Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (July 15th to 21st July 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of July 15th to 21st July 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• World Youth Skills Day is celebrated every year on July 15 & the theme for this year is “Transforming youth skills for the future”.
• Every year on July 17, the day of many names, also known as International Justice Day, World Day for International Justice, or Day of International Criminal Justice, with the theme Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”.
• Nelson Mandela International Day, also known as Mandela Day, is observed every year on July 18 to mark the birth anniversary of the former South African president.

• International Moon Day, is a United Nations-designated international day to be celebrated annually on 20 July.

• World Chess Day is Observed Every Year on July 20 globally.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi officially established and laid the groundwork for a variety of building projects in Deoghar worth more than 16,800 crores of rupees.
• Mr. Manohar Lal Khattar, the chief minister of Haryana, and Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 17th campus of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Panchkula, describing it as the “fulcrum of growth of the textile sector in the state.”
• The Central government will shortly begin the national campaign Har Ghar Tiranga to persuade people to fly the national flag at their homes in honor of the country’s 75th Independence Day.
• In celebration of its silver jubilee year, India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati launched a new logo on July 11, 2022.
• The Delhi government has launched a new pilot initiative with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), which would give students of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) access to employment prospects.
• The National Rail and Transportation Institute has been transformed into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, becoming a major university.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs has taken a big step toward creating a general framework for the Right to Repair to highlight the LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment) movement through sustainable consumption.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the construction of the Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road new rail line to be constructed by the Ministry of Railways at an estimated cost of Rs.2798.16 crore.
• The 43rd meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held under the chairmanship of Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG.
• The Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) will celebrate the 12th National Plastic Surgery Day (July 15) and the Burn and Plastic Surgery Department of AIIMS, Delhi will host the APSI Sushruta Film Festival (ASFF 2022).
• Gopal Rai, the environment minister for Delhi, called a joint review meeting with members of the environment department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to explore the creation of an e-waste eco-park.
• A new smartphone app named “AadhaarFaceRd” from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) contains a facial authentication function.
• The certification of authenticity for jute items made in India was introduced by the Indian government.
• The Platform of Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) was introduced by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, at the State Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers’ Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka
• The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) developed the mascot Jagriti to empower consumers and increase awareness of their rights.
• 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 open by MoS Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mr. Anurag Thakur launched revised schemes of Cash Awards, National Welfare and Pension to sportspersons, Web Portal for Schemes of Department of Sports, and National Sports Development Fund website in New Delhi.
• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has set up a three-member commission for carrying out a fresh delimitation exercise of the municipal wards in Delhi, according to a statement issued by the MCD.
• The month of June witnessed a rise in the unemployment rate in India to 7.8 percent of the total workforce from 7.12 percent in May.
• The Delhi government commemorated Happiness Utsav to commemorate the fourth anniversary of its Happiness Curriculum for schools, according to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS 

• Croatia will become the 20th country to adopt the euro as currency from Jan 01, 2023, replacing the Croatian kuna.
• The 10th World Peace Forum 2022 is being organized by Tsinghua University, in Beijing with the theme of Preserving International Stability: Commonality, Comprehensiveness, and Cooperation
• The holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh showcasing India’s culture and traditions over the ages will be declared the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) under a new mechanism during India’s SCO Presidency from September 2022 to September 2023.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• Uttarakhand became the first state in India to initiate the process of implementing the Center’s New Education Policy at the pre-primary level.
• PYSE, an investment platform for sustainable projects from a ticket size as low as Rs 5,000, has launched India’s first and largest fractionally owned solar power plant in Karnataka.
• Kerala has become the first and only state in India to have its internet service.
• The Telangana government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA), the latest addition to the Digital Public Goods Registry.
• A week-long traditional Kharchi festival, offering prayer to 14 deities, began with thousands of devotees at Khayerpur on the eastern outskirts of Tripura.
