If you are preparing for any competitive exams (SSC, UPSC, BANK, RAILWAY, IBPS, POLICE and More), then some important events related to India and international events related to daily current affairs, which can be asked in competitive exams, some important questions and answers are given from those events. Here if you are preparing for Competitive Government Exams, then these daily Current Affairs Question Answers will be very useful for you.
Today’s Current Affairs : 30 August 2024
1: Who has been appointed as the Director General of CISF?
Rajwinder Singh Bhatti has recently been selected as the Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Officer Rajwinder Singh Bhatti is an officer of 1990 batch of Bihar cadre. Rajwinder Singh Bhatti has been made the Director General of CISF in place of Anish Dayal Singh, who was given additional charge as Director General of CISF.
2: What is INS Arighat? Which has been launched recently
It is a nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine which was recently handed over to the Indian Navy by Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at Visakhapatnam on 29 August.
INS Arighat is India’s second atomic powered ballistic missile submarine, the first nuclear submarine INS Arihant joined the Navy in 2009.
3: When is National Sports Day celebrated?
National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyanchand.
Major Dhyanchand, who is also known as the magician of hockey, single-handedly won a Gold Medal for India in Hockey Game in three consecutive Olympics (Amsterdam in 1928, Los Angeles in 1932 and Berlin in 1936). He was notable in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he scored 8 goals in the final match.
4: Who has been appointed as the President of NASSCOM?
Sindhu Gangadharan has been appointed as the President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) Sindhu Gangadharan has been appointed in place of Rajesh Nambiar
5: Why is Gautam Adani in the news recently?
According to Hurun India Rich List 2024, Gautam Adani is the richest person in India and Mukesh Ambani is second on this list.
According to Hurun India Rich List 2024, the country has got a new billionaire every fifth day in a year. Their number has increased by 29% to 334. This time 75 billionaires were added as compared to 2023. This has been revealed by Hurun India Richlist. According to Hurun, India has emerged as the ‘wealth creation engine’ of Asia, as the number of billionaires in China has decreased by 25%.
• Mumbai has the highest number of 386 rich, Shahrukh in the list for the first time, 21-year-old Kaivalya Vohra of Jepta is the youngest
• Actor Shahrukh Khan has made it to the list for the first time. He has assets worth Rs 7,300 crore.
• 21-year-old Kaivalya Vohra, co-founder of Zepto, is the youngest with a net worth of Rs 3,600 crore.
• 16 professionals have also been included in the list. Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal is the richest with Rs 32,100 crore.
6: Where was the 61st National Open Chess Championship held?
The 61st National Open Chess Championship was held in Gurugram
• Grand Master Karthik Venkataraman won the 61st National Open Chess Championship.
• Karthik Venkataraman is an Indian Chess Grandmaster, who belongs to the state of Tamil Nadu, who became a Grandmaster in 2018. Surya Shekhar Ganguly stood second in the competition.
7: Daljit Singh Chaudhary has been appointed as the Director General of _______ Force?
Border Security Force, Home Ministry has appointed Daljit Singh Chaudhary as director general of Border Security Force. Daljit Singh Chaudhary is also a 1990 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
After Nitin Agarwal was removed from the post of director general of Border Security Force, SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) Director General Daljit was given the additional charge of BSF DG. Now the government has given him the responsibility of handling this post permanently.
8: What is Chandipura virus which was in the news recently?
Chandipura Virus This virus was first found in Chandipura village of Maharashtra in the year 1965, due to which it was named Chandipura Virus.
This virus spreads through sand flies, ticks, mosquitoes and flies. Chandipura Virus causes serious diseases ranging from flu to brain fever.
This virus affects children from 9 months to 14 years.
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued Global Alerts in India regarding Chandipura 0 Virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that after 20 years, the biggest outbreak of Chandipura Virus is coming in India.
9: Where was the Second India-Singapore Ministerial Round Table Conference organized?
Singapore hosted the Second India-Singapore Ministerial Round Table Conference (ISMR) on 26 August 2024. The first India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable Meeting was held on 17 September 2022 in New Delhi. The first ISMR, held in New Delhi in 2022, focused on digital connectivity, fintech, green economy, green hydrogen, skill development and food security. At the second ISMR, India and Singapore discussed enhancing cooperation on the six pillars identified under ISMR: digitalisation, skill development, sustainability, healthcare and medicine, and advanced manufacturing and connectivity.