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Sports
31 August 2022
Rural Olympic Games begin in Rajasthan, about 30 lakh people to participate
Miscellaneous
31 August 2022
World's largest religious monument: Temple of Vedic Planetarium
Obituaries
31 August 2022
Economist and former Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen passes away
National
31 August 2022
UGC to roll out 'e-Samadhan' portal for resolving grievances of students, staff
International
31 August 2022
Gautam Adani becomes world’s third-richest person as wealth surges
Sports
30 August 2022
James Anderson becomes most successful pacer in international cricket
Sports
30 August 2022
Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian to play 100 Matches in each format
Science and Tech
30 August 2022
AirAsia India becomes the first airline to use AI powered CAR Rise training system
Appointment/Resignation
30 August 2022
Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan appointed as SEBI whole-time Member
Sports
29 August 2022
Linthoi Chanambam first ever Indian to become Judo world champion
Sports
29 August 2022
Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal in "Lausanne Diamond League"
Defense
29 August 2022
Indian Navy receives first-ever fully indigenous AK-630 gun ammunition
National
29 August 2022
Centre implements 'One Nation One Fertiliser' plan under 'Bharat' brand
National
29 August 2022
Haridwar declared best aspirational district of India: NITI Aayog
Science and Tech
29 August 2022
India's first neutral shared RAN solution launched at Mumbai Central railway station
International
29 August 2022
Narendra Modi became the world's most popular leader
Sports
27 August 2022
First Khelo India Women’s Judo Tournament starts from 27th August
Sports
27 August 2022
Satwik/Chirag become first-ever Indian men's doubles pair to secure medal at BWF World C'ships
Miscellaneous
27 August 2022
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launches a book 'New India'
National
27 August 2022
Distinguished Scientist Samir V Kamat Appointed DRDO Chief
International
27 August 2022
South Korea breaks its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate
Appointment/Resignation
27 August 2022
IDFC appoints Mahendra Shah as MD & CEO effective from October 1
Appointment/Resignation
27 August 2022
K Subramaniam appointed as Executive Director of India at IMF
Appointment/Resignation
27 August 2022
Sivakumar Gopalan, Gopal Jain appointed as non-executive directors of RBL Bank
Sports
26 August 2022
VVS Laxman appointed interim head coach of Indian cricket team
Sports
26 August 2022
World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022: India finish with 16 medals
Awards
26 August 2022
‘Liberty Medal’ to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
National
26 August 2022
Insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh announced for transgenders under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
National
26 August 2022
PM Modi inaugurates Asia's biggest hospital in Faridabad
Science and Tech
26 August 2022
Anurag Thakur launches 'Azadi Quest', a series of online educational games
International
26 August 2022
British-Belgian pilot, 17, becomes youngest to fly around the world solo
International
26 August 2022
Germany inaugurates world’s first hydrogen-powered train fleet
Appointment/Resignation
26 August 2022
Meenesh Shah to hold charge as NDDB chief for 6 more months
Sports
25 August 2022
India wins bronze in Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championship 2022
Awards
25 August 2022
Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize for 'efforts to welcome refugees'
Awards
25 August 2022
Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim wins 2022 Pulitzer prize in Illustrated Reporting, Commentary category
Awards
25 August 2022
India nominates GARBA to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list
Defense
25 August 2022
DRDO and Indian Navy successfully flight-test VL-SRSAM off Odisha coast
Business and economics
25 August 2022
HDFC Bank opens first all-women branch in north Kerala
Business and economics
25 August 2022
HDFC ERGO launches country’s first Electric Vehicles Ecosystem
Science and Tech
25 August 2022
IIT Guwahati develops new method to produce sugar substitute ‘Xylitol’
Science and Tech
25 August 2022
New species of long-fingered bat discovered in India, Sri Lanka
Miscellaneous
24 August 2022
Anna Mani, one of India's 1st female scientists, celebrated in Google Doodle
National
24 August 2022
Govt Launches 'Rashtriya Puruskar Portal' To Bring Awards Of Various Ministries Under One Platform
Science and Tech
24 August 2022
India’s first observatory to monitor space activity to come up in Uttarakhand
International
24 August 2022
South Korea and U.S. begin their largest military drills
Appointment/Resignation
24 August 2022
Debasisa Mohanty appointed director of National Institute of Immunology
Appointment/Resignation
24 August 2022
Major General Praveen Chhabra appointed as Inspector General (Ops) in NSG
Sports
23 August 2022
Antim Panghal becomes first Indian woman to win gold medal at World U20 Wrestling Championships
Sports
23 August 2022
Indian para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam clinch Gold
Obituaries
23 August 2022
Former India football captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passes away
Obituaries
23 August 2022
Former Jharkhand governor Syed Sibte Razi passes away
State
23 August 2022
Govt awards GI tag to Mithila Makhana to boost farmers’ income
State
23 August 2022
Jharkhand Becomes First State in India to Distribute Seed to Farmers via Blockchain Tech
National
23 August 2022
Jitendra Singh Unveils India's First Indigenously Developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus in Pune
Appointment/Resignation
23 August 2022
Gates Foundation appoints Indian philanthropist Ashish Dhawan to its board of trustees
Appointment/Resignation
23 August 2022
