Weekly Current Affairs 15 – 21 September 2024

● Who addressed the inaugural session of the Global Food Regulators Summit 2024? – Health Minister JP Nadda

● Where is the Global Food Regulators Summit 2024 being held? – New Delhi

● Who won the Miss India Worldwide 2024 title? – Dhruvi Patel

● What medal did India’s Dhanush Loganathan win at the Junior World Weightlifting Championship 2024? – Bronze

● Where is the Junior World Weightlifting Championship 2024 being held? – Lyon, Spain

● How much funding has been allocated for the Prime Minister’s Tribal Advancement Village Campaign? – ₹79,156 crore

● Where will the Commonwealth Games 2026 be held? – Glasgow

● What is the name of the joint military exercise conducted between India and the US Army from September 9 to 22, 2024, at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan? – “War Exercise”

● How much has the volume of UPI transactions increased between 2019-20 and 2023-24? – Tenfold

● Who led the high-level committee recommending the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal? – Ram Nath Kovind

● What is the main objective of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal? – To hold Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously

● What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva – 2024 campaign? – “Swabhav Swachhta – Sanskar Swachhta”

● In which state is Pench Tiger Reserve located? – Madhya Pradesh

● Where will the 55th International Film Festival of India be held? – Goa

● Where will World Food India 2024 be held from September 19 to 22, 2024? – Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

● Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador by the Shipping Ministry? – Manu Bhaker

● How much has the central cabinet allocated for the Chandrayaan-4 mission? – ₹2,104.06 crore

● Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau? – Anurag Garg

● How much funding has been allocated for the PM-AASHA scheme to provide better prices to farmers? – ₹35,000 crore

● What was the voter turnout in the first phase of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on September 18? – 59%

● What is the name of India’s planned space station under the Gaganyaan program? – Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-1)

● Which Union Minister launched the ‘Bhaskar’ portal? – Piyush Goyal

● Who recently launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme? – Nirmala Sitharaman

● What is the primary objective of the NPS Vatsalya scheme launched by India’s Finance Minister? – To help parents and guardians plan for their children’s future financial needs

● Who is the first female fighter pilot to be part of the Indian Air Force’s prestigious 18 ‘Flying Bullets’ Squadron? – Mohana Singh

● When was the 8th India Water Week held? – September 17-20, 2024

● What is the theme of the “8th India Water Week 2024”? – Partnership and Cooperation for Inclusive Water Development and Management

● What is the name of the integrated disaster management seminar conducted by NDMA and the Indian Army in 2024? – Ekya Abhyas Kren

● Where was the national seminar on disaster management ‘Exercise Ekya’ recently held? – Chennai

● Which country’s hockey team won the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024? – India

● Which team did India defeat in the semifinals of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament 2024? – South Korea

● Who has been chosen as the new Chief Minister of Delhi after Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation? – Atishi Marlena

● In which state did PM Modi launch the Subhadra scheme? – Odisha

● Who has been recently appointed as the Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)? – Amrit Mohan Prasad

● Who won the gold medal in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event at the Top Gun Cup? – Anmol Jain

● Which two officers of the Indian Navy will circumnavigate the globe from INS Tarini? – Lieutenant Commander Rupa A. and Lieutenant Commander Dilna K.

● What is the name of the humanitarian aid operation recently launched by India for countries affected by Typhoon Yagi? – Operation Sadbhavna

● Who has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian National Women’s Football Team? – Santosh Kashyap

● In which state was the country’s first NAMO India Rapid Rail inaugurated? – Gujarat

● Who is the first Pakistani woman to become an international cricket umpire? – Salima Imtiaz

● Who inaugurated the country’s first NAMO India Rapid Rail? – PM Narendra Modi

● Between which two cities is the country’s first NAMO India Rapid Rail running? – Bhuj and Ahmedabad

● Which city has emerged as the largest tourism center in Uttar Pradesh? – Ayodhya

● Who was the second place finisher in the men’s javelin throw final at the Diamond League in Brussels in September 2024? – Neeraj Chopra

● Whose annual visit is celebrated during Onam? – King Mahabali

● In which state is Onam the major festival? – Kerala

● What was one of the main features of the Polaris Dawn mission? – The world’s first commercial spacewalk

● When is World Ozone Day celebrated every year? – September 16

● What is the theme of “World Ozone Day 2024”? – “Ozone for Life”

● Which team did cricketer Dunith Wellalage, named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2024, play for? – Sri Lanka

● Who won the Women’s ICC Player of the Month award for August 2024? – Harshita Samaraweera

● In which states does the ‘Irula tribe’, recently in the news, primarily reside? – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka

● Who will launch the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign 2024’ across the country starting September 17? – The central government

● Which Indian company has been included in Time Magazine’s ‘World’s Best Companies of 2024’ list? – Adani Group

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