Daily Current Affairs 1st September 2024

Q.1. What is the number of new Ladakh districts that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced?
ANS. Five
Q.2. With military tensions on the rise, which nation just announced new “suicide drones”?
ANS. North Korea
Q.3. Who is the intended recipient of the Department of Posts’ Philately Scholarship Scheme?
ANS. Students
Q.4. Which Union Territory hosted the opening of the 100-meter steel bridge for the bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad?
ANS. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Q.5. Who took home the gold in the artistic solo category at the Asia Pacific Yoga Championship in Sri Lanka?
ANS. Susmita Debnath
Q.6. Which nation detained Telegram founder Pavel Durov in connection with alleged illicit information on the app?
ANS. France
Q.7. Which business was awarded a contract by Adani Power for Supercritical Power Projects?
ANS. BHEL
Q.8. Which financial firm recently lowered its estimate of India’s GDP growth in 2024–2025?
ANS. Goldman Sachs
Q.9. Who was most recently named the ITBP’s Additional Director General (ADG)?
ANS. Sanjeev Raina
Q.10. What was the major educational achievement that was unveiled on India’s first National Space Day?
ANS. E-Magazine
Q.11. Which Uttar Pradesh city hosted the opening of the first semiconductor park in the state?
ANS. Noida
Q.12. Which nation recognises the Hilsa fish as its national fish?
ANS. Bangladesh
Q.13. Which state cabinet gave its approval to the introduction of an updated National Pension Scheme (NPS) for public servants that would be modelled after the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) of the Central government?
ANS. Maharashtra
Q.14. Who is the main target of the National Task Force of the Supreme Court’s efforts to improve safety?
ANS. Healthcare Worker