International:
RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific exercise) in USA Hawaii
Yair Lapid became PM of Israel
Nederlands made Work from Home a legal right
US Supreme Court rejected women’s constitutional
right to abortion
Sara Duterte became vice president of Philippines
German permanent residence permit known also as
Settlement Permit will be issued to people who stay for
5 years
Thailand has approved a law for Chemical castration on
rapists
European Union grants candidate status to Ukraine,
Moldova and Georgia
Francia Márquez appointed as vice president of
Columbia
Pakistan announces 10% super tax on large-scale
industries like cement, steel, automobiles
USA to give military assistance to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden signs the bipartisan gun safety
legislation that enhances background checks on young
gun buyers between 18 and 21 years of age
India and World:
Malaysia to buy 18 Tejas fighter jets from India
India stood 2nd in number of citizen ships in USA
Ukraine removed Indian ambassador Harsh Kumar Jain
China conducted an mid course anti-ballistic missile test
Padma Bridge opened in Bangladesh
China protected Abdul rehman-makki from UN
declaring as global terrorist
BA 2.75 covid variant in India
Jammu Kashmir to host G20 summit in 2023
INS Satpura and P8I LRMRASW aircraft participating in
Islands
USA passed National Defense Authorization act that
approves waiver to India against CAATSA Sanctions
regarding purchase of S-400 from Russia
National:
PM unveils National Emblem cast of 6.5 meter on the
roof of New Parliament Building Delhi
August 2 celebrated as Pingali Venkayya birth day
Forest conservation act 1980 amended
Ministry of Highways approves draft of Bharat-NCAP
(New Car Assessment Programme) a car safety rating
system to be started from 1st April, 2023
100 years of Cooperative societies
Drugs Controller General of India approves India’s first
indigenously developed mRNA vaccine GEMCOVAC-19
manufactured by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals
14th Periodic Labour Force Survey estimate
Unemployment rate in India is 8.2%
Couples who intend to take the surrogacy will have to
buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a
surrogate mother for a period of 36 months
All inter state transmission lines ISLS to be linked with
Gati Shakti portal
Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor is a 1.36-km-
long tunnel with 6 under passes opened in Delhi
National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment was
conducted by DARPG Ministry of Home Affairs portal
was ranked first
N V Ramana inaugurated utility lounge for advocates on
the Supreme Court
Rolling resistance, Wet Grip and Rolling Sound
Emissions for tyres in Automotive Industry Standard
142:2019 released
Environment:
Union government has banned the use of ‘single-use
plastic’ from July 1, 2022.
The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest
Department has discovered a rare carnivorous plant
species named Utricularia Furcellata
United Nations Ocean Conference held in Libson,
Portugal co hosted by Kenya and Portugal. Theme:
Scaling up ocean action based on science and
innovation for the implementation of Goal 14
Lisbon Declaration “Our Ocean, our future, our
responsibility was adopted
Ola Electric launches country’s first indigenously
developed lithium-ion cell NMC 2170
European Parliament votes to ban sale of petrol and
diesel cars by 2035
London scientists at the University of Bath have now
found a way to make plastics break down using only UV
light
Government of Delhi issued an order to ban the entry of
medium and heavy goods vehicles in Delhi
States:
T Hub 2.0 started in Hyderabad
Telangana Gate way IT park started in Kandlakoya
Hyderabad
Kakatiya vaibhava sapthaham held in Telangana
French company Safran to establish MRO-
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul centre in Hyderabad
India’s first Autonomous Navigation facility called TiHAN
opened at IIT Hyderabad
India’s largest floating solar power plant of 100 MW was
opened by NTPC at Ramagundam, Telangana
BDL War head Manufacturing unit opened in Telangana
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam sign pact to resolve
decades-old border dispute Namsai Declaration
Karnataka gov put ban on taking photos & videos at
government offices by public
20th Folk fair and 13th Krishi fair held in Puri
Natural Farming Conclave was organised in Surat,
Gujarat and launched Paramparagat Krishi Vikas
Scheme
