NATIONAL NEWS

First Policy Makers Forum

• Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the Ministry of External Affairs hosted ‘First Policy Makers’ Forum in New Delhi.
• This forum is an international delegation of policymakers and drug regulators from 15 countries.

Prime Ministers Foreign Tour

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three day visit to Poland and Ukraine. PM of India is visiting Poland after 45 years and this will be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will be visiting Ukraine in more than 30 years since the diplomatic relations were established.

Poland

Ukraine

3rd India – Japan Ministerial Dialogue

•  2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India and Japan was held in New Delhi.
•  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Yoko Kamikawa reviewed the bilateral cooperation and explored new initiatives to further strengthen the engagements between the two countries.

Japan

 Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana

• According to the Ministry of Coal ‘Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana’ has reached a significant milestone with the successful completion of 500 bone marrow transplants.
• The programme provides financial assistance of up to 10 lakh rupees per patient for the treatment of Thalassemia Major and Aplastic Anaemia.

Thalassemia

Microplastic Contamination in food

• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched an innovative project to tackle the growing concern of microplastic contamination in food in New Delhi.
• In a recent report, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has highlighted the presence of microplastics in common food items such as sugar and salt.

FSSAI

STATE SPECIAL

Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana

• Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched “Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana” to provide financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month to women aged between 21 to 51 years.

Jharkhand

Maharashtra's first 'Solar Village'

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated Maharashtra's first 'Solar Village' at Manyachiwadi village in Satara district.

Maharashtra

ECONOMY & BANKING

Framework for SROs

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a framework to recognise Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) in the financial markets, in order to help enhance the compliance culture and provide a consultative platform for policy making.

RBI

  Category I, II AIFs

• As per a recent SEBI circular, Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) in Category I and II can now borrow for operational flexibility, capped at 10% of investible funds, or 20% of drawdown value, which is the amount called from investors for making investments in an investee company.
• AIF in India is a privately pooled investment vehicle for sophisticated investors, Indian or foreign.

SEBI

PERSON IN NEWS

S Padmanabhan

• Former Chief of Army Staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, who led the Army during Operation Parakram (2001–2002) and affectionately known as "Paddy" in army circles, passed away at age of 83.

Girish Sahni

• Former Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Girish Sahni, passed away at the age of 68.

Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur

•  "The Architect of Modern Tripura" was remembered on his birth anniversary on 19th August.

Ashok Kumar Singh

• Ashok Kumar Singh, IAS took over the charge of Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Sanskrit Day

•  World Sanskrit Day is celebrated annually on the day of Shraavana Poornima (full moon) to mark the importance of the ancient Sanskrit language.
•  This year it was celebrated on 19th August.

World Photography Day

• World Photography Day is a global event celebrated on August 19th each year to honour the art, craft, science, and history of photography.

Sadbhavana Diwas

• Every year on August 20, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary is celebrated in the form of Sadbhavana Diwas.
• He served as the sixth Prime Minister of India from 1984-1989 before he was assassinated by the LTTE terrorists in 1991.

Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev

•  In order to strengthen bilateral naval relations between India and Russia and explore new avenues for naval cooperation, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief, Russian Federation Navy is on an official visit to India.

Russia

DEFENCE

Shaurya Sampravah 1.0

• Indian Army convened a formal interaction with senior veteran officers Shaurya Sampravah 1.0, at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi.

SPORTS

Pankaj Advani

•   Pankaj Advani won Western India Billiards and Snooker Championship 2024.

World Nomad Games

• ·The 5th World Nomad Games, often described as the Olympics of Central Asia, will be hosted by Kazakhstan in Astana from September 8 to 13.