Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 24th August to 30th August 2024

August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 4

National News

• Ministry of Education launches second cycle of Capacity Building Program on Specific Learning Disability
• Actor Vijay launches his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s flag
• Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates GST Bhawan at Udaipur
• Odisha CM Mohan Majhi launched Subhadra scheme
• Eastern Railway develops ‘Prabodh’ chatbox for easier access to railway rules
• DGCA fines Air India Rs 90 lakh for operating flight with unqualified crew
• Postal Dept launches Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to encourage Philately
• NCERT and Education Ministry launches e-magazine ‘Sapno ki Udaan’
• Petronet LNG inks MoU with Sri Lanka’s LTL Holdings
• Labour ministry launches centralised portal for construction workers
• India-US ink pact for mutual supply of defence goods & services
• India and Ukraine sign agreements in agriculture, medicine, and cultural cooperation
• Unified Pension Scheme to replace National Pension System in India
• Amit Shah chairs seven LWE affected state’s meeting in Raipur
• Centre approves Unified Vigyan Dhara scheme to boost science and technology ecosystem
• Samanatham Tank in Madurai to be converted into bird sanctuary
• Centre to create 5 new districts in Ladakh
• Cabinet approves BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy
• C-DAC Inaugurates Model EV Charging Station and Hardware Emulation Facility
• Spices board unveils comprehensive scheme to boost exports and enhance cardamom productivity
• Amazon launches AI assistant chatbot ‘Rufus’ in India
• Himachal Govt. launched Mukhya Mantri Sukh Shiksha Yojana
• ICAR-CIFE and VAMNICOM Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperative Management in Fisheries
• RINL & IOCL ink MoU towards the supply of hydraulic and lubricating oils & greases to RINL
• Government approves 4 Start-Ups in the field of Technical Textiles
• India’s Bharti Airtel announces content partnership with Apple
• PMJDY completes a decade of successful implementation
• Rajasthan & MP govts to develop ‘Shri Krishna Gaman Path’ connecting Mathura to Ujjain
• Maharashtra becomes first state to adopt Unified Pension Scheme
• PM Modi chairs 44th PRAGATI Interaction
• Government launches She-Box portal to make workplaces safer for women

International News

• PM Modi presents BHISHM Cubes to Ukraine during first visit to Kyiv
• Mumbai ranks 2nd, New Delhi 3rd in Global Property Price Index; Manila tops the list
• North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Unveils New ‘Suicide Drones’

Banking and Financial

• Bandhan Bank launches Avni Saving Account for Women Customer
• BharatPe, OTO Capital and Volt Money bring secured loans to its merchant partners
• RBI cancels registration of Margdarshak Financial Services over high NPAs
• Tata Power Solar Systems, ICICI Bank partner to finance solar units
• Goldman Sachs Group cuts India’s GDP growth forecasts at 6.7% in 2024, and 6.4% in 2025
• Piramal Finance and Central Bank of India partner to reach underserved markets
• Tata AIA Life launches ‘Sampoorna Raksha Promise’ product with ₹3 lakh instant payout feature
• YES Bank inks pact with Newtap Finance to offer financing solutions
• ESAF Small Finance Bank launches Inori RuPay Platinum Credit Card
• GST taxpayers without valid bank account to be barred from filing GSTR-1 from Sep 1
• Jana SFB Sweeps 4 Awards at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave
• RBI to launch Unified Lending Interface (ULI) for frictionless flow of credit to small, rural borrowers
• Moody’s Ratings raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2 percent for 2024

Appointment and Resignation

• Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider steps down after 8 years; Laurent Freixe to take over
• Arun Agarwal appoints as Chairman of Texas Economic Development Corporation
• SAP Labs India MD Sindhu Gangadharan appointed as NASSCOM chairperson
• Sanjeev Raina appointed as Additional DG of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
• Jay Shah elected unopposed as new ICC chairman
• Senior IPS officer B Srinivasan appointed as DG of NSG
• Satish Kumar named new Chairman and CEO of Railway Board
• Subhasri appointed MD & CEO of Shriram Capital
• Iran appoints Fatemeh Mohajerani as First Female Government Spokesperson

Awards

• Mother Teresa International Awards Celebrated in Dubai

Science

• India launches world’s first mobile-launched hybrid rocket, RHUMI-I

Defence

• IAF’s Sarang Team Showcases India’s Aviation Prowess at Egypt Airshow

Sports

• Diana Pundole: First Indian Woman Racer to Win National Championship
• Ronak Dahiya wins Bronze in U-17 Wrestling Championship
• Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli honoured at the 26th CEAT Cricket Awards
• Neeraj Chopra won silver in Lausanne Diamond League
• Shikhar Dhawan retires from all forms of Cricket
• Lando Norris won Dutch Grand Prix
• India clinch silver medal at Asian Surfing Championships 2024

Important day

• India observed first National Space Day on 23 August 2024 (Theme 2024 – “Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga.)
• 26 August – International Dog Day (Theme 2024 – Every dog deserves a spa day
• 25-29 August – World Water Week
• 29 August – National Sports Day (Theme 2024 – Sports are an enabler to an inclusive and fit society.)
• 30 August – Small Industry Day (Theme 2024 – Leveraging Power and Resilience of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to Accelerate Sustainable Development and Eradicate Poverty in Times of Multiple Crises)

Obituary

• Veteran Congress leader Vasantrao Chavan passes away
• Former Lebanese PM Salim al-Hoss dies at 94

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