Current Affairs - August 2022
Which state's astronomical observatory has been included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories?
The astronomical observatory at the LS College, Muzaffarpur Bihar has been included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories of the World.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a three-day visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan from August 23, 2022, to attend the Annual Meeting of the Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) the Member States.
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.
The theme for 2022's International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is "memories," as mentioned in a United Nations (UN) press release. The theme was selected after consulting with victims of terrorism and victims' associations.
Olympic champion and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meeting title by winning the Lausanne league. He also made the cut for the World Athletics Championships 2023.
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