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Aug 31

> Iceland - Sunducks - Rickjynes volcano 🌋


> Cyclone - Asna ( recognisable) in Arabian sea.
Name by Pakistan.

> Water levels in reservoirs increased to 126 % compared to last year.


- Central Water Commission.

> Indians are suffering from Iron, Calcium, Foliate Deficiency.


- Lancet Global health journal Report

> No Namaz break in Assam Assembly.

> Spiced Scheme - Spice Board of India

Sustainability in spice sector through progressive, innovative and


collaborative interventions for export development.

> India to get 3rd Nuclear Submarine in 6 months - INS Aridhaman.

> Foreign investments in Sovereign Green bonds.


Through IFSC - international financial service centre by RBI.

> Navratna status for


● Railtel Corporation of India,
● Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam,
● National Hydroelectric Power Corp,
● Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd.

> PM Modi virtually inaugurates Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in


Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

> 211 water resources in Telangana are Occupied forcefully - ministry


of Jal shakti.

> 4 medals for India in Paralympics day 2


● Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal secured gold and bronze
● shooter Manish Narwal bagged a silver medal.
● sprinter Preethi Pal secured another medal.

Aug 30

> University of Southampton to open Gurugram campus in 2025.

> Defence Minister commissioned India’s second nuclear-powered


submarine - INS Arighat in Visakhapatnam.
Built by Navy ship building centre

> ‘Samudra Pratap’ India’s First Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel


Launched in Goa

> Global water security report : UN University

> She - box portal - a major step to deter Sexual Harassment of


Women at Workplace.
Launched by ministry of women and child developmen - Annapoorna
Devi.

> Ap Disha police station renamed as Mahila police station.

> Industrial smart City in Zaheerabad -


● 10000 crores investment
● 1.74 lakh employment

> Gautam Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani As Richest Indian On Hurun


India Rich List 2024.
● 11.6 lakh crores.

> A.G. Noorani (1930-2024): Eminent constitutional expert and


prolific writer
Passed away.
Books:
● Kashmir dispute 1947-2012
● Article 370: a constitutional history of Jammu and Kashmir
● The destruction of Hyderabad

> Witness : Autobiography of Sakshi Malik.

Aug 29

> Indian Army orders fresh batch of 73K SIG SAUER 716 rifles
from US under emergency procurement.

> Himachal Pradesh passes Bill to raise women's age of marriage to 21


years.
● Prohibition of child marriage act 2006.

> UP's new digital media policy: Life imprisonment for anti-national
posts
3 to Lifetime imprisonment.

> Chicago University energy policy institute report - air pollution


decreased in India.

> Industrial hubs in 12 regions across India - Ashwini Vaishnav

> De addiction centre to be set up in Rajamundry,Vizag, Nellore, Kadapa


Jails.

> SBI New Chairman : challa Srinivasulu Shetty.

> Cisf - Central industrial security force new DG - Rajvinder Singh batti

> Bsf - Border security force new DG -


Diljit Singh Chowdhury

> England batter - David malan retired from international cricket.

Aug 28

> Cholera Oral vaccine Developed by Bharat Biotech - Hillcal


> Nasal vaccine for COVID - 19 developed by Indian immunological
limited.

> Protesting is the fundamental right of citizen - Bengal HC.


Article 19(1) - Right to speech and expression
Article 19(1)b : can protest peacefully without weapons.

> Right to disconnect - Australia

> NDMA to monitor 189 high-risk glacial lakes to prevent disasters

> The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) is ready to provide 200 MW of


solar power to Telangana from its upcoming ₹11,214 crore 510 MW
solar plant in Kutch, Gujarat

> Railway Board appoints first ever Dalit chairman - Satish Kumar.

> National Best Teacher Award - 2024

● Thaduri Sampath Kumar (Dammannapeta High School, Siricialla


Rajjanna district),
● Pesara Prabhakar Reddy (Tirumalayapalem High School, Khamma
district) from Telangana

> Paris Paralympics - starts today

84 athelets from India.


168 nations
282 Athelets - China
255 - Brazil.

> ICC international cricket council chairman - Jai Shah.


Youngest chairman.

● Jaganmohan dalmia, Sharad Pawar,


● N. Srinivasan, Shashank manohar.

Aug 27
> Tuberculosis test kit for ₹35
ICMR - Regional medical research centre.
Assam Dibrugarh .

> 20 Dharwad's fruit flies to join ISRO's Gaganyaan mission.


Scientific name: Drosophila melanogaster

> India’s astronaut -


● Shubhanshu Shukla,
● Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair,
● Ajit Krishnan, and
● Angad Pratap participating in Gaganyaan.