• The governments of West Bengal and Sikkim have signed an agreement to help tourists travel between the two neighboring states with ease in a bid to boost tourism.
• The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai has become the first railway station in India to have an augmented reality experience.
• The National Legal Services Authority Chairman Mr. Uday Umesh Lalit introduced the Country’s first AI-powered virtual Lok Adalat all through the 18th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) meet held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has inked a pact with the Bihar State Skill Development Mission (BSDM) to launch the initiatives of the Supply Chain Operations Academy (SCOA) in Bihar.
• Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief Minister Shri MK Stalin has inaugurated the Tamil Nadu center for excellence in advance manufacturing (TANCAM) established at the cost of Rs 212 crore in Tidel Park in Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• The Tamilnadu Government’s Higher Education department has launched a portal https://penkalvi.gov.in where beneficiaries may register themselves.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a mechanism to settle payments for invoicing, payment, and settlement of exports/imports in INR for international trade in rupees.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) of four non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under the exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.67 crore on Ola Financial Services for non-compliance with certain provisions related to pre-paid payment (PPIs) dated 27 August 2021 and the Master Direction Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 dated February 25, 2016.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that all eligible current account transactions including trade transactions with Sri Lanka may be settled in any permitted currency outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism until further notice.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalties on three cooperative banks Nasik Merchant’s Co-operative Bank Ltd in Nashik, Maharashtra – Rs 50 lakh penalty, Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd in Mumbai, Maharashtra – Rs 37.50 lakh, National Central Cooperative Bank Limited in Bettiah, Bihar –  Rs 2 lakh for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.
• According to the report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Bank’s gross non-performing assets (GNPA) of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) in India have hit a six-year low of 5.9 percent in March 2022 to 5.3 percent by March 2023
• The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has launched a new mutual fund distributor recruitment campaign “Karein Shuru?”- Can We Start?
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the timeline on credit card and debit card tokenization, by three months till September 30 from June 30, 2022.
• Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd., one of the leading standalone health insurance companies in the country, and Common Services Centers (CSC), under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), have partnered to provide health insurance to rural India.
• Non-Banking Financial Companies – Microfinance Institutions (NBFC-MFI) Arohan Financial Services launched a digital lending app for its existing customers having a good repayment track record to provide them an experience equivalent to that of privilege banking.
• Renew Energy Global plc (‘ReNew’) has successfully refinanced its 2024 maturity dollar-denominated bonds with amortizing project debt from an Indian nonbank financial company.
• Agri-tech startup nurture. farm partnered with SBI General Insurance and Future Generali India Insurance Company to expand its insurance solutions for its 1.9 million farmers.
• National Institute of Information Technology, Institute of Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI), a subsidiary of NIIT Limited, has entered into a strategic partnership with HDFC Bank to build new-age Digital Talent for the banking industry.
• Jubilant Pharma Holdings Inc (JPHI) has signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) for a five-year loan of USD 400 million, about Rs 3,186 crore.
• Quantum Mutual Fund launches Quantum Nifty 50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF Fund), an open-ended Fund of Fund (FoF) scheme that invests in the units of Quantum Nifty 50 ETF.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote greater investment in the Asia and Pacific region and to recognize the importance of private sector finance as well as catalyzing public sector resources for sustainable and inclusive development.
• The Board of directors of Yes Bank has signed a binding term sheet with JCF ARC LLC and JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Private Limited (JC Flowers ARC) for a proposed sale of an identified stressed loan portfolio of the bank aggregating to up to Rs 48,000 crore.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank has completed technical integration with the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax department & with this Kotak Mahindra Bank has become the first private bank to fully integrate with the new e-filing portal.
• Bank of India (BoI) & Pension Fund Regulator & Development Authority (PFRDA) in association with K-fintech launched a digital platform that allows customers to open National Pension System (NPS) accounts using mobile phones.
• The Karnataka Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JCB India Limited, a manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in India.
