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Current Affairs - 21 August 2021
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1. Akshay Urja Diwas is observed on 20 August
Akshay Urja Diwas (Renewable Energy Day) is observed every year on 20 August to raise awareness about the developments and adoption of renewable energy in India. The Akshay Urja Day was initiated by the Indian Ministry for New & Renewable Energy Sources in 2004.
2. World Mosquito Day is observed on 20th August
World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented. This day is observed to highlight the efforts of healthcare officials, NGOs, and others in fighting diseases caused by malaria. This year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the theme of World Mosquito Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero-malaria target”.
3. Sadbhavana Diwas is observed on 20th August
Every year India observes Sadbhavana Diwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of late erstwhile Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
4. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate country’s first smog tower
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate the country’s first smog tower, at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place. The smog tower will clean 1,000 cubic metres of air every second and reduce PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels in Delhi.
5. Delhi-Chandigarh Highway first EV-friendly highway in India
Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the country’s first EV-friendly highway in the country. The network of stations was set up by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited under the FAME-1 (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
6. Rajnath Singh launches Defence India Startup Challenge- DISC 5.0
Rajnath Singh launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0 under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) initiative.
7. India launches UNITE Aware Platform in collaboration with UN
India has launched a tech platform named “UNITE Aware”, in collaboration with the UN, for improving the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers.
8. India ranks second in terms of crypto adoption in the world
India has ranked second in terms of crypto adoption worldwide behind Vietnam, but ahead of countries such as the US, UK, and China, according to the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index by blockchain data platform Chainalysis.
9. Amazon Alexa Gets Amitabh Bachchan’s Voice in India
Amazon has launched the voice of the 78-year-old Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as a part of its efforts to amuse existing users and attract new consumers to use its voice assistant over Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri.
10. Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Centre for Research & Innovation in AI set up at IIT-H
Dharmendra Pradhan has virtually inaugurated the Centre for Research and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence set up at the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H). He also inaugurated the first Academic Building of the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgical Engineering, High-Performance Computing Centre and High-Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility.
करेंट अफेयर्स - 21 अगस्त 2021
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1. अक्षय ऊर्जा दिवस 20 अगस्त को मनाया जाता है
अक्षय ऊर्जा दिवस (नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा दिवस) हर साल 20 अगस्त को भारत में अक्षय ऊर्जा के विकास और अपनाने के बारे में जागरूकता बढ़ाने के लिए मनाया जाता है। अक्षय ऊर्जा दिवस की शुरुआत 2004 में भारतीय नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा स्रोत मंत्रालय द्वारा की गई थी।
2. विश्व मच्छर दिवस 20 अगस्त को मनाया जाता है
20 अगस्त को विश्व मच्छर दिवस मनाया जाता है। यह दिन मलेरिया के कारण होने वाली बीमारियों से लड़ने में स्वास्थ्य अधिकारियों, गैर सरकारी संगठनों और अन्य लोगों के प्रयासों को उजागर करने के लिए मनाया जाता है। विश्व मच्छर दिवस 2021 का विषय "जीरो-मलेरिया लक्ष्य तक पहुंचना" है।
3. सद्भावना दिवस 20 अगस्त को मनाया जाता है
भारत हर साल 20 अगस्त को पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री राजीव गांधी की जयंती के उपलक्ष्य में सद्भावना दिवस मनाता है। इस साल 20 अगस्त 2021 को हम पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री राजीव गांधी की 77वीं जयंती मनाने जा रहे हैं।
