Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st August to 8th August 2023

August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 1

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National News

• India’s per capita income to jump 70% by 2030: Standard Chartered Bank
• Om Birla inaugurates the 20th annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Region
• India’s tiger population estimated to 3,925 with annual growth rate of 6.1%
• Mumbai –Thane to get India’s First-Ever Vertical University Campus
• Smriti Irani inaugurates the G20 EMPOWER Summit in Gandhinagar
• “Astro-OPD” will be launched in Varanasi by Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
• For the first time in Asia, World Coffee Conference to be held in Bengaluru
• Over 6.23 core loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
• 2.46 lakh farmers have been benefitted from PM-KUSUM Scheme
• With 785 big cats, Madhya Pradesh retains its spot as Tiger state
• India & Finland to set up sustainability working group
• Think20 Summit under India’s G20 Presidency concluded in Mysuru
• Jitendra Singh launched India’s First Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner
• Ministry of Social Justice launched the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
• Assam CM launches ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app
• India’s First Beauty and Lifestyle Festival NYKAALAND debuts In Mumbai
• Navi Mumbai to become country’s first septic tank-free city
• Government launched the scheme – Vivad se Vishwas-II
• Government launched piliot digital crop survey in 12 states
• President of India inaugurated ‘UNMESHA’ and ”UTKARSH’ festivals in Bhopal
• NHAI launches mobile app ‘Rajmargyatra’ for national highway users
• Karnataka govt, Foxconn sign Letter of Intent with Rs 5000 cr investment
• Assam govt to set up National Centre of Excellence for Badminton
• Sarbananda Sonowal launches Port Health Organization under Sagar Setu
• Ministry implemented ‘Naya Savera’ or ‘Free Coaching and Allied’ scheme
• Bureau of Indian Standards signs MoU with 35 institutions
• Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection (MASI) Portal for Monitoring Child Cares Homes
• BHEL signs MoU with Greenstat to explore opportunities in Hydrogen value chain
• Bihar constitutes ‘Rhino Task Force’ to revive rhino conservation in Valmiki Tiger Reserve
• PM Modi launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) in 13 railway stations
• Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), Metrowagonmash partner to build 120 Vande Bharat trains
• India hands over 450 million for Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project
• Cabinet approves Rs 1.39 lakh crore for BharatNet project
• Nirmala Sitharaman laid foundation stone for Adichanallur museum in Tamil Nadu
• Rajasthan Govt. announces 19 New Districts, 3 New Divisions in State

International News

• China plans to limit smartphone usage by children to two hours
• Federation of Economic Development Association (FEDA) hosts International Education Summit in Dubai on academic excellence

Banking and Financial

• India and ADB signed $200 mn loan deal to enhance urban services
• GST collections for the month of July cross ₹1.6-lakh cr mark for 5th time
• SBI raises 10,000 cr via 15-year Infrastructure bonds
• NABARD sanctions Rs 1974 crore to Rajasthan govt
• SIDBI collaborated with CIIE at IIM Ahmedabad
• South Indian Bank launches SIB EXIM Current Account
• HDFC Bank’s Jagdishan Highest Paid Bank CEO in FY23 with Rs 10.55cr Pay

Appointment and Resignation

• Nisha Biswal becomes Deputy CEO of US finance agency
• Shivendra Nath appoints as CMD of Engineering Projects India Ltd (EPIL)
• James Ferguson ‘Jim’ Skea elected new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman in Nairobi
• Shohini Sinha named as special agent in FBI
• Amita Rani appointed additional DG of Military Nurse Service
• Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba gets one-year extension
• Qualcomm India appoints Savi Soin as President
• Anant Maheshwari appoints as President and CEO of Honeywell High Growth Region
• Government appoints Sanjay Kumar Agarwal as new Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman
• Keki Mistry appointed as strategic advisor for Cyrus Poonawalla Group’s
• Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni appoints Hun Manet– as the new PM

Awards

• Ratan Tata to get Maharashtra govt’s first ‘Udyog Ratna’ award
• PM Modi honored with Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023
• Deepak Shenoy honored with Global Visionary Entrepreneur Award
• Mrunal Thakur to be honoured with Diversity in Cinema Award at IFFM

Defence

• China & UAE air forces to conduct first joint training FALCON Shield-2023
• Bharat Dynamics Limited hands over first Radio Frequency to DRDO

Sports

• Shooter Aishwarya clinches Gold medal at FISU World University Games 2023
• India won 14 medals in Sri Lanka Athletics National Championships
• Hyderabad to host India’s first IAU 50 Km World Championships in November
• England pacer Stuart Broad announced his retirement
• Iga Swiatek defeats Laura Siegemund to win WTA Title
• Anurag Thakur inaugurates Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting 2023
• Diego Godin announced his retirement from football
• India bags 6 medals at World University Games
• Siddhanta Gogoi crowned 61kg junior Asian champion
• Alexander Zverev beats Laslo Djere in Hamburg European Open
• 9th edition of Malabar River Festival opens in Kerala
• Indian women’s compound team wins historic gold medal
• Manoj Tiwary announces retirement from all forms of cricket
• Sports Authority of India (SAI) launches short movie series ‘Halla Bol’
• Aditi Swami becomes 1st Indian to win individual World Title at World Archery Championships 2023
• Alex Hales announces retirement from international cricket

Book and Author

• Amit Shah releases ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Memories Never Die’ book, english translation of ‘Ninaivugalukku Maranamillai written by Nazema Maraikayar and Dr. Y.S. Rajan
• Poet-Diplomat Abhay K launches his new book ‘Monsoon’

Important day

• 1 August – World Wide Web Day
• 1 August – Yorkshire Day
• 1 August – National Mountain Climbing Day
• 1 August – Muslim Women’s Rights Day
• 1 – 7 August – World Breastfeeding Week 2023 (Theme 2023 – Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!)
• 1 August – World Lung Cancer Day
• Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) organized Aviation Security Culture Week from 31st July to 5th August 2023
• 3 August – National Watermelon Day
• 3 August – Cloves Syndrome Awareness Day
• 4 August – Assistance Dog Day
• 4 August 2023 (first Friday in August) – International Beer Day
• 6 August – Hiroshima Day
• 6 August 2023 (first Sunday of August) – Friendship Day (Theme 2023 – Sharing the Human Spirit through Friendship)
• 7 August – National Handloom Day
• 8 August – Quit India Movement Day
• 7 August – Javelin Throw Day

Obituary

• Congress leader and former Speaker Vakkom Purushothaman passes away
• World’s oldest man’ Jose Paulino Gomes dies at 127
• Telangana folk singer Gummadi Vittal Rao ‘Gaddar’ passes away
• Padma Bhushan awardee and IAS officer N Vittal passes away

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