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Pratiksha Tondwalkar, started her career as a sweeper at a Mumbai branch of the State Bank of India (SBI), at the age of 20, following her husband’s death. Now 37 years later, she is working as an Assistant General Manager (AGM) at SBI, due to her strong will and determination. While working at SBI, Tondwalker cleared her 10th and 12th examinations, and graduated in 1995, She was promoted as a clerk in SBI, and was elevated as a trainee officer in 2004, after clearing the banking exam. After that, she scaled various officer posts before becoming AGM in June, 2022. 

20-year-old Weightlifter, Achinta Sheuli won the gold medal in the men’s 73kg category, by lifting a total of 313kg, at the Commonwealth Games 2022, on 31 July, 2022. It was a third gold for India as the 27-year-old Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and 19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga won the gold medal in the women’s 49kg weight lifting category and men’s 67kg category, respectively, on the first two days of the tournament. So far, India has won three gold medals, two silver and one bronze, in the tournament.

Breastfeeding is crucial for the development of a baby and establishes a precious bond between a mother and her new-born baby. Every year, Breastfeeding Week is celebrated all over the world from August 1 to 7. The week is observed to spread awareness about the advantages of breastfeeding as the antibodies found in breast milk enhance the infant’s defence against germs and viruses.

India paid tribute to Freedom Fighter and Social Reformer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on his 102nd death anniversary on 1 August, 2022. Lovingly called ‘Lokmanya’, which means ‘accepted by the people’ and as the ‘The Maker of Modern India’, by Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak strongly believed in Swaraj (self-rule) and is credited as the first leader of the Indian Freedom Movement. The freedom fighter breathed his last on 1 August, 1920. 

International Tiger Day is observed every year on 28 July. According to the World Wildlife Fund, the tiger population has declined over 95% in the past 150 years, with only around 3900  tigers remaining. The day is observed to create awareness about the importance of the conservation of tigers and to expand its habitats. Currently, India has around 70 percent of the world’s tiger population.

The 22nd Commonwealth Games was declared open on 28 July, 2022, in an impressive opening ceremony, in Birmingham, the host city in England. The Indian team, which was led by double Olympic medallist and Badminton Player, P.V. Sindhu and Men’s Hockey team Captain, Manpreet Singh, consists of 215 athletes. The Indian athletes will be competing across 16 disciplines in the tournament.

Four siblings, Yogesh Mishra, Kshama Mishra, Madhuri Mishra and Lokesh Mishra, from Lalganj town, Uttar Pradesh, have cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination and all of them are now IAS and IPS officers. Yogesh and Madhuri cleared the exam in 2013 and 2014 respectively and became IAS officers. While Lokesh had secured 44th rank in 2015 and is now in the Bihar cadre, Madhuri cleared the exam in her fourth attempt and is now an IPS officer.

India paid tribute to former President, Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (A.P.J) Abdul Kalam, on his seventh death anniversary, on 27 July, 2022. Popularly known as the ‘People’s President’ and ‘Missile Man’, Kalam was an aerospace scientist who served as the nation’s 11th President, from 2002 to 2007. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 1997. Kalam died due to cardiac arrest on 27 July, 2015, while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.

World Hepatitis Day is observed globally every year on 28 July. The day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of American Physician, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, who not only discovered the hepatitis B virus, but also created a diagnostic test and vaccination for it. The day is also marked to create awareness about this viral disease and promote the methods for its prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Ann Mary Ansalen, a Law College student from Ernakulam, Kerala, has been driving a private bus named ‘Hey Day’, for the past eight months, every Sunday through the city roads, for free. The 21-year-old took up this activity due to her passion for driving and vehicles. Ann said that she had the support of her family and her neighbour, Sarath, the bus’s original driver, who had trained her to drive and control the bus.