Current Affairs - August 28, 2023 Current Affairs

The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the report on the sixth census on minor irrigation schemes. Uttar Pradesh possesses the largest number of MI schemes in the country followed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The G20 Summit in 2023 is scheduled for September 9th and 10th.

HS Prannoy won the bronze medal at the BWF World Badminton Championships in 2023.

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against Russia's military leadership in June, was killed in a plane crash.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to host a significant multilateral military exercise named 'Tarang Shakti' in the upcoming year(2024).

China and Bhutan held their first meeting of the Joint Technical Team on the Delimitation of the China-Bhutan Boundary in Beijing.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for the amalgamation of Akola Merchant Co-operative Bank with The Jalgaon Peoples Co-operative Bank.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent has embarked on a significant journey, marking the first-ever participation in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23. This biennial multilateral tri-service exercise is taking place at Cairo (West) Air Base in Egypt.

Tata Capital, a prominent financial services entity under the Tata Group, has announced the selection of Shubman Gill, a promising young cricket talent, as its brand ambassador.

Renowned lyricist and poet Dev Kohli Passed away at the age of 80 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

MP CM also announced 35% reservation for them in government jobs and said cooking gas cylinders will be provided to women at 450 in August to mark ‘Sawan’.

Max Verstappen has won the Dutch Grand Prix for the third consecutive year, once again prevailing at his home race.

Airtel Payments Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard Center and Frontier Markets, has introduced a transformative initiative named She Leads Bharat: Udyam. This initiative is designed to uplift 100,000 women-owned small businesses by providing them with opportunities to learn and earn.

Kunlavut Vitidsarn won the gold medal in Men's singles. Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae (Gold) won in the Men’s doubles category and An Se-young (Gold) in the Women's singles category.

Assam had 31 districts before the creation of the four new ones. Assam cabinet has taken a bold step by creating four new districts that were previously abolished last year in December.

Basmati rice below $1200 per tonne will not be allowed to export. By banning the export of Basmati rice valued at less than $1,200 per metric tonne (MT), the Union government on August 28 ensured additional safeguards for its export ban.

A survey by tech-based health insurance provider platform Plum observed that 98 per cent of India's senior citizen population remains devoid of health insurance coverage.

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government introduced the 'Manav Sampada Portal' with the objective of instilling transparency and accountability in the functioning of officers and employees across all 74 departments in the state.

Over 5,000 missing minors have been rescued by Mumbai Police till mid-August this year as part of Operation Muskaan, a number that is higher than the past five years' figures combined. Operation Muskaan is a Ministry of Home Affairs project which aims at finding missing children and rescuing and rehabilitating them.

Illegal coal mining poses a significant risk to both the environment and the economy of India. In response to this issue, the government has introduced the Khanan Prahari App.