CURRENT AFFAIRS-EM-52

 

   

                ഓരോ ആഴ്ചയ്‌ലേയും പത്രങ്ങളിലെ CURRENT AFFAIRS-52(AUG 15)

1. 1. Which ambitious offshore energy programme, aimed at reducing India's dependence on imported crude oil, was recently approved by the Union Government?
   Answer: Samudra Manthan – National Offshore Exploration Scheme.

   2. Bloomberg Index Services recently deferred the inclusion of which country's government bonds in its Global Aggregate Index?
   Answer: India.

   3. Which European territory witnessed a sharp surge in migrant arrivals recently?
   Answer: Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa.

   4. The Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) was launched by which organisation?
   Answer: Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

   5. Renowned mountaineer Nims Dai, who was in the news recently, belonged to which country?
   Answer: Nepal.

   6. Which amendment bill related to civil registration was recently passed by Parliament?
   Answer: Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill.

   7. The Supreme Court recently refused to impose a blanket ban on the use of which crowd-control weapon?
   Answer: Pellet guns.

   8. Which country claimed that it had destroyed three US F-35 fighter jets?
   Answer: Iran.

   9. Inclusion of Indian government bonds was postponed in which global bond index?
   Answer: Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index.

   10. Dhimsa, which recently entered the Guinness World Records, is a traditional tribal folk dance of which state?
   Answer: Andhra Pradesh.

   11. Tajaswin Shankar won which medal in the men's decathlon at the Commonwealth Games 2026?
   Answer: Bronze medal.

   12. The Indian Navy launched DSC A24, the fifth and final vessel under the Diving Support Craft Project. In which state was it launched?
   Answer: West Bengal.

   13. Kh-101 cruise missile was developed by which country?
   Answer: Russia.

   14. India defeated which country to win the men's team title at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2026?
   Answer: Malaysia.

   15. What is India's rank in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026?
   Answer: 176th.

   16. Which scheme was recently approved by the Union Cabinet to promote floating solar power projects?
   Answer: PM Surya Sarovar Yojana.

   PART 5 – INTERNATIONAL & SCIENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS

   17. Which United Nations agency published the global study Lives, Choices and Futures – Demographic Futures Survey 2026?
   Answer: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

   18. Name India's first dedicated national industry council launched by the Internet and Mobile Association of India to represent the country's digital commerce sector.
   Answer: E-Commerce Council of India.

   19. What is the name of India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket launched by Skyroot Aerospace?
   Answer: Vikram-1.

   20. Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2026?
   Answer: Spain.

   21. What is the name of the new species of spreadwing damselfly discovered in the Western Ghats of Kerala?
   Answer: Lestes paloti.

   22. Which company unveiled India's first full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, e200X (PT-01)?
   Answer: The ePlane Company.

   23. Which is the first Santhali-language film to win a National Film Award?
   Answer: Angen.

   24. Name the index launched by NSE Indices Limited in collaboration with the Ahimsa Foundation to track companies following non-violence towards animals.
   Answer: Nifty500 Ahimsa Index.

   25. Which is India's first dengue vaccine approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation?
   Answer: Qdenga.

   26. Karlapat bauxite block, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
   Answer: Odisha.

   27. Who won the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot award?
   Answer: Kylian Mbappé.

   28. Which continent overtook Asia as the global epicentre of hunger according to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 report?
   Answer: Africa.

   29. Name the declaration signed at Rome's Capitoline Hill by Nobel laureates, AI scientists, religious leaders, and former heads of state recently.
   Answer: Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace.

   30. Which country will host the first-ever Mixed Disability Ashes cricket series in 2027?
   Answer: England.

   31. Which institute achieved a breakthrough by using borophene as a bio-lubricant additive in castor oil?
   Answer: IASST, Guwahati.

   32. Which strategic maritime passage connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean?
   Answer: Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

   33. Which city hosted the XXIII Commonwealth Games in 2026?
   Answer: Glasgow.

   34. Which organisation released the Global Mining and Metals Water Dataset?
   Answer: International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM).

   35. Which is the first Indian state to introduce Artificial Intelligence as a mainstream subject from Classes I to XII?
   Answer: Punjab.

   36. Name the recently approved Central Sector industrial park development scheme focused on expanding India's chemical and petrochemical manufacturing sector.
   Answer: Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan.

   37. Who won the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award?
   Answer: Rodri.