CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 30th AUGUST, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 30^th AUGUST, 2023

1. National Small Industry Day is annually observed across India on 30 August to recognize and celebrate the invaluable contribution of small-scale industries to the nation’s economic development.
2. United Nations’ International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is annually observed every year on 30 August across the world to raise awareness about the global crime of enforced disappearance and to commemorate and pay respect to those who have undergone enforced disappearances.
3. International Whale Shark Day is annually celebrated on 30 August to raise awareness about the plight of whale sharks, the largest fish in the world.
4. The SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme, initiated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been honored with the prestigious National Award for e-Governance 2023 (Gold) in recognition of its groundbreaking application of emerging technologies to deliver citizen-centric services.
5. Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar’s film ‘Sardar Udham’ won the Best Hindi Film award in 69^th National Film Awards.
6. On 25 August 2023, President of India, Droupadi Murmu, released a postage stamp in memory of Dadi Prakashmani, former Chief of Brahma Kumaris, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Center in New Delhi under the ‘My Stamp’ initiative of the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications.
7. In a decisive move towards environmental conservation, the Assam Environment and Forest Department has taken a significant step by announcing the ban on the use and production of plastic water bottles below 1000 ml capacity within the state which will be enforced from 2 October, 2023.
8. Airtel Payments Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard Center and Frontier Markets, has introduced a transformative initiative named ‘She Leads Bharat:Udyam’ which is designed to uplift 100,000 women-owned small businesses by providing them with opportunities to learn and earn.
9. Renowned philanthropist and Chairperson of JSP Foundation Shallu Jindal has been conferred with the CSR TIMES Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 in recognition of her outstanding and enduring positive contributions to the socio-economic development of the underprivileged and socially vulnerable through multidimensional sustainable community development programmes.
10. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank set a world record with a Grand Pookalam depicting Kerala’s cultural and art heritage.
11. Indian badminton player HS Prannoy secured the bronze medal in the men’s singles category at the prestigious BWF World Badminton Championships 2023.
12. India got its 54^th tiger reserve and Rajasthan has acquired its fifth tiger reserve as National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on 22 August 2023, gave its final approval to Dholpur-Karauli Reserve.
13. The Ministry of Defence took a significant step towards bolstering the Indian Navy’s operational capabilities by signing a groundbreaking contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), a state-owned company based in Visakhapatnam for the acquisition of five fleet support ships (FSS).
14. Punjab has emerged as the top state in Nutrition Awareness Index 2023.
15. Max Verstappen has won the Dutch Grand Prix for the third consecutive year and with the dominant win, Verstappen has now matched Sebastian Vettel’s all-time record of nine F1 victories in a row.
16. The first Foreign Office Consultations FOC between India and Samoa was held in Apia on 21 August, 2023.