Taking CLAT this year and wondering how to prepare for the current affairs section? Here’s a list of important current affairs for the month of July 2022 with tips and tricks on how you can score more.
- Germany hosts G7 – 48th edition of G7.– Presidency is held by Germany.– Countries invited: Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa.– G7, formed in 1975.– G7 includes UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US– Till 1975, it was the Group of 6. Canada was invited to join in 1976.
- NATO Nations sign protocols to onboard Sweden, Finland – 30 NATO allies signed accession protocols.– NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.– Established by the Washington Treaty of 1949. – Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.– 13th Secretary-General: Jens Stoltenberg
[Read up on such organisations and alliances, especially those which have a connection with recent events. For example, NATO is connected to the Russia-Ukraine dispute]
- Charles Leclerc wins Austrian Grand Prix
– Ferrari’s Charles Le clerc won the Austrian GP.
– Against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
– Formula 1 Motor race
– Held at Red Bull Ring in Speilberg, Austria.
[Find out facts like when the first time F1 was started, where it was held, who won it for the first time, etc.]
- Ex-PM Shinzo Abe awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Awarded posthumously. – Longest-serving PM of Japan. – Collar of the Supreme Court of the Chrysanthemum: Japan’s highest order. – Shinzo Abe was assassinated while campaigning in the city of Nara. – India awarded him with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
[Read up on the different types of awards that India gives, such as Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, etc.]
- India’s 1st AI Lok Adalat – State: Rajasthan. – Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority.– Launched by the then Chairman of NALSA: Uday Umesh Lalit. – Designed by Jupitice Justice Technologies.– NALSA: constituted under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. – Headquarters: New Delhi. – AI helps in disposing pending cases fast.
- New MD of National Stock Exchange – New MD and CEO: Ashishkumar Chauhan– Term: 5 years.– Former MD and CEO: Vikram Lamaye– Year of incorporation of NSE: 1992– Chairperson: Girish Chandra Chaturvedi– Headquarters: Mumbai
[Read static facts like who was the first CEO of NSE, the current CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange, etc.]
- Draupadi Murmu, India’s 15th President – 2nd woman to hold this post.– 1st Female President of India: Pratibha Patil.– Former President: Ram Nath Kovind.– First tribal woman to hold this office.– Candidate of National Democratic Alliance(NDA).– Former Governor of Jharkhand.
[Read facts related to President elections, like the process, the first president, the former president, etc.]
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All the best!