WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 5TH TO 11TH AUGUST 2024

1) NCRTC Has Bagged Prestigious Platinum Global Sustainability Award 2024 From Energy And Environment Foundation.

2) Shri Daljit Singh Chaudhary, DG SSB Has Given Additional Charge Of DG BSF.

3) According To UNGA President ( Dennis Francis) India Lifted 800 Million People Out Of Poverty.

4) India Topped In The List Of Lowest National Debt Per Capita In G20.

5) A Set Of Three Copper Plates, Or TAMRA Sashanam Inscribed With Sanskrit Text Of 8th Century CE Have Been Found In Telengana.

6) Ram Kumar Ramanathan & Joshua Paris Finishes As Runners Up At ATP 125 Porto Challenger.

7) Union Tourism And Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat Has Inaugurated The 7th Edition Of International Hospitality Expo 2024 At Greater Noida.

8) INS SHALKI Visited To Colombo, Srilanka

9) A Four Ringed Butterfly Has Seen In India After 61 Years. ( YPTHIMA CANTLIEI) IN Arunachal Pradesh. 

10) Appointment Committee Of The Cabinet Has Extended The Tenure Of Ashok Juneja, IPS, Director General Of Police (HoPF) Chhattisgarh For Another Six Months.

11) Naturalist, Wildlifer Founder Of 13 National Park, 40 Wildlife Sanctuary J K Datta Passed Away.

12) Sara Abraham, Doyenne Of Indian Art Passed Away.

13) Solar Industries Has Set Up India's First Indigenous Chaff Production Plant At Nagpur For Indian Air Force. ( IAF Deputy Chief Inaugurated) 

14) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Launched E-evidence, Nyay Setu, Nyay Shruti, And e-Summon Application For Speedy Criminal Justice At Chandigarh.

15) Novak Djokovic Wins GOLD At Paris Olympic 2024 ( Men's Single) Tennis. 

( His First Olympic Gold.) 

* Carlos Alcatraz Wins Silver ( Beaten By Novak Djokovic) 

* Lorenzo Musetti Won Bronze Medal 

16) Chinese Paddler Fan Zhendong Win The Men's Single Title Won Gold At Men's Table Tennis At Paris Olympic 2024.

17) Kim Woojin Has Won Gold Medal In Archery In Individuals Event At Paris Olympic 2024. 

( First Individual Gold For South Korea) 

18) Ashma Kumari KC Has Crowned Miss Nepal World 2024.

19) Algerian Kaylia Nemour Has Won Gold In Gymnastics ( At Paris Olympic) 

* She Became The First African To Won Gold In Gymnastics).

20) India Hockey Team Beat Great Britain To Enter Semis At Paris Olympic 2024.

21) Lee Yang & Wang Chi Lin Has Won Gold In Men's Double In Badminton At Paris Olympic 2024.

World Breastfeed Week - 1 to 7th August 

Theme 2024 - Closing The Gap: Breastfeeding Support For All 

Aviation Security Culture Week - 5th To 11th August 

Theme 2024 - Enhancing Passenger Security Through Effective Divestment 

1) CURACAO Became The 6th Associate Member Of The Caribbean Community ( CARICOM).

2) Jharkhand State Government Has Launched Mukhyamantri Maiyaan Samman Yojana For Women.

( Women With Age Group Of 21-50 Will Get Rs 1000 Per Month Under This Scheme) 

3) USA Became The 2nd Largest Supplier Of LNG in India.

4) NIT Calicut Launched Nivahika Data Management Portal.

5) National Commission For Women Inaugurated The Digital Shakti Centre To Combat Cyber Crimes Against Women In New Delhi.

6) Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya And Jyotiraditya Scindia Have Launched The Commemorative Stamps For The XXXIII Olympic Paris(33RD) 2024.

7) Indigo Introduced INDIGO Stretch New Business Class On The Occasion Of 18th Anniversary.