Tata Power Solar Systems commissions India’s largest
floating solar power project of 101.6-Megawatt Peak
(MWp) in Kerala backwaters
Phabojan Gold tea available in Assam sold in auction
Haryana gov to offer governemt jobs for Agniveers
Cherapunji recorded highest rainfall of 972 mm in a
single day
Punjab high court said muslim women cn marry at 16
years age
Modi laid foundation for projects worth Rs 33,000 crore
in Bengaluru
Assam became the last 36th state to adopt One Nation
One Ration Card food security scheme. Government has
launched “Mera Ration Mobile App”, to make best use
of ONORC
Modi inaugurated the “Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha
Samaham” in Varanasi. Varanasi Declaration on Higher
Education” will be adopted
India’s first electric high way to come between Delhi
and Mumbai
Economy:
Zimbabwe launched gold coins named “Mosi-oa-Tunya
or the smoke which thunders” to control the inflation
Google launches Startup School India for small-city
entrepreneurs
Centre gives Rs 80,000 crore interest free loans for
states
India defence exports stood at Rs 13,000 crore
GMR joint venture with Angkasa Pura Aviasi has started
Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to be replaced as
Development Enterprise and Services Hub –DESH
Indian national flag whether machine made or of
polyester, is exempt from GST
MSME launched Mahila Udyami Helpline Digital Vani for
women entrepreneurs
Henley Global citizens report about 8000 High net
Individuals to leave from India Highest movement is in
Russia
CRISIL estimate 7.3%
(IN-SPACe) has now allowed the private space sector
launches in India such as Dhruv and Digantara
companies
Modi inaugurated the new “Vanijya Bhawan” in Delhi
NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for Yearly
Analysis of Trade) portal by Ministry of Commerce one-
stop platform for stakeholders to get all necessary
information related to India’s foreign trade
Udyami bharat programme held in Delhi launched
RAMP and Capacity Building of First-Time MSME
Exporters’ (CBFTE) scheme
Indira Gandhi International Airport has become the first
airport in the country to run entirely on hydro and solar
power
Committees and reports:
DPIIT “States’ Start-up Ranking based on 7 broad
Reform Areas consisting of 26 Action Points. Gujarat
and Karnataka emerged as the Best Performers among
states. Meghalaya was ranked first among UTs and
North-eastern (NE) states. Andhra Pradesh ranked in
Emerging Startup Ecosystems
World Economic Forum (WEF) releases Gender Gap
Report Iceland first, India 135th
Mercer’s 2022 cost of living city ranking: Hong Kong is
costliest in the world. Mumbai is the most expensive
city in India .Mumbai rank 127
Asia Pacific Sustainability Index by Knight Frank, 4 Indian
cities Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Mumbai, have
been ranked among top 20 sustainable cities. Bengaluru
at 14th rank in the region, was the only Indian city to
achieve the ‘Gold’ standard category Index has been
topped by Singapore
Hurun India Future Unicorn Index, India will have 122
new unicorns in next two to four years. Bengaluru is the
start-up capital of India,
World Drugs Reportwas released by UN Office on Drugs
and Crimes. India has the most number of opiate users
in the world. As per report; around 284 million people
worldwide an increase of 26%
United Nations published report titled “Habitat World
Cities Report. Urban population in India is estimated to
reach at 675 million in 2035
Global Liveability Index by the “Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU). Vienna has topped the ranking. Bengaluru
have been ranked at 146th position
Booming Gig and Platform Economy”. The Indian gig
workforce is expected to expand to 23.5 million or 4.1%
workers by 2029-30
National Frame work for malaria elimination by 2030
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
report released by UN. The number of undernourished
people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3
million reduced to 16.3%
Science and Technology:
DRDO carries out maiden flight of Autonomous Flying
Wing Technology Demonstrator
ISRO successfully launched 3 satellites – DS-EO,
NeuSAR, Scoob -1 of Singapore using PSLV C -53
Indian Naval Air Squadron 324 (INAS 324) known as
Kestrels was commissioned into the Indian Navy at INS
Dega in Visakhapatnam
Anti-Venom Research and Development Centre
(AVRDC) setup at bengaluru
DRDO tested High-speed expendable aerial target
(HEAT) Abhyas from ITR Chandipur
World’s longest submarine K 329 Belgorod launched by