• Go Digit General Insurance has launched ‘Pay as you Drive’ (PAYD) an add-on feature for motor insurance Own Damage (OD) policies.
• DBS has been recognized as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by the UK-based financial publication Euromoney for the second time since
• The Federal Bank partners with the Central Board of direct taxes to launch the new online tax payment service.
• The Central Government has declared “zero coupons zero principal instruments” as securities for the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.
• American brokerage Morgan Stanley has lowered India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 7.2% in the 2022-23 financial year (FY23), 40 basis points (bps) lower than their previous estimates of 7.6%.
• The Union Finance Ministry announced that the Good and Services Tax (GST) Compensation levy to states has been extended by nearly four years from July 1, 2022, to March 31, 2026.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• Consumer pricing index (CPI)-based retail inflation dropped to 7.01 percent in June of this year from 7.04 percent the month before.
• The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) created the Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) by modifying the import policy for significant paper goods from “free” to “free subject to required registration under PIMS.”
• According to the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the annual rate of inflation for June is 15.18%, a slight decrease from May when it was 15.88%.
• To assist women farmers in growing their businesses, the Nasscom Foundation and Google have announced the opening of a contact center in partnership with the Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP), a non-profit organization.
• The first locally created lithium-ion cell has been revealed by Ola Electric.
• After the Commerce Ministry updated both the exports and imports data for the month upward, India’s goods trade imbalance increased to a record $26.18 billion in June, above the government’s original estimate of $25.63 billion.
• OneCard, a mobile-first credit card provider, became India’s 104th unicorn after raising $100 million in a Series D round of investment supported by Temasek.
• Bharti Airtel allotted 1.2% equity shares to Google for USD 1 Billion
• In an attempt to boost exports and generate employment for the textile sector, the government is set to extend the RoSCTL Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) through March 31, 2024, at the same rates stated by the Ministry of Textiles.
• Nasdaq-listed IT services firm Cognizant has been selected as a strategic technology provider by National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) to accelerate and help manage its digital transformation.
• Tata Power has earmarked a capital expenditure of more than Rs 75,000 crore over the next five years, of which Rs 10,000 crore would be invested in this financial year.
• JSW Steel and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have collaborated on a decarbonization and sustainability plan.
• At the Bosch Automotive Electronics facility in Bengaluru, Bharti Airtel successfully tested the country’s first 5G private network.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of former RBI executive Ms. Meena Hemchandra as part-time chairman of the bank for three years.
• The New India Assurance Company Ltd (NIACL) appointed its General Manager Ms. Madhulika Bhaskar as the Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) for three months with effect from the date of assumption of charge or till a regular appointee takes over, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• The Public enterprise’s selection board (PESB) selected and recommended Mr. Sanjai Kumar for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd (RCIL)
• The Government of India (GoI) has nominated 29 non-official members from different sectors, including large and small enterprises, to the Board of Trade, the advisory body on foreign trade policy.
• The Bangladesh Government has appointed Mr. Mustafizur Rahman as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.
• The  Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Mr. G Rajkiran Rai for the position of Managing Director at the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
• Global private equity investor Advent International has appointed Mr. Pratik Pota as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of consumer durables maker Eureka Forbes.
• India’s first and only self-regulatory industry body for fantasy sports, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) has appointed Mr. Joy Bhattacharjya as its director general. 
• Sri Lankan Mr. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the interim President after Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena accepted the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
• Google parent Alphabet Inc appointed Wall Street veteran Mr. Ramon Martin Chavez to its Board of Directors.
• Indian Administrative Officer (IAS), Mr. Ram Dass Dhiman appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh & he replaces Mr. Ram Subhag Singh, who has been appointed as the Principal Advisor (Administrative Reforms).
• The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind appointed Shri La Ganesan to take oath as the new governor (additional charge ) of West Bengal, following the resignation of Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been nominated by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as its vice-presidential candidate.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the country’s largest stock exchange for a five-year term.
• Shri Vijay Kumar Singh has taken charge as Director (Technical) of REC Limited.
