DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 19TH AUGUST 2024

World Photography Day - 19th August 

Theme 2024 - An Entire Day 

World Humanitarian Day - 19th August 

Theme 2024 - Act For Humanity 

1) The Indian Student Team Has Won 3 Gold, 2 Silver And 3 Bronze Medals At 17th International Earth Sciences Olympiad (IESO) In Beijing, China.

2) Dubai Has Officially Approved Bitcoin And Crypto For Salary Payment.

3) BrahMos Aerospace To Rename The BrahMos-NG Missile As BrahMos-MA 

4) Professor C S Narayanmurthy, Dean (R &D) IIST Received The 2022 International Commission For Optics (IOC) GALILEO GALILEI Medal From The Secretary Of ICO, Professor Humberto Michinel, At International Conference AOP 2024.

5) Social Media Platform X Officially Shut Down In Brazil.

6) 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded At Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.

7) Karnataka Governor Granted Its Permission To Prosecute Karnataka CM Siddharamaih In MUDA Land Scam Case.

( MUDA - Mysuru Urban Development Authority) 

8) A Research Team At Central University Of Kerala Has Achieved A Milestone, in Chemical Sensing, 

( The Team created A material Capable Of Detecting Toxic Cyanide At Low Concentration, 

( TEAM LED By Dr. Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi) 

Promising To Enhance The Safety Of Drinking Water And Food Products)

9) Kerala Government Postpone The Release Of Hema Committee Report On Women's Working Condition In Malayalam Film Industry.

10) Canara Bank Has Launched It's 150 Branches In FY 2024.

11) Pranav Kumar & Noah Schachter Runners Up At ITF M25 Peru Doubles.

12) Russia's Shiveluch Vlocano Erupts Due To Earthquake Of Magnitude 7.0 Occurred In Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky Region.

13) Maaya Rajeshwaran Has Won Double Gold Medal At National Tennis Championship 2024. 

( Win in Under 18 Singles And Doubles Event)

14) Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Has Imposed A Penalty Of Rs 3 Lakh On SriRam's IAS For Advertising Misleading Claims Regarding Results Of UPSC Civil Service 2022.

15) A New Book Titled Minimum Floor Price Has Launched In Guwahati.( Assam Tea Industry )

16) Indian Referee Dhar Riiohlang Will  officiate In The FIFA UNDER 17 Women's World Cup 2024.

17) 9Days  Of Chinar Book Festival Organised In Jammu and Kashmir.

18) Sudan Declared Cholera Outbreak In Country. 

19) Nepal Academy And BHU (Banaras Hindu University) Signed MoU To Foster Research And Exchange In Nepali Language And Culture.

20) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The OXYGEN Park In Ahmedabad 

21) FSSAI Launched The Projects To Address Microplastic Contamination In Indian Food.

22) Sriram Balaji And Fernando Romboli Runners Up At ATP 125' Santo Domingo Open.

23) 2005 Batch IAS OFFICER Mandip Singh Brar Has Been Appointed As The New Home Secretary To Chandigarh.

24) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The India Coast Guard's Maritime Rescue Coordination Center MRCC At Chennai.

* Also Inaugurated The Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre RMPRC At Chennai Port. And A Coast Guard Air Enclave In Puducherry.

25) Researchers Have Found a New Plant Species GONGRONEMA SASIDHARANII In iddukki District Kerala. 

( Genus - Gongronema)

26) Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Along With Tamilnadu CM MK Stalin Has Unveiled The 100 Rupee Coin In Commemorative Birth Centenary To Late Former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in Chennai.

27) Professor Subhangi Digamber Chikte And Professor Jayshree Agarkhed Have Been Honoured With  The Professor Satish Dhawan Award For Engineers For 2022.

28) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Addressed During The Tree Plantation Programme Under The Mission 3 Million Tree Scheme At Ahmedabad.

29) According To Visa Guide Passport Index Top 5 Ranked Country's - 

* Singapore 

* Germany

* Italy 

* Spain

* France 

30) Director General Of Indian Coast Guard Shri Rakesh Pal Passed Away Due To Cardiac Arrest.

31) London Spirit Are The Champions Of The Hundred (Women's) 2024 Title.

32) Anahat Singh Has Won The Reliance PSA Challenge 3 Tournament (Squash) Beat Srilanka in Srilanka.