NATIONAL NEWS

National Conference of District Judiciary

•  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Conference of District Judiciary at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Vande Bharat trains

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat trains Meerut-Lucknow, Madurai-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Nagercoil routes.

PM’s Visit to Brunei and Singapore

• According to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Brunei and Singapore from September 3, 2024.

MoU between NCOL and UOCB

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between National Co-operative Organics Limited (NCOL) and Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board (UOCB) was signed in New Delhi.

 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Secretariat

•  India, Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka have signed the Charter and an MoU for the establishment of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Secretariat in Colombo to address security and stability challenges in the Indian Ocean Region.

Sri Lanka

India and Saudi Arabia signed MoU

•  To enhance bilateral cooperation in public sector auditing, India and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Riyadh.
• The agreement was signed by Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and Dr. Hussam Al-Angari, President of the Saudi General Court of Audit.

Saudi Arabia

X banned in Brazil

• X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country.

Brazil

ECONOMY & BANKING

6.7% Real GDP Growth

• The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released data for India’s GDP estimates which is signalling a moderation in the economy's growth momentum.
• India's real GDP rose 6.7% in the April to June 2024 quarter, the slowest in five quarters, and below the Reserve Bank of India's expectation of a 7.1% uptick as well as the 7.8% uptick registered in the preceding quarter.

National Statistical Office (NSO)

Navratana status to RailTel, NHPC, SJVN, and SECI

• Department of Public Enterprise under Ministry of Finance granted 'Navratana' status to public sector undertakings RailTel Corporation of India (RCIL), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
• This status allows the organisations to undertake substantial investments of up to ₹1,000 crore without needing approval from the Centre.

Vadhvan Port

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Vadhvan Port in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra

Nutrition Tracker app

•  Union Minister of Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi launched the pilot project of the face authentication feature in the Nutrition Tracker app in five states of the country at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

DEFENCE

Project NAMAN

• The Indian Army launched the first phase of Project NAMAN, which is designed to provide dedicated support and services to Defence pensioners, veterans, and their families.

Indian Army

'Aravalli' helicopter engines

•  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt. Ltd. have signed a contract for the joint design, development, and production of high-power helicopter engines named 'Aravalli'.

SPORTS

World U20 Athletics Championships

• In the World U20 Athletics Championships, Aarti won a Bronze medal in the Women’s 10000m race walk event with the National U20 record time to open India’s medal account at Lima in Peru.

Paris Paralympics 2024

• Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal won the gold and bronze respectively in the women’s 10m Air Rifle competition.
• Manish Narwal clinched a silver medal in the men’s 10-meter Air Pistol with a score of 234.9.
• Preeti Pal bagged bronze in the women’s 100-meter sprint

IIS signs MoU with UWW

• The Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United World Wrestling (UWW), the global governing body for wrestling, to develop the sport in India.