NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY 2022 : 7TH AUGUST 8
MUSLIM WOMEN‘S RIGHT DAY 2022 : 1ST AUGUST 9
ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 9
RAKESH JHUNJHUNWALA, VETERAN STOCK MARKET INVESTOR PASSED AWAY AT AGE 62. 9
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 10
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, FORMER SOVIET LEADER HAS DIED ON 30TH AUGUST. 10

DIVITA RAI WON THE TITLE OF LIVA MISS DIVA UNIVERSE 2022. 10
INDIA-US JOINT SPECIAL FORCES EXERCISE VAJRA PRAHAR 2022 CONCLUDED AT BAKLOH,
HIMACHAL PRADESH. 10
ASIA CUP 2022 : SCHEDULE, DATE, LIST & VENUES. 11
BANGLADESH-BORN FAHMIDA AZIM WON 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN ILLUSTRATED REPORTING,
COMMENTARY CATEGORY. 11
VIKRAM DORAISWAMI APPOINTED AS THE NEXT HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA TO UK. 12
IN SOMALIA, AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON A HYATT HOTEL BY TERRORISTS.
12
INDIAN AIR FORCE TEAM HAS REACHED AUSTRALIA TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE PITCH BLACK
2022. 13
THE 4TH INDIA-PHILIPPINES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WAS HELD IN MANILA ON 18TH AUGUST. 13
INDIA-THAILAND JOINTLY INAUGURATE THE INDIAN EMBASSY RESIDENCE COMPLEX IN BANGKOK. 13
RUSSIA ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES IRAN‘S SATELLITE INTO ORBIT 14
INDIA & MALAYSIA CONDUCTED 1ST BILATERAL AIR FORCE EXERCISE ON 12TH AUGUST 14
13TH EDITION OF INDO-US BEGIN JOINT SPECIAL FORCES EXERCISE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH. 14
MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT HAS INVITES INDIAN INDUSTRY TO INVEST IN MALDIVES. 15
INDIA & US TO HOLD MEGA MILITARY EXERCISE AT AULI IN UTTARAKHAND IN OCTOBER 2022. 15
THE 4TH EDITION OF INDIA-OMAN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE ‗AL NAJAH-IV‘ BETWEEN INDIAN ARMY
AND ROYAL ARMY 15
3RD EDITION OF VIETNAM-INDIA BILATERAL MILITARY EXERCISE ―X VINBAX 2022‖ AT
CHANDIMANDIR IN HARYANA 16
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 17
INDIAN SCIENTIST SAMEER V KAMAT APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF DRDO. 17

GOVERNMENT HAS TERMINATED SERVICE OF 3 INDIAN AIR FORCE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH
ACCIDENTAL FIRING OF BRAHMOS MISSILE IN PAKISTAN. 17
DRDO & THE INDIAN NAVY TEST-FIRED INDIGENOUS VERTICAL LAUNCH SHORT RANGE SURFACE-
TO-AIR MISSILE. 18
INDIA HAS LAUNCHED 1ST INDIGENOUS MONKEYPOX TEST KIT. 18
VIJAY SHEKHAR SHARMA AGAIN APPOINTED AS THE MD AND CEO OF ONE97 COMMUNICATION 18
DELHI CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL LAUNCHED ―MAKE INDIA NO. 1‖ MISSION 19
DELHI HC ORDERS APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE TO HANDLE AFFAIRS OF IOA. 19
GOVERNMENT APPOINTED 37 NEW HIGH COURT JUDGES. 20
PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED 107 GALLANTRY AWARDS TO ARMED FORCES & CAPF ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2022. 20
JAGDEEP DHANKHAR WAS ELECTED AS 14TH VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA. 21
CENTRE OFFERS USE OF INDIGENOUS 5G TEST BEDS TO GOVERNMENT-RECOGNIZED START-UPS &
MSMES 21
ISRO LAUNCHED ITS SMALL SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE SSLV-D1 ON 7TH AUGUST 2022. 21
DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED LASER-GUIDED ATGM FROM MBT
ARJUN 22
DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE HAS DETECTED CUSTOMS EVASION OF ABOUT RS 2,217
CRORE BY VIVO MOBILE. 22
GOVERNMENT HAS FREE ENTRY FOR VISITORS AT ALL PROTECTED MONUMENTS FROM 5TH TO 15TH
AUGUST 23
JIO TO LAUNCH WORLD‘S MOST ADVANCED 5G NETWORK ACROSS INDIA 23
INDIA CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF MONKEYPOX DEATH OF 22 YEARS OLD MAN 23
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRENT AFFAIRS 24
NASA‘S ARTEMIS 1 MOON ROCKET SET FOR LAUNCH. 24

INDIA‘S 1ST OBSERVATORY TO MONITOR SPACE ACTIVITY IN UTTARAKHAND. 24
INDIAN FLAG HOISTED 30 KM ABOVE EARTH BY SPACE KIDZ INDIA. 24
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 25
LINTHOI CHANAMBAM WINS A GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD CADET JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022. 25
GRANDMASTER ARJUN ERIGASI WINS 28TH ABU DHABI MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT. 26
INDIAN MEN‘S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON BRONZE MEDAL IN 14TH ASIAN UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP. 26
VVS LAXMAN, CHIEF OF NCA APPOINTED AS INTERIM HEAD COACH OF TEAM INDIA FOR ASIA CUP
2022. 26
ASIA‘S OLDEST FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT – DURAND CUP STARTS FROM 16TH AUGUST 27
INDIA‘S MEDAL WINNERS IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2022 27
CHESS OLYMPIAD 2026 TO BE ORGANISED BY UZBEKISTAN 29
BIRMINGHAM: COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2022 30
STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS 30
UTTARAKHAND CM LAUNCHED ‗CM UDYMAN KHILADI UNNAYAN YOJANA‘ SCHEME. 30

PUNJAB & HARYANA GOVERNMENTS HAVE AGREED TO NAME CHANDIGARH INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT AFTER SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH. 31
GOA BECOMES THE 1ST ―HAR GHAR JAL‖ CERTIFIED STATE IN INDIA. 31
UP STATE GOVERNMENT PROVIDE FREE TRAVEL TO WOMEN ABOVE 60 YEARS OF AGE IN
GOVERNMENT BUSES. 31
NITISH KUMAR HAS SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE POST OF CM 32
MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 32
SUPERTECH TWIN TOWERS IN NOIDA WERE DEMOLISHED 32

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT M VENKAIAH NAIDU RELEASED A BOOK ‗NEW INDIA‘ ON THE DEATH
ANNIVERSARY OF ARUN JAITLEY 33
CURRENT AFFAIRS MONTHLY MCQ QUESTIONS 34
Government Schemes Union Cabinet approves of

PMAY-Urban till 31st
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December 2024
Central government has new

changes in Atal Pension Yojana  The Union Cabinet has approved the
continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) + Housing for
All Mission till 31st December 2024.
 Financial assistance is being provided to
complete over 122 lakh houses already
sanctioned by 31st March 2022.
 This scheme is one of the major flagship
programs being implemented by the
 The central government has made some Central Government through the States,
changes in the Atal Pension Yojana, Union Territories and Central Nodal
which was started in 2015 with the aim Agencies to provide all-weather pucca
of providing pension facilities to those houses to all the eligible beneficiaries in
working in the unorganized sector. the urban areas of the country.
 The Finance Ministry has now decided  The central assistance sanctioned since
not to allow income tax payers to apply 2015 is two lakh three thousand crore
for the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rupees as against 20 thousand crore
scheme. rupees in 2004-2014.
 The new order issued by the Finance
Ministry will be effective from 1st
October 2022.
 Any citizen who is or has been an
income tax payer as per the Income Tax
Act will not be eligible to join Atal
Pension Yojana from 1st October 2022.
 As per the current APY rules, any Indian
citizen in the age group of 18-40 years
and having a savings account in any
bank or post office can apply for this
scheme.
Congresswoman Bella Abzug proposed

