DAILY DOSE CURRENT AFFAIRS

(Prepared by ONLINE STUDY FORUM):

1. India Ranked 2nd Largest Aluminium Producer in the World

2. India Retains Eighth Position in Global Agriculture Exports in 2023
3. Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage
4. ADB Loans $200 Million for India’s Waste Management Improvement
5. “Jhumur”, recently seen in the news, is a traditional dance performed in Assam
6. Parkinson’s disease, recently seen in the news is a progressive neurological disorder
1. India ranks 39th in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index by the World Economic
Forum
2. Novak Djokovic Clinches First Olympic Gold Medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics
3. Star Shooter Manu Bhaker Set To Be India’s Flagbearer In Closing Ceremony
4. American sprinter Noah Lyles clinched gold in the men’s 100-meter sprint at the 2024 Paris
Olympics
5. India will host the third Voice of the Global South Summit on August 17
6. Madras High Court Declares Section 77-A Unconstitutional
7. Janet Yang Re-Elected Film Academy’s President
8. India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has increased its forecast for India’s GDP growth in FY25 to
7.5%
1. Indian Air Force Approves Production Of Astra Mark 1 Missiles (air-to-air missiles)
2. India To Host BIMSTEC Business Summit
3. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria.
4. Turkey Blocks Instagram Access Amid Ongoing Political Tensions
5. Union government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to reserve seats for Scheduled Tribes
(STs) in the Goa Legislative Assembly, where currently no seats are allocated for them.
6. India is preparing for the World Bank’s new Business-Ready (B-Ready) index, which will
evaluate the global business environment and investment climate.
1. Haryana Becomes First State to Procure All Crops at MSP
2. Unprecedented Glacier Retreat Observed Across The Andes
3. India’s First GI-Tagged Fig Juice Exported to Poland
4. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics after failing to
meet weight requirement for her 50 kg gold medal
1. Andhra Pradesh government has decided to scrap the two-child norm for contesting local
body
2. India to Host First BIMSTEC Business Summit in 2024
3. Uttar Pradesh Assembly Passes Stricter Anti-Conversion Law
4. 5th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement Joint Committee held in Jakarta
5. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in Madhya Pradesh
6. ‘C-130J Super Hercules’, recently seen in news is a Turboprop military transport aircraft
1. UNICEF and Bengal Partner to Engage Fathers in Breastfeeding
2. *Nagaland has become the first state in India to start a disaster management insurance
scheme*
3. Tunisia’s President Kais Saied appointed Kamel Maddouri as Prime Minister
4. Neeraj Chopra Clinches Silver (89.45 m) in Javelin at Paris 2024 Olympics.
5. Arshad Nadeem broke the Olympic record with a stunning throw of 92.97m in Javelin
6. India Men’s Hockey Team Secures Bronze at Paris 2024 Olympics defeating Spain
1. Odisha government introduced the state’s first Grain ATM
2. Lake Turkana, recently seen in the news, is located in Kenya
3. Mpox (also known as Monkeypox), recently seen in the news, is caused by Virus
4. The International Day of Indigenous Peoples is observed annually on August 9
5. The Waqf Act of 1954 defines a Waqf as a property dedicated for religious and charitable
purposes.
1. India is on the brink of commissioning its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile
submarine, INS Arighat
2. India-New Zealand Sign Bilateral Customs Cooperation Agreement
3. T.V. Somanathan Appointed as New Cabinet Secretary
4. The bilateral air exercise “Udara Shakti 2024” between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the
Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) concluded
5. International Youth Day, observed annually on August 12th . The 2024 theme, “From Clicks to
Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,”
1. According to the NIRF ranking, IIT Madras secured the top spot in the ‘overall’ category
2. ESA’s JUICE Mission Sets to Break Records with Lunar-Earth Flyby.
3. Mount Kilimanjaro, recently seen in the news, is located in Tanzania
4. ‘Nankai Trough’ is a subduction zone between two tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean
5. Kagame Sworn In for Fourth Term as Rwandan President
1. Madhya Pradesh Pioneers Cash for Sanitary Napkins Scheme
2. DRDO Successfully Tests Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’
3. India and Russia are working on introducing a “dynamic reference rate” for their currencies,
the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Russian Rouble (RUB)
4. IISc Bengaluru Dominates NIRF 2024 University Category
5. World Organ Donation Day 2024 is celebrated on August 13
1. Germany Joins US-led United Nations Command (UNC) as 18th Member State
2. Parvovirus B19, also known as *“fifth disease.” is a highly contagious infection*
3. India To Host Third Voice Of Global South Summit
4. Father of Agni Missiles, Dr. Ram Narain Agarwal Passes Away
5. New blood test called PrecivityAD2, which can detect Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with around