8) Former England Cricketer And Coach Graham Thorpe Passes Away.

9) Two Bronze Medallist Winner Manu Bhaker Will Become The Flag Bearer At Closing Ceremony Of Paris Olympic 2024

10) Shri Charu Dhwaj Agarwal Has Takes Charge As Command Of Frontier HQ BSF Odisha.

11) He Bing Jiao Has Won Silver Medal In Women's Single Badminton At Paris Olympic 2024.

12) An Se Young Has Won Women's Single Title In Badminton At Paris Olympic 2024.

13) Gregoria Mariska Has Won Bronze Medal At Women's Badminton Single At Paris Olympic 2024.

14) Delhi To Host First BIMSTEC Business Summit From 6th To 8th August 

15) Multinational Exercise TARANG SHAKTI To Kicked Off In Two Phases In INDIA ( First Phase Will Held in Tamilnadu) 

16) India Became The 5th Largest Manufacturing Hub Overtake South Korea.

17) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Has Resigned On 5th August, Because Of On-going Students Protest Against Quota In country.

18) Professor Meera Charda Has won Prestigious International Cultural Award 2024.

19) India And Saint Christopher And Nevis Sign MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Sports.

20) Lee Zii Jia Has Won Bronze Medal In Men's Single Badminton Bronze Medal At Paris Olympic 2024.

21) Viktor Axelsen Has Won Men's Single Badminton Gold Medal At Paris Olympic 2024.

10th National Handloom Day - 7th August 

1) President Droupadi Murmu Became The First INDIAN President To Travel Fiji.

2) President Droupadi Murmu Has Been Conferred With The Highest Civilian Award Of Fiji- The Companion Of The Order Of Fiji By Fiji President Wiliame Katonivere

* President Announced The Establishment Of New Super Speciality Cardiology Hospital in Suva, Fiji.  

3) Deka Pumping Project Has Been Inaugurated In Zimbabwe.

4) ADG BSF Anurag Garg Flagged Off The First Ever All Women Mountaineering Team From Delhi.

5) Nobel Laurete Muhammad Yunus To Be Chief Adviser Of Interim Bangladesh.

6) The Indian Air Force Contingent Arrived At Kuantan, Malaysia To Participate The Bilateral Air Exercise UDARA SHAKTI 2024.

7) Avinash Sable Became The First Indian Male Athlete To Qualify For Men's 3000m Steeple Chase At Paris Olympic.

8) Tsung- Dao Lee, Chinese American Physicist And Nobel Laurete Passed Away.

9) Indian Tri Service Financial Conference Held In New Delhi.

( Chief Of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan Chaired)

10) CJI DY Chandrachud Has Inaugurated The Sugar Express And Mitti Cafe In The Delhi High Court Premises.

11) Chief Justice Of India D Y Chandrachud Has Launched The e-DHCR Portal, ( Digital Publication Of Judgement Of  Public Importance)

12) Anand Mahindra Has Been Appointed As The New Chairman Of Young India Skill University.

13) Former Indian Cricketer Dinesh Kartik Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of SA 20 ( South Africa T20 League).

14) Government Of India, Department Of Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade DPIIT Has Granted New Space Research And Technologies The Defense License Under IDR Act 1951 For The Manufacture Of Aerospace And Defense Equipment.

15) The 63rd Edition Of SUBROTO Cup Kicked Off.

16) Jio Finance Payment  Now Enable In Paris.

17) The Hindu Journalist Navamy Sudish Has Won National Award For Journalism For Her News On POCSO Survivors.

18) The 3rd Foreign Office Consultation Meeting Between India And Zimbabwe Held In Harare.

19) Central Government Appoints Harish Dudani As Member In Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.

20) President Droupadi Murmu Announced a High Commission Of India Chancellor And India Cultural Center Complex, Suva In Fiji.

21) A Moon Crater Has Been Named After PASANG Lhamu Shepra.

22) India Ranked 8th Position In Global Agriculture Export.