Important Days that 26th August be declared Women‟s
Equality Day. The 1st formal declaration of
Current Affairs Women‟s Equality Day was made in the
year 1972 on 26th August when former US
President Richard Nixon issued
Proclamation 4147.
International Day
Commemorating the Victims of
Acts of Violence Based on
Religion or Belief
Women‟s Equality Day 2022 :  International Day Commemorating the
26th August Victims of Acts of Violence Based on
Women‟s Equality Day 2022 is celebrated on Religion or Belief is observed each year
26th August 2022 all over the world to on 22nd August.
celebrate women empowerment and  On this day, the international community
equality. Women‟s Equality Day 2022 is honors the victims and victims of
dedicated to every woman who has religious-based violence.
dedicated her equal status in this society  The purpose of the day is to remember
and to all the women who continue to fight the victims & survivors of evil acts on
for equality in the society. the basis of or in the name of religion or
belief.
Theme :
History :
The Day 2022 theme is “Gender Equality
Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. In 2019, the United Nations General
Assembly established an International
History : Day of Commemoration of Victims of
Violence on the Basis of Religion or
Belief. The day reaffirms the international
On 26th August 1970, women around the
community‟s commitment to justice for
world staged a women‟s strike for
survivors of genocide & other atrocities
equality. In 1971, New York
based on religion or ethnicity.
Independence Day of India Important Points :
2022 : 15th August  On 15th August, India along with five

India is celebrating the 75th other countries celebrate their
Independence Day on 15th August 2022 to independence. They are Bahrain, North
mark the country‟s independence from Korea, South Korea and Liechtenstein.
almost two centuries of British colonial  Even after India‟s independence, Goa
rule. PM Narendra Modi leads the was still a Portuguese colony. It was
ceremony from the Red Fort in New Delhi annexed to India by the Indian Army in
& addresses the nation from the Red Fort 1961 itself. Thus, Goa was the last state
in New Delhi. To celebrate 75th years of to join Indian territory.
Independence, the Government of India  While India got independence from
has started an initiative called “Azadi Ka British rule on 15 August 1947, there
Amrit Mahotsav”. were some areas which were still
under European control. Puducherry
was under French control. On 1
November 1954, the French
transferred the territories under their
control to India.
 The current flag with saffron, white
&green colors and the Ashoka Chakra
in the middle was officially adopted on
22nd July 1947 and was hoisted on 15th
August 1947.
History :
International Youth Day 2022
The British entered Surat and Gujarat in : 12th August
1619 for trading purposes. After the International Youth Day is observed every
victory of the English East India Company year on 12th August. This day is
at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the British celebrated to raise awareness about the
took control of India. The people of India issues faced by the youth of the world.
were dominated by the British International Youth Day aims to amplify
government for almost 200 years, the message that achieving the
starting from 1757. Great freedom fighters Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and leaders like Bhagat Singh, requires action for all generations &
Chandrashekhar Azad, Netaji Subhash leaves no one behind.
Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,
Mahatma Gandhi and others sacrificed
everything to see India as an independent
one.
Theme : and National Geographic. His aim was to

keep the lions safe in their natural
The Theme for 2022’s environment. Additionally, they aim to
is “Intergenerational solidarity : creating a collaborate on security measures with
world for all ages.” areas that are close to feral cats.
History : Significance :
In 1991 youth attending the 1st session of The purpose of World Lion Day, is to raise
the United Nations World Youth Forum in public awareness about the importance
Vienna, Austria, suggested that an of lion conservation. The International
International Youth Day be declared to Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
help raise money for the United Nations has designated lions as a vulnerable
Youth Fund. At the 1st session of the species on the Red List of Threatened
World Conference of Ministers Species.
Responsible for Youth, held in Lisbon in
August 1998, 12th August was declared
National Handloom Day 2022 :
International Youth Day.
7th August
World Lion Day 2022 : 10th National Handloom Day is celebrated
every year on 7th August to honor the
August. handloom weavers. Handloom is a
World Lion Day is celebrated globally on symbol of our proud cultural heritage and
10th August. The day aims to spread an important source of livelihood.
awareness about lions and the urgent The day also highlights the contribution of
need to make efforts towards their handloom industry in the socio-economic
conservation. The threat of extinction of development of the country and
lions is silently looming around the world. increases the income of weavers.
Lions are believed to have roamed Africa,
Asia, Europe and the Middle East well
around 3 million years ago.
History : Theme :
In 2013, the 1st World Lion Day was The Theme of National Handloom Day
celebrated. It was founded by Derek and 2022 is ”Handloom, an Indian legacy”.
Beverly Joubert of the Big Cat Initiative
History :
Economy Current
In July 2015 the central government Affairs
officially declared 7th August as NHD. In
2015 the Honorable PM of India Narendra
Modi declared 7th August as National
Handloom Day. On this day in 1905, the
Swadeshi Movement was started at the
Calcutta Town Hall to protest the partition
of Bengal by the British Government.
Muslim Women‟s Right Day

2022 : 1st August Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Veteran
Muslim Women‟s Rights Day is observed
stock market investor passed
every year on 1st August to celebrate the away at age 62.
enforcement of law against the „Triple
Talaq‟ regime among Muslims. According
to the Shariat or Muslim Personal Law,
Muslim men were given the privilege to
end their marriage by uttering the word
talaq 3 times in a row. But in 2019, the
Government of India repealed this law.
 Veteran stock market investor Rakesh

Jhunjhunwala passed away on 14th
August at the age of 62.
 Akasa Air + India‟s newest budget
carrier + was one of Rakesh
Jhunjhunwala‟s business ventures.
The Central Government of India on 1st  The airline started commercial
August 2019 enacted a law against Triple operations in August with the 1st flight
Talaq. The new law was welcomed by all from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.
women, especially Muslim women in  Jhunjhunwala, known as the Warren
India and since then 1st August is
Buffett of India, was estimated to have a
celebrated as Muslim Women‟s Rights
net worth of $5.8 billion. Jhunjhunwala
Day. This year marks the 2nd anniversary
of Muslim Women‟s Rights Day in India. started his journey in the stock markets
while in college with a capital of just
Rs.5,000.
International Divita Rai won the title of

LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022.
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 The 23-year-old Divita Rai from

Karnataka won the prestigious title of
Mikhail Gorbachev, Former LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022.
Soviet leader has died on 30th  She was crowned Miss Universe 2021,
by Harnaaz Sandhu, in a grand
August.
ceremony celebrating the 10th
anniversary of the prestigious
pageant.
 Divita Rai will represent India at the
71st Miss Universe pageant, where
Harnaz Sandhu was crowned as the
winner in year 2021.
 Divita Rai also participated in the Miss
Diva Universe pageant in 2021.
 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Harnaaz Sandhu won the title and she
Gorbachev has died died on 30th emerged as the 2nd runner-up.
August at the age of 91 in a Moscow
hospital.
 Hospital authorities in Moscow said in
India-US Joint Special Forces
a statement that Mikhail Gorbachev Exercise Vajra Prahar 2022
died after a serious and prolonged concluded at Bakloh, Himachal
illness. Pradesh.
 He won the Nobel Peace Prize for
negotiating a historic nuclear weapons
deal with US leader Ronald Reagan,
and saw his decision to withdraw
Soviet forces when the Berlin Wall fell
a year earlier as a key to maintaining
Cold War peace. After his demise, the
world lost a unique preacher of peace.
 The 13th edition of India-US Joint  India begins its campaign in the Asia
Special Forces Exercise Vajra Prahar Cup 2022 with the 2nd match against
2022 concluded at Bakloh, Himachal Pakistan on 28 August 2022.
Pradesh on 29th August.  During the initial stages, the Asia Cup
 The joint military exercise has further 2022 was scheduled to be held in Sri
strengthened the traditional bond of Lanka, but due to the growing
friendship between the special forces economic crisis, the tournament was
of the 2 countries. moved to the United Arab Emirates
 This annual exercise is conducted (UAE).
alternately between India & the United  The Asia Cup 2022 tournament is being
States (US). hosted at 2 venues. The matches will
 The 21-day joint training provided an be played in the T20 format and the 6
opportunity to the special forces of teams featured are divided into 2
both countries to train in air groups.
operations, special operations and  Both the teams will play each other
counter-terrorism operations in a joint once and the top 2 teams in both the
environment under the UN Charter. groups will be upgraded to Super 4.
Asia Cup 2022 : Schedule, Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim

Date, List & Venues. won 2022 Pulitzer Prize in
The Asia Cup 2022 is the 15th edition of illustrated Reporting,
the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with Commentary category.
matches played as Twenty20
Internationals (T20Is) from 27 August to 11
September 2022 in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
 Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim, who

works for the USA-based Insider
Online magazine, has been selected
for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize under the
 Asia Cup 2022 has started with the 1st category of Illustrated Reporting and
match between Sri Lanka & Commentary.
Afghanistan on 27th August 2022.  She is among 4 journalists, including
New York-published Anthony Del Col,
Josh Adams & Walt Hickey of Insider

In Somalia, at least 30 people
being published from New York,
selected for their work on the Chinese
were killed in an attack on a
oppression of the Uyghurs. Hyatt Hotel by terrorists.
 The work „I escaped from a Chinese At least 30 people have been killed in a
internment camp‟ features portraits of terrorist attack on the Hyatt Hotel in the
Fahmida Azim. capital Mogadishu, in Somalia.
Vikram Doraiswami appointed

as the next High Commissioner
of India to UK.
 In Somalia, at least 30 people were

killed and dozens injured in an attack
on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu by
al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants.
 Mr. Vikram Doraiswamy has been
 The attackers used explosives to
appointed as the next High
break into the capital‟s Hyatt Hotel late
Commissioner of India to the United
on 19th August, then violently
Kingdom (UK).
controlled and held guests hostage
 Mr. Vikram Doraiswamy is presently
overnight.
the High Commissioner of India to
 During the night of 19th August & 20th
Bangladesh.
August, fighting between al-Shabaab
 Mr. Doraiswamy is a 1992 batch Indian
fighters and security forces destroyed
Foreign Service officer.
much of the hotel.
 Earlier, the Ministry had announced
 India has strongly condemned the
the appointment of Shri Pranay Kumar
attack on the Hyatt Hotel in Mogadishu
Verma, an IFS officer of 1994 batch, as
and expressed its heartfelt
the next High Commissioner of India to
condolences to the victims and
Bangladesh.
families of this cowardly act of
 He is currently serving as the
terrorism. Foreign Ministry
Ambassador of India to Vietnam.
spokesman Arindam Bagchi said, India
stands with the government and
people of Somalia in the fight against
terrorism.
Indian Air Force team has The 4th India-Philippines

reached Australia to Strategic Dialogue was held in
participate in Exercise Pitch Manila on 18th August.
Black 2022.
 The 4th India-Philippines Strategic

Dialogue was held in Manila on 18
 An Indian Air Force team has reached August in which both sides discussed
Australia to participate in Exercise defense and security cooperation.
Pitch Black 2022.  They exchanged views on regional and
 This exercise is being conducted in global issues of mutual interest as
Darwin till 8 September 2022. well as matters relating to ASEAN.
 It is a biennial, multi-national exercise  They reviewed the multifaceted
organized by the Royal Australian Air relations between India and the
Force. Philippines.
 Defense Ministry said that over 100  Both sides expressed their desire to
aircraft and 2500 Army personnel take forward bilateral ties & enhance
from various Air Forces will engagement in areas including
participate in the exercise. agriculture, trade, pharmaceuticals,
 The Indian Air Force contingent fintech, education, defense, security,
consists of over 100 air warriors, and people-to-people ties.
deployed along with four Sukhoi-30
MKI fighter jets and two C-17 aircraft. India-Thailand jointly
 It will undertake multi-domain aerial
warfare missions in a complex
inaugurate the Indian Embassy
environment and exchange best Residence Complex in Bangkok.
practices with the participating Air
Force.
 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

India & Malaysia conducted 1st
inaugurated the Indian Embassy
Residence Complex in Bangkok along
bilateral Air Force exercise on
with Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand 12th August
& External Affairs Minister Don
Pramudwinai on 17th August.
 Jaishankar is in Thailand to attend the
9th India-Thailand Joint Commission
meeting.
 The 9th India-Thailand Joint
Commission meeting was held in
Bangkok on 17th August.
 The meeting was co-chaired by  Indian Air Force contingent left for
Thailand‟s Deputy Prime Minister & Malaysia on 12th August to participate in
a bilateral exercise called Udarashakti.
Minister of External Affairs and
 This is the 1st bilateral exercise being
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
conducted between the Indian Air Force
Russia rocket successfully and the Royal Malaysian Air Force
launches Iran‟s satellite into (RMAF).
 The Indian Air Force is participating in
orbit
the aerial exercise with Sukhoi-30 MKI
and C-17 aircraft while the RMAF will fly
Su-30 MKM aircraft.
 The Indian contingent left one of its
airports directly for its destination, the
RMAF base in Kuantan.
13th edition of Indo-US begin

 A Russian rocket has successfully
joint Special Forces exercise in
launched an Iranian satellite into orbit
from southern Kazakhstan. Himachal Pradesh.
 An Iranian satellite named Khayyam in
orbit by a Soyuz rocket from Russia‟s
leased Baikonur launch facility in
Kazakhstan.
 The satellite was named after the
Persian scientist Omar Khayyam, who
lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
 The satellite equipped with a high-
resolution camera will be used for  The 13th edition of Indo-US joint special
environmental monitoring and will be forces exercise “Purva Vajra Prahar
completely under its control. 2022” began at the Special Forces
Training School in Bakloh, Himachal

India & US to hold mega
Pradesh on 8th August.
 The Vajra Prahar series of joint military exercise at Auli in
exercises aims to share best practices Uttarakhand in October 2022.
and experiences in areas such as joint
mission planning and operational
strategy as well as improve inter-
operability between the special forces of
the 2 nations.
 This annual exercise is conducted
alternately between India & United
States (US).
 The 12th edition was held in October 2021  India and the US will conduct a
at Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington fortnight-long mega military exercise at
(USA). Auli in Uttarakhand in October 2022.
 The 18th edition of Exercise “Yudh
Maldivian President has invites Abhyas” is scheduled to be held from
14th to 31th October.
Indian Industry to invest in  Several complex exercises are being
Maldives. planned for the mega exercise. The aim
of the exercise is to enhance
understanding, cooperation and
interactivity between the two armies.
 The previous edition of the exercise took
place in Alaska in the US in October
2021.
The 4th edition of India-Oman

 President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed joint military exercise „Al
Solih has invited Indian industry to
Najah-IV‟ between Indian
invest in Maldives.
 Addressing the India-Maldives Business Army and Royal Army
Forum in Mumbai on the evening of 3
August, he said that Maldives has
investment opportunities in various
sectors apart from tourism and Indian
entrepreneurs should invest more in
Maldives.
 President Solih is currently on a four-
day visit to India at the invitation of PM
Narendra Modi.  The 4th edition of the India-Oman joint
military exercise „Al Najah-IV‟ between
Indian Army and Royal Army contingents strengthening bilateral ties between
of Oman is being conducted from 1st to India & Vietnam.
13th August 2022 at the Foreign Training  India and Vietnam share a
Node of Mahajan Field Firing Range comprehensive strategic partnership
(Rajasthan). and defense cooperation is a key pillar
 A contingent of the Royal Army of Oman of this partnership.
consisting of 60 personnel from the  Vietnam is an important partner in
Parachute Regiment of the Sultan of India‟s Act East policy and Indo-Pacific
Oman has reached the exercise site. vision.
 Soldiers of the 18th Mechanized Infantry  The theme of Ex VINBAX + 2022 is the
Battalion from the Indian Army employment and deployment of an
participated in this exercise. engineer company and a medical team
 The major activities of the 4rth edition of as part of the UN team for peacekeeping
Exercise Al Najah include professional operations.
dialogue, mutual understanding of
military exercises and practices,
establishment of joint command and
control structures and mitigation of
terrorist threats.
3rd edition of Vietnam-India

bilateral military exercise “X
VINBAX 2022” at
Chandimandir in Haryana
 The third edition of the Vietnam-India

bilateral military exercise “X VINBAX
2022” will begin at Chandimandir in
Haryana on 1st August, It will run till
20th August.
 The exercise is a sequel to the bilateral
exercise conducted earlier in Vietnam in
2019 and marks a major milestone in
National Current Government has terminated

service of 3 Indian Air Force
Affairs
officers in connection with
accidental firing of BrahMos
missile in Pakistan.
Indian scientist Sameer V

