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August 2024 - 32 Important Current Affairs for AFCAT CDS NDA Exam

Most important Monthly One Liner Current Affairs by Military-Choice for competitive exams like UPSC NDA, CDS, AFCAT, SSC CGL, CPO SI, MTS, Railway etc. Read these Monthly Important One Liner Current Affairs before appearing in any competitive exam. August, 2024 One Liner Current Affairs have been prepared keeping in mind the type of current affairs questions asked in the previous year question papers of various competitive exams. Also Check: Books for Current Affairs Preparation

AUGUST, 2024 IMPORTANT ONE LINER CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR CDS NDA AFCAT Exam


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  1. Hockey India has retired jersey number 16 from the national senior men’s team in honour of goalkeeper PR Sreejesh.


  1. 70th National Film Award: Aaina won the best non-feature film award. In the feature film category, the best Hindi film award was bagged by Gulmohar. Rishab Shetty won the best actor award for his Kannada film, Kantara.


  1. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.


  1. After Jawaharlal Nehru & Indira Gandhi, PM Modi has created history by becoming the third Indian prime minister to give 11 straight speeches on Independence Day.


  1. DRDO successfully carried out the maiden test flight of Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), GAURAV from Sukhoi-30 MK-I of the Indian Air Force.


  1. Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat clinched a bronze medal in the Men's 57kg freestyle event.


  1. Neeraj Chopra clinched silver in javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem (92.97m) won the gold.


  1. India beat Spain in the men's hockey bronze medal match of the Paris Olympics 2024.


  1. India secured back-to-back medals at the Olympics, having also won bronze in Tokyo Olympics, for the first time in 52 years. The last time India won back-to-back hockey medals at Olympics was in 1968 & 1972.


  1. Vinesh Phogat reaches the women's 50 kg freestyle final, becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to achieve this feat.


  1. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was later disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024 for being overweight.


  1. Noah Lyles clocked 9.79sec to claim gold in the men's Olympic 100m final in Paris.


  1. Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred won women's 100m gold at the Paris Olympics.


  1. Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of the interim government in Bangladesh.


  1. The ISRO-Chandrayaan 3 Team will be awarded the Vigyan Team Award for their contributions to space science and technology.


  1. India has added three more Ramsar sites to the network, taking the tally to 85. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary & Kochuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir of Madhya Pradesh have been added to the list of India’s Ramsar sites.


  1. NASA will send India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS). GC Shukla would be the primary mission pilot while GC Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, would be the backup mission pilot.


  1. Paris Olympics 2024: India, with a total of 6 medals, including 1 silver & 5 bronze medals, finished at the 71st spot in the overall medal tally. The USA topped the medal tally, China (2nd) & Japan (3rd).


  1. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally for the second consecutive year.


  1. President Droupadi Murmu received the highest civilian award 'Companion of the Order' of Fiji.


  1. The first National Space Day is being celebrated on 23 August.The theme for this year’s celebration is Touching Lives while Touching the Moon.


  1. India's defence exports soared by 78 percent in the first quarter of 2024-25 as compared to the same period last fiscal year.


  1. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn in for his fourth term after securing over 99 per cent of the vote.


  1. The Karnataka Cabinet approved the 250 meter high Bengaluru Skydeck project. This will be South Asia's tallest structure.


  1. Neeraj Chopra finished 2nd in Lausanne Diamond League 2024 with a season-best throw of 89.49m.


  1. Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI, was elected as the youngest chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).


  1. The Govt of India has established five new districts in Ladakh. The newly created districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang.


  1. Shikhar Dhawan has announced retirement from all forms of international and domestic Cricket.


  1. India's Avani Lekhara won her second gold medal in the women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 shooting event, defending her crown.


  1. Gautam Adani and his family have secured the top spot in the 2024 Hurun India Rich List, surpassing Mukesh Ambani.


  1. India commissioned its second nuclear submarine INS Arighaat in Visakhapatnam.


  1. ICC has moved the ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Bangladesh.


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