Current affairs 29 August 2023

NASA, SpaceX launch sends four astronauts from four countries to ISS.

• NASA and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has blasted off carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
• The Dragon spacecraft carried by a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
• Four astronauts from four countries, including the US, Denmark, Japan, and Russia.
• The agency’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh commercial crew rotation mission for NASA.

Ministry of education unveils smart India hackathon 2023.

• The Ministry of Education and the All India Council of Technical Education have launched the sixth edition of the Smart India Hackathon 2023.
• Aim: To showcase the growing culture of innovation in India’s education sector.
• Objective: To bring together the creativity of India’s young minds with real-world challenges faced by various government departments.
• It has become a global model for hackathons and innovation frameworks, reflecting its dynamic evolution over time.

Airtel Payments Bank partner with Frontier Markets, to support 1 lakh women.

• Airtel Payments Bank, Frontier Markets, and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth have announced the launch of ‘She Leads Bharat: Udyam’, a first-of-its-kind initiative.
• Aim: To elevate women-owned small businesses(WOSB) with resources, tools, and opportunities to grow and diversify their incomes.
• Objective: To bring together the private sector, and social enterprise, to demonstrate a digital-first model designed to unlock ways for WOSB to increase their incomes.

Neeraj became 1st Indian to won Gold at World Athletics Championships.

• Neeraj Chopra made history by winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw (88.17 meters) event at the World Athletics Championships 2023 held in Budapest, Hungary.
• He became the first-ever Indian athlete to achieve this feat, marking a significant milestone for Indian athletics.
• Neeraj faced tough competition, notably from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who secured the silver medal with a commendable throw of 87.82 meters.

Amit Shah to chair 26th meeting of Western Zonal Council in Gandhinagar.

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chaired the 26th Western Zonal Council (WZC) meeting at Gandhinagar.
• Aim: To enhance cooperation between the states through regular dialogue and discussion.
• The meeting is being organized by the Inter-State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat.
• The WZC comprises the states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra, and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.