Kamat appointed as Chairman
of DRDO.
 The government has terminated the
service of three Indian Air Force
officers in connection with the
accidental firing of the BrahMos
missile in Pakistan. The incident is of
March 2022.
 The Indian Air Force said, a BrahMos
missile was accidentally fired on 9th
 Defense Research and Development March 2022, A Court of Inquiry was
Organization (DRDO) on 25th August established to establish the facts of
appointed eminent scientist Dr Sameer the case, including fixing responsibility
V Kamat as its chairman. for the incident.
 The Defense Organization is the  The Court of Inquiry found deviation
research and development arm of the from standard operating procedures
Ministry of Defence. by the 3 officers which led to the
 Kamat, who is the Director General of accidental firing of the missile.
Naval Systems and Materials (NS&M),  The Court of Inquiry has held 3 officers
will replace G Satheesh Reddy, who primarily responsible for the incident
has been named as Scientific Adviser and their services have been
to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh as terminated by the Central Government
per the Personnel Ministry order. with immediate effect.
 Reddy was appointed Defense
Research and Development
Organization (DRDO) chief for 2 years
in August 2018.
DRDO & the Indian Navy test- India has launched 1st
fired indigenous Vertical indigenous monkeypox test kit.
Launch Short Range Surface-
to-Air Missile.
 India has developed the 1st

indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to
test for monkeypox disease.
 The kit has been developed by
 The Defense Research and
TransAsia Bio-Medicals, the kit was
Development Organization and the
unveiled by Ajay Kumar Sood,
Indian Navy successfully test-fired
Principal Scientific Adviser to the
Vertical Launched Short Range
Centre.
Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on
 The kit will help in early detection and
23rd August.
better management of the infection,
 The missile was test fired from the
which WHO declared a Public Health
Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off
Emergency of International Concern.
the coast of Odisha.
 The Indian Council of Medical
 This missile is indigenously designed
Research (ICMR) may conduct a
and developed by Defense Research
serosurvey to check the presence of
and Development Organization
antibodies among the contacts of
(DRDO).
monkeypox patients and find out how
 A naval flight test was conducted
many of them were asymptomatic.
against a high speed unmanned aerial
target to demonstrate its vertical
launch capability. Vijay Shekhar Sharma again
appointed as the MD and CEO
of One97 Communication
 Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been appealed to the public to join it.
appointed as the Managing Director
(MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) The 5 point vision of this initiative :
of One97 Communication (OCL),
 The 1st thing we have to do is to provide
 One97 Communication is parent
free and quality education to every child
company of digital payments app*
of this country.
Paytm.
 The 2nd measure we have to take is to
 About 99.67 per cent shareholders
provide free and best medical treatment
voted in favor of Sharma‟s as well as free medicines and testing
reappointment. facilities to every citizen of the country.
 Paytm said in a statement that Sharma  The 3rd, we have to give employment to
will continue to be the MD and CEO of every youth which is possible with right
the company for the next 5 years. In intention & management.
May 2022, the board of directors of  The 4th, every woman should be given
OCL had approved the reappointment respect, equal rights & protection.
of Sharma.  The 5th, we have to ensure that farmers
get a fair price and respect for their
produce so that children can proudly say
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
that they too want to be farmers.
launched “Make India No. 1”
mission Delhi HC orders appointment
of committee to handle affairs
of IOA.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has  The Delhi High Court has directed the
formally unveiled his Aam Aadmi Party‟s constitution of a three-member
(AAP) national ambitions with the launch
Committee of Administrators (CoA) to
of the „Make India No 1‟ campaign. At an
event held at the Talkatora Stadium here, handle the affairs of the Indian
he proposed a five-pronged approach to Olympic Association (IOA).
good governance. The National Convenor  According to PTI, the court took the
of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed the decision after the IOA‟s “persistent
campaign a “national mission” and
dissatisfaction” for adhering to the

President has approved 107
Sports Code.
 The court directed the IOA executive
gallantry awards to Armed
committee to immediately hand over Forces & CAPF on
the charge to the newly appointed Independence Day 2022.
committee.
 The IOA is recognized by the
International Olympic Committee as
the National Olympic Committee for
India.
Government appointed 37 new

High Court Judges.
 President Draupadi Murmu has
approved 107 gallantry awards to the
personnel of Armed Forces & Central
Armed Police Forces on the occasion
of Independence Day 2022.
 These include 3 Kirti Chakras, 13
Shaurya Chakras, two bar to Sena
Medals (Gallantry), 81 Sena Medals
 The government has appointed 37 new (Gallantry), 1 Nau Sena Medal
judges of the High Court. (Gallantry) and 7 Vayu Sena Medals
 This is in continuation of the (Gallantry).
appointment of 26 High Court judges in  President Draupadi Murmu has also
various High Courts 12th August 2022. approved 40 Mention-in-Dispatches to
 With the notification of the the Army, one to Air Force personnel
appointment of another 11 High Court and the other to Army Dog + Axel
judges in the Punjab & Haryana High (posthumously) for his significant
Court by the government in year 2022, contribution in various military
so far 138 appointments have been operations.
made in various High Courts of the  These include Operation Rakshak,
country. Operation Snow Leopard, Operation
 Thus it has surpassed its earlier Rhino, Operation Orchid, Operation
record of 126 appointments to the High Falcon, Operation Hifazat & Operation
Court in year 2016. Trikut (Deoghar).
 This facility is available to all other

Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected
stakeholders at a very nominal rate.
as 14th Vice President of  DoT has urged all 5G stakeholders
India. including industry, academia, service
providers, government bodies and
equipment manufacturers to use 5G
testing facilities and expertise to test
and facilitate the accelerated
development and deployment of their
products across networks.
 Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected the

14th Vice President of India.
 Jagdeep Dhankhar was nominated by
the NDA from the BJP.
 He took oath on 11th August, just after
the tenure of the incumbent Vice
President Venkaiah Naidu ended.
 Jagdeep Dhankhar served as the
ISRO launched its Small
Governor of West Bengal before being
nominated for the Vice Presidential Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV-
Election 2022. D1 on 7th August 2022.
Centre offers use of

indigenous 5G test beds to
government-recognized start-
ups & MSMEs
 The Center has decided to offer free

access to indigenous 5G test beds to
government-recognized start-ups and  Indian Space Research Organization
MSMEs for the next 6 months till (ISRO) launched its Small Satellite
January 2023. Launch Vehicle SSLV-D1.
 The decision has been taken with an  It was launched at 9:18 am from the
aim to promote the 5G ecosystem Satish Dhawan Space Center in
within India and to achieve the Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on 7th
objectives of Atmanirbhar Bharat and August 2022.
Make in India initiative.
 The SSLV-D1 rocket carried Earth  The missiles struck with precision and
Observation Satellite EOS-02 & successfully destroyed targets at two
Azadisat, another small satellite different ranges.
developed by the student team of  The telemetry system has recorded
Space Kids India. satisfactory flight performance of the
 „AzadiSat‟ comprising 75 payloads has missiles.
been built by 750 young girl students  The All-Indigenous Laser Guided
from 75 rural government schools (ATGM) Explosive Reactive Armor uses
across India. a tandem high explosive anti-tank heat
 The project is specially conceptualized warhead to defeat ERA protected
for the 75th Independence Day armored vehicles.
celebrations to encourage scientific
temper and to create opportunities for
Directorate of Revenue
young girls to choose space research
as their career.
Intelligence has detected
customs evasion of about Rs
DRDO successfully test-fires 2,217 crore by Vivo Mobile.
indigenously developed Laser-
guided ATGM from MBT Arjun
 The Directorate of Revenue

Intelligence has detected customs
evasion of about Rs 2,217 crore by Vivo
Mobile India Pvt Ltd. Vivo India is a
 The indigenously developed Laser-
subsidiary of Vivo Communication
Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile ATGM
Technology Company in China.
was successfully test-fired on 4th
 It is engaged in the business of
August 2022 by Defense Research and
manufacturing, assembling, wholesale
Development Organization (DRDO) &
trading as well as distribution of
the Indian Army from the main battle
mobile handsets and accessories.
tank MBT Arjun at the KK range at
 During the investigation, searches
Armored Corps Center and School
were conducted in the factory
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
premises of the company by the
agency which led to the recovery of
incriminating evidence. An amount of
Rs 60 crore has been voluntarily

Jio to launch World‟s Most
deposited by Vivo India towards
discharge of its differential duty
Advanced 5G Network across
liability. India
Government has free entry for

visitors at all protected
monuments from 5th to 15th
August
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned

