National News

Spaceport

• India will expand its space capabilities with the setting up of a new spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu.
• The spaceport will be used to launch the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

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India Startup Festival 2023

• India Start-up Foundation has announced the second edition of India Startup Festival (ISF) 2023 at Muddanahalli, Bengaluru.
• The theme of ISF 2023 is 'Innovation at the Bottom of the Pyramid'.

Startup India Scheme

Samvad Bhoomi Ka Samvad Desh Ka Samvad

• Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the national media campaign 'Samvad Bhoomi Ka-Samvad Desh Ka' in New Delhi.
• The objective of this campaign is to make people aware about the saturation of computerization of land records and digitization of land properties maps.

International News

India-Nepal Line of Credit-LOC Review Meeting 

• The 10th India-Nepal Line of Credit-LOC Review Meeting was held in Kathmandu.
• The progress of the ongoing projects at various stages was reviewed in the meeting.

 Economy

Chinese economy

• The Chinese economy is in deflation due to a drop in consumer prices for the first time in more than two years.
• The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.3 percent in July from a year earlier.

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The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023

• Parliament has passed the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
• The Bill aims to exclude online money gaming from the definition of online information and data access and retrieval services.

 India's first eco-friendly debit card

• Airtel Payments Bank launched India's first eco-friendly debit card.
• The Debit Card will be manufactured from Poly Vinyl Chloride (R-PVC) material.

Airtel Payment Bank

State News

Arunachal Pradesh

• A four-day theater festival 'Arunachal Rang Mahotsav' is being organized at Sankardev International Auditorium.
• This festival is celebrated with the aim of showcasing the history of Arunachal through drama.

Arunachal Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

• The 'Kamar', a vulnerable tribal group in the state's Dhamtari district, have got housing rights.
• Housing rights will help protect their culture and means of livelihood and enable the government to work for their development.

Chhattisgarh

Rajasthan

• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched the 'Indira Gandhi Smartphone Yojana'.
• The program provides free mobile phones, internet and voice call services to women in the state.

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

• PM Modi will inaugurate rail and road sector projects worth more than Rs 4000 crore in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh

Kerala

• In Kerala, the 69th Nehru Trophy Boat Race will be held at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha district.
• 60 expatriate youths who have recently returned from abroad under the "Know India Program" of the Ministry of External Affairs will also attend the programme.

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Telangana

• The Government of Telangana and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)-Bengaluru have signed an agreement to create India's first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) to make public and private sector data available to companies to create new farmer services.

Telangana

Gujarat

• Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the 'Lion Anthem' and unveiled the 'Singh Suchana' web app.
• Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that conservation of Asiatic lions in the state was one of the top priorities of his government.

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

• The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh inaugurated the first air service between Lucknow, Varanasi.
• This flight will operate from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.

Uttar Pradesh

Honor Award

Subhash Runwal   

• Subhash Runwal has been presented with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the first RICS South Asia Awards.

Miscellaneous

World elephant day

• Every year 12 August is celebrated as World Elephant Day across the world.
• It aims to promote awareness and conservation of elephants around the world.

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