> High Angular resolution Astronomy telescope to research on North


Star

(polaris) - Georgia State University.

> Salsa,Rumba, Samba,Tango satellites to be destroyed as they expired


- ESA

> INS Arighat - vizag naval dockyard


● Navy ship building centre
● Set to commission.
● 111.6 mts length
● 11 mts width

> Dr. Raghu Ram Pillarisetti conferred with Honorary Fellowship of ISS
International Society of Surgery
● 50th Golden Jubilee World Congress of Surgery
● First Indian to receive

> Nasscom new chairperson - Sindhu gangadharan

Aug 26

> Reusable Hybrid Rocket Rumi-1 tested successfully.


> Isro investment
● 7320 cr - 2014
● 58100 cr - 2018
● 1,07,900 cr - 2023

> Artificial intelligence technology for Animals destruction - Tamil


Nadu.

> M-pox Detection kit


First Indigenous R-PCR - Transtia diagnostic pvt Ltd. - Ap medical zone

> Vignan dhara scheme -


to promote S&T capacity building as well as research, innovation, and
technology development towards strengthening the Science,
Technology and Innovation ecosystem in the country.

> Nudge institute: Women's are the reason for India's development.
By 2047 - 40 crores women required.

> Nps - National pension scheme


Ups - unified pension scheme

> Miss international Queen


Catelina Marsano - peru.
👑 2024 for Transgender.
> Book : The scientist Entrepreneur
Empowering millions of women- kalpana Sankar.

Aug 25

● > India's growth rate estimates for FY 25 - 6.7%


■ Goldman Sachs.
> ISRO releases Chandrayaan-3 scientific data for global researchers.

> Space budget India - 8th place

> USA - India's biggest Trade partner.


China - highest trade deficit
- Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI)

> Pruthvi -2 nuclear ballistic missile tested successfully.


Manufactured by DRDO
DRDO: Sameer V Kamath

● 1983- Integrated guided missile development program


● Pruthvi -1 : 250 km - 1994 (army)
● Pruthvi -2 : 350 - 2003 (army)
● Pruthvi -3 : surface to surface -
Carries 500-1000 kg payload.

> Nations investment on Artificial intelligence


● USA - $33,523 cr
● China - $10,365 cr
● Uk, Israel, Canada, Germany,
● India - $985 cr
- Stanford AI index report - 2024

> Insult an offence under SC/ST Act only if based on caste:


Supreme Court

> Rare earth association of India - Life time achievement Award


for SVU physics professor Jayashankar.

> Shikar Dhawan retired from international cricket.

Aug 24

India's First Constitution Museum - Sonipat Haryana


Op Jindal Global University
On 75th anniversary of adoption of Constitution of India
Name: “The Constitution Academy and the Rights & Freedoms
Museum”
Inauguration : Nov 26 2024

> Grindavik volcano 🌋 - Iceland


> Amul leads as World's Strongest Food Brand - Brand Finance
Company London UK

> Nuclear Power plants in India


Tarapur, Jaitapur - Maharashtra
Kaiga - Karnataka
Rawat baita - Rajasthan
Narora - Up
Kakrapar - Gujarat
Kudankulam - Tamil Nadu

> Create in India Challenge - Season 1 for


World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES).
Ashwini Kumar Vaishnav - ministry of information and Broadcasting/
Railways.

> India and Denmark - Green Strategic Partnership to Rejuvenate


Rivers.
Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR)
Dept of water Resources
River development of Ganga Rejuvenation
IIT - BHU Banaras Hindu University.

Statue of Liberty 🗽
> Large Hanuman Statue in Houston - 90 feet
(151 feets)
Pegasus Dragon (110 feets)

> CAG - Article: 148 to 151

> Tarun Chugh’s book - “Modi's Governance Triumph”

Aug 23
> National Space Day - August 23
Theme: Touching lives while touching the Moon: India's space Saga.

> President confers Vignan Ratna puraskar Award to Govindrajan


padmanabhan.
Vignan Ratna -1, Vignan Shri-13, Vignan Yuva-18, Vignan Team-
Chandrayaan-3.

> 2,492 carats heavy Diamond found in Botswana.

> Krishnamurthy Subramanian of IMF estimates India to be a $55


trillion (4,565 lakh crores) economy by 2047.

> Indian government bans 156 fixed dose medicines.

