Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 16th August 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Gold imports dip 4.23%

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches ‘ASEAN-India Fellowship’ for Higher Education in Agriculture and Allied Sciences in PUSA, New Delhi

NATIONAL

• Centre launches new AI-based surveillance system to manage pests

INTERNATIONAL

• WHO declares monkey pox a global public health emergency

STATES

• Maharashtra govt. to roll out ₹1,500 monthly aid for over 1 crore women

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Digital platform driven by drone mapping to revive solar power scheme

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• President approves four Kirti Chakras, 18 Shaurya Chakras

SPORTS

• Para shuttler Promod Bhagat suspended for breaching anti-doping regulations: will miss Paris Paralympics 2024