Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 7, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 7, 2022

– NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar elected as 16th Vice President of India

– UGC asks all Universities and Colleges to observe August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

– New CAT (Central Administrative Tribunal) Chairman Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More takes charge

– Govt to make 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health, Wellness centres functional by December this year

– India opens door for persecuted minorities from Pakistan to practise medicine; NMC (National Medical Commission) invites applications

– Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama honoured with the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)

– SEBI constitutes 15-member committee to attract foreign investment; Former Chief Economic Advisor K V Subramanian appointed Chairman

– Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal unveils digital version of One District-One Product gift catalogue

– Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes

– Hiroshima in Japan observes 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing on August 6

– US: Indiana becomes first state to implement abortion ban post SC ruling

– Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia (men’s 65 kg), Deepak Punia (men’s 86 kg) and Sakshi Malik (women’s 62 kg) clinch gold medals

– Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Athletes Avinash Sable (men’s 3000 metres steeplechase) and Priyanka Goswami (women’s 10,000m race walk) win silver medals