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

Sep 07, 2024

In Sep, 2024, the Uttar Pradesh government has appointed Babita Chauhan as Chairperson and Aparna Yadav along with Charu Chaudhary as Vice-Chairpersons of the state women's commission.

Siddhartha Aggarwal, 49, from Bengaluru, set a new record as the oldest Indian to swim solo across the English Channel on August 29, 2024.

"From Oil to Lithium: Navigating the Future of Energy" is a transformative new book by acclaimed energy expert Mr. Kuldeep Gupta.

On September 5, 2024, India and Singapore signed four MoUs in the fields of digital technologies, semiconductors, health cooperation, and skill development.

Kapil Parmar secured India's first-ever medal in judo at the Paralympic Games.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development won the National Award for e-Governance 2024 (Gold) for its Poshan Tracker initiative. This tool, part of Mission Poshan 2.0, monitors children's growth in real-time, using WHO growth charts to ensure early nutritional interventions.

Harvinder Singh secured India's first-ever Paralympic gold medal in "archery" at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

On September 3, 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Brunei for bilateral talks. Following this, he will travel to Singapore from September 4 to 5.

The Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack, launched by MeitY, offers Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) with a distributed infrastructure, supporting secure, transparent digital service delivery. It includes NBFLite for startups and academia, the Praamaanik app verification tool.

TIME Magazine has unveiled its prestigious "TIME100 Most Influential People in AI 2024" list. The list includes 15 prominent Indian or Indian-origin individuals. Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, and actor Anil Kapoor have been recognized in list. Notable names also featured are Sundar Pichai of Google and Satya Nadella of Microsoft.

The Textile Ministry unveiled the 'VisioNxt Fashion Forecasting Initiative,' developed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). The event also featured the launch of a bilingual web portal and the India-specific Fashion Trend Book titled "Paridhi 24×25".

PM Modi launched the "Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari" initiative at Surat in Gujarat on September 6, 2024. The initiative aims to build around 24,800 rainwater harvesting structures across Gujarat. The initiative was launched by the Jal Shakti Ministry in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat. It is in line with the ongoing "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain" campaign.