> 73rd CAA panchayat Raj


Article 243-A : Gram sabha

> Telangana govt constitutes committee for formulating modalities for


Gaddar Award
Chairman : B Narsing Rao
Vice- Chairman : Dil - Raju

> World's oldest women - Japan


Tomiko ituka - 116 years .
following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera.

> Lausanne Diamond League 2024


Javelin throw
1st position: Peters Anderson
2nd position: Neeraj Chopra (89.49mts)

Aug 22

> Chandrayaan-3 Unveils Evidence of Ancient Magma Ocean on Moon's


South Pole
ferroan anorthosite.
Vikram - Lander
Pragynan - rover

> India's First Reusable Hybrid Rocket Rumi-1


Chennai Tech Company: space zone India

> Centre guidlines to Tv channels to provide Date and Timestamp on the


video of Disaster.

> Pm Modi tour of Poland (70 years of External Relation).


1979 - morarji Desai visited.
Next tour to Ukraine.

> ONGC Videsh Secures 16-Year Extension For Vietnam Oil Block
Operations.

> IIT-H : Bahubali Drone which carries 100 kgs weight.

> Dolmen burial of Iron age 3000 years ago found in Nalgonda,
Ramahanthapur.

> Nasscom new president: Rajesh Nambiar


National Association of Software Services company

Aug 21

> Ration shops get makeover as government pilots ‘Jan Poshan Kendras’
● Gujarat,up, Telangana
National food security act - 2013
Rice ATM - odisha.

> Young population to decrease and old to increase by 2036. - ministry


of statistics.

> Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim tour to India.


Cooperation in defence, semiconductor, Finance,Tech, AI, quantum
computing etc.
> Jagananna smart township renamed as NTR township.

> Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as
the top central banker globally for the second consecutive year by
US-based Global Finance central banker cards 2024.
A+ Rating.

> National Geoscience award -2023


Ministry of coal and mines - g kishan Reddy.
● Prof Narasimha magadoddi
● Bantu prashanth Kumar
● Thirumala gudimella Raghukanth
● M.n Praveen

> Solar energy corporation of India New director: Shivakumar


vepakomma

> 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera.


of Spain passed away.

> Paralympics - chef de mission - Satya prakash.


84 athelets from India.

> Women's T20 World Cup venue changed to UAE.

Aug 20

> Gorakhpur institute of technology and Management designed a AI


Robot to fight in War field .
55 kgs, length 6.6 inches, 18 mm electronic machine Gun.

> Maharashtra declares Rock Art in Ratnagiri as protected monuments


10,000 year old Konkan Art Rock .
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological site remains Act 1960.

> Union ministry of Jal shakti - CR paatil, launched 2.0 version of Flood
Watch App by Central water commission.
Real time Flood Monitoring.

> China - Salami slicing.


China and Phillipines rivalry.

> Integrated Schools ( Young India) and Sports University to be set up


in Telangana: CM.

> Vishakha Railway Zone to be set up Railway ministry Ashwini Kumar


Vaishnav.

> ICC U19 women's T20 World Cup to be held in Malaysia from January
18 2025.

> Asia Junior Badminton Championship from Aug 20 to 25

Aug 19

> Shiveluch Volcano


to Earthquake.
🌋 brust in Russia - kam- chatka Coastal area. Due
> Slapped Cheek Virus in USA
More effect on Pregnant women.
Parvo Virus B19 ( slapped Cheek Syndrome).

> Supreme court Accepts Kolkata doctor’s Rape case as Suo motto.
Suo motto: “on its own motion.”

> Super Blue Moon in the sky today.


As Moon rotates around the Earth, when it comes closer to earth.The
phenomenon of Blue Moon occurs.

> Women Hatred will be considered as Terrorism - Britain Govt.


> New species of Spider found in Sheshachalam forest.
Scientific name: Nepila Philippes.

> Defence minister released 100 Rupee coin of Karunanidhi Former CM


of Tamilnadu on his 100th Birth Anniversary.

> New Technology in Handloom


Indian institute of Handloom Technology to be set up in Pochampally.

> MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground is ready for 150th Anniversary Test
Match.
1877 First match b/w Aussies and England.

> Indian Coast guard Director Rakesh pal passed away.

Aug 18

> World's first Portable Hospital - C130J


Indian Army and Airforce.

● Project Bhishm : Bharat Health Initiative for Sahayog Hita


Maitri.

> Parliamentary committees


- Ganesh Singh - Welfare of OBC
- Dr. Faggan Singh kulaste - SC & St
- Baijyant panda - public undertakings
- KC venugopal - public Accounts
- Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal - Estimates.

> Monkey pox Threat to world economy.

> International Development Agreement for Global South countries.

