DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14TH AUGUST 2024

International Youth Day - 12th August 

Theme 2024 - From Clicks To Progress: Youth Digital Pathways For Sustainable Developments 

World Organ Donation Day - 13th August 

Theme 2024 - Be The Reason For Someone's Smile Today 

World Lizard Day - 14th August 

1) Yashwant Prema ( Vishakapatanam) Ranked First Runner's Up In The Mr Teen Super Globe Season 3 Held In Bangkok Thailand.

2) Neelakurinji Has Officially Listed In IUCN Threatened Species.

3) Government Of India Announced Operational Guidelines For The Implementation Of Model Solar Village Under PM SHURYA GHAR: Muft Bijli Yojana.

( The Winning Village In Each Districts Receive A Central Financial Assistance Grant Of Rs 1 Crores)

4) England Fast Bowler Gus Atinkson Has Won ICC Player Of The Month For Men's Award For July 2024.

5) The Theme For The 28th CoCSSO Meeting Is - Use Of Data For Decision Making- Strengthening State Statistical Systems.

6) Nav Bharat Media Group Chairman Vinod Maheswari Passed Away.

7) RBI Announced A Constitution Of An Expert Committee On Bench Marking Of Its Statistics And Deputy Governor Michael Patra

8) Researchers Have Created An Innovative Transparent Layer That Sits Between Two Insulating Material. 

( This Material Allows Electrons To Move In Two Dimensional Plane At Room Temperature).

9) India's Index Of Industrial Production (IIP) Records A Growth Of 4.2% In June 2024.

10) Former Pakistan Intelligence Chief Of ISI Faiz Hameed Has Been Taken Into Military Custody.

11) Dr. Debasish Halder Has Been Appointed As The New Director Of Health Service, West Bengal.

12) The 6th INDIA- Australia Maritime Security Dialogue Held In Canberra, Australia.

13) The 2nd International Conference On Green Hydrogen 2024 Will Held In 11 to 13th September At Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

14) The 12th Edition Of The National Inter School Cryptic Crossword Contest 2024 Commenced.

15) Indian Para Badminton Shuttle Pramod Bhagat Has Been Suspended For 18 Months For Breaching. 

16) Researchers Have Developed a Porous Composite Xerogel Dressing Incorporating Silica Nanoparticles And Calcium That Can Help Blood Clot Rapidly And Provide Relief For Uncontrolled Hemorrhage. 

17) Former Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra Has Been Appointed As Indian Ambassador To US. 

18) SJVN's Renewable Arm, SGEL Conferred With Diamond Award For Utility Scale Company Of The Year In PSU Category In Rajasthan Annual Solar Awards 2024. 

19) Dinesh Nandwana Has Been Appointed As The Chairman Emeritus. 

* Vedanta Nandwana Has Been Appointed As The Managing Director. 

* Ammeet Sabarwal Has Been Appointed As The Executive Director & Group CEO 

20) Union Education Minister Releases The NIRF Ranking 2024 

OVERALL RANKING 2024 - ( TOP 10) 

a) IIT MADRAS 

b) IISC Bengaluru 

c) IIT Bombay 

d) IIT DELHI 

e) IIT KANPUR 

f) IIT KHARAGPUR 

g) AIIMS New Delhi 

h) IIT Roorkee 

i) IIT Guwahati 

j) JNU New Delhi 

COLLEGES - ( TOP 10) 

1) Hindu College, Delhi 

2) Miranda House, Delhi 

3) St. Stephen's College, Delhi 

4) Ram Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata 

5) Atma Ram Santan Dharm College, Delhi 

6) St, Xavier's College, Kolkata 

7) PSGR Krishnammal College For Women Coimbatore 

8) Loyola College, Chennai 

9) Kirori Mal College, Delhi 

10) Lady Shri Ram College For Women Delhi 

BEST UNIVERSITIES ( TOP 10) 

1) IISC Bengaluru 

2) JNU New Delhi 

3) Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 

4) Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal 

5) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 

6) University Of Delhi, New Delhi 

7) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 

8) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 

9) Jadhavpur University Kolkata 

10) Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore 

21) US Health ( US FDA) Has Approved The First Nasal Spray To Dangerous Allergic Reactions. ( Epipen 2 Pak ) 

22) Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation Released The 25th Issue Of Its Publication Tiled Women And Men In India 2023 

23) Union Minister Of State Dr Jitendra Singh Launched Amrit Gyan Kosh And Faculty Development Portals. 

