DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 31ST AUGUST 2023

World Sanskrit Day - 31st August 

1) Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Host The 71st Miss World Press Conference. 

2) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Conferred The Biju Pattnaik Sports Award 

[* BIJU PATTNAIK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN SPORTS & GAMES ON INTERNATIONAL - Cyclist Swati Singh 

* BIJU PATTNAIK SPORTS & BRAVERY AWARDS 

* LIFETIME ACHIVEMENT AWARD - Hockey Coach Peter Tirkey And Football Coach - Rajendra Prasad Singh 

* BIJU PATTNAIK SPORTS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COACHING AND EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS JOURNALISM - Coach Pradeep Kumar Sarangi, Ajay Kumar Das 

* BIJU PATTNAIK AWARD FOR SPORTS PROMOTION - Odisha Police 

* Para Badminton Player Deep Ranjan Bisoyee Named The Best Para Sports Person Of The Year 

* Sabita Toppo - Upcoming Athlete With Immense Potential 

* Sporting Ecosystem Award - Brigadier Bibhu Bhusan Nayak 

* Late Sri Saroj Kumar Das And Late Sri Sudarshan Swain Conferred With The Bravery Awards Posthumously. ] 

3) England Cricket Board Announced Equal Fees For Both Men And Women's Cricket Team.

4) Priyan Sain Win The Miss Earth India Crown 2023.

5) Japanese Company Mercari Inc Launched The First Global Office In Bengaluru.

6) IPS Nina Singh (Special Director General in CISF) Is Took Additional Charge CISF DG.

7) Karnataka State Government Launched GRUHA LAXMI Scheme (1.1 Crores Women's Will Get 2000 Monthly Aid under This Scheme).

8) Goa Shipyard Limited And Kenya Shipyard Limited Have Signed MoU For Capacity Building And Collaboration In Ship Design And Construction.

9) Erling Haaland And Rachel Daly Have Won PFA Players Of The Years Award.

10) India Will Host First Edition Of The Global India AI in October 2023.

11) India Finishes With Five Medals Including Three Gold, One Silver And 1 Bronze in The Cycling Track Asia Cup, Thailand.

12) India's Men's Double Pair Ravkrishna And Sankar And Women's Double Pair Swetparna And Rutaparna Have Won Cameroon International 2023.

13) Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Has Launched The World's First 100% Ethanol Fuel Car In Delhi.

14) Parmeet Singh Sood Has Been Honoured With ET Leadership Excellence Award.

15) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Launched HSBC India's Partnerships With Aimed To Innovation In Green Hydrogen.