Current Affairs August 2021

Independence Day 2021

Independence Day 2021

India celebrated its Independence Day on 15 August each year to mark freedom from British rule. India is celebrating its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Indian Independence movement began during World War I and was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. On August 15, 1947, India got its […]

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India terms Pakistan Foreign Minister’s comments on Dasu blast as absurd

India terms Pakistan Foreign Minister’s comments on Dasu blast as absurd

India has termed Pakistan Foreign Minister’s comments on the recent Dasu blast in which some Chinese workers and others were killed as absurd. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Dasu Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam currently under construction on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is

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100th birthday of Babasaheb Purandare

100th birthday of Babasaheb Purandare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed best wishes to writer and historian Baba Saheb Purandare on entering the 100th year of his life. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare is a writer and theatre personality from Maharashtra, India. He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award on

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RBI cancelled license of Raigad based Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank

RBI cancelled license of Raigad based Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank

The Reserve Bank has canceled the license of Raigad based Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank Limited in Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As informed by the Reserve Bank of India, the license of Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank was cancelled due to insufficient capital and earning prospects and its continuance would have adversely affected depositors. RBI

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Govt to ban manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastic items

Govt to ban manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastic items

The Government has notified the plastic waste management amendment rules 2021 prohibiting identified single-use plastic items by 2022. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The manufacturing, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of several single-use plastics will be prohibited with effect from the 1st of July of next year. The thickness of plastic carry bags will

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Hackers Stole $613 Million in Digital Tokens from Poly Network

Hackers Stole $613 Million in Digital Tokens from Poly Network

Hackers recently pulled off the biggest ever cryptocurrency heist, stealing $613 million in digital coins from token-swapping platform Poly Network, only to return $342 million worth of tokens less than 24 hours later. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Poly Network is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions with a focus on allowing

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Delhi government launched 'faceless' transport services

Delhi government launched ‘faceless’ transport services

The Delhi government recently launched an ambitious “faceless” initiative by locking down four Regional Transport Offices (RTO), the one-stop destination for all transport department services ranging from driving licences to transfer of ownership of vehicles. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The RTO offices, where crucial transport-related services are offered, had over the years turned into

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The sovereign right to taxation

The sovereign right to taxation

The government of India recently decided to withdraw the retrospective taxation amendment in the I-T Act introduced in March 2012. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In India, the Constitution gives the government the right to levy taxes on individuals and organisations, but makes it clear that no one has the right to levy or charge

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