1st August 2022 Current Affairs

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1st August 2022 Current Affairs is provided below:

1. 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Open in Chennai, Tamil Nadu:

Held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Tamil Nadu
Held from July 28 to August 9, 2022, in Mamallapuram.
The Chess Olympiad which has been held annually since 1927
Held in India for the First time.
The First Chess Olympiad was held in London, United Kingdom.
FIDE Headquarters – Switzerland

2. Gun Hill:

Point 5140 at Dras, in the Kargil sector, was renamed “Gun Hill” to commemorate the victory of the Indian Armed Forces in “Operation Vijay 1999”.
Point 5140 is a strategically important mountain peak in the Dras sector, Jammu and Kashmir.
Kargil Vijay Diwas – Observed on 26 July every year.
Operation Vijay in 1961: IAF liberated Goa from Portuguese rule in 1961.
December 19 – The Liberation Day of Goa.

3. Books & Authors:

S.No.	Book Name	Author
1	The Journey of a Nation: 75 Years of Indian Economy	Sanjaya Baru
2	The Light We Carry	Michelle Obama
3	Riding the De(Mon)	Murali Raghavan
4	World Economy: A Millennial Perspective	Angus Maddison

4. Zimbabwe launched gold coins as legal tender to tackle Inflation.

5. Kerala Leads in Hosting Legislative Sessions in 2021:

Karnataka – 2nd Place
Tamil Nadu – 3rd Place

6. Conference on Drug Trafficking:

Inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
At Chandigarh.

7. Ex VINBAX 2022:

3rd India – Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise.
Begins in Haryana.

8. Ex AL NAJAH – IV:

4th India – Oman Joint Military Exercise
Begins in Rajasthan

9. Savitri Jindal – Asia’s Richest Woman:

As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
She surpassed China’s Yang Huiyan

10. Commonwealth Games 2022:

Indian Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won India’s first Gold Medal in the Women’s 49 Kg weightlifting category.
Bindiyarani Devi – Silver Medal – 55kg
Jeremy Lalrinnunga – Gold Medal in Men’s 67 Kg
Achinta Sheuli – Gold Medal in Men’s 73 Kg
Commonwealth Games 2022 is being held in Birmingham, England.

11. World Breastfeeding Week:

Observed from August 1 to August 7
Theme 2022 – “Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support”
Observed since 1992

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