Daily Current Affairs 16th August 2024

Q.1. When is the first World Steelpan Day scheduled to occur in 2024?
ANS. August 11
Q.2. Which state has given its approval to the Logistics Policy 2024, which aims to build more than 200 logistics parks and generate 500,000 employment?
ANS. Maharashtra
Q.3. What is the brand name associated with the Ministry of Textiles program that aims to brand, certify, and trace Indian cotton?
ANS. Kasturi Cotton
Q.4. Which nation declared the discovery of the world’s first large ultra-shallow gas field in ultra-deep waters, the Lingshui 36-1 gas field?
ANS. China
Q.5. On August 7, 2024, which state authorised the nation’s third-largest tiger reserve?
ANS. Chhattisgarh
Q.6. Which day is World Lion Day observed every year?
ANS. August 10
Q.7. What was the topic of the 2024 celebration of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) Foundation Day?
ANS. ICoAS @ Viksit Bharat
Q.8. Which nation hosted the fourth round of Foreign Office Consultations with India, which centred on bilateral collaboration across multiple fields?
ANS. Zambia
Q.9. Which university created the E-Shoes, which track users’ locations in real time and use walking to generate electricity?
ANS. IIT Indore
Q.10. Where will the Bill Gates Foundation’s proposed faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) be built?
ANS. Sarovaram
Q.11. Which state introduced the Annapurti Grain ATM, India’s first 24-hour grain dispenser?
ANS. Odisha