> Air taxi - Hydrogen fuelled - California.

> Sarvai papanna birth Anniversary - State festival of Telangana.

>
Aug 17

> parliamentary committees

Public Accounts Committee Chairman:


KC venugopal
Member: lakshman.

Rule 308 : conduct of business of loksabha


15 members Loksabha
07 members Rajyasabha
Chairman appointed by Speaker
Chairman will be opposition party leader.

> Kodandaram and Amir Ali Khan took oath as MLC


Up, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka,Ap,Ts
Part vi
Article 169 - Council formation
Article 171 - members.
⅓ of total members - MLA's
⅓ - local bodies
1/12 - Graduates
1/12 - Teachers
⅙ - Governor Nominates.

> Elections in Jammu Kashmir in September October


3 phases.
90 - Assembly seats
2019 → August Article 370 repealed.
Election commission - Article 324 - 329
324 - 1+2 body.
Delimitation commission - Ranjhana prakash Desai.
> Krishi - Decision support System (DNS).
Satellite based agriculture support
a geo-spatial platform to provide real-time information on crop
conditions, weather patterns, water resources, and soil health.

>

Aug 16

> ISRO's EOS -08 Satellite launch marking 55 years of space


exploratio
● Earth Observatory Satellite -08
● Small Satellite launch vehicle -D3
● Electro optical Infrared payload.
● Disaster, Environment, Volcano observation.
● Global navigation satellite system.
● Reflectometry payload.

> Global health emergency for


• Monkey pox - M-pox - WHO

> 10 years for Jan Dhan Yojana


2014, Aug 15
● Total accounts : 52.99 crores
● Total Cash in Accounts : 2,28,362 crores
● Female Accounts : 29.84 crores
● Rural area Accounts: 35.47 crores
● Avg deposit in account: 4100
● Account with Direct benefit transfer: 5.5 crores
● Cards : Rupay debit, Bheema, over draft

> National crime records bureau


Death's due to tunder strikes increased.
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Up
4. Odisha

> Indian PM's at Red Fort


PM's of India who hoisted national flag at the Red Fort.
1.Jawaharlal Nehru - 17 times
2.Indira Gandhi - 16
3.Narendra Modi - 11
4.Manmohan Singh - 10
5.Ab vajpayee - 6
6.Rajiv Gandhi - 5

> A 15 point Road map for Viksit Bharat by 2047.

> Telangana govt to celebrate Sarvai papanna birth Anniversary as


state festival on 18th August.
April 02 - Death Anniversary.

> Agni Missile Man - RN Agarwal passed away

> Thailand 2nd Women prime minister -


Paetongtarn Shinawatra as their youngest Prime Minister.

> Anand Mahindra as chairman for Telangana skill University

Aug 15

> India and Malaysia Bilateral exercise


Of Air force, Aug 9th 2024 in Malaysia
Kuanton
UDARA SHAKTI - 2024
> India adds 3 wetlands to list of Ramsar sites. Total 85 sites
Nanjarayan Bird sanctuary - Tamilnadu
Kazhuveli Bird sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Tawa Reservoir - Madhya Pradesh.

> M- pox spread in Congo and other African countries


WHO declares international emergency

> India to develop indigenous Dengue vaccine. ICMR Collabs with


panecia Biotech
(DengeAll) - Tetravalent vaccine.

> The Pusa Gehu Gaurav (HI 8840) Wheat was one of the 109
climate-resilient and bio-fortified varieties of crops.

> Kirti chakra Awards for 4 soldiers and 18 Shaurya chakra


Awards.

> Shri Parvathaneni Harish appointed as the next Ambassador/


Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New
York.
Ruchira kamboj resigned in July

> ED new chief - Rahul Naveen

Aug 14

> The 10th edition of India - Sri Lanka Joint Military exercise - MITRA
SHAKTI commences in Srilanka
From - 12th to 25th August 2024.
At Army Training school, Maduru Oya,Sri Lanka.

> India and Israel have joined hands for the establishment of a new
water technology centre at IIT Madras,
India's efforts to achieve sustainable water supply for all.

> Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi new courses for BTech


students to study 'reincarnation' and 'out-of-body experiences' as
subjects.

> The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called


for a permanent seat for Africa at the UN Security Council, adding
that the UNSC needs reforms
Veto powers : Us,uk, Russia, China France.

> Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), renowned for designing some of
the world's tallest buildings, announced a collaboration with Energy
Vault, an energy storage company, to develop gravity-based energy
storage solutions.

