DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 12th August 2021 August 7 Every Year Decided as National Javelin Day The Athletics Federation of India has announced that August 7 each year would be celebrated as National Javelin Throw Day with competitions in all States and Union Territories to commemorate Neeraj Chopra’s feat of winning the country’s first athletics gold … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 11th August 2021 World Tribal Day 2021 World Tribal Day or International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9th August every year. It is aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of the world’s indigenous population and to acknowledge the contributions that indigenous people make towards world issues such … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10th August 2021 Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation A week into India’s United Nations Security Council (UNSC) month-long presidency, PM Modi is chairing a debate on maritime security. The debate “Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation” began with several heads of state or government in … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 8th – 9th August 2021 Wrestler Bajrang Punia Bags Bronze Medal Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65 Kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He defeated his opponent from Kazakhstan with 8-0 in the bronze medal match. This was India’s sixth medal in the Tokyo Olympics … Read more
WEEKLY DEFENCE UPDATES 1 – 7 AUGUST 2021 Commencement of Sea Trials of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC(P71)) ‘Vikrant’ Designed by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). Made with more than 76% indigenous content. Around 550 Indian firms including about 100 MSMEs are registered with CSL … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 7th August 2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honor of India, has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The renaming recognizes the ultimate hockey hero and legend of the sport, Dhyan Chand. The Prime Minister said the move was based … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 6th August 2021 Indian Men’s Hockey Team Wins a Bronze Medal in Tokyo Olympics In an historical win, Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020 today. It is the first Olympic medal win of Indian men’s hockey team in the last 41 years which they secured with … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 5th August 2021 Lovlina Borgohain Wins Bronze at Tokyo Olympics Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze, loses against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli in Tokyo 2020. The 23-year-old hails from Assam participated in the Women’s welterweight event, becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics. In 2020, she … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 4th August 2021 New Frog Species: Minervarya Pentali A new frog species was discovered in the Western Ghats and named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental. It belongs to the family “Dicroglossidae”, found around the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia and Papua New Guinea. It was … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 3rd August 2021 PM Launches Digital Payment Solution “e-RUPI” Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched e-RUPI, a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payments. The one-time payment mechanism aims to stop leakages in government welfare schemes and ensures that the benefits reach those they are meant to be. e-RUPI has been developed by … Read more
