Current Affairs 22 August 2023 for Competitive Exams

Current Affairs 22 August 2023 for Competitive Exams

Current Affairs 22 August 2023 for Competitive Exams: The daily news updates of Current Affairs for competitive exams have been shared here. The current affairs today 22 August 2023 have the important International, national, and sports headlines of the past day. Check the latest news of current affairs 22 August 2023 in the news shared below and the essential updates from states as well.

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Current Affairs 22 August 2023 for Competitive Exams

Here are the international, national and sports current affairs for 21 August 2023

International Current Affairs 22 August 2023

• China Demands to Expand BRICS to Counter G7 : The Chinese government has recently pushed the expansion of the BRICS organisation to be a geopolitical rival of Western countries’ G7.

• Tropical Storm Hilary Hits California: Hilary, a category 1 tropical storm that has originated from the pacific ocean has hit the entire west coast of California. According to the weather department, it will take a severe turn in the coming days.

• Sri Lanka to Receive Debt Relief: Facing its worst economic crunch currently, Sri Lanka is in hopes to get repeated debt relief from China as China has announced to support the country after the IMF review.

National Current Affairs 22nd August 2023

• Chandrayaan-3 to be the First to land on the South of the Moon: With the unfortunate crash of Russian Luna-25, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 might become the first spaceship in the world to land on the south of the moon on Wednesday.

• PM Modi sees BRICS to be the centre of Global South: On the evening before the BRICS summit in South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoted the idea of this summit. He added that BRICS has become a platform for the ‘Global South’.

• Nashik Wholesale Markets Protest Against Onion Export Duty: The wholesale markets of Nashik and nearby areas remained shut on Monday as the sellers are protesting against the increased 40% export duty on Onions. This has stopped the incoming orders by foreign firms for a while.

Sports Current Affairs 22nd August 2023

• BCCI Announces Indian Cricket Squad Ahead of Asia Cup 2023: The 15-member list captained by Rohit Sharma has been announced by BCCI for the upcoming Asia Cup.

• FIDE Chess World Cup 2023: R Praggnanandha is now just one step away from creating history as he makes his way towards the finals. He will be facing Magnus Carlsen in the final of the World Cup.

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