> National Aerospace Laboratories:


• Do and Die
• Kamikaze Drone
• Kamikaze - Japanese word

> The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)


successfully carried out flight test of the long-range glide bomb
(LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force.

> Surogacy mother don't have right on the baby - Bombay High court.

> INDIA
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal to head Joint Parliamentary Committee on
Waqf Bill

> Telangana Census Operation/ Citizen Registration Director Bharati


Holikeri

Aug 13

> The Ministry of Education has announced the National Institutional


Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 today.
ninth edition
NIRF Ranking 2024: Top Institutes in Engineering
IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur

NIRF Ranking 2024: Universities Rankings

Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru) ranked as the best university


in the country followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi and
Jamia Millia Islamia.

IISc, Bengaluru
JNU, New Delhi
JMI, New Delhi
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
BHU, Varanasi

NIRF Ranking 2024: Top 10 Overall Institutes


IIT Madras
IISc Bengaluru
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur

NIRF Ranking 2024: Management


IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Bangalore
IIM Kozhikode
IIT Delhi
IIM Calcutta

Top 5 Medical Colleges


AIIMS, New Delhi
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Christian Medical College, Vellore
NIMHNS, Bengaluru
JIPGMER, Puducherry

> IIT-Bhubaneswar develops technology to predict rainfall accurately.


Deep learning model

> Researchers found 13000 years old Rock Calendar in Turkiye.

> China's new homegrown twin-engine unmanned transport aircraft,


with a maximum range of 1,800 kilometers, is a milestone in the
country's low-altitude technology, the manufacturer of the unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) Drone.

> The sex ratio in India is projected to improve to 952 women per
1,000 men by 2036, up from 943 in 2011.
According to the 'Women and Men in India 2023' report released by
the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

> Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant- Ukraine

> stretch of land spread across merely 3 square kilometres, the St


Martin’s Island in the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal has
taken centre stage with the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government
in Bangladesh.

> Pm Surya Ghar : muft bigili yojana


Adarsha saura gram - 800 crores.
1 crore for Village.

> Hyundai testing centre in Telangana.

Aug 12

> Paris Olympics 33rd edition July 26- Aug 11


1. USA - 126 medals
2. China - 91 medals
3. Japan - 45 medals
4. Australia - 53 medals
71. India - 6 medals

> PM Modi to release 109 climate resilient crop seeds developed by


ICAR, says Union Agricultural minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research.


• it was established on 16 July, 1929 as a registered society under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the
Royal Commission on Agriculture.
• The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi.

>Global Education Monitoring Report GEM by UNESCO

• The four key policy areas of the Pacific Regional Education


Framework (PacREF) (2018–2030): quality and relevance; learning
pathways; student outcomes and wellbeing; and the teaching
profession.

> Asian development Bank Report


Statista data highlights that
India’s working-age population made up over 60% of its total population
in 2011 and is expected to grow until 2031.
But by 2036, this percentage will slightly decline from 65.1% in 2031 to
64.9% in 2036.

> IIT Madras - India's first indigenous abrasive waterjet machine in


Thoraipakkam.
Cutting combustile material without generating heat.
Used in semiconductor, aviation, defence, Diamond industry.

> The Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) collaborated with the Bombay Natural
History Society (BNHS) in successful reintroduction of critically
endangered long-billed vultures into their natural habitat, marking a
significant milestone in wildlife conservation.
• Threat to vulture:Diclofenac sodium.
• population decreased to 4crores to 326.
> Electric bandage - USA scientist.

> 100% charging in 5 mins - China scientist.

> AI technology to fight Bacteria 🦠.


> AWS Plans Major Data Centre Expansion in Hyderabad, India

Aug 11

> President Droupadi Murmu received the highest civilian 'Grand-Collar


of the Order' award of Timor Leste.
President José Ramos-Horta.

> Abhinav Bindra awarded prestigious Olympic Order for ‘distinguished


contribution’ by IOC
IOC - Thomas Bach.

> Stanford satellite centre in Telangana.

> The Astra Mark 1 missiles are advanced air-to-air missiles developed
by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
100 kms range.
Astra Mark 2 missiles and the first test of this 130 km strike range
missile.

> A new species of ground dwelling spider


Discovered in Shendurney wildlife sanctuary
Kerala
Scientific name: Asceua Tertia.

> Herbs or medicinal plants in Gaya Mountains.

>Supreme Court to screen ‘Laapataa Ladies’ today, CJI Chandrachud


says ‘initiative to sensitise staff'.
> Kask - Russia.

