Today’s Current Affairs :28 August 2024 headline
Today’s Current Affairs 2024
1: Recently, which company has prepared an indigenous RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox?
India’s Siemens Healthineers Company has prepared an indigenous RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox. It has been recognized by the Central Security Drugs Standard Control Organization. The kit will be prepared in a unit in Vadodara. 10 lakh kits can be made every year.
2: Recently, George Kurien of Kerala was elected unopposed Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh?
Union Minister and George Kurien of Kerala has been elected unopposed Rajya Sabha MP from MP
3: Recently, Jay Shah was elected Chairman of the Cricket International Cricket Council ICC?
Shah is the 5th Indian to become the chairman. Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, Shashank Manohar have also held this post.
Jay Shah has been elected Chairman of the Cricket International Cricket Council (ICC). 35-year-old Shah is the youngest Indian to reach this post. He will take over on December 1 when Greg Barclay’s term ends. Shah has been the BCCI secretary since October 2019 and the Asian Cricket Council chairman since January 2021.
4: Mayawati elected BSP president for the sixth time
Mayawati has been elected BSP president for the sixth time. This proposal was put forward by party general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra in the party’s national executive meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday. It was passed unanimously. Mayawati became the BSP president for the first time in 2003
5: How many years have been completed recently under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana has completed 10 years. More than 53 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the country so far. In March 2015, the average balance per account was Rs 1,065. It has now increased to Rs 4,352.
7: Who was Salim Hoss, to which field was he related?
Salim Hoss, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Salim Hoss became the Prime Minister of Lebanon five times between 1976 and 2000. He was also an eminent economist and has also written 17 books on economics.
8: Who has won the Asian Women’s Singles Under-15 Badminton Championship 2024?
India’s shuttler Tanvi Patri has won the Asian Women’s Singles Under-15 Badminton Championship 2024 title. Tanvi hails from Odisha. She is the third Indian woman player to win the Asian Under-15 Singles title. Before her, Samiya Imad Farooqui in 2017 and Tasnim Mir in 2019 have won this title.
9: Where was the Muthamizh Murugan International Conference 2024 held?
This year the Muthamizh Murugan International Conference was held in Palani. This conference serves to highlight Tamil culture. This conference is dedicated to Lord Murugan, also known as Kartikeya, Skanda or Subrahmanya.
10: Where was the 8th Dharma Dhamma Conference 2024 held recently?
The 8th Dharma Dhamma Conference was organized in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. India Foundation and Gujarat University jointly organized this conference. This year the theme of this event was Cosmology in Dharma and Dhamma.