23) The Appointment Committee Of Cabinet Has Approved The Appointment Of Challa Sreenivasulu Setty As Chairman Of State Bank Of India. ( for Next 3 Years From 28th August 2024) 

24) Rana Asutosh Kumar Singh Has Been Appointed As The Managing Director Of SBI.

25) Dr. Manoj Kumar Agarwal Has Been Appointed As The Director ( Technical) Of BCCL ( Bharat Coking Coal Limited), Dhanbad.

Javelin Throw Day - 7th August 

1) Niger Officially Ends All Diplomatic Relations With Ukraine.

2) Former Indian Cricketer And Coach Ravi Shasthri Has Received The Honorary Fellowship From The Cardiff Metropolitan UNIVERSITY.

3) Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez Creates History Became The First Ever Athlete To Win 5 Gold Medals In Same Event.

4) Former Prime Minister Of Bangaldesh Khaleda Zia Has Been Released From Jail.

5) Vinesh Phogat Became The First Indian Wrestler To Reach Olympic Final.

( She Beat Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman In 50 Kg Category) 

6) Solar Energy Corporation Of India (SECI) Has Increased Of 38.14% In Profit In Financial Year 2024.

7) Researchers From IIA Bengaluru Discovered The Method To Predict The Amplitude Of Upcoming Solar Cycle Can Forecast Space Weather.

8) The Original 2021 Anti Conversation Law Was Amend By Uttar Pradesh Assembly On 30th July.

9) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Presented Sant Kabir Award On The Occasion Of National Handloom Day.

10) Central Government Operationalized Rs 920 Crores Namami Gange Mission 2.0 Projects In Uttar Pradesh And Bihar.

11) Major General Robert D Harter Has Been Appointed As The Next Chief Of Army Reserves Of US.

12) Command Sgt Major Lorraine Smith Is Became The First Woman To Take Lead At Army's Reserves First Mission Support In Puerto Rico.

13) Government Of India Appoints Devesh Chaturvedi As Agriculture And Farmers Welfare Department Secretary.

14) IIT Madras Has Received The Largest Single Donation Of Rs 228 Crores From Distinguished Alumni's Dr Krishna Chivukula.

15) Nagaland Became The First Indian State To Implement Insurance To Cover Disaster Response.

16) Mohsin Naqvi Has Been Appointed As The New Chairman Of Asian Cricket Council.

17) Padma Bhusan Awardee Social Activist And Gandhian Sobhna Ranade Passed Away. 

18) Andhra Pradesh Received The JEEVANDAAN Award On The Occasion Of Organ Donation Day.

19) Kelly Ortberg Has Been Appointed As The New CEO OF Boeing.

20) IPS OFFICER Rashmi Ranjan Swain Has Been Appointed As The DGP Of Jammu and Kashmir.

21) Afghanistan Cricketer Ihsan Janat Has Received Five Years Ban For Violating ICC Anti Corruption Code.

22) N Lyles ( USA) Has Win Men's 100 meter Win Gold At Paris Olympic 2024.

23) The 7th Meeting Of ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Advisory Council On Dangerous Drug ( AIPACODD) Held In Laos.

24) Andhra Pradesh State Government Has Signed MoU With Google For AI For Andhra Pradesh

25) Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) Honoured With Best Corporate Award For Pioneering TB Eradication Efforts.

26) Lok Sabha Approved The Finance Bill (2024) With 45 Amendments.

27) IFS Puneet Roy Kundal Has Been Appointed As The Indian Ambassador to Portugal.

28) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Handed Over 20 Inflatable Rubber Boats To Kaziranga National Park And Tiger Reserves.

29) Yahya Sinwar Has Chosen As New Chief Of Hamas.

30) 1993 Batch IAS Sandeep Paundrik Has Been Posted As Secretary, Ministry Of Steel.

31) 1999 Batch IAS OFFICER Amit Singh Negi Has Been Appointed As The Additional Secretary In PMO Office.