August 10

> Paris Olympics 2024 - 33rd edition

5- 🥉
India - 6 medals.
🥈
and 1 - silver
🥉
• Manu Bhaker - women's 10 mts Air pistol shooting -
• Manu/ sarabjot - mixed team air pistol shooting - 🥉🥉
🥉🥈
• Swapnil kusale - men's 50m rifle positions shooting -
• Team India - men's Hockey -
• Neeraj Chopra - men's Javelin -
• Aman Sehrawat - men's 57kg freestyle wrestling - 🥉
> Manu Bhaker, PR Sreejesh named India's flag bearers for Paris
Olympics 2024 closing ceremony.

> India's First rice ATM - odisha - Bhubaneswar

>Cabinet approves implementation of the Pradhan mantri Awaas Yojana


- Gramin
(PMAY-G).
TOTAL - 3,06,137 crores.
2 crore houses in next 5 years.

> ​Next-Gen War Robots: Ukraine Set To Deploy 'BAD One' Dogs For
Recon Missions And Mine Detection.

> A controversial bill to reduce the legal marriage age of girls to 9 and
boys to 15 has been introduced in Iraq's parliament.
Present 18 years.

>Lok Sabha passes Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill to replace Aircraft


Act
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.

> Life bank on Moon -


> Forest density in Telangana increased - 1.700 sq kms.
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, nagaland, mizoram, Meghalaya
Decreased.

> Camcast international centre in Hyderabad.

> NCW- chairperson Rekha Sharma 7 years


Retires from post.
Statutory body -
National commission for women act 1990
1992 Jan 31.

Aug 9

> India conducts Major Military exercise in Eastern Ladakh.


Parvat prahaar in Ladakh - Indo sino Border.

> RBI releases Monetary policy report .


• RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for ninth time in row.

> DELLOITE India Growth rate for FY 25 estimates as 7% to 7.2% .

> India's renewable energy capacity reaches


203.1 GW marking m165% growth since 2014-
2014- 76.38 gigawatts.

> Anthropogenic climate change is the behind the rising sea


temperatures, which, are damaging the Great Barrier Reef.

> Andhra scraps 2- child policy for individuals to contest local body
polls.

> Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee former WB CM, communist party


leader,passes away.

> Vinesh phogat announces Retirement after Paris Olympics


disqualification.

> Wrestler Antim Panghal Faces Three-Year Ban For Indiscipline At


Paris Olympics - IOA.

Aug 8

> Purandar Highlands exports India's first GI- tagged fig juice to
Poland.
Maharashtra - Fig ( Anjeera).
Ministry of Commerce - Apeda.

> biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan was selected for the first


‘Vigyan Ratna’ award, the top-most science award in the country,
• While Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 team was selected for the first ‘Vigyan
Team’ award with the govt announcing 33 names for the ‘Rashtriya
Vigyan Puraskar’ 2024 under four categories.
• 18 ‘Vigyan Yuva: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar’ award for young scientists
and 13 ‘Vigyan Shri’ awards.
• The awards will be presented by President Droupadi Murmu in
Rashtrapati Bhavan on National Space Day August 23.

> Schedule - iv - Representation of states in Rajyasabha.


Article - 80
• Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on September 3.

> Lok sabha approves some Money Bill and sent to Rajya sabha
Article 109,110 - Money Bill - only in L.s
Article 117 - Financial Bill .

> AI to detect prostate Cancer.

> New studies says that, there are only 6 Continents - North America
and Europe are still in progress of seperation.
> NGRI studies that Underground water levels decreased in North
India
1951- 2021 Satellite data - Hydrological model to collect data.

> Light house on Moon - NASA

> USA national Bird - Bald Eagle after 240 years.

> PM Jan - Dhan Yojana


- 52.81cr accounts
2,30,792 crores deposit in 10 years upto July 19,2024.

> Karnati Mukesh of Koyalagudemm village, Telangana received National


Handloom Award.

>

Aug 7

> President Murmu receives Fiji highest civilian award: Companion of


the Order of Fiji.

> Boots which produce electricity for army - IIT Indore.

>Bangladesh political crisis impact on India.


Bangladesh plays a significant role in the global garment industry and
imports cotton from India.
India’s major exports include vegetables, coffee, tea, spices, sugar,
confectionery, refined petroleum oil, chemicals, cotton, iron and steel,
and vehicles, while its main imports consist of fish, plastic, leather, and
apparel.

> Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said the interim


government led by Muhammad Yunus.

> Plastic wastes in river banks pollutes the eco system - supreme court.
> Isro Set To Launch Advanced Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08
On SSLV- D3.