Russia
DRDO tested 9 MM pistol
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches indigenously
built Y- 3023 Dunagiri a Project 17A frigate in Kolkata
NASA launches CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous
Positioning System Technology Operations and
Navigation Experiment) satellite on moon
India launched its GSAT-24 satellite, built by ISRO for
NewSpace India Limited. GSAT-24 satellite was
launched on Ariane 5 space launch vehicle from Kourou
in French Guiana. GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band
communication satellite for DTH services
Persons in news:
Parameswaran Iyer appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog
Nitin Gupta new CBDT chairman
Dinkar Gupta was appointed Director General of
National Investigation Agency NIA
Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence
Bureau
Ranjana Desai is first female Chairperson of Press
Council of India
Ruchira Kamboj to become India’s Permanent
Representative to UN
Telangana legal services authority chairman justice
Naveen Rao
Indermit Gill appointed as Chief Economist and Senior
Vice President of Development Economics of the World
Bank
Ujjal Bhuyan appointed as Chief Justice of Telangana HC
Satish Chandra Sharma appointed as chief justice of
Delhi HC
Dr Raghu Ram receives honour from Royal College of
Surgeons
Gita Gopinath got featured on “wall of former chief
economists” IMF. First person Raghuram Rajan
Forbes America richest self made womens 5 Indo
American featured in the list. Jai sree ullal ranked 15
T. Raja Kumar of Singapore appointed as President of
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Karnataka’s Sini Shetty crowned Miss India World 2022
Amitabh Kant, has been selected as the India’s new
Sherpa for the G20
Satish Agnihotri removed as MD of National High Speed
Rail Corporation Limited
Sanjay Sharma and Ananya Sharma became first father
and daughter duo to ride a pilot
Mukesh Ambani resigns from Reliance jio board
2021 Noble peace prize winner Dmitry Muratov of
Russia auctioned Noble prize for record $103.5 million
Arati Prabhakar to lead the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy
Radha iyengar as Chief Of Staff to the Deputy Secretary
in USA
Ilaiyaraaja, PT Usha, Veerendra Heggade and V.
Vijayendra Prasad nominated to Rajya Sabha
Sajid Majeed Mir convict of 26/11 attacks sentenced to
jail for 15 years
leena manimekalai directed kali movie poster
controversy
Punjab singar Daler mehndi arrested in human
trafficking case
Badarinarayana Murthy appointed as director of ISRO
Propulsion Complex (IPRC) Mahendragiri
Tenure of RAW Chief Samanth kumar Goel extended by
one year
Sandeep Kumar Gupta appointed new chairman and
managing director of GAIL
KK Venugopal to continue as Attorney General
Awards:
Sajaya Kakarla won the central Sahitya Akademi award
for her translated Telugu book Ashuddha Bharat
Khushi patel won Miss India World wide 2022
TRS MP santosh received Timmakka national green
award
International Mathematical Union announced the
winners of the 2022 Fields Medals. Maryna Viazovska,
James Maynard, June Huh & Hugo Duminil-Copin
Parthiv Kanishk from Andhra received Daina award
Odisha Mo Bus service wins UN Public service award
Apollo Dr prathap Chandra received life time
achievement award
Sri Ravi Shankar bestowed with Suriname's highest
civilian honour Honorary order of the yellow star
Sports:
Wimbeldon winners:
Mens: Novak Djokovic defeated Nick Kyrgios
Womens: Elena Rybakina defeatd Ons Jabeur
Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk : mixed doubles
Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova: women’s
doubles
Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell: men’s doubles
94 year odl Bhagvani Devi won gold in 100 mete race at
World Masters Athletics Championships held in Finland
7th and final stage of ISSF World Cup held in Changwon,
South Korea: Overall India won 47 medals and finished
first
Srilankas Yupun Abeykoon scripted history as he
became the very first South Asian sprinter to finish a
100m race in less than 10 seconds
Formula E Race to be held at Hyderabad
Australian cricketer Lisa Sthalekar becomes first woman
president of the Federation of International Cricketers’
Association (FICA)
Madhya Pradesh clinch first ever Ranji Trophy defeated
Mumbai
Babar azam to continue as rank 1in T20 longest so far
Neeraj Chopra wins gold in javelin with throw of 86.69m
at the Kuortane Games in Finland
Gymnast Pranati nayak on the bronze medal at the
Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar
Asia track cycling championship held in Delhi. Japan
topped the list. India stood at 5 with 23 medals
106-year-old Ramabai won gold medal in the 100-meter
race at the Indian National Open Athletics
Championships
Canada swimmer Summer McIntosh won the women's
200m butterfly at the world championships
Elorda Cup Boxing in Kazakhstan: India won 14 medals
Alfiya Pathan and Gitika won gold medals
Archery world cup stage 3 held in paris. Jyoti Surekha
and Abhishek varma won gold
Indian wrestlers won the team title at the under-17
Asian Championship in Kyrgyzstan by finishing with
eight medals
FIH Pro League winners Netherland defeated Belgium.
India hockey team finished 3rd
Charles Leclerc wins Austrian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz wins British Grand Prix
New Zealand Cricket to give equal match pay to its male
and female players
P Hari Krishna won Masters chess tournament at the
Prague
Indian women cricketer Rumeli Dhar announced
retirement
Summits:
India hosts SAIFMM (Special ASEAN-India Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting) in New Delhi to commemorate 30
years of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations
th
12 WTO Ministerial Conference held in Geneva Trade-
Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) issue
discussed
National Conference on Cyber Safety and National
Security in New Delhi
47th GST Council Meeting was held in Chandigarh
GST on ink, lights, LED lamps and metal printed circuit
board has been hiked to 18%
GST rate on solar water heaters and systems has been
hiked to 12%
Rate on works contract for roads, railways, metro,
bridges, crematorium effluent treatment plant is
increased to 18%.
Rate on petroleum and coal bed methane is raised to
12%
GST Council proposed to levy 28% GST on casinos, horse
racing, online gaming, and lottery
12% GST levied on hotel rooms below Rs 1,000 per day,
5% GST on hospital rooms above Rs 5,000
Books:
you don't know what war is by Yeva Skalietska
Bharatiya Samvidhan : Anakahi Kahani by Ram Bahadur
Rai
HDFC Bank 2.0 by Tamal Bandyopadhyay
Relentless autobiography by Yaswant sinha
Prime Minister to Remember- Memories of a Military
Chief' was authored by former Navy Chief Admiral
Sushil Kumar
Inter State River Water Disputes by S Narasimha Rao
Crunch Time: Narendra Modi's National Security by
Shreeman Chaulia
Queen of Fire by Devika Rangachari
Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak” by Prof. Alok Chakrawal
Decoding Indian Babudom by Ashwini Shrivastava
Not Just A Nightwatchman by Vinod Rai
Hear yourself by Prem Rawat
Places in News:
List of World’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022 were released
by ‘Time Magazine”. Ahmedabad and Kerala have been
listed among 50 extraordinary places to explore
cases of Marburg virus in Ghana
Scientists have discovered a world largest bacteria
named “Thiomargarita magnifica Bacteria” in
Guadeloupe, Carribbean
world’s largest freshwater fish, named giant stingray
named Boramy found in the Mekong River of Cambodia.
India’s first monkeypox case reported in Kollam district
of Kerala
Important:
Droupadi Murmu elected as 15th President and
Youngest President with 64% of votes
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was killed
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as president
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as new PM
14th BRICS Summit held in China Theme: Foster High-
Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global
Development.” Beijing Declaration was adopted
48th G7 Summit in Germany Theme: Progress towards
an equitable world

Modi addressed a session on Investing in a better

Future: Climate, Energy, Health, at the G7 summit

AT G7 Summit signed “Resilient Democracies

Statement” to protect civil society, freedom of speech

32nd NATO summit held in Madrid, Spain

NASA releases 1st full-color image from its James Webb

Space Telescope

8th International yoga day 21st June held in Mysuru.

Theme: Yoga for Humanity

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde sworn in

as new CM, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as Deputy CM

NSO released a report on Youth in India % of youth

(aged 15-29 years) in India is 27.2 by 2036 it will be
22.7%.

IIT, Madras is the best educational institute in NIFR

Education Ministry’s India Rankings

Performance Grade Index PGI for states released by

Ministry of Education Punjab stood first