Daily Current Affairs 18th August 2024

Q.1. When is the annual World Biofuel Day observed?
ANS. August 10
Q.2. When is World Elephant Day observed annually?
ANS. August 12
Q.3. Which countries saw more than 100,000 cross-border UPI Person-to-Merchant transactions conducted by NPCI International Payments Limited?
ANS. Nepal
Q.4. Which year saw the passage of the Right to Education (RTE) Act?
ANS. 2009
Q.5. Which nation hosted the bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force and “Udara Shakti 2024”?
ANS. Malaysia
Q.6. The author of “75 Great Revolutionaries of India” is who?
ANS. Bhim Singh
Q.7. Which flowering shrub, native to the montane grasslands of southwest India, has recently been added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
ANS. Neelakurinji
Q.8. On August 8, 2024, which nation signed a bilateral agreement for customs cooperation with India?
ANS. New Zealand
Q.9. When is the annual International Youth Day observed?
ANS. August 12
Q.10. What is the name of the second ballistic missile submarine fuelled by nuclear power that India plans to commission?
ANS. INS Arighat
Q.11. Which organisation created the Munal satellite, which the MEA and NSIL are helping to launch?
ANS. Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
Q.12. On August 11, 2024, how many seed kinds resistant to climate change did the Prime Minister unveil?
ANS. 109