Reliance Jio became the highest bidder
for 5G spectrum, paying Rs 88,078 crore
to buy more than half of the airwaves it
offered in the recent auction. According
to Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav,
the Adani group paid Rs 212 crore for 400
MHz, or less than 1% of all spectrum. Jio
has also acquired the 700 MHz band.
 The government has made free entry
for visitors and tourists to all its India confirms first case of
protected monuments and sites
monkeypox death of 22 years
across the country from 5th to 15th
August. old man
 This decision has been taken as part of  The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in
the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence & Pune on 1st August 2022 confirmed the
75th Independence Day celebrations. death of a 22-year-old man from
 The Director General of the Punnayur in Thrissur district of Kerala
Archaeological Survey of India has as the 1st case of monkeypox fatality in
said that no fee will be charged at all India.
ticketed centrally protected  This comes a day after state Health
monuments and archaeological sites Minister Veena George indicated that the
from 5th to 15th August 2022. man had tested positive in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE).
 The youth, who landed at Calicut
International Airport (also known as
Karipur Airport) from UAE on 22nd July,
died at a private hospital near
Chavakkad in Thrissur on 30th July.
SLS giant rocket will propel the crew

Science and capsule around the Moon farther than
any spacecraft built for humans.
Technology Current
Affairs India‟s 1st observatory to
monitor space activity in
Uttarakhand.
NASA‟s Artemis 1 moon rocket

set for launch.
 India‟s 1st commercial space situational
awareness observatory, to track objects
as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the
Earth, will be set up by space sector
start-up Digantara in Uttarakhand‟s
Garhwal region.
 The Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
observatory will help India track any
activity in space, including space debris
 NASA‟s Artemis 1 moon rocket, formerly & military satellites hovering over the
known as Exploration Mission-1, region.
returned to the launch pad on the night  The United States (US) is a major player
of 29th August to take a step closer to a in space debris monitoring with
historic lunar mission. observatories at multiple locations and
 On 29 August 2022, NASA intends to commercial companies providing
launch its brand new Space Launch additional input from around the world.
System (SLS) with the Orion spacecraft,
which is designed to host astronauts
sitting above the rocket.
 This will be a significant milestone in the
space agency‟s initiative to return
Indian flag hoisted 30 km
humans to the surface of the Moon for
the 1st time since 1972. above Earth by Space Kidz
 Before returning to Earth for a India.
splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the
 Space Kidz India hoisted the Indian flag

about 30 km above the planet on
Sports Current
Independence Day, 15th August 2022.
Affairs
 The flag was flown on a balloon to an
altitude of 106000 feet above the planet
that hoisted it.
 The event was part of the slogan of
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and as part of
the “Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan” launched
by PM Narendra Modi to celebrate the
historic anniversary.
 Space Kids India is an organization that
“young scientists for the country &
spreading awareness among children Linthoi Chanambam wins a gold
for a borderless world.‟ medal at the World Cadet
Judo Championships 2022.
 Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam

created history by winning a gold
medal at the World Cadet Judo
Championships 2022 in the women‟s-
57kg category in Sarajevo, Bosnia &
Herzegovina.
 The Judo champion from Manipur is
the 1st Indian to win a gold at the
World Judo Championships in any
category.
 16-year-old Linthoi Chanambam
defeated Brazilian Bianca Reis, Pan-
American Junior Champion, in the final
with Waza-Ari.
 Linthoi Chanambam won the national
championship in Chandigarh in
November 2021 & won a gold medal in

Indian men‟s volleyball team
63kg at the Asian Cadet and Junior
Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in
won bronze medal in 14th
July. Asian Under-18 Championship.
 Linthoi Chanambam also won a silver
medal at the 2021 Asia-Oceania Junior
Championships and a bronze medal at
the 2021 Asia-Oceania Cadet
Championships.
Grandmaster Arjun Erigasi wins

28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess  The Indian men‟s volleyball team won
Tournament. the bronze medal by defeating Korea
3-2 at the 14th Asian Under-18
Championships held in Tehran, Iran.
 In the preliminary league match also,
India defeated Korea but lost to Iran in
the semi-finals.
 The Indian Under-18 team has qualified
for the FIVB World Under-19 Men‟s
Volleyball Championship.
 In the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess  Japan won the gold medal after
Tournament, Grandmaster Arjun defeating Iran in the final match.
Erigaisi defeated Spain‟s David Anton  China finished 5th and Chinese Taipei
Guijarro in the 9th & final round. 6th at the end of the competition.
 Grandmaster Arjun Erigasi won the
28th Dhabi Masters Chess Tournament VVS Laxman, chief of NCA
with 7.5 points appointed as interim head
 Grandmaster Arjun Erigasi is ranked
coach of Team India for Asia
3rd in the live ratings list and has
garnered an impressive 35 Elo rating Cup 2022.
points since the recent Chess  VVS Laxman has joined as the interim
Olympiad in India. head coach of Team India for the Asia
 Arjun Erigasi, Grandmaster of the Cup 2022.
Masters Chess Tournament in the 28th  National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief
Dhabi, won 6 matches and 3 other Laxman has joined Team India as their
matches were drawn. interim head coach for the Asia Cup
2022 in Dubai.
 The move comes a day after BCCI
confirmed that India head coach Rahul
Dravid did not travel with the team  The former Foreign Secretary of
after testing positive for COVID-19. British India, Mortimer Durand,
 India will take on Pakistan in their 1st established the Durand Cup in 1888.
game of the Asia Cup 2022 on 28th  The Durand Cup was initially played
August, India will enter the Asia Cup only by the armed services but in later
2022 as defending champions. years, the game was officially opened
to professional football clubs.
India‟s medal winners in

Commonwealth Games 2022
India‟s medal winners in Commonwealth
Games 2022, campaign ended on 8th
August with 61 medals + the 4th-best
country in the standings in Birmingham.
India won 22 gold, 16 silver & 23 bronze
Asia‟s oldest football medals in Commonwealth Games 2022.
tournament – Durand Cup
starts from 16th August
India‘s Gold medal winners in

 Asia‟s oldest football tournament- Commonwealth Games 2022 :
Durand Cup has started its 131st
edition in Kolkata on 16th August and  Gold : PV Sindhu (Badminton Women‟s
Durand Cup was inaugurated on 18th Singles)
August in Imphal.  Gold : Lakshya Sen (Badminton Men‟s
 The opening match in Imphal was Singles)
played between Neroca FC and TRAI  Gold : Nikhat Zareen (Boxing Women‟s
FC and both are football teams from Light Flyweight)
Manipur.  Gold : Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling
 The state government has already Women‟s Freestyle 53kg)
made necessary arrangements for the  Gold : Ravi Kumar Dahiya (Wrestling
historic football event. Men‟s Freestyle 57kg)
 Gold : Naveen (Wrestling Men‟s India‘s Silver medal winners in

Freestyle 74kg) Commonwealth Games 2022 :
 Gold : Sharath Kamal (Table Tennis
men‟s singles)  Silver : Indian Women‟s Cricket Team
 Gold : Nitu Ghanghas (Boxing  Silver : Anshu Malik (Wrestling
Minimumweight) Women‟s Freestyle 57kg)
 Gold : Amit Panghal (Boxing Flyweight)  Silver : Murali Sreeshankar (Men‟s
 Gold : Bajrang Punia (Wrestling Men‟s Long Jump)
Freestyle 65kg)  Silver : Kidambi Srikanth, Satwik
 Gold : Sakshi Malik (Wrestling Sairaj, Sumeeth Reddy, Lakshya Sen,
Women‟s Freestyle 62kg) Chirag Shetty, Treesa Jolly, Aakarshi
 Gold : Deepak Punia (Wrestling Men‟s Kashyap, Ashwini Ponappa, Gayatri
Freestyle 86kg) Gopichand, PV Sindhu (Badminton
 Gold : Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting Mixed Team)
Women‟s 49kg)  Silver : Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan
 Gold : Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Table Tennis Men‟s Doubles)
(Weightlifting Men‟s 67kg)  Silver : Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting
 Gold : Achinta Sheuli (Weightlifting Men‟s 96kg)
Men‟s 73kg)  Silver : Shushila Devi Likmabam (Judo
 Gold : Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Women‟s 48kg)
Nayanmoni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey  Silver : Bindyarani Devi (Weightlifting
(Lawn Bowls Women‟s Fours) Women‟s 55kg)
 Gold : Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan  Silver : Tulika Maan (Judo Women‟s
Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, Sanil +78kg)
Shetty (Table Tennis Men‟s Team)  Silver : Sanket Sargar (Weightlifting
 Gold : Sudhir (Para Powerlifting Men‟s Men‟s 55kg)
Heavyweight)  Silver : Avinash Sable (Men‟s 3000m
 Gold : Bhavina Patel (Table Tennis Steeplechase)
Women‟s Singles Classes 3-5)  Silver : Priyanka Goswami (Women‟s
 Gold : Eldhose Paul (Men‟s Triple 10km Race Walk)
Jump)  Silver : Dinesh Kumar, Chandan Kumar
 Gold : Sharath Kamal, Sreeja Akula Singh, Sunil Bahadur, Navaneeth Singh
(Table Tennis Mixed Team) (Lawn Bowls Men‟s Fours)
 Gold : Satwik Sairaj Rankireddi and  Silver : Abdullah Aboobacker (Men‟s
Chirag Shetty (Badminton men‟s Triple Jump)
doubles)  Silver : Sagar Ahlawat (Boxing Men‟s
Super Heavyweight)
PV Sindhu wins India‟s 200th gold medal  Silver : Indian men‟s hockey team
in Commonwealth Games 2022.
India‘s Bronze medal winners in  Bronze : Saurav Ghosal & Dipika