• Former Supreme Court judge Mr. Vineet Saran has been appointed as the new ethics officer and ombudsman for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
• Former expert member of marketing at Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC),  Shri Manoj Kumar has been promoted to take charge as Chairman of the Government of India’s statutory body KVIC.
• The central Government has appointed Shri Jayanti Prasad as a Whole-time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for five years.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• In honor of Vice Chairman Narayanan Kumar of the Sanmar Group’s work to improve trade ties between Japan and India, the government of Japan has awarded him with the “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star”
• Dia Mirza, the country’s goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Program (UNEP), and Mr. Afroz Shah, an environmental activist, were honored with the renowned Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2021.
• Shinzo Abe will receive Japan’s highest honor, the “Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum,” posthumously, the Japanese government stated.
• The Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award 2021 (in the Large Institute Category) has been given to the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in recognition of its overall accomplishments.
• Lleyton Hewitt, a former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner, was admitted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• NHPC signed two MoUs for the development of “Pilot Green Hydrogen Technologies” in line with the country’s resolve to reduce the carbon footprint in the Power Sector in Leh and Kargil districts of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Madagascar government and Telecommunications Consultants India Limited [TCIL] for participation in the e-VBAB (e-VidyaBharati and e-AarogyaBharati) network project.
• Metal and oil and gas giant Vedanta has teamed up with Detect Technologies, a start-up founded at IIT Madras, and installed T-Pulse HSSE Monitoring System across all of its business units to execute safety issue detection.
• Toto promotes the overall development of athletics in India, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has formed a long-term relationship.
• NTPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals NSE 1.57 % Limited (GACL) to collaborate in setting up India’s first commercial-scale Green Ammonia and Green Methanol projects.
• Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with REC Limited, a public infrastructure finance company
• Union Health Ministry and Panchayati Raj Ministry have signed an MoU to eliminate TB in India.
• HAL signed an agreement with French engine-maker, Safran Helicopter Engines, to create a new joint venture (JV) that will develop helicopter engines for India’s future needs

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

• The inaugural virtual I2U2 Summit was attended by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi it is a four-nation alliance, with “I” standing for India and Israel and “U” for the US and the UAE.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Infosys Ltd signed a definitive agreement to acquire BASE life science, leading technology and consulting firm in the life sciences industry, for up to €110 million (about $111 million).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• The United States successfully tested two Lockheed Martin Corp hypersonic missiles amid growing concerns Russia and China have had more success developing their hypersonic weapons.
• The Ministry of Defence has set up an institutional mechanism consisting of an Apex committee with the Defence Secretary as Chairman to conduct a Performance and Efficiency Audit into various aspects of its activities.
• Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched Y- 3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• The Indian Navy’s submarine INS Sindhudhvaj was decommissioned by the Indian Navy after 35 years of service in
• The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has created its first mountain-warfare training center in northeast India (Sikkim).
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled ‘SPRINT challenges’, during Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organization (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’(self-reliance) in New Delhi, Delhi to engage Indian industry and academia towards achieving self-reliance in the defense sector.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of Solenergi Power Private Limited (Target) by Shell Overseas Investments B.V. ‘s (Acquirer) from Actis Solenergi Limited under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition by Shrem InvIT of equity in ten road infrastructure projects (Target SPVs) from Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL) and its associates under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited (AFLI) by its group company Ageas Insurance International NV.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposed combination involving the indirect subscription of over 30% of the total number of issued shares of CitiusTech by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (Bain Capital) and Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC and Bain Capital Credit Member II, Ltd. (Bain Credit).
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves an increase in the proportion of voting rights held by CPPIB in ReNew Energy Global.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at BITS Pilani’s Hyderabad campus has incubated Abyom, a start-up that is working on India’s first reusable rocket.
• Samsung has developed a new graphic dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency.
• Indian space-tech start-up Agnikul opened its Rocket Factory-1, India’s first-ever rocket facility dedicated to 3D printed space engines at scale.
