National News

National Task Force Meeting

• The first meeting of the National Task Force formed by the Supreme Court, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, to make recommendations for safety, security and working conditions of medical professionals, was held in New Delhi.

Government Measures for Protection of Women

24th International Mother Teresa Awards Ceremony

• The 24th International Mother Teresa Awards Ceremony took place on August 26th, 2024, at the Millennium Plaza Dubai, to recognize exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields including education, science, culture, sports, social work, medicine, industry, and politics in India.

About Mother Teresa

New India Literacy Programme

• Education Ministry has defined ‘literacy’, and what it means to achieve ‘full literacy,’ to push for adult literacy under the New India Literacy Programme (NILP), a five year programme (2022-27), aims to onboard one crore learners aged above 15 every year across all States and Union Territories.

Data as per Census 2011

FSSAI withdrew advisory regarding 'A1' and 'A2' 

• Food safety regulator (FSSAI) withdrew its recent advisory wherein food businesses were directed to remove claims of 'A1' and 'A2' types of milk and milk products from packaging.

About FSSAI

International News

Right to Disconnect

• Australia has introduced a new law “right to disconnect”, under which employees have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours.

About Australia

State Special

5 New Districts of Ladakh

• The Central Government has decided to create five new districts, Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang in the union territory of Ladakh.

About Ladakh

Arbaeen-e-Hussaini

• Ladakh observed Arbaeen-e-Hussaini, paying tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his 72 companions who were martyred in the Battle of Karbala.

Major Festivals in Ladakh

Security forces at Petrol Pumps

• The Manipur Government has decided to deploy security forces at Petrol Pumps.

About Manipur

Installation of panic buttons for women safety

• The Maharashtra government announced the installation of panic buttons in schools to enhance women's safety in schools.

About Maharashtra

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

• A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4, 2023 at Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, has collapsed.

About Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Economy and Banking

Global Conference on DPI and Emerging Technologies

• Global Conference on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Emerging Technologies was held in Bengaluru, as part of RBI@90 initiative.
• Reserve Bank of India proposed to launch Unified Lending Interface (ULI) tech platform, to make frictionless credit possible in India.

RBI

2nd ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards

• Jana Small Finance Bank was honoured with the titles of Best Small Finance Bank, India, Best Performance on Profitability (Runners-up), Best Performance on Asset Quality, and Best Performance on Risk Management.

Small Finance Bank

100% tariffs on Chinese

• Canada announced 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports.

About Canada

Science and Tech

Global Plan for Mpox

• The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month global strategic and response plan to stop the deadly outbreak of Mpox, to curtail human-to-human transmission of Mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts.

About WHO

India’s RT-PCR kit to fight against Mpox

• Central Protection Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to fight against Mpox.

About mpox

CRISPR-based technology for TB detection

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has introduced a new CRISPR-based technology for detecting tuberculosis at a low cost.

About Tuberculosis (TB)

Sports

BCCI introduced prize money for junior cricket tournaments

• The BCCI introduced prize money for Player-of-the-Match and Player-of-the-Tournament in women's and junior cricket tournaments at the domestic level. Men's Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments will also feature Player-of-the-Match awards.

About BCCI

Person in News

Sindhu Gangadharan

• Nasscom announced the appointment of Sindhu Gangadharan as its chairperson.

Nasscom

Gopichand Thotakura

• India's first civilian space tourist Gopichand Thotakura explored space as part of the New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission by  Blue Origin, returned to the country.

Anand Kumar

• Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30, was named Ambassador of Korean Tourism 2024 in Seoul, for his significant  educational initiatives.

Pavel Durov

• Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images.

Sunita Williams

• India origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with astronaut Butch Wilmore is confirmed to return to Earth in February 2025.

About NASA