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DAILY DOSE 1ST AUG CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 1ST AUG CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Income Tax Returns for 2021-2022 fiscal went past 5.73 crore

  • Over 63.47 lakh income tax returns were filed till 10 pm on Sunday, the last day for filing ITR for the 2021-22 fiscal by salaried individuals.
  • The deadline for filing I-T returns by those taxpayers who do not have to get their accounts audited for the fiscal that ended on March 31 was July 31, 2022.
  • The total number of ITRS for the 2021-22 fiscal filed till 10 pm went past 5.73 crore.

 

2) Sanjay Arora appointed as the new Delhi Police commissioner

  • Sanjay Arora, director general of the ITBP and a 1988-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the next Delhi Police Commissioner.
  • Arora will succeed Rakesh Asthana, whose term ended on 31 July 2022.
  • Earlier, Arora was appointed the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) DG in August 2021.
  • He has also been awarded the ‘Police Medal for Meritorious Service’ in 2004.

 

3) Anahat Singh: India’s youngest athlete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • 14 years old Squash player Anahat Singh is India’s youngest athlete to participate in the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham.
  • She hails from Delhi & is currently studying in Class 9.
  • She was selected for the Indian team following her victory at the Asian Junior Squash in 2022.
  • On 29 July 2022, Anahat won her debut match at the CWG 2022 by defeating her opponent Jada Ross.

 

4) India & Oman to hold military exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ from 1 August

  • The 4th Edition of India-Oman Joint Military Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ will take place in the Mahajan field firing ranges in Rajasthan from August 1 to 13, 2022.
  • A 60-member team from the Royal Army of Oman will join the exercise.
  • The Indian Army will be represented by troops from the 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion.
  • The previous edition of this exercise was organised in Muscat in March 2019.

 

5) Mirabai Chanu wins first Gold medal for India at CWG 2022

  • In the Commonwealth Games 2022, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won India’s 1st gold medal in the women’s 49 kilogram event at Birmingham.
  • Chanu lifted a total of 201 kilogram in snatch & clean & jerk category.
  • Bindyarani Sorokhaibam also won Silver medal in women’s 55 Kg weightlifting category.
  • So far, India has won 4 medals in the CWG 2022.
  • All these medals come in weightlifting.

 

6) Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins Gold in men’s 67 kg weightlifting at CWG 2022

  • Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on 31 July 2022 won the gold medal in the men’s 67 kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
  • He lifted a total of 160kg in the clean and jerk segment to finish with a grand total of 300kg.
  • This is India’s second gold medal at the CWG after Mirabai Chanu delivered gold on 30 July.
  • Chanu had won gold in the women’s 49 kg category.

 

7) World Ranger Day: 31 July

  • World Ranger Day is observed every year on 31 July.
  • The day is observed to honour rangers and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives while performing their duty.
  • A ranger usually protects forests and naturally protected areas.
  • This day was established by the International Ranger Federation (IRF) in 2007.
  • 2022 theme: ‘Rangers are no strangers to diversity’

 

8) World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July

  • World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on July 30.
  • It is observed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to raise awareness about the ordeal of human trafficking victims and the ways to safeguard their rights.
  • World Day against Trafficking in Persons was first observed in 2013.
  • The theme for 2022 is ‘Use and Abuse of Technology.’

 

9) PM Modi inaugurates first All India DLSAS Meet

  • PM Narendra Modi on 30 July 2022 inaugurated the first All India District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) Meet in New Delhi.
  • The first-ever national level meet of DLSAs is being organised from 30-31 July 2022 by National Legal Services Authority.
  • There are a total of 676 DLSAS in the country & in the meeting, they will discuss the ways to bring homogeneity and synchronisation across DLSAS.

 

10) Savitri Jindal becomes Asia’s richest woman

  • Savitri Jindal with a net worth of $18 billion has emerged as Asia’s wealthiest woman surpassing China’s Yang Haiyan.
  • Savitri’s net worth has tripled in the last 2 years.
  • Savitri is the Chairperson of OP Jindal Group set up by her late husband, Om Prakash Jindal.
  • The company is the third-largest producer of steel in India & also operates in cement, energy & infrastructure.

 

11) Tata Steel rolls out ‘First in India’ seating system for Vande Bharat

  • Tata Steel to roll out the ‘First in India’ seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains from September 2022.
  • These are specially designed seats, which can rotate 180 degrees and have aircraft-style passenger amenities.
  • Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, is the second fastest train in India, which operates at a speed of 130 km/hr.
  • CEO & MD of Tata Steel: T. V. Narendran

 

12) Punjab govt inks pact to become member of ‘Under2 coalition’

  • The Punjab govt has signed an agreement for becoming a member of the prestigious Global Network called ‘Under2 Coalition’ to check global warming.
  • With this, Punjab has become a member of the largest network of 221 states of 43 countries committed to reducing carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Punjab is the sixth Indian state to join the ‘Under2 Coalition’

 


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