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Highlights of 31 August 2024 Current Affairs
- India aims to blend 20% ethanol with petrol by 2025-26, though concerns about fuel efficiency in existing vehicles and the food vs. fuel debate persist.
- The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs launched a pilot project to convert 60 ration shops into “Jan Poshan Kendras” across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, the FPS Sahay Application and Mera Ration App 2.0 were introduced.
- A landslide recently damaged six houses and an NHPC building at the Teesta-V hydropower station site in Gangtok district, Sikkim.
- A recent study has revealed vast amounts of liquid water deep within Mars’ rocky crust, a breakthrough that extends beyond the previously known water ice at the planet’s poles.
- Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways plans to centralize all transportation systems—roadways, railways, airways, waterways, and ropeways—into single hubs and terminals across India to streamline and improve passenger convenience.
- Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar launched three online portals for the power sector: DRIPS, Jal Vidyut Detailed Project Report Portal, PROMPT.
- The Pakistani military recently executed a successful training launch of the Shaheen-II, a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, believed to be derived from China’s M-18.
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