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Current affairs is one of the main subject for almost all the competitive exam. But to remember it is quite difficult. So in this article we will provide you monthly current of  August 2022. These monthly current affairs will help you in the preparation of Bank, SSC and All competitive exams. You can also download PDF of August 2022 current affairs from below.

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Current Affairs is a very vast and dynamic topic. Sometimes we need proper analysis as well. Apart from understanding the concept, it requires memorizing the facts and figures. The facts and figures are constantly changing, and all the aspirants need to keep themselves updated. We get almost 50 different news to read every day, and remembering all the current news of the past 6-8 months is not an easy nut to crack. And to make easy for you, ICD Kollam is here with Monthly Current Affairs of August 2022.

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BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS 

• SBI – top player with 30% market share of debit card  
• HDFC– topped the credit card  chart with 22% market share 
• HDFC & Taya Neu App – Launched 2 co-branded credit card variants 
• HDFC BANK –launched its 1st all women branch in Kozhikode, Kerala  
• Bank of Baroda launched Yoddha – co-branded Rupay credit card along with Indian Army 
• Bank of Baroda launched Tiranga Fixed Deport Scheme – offering a higher rate of interest for the subscribers 
• Bank of Baroda & IBM –launched its credit card servicing mobile app-bobcard to help customers with a one-stop solution 
• Repco Home Finance Limited & Universal Sompo General Insurance – partnership to offer Insurance against Home loans 
• Punjab National Bank – launched new pre-qualified credit card along with an overdraft facility against Fixed Deposit 
• Axis Bank & Food corporation of India (FCI) – signed MoU  to provide ultimate salary package to its employees  
• Amitabh Chaudhry (MD & CEO of Axis Bank) – Highest paid Bank MD & CEO 
• NABARD and J&K Grameen Bank – signed an MoU to finance entity to finance 700 Joint Liability Groups- Rs 4000 per JLG 
• SEBI issued new guidelines for Alternative Investment Funds and Venture Capital Funds for making investments abroad 
• SEBI joined RBI’s Account Aggregator System – to boost RBI regulated Financial Data Sharing System 
• Indian Coast Guard & 8 Banks (Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, PNB, BOB, IDFC First bank & ICICI Bank) – MoU to provide customized banking services for employees 
• Karnataka Bank – launched KBL Amrit Samriddhi under Abhyudaya Cash Certificate and Fixed Deposit category 
• Aditya Birla Health Insurance  & Policybazaar – Partnership to launch OPD Add-On insurance cover for customers to address their health and wellness needs 

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS 

• Scotland – 1st country to make period products free for all women. 
• Indian Air Force participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2022 hosted by the Air Force of Australia 
• Palm oil Council of Malaysia & Indian Vegetable Oil Producer’s Association signed an MoU 
• Google partnered with genesis International & Tech Mahindra – to offer detailed look at any street or location 
• Colonel aboulaye Maiga – Interim PM of Mali 
• World’s 1st fleet of hydrogen passenger trains –  Germany 
• South Korea & US began their largest Joint Military Drills – Ulchi Freedom Shield 
• Fedrinand Macros Jr. – Philippine President 
• Zimbabwe launched gold coins as legal tender to tackle inflation 

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NATIONAL NEWS 

• Edelweiss General Insurance  & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) – partnership to help create digital health IDs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission 
• Delhi International Airport Limited launched beta version of digiYatra App for Android  
• Mastercard and BASIX Social Enterprise Group – Partnership to launch BASIX Farmer’s Market (BFM) 
• Palan 1000 National Campaign and parenting app was launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra 
• Govt of India granted Bihar , a GI Tag for Makhana 
• Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh – India’s 1st fully functional literate district 
• Kerala – launched the Lucky Bill App- to curb GST evasion by offering attractive prizes to users. 
• Border Security Force (BSF) & IRCTC – MoU to ensure safety and security of booking data under the e-ticket service of IRCTC 
• Govt decided to eliminate Kala–Azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) from the nation by 2023. 
• India’s 1st Composite Indoor Shooting Range was launched at INS Karna at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 
• Bharat Electronics Ltd & NHPC Ltd -MoU to set up a large capacity solar equipment manufacturing facility 
• NIDAAN (National Integrated Database on Arrested Nacro offenders) – India’s 1st portal on Arrested Nacro Offenders 
• Manthan – platform led by the office of Principal Scientific Advisor was launched to empower all spheres of science and technology within India – Powered by NSEIT Limited 
• Goa – 1st Har Ghar Jal certified state. Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu – Har Ghar Jal certified Union Territory of India 
• Jharkhand – 1st Indian state to use blockchain technology for seed distribution 
• Chhattisgarh & Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) – MoU to construct a regional testing laboratory 
• Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath – launched in Chhattisgarh – to spread legal awareness among women 
• Govt of India decided to collaborate with Arunachal Pradesh to develop District Good Governance Portal 
• National Skill Development Corporation, Yuva Vikas society & Seva Bharti– launched Phase 2 of Gramin Udyami Project – to promote skill development and entrepreneurship among tribal youth 
• Chandigarh International Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh 
• Uttar Pradesh – to build India’s 1st education township with the idea of Single Entry, Multiple Exit 
• Uttarakhand- India’s 1st private Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Observatory is to be established 
• Ministry of Culture launched Badhe Chalo campaign – to create youth centric activation for greater outreach of Amrit Mahotsav 
• Nutrihub  & Akshaya Patra – MoU to improve the nutritional status of children under PM POSHAN Scheme 
• Eagle – India’s 1st teaching robot- introduced by Indus International School Hyderabad 
• As per RBI data, Indians remitted US$ 6.04 billion in Q1 FY23 under Liberalized Remittance Scheme 
• Point 5140 – renamed as Gun Hill to mark the victory of Operation Vijay (Kargil War) 
• IRDAI launched Bima Bharosa grievance redressal mechanism 
• Godrej Agrovet -MoU with Assam, Manipur & Tripura – to promote palm-oil cultivation under National Mission on Edible Oils’ Oil Palm Scheme 
• Indian Navy received 1st Tranche of MH 60R Helicopter from USA 
• Vikrant – India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier – built by Cochin Shipyard 
• Tata Advanced Systems Limited – India’s 1st private sector company to produce and deliver Wheeled combat-ready vehicles 

