Weekly Current Affairs (25th August to 31st August 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (25th August to 31st August 2024)

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Category : National Published on: September 01 2024

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  • Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu launched seaplane operation guidelines under RCS-UDAN in New Delhi to boost connectivity and economic growth.
  • O.P. Jindal Global University will set up India’s first Constitution Academy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India.
  • Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the ‘Create in India Challenge Season One.’
  • Delhi Airport is the first airport in India to achieve net zero carbon emissions status under ACI.
  • The Central Government's new Integrated Pension Scheme (UPS), effective from April 1, 2025, will provide central employees with 50% of their average basic pay as pension after 25 years of service, along with indexed adjustments for inflation.
  • Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated port projects and launched a skilling program at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
  • The Department of Posts has launched Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana Philatelic Scholarship Scheme to promote philately among the students of class VI to IX.
  • Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released an e-magazine named "Sapno Ki Udaan" on the occasion of National Space Day.
  • Eastern Railway has developed an AI-based chatbox named 'Prabodh' that provides easy access to railway rules.
  • Joseph Francis A. Pereira, a Christian from Pakistan, has become the first person in Goa to receive Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
  • The Cabinet has approved the Department of Science and Technology scheme named ‘Vigyan Dhara’.
  • IOCL signs MoU with RINL for supply of hydraulic and lubricating oil by 2029.
  • Home Minister Amit Shah has announced the creation of 5 new districts in Ladakh.
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