Current Affairs - August 2022
Pacific Dragon ballistic missile defence exercise is a biennial drill held between three major countries. Which country is not a part of this exercise?
The biennial Pacific Dragon ballistic missile defence exercise between the military of South Korea, the United States and Japan is being held, off the coast of Hawaii.
Indian men's volleyball team won the bronze medal by defeating Korea 3-2 in the 14th Asian U-18 Championship in Tehran. In a 5-set thriller, India defeated South Korea in the third-place playoff.
Union Government has launched the 'Rashtriya Puruskar Portal' to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries of the government under one platform.
The Indian women's fours team of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Tirkey scripted history by winning the gold medal in lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the appointment of Indian philanthropist Ashish Dhawan, founder and CEO of Convergence Foundation, to its board of trustees.