In Daily Current Affairs for 19th August 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article. Let us now see the Daily Current Affairs.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 19 August 2023

Inauguration Of Youth 20 (Y20) Summit

• Yogi Adityanath And Anurag Singh Thakur Inaugurated  The Youth 20 Summit -2023  At Rudraksha International Cooperation And Convention Centre At Varanasi. The Youth 20 (Y20) Summit Has Been  Organised By The  Ministry Of Youth Affairs And Sports Under The Framework Of India’s G20 Presidency.
• Y20 Summit Brings Together Young People From Diverse Nations Each Facing Unique Economic, Social And Environmental Problems And Challenges And They Are Not  Limited To A Single Country. By 2030, The Youth Will Dominate The Global Demography With Considerable Portions Hailing From South Asia.
• With Them Lies The Collective Responsibility To Influence Global Narratives And Collective Efforts In Addressing The Sustainable Development Goals Like No Poverty And Zero Hunger.

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Ban On Bulk Sale Of SIM Connections

• The Govt Has Taken Decisions To Make Police And Biometric Verification Of Mobile SIM Card Dealers Mandatory And Discontinue The Bulk Connection Mechanism. Registration Will Also Be Compulsory For All Point-of-sale Dealers. The Steps Have Been Taken To Check The Practice Of Cyber Frauds, Fraudulent Calls And Protect The Users.
• Talking About The Sanchar Sathi Portal, The Minister Informed That 52 Lakh Fraudulent Connections Have Been Detected And Deactivated And 67,000 SIM Card Dealers Have Been Blacklisted, 300 FIR Have Been Lodged, 66,000 WhatsApp Accounts And 8 Lakh Payment Wallet Accounts Have Been Blocked.

India’s First 3D Printed Post Office

• WAshwini Vaishnav Inaugurated India’s First 3D Printed Post Office Building In Bengaluru. The Post Office Building In Bengaluru Used 3D Printing Technology With Technical Know-how From IIT Madras And L&T.
• The 3D Printed Concrete Building Is Cost Effective, Reduces Wastage Of Construction Material, Is Environment Friendly And Speeds Up Construction With Unique Design Possibilities.
• Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Drew The Attention Of The Audience Towards The Efforts Being Made By The Prime Minister To Indigenize Advanced Technologies.

CWC Launches Flood Watch Mobile App

• CWC Chairman Kushvinder Vohra Launched The Mobile Application, “Flood Watch” To Disseminate Information Related To The Flood Situation And Forecasts Up To 7 Days On A Real-time Basis To The Public.
• App Has Readable And Audio Broadcast  Available In 2 Languages, Viz. English And Hindi. The App Utilizes Near Real-time River Flow Data From Various Sources.
• Users Can Check The CWC Flood Forecast (Up To 24 Hours) Or Flood Advisory (Up To 7 Days). The Location Will Be Zoomed In On The Map When The Name Of The Station Will Selected From The Dropdown.

President Launches ‘INS Vindhyagiri’

• President Launched India’s Newest Warship ‘INS Vindhyagiri’ At The Garden Reach Shipbuilders And Engineers Ltd.’s  Facility On The Banks Of Hooghly River In Kolkata. Named After The Mountain Range In Karnataka.
• The Advanced Stealth Frigate INS Vindhyagiri Is The Sixth Ship Of The Project 17A Frigates. The State-of-the-art Ship Will Be Fitted With The Latest Gadgets And Undergo Extensive Trials Before Being Handed Over To The Indian Navy For Commissioning Into Service.

SC Releases Handbook On Gender Stereotypes

• The Supreme Court Has Launched A Handbook That Contains A Glossary Of Gender Unjust Terms And Suggests Alternative Words And Phrases Which May Be Used.
• The 30-page Handbook On Combating Gender Stereotypes Aims To Free The Judiciary And The Legal Community From The Mechanical Application Of Gender Stereotypical Language In Judgments, Orders, And Court Pleadings.

