Aug 01, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Aug 01, 2024

Hamas's political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran.

PCB Chairperson Mohsin Naqvi is set to take over as the new Asian Cricket Council President later in 2024, after BCCI Secretary Jay Shah steps down from the role.

Nicolas Maduro has won the Venezuela's presidential election once again for the third time to govern the country from 2025 to 2031.

The Central Water Commission (CWC) has been honoured with the GEEF Global WaterTech Award under the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the prestigious Global Water Tech Summit -2024 organized by the Global Energy and Environment Foundation (GEEF) in New Delhi.

TIME magazine's 2024 'World's Greatest Places' list features 100 top destinations worldwide. Three Indian spots made it to the list this year -
1) Museum of Solutions (MuSo), Mumbai,
2) Manam Chocolate, Hyderabad and
3) NAAR, Himachal Pradesh.

World's Greatest Places to visit:
1) Maui Cultural Lands — Lahaina, Hawaii.
2) Kamba African Rainforest Experiences.
3) White Desert, Antarctica.

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on July 30, passed the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that enhances punishment for forced conversions.

The punishment for marrying a woman by deceiving her or converting her religion was 10 years with a fine of ₹50,000. The new Bill now enhances punishment to life imprisonment.