90% accuracy.
6. Maharashtra launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin’ scheme to give financial help to
more than one crore (10 million) eligible women in the state.
7. India and Israel Launch New Water Technology Centre at IIT-Madras
1. Bihar police recently seized 50 grams of *californium* , a highly radioactive element.
2. New Zealand Proposes Legislation to Modernize Gene Technology Laws
3. Blood test called PrecivityAD2 can detect Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with around 90%
accuracy.
4. Vinay Mohan Kwatra Becomes Indian Ambassador to the US
1. Paetongtarn Shinawatra was elected as Thailand’s youngest prime minister at the age of 37.
2. The U.S. Navy has deployed the AIM-174B missile to boost its aerial capabilities in the Indo-
Pacific region
3. Croatia announced plans to reintroduce two months of compulsory military service
4. Sweden Reports First Case of mpox Strain outside Africa
5. (ISRO) launched the SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission to observe Earth.
6. India Set to Launch Electric Microcar “Robin” in 2025
1. India hosted the third Voice of Global South Summit
2. MUDA scam, recently seen in the news, is associated with Karnataka state
3. Recently, the Maharashtra government launched the first ‘Solar Village’ in Satara
4. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in Rajasthan
5. Indian introduced the Krishi-Decision Support System (Krishi-DSS), a digital platform
designed to manage agricultural data
1. The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat, India, has reached full operational
capacity
2. India and Denmark Collaborate on Clean River Initiative
3. Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second in Lausanne Diamond League
4. Amul Tops Global Food Brand Rankings in 2024
5. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka each secured their first Cincinnati Open titles
6. launched three new online platforms—PROMPT, DRIPS, and JAL VIDYUT DPR—to enhance
power sector efficiency
1. PM Modi Presents BHISHM Cubes to Ukraine
2. Postal Dept launches Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to Encourage Philately
3. Mumbai Ranks 2nd, New Delhi 3rd In Global Property Price Index
4. Madeira (Portugal) Wildfires Devastate 5,000 Hectares, Tourists Stranded
5. India Surpasses China As Top Importer of Russian Oil
6. India, EU Prepare for Conference on Online Radicalization
1. Cabinet on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).
2. India Launches World’s First Mobile Hybrid Rocket: RHUMI-1.
3. India Celebrates National Space Day with Launch of ‘Sapno ki Udaan’ E-Magazine.
4. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Unveils New ‘Suicide Drones’
5. Ladakh Gets Five New District. These districts are – Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and
Changthang.
1. India and Indonesia Resolve to Boost Anti-Terror Cooperation
2. Maharashtra has become the first state to adopt the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for its
employees
3. IIM Bangalore Launches India’s First Global Centre for PEVC
4. India Celebrates First National Space Day on August 23
5. Recently, India has initiated its first comprehensive survey of high-risk glacial lakes in
Arunachal Pradesh
6. World Bank issued world’s first carbon removal bond to fund Amazon reforestation
7. Caesium elements are generally used in the ‘Atomic clocks’.
1. Bharat Biotech International Ltd has launched Hillchol (BBV131), a novel single-strain oral
cholera vaccine (OCV)
2. RBI Announces Future Launch of Unified Lending Interface (ULI)
3. India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket, Rhumi-1
4. The US approved a $52.8 million deal to sell Anti-Submarine Warfare Sonobuoys to India.
5. The primary objective of the ‘BioE3 Policy’ is to foster high-performance biomanufacturing
1. Typhoon Shanshan Makes Landfall On Japan’s Kyushu Island
2. Pakistani Christian, Joseph Francis Becomes First Goan to Obtain Indian Citizenship Under
CAA
3. Every year on August 29, the world observes the International Day Against Nuclear Tests
4. Every year on August 29, India celebrates National Sports Day
5. Odisha reported a bird flu outbreak with the H5N1 strain
1. Bangladesh Triumphs in SAFF U-20 Championship 2024
2. The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed annually on
August 30th
3. UP government has introduced a new policy to encourage social media influencers to
promote its programs and achievements.
4. ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission to Feature Humanoid Vyomitra in 2025
5. Himachal Pradesh Raises Minimum Marriage Age for Women to 21
6. Karnataka Launches Ovitrap Baskets to Combat Rising Dengue Cases
1. Dr. T.V. Somanathan Takes Over as Cabinet Secretary
2. Assam Assembly Passes Bill Regulating Muslim Marriages and Divorces
*The Oropouche virus* is insect-borne, meaning it spreads through insect bites, much like
the dengue virus that is spread by mosquitoes
3. India recently commissioned its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)
called INS Arighaat.
4. Berkshire Hathaway First Non-Tech Company to Hit $1 Trillion