07 August Current Affairs in English 2024
The 10th National Handloom Day is being celebrated on 7 August 2024
Q. When is National Handloom Day celebrated?
National Handloom Day is celebrated every year on 7 August in the country. National Handloom Day was first celebrated on 7 August 2015. The decision to celebrate this day was taken by the Government of India with the aim of promoting indigenous products and strengthening the handloom industry
Q. Who has written the book “India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse”?
Piyush Goyal released Professor KV Subramanian’s book ‘India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse’. This book tells how India will become a country of 55 Trillion US Dollars by 2047
Q. Recently who is going to become the first Indian to play in South Africa’s SA 20 League?
India’s wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik is going to become the first Indian to play in South Africa’s SA 20 League. According to the information, Karthik will join Paarl Royals as a foreign player ahead of the new season of the league starting on January 9. It is a team owned by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. SA 20 will be the first tournament of Karthik, who retired in June. Karthik last played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024. The team has now signed him as a mentor-cum-batting coach.
Q. Recently who has become Britain’s youngest Grand Master?
Another chess player of Indian origin has made a mark in Britain. 15-year-old Shreyas Royal has become Britain’s youngest Grand Master. He won the Grand Master title by finishing sixth in the British Championship. Earlier, 16-year-old David Howell became Britain’s youngest Grand Master in 2007. Shreyas got his first norm in the Bavarian Open in November 2022.
Q. Bilateral air exercise Udaar Shakti-2024 was conducted between India and which country?
Exercise Udaar Shakti-2024 between the Air Force of India and Malaysia is being organized from 5 to 9 August
Q. In which country is the 1st BIMSTEC Business Summit being organized?
On August 6, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the first BIMSTEC Business Summit in New Delhi The conference will be organized from 6 to 8 August
The summit conference is being hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Q. Which is the first state in India to buy all crops at MSP?
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the Haryana Cabinet has approved the proposal regarding the purchase of crops at MSP
Q. Was she awarded the ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’?
President Draupadi Murmu has been given Fiji’s highest civilian honour. Fiji President Ratu William Mwalili Katonivere honoured her with the ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’. President Murmu will travel from Fiji to New Zealand and Timor-Leste. This is the first visit of an Indian head of state to Fiji and Timor-Leste.
Q. Where was the 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue held?
The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue was held in New Delhi. The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue was organised to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries and further deepen bilateral relations. Cyber security and military medicine were the key topics in this.
Q. Who has become the first Indian female wrestler to reach the ____ (50 kg) semi-finals?
Answer: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat
Q. Who has become India’s youngest Olympic boxing referee?
Lieutenant Colonel Kabilan Sai Ashok has become the youngest Olympic referee in boxing from India at the Paris Olympics 2024. Sai Ashok is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Services Sports Control Board in the Indian Army.
Q. When is Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Jayanti celebrated?
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Jayanti is celebrated on 2 August. Let us tell you that Prafulla Chandra Roy is considered the father of Indian chemistry. He discovered the stable compound mercurous nitrite in 1895. In 1920, he was also elected President of the Indian Science Congress.