Daily Current Affairs 14th August 2024

Q.1. How much has India’s capacity for renewable energy grown in the last ten years to reach 203.1 GW in 2024?
ANS. 165%
Q.2. Which nation is launching the constellation of “Thousand Sails” satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink?
ANS. China
Q.3. Which area was the emphasis of the Indian Army’s “Parvat Prahaar” exercise, which was centred on high-altitude warfare?
ANS. Ladakh
Q.4. Which state administration, faced with a dropping birth rate, decided to do away with the two-child requirement for local body election contestants?
ANS. Andhra Pradesh
Q.5. Which city saw the first organ retrieval from a cadaver conducted internally by ESIC Super Speciality Hospital?
ANS. Hyderabad
Q.6. Who was chosen to serve as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) extra secretary during the most recent Center-led reorganisation of top bureaucrats?
ANS. Amit Singh Negi
Q.7. Which company is in charge of Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) launch?
ANS. ISRO
Q.8. What is the new maximum amount that the RBI has established for UPI tax payments each transaction?
ANS. Rs 5 Lakh
Q.9. What repo rate did the RBI decide upon during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in August 2024?
ANS. 6.5%
Q.10. Which wrestler from India declared her retirement after being disqualified from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?
ANS. Vinesh Phogat
Q.11. Which year saw the start of the Quit India Movement, a pivotal point in India’s fight for independence?
ANS. 1942