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21st AUGUST 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1 India’s first Constitution Museum, named “The Constitution Academy and The Rights & Freedoms Museum,” is set to be inaugurated by OP Jindal Global University on November 26, 2024.

2 M Suresh has been appointed as the interim Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

3 RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally receiving an 'A+' grade from Global Finance magazine.

4 Satya Prakash Sangwan, the vice president of PCI, has been appointed as the Chef de Mission (CDM) for the Indian team.

5 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the centenary commemorative coin of Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi in Chennai.

6 Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Sumit Antil and shot-put star Bhagyashri Jadhav will be flagbearers of Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics.

7 World’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies aged 117.

8 Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched three online platforms: PROMPT, DRIPS, and JAL VIDYUT DPR, to improve power sector efficiency and transparency.

9 India’s Petronet LNG and a Sri Lankan firm signed an MoUfor LNG infrastructure and supply in Colombo.

10 The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, originally set for Bangladesh, will now be held in Dubai and Sharjah, UAE.

11 Sembcorp Industries and Japanese firms signed an agreement for India's first green ammonia export to Japan.

12 President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards 2023 to 22 winners, highlighting the need for self-sufficiency in mineral production to achieve India's 2047 development goals.

13 Manyachiwadi has become the first fully solar-powered village in Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Solar Village Scheme.

14 The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the OdishaForest Department have started a project to tag horseshoe crabs along the Odisha coast.

15 Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) report: Karnataka is the leading State in the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (5,765 stations).

 

 

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