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Today’s Current Affairs: 31 August 2024
1: Who has recently become the first Indian woman to win second consecutive gold in Paralympics?
Avani Lekhara Paralympics; Avni became the first Indian woman to win second consecutive gold
Shooter Avni Lekhara created history by winning the gold medal in the 10m air rifle standing event. Avni also won gold in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics She became the first Indian woman to win two consecutive gold medals. She is the second Indian Paralympian to win two gold medals after javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia. Avni set a new Paralympic record of 249.7 points.
2: Preeti Pal became the first Indian to win a medal in a track event
Paris Paralympics: In athletics, sprinter Preeti Pal gave India its first track event medal in the history of the Games. Preeti won bronze in the women’s 100 meter T35 category. 24-year-old Preeti finished the race in 14.21 seconds and finished third
3: Facial payment system called ‘Smile Pay’ has been launched by?
Federal Bank, with this, customers can pay money just by smiling at the camera. That is, cash, card or mobile will not be needed for money transactions. Its use has started at select branches and outlets in collaboration with Reliance Retail and Ananya Birla’s Independent Micro Finance.
This system based on the platform of ‘BHIM Aadhaar Pay’ uses biometric data to withdraw money from the account linked to the Aadhaar number. According to the information, for this, a secure facial recognition system will be used by UIDAI. Hence, the transactions through this are said to be secure.
4: In which state of India will the Capital Project Administration (CPA) be formed?
Bhopal will be the only capital in the country, where CPA will be formed after 68 years. In 2022, Shivraj had dissolved the Capital Project Administration (CPA), CM Dr. Mohan Yadav is going to reverse another decision of the Shivraj government. CPA was formed in 1960 on November 1, 1956 to develop facilities in accordance with the capital in Bhopal.
The country’s growth rate in the first quarter of the financial year 2024-25 manufacturing (April-June) was 6.7%.
All institutions including RBI, World Bank and IMF had estimated GDP growth rate of more than 7%. The growth rate of this quarter is the lowest in the last 5 quarters. The decrease in government expenditure and consumer expenditure is the main reason for this decline. This was said in the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday.
However, despite the low growth rate, India remained the world’s fastest growing major economy in the first quarter. China’s growth rate during this period was just 4.7%.
5: Durand Cup started in the year ______?
It started in 1888, The title match of Asia’s oldest football tournament ‘Durand Cup’ will be played on Saturday between defending champions Mohun Bagan and North East United at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
This tournament was started in Shimla by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary of the British Government. Then it started being known by his name. Now the Indian Army organizes it every year.
6: According to the Lancet study, how many nutrients are lacking in the age group in India?
15, Men and women of all age groups in the country have been found to be lacking in 15 nutrients important for health, including iron, calcium and folate. According to the study published in The Lancet Global Health Journal, more women than men consume insufficient iodine. On the other hand, more men than women are consuming zinc and magnesium inadequately. Apart from this, the intake of riboflavin, folate, vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-12 has been seen to be the lowest than the estimated amount. This is the first study to estimate the intake of nutrients in 34 groups based on age and sex in 185 countries.
7: Will the first foreign university campus open in India?
In Gurugram, the branch campus of Southampton University of Britain will open in Gurugram. All the courses available in this campus will be available which are available in the main campus of this university located in Britain. UGC has given permission to the university to start the course from the session 2025.