August 2024 Current Affairs

• This is a lecture on monthly current affairs for August 2024.
• The lecture covers various topics including appointments, awards, rankings, portals, and national and international news.
• A booklet containing 8 months of current affairs from January 2024 to August 2024 is available for purchase.
• A set of 1500+ MCQs with explanations covering January to August current affairs is also available.
• Soft copies of the study materials are available via WhatsApp.

National Appointments

• Air Marshal Tejinder Singh has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
• Vivek Ram Chaudhari is the current Chief of Air Staff.
• Satish Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board.
  • He is the first person from the Scheduled Caste to hold this position.
  • He replaced Jaya Verma Sinha.
• Daljit Singh Choudhary is the Director General of the BSF.
• Rahul Navin is the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
• Sindhu Gangadharan is the new Chairperson of NASSCOM.
• Nalin Prabhat has been appointed the Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • He was previously the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG).
• Challa Sreenivasulu Setty (CS Setty) is the 27th Chairman of SBI, replacing Dinesh Khara.
• T.V. Somanathan has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary, replacing Rajiv Gauba.
• M. Suresh has been appointed as the interim Chairman of the Airport Authority of India.
• P. Harish has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the United Nations in New York.
• Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as the Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
• Ashok Kumar Singh is the Director General of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
• Jay Shah appointed as the chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC). – The youngest ICC chairman, taking position on December 1, 2024

International Appointments

• Fatemeh Mohammadi is Iran's first female government spokesperson.
• Bob Rae has been appointed as the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
  • The United Nations Economic and Social Council was formed in 1945.
  • It has 54 members.
  • Its headquarters is in New York.
• Pita Limjaroenrat = is the Prime Minister of Thailand.
• Luis Abinader is the new President of the Dominican Republic.
• Paul Kagame is the new President of Rwanda.

National News

• Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone for the Vadhvan Port in Palghar District, Maharashtra.
• India's largest aero launch is to be launched at Cochin Airport.
• Cyclone Biparjoy significantly impacted Gujarat and adjoining areas of Pakistan.
  • The cyclone originated in the Arabian Sea.
  • The name "Biparjoy" was given by Pakistan.
• The Union Cabinet has approved the Unified Pension Scheme for central government employees, benefiting around 23 lakh individuals.
  • Key features include assured pension, assured family pension, and assured minimum pension.
  • Maharashtra is the first state to implement this scheme.
• India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024 under the theme of "Viksit Bharat".
  • Organized "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign from August 9-15.
  • The flag's designer was Penumalli Venkata.
• A major landslide occurred in the Wayanad district, Kerala for which Prime Minister Modi visited.
• Guru Ghasidas Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh has been declared a tiger reserve, bringing the total to 56 in India.
• Odisha government launched India's first rice ATM, named Annapurna ATM.
• India's first civilian space tourist is Gopi Thotakura.
  • He flew through the Blue Origin NS-25 mission.
• Prime Minister Modi attended the Lakhpati Didi Sammelan in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
  • The initiative aims to train women in self-help groups to earn at least ₹1 lakh per annum.
• The portable hospital that goes by the name of Bhishma
  • World's first portable hospital.
  • Gifted by PM Modi to Ukraine during his visit.
• The first ever Global Women's Kabaddi League will be held in Haryana in September.
• Launched the One India One Ticket initiative to seamless ticket service for passenger between Rail and Metro system.
• Three new Ramsar sites have been added in India.
  • Nandarayan Bird Sanctuary
  • Kachuvalli Bird Sanctuary
  • Taewa Reservoir
  • Total number of Ramser Sites now 85
• A new water technology center is being established at IIT Madras in collaboration with Israel.
• Kisan Samman : monthly program to showcase agriculture and technological opportunity for famers.
• The first tribal library of South India is Kanu and it will be located in Karnataka.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi became the first to get net-zero carbon emission state.
• Five new disticts that have been carved out in Ladhak : Zangskar, Drauss, Nyoma, Nubra and Chagtan
• Sub classification of SC and SCT reservation.
  • SC catgory one and two and it can be determined who gets reservation based on wealth

International News

• Typhoon Shanshan struck Japan.
• Prime Minister Modi visited Greece and Poland.
• Khameer Singh became the youngest person in Asia to reach the highest peak of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, at the age of 5 years.
• Australia passed the Right to Disconnect bill.
• Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position and Mohommad Yunus led the interim government.
• World's oldest calendar was discovered in Turkey.
• Public Health Emergency was declared in response to the increasing cases in W.H.O.
• Powerful typhoon Maffle strikes in Japan.
• World's second largest diamond was discovered in Botswana.
• U.S.A. and India makes the supply of security agreement in order of prioritization.

Sports News

• The Durand Cup 2024 final was won by North East United after defeating Mohan Bagan.
  • Took place in Calcutta, Salt Lake Stadium
• Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024 with a throw of 89.4 meters.
• The under U-17 of wrestling championship will commence in Jordan.
  • India wins 10 meadds, 5 gold and india women top team wins at a total of
  • 185 points
• Hockey India has is hosting the Women Asian Trophy that will be held on Delhi
• The men Junior Hockey tem coach name Pre Sugesh headchief.
• The dutch grand pix was won Lando Norris from UK
• Eight addition was womens under fifa world cup to be dominated in Dominician Republic
• Indian national chess championship was won by Kartik Venkata Ramnan

Sports news Parralympics

• India already won 15 golds
• The parralympics going on till Spetember in france
• Anuj lakera wins gold for the meters men
• India 15 medels is from Suamit Anil and Javeling gold winner

Important Books

• GReen Revoultion Of India book written by mp bhim
• Modi governance book is written by Tharun Gagur
• The call of greed is writen by parmal nagwani

Important Days and Themes

• Hiroshima Day celebrated on August 6
• Nagassaki Day is celbrated on August 9. Bombs called little boy and fat man
• National Day of 7 of august
• Quiit India movmeent on August 24 1948 by mahatma ghandhi
• The world bio fuel the suthustainbal biyofuels
• World liand the
• world ELephant day on august
• World organ day august 8 on today reason smile on someones face
• Rememberance of paritition day
• National spaced a touching life by touchin the moon,
• National sports day the promotion for peace
• World of water Bridging borders

Ranking and Index

• India's Top tranding partner is the USA
• HCL Roshni is the woman
• Largest producer is India
• India in global export is 8
• night Frank world cities is second
• Travel toriusm delopment indecx India is 39
• Fortune India , India is 86
• tourisim village is 30
• military Excercises
• Project is army is supporting to provide vetrens
• Exercise shakti taram india in taram shkti suilor
• Excersies udhar for malaysia
• exercesis maitri for sri lanka
• mountain prehar luhak

Scheme Section

• The scheme of uddisha called Suhabatra
• The HP chief suk shika the 4 to help
• Parthanatman Janina. Muk mantri for Jarkan
• Din yaal yojana
• muky mantri bal yojana
• goayn

Award section

• Order to Timor to Droupdi
• Compaingor to Djupi
• vigyam ward to chandiyan 3
• atal and ritam
• karay world

Death Slection

• fomer
• suam and indian social worked
• budha dev cpi
• former army man
• Indian cost gaur
• Ram Nararaayan
• amini Kirshan
• you to the youtub

• Sex raton better improve to 9
• Rbi A plus rating
• Dame dam news