24) IRCTC And NCRTC Have Collaborated To Launch One India- One Ticket Initiative To Enhance The Travel Experience On Indian Railways And Namo Bharat Trains. 

25) Gross Direct Tax Collections Surge 23.99% To 8.13 Lakh Crores. 

26) Retail Inflation Drops To 59 Month Low Of 3.54% In July 2024. 

27) 9th Edition Of Vizag Navy Marathon Scheduled To Take Place On 15th December ( Navy Day) 2024 At Vishakapatanam. 

28)  Odia OAS Officer Anshuman Rath Has Been Given Charge To GA & PG Department. 

29) The Assam Government Has Signed MoU With Prasar Bharti To Produce a Documentary Series On The Life Of Lachit Borphukan. ( FOR 52 EPISODES) 

30) National Institute For MSME ( NI- MSME) Hyderabad Has Been Awarded Accreditation Certificate As UTKRISHT 3 Star Rating By Capacity Building Commission (CBC).

31) DRDO Successfully Tested Fire The Made In India Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile ( MP- ATGM) At The Field Firing Range In Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

32) Israel To Establish Center Of Water Technology At IIT MADRAS 

33) Researchers At IIT MADRAS Has Developed a Numerical Methodology To Predict The HC Reactors Performance In Treating Waste Water 

34) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Inaugurated The 300 Feet Bailey Suspension Bridge (BSB) Over The Teesta River 

( Marking A Significant Milestone In States Recovery From The Devastated Flash Floods in October 2023)

35) Shri Sandeep Paundrik Has Been Appointed As The Secretary Of Ministry Of Steel.

36) Late Bubul Gogoi, Posthumously Received The GAJ GAURAV Award 2024 On The Occasion Of World Elephant Day.

37) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Has Appoints Shri Jagdambika Pal As Chairperson Of The Joint Committee On The Waqf ( Amendment) Bill 2024.

38) National Health Authority (NHA) And Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences ( MUHS) Signed MoU To Drive Digital Health Education.

39) Odisha Government Declared BHANG As An Intoxicant.

40) Sugi Sai Gopinath Has Won Silver Medal At The Yonex All England Junior Badminton Championship At Birmingham.

41) Union Minister C R Patil Launched 2.0 Version Of Flood Watch India Mobile Application.

42) Union Minister Kirren Rijju Has Launched Jiyo Parsi Scheme Portal.

( Enable Parsis To Apply Online, Application Status, DBT Transfer) 

43) Nayab Saini, Chief Minister Of Haryana Has Launched SAKSHAM YUVA YOJANA 

Unemployment Get - 

( 12th Passed students Get 1200 Per Month) 

( Graduates Gets 2000 Per Month)

( Post Graduates Gets 3500 Per Month)

44) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini Launched HAR GHAR GRIHINI Portal. 

( Each BPL family Gets Domestic Gas Cylinder At 500 Per ) 

* CM of Haryana  Laid Foundation Stone Of 600 Development projects Worth Rs 3400 Crores In Panchkula. 

45) Chinese Badminton Player He Bing Jiao Has Announced Retirement From International Badminton.

46) IIT Guwahati Has Collaboration With Tapei Economic And Cultural Center To Establish Taiwan Education Center.

47) Manoj Ahuja Has Given Additional Charge As Working Chairman Of Shree Jagganath Temple Managing Committee 

48) Zoologist From Mizoram Has Discovered a New Species Of Snake ( Called - Smithophis Mizoramensis)

( Local Name - Tuithiangrul) 

( & Mizo Brook Snake) 

49) India To Participate In The Flag Football World Championship 2024, Is Going To Held At Finland From 27th To 30th August.