Sept. 16, 2024
1 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024.
• IIT Madras ranked first in the overall category.
• IISC Bengaluru ranked first in the University category.
• IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS Delhi secured top positions in the Engineering, Management, and Medical categories, respectively.
• State Public Universities: Anna University, Chennai
• Open University: IGNOU
2 World Organ Donation Day: August 13th
3 World Elephant Day: August 12th
4 Bollywood actor Sharukh Khan received the lifetimeachievement award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
5 Rajya Sabha MP Bhim Singh launched his book titled ’75 Great Revolutionaries of India’.
6 Shri Raj Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed as the new Chairman & Managing Director of (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) NHPC Limited.
7 The Mitra Shakti military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army was held at the in Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka.
8 IIT Indore has created advanced shoes using Tribo-Electric Nanogenerator (TENG) technology, designed to convert walking motion into electrical energy.
9 The govt. issued guidelines for implementing 'Model Solar Village' under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, aiming to create one Model Solar Village per district.
10 Paul Kagame was sworn in as the president of Rwandawith over 99% of the vote.
11 Odisha Naval Tata won the women's title in Junior Hockey.
12 Punjab National Bank has unveiled the PNB ANTAH DRISHTI Braille Debit Card for Visually Impairedcustomers.
13 European Space Agency's (Jupiter Icey Moon Exploration) JUICE mission is set to attempt first-ever Lunar-Earth flyby.