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2021-08-13 14:48:32 'Global Youth Development Index' Rank is released by commonwealth secretariat based in London Open / Comment

2021-08-11 18:17:50 1.Indian Army to participate in International Army Games 2021 in Russia.(7th Edition)
101 members of Indian Army contingent will be participating in International Army Games 2021, held from 22 August to 4 September 2021.


2. Chhattisgarh became 1st state to recognize community forest resource rights.
First State to recognize Community Forest Resource (CFR) Rights in urban area.
CFR: Any forest resource that the tribal and other forest dwelling communities use and depend on for a livelihood. 


3. India will host its first-ever ‘India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF)’ in October 2021.
To discuss internet policy issues.It will be held for 3 days from 20th to 22nd October.
Chairman: Anil Kumar Jain ,
Theme: ‘Inclusive Internet for Digital India’.


4. ITBP inducts women officers for the first time in combat role.
Two women officers named as Prakriti and Diksha. 


5.  First-ever naval combat exercise India & UAE.
Exercise titled as Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021.


6. IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report warns against unabated global warming.
UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported 
’The planet was irrevocably headed towards warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial times in the next two decades. Open / Comment

2021-08-10 18:55:47 1. IITian-founded exchange is India's first cryptocurrency unicorn.
CoinDCX became India’s first cryptocurrency unicorn after the exchange raised 6.70 billion rupees from investors led by Facebook Inc


2. PM Modi announces mission to make India self-sufficient in edible oils.
PM Modi announced a National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).
Aim: To make India self-sufficient in cooking oils prosuction.
the world's biggest vegetable oil importer India.


3. ADB approves USD 300 million additional loan for rural roads in Maharashtra.
ADB has approved an additional USD 300 mn loan for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project. financing will improve an additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges for a total length of 2,900 km in 34 districts.


4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the first brand ambassador of HomeLane
HomeLane and MS Dhoni are jointly working on a brand new campaign that will be released during the new IPL season.

 
5. Gujarat CM launches eNagar mobile application and portal
 eNagar mobile application and portal covers 10 modules with 52 services.

6.World Lion Day: 10th August 2021. Open / Comment

2021-08-09 18:33:29 1.PM to launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-PMUY) by handing over LPG connections at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh.
In budget 2021-22, provision for an additional one crore LPG connection under PMUY scheme to low-income families.
Ujjwala 1.0 was launched in 2016.


2.ISRO to send Bhutan’s INS-2B satellite into space by December 2021.
Indo-Bhutan space cooperation:
India and Bhutan have been engaged in space cooperation with Earth station for South Asia Satellite (SAS), launched in 2017 , Bhutan.


3.Indian Contingent managed to win 7 medals comprising 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals in 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games.
India stood at 48th position in the medal table

US has topped the overall medal table with 113 medals.


4.PM to chair UNSC High-Level Open Debate on Maritime.
 debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’.


5. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: 9th August.
Theme 2021: Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.


6. India-UAE Navy undertakes bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’.


7. Centre approves extension to Rajiv Gauba’s term as Cabinet Secretary.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has extended the tenure of Rajiv Gauba, as the Cabinet Secretary of India, for a further period of 1-year.


8. Nagasaki Day: 9th August,
 76th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing that took place on August 9, 1945.
US dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki(August 9) and Hiroshima (August 6).


9. VP Venkaiah Naidu releases Postage Stamp on Mananiya Chaman Lal.
Mananiya Chaman Lal, renowned social worker . Open / Comment