2^nd International Film Festival Srinagar

• The 2^nd Edition Of The International Film Festival Of Srinagar Received An Overwhelming Response From Across The Globe. Within A Span Of Under 24 Hours, The Festival Received An Impressive Total Of 160 Entries From 30 Countries.
• With The Prestigious Jammu Film Festival As The Consulting Partner TIFFS Has Already Set The Benchmark With Its First Edition Held In October 2022. TIFFS Is All Set To Take Place From October 25 To 26- 2023 At Tagore Hall In Srinagar.

Jan Dhan Accounts Cross 50 Crore Mark

• The Total Number Of Jan Dhan Accounts Have Crossed the 50 Crore Mark. Finance Ministry Said, Out Of These Accounts 56 Percent Accounts Belong To Women And 67 Percent Accounts Have Been Opened In Rural And Semi-urban Areas. The Deposits In These Accounts Are More Than Two Lakh Crore Rupees.
• The Ministry said, About 34 Crore Rupay Cards Have Been Issued In These Accounts Free Of Cost. The Average Balance In Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Accounts Is Over Four Thousand Rupees And More Than Five Crore 50 Lakh Jan Dhan Accounts Are Receiving Direct Benefit Transfer Benefits.
• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Was Launched In 2014 With An Aim To Provide Universal Access To Banking Facilities To People Across The Country.

Wrestler Priya 2^nd Indian U20 World Champion

• India’s Priya Malik Clinched The Gold Medal In Women’s 76kg At The Ongoing U-20 World Wrestling Championships In Amman, Jordan.
• Malik Defeated Germany’s Laura Celine Kuehn 5-0 To Become Only The Second Indian Woman To Be Crowned The U-20 World Champion Following A Bout Which Had To Be Stopped Twice Due To Excessive Bleeding By The Indian.
• Antim Panghal Became The First Indian Woman To Win The Junior World Title Last Year.
• This Was India’s Second Gold Medal At The Ongoing Championships After Mohit Kumar Won The Men’s 61kg Freestyle Event.

Antim Panghal Defends U20 World Title

• Indian Wrestler Antim Panghal Scripted History On Friday, Securing A Hat-trick Of Achievements. Panghal Won Her Back-to-back Women’s U20 World Titles, Successfully Defending Her 53kg Crown And Became The First Indian Woman To Do So Displaying An Amalgamation Of Remarkable Agility And Unparalleled Strength, She Outshone On The Global Platform.
• Hailing From Hisar In Haryana, Panghal Exhibited Domination Throughout Her Bout Against Her Ukrainian Competitor, Mariia Yefremova.
• The Display Of Raw Power And Strategic Moves Earned Her An Easy 4-0 Win. The Entire Tournament Saw Panghal Conceding Only Two Points, Attesting To Her Unrivalled Competence And Prowess.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: REVIEW QUESTIONS

• Recently Organized Why 20 Summit Was
• Varanasi
• Jamnagar
• Chennai
• Bangalore

Answer: A

• Sanchar Sathi Portal Is Launched By
• Ministry Of Communications
•  Ministry Of Home Affairs
• Ministry Of Science And Technology
• None Of The Above

Answer: A

• India’s First 3d Post Office Built In
• Mumbai
• Bangalore
• Chennai
• Delhi

Answer: B

• Which Institution Launched Flood Watch Mobile App
• Ministry Of Health Sciences
• CWC
• Indian Institute Of Water Management
• NDMA

Answer: B

• INS Vindhyagiri Ship Launched Under
• Project 15
• Project 17- A
• Project 18
• Project 18 – A

Answer: B

• Who Launched The Handbook On Gender Stereotypes   
• Ministry Of Women
• United Nations
• Supreme Court
•  Milan Foundation

Answer: C

• In Startups Investments Among All Countries India Ranked
• First
• Second
• Third
• Seventh

Answer: A

• Project 17 A Comes Under Which Ministry
• Ministry Of Home Affairs
• Ministry Of Defense
• Ministry Of Science And Technology
• Ministry Of Health Sciences

Answer: B

• International Film Festival Srinagar First Edition Held In
• 2022
• 2023
• 2020
• 2021

Answer: A

• ________ Became 2^nd Indian U20 World Champion Wrestling 2023
• Mohit Kumar
• Antim Panghal
• Priya Malik
• Sakshi Malik

Answer: C

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