Aug 13, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Aug 13, 2024

Shah Rukh Khan won the lifetime achievement award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. 2024 Locarno International Film Festival was held from August 7, 2024 to August 17, 2024 in Locarno, Switzerland.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) have signed an MoU to launch Nepal's Munal satellite. Developed by Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Munal aims to build a vegetation density database marking a significant step in Nepal-India space collaboration.

A recently launched book written by Bhim Singh, a BJP MP from Bihar, is titled "Bharat ke 75 Mahan Krantikari" (75 Great Revolutionaries of India).

India is set to commission its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arighat. INS Arighat will join INS Arihant, the first SSBN inducted in 2016. It is built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to build nuclear submarines at Visakhapatnam.

In August, 2024, India and New Zealand have signed a Bilateral Customs Cooperation Arrangement to simplify trade procedures.

The Neelakurinji, a remarkable flowering shrub native to the montane grasslands of southwest India, has recently been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of "Threatened" Species.