“EOS-08 boasts three state-of-the-art payloads: an Electro Optical


Infrared Payload (EOIR), a Global Navigation Satellite
System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R), and a SiC UV Dosimeter,”
Isro said.

> Telangana tops in Tap connections in Rural areas.


77.83%
Ministry of Jal shakti in Rajyasabha.

> SBI New Chairman - Challa Srinivasulu.

>

Aug 6

> India Ratings and Agencies GDP growth rate estimates for FY 25 is
7.5%.

> After 61 years, four- ringed Butterfly Resurfaces in India


Namdapha National park - Arunachal Pradesh
Scientific name: Ypthima Cantliei
Species of Satyrinae butterfly.

> World Breastfeeding week - August 1-7


Theme: Closing the Gap : Breastfeeding support for all.
• Preventive measures against hunger and malnutrition.
• WHO and Unicef

> India ranked 2nd largest Aluminium producer in the world.


• 3rd - Lime
• 4th - Iron

> "VIRAASAT" 10TH National Handloom Day begins at Handloom Haat,


New Delhi.
August 3- 16
National Handloom Corporation Ltd under ministry of textiles.

> Article 361 - spcl immunity powers for present president and
governors.
Delhi - 69th CAA - 1991
Delhi Lt governor also has the immunity powers - supreme court
Recruitment of members in CMD.

> Swachadanam- pachadanam program in Telangana.


State panchayat Raj and Rural development minister: seethakka
Harithaharam - vanamahostavam.

> Cognizant to set up new facility in Hyderabad with over one million
sq.ft - Cm USA tour.

> Mahindra and Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra will be the
chairman of the Young India Skill University, the foundation for which
was laid by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.

> Former England batter Graham Thorpe passes away.

> Lt col Kabilan Sai Ashok, India's youngest boxing Referee at


Olympics.

Aug 5

> India’s First Multinational Air Defence Exercise, Tarang Shakti 2024
To Begin At Sulur In Tamil Nadu
30 nations going to participate
Japan , Germany, Nepal, Bangladesh Australia, Guinea, Australia,Kenya
chief army staff taking part in exercise.

> Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 904.60 lakh hectares
so far this year, as against 879.22 lakh hectares in the same period of
last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
Commodity-wise, paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing
have been higher year-on-year. Sowing for cotton and jute/mesta has,
on the other side, declined.

> Central guidelines for organ transportation through Air, Road,water


ways
Niti aayog - national organ and tissue transplant organization.

> World to be end by 2050!


An apocalypse can occur anytime after 2050.

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the essential


system function which is similar to a colossal oceanic conveyor belt.

This system sends warm surface water from the southern hemisphere
to the chilly areas of the North Atlantic. The saltier and colder water
moves down the ocean floor and flows south.This system prevents
overheating in the Southern Hemisphere and stops the Northern
Hemisphere from freezing but also spreads life-nourishing nutrients
across the marine ecosystems.

> AI technology to renovate Kakatiyas sculptures.


Team of research culture and heritage - Torch

> 69th Sobha Film fare awards South 2024

Best Film Balagam


Best Director Venu Yeldandi Balagam
Best Actor (Male) Nani Dasara
Best Actor (Female) Keerthy Suresh Dasara
Best Actor Critics Naveen Polishetty & Prakash Raj Miss Shetty Mr
Polishetty & Ranga Maarthaanda
Best Actress Critics Vaishnavi Chaitanya Baby
Best Film Critics Sai Rajesh Baby
Best Supporting Actor (Male) Brahmanandam & Ravi Teja Ranga
Maarthaanda & Waltair Veerayya
Best Supporting Actor (Female) Rupa Lakshmi Balagam
Best Lyrics Anantha Sriram O Rendu Prema Meghaalila from Baby
Best Playback Singer - Male Sreerama Chandra O Rendu Prema
Meghaalila from Baby
Best Playback Singer - Female Shweta Mohan Mastaaru Mastaaru from
Sir
Best Cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan Dasara
Best Choreographer Prem Rakshith Dhoom Dhaam Dhosthaan from
Dasara
Best Music Album Vijay Bulganin Baby
Best Production Design KollaAvinash Dasara
Best Debut Director Srikanth Odela & Shouryuv Dasara & Hi Nanna

> Star shooter Manu Bhaker has been confirmed as India's flag bearer
for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday

> Paris Olympics Tennis men's single Gold 🥇 for Novack Djokovic.
Aug 4

> PM Modi ranked number one with an approval rating of 69 % while


Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador grabbed the second
spot.
• The latest rankings were released by Morning Consult, a global
decision intelligence firm.