Commonwealth Games 2022. Palikkal (Squash Mixed Doubles)
 Bronze : Kidambi Srikanth (Badminton
 Bronze : Gururaja Poojary Men‟s Singles)
(Weightlifting Men‟s 61kg)  Bronze : Gayathri Gopichand, Treesa
 Bronze : Vijay Kumar Yadav (Judo Jolly (Badminton Women‟s Doubles)
Men‟s 60kg)  Bronze : G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis
 Bronze : Harjinder Kaur (Weightlifting Men‟s Singles)
Women‟s 71kg)
 Bronze : Lovepreet Singh
Chess Olympiad 2026 to be
(Weightlifting Men‟s 109kg)
 Bronze : Saurav Ghosal (Squash Men‟s organised by Uzbekistan
Singles)
 Bronze : Gurdeep Singh (Weightlifting
Men‟s 109kg+)
 Bronze : Tejaswin Shankar (Men‟s High
Jump)
 Bronze : Divya Kakran (Wrestling
Women‟s 68kg)
 Bronze : Mohit Grewal (Wrestling
Men‟s 125kg)
 Bronze : Jaismine (Boxing Women‟s
Lightweight 60kg)
 Bronze : Pooja Gehlot (Wrestling
Freestyle Women‟s 57=0kg)  International Chess Federation (FIDE),
 Bronze : Pooja Sihag (Wrestling Uzbekistan to be host the 2026 Chess
Freestyle Women‟s 76kg) Olympiad.
 Bronze : Hussamuddin (Men‟s Boxing  Now his youth team is on the edge in
Featherweight) the ongoing Chess Olympiad in
 Bronze : Deepak Nehra (Wrestling Chennai.
Freestyle Men‟s 97kg)  Teams from around the world
 Bronze : Sonalben Patel (Para Table participate in the Chess Olympiad, a
Tennis Women‟s Singles Classes 3-5) biennial chess competition.
 Bronze : Rohit Tokas (Boxing Men‟s  The event is organized by FIDE, which
Welterweight 67kg) also chooses the host nation.
 Bronze : Indian Women‟s Hockey Team  Each chess federation recognized by
 Bronze : Sandeep Kumar (Men‟s FIDE is allowed to enter a team in the
10,000m Race Walk) Olympiad.
 Bronze : Annu Rani (Women‟s Javelin
Throw)
Birmingham: Commonwealth States Current

Games 2022
Affairs
 The Commonwealth Games 2022 to be

held in Birmingham from 28th July to
8th August will see around 200 Indian
athletes competing for medals in 16 Uttarakhand CM launched „CM
different sports. Udyman Khiladi Unnayan
 India are already 1 medal short of Yojana‟ Scheme.
Tokyo Olympic javelin champion and
World Championships silver medalist
Neeraj Chopra with a late withdrawal
from the CWG 2022 due to injury.
 India did not win any medals on the 1st
day of the Commonwealth Games
2022.
 India got its 1st medal on the 2nd day
of the Commonwealth Games. Sanket
 Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Sargar won the 1st medal for India in
has launched “Mukhyamantri Udyami
55kg men‟s weightlifting and won the
Khiladi Unnayan Yojana” on the occasion
silver medal.
of National Sports Day.
 Mirabai Chanu won the 1st gold for
 CM Sports Development Fund will be set
India at the Commonwealth Games
up to provide financial benefits to the
2022 in 49kg women‟s weightlifting.
students as per the speedy rules.
 Gururaja Pujari won bronze medal in  A sports scholarship of Rs 1500 per
61kg men‟s weightlifting and month will be given to the budding
Bindyarani Devi won silver medal in players in the age group of eight to 14
55kg weightlifting. years.
 Every year a total of 3900 budding
sportspersons will be given
scholarships, which will include 1950
boys and 1950 girls.
Jal” through a resolution passed by

Punjab & Haryana governments
Gram Sabha, certifying that safe
have agreed to name drinking water is available through taps
Chandigarh International to all households in the villages,
Airport after Shaheed Bhagat ensuring that “No One is Left Out”.
 Potable water is available through tap
Singh. connections to all 2.63 lakh rural
households in Goa and 85,156
households in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu (D&NH and D&D).
 All schools, Anganwadi centres, public
institutions including Gram Panchayat
buildings, health centres, community
centres, ashrams and other government
offices now have access to potable
water through tap connections.
 Punjab & Haryana governments have
agreed to name the Chandigarh
International Airport after Shaheed
Bhagat Singh.
 The decision was taken during a meeting
between Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and
Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala.
 The Punjab government has already
declared 23rd March as a state holiday,
the martyrdom day of great freedom
fighter Bhagat Singh. UP state government provide
 Rs. 485 crore airport project is a joint
venture of the Airports Authority of India free travel to women above 60
(AAI), the governments of Punjab & years of age in government
Haryana. buses.
 The Uttar Pradesh state government will
Goa becomes the 1st “Har very soon provide free travel to women
Ghar Jal” Certified State in above 60 years of age in government
buses.
India.  CM Yogi Adityanath said that his
 Goa & Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman government will provide free travel in
and Diu (D&NH and D&D) have become government buses to women above 60
the 1st “Har Ghar Jal” certified States years of age.
and Union Territories respectively in the  The CM has also announced 48 hours
country, where people from all villages free bus travel for women in the state
have declared their village as “Har Ghar on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
 Women can travel for free in

government buses between midnight of
Miscellaneous
11th August & midnight of 12th August.
Current Affairs
Nitish Kumar has submitted his

resignation from the post of
CM
Supertech Twin Towers in
 Nitish Kumar has submitted his
resignation from the post of Chief
Noida were Demolished
Minister of NDA in Bihar to the Governor  Supertech Twin Towers in Noida were
of the state Phagu Chauhan. Demolished at 2:30 PM on 28 August
 He also handed over letters of support 2022 (Sunday).
of 160 MLAs to stake claim to form the  The demolition took place in line with
new government. the directions of the Supreme Court for
 In the 243-member assembly, BJP has violating set rules, building regulations
77 MLAs and the JD(U) 45. and fire safety norms.
 The RJD is currently the single largest  The demolition process took less than 10
party with 79 MLAs, 19 of the Congress seconds. Nearly 3,700 kg explosive was
and 17 of the CPI(ML)-led Left Front. used to bring two towers down.
Former Vice President M

Venkaiah Naidu released a
book „New India‟ on the death
anniversary of Arun Jaitley
 Former Vice President M Venkaiah

Naidu released a book titled New India, a
compilation of selected articles by
former Union Minister and Padma
Vibhushan Arun Jaitley, on his death
anniversary in New Delhi on 24th
August.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24th
August wrote in the preface to his book
“New India‟, released on the occasion of
Arun Jaitley‟s death anniversary, that
Jaitley was a multifaceted personality +
a friend of many, an outstanding legal
mind, an effective minister and an
excellent communicator.
 Shri Jaitley had dreamed of a New India,
a strong, stable, prosperous, peaceful
and forward-looking India.
 Shri Jaitley also dreamed of a
progressive nation, where there is no
poverty, no urban-rural divide and no
gender and social discrimination.
Current Affairs Monthly MCQ Questions

Qns : How long has the government made free entry for visitors and tourists to all its protected
monuments and sites across the country?
सरकार ने दे श भर में अपने सभी संरक्षित स्मारक ं और स्थल ं पर आगं तुक ं और पययटक ं के क्षलए
क्षन:शुल्क प्रवे श कब तक के क्षलय क्षकया है ?
(A) 15th to 30th July
(B) 5th to 15th August
(C) 20th August to 30th August
(D) 14th to 20th August
Answer : (B) 5th to 15th August
Qns : When is celebrated World Lion Day?

