Page-8 of Current Affairs - July, 2024

Rajiv Gandhi Civil Abhaya Hastham Scheme Launched by Telangana

July 24, 2024

Telangana’s Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced in July 2024 that he would address unemployment by collecting data on job openings in all government offices every year by March. The goal of the project is to make hiring notices and ..

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Researchers Discover ‘Dark Oxygen’ Production on Seafloor

July 24, 2024

Recent research published in Nature Geoscience has uncovered the production of a novel form of oxygen, dubbed “dark oxygen,” on the deep-ocean floor—challenging long-standing scientific beliefs about oxygen production on Earth. Traditionally, it was believed that oxygen on Earth was ..

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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Receives ₹6.22 Lakh Crore Budget Allocation

July 24, 2024

The government has allocated ₹6.22 lakh crore to the defence ministry, with a primary focus on capital acquisition amounting to ₹1.72 lakh crore, marking the largest budget allocation for defence in recent history. The capital outlay aims to improve the ..

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What is a Climate Finance Taxonomy?

July 24, 2024

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of Finance in India, presented the Union Budget on July 23, 2024. In it, she highlighted the initiative taken by the government to build a “climate finance taxonomy.” Through the implementation of this strategic shift, the ..

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India Ranks Third in Global Forest Area Gains

July 23, 2024

India has made great progress in protecting forests. From 2010 to 2020, 266,000 hectares of new forest will be added each year. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), this makes India the third country in the world in ..

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Who is Manolo Marquez, Head Coach of the Indian Football Team?

July 23, 2024

On July 20, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Manolo Marquez as the new head coach of the Indian men’s football team. He will officially assume the role after the conclusion of the 2024-25 Indian Super League (ISL) season. ..

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BCCI Grants Rs 8.5 Crore for Indian Olympic Contingent

July 23, 2024

Jay Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on July 20 that the BCCI would be giving Rs. 8.5 crore to help pay for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. ..

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ESA Prepares RAMSES Mission to Study Asteroid Apophis

July 23, 2024

The Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet broke up and hit Jupiter in 1994, which sparked a lot of interest in protecting planets. People talked about how to stop similar events from happening on Earth after this one. Planetary defense systems are getting ..

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