National News

MoU between KVIC and Department of Posts

• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and Department of Posts has been signed. Under this MoU, the employees of the Postal Department will physically verify new units being set up across the Country under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme PMEGP.

About KVIC

English Sanskrit Dictionary in 9 volumes

• Hon'ble Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar released the 'English Sanskrit Dictionary in 9 volumes' by Acharya Raghu Vira at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in New Delhi.

Articles related to Vice President

Good Maharaja

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage at three memorials, including the monument of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, known as ‘Good Maharaja’ who provided refuge to over 1,000 Polish children who escaped the Soviet Union, in Warsaw, Poland.

About Poland

Economy

EV Testing Facility of NTH

• Union Minister Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi laid the foundation stone of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Testing Facility of National Test House (NTH) RRSL Camp in Bengaluru.

Initiatives related to E-Vehicle

MoU between CSIR and LUB

• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) signed an MoU at CSIR Headquarters for transfer of selected CSIR technologies to Micro and Small Entrepreneurs.

About CSIR

USD 500 million loan package by ADB to Maharashtra

• The Government signed a USD 500 million loan package with the Asian Development Bank to enhance tertiary health care and medical education in Maharashtra.The project includes establishing four medical colleges with climate and disaster-resilient features in under-served districts, increasing bed capacity in government hospitals, and hiring 500 new doctors.

About ADB

Brand Finance Food & Drink 2024 report

• According to the Brand Finance Food & Drink 2024 report, Amul has been recognized as the world's strongest food and dairy brand, with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 91.0 out of 100.
• Amul earned the prestigious AAA+ rating.

Amul 

Bharat Zero Emission Trucking (ZET) Policy Advisory

• Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, launched the advisory document titled “Bharat Zero Emission Trucking (ZET) Policy Advisory” at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi.

Additional info: Panchamrit of India

BoCW MIS Portal

• The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched Building and other Construction Workers (BoCW) Management Information System (MIS) Portal at 15th meeting of BoCW Monitoring Committee.The portal will function as the centralised data management system for compilation and analysis of the data obtained from BoCW Welfare Boards of the States 

Science and Tech + Environment

Mpox strain in Thailand

• Thailand has detected the first suspected case of new Mpox strain.Thailand and Sweden are the first countries outside of Africa to detect Mpox cases of the Clade 1b variant.

About mpox

Aranya Afforestation Project

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) launched an afforestation project in Bihar called 'Aranya, to plant 1,00,000 seedballs over 50 hectares in three forest regions using drone technology.

About BPCL

Ocean of magma on Moon

• ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission data supported the theory that the Moon was once covered in an ocean of magma, or a 'magma ocean'.The analysis pertained to measurements of the lunar soil, recorded by the Pragyan rover and taken at multiple points along a 100-metre track on the surface.

About ISRO

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

• India's second home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat, has started operating at its full capacity.

Major Nuclear Power Stations in India

Sports

Under-17 World Wrestling Championship

• Indian wrestler Ronak Dahiya defeated Turkish wrestler Emrullah Capkan, to win the Bronze medal in Men’s Greco-Roman 110 kilograms event at Under-17 World Wrestling Championship in Jordan. 

ASMITA Yogasana League 

• Khelo India’s ASMITA Yogasana League (East Zone) hosted by Bihar Yogasana Sports Association (BYSA), commenced at Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna, Bihar. 

Awards and Honours

Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24

24th Handicrafts Exports Awards

• Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh addressed the 24th Handicrafts Exports Awards, organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts organised, in New Delhi.

Awardee

Art and Culture

Ideal and Great Stamps' Paintings exhibition

• Krishna Kumar Yadav, Postmaster General inaugurated Ideal and Great Stamps' Paintings exhibition at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad, features paintings by artist Shri Bipinchandra Nathuram Dhamel based on the theme of Mahatma Buddha and postal stamps. 

Nanda Devi Lokjat Fair

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the three-day Nanda Devi Lokjat Fair at Kurud in Chamoli district.

Major Festivals of Uttarakhand

Person in News

Justice N Anil Kumar

• Former High Court judge, Justice N Anil Kumar  sworn in  as the sixth LokAyukta of Kerala.

High Court

Amardeep Singh Bhatia

• Amardeep Singh Bhatia took over charge as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). 

Rajesh Nambiar

• Rajesh Nambiar has been appointed as Nasscom president designate. 

Important Days

World Senior Citizens Day

• World Senior Citizens Day, celebrated annually on August 21st, is dedicated to honouring and recognising the contributions of older adults around the world.