CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 31st AUGUST 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 31^st AUGUST 2022

1. The International Day for People of African Descent is celebrated on 31 August globally.
2. International Whale Shark Day is observed on 30 August.
3. Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen has clinched his second BWF World Championships men’s singles title after beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand in Tokyo, Japan.
4. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), on 29 August announced investment plans to the tune of Rs 3.5 lakh crore at the 45^th annual general meeting of the company.  
5. Acclaimed classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai bares it all in her upcoming self-help memoir, ‘Free Fall: My Experiments with Living’.
6. Leading vehicle manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki has completed 40 years in India.
7. The University Grants Commission (UGC) is all set to launch its new centralised portal called ‘e-Samadhan’ in the first week of September 2022.
8. Renowned economist and former Planning Commission member, Abhijit Sen passed away at 72.
9. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking Adani Group’s chairman Gautam Adani has become the third richest person in the world by overtaking Louis Vuitton chairman Bernard Arnault.
10. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has emerged as the third strongest and tenth most valuable insurance brand globally.
11. ICICI Bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a range of credit cards on the native payments network Rupay.
12. ‘Shershaah’ won the Best Film award at the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022 held on 30 August, 2022.
13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reveal a new ensign of the Indian Navy (New Naval ensign), at the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant Commissioning celebration on 2 September, 2022 . 
14.  The autobiography ‘The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir’, the inspiring story of Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd), the Youngest Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardee, at the age of 19 for his actions in the 1999 Kargil conflict has released.
15. Member of Parliament from the Jhansi-Lalitpur parliamentary constituency, Anurag Sharma has been elected as the International Treasurer of the Parliamentary Association Conference (CPA) at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in Halifax, Canada.