क्षवश्व शेर क्षदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 10th August
(B) 21st August
(C) 5th August
(D) 30th July
Answer : (A) 10th August
Qns : Which country will host the 2026 Chess Olympiad?

2026 शतरं ज ओलं क्षपयाड की मे जबानी कौन सा दे श करे गा?
(A) America
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) Uzbekistan
Answer : (D) Uzbekistan
Qns : Where did the 13th Edition of Indo-US Joint Special forces Exercise “Purva Vajra Prahar 2022”
take place?
भारत-अमे ररका संयुक्त क्षवशे ष बल अभ्यास “पूवय वज्र प्रहार 2022” का 13वां संस्करण कहााँ हुआ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Answer : (C) Himachal Pradesh
Qns : Where will India and America conduct mega military exercise in october 2022?
अक्टू बर 2022 में भारत और अमे ररका मे गा सैन्य अभ्यास कहााँ करें गे ?
(A) Uttarakhand’s, Auli
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Punjab
Answer : (A) Uttarakhand‟s, Auli
Qns : When did ISRO launch its small satelite launch vehicle SSLV-D1?
ISRO ने अपना छ टा उपग्रह प्रिे पण यान SSLV-D1 कब लॉन्च क्षकया?
(A) 3rd August
(B) 19th August
(C) 25th August
(D) 7th August
Answer : (D) 7th August
Qns : Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has Detected Customs Evasion of how much Rupees?
राजस्व खु क्षिया क्षनदे शालय ने क्षकतने रुपये की सीमा शुल्क च री का पता लगाया है ?
(A) Rs 1500 lakh
(B) Rs 2217 crore
(C) Rs 1675 crore
(D) Rs 2098 crore
Answer : (B) Rs 2217 crore
Qns : When is celebrated National Handloom Day?

राष्ट्रीय हथकरघा क्षदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 7th August
(B) 1st August
(C) 26th August
(D) 15th August
Qns : Which organisation test-fired indigenously developed laser-guided ATGMs?

क्षकस संगठन ने स्वदे शी रूप से क्षवकक्षसत लेजर-क्षनदे क्षशत एटीजीएम का परीिण क्षकया?
(A) MSME
(B) BHEL
(C) DRDO
(D) BEL
Answer : (C) DRDO
Qns : Which awards were given by President Draupadi Murmu to Armed forces & Central
Armed Police Forces on the occasion of Independence Day?
स्वतं त्रता क्षदवस के अवसर पर राष्ट्रपक्षत द्रौपदी मुमूय द्वारा सशस्त्र बल ं और केंद्रीय सशस्त्र पुक्षलस बल ं
क कौन से पुरस्कार क्षदए गए?
(A) 78 Gallantry Awards.
(B) 107 Gallantry Awards.
(C) 40 Gallantry Awards.
(D) 50 Gallantry Awards.
Answer : (B) 107 Gallantry Awards.
Qns : Who hoisted the Indian Flag 30Km above the earth on the occasion of 15th August?
15 अगस्त के अवसर पर भारतीय ध्वज क पृथ्वी से 30 क्षकमी ऊपर क्षकसने िहराया?
(A) National Space Organisation.
(B) Indian Space Research Organisation.
(C) National Space Science Agency.
(D) Space Kidz India.
Answer : (D) Space Kidz India.
Qns : Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away on 14th August 2022, Who was Rakesh
Jhunjhunwala?
14 अगस्त 2022 क राकेश झुनझुनवाला का क्षनधन ह गया, राकेश झुनझुनवाला कौन थे?
(A) One of India’s richest stock market investors.
(B) One of the best Scientist.
(C) Doctor.
(D) Engineer.
Answer : (A) One of India‟s richest stock market investors.
Qns : Which country hosted the bilateral air exercise named „Udarashakti‟?
क्षकस दे श ने „उदारशक्तक्त‟ नामक क्षद्वपिीय हवाई अभ्यास की मेजबानी की?
(A) Switzerland.
(B) Malaysia.
(C) China.
(D) Australia.
Answer : (B) Malaysia.
Qns : As per the Current APY rules, Which age Indian Citizen and having savings account in any
bank or post office can apply for this scheme?
वतय मान एपीवाई क्षनयम ं के अनुसार, क्षकस उम्र का भारतीय नागररक क्षकसी भी बैंक या डाकघर में
बचत खाता है त इस य जना के क्षलए आवेदन कर सकता है?
(A) 10 to 20 Years.
(B) 25 to 30 Years.
(C) 18 to 40 Years.
(D) 40 to 60 Years.
Answer : (C) 18 to 40 Years.
Qns : When is celebrated International Youth Day?

अंतरायष्ट्रीय यु वा क्षदवस कब मनाया जाता है?
(A) 12th August.
(B) 8th August.
(C) 30th August.
(D) 15th August.
Answer : (A) 12th August.
Qns : Uttar Pradesh state government will provide free travel for women of which age in
government buses?
उत्तर प्रदे श राज्य सरकार क्षकस उम्र की मक्षहलाओं क सरकारी बस ं में मुफ्त यात्रा दे गी?
(A) Above the age of 40 Years.
(B) 50 Years.
(C) 35 Years.
(D) Above the age of 60 Years.
Answer : (D) Above the age of 60 Years.
Qns : The Union Cabinet (in Aug-2022) approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana (Urban) till which year?
केंद्रीय मंक्षत्रमंडल ने (अगस्त-2022 में) प्रधान मंत्री आवास य जना (शहरी) क क्षकस वषय तक जारी
रखने की मंजूरी दी?
(A) 2025
(B) 2024
(C) 2030
(D) 2010
Answer : (B) 2024
Qns : How many medals did India win in Commonwealth Games 2022?
राष्ट्रमंडल खेल 2022 में भारत ने क्षकतने पदक जीते?
(A) 10 Gold, 16 Silver.
(B) 50 Gold Medal.
(C) 30 Gold, 20 Silver.
(D) 22 Gold, 16 Silver, 23 Bronze.
Answer : (D) 22 Gold, 16 Silver, 23 Bronze.
Qns : How many new High Court Judges have appointed by the Government on the occasion
of 15th August?
15 अगस्त के अवसर पर सरकार द्वारा क्षकतने नए उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश क्षनयुक्त क्षकए गए हैं?
(A) 20 New Judges.
(B) 10 New Judges.
(C) 37 New Judges.
(D) 22 New Judges.
Answer : (C) 37 New Judges.
Qns : Who has been developed the 1st indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to test for
monkeypox disease in India?
भारत में मंकीपॉक्स र ग के परीिण के क्षलए पहली स्वदे शी रूप से क्षवकक्षसत आरटी-पीसीआर क्षकट
क्षकसे क्षवकक्षसत की गई है?
(A) Transasia Bio-Medicals
[B] Bharat Biotech
[C] Divi’s Laboratories
[D] Sun Pharma
Answer : (A) Transasia Bio-Medicals
Qns : Where is India‟s 1st observatory to monitor space activity?

