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August 4th Imp Current Affairs

1. Who has dethroned Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand as India’s top-
ranked chess player in the live world rankings?
The 17-year-old chess prodigy, D. Gukesh.
2. Which organisation has introduced the 'Rajmargyatra' mobile app?
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced the
'Rajmargyatra' mobile app, to provide seamless travel experience on
Indian National Highways.
3. Who has been selected by FBI Director Christopher Wray as the new
special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City Field Office?
Shohini Sinha, an Indian-American. She previously held the position of
executive special assistant to the Director at FBI Headquarters in
Washington, DC.
4. What is the name of the company that has jumped 16 places on the
Fortune Global 500 list?
Reliance Industries Limited.
5. What is the name of the first technology unveiled by NAL?
Two technologies developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories
(NAL). The first technology is JALDOST, an airboat that operates on
water.
6. Which state government brought unorganised workers in 50 different
categories under the purview of Unorganised Workers’ Social Security
Board?
Odisha Government brought unorganised workers in 50 different
categories under the purview of Odisha Unorganised Workers’ Social
Security Board (OUWSSB). At present only 10 categories of workers
are covered under OUWSSB.
7. The Department of Expenditure has launched Vivad se Vishwas 2.0
scheme. It is aimed to?
Vivad se Vishwas 2.0 also known as ‘Contractual Disputes scheme’ to
settle long-standing contractual disputes involving the government and
government undertakings.
8. Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor, popularly known as Na Dho Mahanor, passed
away. he was known for?
Noted Marathi poet and lyricist Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor passed away.
He was 81. Mahanor was best known for his poems and lyrics for
Marathi movies.
9. President of India inaugurated ‘unmesha’ and ‘utkarsh’ festivals. These
festivals organized by?
The President of India commenced the ‘Unmesha‘ International
Literature Festival and the ‘Utkarsh‘ Festival of Folk and Tribal
Performing Arts in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. These festivals, organized
by the Sahitya Akademi and Sangeet Natak Akademi.
10. NABARD has sanctioned a grant recently to which state
government for three vital rural drinking water supply projects?
NABARD has sanctioned a grant of Rs 1974 crore to the Rajasthan
government for three vital rural drinking water supply projects along
with other initiatives.
11. What is the total value of UPI transactions in July?
UPI transactions surged by 44% YoY, reaching ₹15.34 lakh crore in
value, and the number of transactions reached a record 996 crore.