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TODAY'S  NEWS  1.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts aerial survey of landslide hit regions of Wayanad in Kerala.  2.   PM Modi reviews relief and rehabilitation efforts in landslide hit regions of Wayanad in Kerala; Assures state government of all possible support. 3.   Haryana's Minister of State for Sainik and Ardhsainik Welfare, Dr. Abhay Singh Yadav has said that under the Har ghar Tiranga Abhiyan, a Tiranga Yatra will be taken out in every village in Mahendragarh district from 11 Aug to August 14.  4.   The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet  approved the appointment of T.V. Somanathan as Cabinet Secretary.  Mr. Somanathan has been appointed for a tenure of two years, starting from the 30th of this month. He is an officer from the 1987 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Tamil Nadu cadre.  5.   The Union Cabinet on Friday (August 9, 2024) approved eight new railway projects at an estimated cost of ...

TODAY'S  NEWS  1.   NAG PANCHAMI • THE FESTIVAL OF SNAKES :  Panchami Tithi Starts:12:37 AM on Aug 09   End: 03:14 AM on Aug 10  Nag Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day (panchami) in shukla paksha (bright half, after the new moon) in the month of Shravan.  2.   Parliament has passed the Finance Bill, 2024, Appropriation Bill, 2024 and Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2024 with the Rajya Sabha returning these Bills to the Lok Sabha after discussion. The Lok Sabha has already passed these bills. (a) The Finance Bill gives effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2024- 2025.  (b) The Appropriation Bill seeks to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2024-25.  (c)   The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill authorises payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Co...

TODAY'S NEWS  1.   The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the next 4 days. The very heavy rainfall is also likely over Himachal Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.  2.   The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for bye polls for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. Notification in this regard will be issued on the 14th of this month and nominations can be filed till the 21st of this month. The scrutiny of nominations will be done on the 22nd of the August. The Election will be held on the 3rd of next month.  3.   The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its latest Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-08, on August 15. This launch, which coincides with India’s Independence Day, will be conducted from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3....

TODAY'S NEWS     1.   The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday approved the launch of three new housing schemes in multiple categories, ranging from HIG (high-income group) units in Dwarka to EWS flats in Narela, under which 39,573 flats will be made available.  2.   Former Deputy Prime Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani was on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) admitted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital. The 96-year-old is stable and under observation.  3.   National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma's tenure ended on Tuesday. She assumed the charge of NCW chairperson on 7 August 2018.  4.   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu  had an online meeting with the Youtube Global CEO Neal Mohan and Google Asia Pacific Head Sanjay Gupta. The Chief Minister mentioned on social media platform ‘X’ that during the meeting, they discussed setting up a YouTube Academy in Andhra Pradesh...

TODAY'S NEWS 1.   The Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by PM Modi met in New Delhi and took stock of the situation in Bangladesh. The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others. 2.   BJP President JP Nadda  said that Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh has witnessed transformational growth and progress since the abrogation of article 370 and 35 (A). 3.   “VIRAASAT”, a fortnight long exhibition dedicated to celebrating 10th National Handloom Day began at Handloom Haat in Janpath on  3rd August, 2024. National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd (NHDC) is organising the handloom expo under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India which will conclude on 16th August, 2024. 4.   The BRS announced on Monday that Telangana could face byelections for MLA seats if its defected legislators are declared ineligible. BRS worki...

TODAY'S NEWS  1.   The India Meteorological Department has forecast isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharastra.  2.   Union Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday inaugurated the e-evidence, Nyay Setu, Nyay Shruti and e-summon systems built to augment the criminal justice apparatus in Chandigarh.   He also inaugurated the 24x7 water supply pilot project in Manimajra, Chandigarh.   3.   Over 400 people, including devotees, stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath, have been evacuated and sent to Lincholi to be airlifted as the rescue operation continued for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday. 4.   Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday launched 500 farmer service centres, which will offer comprehensive support for farming and related activities. 5.   The Preamble to the Constitution has been dropped from several Class III and Class VI textbooks issued by the Natio...