Aug 07, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Aug 07, 2024

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has given clearance to the DRDO and the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to produce 200 Astra air-to-air missiles for its Su-3O and LCA Tejas fighter aircraft. Astra missiles are capable of engaging targets at varying distances of 500 m up to 340 km.

In August 2024, India and Saint Christopher & Nevis Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Sports· Saint Kitts and Nevis is a dual-island nation situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

A total of 52.81 crore Jan-Dhan accounts with a deposit balance of Rs. 2,30,792 crores have been opened as on 19.07.2024 under PMJDY. PM Modi had announced this scheme on his first Independence Day speech on 15 August 2014.

The 5th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee meeting, marking a significant milestone in ASEAN-India economic cooperation, took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from July 29 to August 1, 2024. The ASEAN is an international organization and political and economic union of 10 Southeast Asian countries: Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

In August 2024, President Droupadi Murmu was honored with Fiji's highest civilian award, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, during her first official visit to the country.

The book, titled "India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow's Economic Powerhouse", authored by Prof. K V Subramanian, was launched at a high-profile event in New Delhi.