अंतररि गक्षतक्षवक्षध की क्षनगरानी के क्षलए भारत की पहली वेधशाला कहााँ है?
(A) Punjab
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Maharashtra
Answer : (C) Uttarakhand
Qns : One97 Communication is parent company of digital payments app—Paytm, Who has
been appointed as the MD and CEO of One97?
One97 कम्यु क्षनकेशन क्षडक्षजटल भुगतान ऐप की मूल कंपनी है—Paytm, One97 के एमडी और सीईओ
के रूप में क्षकसे क्षनयुक्त क्षकया गया है?
(A) Arun Aggarwal
(B) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(C) Rakesh Singh
(D) Pankaj Rathore
Answer : (B) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Qns : Which state government has agreed to name the international airport after Shaheed
Bhagat Singh?
कौन से राज्य की सरकार अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे का नाम शहीद भगत क्षसंह के नाम पर रखने पर
सहमत ह गई हैं?
(A) Rajasthan.
(B) Indore
(C) Delhi
(D) Punjab and Haryana
Answer : (D) Punjab and Haryana
Qns : Which state becomes the 1st “Har Ghar Jal” Certified State in India?
कौन सा राज्य भारत में पहला ―हर घर जल‖ प्रमाक्षणत राज्य बन गया है?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Punjab
(C) Goa
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : (C) Goa
Qns : When is Celebrated International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence
Based on Religion or Belief?
धमय या क्षवश्वास के आधार पर क्षहं सा के कृत् ं के क्षशकार ल ग ं की स्मृक्षत में अंतरायष्ट्रीय क्षदवस कब
मनाया जाता है?
(A) 22nd August
(B) 10th August
(C) 6th April
(D) 12th January
Answer : (A) 22nd August
Qns : Which country is the host of the „Pitch Black 2022‟ air combat exercise?
‗क्षपच ब्लैक 2022‘ वायु युद्ध अभ्यास का मेजबान कौन सा दे श है?
(A) Japan
(B) Canada
(C) Turkey
(D) Australia
Answer : (D) Australia
Qns : Where was the 4th India-Philippines Strategic Dialogue held?

चौथी भारत-क्षिलीपी ंस सामररक वाताय कहा पर आय क्षजत की गई थी?
(A) Palayan
(B) Manila
(C) Santo Tomas
(D) Puerto Princesa
Answer : (B) Manila
Qns : Who was launched “Make India No. 1” mission?

―मेक इं क्षडया नंबर 1‖ क्षमशन क्षकसने लॉन्च क्षकया था?
(A) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
(B) UP CM Yogi Adityanath
(C) Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
(D) Rajasthan CM Shri Ashok Gehlot
Answer : (A) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Qns : Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United
Kingdom?
क्षकसक यू नाइटे ड क्षकंगडम में भारत के अगले उच्चायु क्त के रूप में क्षनयुक्त क्षकया गया है?
(A) Mr. Y.K. Sinha
(B) Ajay Bisaria
(C) Vikram Doraiswami
(D) Shri Munu Mahawar
Answer : (C) Vikram Doraiswami
Qns : Where did the DRDO and the Indian Navy successfully test-fire Vertical Launched Short
Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)?
रिा अनुसंधान एवं क्षवकास संगठन और भारतीय नौसेना ने सतह से हवा में मार करने वाली
वक्षटय कल लॉन्च शॉटय रें ज क्षमसाइल (VL-SRSAM) का सिल परीिण कहा पर क्षकया?
(A) Goa
(B) Chandipur off the coast of Odisha
(C) Punjab
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : (B) Chandipur off the coast of Odisha
Qns : Who became the Miss Diva Universe 2022?

क्षमस क्षदवा यूक्षनवसय 2022 कौन बनी ं?
(A) Adline Castelino
(B) Natasha Assadi
(C) Harnaaz Sandhu
(D) Divita Rai
Answer : (D) Divita Rai
Qns : Who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize?
2022 के पुक्षलत्जर पुरस्कार के क्षलए क्षकसे चुना गया है ?
(A) Ed Yong
(B) The Nickel Boys
(C) Fahmida Azim
(D) Eric Eyre
Answer : (C) Fahmida Azim
Qns : Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) in 2022?
2022 में रिा अनु संधान और क्षवकास सं गठन (DRDO) के नए अध्यि के रूप में क्षकसे क्षनयुक्त क्षकया गया
है ?
(A) Samir V Kamath
(B) Satheesh Reddy
(C) Sh. M H Rehman
(D) Dr Lalit Kumar
Answer : (A) Samir V Kamath
Qns : Where was the 13th edition of Indo-US Joint Special Forces Exercise Vajra Prahar 2022 held?
भारत-अमे ररका संयुक्त क्षवशे ष बल अभ्यास वज्र प्रहार 2022 का 13वां संस्करण कहा पर हुआ?
(A) Goa
(B) Bakloh (Himachal Pradesh)
(C) Banglore
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : (B) Bakloh (Himachal Pradesh)
Qns : Who is the 1st Indian to win a gold medal at the World Cadet Judo Championship 2022 in the
women‟s 57kg category?
मक्षहलाओं के 57 क्षकग्रा वगय में क्षवश्व कैडे ट जूड चैंक्षपयनक्षशप 2022 में स्वणय पदक जीतने वाली पहली
भारतीय कौन हैं ?
(A) Naohisa Takato
(B) Linthoi Chanambam
(C) Boldbaatar Ganbat
(D) Ryuju Nagayama
Answer : (B) Linthoi Chanambam
Qns : When is celebrated National Sports Day?

राष्ट्रीय खे ल क्षदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 15th August.
(B) 2nd March.
(C) 10th September.
(D) 29th August.
Answer : (D) 29th August.
Qns : Who wins 28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess Tournament?

28वां अबू धाबी मास्टसय शतरं ज टू नाय मेंट क्षकसने जीता?
(A) GM Alireza Firouzja
(B) GM Magnus Carlsen
(C) GM Arjun Erigaisi
(D) GM Levon Aronian
Answer : (C) GM Arjun Erigaisi
Qns : When is celebrated Women‟s Equality Day?

मक्षहला समानता क्षदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?
(A) 26th August
(B) 8th August
(C) 10th July
(D) 31st July
Qns : Where is held Asia Cup 2022 is the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament?
एक्षशया कप 2022 एक्षशया कप क्षिकेट टू नाय मेंट का 15 वां संस्करण कहााँ आय क्षजत क्षकया गया है ?
(A) United Kingdom (UK)
(B) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(C) United States (US)
(D) India
ddcAnswer : (B) United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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GOVERNMENT SCHEMES CURRENT AFFAIRS 5

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS NEW CHANGES IN ATAL PENSION YOJANA 5

IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS 6

WOMEN‘S EQUALITY DAY 2022 : 26TH AUGUST 6

ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 9

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 10

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, FORMER SOVIET LEADER HAS DIED ON 30TH AUGUST. 10

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 17

INDIAN SCIENTIST SAMEER V KAMAT APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF DRDO. 17

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRENT AFFAIRS 24

NASA‘S ARTEMIS 1 MOON ROCKET SET FOR LAUNCH. 24

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 25

STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS 30

UTTARAKHAND CM LAUNCHED ‗CM UDYMAN KHILADI UNNAYAN YOJANA‘ SCHEME. 30

MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 32

SUPERTECH TWIN TOWERS IN NOIDA WERE DEMOLISHED 32

CURRENT AFFAIRS MONTHLY MCQ QUESTIONS 34

Government Schemes Union Cabinet approves of

Central government has new

Congresswoman Bella Abzug proposed

Independence Day of India Important Points :

2022 : 15th August  On 15th August, India along with five

Theme : and National Geographic. His aim was to

Muslim Women‟s Right Day

 Veteran stock market investor Rakesh

International Divita Rai won the title of

 The 23-year-old Divita Rai from

Asia Cup 2022 : Schedule, Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim

 Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim, who

Josh Adams & Walt Hickey of Insider

Vikram Doraiswami appointed

 In Somalia, at least 30 people were

Indian Air Force team has The 4th India-Philippines

 The 4th India-Philippines Strategic

 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

13th edition of Indo-US begin

Training School in Bakloh, Himachal

The 4th edition of India-Oman

3rd edition of Vietnam-India

 The third edition of the Vietnam-India

National Current Government has terminated

Indian scientist Sameer V

 India has developed the 1st

dissatisfaction” for adhering to the

Government appointed 37 new

 This facility is available to all other

 Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected the

Centre offers use of

 The Center has decided to offer free

 The Directorate of Revenue

Rs 60 crore has been voluntarily

Government has free entry for

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned

SLS giant rocket will propel the crew

NASA‟s Artemis 1 moon rocket

 Space Kidz India hoisted the Indian flag

 Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam

November 2021 & won a gold medal in

Grandmaster Arjun Erigasi wins

India‟s medal winners in