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APPOINTMENTS 

• Mahendra N Shah – MD & CEO of Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) Limited 
• Kriti Sanon – 1st Brand Ambassador of Heads Up For Tails (HUFT) 
• Alkesh Sharma – 10-member UN Internet Governance Forum Leadership Panel  
• Jhansi BJP MP Anurag Sharma – World Body CPA Treasurer 
• Santosh Iyer – MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz 
• Prof Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan – SEBI whole time Member 
• Sourav Ganguly – 1st brand ambassador DreamSetGo 
• Justice Uday Umesh – 49 th Chief Justice of India  
• Samir V Kamat (Indian Scientist) – DRDO Chairman 
• Mahendra Shah – MD & CEO of IDFC Ltd Board 
• Sajith Sivanandan – Head of Disney + Hotstar 
• Sandeep Kumar Gupta – Next Chairman of GAIL 

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BOOKS AND AUTHORS 

• Lies Our Mothers Told Us : The Indian Woman’s Burden – Nilanjana Bhowmick 
• Madam Sir : The Story of Bihar’s First Lady IPS Officer – Manjari Jaruhar 
• The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir – Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav  
• Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of Independence – Ashutosh Raravikar 
• India’s Economy from Nehru to Modi : A brief History – Pulapre Balakrishnan 

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SPORTS 

• Manisha Kalyan – 1st Indian to play in the UEFA Women,s Championship Leauge 
• Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) – BWF World Championships Singles title 
• 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics – India ranked 3rd. Iran topped 
• PM of India inaugurated 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 at Chennai, TN 
• Satwiksairaj- Chirag – 1st Indian Player to win medal in Badminton World Championship 
• Rohit Sharma – leading run scorer in men’s T20 Internationals 
• Max Verstappen won Belgian F1 Grand Prix 2022 
• Max Verstappen won F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2022 
• FIFA Council has decided to lift the ban imposed on All India Football Federation (AIFF) 
• Neeraj Chopra (Olympic Champion and Javelin thrower) won Lausanne Diamond League 
• Judo world Championships – Linthoi Chanambam won India’s 1st Gold medal  
• Indian Men’s volleyball Team won Bronze medal in 14th Asian U-18 Championship 
• Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 

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IMPORTANT DAYS 

• Aug 1 – World Lung Cancer Day 
• Aug 1 – Muslim women’s Rights Day 
• Aug 12 – World Sanskrit Day 
• Aug 19 – World Humanitarian Day 
• Aug 19 – World Photography Day. Theme : Pandemic Lockdown through the lens 
• Aug 20- Sadbhavana Diwas – Birth anniversary of former PM Rajeev Gandhi 
• Aug 20 – World Mosquito Day. Theme : Harness Innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives 
• Aug 21 – International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the victims of Terrorism 
• Aug 22- International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief 
• Aug 23 – Internaut Day 
• Aug 24 – World Gujarati Language Day 
• Aug 26 – International Dog Day 
• Aug 26- International women’s Equality Day  
• Aug 29 – National Sports Day  
• Aug 29 – International Day against Nuclear Tests 
• Aug 30 – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances  
• Aug 30 – National Small Industry Day 
• Aug 30- International Whale Shark Day 
• Aug 31 – International Day for People of African Descent 

OBITUARIES 

• Sadananda Shetty – Chairman of Soham Group of companies, Former chairman of Vijaya Bank 
• Ralph Eggleston – Oscar-Winning Pixar animator 
• Abhijith Sen – Eminent economist  
• Samar Badru – Former Olympic Football captain 
• Syed Sibtey – Former Jharkhand Governor 
• Nirmala Mishra – Veteran Bengali singer  

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