Argentina president- Xavier mili


Switzerland president- wiyol Hamherd
Ireland pm - Simon Harris
Britain pm - Kim starmer
Poland pm - Donald Tusk.

> IIT Madras - Hyperloop tube 425 mts.


Hyper loop coach - Garuda.

> National commission for protection of child Rights -


2006 - child marriage prohibition act
Karnataka - 215 marriages
Assam - 163
Tamil Nadu - 155
West Bengal - 121
Maharashtra - 99
Telangana - 53
Punjab - 46
Haryana - 37
Andhra Pradesh - 26
Annapoorna Devi - ministry of women and child development.

> 44,599 cyber crimes in last 5 years.

> Har Ghar Tiranga - from 9 to 15 August


By Amit shah.

> AI predicts male infertility risk with blood test, no semen needed -
Toho University Japan.

> New 3D printing technology Bandage to treat heart - pennsylvania


University - Colorado.

> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 32nd


International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) in New
Delhi.
At the event, the Prime Minister offered solutions for the lack of
global nutritional security and said India's diversity makes it a ray of
hope for the food security of the world.

> Telangana State has received the Best State/SOTTO Award for
highest deceased organ donation and transplantation. This prestigious
award was presented to Dr Swarnalatha, I/C Jeevandan Programme,
govt of Telangana.

> Famous Kuchipudi Dancer - Yamini Krishnamurthy (84) passes away.

Aug 3

> World Bank - Washington DC


World Development Report 2024
India required 75 years to reach USA economy
Quarter part.

> The state assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging Centre to


review the three newly introduced criminal laws — BNS, BSA and
BNSS.

> Centre Issues Fresh Notification Regarding Establishment Of GST


Appellate Tribunals

Telangana - Hyderabad
Ap- Vijayawada and vizag

> India donates 8.5 crore dollars for international traditional medical
centre WHO
WHO Global Centre For Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar will emerge
as an international hub of global wellness

> 32nd ICAE International Conference of Agricultural Economists


inaugurated by pm Modi in National Agricultural science Centre (NASC)
New Delhi.

> International summit on Hunger free world..


Aug 7-8 Chennai.

> SINGARENi signs Tripartite with ONGC and TS Redco to generate


122 mw of Geothermal power at Manuguru.

> 4 new medical Colleges in Telangana


Mulugu,Narsampet, Gadwal,Narayanpet

> Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth


Balakrishnan Nair have been selected for an upcoming Indo-US mission
to the International Space Station (ISS).

> Mohsin Naqvi set to become president of the Asian Cricket council.

Aug 2
> Gst collections for July month - 1.82 lakh crores.
● Ministry of finance official stats.
● Gst council - 279A.
● 0,5,12,18,28% slabs
● Highest collections 2024 - April - 2.1 lakh crores.

> Supreme Court allows new quotas within SC/ST quota


The Supreme Court’s 6:1 majority ruling overruled a 2004 judgment in
E V Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh which said there cannot be
sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for
reservation
• Bela m Trivedi opposed.

> 2.16 lakh people left the Indian citizenship.

2020- 85,256
2021- 1,63,370
2022- 2,25,620
2023- 2,16,219

> 13 lakh people were Indian students in foreign.

> Vietnam PM pham min chin

Aug 1

> National Disaster Management Act - 2005

> Oral Polio Vaccine ( NOPV2) by Biological e-limited gets


pre-qualification from WHO.

> 286 death's occured due to Dog Bite.

> SEBI chief - Madhabi Puri Buch


Virtual chat bot - SEVA
> Indian Army Launches E-SeHAT for veterans
Electronic Services e-Health Assistance and Tele-consultation
(E-SeHAT) module as of July 30, 2024.

● ECHS beneficiaries to receive online medical consultations from


their homes, eliminating the need to visit ECHS Polyclinics.

> UP Assembly passes Amended Anti-conversion Bill.


Up prohibition of unlawful conversion of Religion Bill 2024
10 years imprisonment and 50000 fine/ lifetime

> Colourful Card for person with Disability


Ministry of social justice and empowerment
40% - whiteband Card
40-80% - Yellow band Card
80% - Blue band Card.

> Army medical services DG - Sadhna Saxena Nair - first women.

> Indian Badminton Star Aswini ponnappa Announces Retirement.

> India wins big at international physics, Chemistry Olympiads


2 Gold, 3 Silver
54th International physics Olympiad Iran
56th international Chemistry Olympiads Saudi Arabia - 1 - gold,2 -
silver,2 - Bronze

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