Current Affairs – 26-July-2022 [news headlines]

Current Affairs – 26-July-2022 [news headlines]

National Current Affairs
·       4 Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha for the remaining session on charges of disrupting proceedings
·       Draupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India
Economic current affairs
·       Fresh milk and pasteurized milk completely exempted from Goods and Services Tax: Central Government
·       India contributes $2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UN RWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
·       Myanmar: Military rulers hang four democracy activists
·       World Drowning Rescue Day observed on 5th July
Sports Current Affairs
·       World Athletics Championships in US: Nigeria's Toby Amusan breaks world record in women's 100m hurdles in 12.12 seconds
·       America won the most medals in the World Athletics Championships 2022, India at number 33 with one medal
Top 5 medal winning countries
·       Rank, Country, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Total Medals
·       1, US, 13, 9, 11, 33
·       2, Ethiopia, 4, 4, 2, 10
·       3, Jamaica, 2, 7, 1, 10
·       4, Kenya, 2, 5, 3, 10
·       5, China, 2, 1, 3, 6
·       33, India, 0, 1,0, 1
Exam studies
·       Multi-agency group constituted by the government for speedy and coordinated investigation of various categories of foreign assets cases: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
International Current Affairs