32) The Appointment Committee Of The Cabinet Has Appointed 1999 Rajasthan BATCH IAS Mugdha Sinha As The New Director General In The Ministry Of Tourism.

33) 2013 IRS Officer Sukant Vatsa Has Been Appointed As Private Secretary To The Minister Of State For Environment Forest And Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh.

34) Uday Borwanker Has Been Appointed As The New Director General Of The Research Designs And Standards Organisation ( RDSO).

35) Raj Kumar Chaudhary Has Taken Charge As Chairman And Managing Director Of NHPC.

36) After Disqualified in Final Of Wrestling In Paris Olympic Vinesh Phogat Announced From Wrestling.

37) Rio Favela Forest In Brazil Caught Massive Fire.

38) DLF Appoints Mahender Singh As Independent Director For Next Five Years.

1) Haryana Becomes The First State To Procure All Crops At MSP.

2) Bulgaria Officially Banned LGBT Propaganda In Schools. 

3) Odisha Government Removed 5T Charter And MO SARKAR From The CCR Of Group A, B And C State Government Employees. 

4) Pine Labs Launched UPI SETU For All Merchants UPI Payments. 

5) Tunisian President Kais Saied Appoints Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri As Prime Minister Of Country. ( Previous - Ahmed Hachani) 

6) India Beat Nepal In The Final Of CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League Held At Kathmandu, Nepal. 

7) Karnataka State's Adichunchaniri Sanctuary Declared As Peacock Sanctuary. ( It Was Established In 1981) 

8) Jharkhand State Government Has Launched The UPASTHITI Portal To Ensure Healthcare Attendance. 

9) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattachare Passed Away.

( CM Of WEST BENGAL 2000-2011) 

10) Reserve Bank Of INDIA (RBI) Keep Repo Rate Remains Same. (6.5%).

11) RBI Governor Announced UPI Transaction Limit For Tax Payment Raised To 5 Lakhs From Rs 1 Lakh.

12) Boilers Bill 2024, Introduced In Rajya Sabha ( Decriminalization Offence )

(1923 Boilers Act Change) 

13) RBI Proposed Creating Public Repository Of Digital Lending Apps.

14) Surgeon Vice Admiral Anupam Kapur Has Assumed As Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces).

15) H E Qasim Mohiuddin Has Appointed As The Pakistan Ambassador To Azerbaijan.

16) India's First Brandt's Hedgehog Discovered In Rajouri.

17) 2nd International Conference For Buddhist Scholars  On Buddha Dharma Takes Place In Delhi.

18) Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Introduced The Appropriation (No 2) Bill And The Jammu And Kashmir Appropriation (No 3) Bill In Rajya Sabha.

19) Union Minister Kirren Rijju Introduced The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 In Lok Sabha.

20) India Beat Spain In Bronze Medal Match In Paris Olympic 2024 Beaten 3-1 Goal. 

( India's 4th Medal In Paris Olympic) 

13th Medal In Hockey in Olympic History For India 

( 8 Gold, 4 Silver And 1 Bronze) 

21) Indian Hockey Goal Keeper Sreejesh Announced Retirement in International Hockey.

22) The First Rice ATM ( Annapurti)  ( FOR Ration Card Holder) Of India  Installed In Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 

23) Neeraj Chopra Won Silver In Javelins Throw At Paris Olympic 2024. ( his Second Consecutive Olympic Medal) Previous 2020 Tokyo Olympic was Gold.

World Lion Day -10th August 

Theme 2024 - Protecting The King Of The Jungle 

International Tribal Day - 9th August 

Theme 2024 - Indigenous Youth As Agents Of Change For Self Determination 

1) 28th Conference Of Central & State Statistical Organization ( CoSSO) TO Held At Delhi. 

2) ISLRTC And Army Welfare Association Society Signed MoU To Promote Indian Sign Language. 

3) Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Aadityanath Inaugurated The Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival In Lucknow. 

