1. Apple tops Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 20 | Current Affairs in English

1. Apple tops Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021.
Apple is followed by Microsoft  and Amazon. India: Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) is ranked at 57 and is the top Indian company in the list. There are total 12 Indian companies,
in this list Most companies country USA with 243 companies while India is ranked 9th.


2.World's first fossil-free steel manufactured in Sweden
first country in the world to manufacture first fossil-free steel (Green Steel).It has been developed by HYBRIT Technology and its first delivery was done to truck-manufacturer Volvo AB as a trial run.Full-scale production of green steel will begin from 2026.Sweden strives to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Capital of Sweden: Stockholm.


3.NPCI partners with Mashreq Bank to launch UPI in UAE.
NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has tied-up with Mashreq Bank to launch payment system facility of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the UAE.
NPCI Headquarters: Mumbai.


4.Geological Survey of India launches GSI Mobile App,
Geological Survey of India has launched GSI Mobile App (Beta Version) to make itself accessible to the masses and people will become more enlightened about various facets of GSI updates Android platform.
Geological Survey of India (GSI) was set up in 1851.
Headquarters of GSI: Kolkata, West Bengal.


5 .Shanti Lal Jain appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Bank.
Headquarters of Indian Bank: Chennai.


6. Facebook & indifi initiated the Small business loans Platform.
online lending platform Indifi .
India is the first country where Facebook is rolling out this programme.
Aim: to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) that advertise on Facebook to get quick access to credit/loans through independent lending partners.This will make business loans more easily accessible to small businesses, and reduce the credit gap within India’s MSME sector.


7. PM Modi lays foundation stone of multiple projects at Somnath in Gujarat.


8. International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism: August 21
 To pay tribute to the individuals across the globe who have been attacked, injured, traumatized or lost their lives because of terrorist attacks.
The day was adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 2017.It was first celebrated on 2018.