Current Affairs in English - July 31 2022

Current Affairs in English – July 31 2022

National Events:

All India District Legal Services Authorities ( DLSA ) Meet:

PM Narendra Modi on 30 July 2022 inaugurated the first All India District Legal Services Authorities ( DLSA ) Meet in New Delhi .
The first – ever national level meet of DLSAS is being organised from 30-31 July 2022 by National Legal Services Authority .
There are a total of 676 DLSAS in the country & in the meeting , they will discuss the ways to bring homogeneity and synchronisation across DLSAS .

‘ Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath ‘:

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on 28 July 2022 flagged off the ‘ Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath ‘ with the aim of making the women of the state aware of their constitutional rights & laws .
It will travel throughout the state informing people about women’s rights through short films . Each chariot will have two lawyers , who will listen to the grievances of women & provide information & advice

International Events:

Asia’s wealthiest woman:

Savitri Jindal with a net worth of $ 18 billion has emerged as Asia’s wealthiest woman surpassing China’s Yang Haiyan . Savitri’s net worth has tripled in the last 2 years .
Savitri is the Chairperson of OP Jindal Group set up by her late husband , Om Prakash Jindal .
The company is the third – largest producer of steel in India & also operates in cement , energy & infrastructure .

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons : 30 July:

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on July 30 . It is observed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ) to raise awareness about the ordeal of human trafficking victims and the ways to safeguard their rights .
World Day against Trafficking in Persons was first observed in 2013 . The theme for 2022 is ‘ Use and Abuse of Technology’.

Sports Events:

Gustav McKeon:

France’s Gustav McKeon has become the first – ever batter to score two consecutive centuries in T201 cricket . He achieved this feat by scoring 101 off 53 balls in the 2024 T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier match against Norway on 27 July 2022 .
Before this , he had scored his century with 109 against Switzerland on 25 July & had also become the youngest male player ( 18 years ) to score a T201 century .

Commonwealth Games 2022:

In the Commonwealth Games 2022 , weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won India’s 1st gold medal in the women’s 49 kilogram event at Birmingham . Chanu lifted a total of 201 kilogram in snatch & clean & jerk category .
Bindyarani Sorokhaibam also won Silver medal in women’s 55 Kg weightlifting category . So far , India has won 4 medals in the CWG 2022 . All these medals come in weightlifting .