Wednesday 21 August 2024

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 21ST AUGUST 2024

World Mosquitos Day - 20th August 

Theme 2024 - Accelerating The Fight Against Malaria For a More Equitable World

National Radio Day - 20th August 

National Renewable Energy Day - 20th August 

World Senior Citizen Day - 21st August 

1) Pakistan Conducted The Training Launch Of Surface To Surface Ballistic Missile Saheen-II. 

2) A 90 Feet Tall Hanuman Statue Has Inaugurated In Houston, Texas USA. 



3) India And Malaysia Have Signed 7 MoU In Different Projects. 

( PM Of Malaysia - Anwar Ibrahim) 

* MOU Between The Government Of India & The Government Of Malaysia On The Recruitment, Employment And Repatriation Of Workers. 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Ayurveda And Other Traditional Systems Of Medicine. 

*MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Digital Technologies. 

* MoU On Field Of Culture And Arts. 

* MoU In Cooperation In The Field Of Tourism. 

* Cooperation In Youth And Sports. 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Public Administration And GOVERNANCE Reforms. 

* MoU Between International Financial Centre Services Authority ( IFSCA) With Labuan Financial Services Authority (in Relation To Mutual Cooperation. 

4) The 3rd Annual Meeting Of Indian Space Association ( ISPA) Held. 

* Indian Space Association ( ISPA) Signed MoU With All India Council For Technical Education ( AICTE) To Fostering The Collaborative Development Of Space Education In India. 

5) Chinese Shuttler Liu Yu Chen Has Announced Retirement From International Badminton. 

6) Copiapoa Cacti Species Are Listed In IUCN Red List. 



7) Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman Of The Asian Institute Of Gastroenterology Hospital, Hyderabad Has Been Appointed As The One Of 7 Members Of National Task Force On Safety Of Doctors. 

( Announced By CJI D Y Chandrachud On 20th August 2024) For Kolkata Rape And Murder Case. 

8) Aryna Sabalenka Has Won Women's Single Title At CINCINNATI Open 2024. ( Her 6th WTA 1000 Title)



* Jannik Sinner Has Won Men's Single Title At CINCINNATI Open 2024. 


9) India's First Tagging Of Horseshoe Crabs Kicked Off By Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) At Odisha Coast. 

* ZSI Team Has Collaboration With The Odisha Forest Department 



( The Horseshoe Crabs Is Known For Its Strong Immune System, And Its Blood Is Crucial For Preparing Rapid Diagnostic Reagents. 

10) Mangal Credit And Fincorp Limited Gets Listed On The National Stock Exchange ( NSE). 

11) The Appointment Committee Of Cabinet Has Appointed Sanjiv Ranjan ( IFS Officer) As The Secretary General At The Indian Ocean Rim Association ( IORA) Secretariat In Mauritius. 



12) Anant Darshan Shankar Has Been Honoured With M Swaminathan Environmental Protection Award. 


13) ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath And Other Launched AICTE Model Curriculum For Space Technology. 

14) Hyundai Motor India Foundation ( HMIF) Has Introduced The Hyundai Hope Scholarship Programme. ( Aim To Support Underprivileged Students Across India). 

15) 2012 IAS Amit Kumar Has Been Appointed As Private Secretary To Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. 

16) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) IN Partnerships With CSIRO, Australia (  ) Is Now Accepting Applications From Start-ups And MSMEs In India And Australia For The Climate Smart Agritech Cohort Of The India-Australia Rapid Innovation And Startup Expansion ( RISE). 

17) NPCI Launched UPI Circle For Secure Delegate Payment.

18) BPCL Launched India's First Biofuel Blend HFHSD Bunker At Mumbai Port.



19) World's Oldest Person Spain's Maria Branyas Morera Passed Away At The Age Of 117.



20) 19th Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII) India AFRICA Business Conclave Held At Delhi.

21) Sitar Artiste, Hindustani Music In Gujarati Manju Mehta Passed Away.



22) Satya Prakash Sangwan Has Been Appointed As The Chef De Mission For Para Olympic 2024.



23) Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Has Launched Online Portal DRIPS ( Disaster Resilient Infrastructure For Power Sector) 

24) For The 2nd Consecutive Year RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Has Been Rated A+ In The Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2024.

25) Union Health Minister JP Nadda Inaugurated The First Policy Maker's Forum 

26) A MoU Signed Between PetroNet LNG Limited And Srilanka Private Company For Infrastructure Development And Supply Of LNG In Colombo.

27) Russia And Azerbaijan Signed 7 Documents During The Russian President Putin Visit To Theirs Country.

28) Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Launched Portal For Online Monitoring Of Project's - Thermal (PROMPT).

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