4) 4th Foreign Office Consultation Meeting Between India And Zambia Held At Lusaka, Zambia. 

5) Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem Has Won Gold Medal In Javelin Throw By Throwing 92.97 meter. 

6) CSIR-NBRI Lucknow Has Developed a Herbal Product Called NBRI- Gout Out ( Combination Of 5 Medicinal Plant) To Address The Problem Of Gout ( Gouty Arthritic Condition) 

7) Shri Naveen Srivastava Has Been Appointed As Director Of ( Operations) POWERGRID. 

8) Department Of Telecommunication (DoT) Has Launched AI Bharat 5G/6G Hackathon. 

9) Shri Daljeet Singh Has Been Appointed As Director ( Finance) At Housing And Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO). 

10) SJVN Limited Has Successfully Commissioned 90MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project. 

11) IREDA Allocated Rs. 1.05 Crores For Development Of Sport Science Center In Uttarakhand. 

12) Nepal President Ramachandra Paudel Handed Hem Bahadur Malla Honour For The Year 2079 BS To Dr Bhesh Bahadur Thapa. 

13) State Bank Of India ( SBI) Projects GDP Growth Of 7% in Financial Year 2024/25. 

14) Parliament Passed The Finance ( No2) Bill 2024 And The Appropriation ( No2) Bill 2024 And The Jammu & Kashmir Appropriation (NO3) Bill 2024. 

15) 8th India International Footwear Fair 2024 Held In New Delhi. 

16) Ola Electric Now Has List At Issue Price Of Rs 76 Per Share At National Stock Exchange ( NSE), 

17) SEBI Approves The Appointment Of  Praveen Rai As MD And CEO Of MCX. 

18) Adani Port Appoints Dr. Ravindra Dholakia And PK Pujari As Non Executive And Independent Additional Directors. 

19) Sandur Manganese And Iron Ores Appoints Krishnendu Sanyal As CEO And Manjunath Prabhu As COO. 

20) Dhruv Agarwal Has Been Appointed As President Of Strategy Of Paramount Communication. 

21) Nippon Life India Asset Management Was Fined Rs 2 Lakh By SEBI. 

22) Kartik Sundaram Aiyer Appointed As CFO Of Gateway Disttriparks. 

23) Japan Records 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake. 

24) India's First GI Tagged Fig Juice Has Exported To Poland Recently. 

25) Germany Has Been Included As The 18th Member In The Unite Nations Command (UNC). 

26) Iraq's Parliament Introduces Bill To Reduce The Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls From 15 To 9. 

27) Scientist's From Agharkar Research Institute Pune, Maharashtra Find India's FIRST Methane Eating Bacteria In Western Ghats Wetlands, Vetal Takdi Quarry.

28) Indian Hockey Goal Keeper PR Sreejesh Will Be The Flag Bearer For India At Closing Ceremony Of Paris Olympic 2024.

29) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Presented A Budget Of Rs 14,400 Crores In Vidhan Sabha.

30) MoU Signed Between All India Institute Of Ayurveda And Amity University To Promote Ayurveda Research And Education.

31) 144.30 ( Crude Steel Production Metric Tonne) In 2023/24 In India.

32) The Lok Sabha Passed The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024.

33) NTPC Ranked 378th In Forbes Global 2000 List.

34) Aman Sherwat Has Won Bronze Medal In 57kg Wrestling Event In Paris Olympic ( 6th Medal For India)

World Biofuels Day - 10th August 

Theme 2024 - Sustainable Biofuel: Fuelling a Greener Future 

1) MoU Signed Between WHO & Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute Of Medical Science And Technology Under Department Of Science And Technology For Production Of Medical Devices.

2) HAATI App Has Been Released By AARANYAK. 

3) India To Open a Consulate In Auckland To Strengthen Diplomatic Ties. 

4) Tan Su Shan Became The First Female CEO Of DBS Bank. 

