Daily GK Update - 24th August 2023 Current Affairs

                                               Current Affairs

                                               National Affairs

Chandryan-3 touches down on the moon's surface.

• Creating a history, Chandrayan-3 touched upon the moon's surface at 6:03.
• Now the Pragyan Rover will do scientific tests for 14 days on the lunar surface.

Astra Missile has been test-fired from Tejas Aircraft.

• Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile, Astra Missile has been test fired from Tejas Aircraft.
• The range of the Astra Missile is 100 km and it has a speed of 0.2 Mach to 4 Mach.

Karnataka has dropped  plan to implement the New Education Policy.

• Karnataka became the first state that has decided not to implement a New Education Policy.
• Karnataka was the first state to implement the New Education Policy and now it has become the first state that has decided not to implement this policy.

Kerala’s First AI School Launched In Thiruvananthapuram.

• Former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Kerala's first AI school at Santhigiri Vidyabhavan in Thiruvananthapuram.

Chandrayaan-3 became the world’s most viewed live stream on YouTube.

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved an impressive feat on YouTube's live streaming platform by getting 8 million views.

                                          International News

Wagner Chief Yevgeny Wagner has been killed in a plane crash.

• Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary force Wagner, was listed among 10 killed in a plane crash north of Moscow.
• Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary force Wagner, was listed among 10 passengers reported killed when a private jet crashed north of Moscow.

Former US President Donal Trump has been booked in the Georgia election case.

• Former President Donald Trump has surrendered after he was booked with related to overturning the state's 2020 presidential election.

Srettha Thavisin has been Elected As Thailand's Prime Minister.

• Former president of Sansiri, a prominent real estate company, Thai property tycoon Srettha Thavisin has successfully secured the position of Thailand's new prime minister.

                                                          Obituary

CN Rao who is a great pioneer in the field of Statistics has passed away.

• Calyampudi Radhakrishnan, a pioneer in the field of statistics has passed away at the age of 102 years.
• He has been awarded with Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.

                                                            Sports

Khelo India Women’s League To Be Known As Asmita Women’s League.

• Anurag Thakur, the Minister of Sports, reveals the renaming of Khelo India Women’s League to Asmita Women's League, aimed at fostering women's empowerment within the sports arena.

Raja Anirudh Sriram bags silver at Singapore Math Olympiad.

• Raja Anirudh Sriram, a fourth-standard student hailing from Tirupati, has clinched a silver medal at the prestigious Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC)