Current Affairs PDF August 2024 (English)

Monthly Current Affairs PDF Edition August 2024 in English for UPSC, IAS, PCS, Civil Services, SSC CGL, CHSL, IBPS Banking and other Competitive Exams.

  • ·  Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh win Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event at Paris Olympics 2024
  • ·  56th International Chemistry Olympiad : Indian Team Wins one Gold, Two Silver, and a Bronze
  • ·  India accounts for 48.5 percent of the global digital payments: RBI report
  • ·  India won 2 gold and 3 silver medals at the 54th International Physics Olympiad 2024
  • ·  Venezuela : President Nicolas Maduro wins presidential election for third term
  • ·  President appoints new Governors for 9 States
  • ·  Indian shooter Manu Bhaker becomes first Indian woman to win medal in shooting at Olympics
  • ·  25th Kargil Vijay Diwas, July 26, 2024
  • ·  World’s highest tunnel : Shinkun La Tunnel, Kargil, Ladakh
  • ·  Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty in Assam declared India’s 43rd World Heritage Site in the cultural category
  • ·  Paris Olympics: Indian Men’s and Women’s Archery teams enter quarterfinals
  • ·  Multinational Military Exercise ‘Khaan Quest’ at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from July 27th to August 9th, 2024.
  • ·  Rashtrapati Bhavan renames Durbar Hall and Ashok Hall to Ganatantra Mandap and Ashok Mandap
  • ·  Shekhar Kapur appointed as the festival director of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa
  • ·  India Ranks 82nd on Global Passport Index; Visa-Free access to 58 Countries
  • ·  World Hottest Day : July 22, 2024
  • ·  Supreme Court refused to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 examination or order a re-test; Counselling process to begin
  • ·  Budget 2024 Key Highlights
  • ·  Abhinav Bindra awarded Olympic Order by International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • ·  Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived in Gujarat for a three-day tour
  • ·  Economic Survey: Projects real GDP growth of 6.5 to 7 percent for FY 2024-25
  • ·  Joe Biden Withdraws from US Presidential Race, Endorses Kamala Harris
  • ·  Kanwar Yatra for the Shravan month from today (22 July 2024)
  • ·  Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivett won the men’s doubles title at the Swiss Open ATP Tour tennis tournament
  • ·  Microsoft outage : Global tech failure caused by CrowdStrike software glitch
  • ·  Former Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed Ambassador of India to the United States of America
  • ·  46th Session of World Heritage Committee in New Delhi from 21st to 31st July 2024
  • ·  Monsoon Session of Parliament from July 22 to August 12 ; Union Budget on July 23
  • ·  Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan took oaths as Judges of the Supreme Court
  • ·  Suryakumar Yadav named captain of the Indian T20 team for the three-match series against Sri Lanka
  • ·  Vedant Sakre Wins Gold as Indian Team Excels at 35th International Biology Olympiad in Kazakhstan
  • ·  India’s Contingent for Paris Olympics : 117 Athletes, 140 Support Staff
  • ·  Asia’s first health research-related “Pre-clinical Network facility” in Faridabad inaugurated by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh
  • ·  Roberta Metsola elected for new term as President of the European Parliament
  • ·  Donald Trump officially nominated as Republican Candidate for US General Elections 2024
  • ·  Argentina won Copa America Championship 2024
  • ·  Vikram Misri assumes charge as Foreign Secretary of India
  • ·  PM Modi is world’s most followed leader on X, with over 100 million followers
  • ·  KP Sharma Oli appointed new Prime Minister of Nepal
  • ·  Euro 2024 : Spain won Championship by defeating England 2-1
  • ·  Wimbledon 2024 : Carlos Alcaraz won Men’s Singles Wimbledon title
  • ·  Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ loses vote of confidence in Parliament
  • ·  ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ – June 25
  • ·  Women’s T20 Asia Cup from July 19 at Dambulla, Sri Lanka
  • ·  10% Constable Jobs for Ex Agniveers in CISF and BSF
  • ·  Exercise Pitch Black 2024: Indian Air Force (IAF) arrives at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin
  • ·  World Population Day – July 11th
  • ·  Bangladesh became the fifth member country of the Colombo Security Conference (CSC)
  • ·  PM Modi holds discussions with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna
  • ·  Durand Cup 2024, from July 27 to August 31, 2024
  • ·  Paris Olympic : Gagan Narang becomes Chef-de-Mission; PV Sindhu and Achanta Sharath Kamal flag bearers
  • ·  Gautam Gambhir appointed head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team
  • ·  PM Modi awarded with Russia’s highest civilian honour, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle
  • ·  Amarnath Yatra: Over 2 Lakh Visit Holy Cave in last 10 Days
  • ·  Avinash Sable set a new national record in the 3000m steeplechase
  • ·  PM Modi on two days visit to Russia
  • ·  Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra began in Puri, Orissa
  • ·  Budget session of Parliament from July 22 to August 12; Union budget to be presented on July 23
  • ·  Masoud Pezeshkian, won Iran’s presidential election
  • ·  UK PM Keir Starmer’s new cabinet
  • ·  NITI Aayog launches ‘Sampoornata Abhiyaan’; a drive to achieve 100% saturation
  • ·  Sensex closes above 80,000 for first time, Nifty at 24,302
  • ·  Keir Starmer of Labour Party is set to become Britain’s next Prime Minister
  • ·  Hemant Soren, took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand
  • ·  Aditya-L1 spacecraft, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point
  • ·  16th edition of the India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant began in Meghalaya
  • ·  Japan launches new banknotes with three-dimensional hologram technology
  • ·  Dr. B.N. Gangadhar appointed as the Chairperson of the National Medical Commission
  • ·  Stampede at Bhole Baba’s “Satsang” in Hathras district of UP, 121 dead
  • ·  Dick Schoof, sworn in as the Netherlands’ new Prime Minister
  • ·  13th edition of India-Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE ; From 1st to 15th July in Thailand
  • ·  Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff
  • ·  Digital India program completed 9 years on July 1, 2024
  • ·  Manoj Kumar Singh takes over as Uttar Pradesh chief secretary
  • ·  Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announce retirement from international T20 cricket after winning T20 World Cup 2024
  • ·  Three new criminal laws came into force on July 1, 2024
  • ·  India won the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024

GK Now Monthly Current Affairs (English) Edition : August 2024

GK Now Monthly Current Affairs (English)

Edition : August 2024
(1 to 31 July 2024)
Medium : English
PDF Pages : 45
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