Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17th August to 23rd August 2024

August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

National News

• Three more Ramsar wetland sites now in India i.e. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary, Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, and Tawa Reservoir, taking total to 85
• Odisha to bring five Royal Bengal tigers from Maharashtra, MP by September
• Delhi Airport 1st In Country To Get ‘Net Zero Carbon Emission’ Status
• New AI platform will connect farmers and scientists over phone, aid in pest control
• Jal Shakti Minister launched version 2.0 of ‘FloodWatch India’ app to enhance flood monitoring
• UP govt launched Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyam Vikas Yojana
• PM Modi inaugurates 3rd Voice of Global South Summit
• Maharashtra launched ’Ladki Bahin Yojana’ on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan
• India & Israel join hands for new water technology centre at IIT Madras
• Rajnath Singh inaugurates new maritime rescue coordination centre in Chennai
• Amul ranked as world’s strongest food brand
• India approves additional 251 MW Power Exports from Nepal
• Reliance Foundation signs MoU with India Meteorological Department (IMD) to strengthen weather information
• VP Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave
• Manohar Lal Khattar launches 3 Online Platforms to Boost Power Sector Efficiency & Transparency
• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) partners with Department of Posts to accelerate PMEGP unit verification
• Ola becomes only EV maker to secure PLI certification for four electric scooters
• Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) partners with Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZL) to scale up indigenous Zn-ion battery technologies
• Jindal Global University (JGU)to establish India’s First Constitution Museum for 75th Anniversary of Constitution

International News

• Sri Lanka announces visa-free access to Indians, nationals from 34 other countries from Oct 31
• UAE joins BRICS partners for launch of Centre for Industrial Competences

Banking and Financial

• NSE Hikes Ceiling Amount Payable Out Of Investor Protection Fund Trust
• Fintech co Navi collabs with Karnataka Bank to introduce credit line on UPI
• Rural fintech startup Jai Kisan gets RBI nod for NBFC acquisition
• RBL Bank launched Vijay Fixed Deposits to honor 78th Independence Day
• RBI imposes monetary penalties on Bank of Maharashtra
• NCLT approves Slice merger with North East Small Finance Bank
• LIC sells stake in Hindustan Copper for Rs 447 crore
• IndusInd Bank gets RBI nod to set up mutual fund asset management business
• Airtel Payments Bank introduces AI-powered Face Match
• IndusInd Holdings gets nod to acquire majority stake in 2 Invesco entities
• Net foreign direct investment rises to $6.9 billion in Q1: RBI
• ADB commits USD 500 mn loan for improving healthcare in Maharashtra
• Karnataka Bank unveils credit line on UPI in partnership with Navi Technologies
• NPCI launches ‘UPI Circle’ for Secure Payments Among Trusted Users

Appointment and Resignation

• Govind Mohan appointed as new Home Secretary
• Acting ED Chief Rahul Navin appointed Full-Time Head
• P Harish appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations
• Japan’s PM Fumio Kishid to resign in September
• Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes new PM of Thailand
• RBI appoints Sukumaran Nair as MD & CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
• Deutsche Bank appoints Manik Chhabra as head of global corp coverage for India, Sri Lanka
• Satya Prakash Sangwan named chef de mission for Paris Paralympics
• M Suresh becomes interim AAI Chairman
• Amardeep Singh Bhatia takes charge as Secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
• Rajesh Nambiar quits as Cognizant’s India head to become National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) president
• Salman Khan named brand ambassador for GRM Basmati Rice
• Deepti Gaur Mukherjee assumes charge as MCA Secretary

Awards

• President Droupadi Murmu approves 103 Gallantry Awards for Armed Forces and CAPFs
• 70th National Film Awards winners announced; ReadMore…
• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das ranked top central banker globally for the second consecutive year
• RGIA Hyderabad wins best airport award for third consecutive year
• President Murmu presents National Geoscience awards 2023
• President Murmu presents Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024

Defence

• South Korea, US kick off annual drills over North’s military, cyber threats
• Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML Ltd.) signs MoU with Indian Navy to develop advanced marine applications for Defence

Sports

• Gus Atkinson and Chamari Athapaththu crowned as Player of the month award for July 2024
• Germany Captain Ilkay Gundogan announces International Retirement from Football
• ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 moved to UAE from Bangladesh

Book and Author

• Amit Shah releases Tarun Chugh’s book ‘Modi’s Governance Triumph: Reshaping India’s Path to Prosperity’

Important day

• 19 July – World Photography Day
• 19 August – World Humanitarian Day (Theme 2024 – Act For Humanity)
• 21 August – International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
• 20 August – World Mosquito Day (Theme 2024 – Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world)
• 20 August – International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
• 21 August – World Senior Citizens Day
• 23 August – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Obituary

• Renowned DRDO scientist Ram Narain Agarwal dies at 83
• Former CSIR Chief Girish Sahni passes away
• Former Army Chief General S. Padmanabhan passes away
• Former Meghalaya CM Salseng Marak passes away

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