Aug 31, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Aug 31, 2024

More than 50 illnesses and nine deaths have been reported due Listeria outbreak in US. Listeria is a resilient bacterium that can survive on surfaces, such as meat slicers, and in foods, even at refrigerated temperatures. Reheating foods to a sufficiently high temperature before consumption can eliminate the bacteria.

On August 29, 2024, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launched its first indigenously developed Pollution Control Vessel, 'Samudra Pratap,' in Goa.

NASA is developing a fleet of robots called IceNode that will swim beneath the Antarctic ice shelves to study how quickly they are melting and assess the potential impact on global sea levels.

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum announced the third edition of the India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit at Stanford University on Sept 9-10, 2024.

NSA Ajit Doval, along with representatives from Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Mauritius signed a charter and MoU to establish a Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) secretariat in Colombo. The CSC brings together National Security Advisors (NSA) and Deputy NSAs from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Mauritius.

PM Modi laid foundation stone of Vadhvan Port project worth around ₹76,000 crore in Palghar, Maharashtra, on August 30, 2024.

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) is the amount of money spent on acquiring new assets, such as land, buildings, machinery, and equipment, in an economy.

Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Retired Sportsperson Empowerment Training (RESET) Programme on National Sports Day to empower retired athletes with skills for better employability.