National 

Ayushman Bharat-Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana

• The recent performance audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has highlighted irregularities in the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).
• Ayushman Bharat Yojana or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is a health scheme of the Government of India, which was implemented on 23 September 2018 across India.

‘Havana Syndrome.’

• Recently, the central government has told Karnataka High Court that it will be investigating the mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome.’
• Havana Syndrome refers to a set of mental health symptoms.
• Havana Syndrome typically involves symptoms such as hearing certain sounds without any outside noise, nausea, vertigo and headaches, memory loss and balance issues.

Karnataka

Person in news

Actress Sridevi

• Today, on Sridevi's 60th birthday, Google has remembered late Bollywood actress Sridevi.
• Sridevi was an Indian film actress who worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi cinema.
• Called the first "female superstar" of Indian cinema, Sridevi also received five Filmfare Awards.

Ramesh Chandra Dutt

• Ramesh Chandra Dutt was born on August 13, 1848 in Calcutta (Kolkata).
• He was an Indian famous administrator, economic historian and writer of English and Bangla language, who also translated Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Important day

World Organ Donation Day

• World Organ Donation Day is observed on August 13 every year in order to raise awareness about the importance of and help people understand organ donation. 
• Organ donation means when a person allows to surgically remove their organ and transplanting it to another person.
• Theme for World Organ Donation Day 2023  “Step up to volunteer; need more organ donors to fill the lacunae” 

International Left-Handed Day

• International Left-Handed Day is an international day observed every year on 13 August to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals.
• The focus of International Left-Handers Day 2023 centres around the theme of "Left-Handers in Sports."

Sport 

Asian Champions Trophy Final

• A spirited India eked out a fighting 4-3 win over Malaysia in the final to clinch the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament for the fourth time.
• The 2023 Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament commenced on August 3rd at Chennai’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium and is set to conclude on August 12th.

Miscellaneous 

National Medical Commission 

• The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued new rules regarding all doctors.
• Now all doctors will have to prescribe generic medicines, failing which their license to practice can also be suspended for a period.
• The government says that generic drugs are 30 to 80 percent cheaper than branded drugs.