5) Ministry Of Defence's Divyangjan Expedition Team Unfurls The Largest National Flag Atop Uhuru Summit Of Mt. Kilimanjaro, The Highest Peak Of Africa. 

6) According To Defence Ministry Report, Defence Export Increased To Rs. 6915 Crores In First Quarter Of 2024/25. 

7) President Droupadi Murmu India's First President To Visit Timor-Leste. ( Post New Zealand Visit) 

* President Jose Ramos- Horta Of Timor Leste Has Conferred India's President Droupadi Murmu With Country's Highest Civilian Award ( GRAND- COLLAR OF THE ORDER OF TIMOR - LESTE) 

( PM - Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao) 

8) Chhattisgarh State Government Has Announced a New Tiger Reserve ( 4th Of State) Named Guru Ghasidas- Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve. ( 56th India) 

9) Ghaziabad Gets India's First AI Enabled Anganwadi Center. 

10) Moosa Zameer, Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of Maldives And India's EAM Dr. S Jaishankar Jointly Inaugurated Six High Impact Community Development Projects Under Indian Grant Assistance. 

* Mental Health Unit In R. Ungoofaaru- Child Development Center In HDh 

* Kulhudhuffushi- Inclusive Education Supports Units In GDh

* Dhidhdhoo, Thinadhoo, L Gan, HA And Street Lights In The Islands Of Th. Thimarafushi, Th. Veymandoo And GA Kondey 

* Inauguration Water And Sanitation Projects In 28 Islands Of Maldives. 

* Renewal Of MoU Between National Centre For Good Governance And Civil Services Commission On Training Of Additional 1000 Civil Services Officers. 

* Signed MoU Between National Payments Corporation Of India ( NPCI) And Ministry Of Economic Development And Trade Of Maldives On Introduction Of Digital Payments System (UPI) In The Maldives. 

11) Brazilian Airline Voe Pass Crashed At Sao Paulo. 

12) The Union Cabinet Has Approved 8 New Railway Projects At An Estimated Cost Of Rs. 24,657 Crores. 

13) Veteran Marathi Actor Vijay Kadam Passed Away. 

14) Haryana Government Has Replaces GOOD MORNING With JAI HIND In Schools. 

15) IIT KANPUR Has Launched The SATHEE IBPS An Innovative Programme To Help Candidates Prepare For Banking Exams. 

16) Rajasthan High Court Celebrates Golden Jubilee Celebration. 

17) 10TH Edition Of Joint Military Exercise Between Indian Army And Srilanka Army Exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2024 Is Scheduled To Held From 12th August to 25th August 2024 In Srilanka. 

18) Ma Long Became The First Chinese Athlete To Win 6 Olympic Gold Medals In Any Sport. ( Table Tennis) 

19) Former YOUTUBE CEO Susan Wojcicki Passed Away During Suffered With Cancer. 

20) Three Underwater Geographical Structure Located In The Indian Ocean Have Been Named As - Ashoka, Chandragupta And Kalpataru ( By India). 

( Approved By International Hydrographic Organization ( IHO) 

21) Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan Steps Down From The Post.

22) For The First Time Happened, Both Men's And Women's Hockey Team Of Nederlands Have Won Gold Medal In Paris Olympic 2024.

( Nederlands Women's Team Won 5th Time By Beating Chinese Women's) 

23) Abhinav Bindra Has Been Elected As The 2nd Vice Chair Of IOC Athletes Commission.

24) 1987 Batch IAS OFFICER T V Somanthan Has Been Appointed As The Cabinet Secretary.

25) An MoU Signed Between The Ministry Of External Affairs, Government Of India And New Space INDIA Limited  (NSIL) For Grants Assistance For Launch Of Nepal's Munal Satellite. 

( The Satellite Is Developed In Nepal Under The Aegis Of Nepal Academy Of Science And Technology (NAST) 

26) Himanshu Bohara Has Been Appointed As The New CFO Of PPFAS Mutual Fund.