• India’s first indigenous Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer gets the Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI) approval for market authorization, launched by the end of 2022.
• GODI India has become the first Indian company to receive the prestigious Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for its 21700 cylindrical NMC811 lithium-ion cells with their homegrown technology.
• GE Healthcare, a leading global medical technology, diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, announced the launch of its 5G Innovation Lab in India, the first for GE Healthcare across the
• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has collaborated with Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) to co-create a Master’s in Management Studies (MMS) program in Digital Payments for its
• For the first time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tested a new waste disposal technology by releasing about 78 kg (172 lbs) of garbage from the International Space Station (ISS).
• Union Minister of State (MoS) for Science and Technology Shri Jitendra Singh inaugurated the ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Operation (IS4OM) at ISRO Control Centre, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft carrying more than 5,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States (US).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEXES

• In the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2022, India is ranked 135th out of 146 nations
• Ahmedabad & Kerala features in TIME Magazine’s The World’s Greatest Places of 2022
• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, the union education minister, published the 7th edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings.
• World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat and that was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer, and energy, according to a U.N. report
• India is placed 36th out of 52 nations in the Expat Insider Rankings for 2022, which were just published by
• In the International Economic Resilience, the Indian Economy improved from 6th position in 2019 to 4th position in 2020, 3rd in 2021, and 2nd in 2022 among the top ten leading economies, according to the industry body PHDCCI.
• After years of criticism that it ignored online atrocities that stoked bloodshed in the real world in nations like India and Myanmar, Facebook owner Meta published its first annual human rights report.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• The Indian Council for Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) has identified two new species of marine fish in Tamil Nadu.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has named the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.
• At the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma, the Asian Games gold and bronze medalists in archery, respectively, won bronze.
• India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma, made cricket history by becoming the first captain to win 13 straight T20Is.
• As many as 22 medals were eventually won by Indian wrestlers at the U20 Asian Wrestling Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
• In the opening ODI between India and England at the Kennington Oval, Mohammed Shami became the Indian bowler to reach 150 ODI wickets the quickest.
• Sourav Ganguly, a former captain of India and the current president of the BCCI, received recognition from the British Parliament.
• In the Singapore Open final, PV Sindhu defeated China’s Wang Zhi Yi to win the tournament’s first Super 500 title.
• In Chess, young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has won the Paracin Open ‘A’ chess tournament 2022 in Serbia.
• In the World Athletics Championships, Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian to enter the men’s long jump final in Oregon, USA.
• In the ISSF Shooting World Cup, India topped the medal tally at Changwon in South Korea.
• Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a 322-member strong Indian squad for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), beginning 28th of July.
• The 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open was won by Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram in
• 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.
• Tokyo (Japan) will host the 2025 World Athletics Championships, according to the World Athletics Council.
• The United States city of Los Angeles will play host to the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Ben Stokes, an all-rounder for England, has abruptly announced his retirement from one-day international cricket.
• Denesh Ramdin, a former captain of the West Indies, announced his immediate retirement from international cricket.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• At Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi, India, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar released “Connecting through Culture,” an anthology of essays on many facets of India’s soft power strengths.
• A book titled “The McMahon line: A century of strife” was released by the governor of Himachal Pradesh, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Noted social worker and Padma Shri awardee Avdhash Kaushal Passed away at the age of 87.
• Former New Zealand cricket captain and batter Barry Sinclair has Passed away at the age of 85.
• British composer Monty Norman, who was the man behind the iconic James Bond theme, passed away at the age of 94.
• Malayalam actor and filmmaker Pratap Pothen passed away at the age of 70 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Renowned Indian ghazal singer Bhupinder Singh passed away at the age of 82.
• Noted artist Achuthan Kudallur passed away in Chennai at the age of 77.
• Former Punjab Assembly Speaker and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away at the age of 79 in Amritsar, Punjab.

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