Vijay Shekhar Sharma reappointed as MD and CEO of Paytm
Important Days
22 August 2022
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 to be held at Indore in January next year
Sports
22 August 2022
Manisha Kalyan becomes first Indian to play in UEFA Women's Champions League
Miscellaneous
22 August 2022
General Manoj Pandey released a book titled 'Men of Steel'
Defense
22 August 2022
Indian Air Force reaches Australia with 4 Sukhois for "Pitch Black" Exercise
State
22 August 2022
Maharashtra CM Shinde declares Dahi Handi as an official sport
National
22 August 2022
India's first indigenous monkeypox test kit launched
International
22 August 2022
Captain Zoya becomes 1st Indian female pilot to be added to US Aviation Museum
International
22 August 2022
Soha Ali Khan appointed brand advocate for New Zealand education
Appointment/Resignation
22 August 2022
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla's tenure extended
Sports
20 August 2022
Paralympian Rahul Jakhar wins Gold in 2022 WSPS Shooting World Cup
Defense
20 August 2022
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to open first overseas marketing office in Malaysia for LCA Tejas
State
20 August 2022
India’s first electric double-decker bus unveiled in Mumbai
Business and economics
20 August 2022
HDFC Bank launches 'Vigil Aunty' campaign
Business and economics
20 August 2022
Zomato-backed Shiprocket raises $33.5 mn, becomes India's 106th Unicorn
National
20 August 2022
Centre releases list of first Har Ghar Jal-certified state, UT
Appointment/Resignation
20 August 2022
Rajesh Verma appointed secretary to President Draupadi Murmu
Sports
19 August 2022
Mastercard signs on 4 badminton players as brand ambassadors
Defense
19 August 2022
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over indigenously-developed equipment & systems to Indian Army
Obituaries
19 August 2022
Former BCCI Acting Secretary Amitabh Choudhary Passes Away
Business and economics
19 August 2022
SBI launches its first dedicated branch for start-ups in Bengaluru
National
19 August 2022
India's first portal on arrested narco offenders gets operational
National
19 August 2022
Indian Railways tests its heaviest and longest goods train ‘Super Vasuki’
Appointment/Resignation
19 August 2022
Govt extends tenure of DCGI chief VG Somani by three months
Appointment/Resignation
19 August 2022
India's IT Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma appointed to high-level UN internet panel
Appointment/Resignation
19 August 2022
Rajkiran Rai appointed as Managing Director of NABFID
State
18 August 2022
MP's Mandla becomes country's first fully 'functionally literate' district
Business and economics
18 August 2022
Asia's largest Compressed Biogas plant in Sangrur starts commercial production
Business and economics
18 August 2022
Hyderabad airport to roll out digital processing of fliers
Science and Tech
18 August 2022
Researchers develop first 3D-printed human cornea in India
International
18 August 2022
Scotland makes sanitary products free for women in public places
International
18 August 2022
Simon Stiell named as UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
International
18 August 2022
William Ruto is declared Kenya's next president
Appointment/Resignation
17 August 2022
Centre names top administrator Piyush Goyal as National Intelligence Grid CEO
Appointment/Resignation
17 August 2022
Govt reappoints 4 independent directors on RBI central board
Sports
17 August 2022
FIFA suspends All India Football Federation due to ‘third party influence’
Awards
17 August 2022
President Smt Droupadi Murmu approves President’s Tatrakshak Medal and Tatrakshak Medals
Awards
17 August 2022
Ranveer Singh wins Best Actor of the Year Award for 83 at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
State
17 August 2022
Village Defence Guard scheme comes into force in Jammu and Kashmir
National
17 August 2022
India adds 11 more wetlands to its list of Ramsar sites
Sports
13 August 2022
Bhavani Devi bags gold at Commonwealth Fencing Championship
State
13 August 2022
Cricketer Rishabh Pant named as Uttarakhand's brand ambassador
Business and economics
13 August 2022
7.3% Indians own digital currency; 7th highest globally: UN report
Business and economics
13 August 2022
LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates “UMEED Market Place” under AVSAR Scheme of AAI
National
13 August 2022
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit appointed as 49th Chief Justice of the country
Science and Tech
13 August 2022
Virtual Space Park 'Spark' unveiled by ISRO
Appointment/Resignation
11 August 2022
Senior IAS officer Sanjay Agarwal takes charge as ICRISAT assistant director general
Sports
11 August 2022
India captain Sunil Chhetri named AIFF Footballer of the Year for 7th time
Sports
11 August 2022
Prabath Jayasuriya, Emma Lamb win ICC Player of Month honour for July
Sports
11 August 2022
44th Chess Olympiad ends; India's men & women team win bronze medal
State
11 August 2022
Maharashtra Governor Inaugurates The 22nd ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’
State
11 August 2022
Telangana Government Launches Life Insurance Scheme for Weavers
Important Days
10 August 2022
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022: 09 August
Sports
10 August 2022
India end Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign with 61 medals, finish fourth among 72 countries
Sports
10 August 2022
Kieron Pollard becomes first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches
Sports
10 August 2022
Tamil Nadu boy Pranav becomes India's 75th Grand Master
Miscellaneous
10 August 2022
First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad inaugurated
Awards
10 August 2022
Dalai Lama Honoured With Ladakh's Highest Civilian Award
Defense
10 August 2022
India, US Army begin Special Forces exercise "Vajra Prahar 2022"
International
10 August 2022
Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist president
International
10 August 2022