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GS Paper - II
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed by voice vote.
GS Paper - II
The National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August 2024 in the memory of Dhyan Chand, the first superstar of Indian hockey, and arguably India’s first sporting superstar.
GS Paper - III
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 10 years on 28 August 2024. The PMJDY was launched on 28 August 2014, as a national mission for financial inclusion.
GS Paper - II
Bangladesh’s interim government lifted the ban on the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, paving the way for its return to active politics. The Sheikh Hasina government had cracked down on the Jamaat for being a “militant and terrorist” organisation, and hanged or imprisoned many of its top leaders for “war crimes” committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
