Current Affairs August 2021

Increasing Temperature causing Retreat of Glaciers in Zanskar Valley, Ladakh

Increasing Temperature and Low Winter Precipitation are causing Retreat of Glaciers in Zanskar Valley, Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Since 2015, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) at Dehradun, an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology, has been working on various aspects on glaciology. A team of scientists from the […]

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Criminal case and ban of abroad travel

A recent circular issued by the police in Kashmir has asked field intelligence units to look into the past record of involvement in stone-pelting incidents and other street protests whenever someone applies for a passport or a government job. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Under Section 6(2) of the Indian Passports Act, 1967, the passport

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Piyush Goyal calls for steps to boost handloom production and exports

Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal, Handloom exports should increase from ₹2,500 crore a year to ₹10,000 crore in the next three years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The minister announced that a Committee will be constituted consisting of all weavers, trainers equipment makers, marketing

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Daily Current Affairs 8 August 2021 – Gkseries

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Virendra Kumar launched ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 These were developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with NeGD, to make the skill development schemes accessible to the target groups. Through these portal and app the youth

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Biden non-committal on support for permanent UNSC seat for India

The Biden administration has continued to remain non-committal on support for permanent UNSC seat for India, while the US has in the past backed India’s bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Obama and Trump administrations had supported a permanent seat for India on

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Neeraj Chopra won gold medal in men’s javelin throw in Tokyo Olympics

Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics after shooter Abhinav Bindra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Neeraj is the first Indian in over 120 years, and the first athlete from independent India, to win an Olympic medal in a track-and-field discipline. Neeraj won the gold

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been renamed after hockey legend Dhyan Chand

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – the highest sporting honour in India – has been renamed after hockey legend Dhyan Chand. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the

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RBI Monetary Policy August 2021

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent but maintained an accommodative stance as the economy is yet to recover from the impact of second COVID wave. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The panel has also raised the inflation target for fiscal 2001-22 but maintained the

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Status check on world climate

The world has seen unexpected floods in Europe and China, record-breaking heat-waves in the United States, and deadly forest fires in Siberia, and Turkey and Greece. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This part of the report will present the latest scientific understanding of the climate system, how and why is it changing, and the impact

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