Aug 24, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Aug 24, 2024

The Department of Post has launched the Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to encourage students in classes VI to IX to pursue philately, the collection and study of stamps, by offering scholarships and mentorship through school-level philately clubs.

A partnership between India, Denmark, and IIT-BHU has established the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) in Varanasi to rejuvenate the Varuna River.

India and Denmark's Environmental Strategic Partnership has started the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) project to help revive the Varuna River. The project has received initial funding of Rs 16.8 crore from India's Jal Shakti Ministry, with an additional Rs 5 crore contributed by Denmark. The Varuna River is a minor tributary of the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Kaanu, a South Indian Adivasi Knowledge Centre, will be launched at the Tribal Health Resource Centre (THRC) at BR Hills, Karnataka on August 25.

India's second home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat on August 21, 2024 started operating at its full capacity. India's first home-built nuclear power reactor was the 700-megawatt pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat, which began operations in 2023.

BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh has released a new book titled Modi's Governance Triumph: Reshaping India’s Path to Prosperity.