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August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 1
National News
- Indian Army launches E-SeHAT Tele-Consultancy for Veterans
- Education Minister launches NATS 2.0 and Disburses Rs. 100 Crore Stipends
- 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists in New Delhi from 2 to 7 August 2024
- India elected as Vice-Chair of the Supply Chain Council of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)
- Rapido becomes unicorn with fresh $120 million funding
- KIIT DU Awarded Prestigious UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status
- India Ranks 39th in Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024
- State Conclave on Yuga Yugeen Bharat Museum inaugurated in New Delhi
- India and Vietnam sign 9 agreements to deepen strategic partnership & enhance cooperation
- Zomato launched new app ‘District’ to capture its ‘going-out’ market
- 4th Rashtriya Hindi Vigyan Sammelan 2024 held in Bhopal
- India retains eighth position in global agriculture exports in 2023: WTO
- Ayush Ministry and WHO signed Donor Agreement
- India and Vietnam team up to Preserve Maritime History with NMHC in Lothal
- Tata Group unveils ₹27,000 crore semiconductor facility in Assam
- Amit Shah launches e-Sakshya, Nyaya Setu, Nyaya Shruti and e-Summon App
- Textile Ministry kick starts ‘VIRAASAT’ exhibition to celebrate 10th National Handloom Day
- India & World Bank sign $500 million agreement for Green National Highway Corridor project
- Government releases commemorative stamps for the 33rd Paris Olympics
- India to host first BIMSTEC Business Summit in New Delhi
- Bharat Forge arm gets license to make defence products
- MoSPI launches e-Sankhyiki Portal to Revolutionize Data Management
- Purandar Highlands exports India’s first GI-tagged fig juice to Poland
- Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya in collaboration with Airbus begins its first executive training program for aviation sector
- India to host World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024 in New Delhi
- Microsoft regains top spot as best employer to work for in India: Randstad
International News
- Jakarta hosts 5th AITIGA joint committee meeting progresses ASEAN–India trade relations
- RIL top-ranked Indian Company on the 2024 Fortune Global 500 List
Banking and Financial
- 11 PSU banks charge Rs 2,331 crore from account holders for not maintaining minimum balance in FY24
- Tata Power Solar Systems partners with Bank of India for rooftop solar installations
- ADB to give $200 mn loan to India for solid waste management in 100 cities
- July GST mop-up at 3-month high, rises 10.3% to ₹1.82 lakh crore
- RBL Bank becomes first private sector lender to merge UPI and NCMC in RuPay credit cards
- Ind-Ra ups FY25 GDP growth forecast to 7.5% on expectation of high demand
- IRDAI imposes penalty of Rs 2 Cr on HDFC Life for violating regulations
- IIT Madras Partners with IDBI Bank to Launch Cybersecurity Lab
- HDFC securities partners with Vested Finance to Offer Access to Global Investing for Indians and NRIs
- Nagaland govt, SBI General Insurance ink MoU on disaster risk management solution
- Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, MobiKwik seek entry into RBI’s eRupee pilot program
- Deloitte India predicts economic growth between 7% and 7.2% in FY25
- Capital SFB and Edelweiss Life Insurance enter into bancassurance tie-up
- LIC launches 4 new term life insurance plans
- DBS Bank India launches exclusive banking program for senior citizens
- SBI approves Rs 25,000 crore fundraising plan via issue of Tier 1 and Tier 2 bonds
- IFC, ADB, DEG consortium to invest $275 mn in Fourth Partner Energy
- Chola MS General Insurance forges strategic partnership with Mahindra Finance
Appointment and Resignation
- Santosh Kumar Gangwar sworn in as Jharkhand Governor
- Sanjay Shukla appointed as MD of National Housing Bank
- Mridu Pawan Das appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Rwanda
- Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army)
- Inderjit Camotra appoints as MD & CEO of Unity Small Finance Bank
- Grinson George takes over as new ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) Director
- Daljit Singh Chawdhary takes over additional charge of Director General, BSF
- Kelly Ortberg appoints as new CEO of Boeing
- Film Academy re-elects Janet Yang as president
- Dinesh Karthik appointed SA20 league ambassador
- IPO-bound Swiggy appoints Sairam Krishnamurthy as COO of Instamart
- Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera takes over as 22nd DG of Assam Rifles
- Government appoints Harish Dudani as Member in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
- Muhammad Yunus appointed head of Bangladesh’s interim government
- Amit Singh Negi appointed Additional Secretary in PM’s Office
- Challa Sreenivasulu Setty appointed Chairman of SBI
- DBS Bank CEO Piyush Gupta to step down in Mar 2025; Tan Su Shan to take over
- Kailashnathan Sworn in as 25th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Awards
- DMRC wins Global Water Tech Award for environmental initiatives
- Vedachalam wins V Venkayya Epigraphy Award 2024
- President Droupadi Murmu Conferred “Companion of the Order of Fiji” in Capital Suva
Defence
- IAF set to host largest international air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti’
Science
- India selects 2 crew members, Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair for Axiom-4 mission to International Space Station
Sports
- Hamilton wins thrilling Belgian Grand Prix
- BFI sets up National Basketball Academy in Collaboration with CAA
- Swapnil Kusale earns third bronze medal for India in shooting
- Rohan Bopanna announces retirement from Tennis
- Lt Col Kabilan Sai Ashok, India’s youngest boxing referee at Olympics
- Lakshya Sen claims historic win to become first Indian male shuttler to enter Olympic semis
- Manu Bhaker named flag bearer at Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony
- Novak Djokovic 5th player to achieve Golden Slam
- Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics
- Sable becomes 1st Indian man to qualify for 3000m steeplechase final
- Noah Lyles wins Men’s 100-Meter Gold in Paris
Important day
- 1 August – World Lung Cancer Day (Theme 2024 – Close the care gap: Everyone deserves access to cancer care)
- 1 August – World Wide Web Day
- 1 August – National Mountain Climbing Day
- 1 – 7 August – World Breastfeeding Week (Theme 2024 – Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all)
- 3 August – Indian Organ Donation Day
- 4 August 2024 (First Sunday of August) – National Friendship Day
- 6 August – Hiroshima Day
- 7 August – National Javelin Day
- 7 August – National Handloom Day
Obituary
- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran
- Former Indian Cricketer and Coach Anshuman Gaekwad passes away
- Former Director of CBC K K Pant passes away
- Veteran Bharatanatyam dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy dies
- Veteran Gandhian Shobhana Ranade passes away
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