DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20th August 2021 Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma Remembered on his Birth Anniversary Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was the ninth President of India, serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving from 1987 to 1992. He … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 19th August 2021 Pilot Launch of International Bullion Exchange International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA) launched the pilot run/soft launch here today. The International Bullion Exchange is scheduled to go live on October 1, 2021, the Foundation Day of IFSCA. This was in tandem to Union Budget 2020-21, the International Financial Services … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18th August 2021 India Records 572% Growth in Grant of Patents in last 7 years 28,391 patents granted in 2020-21 as compared to 4,227 grants during 2013-14. Shri Piyush Goyal conferred National Intellectual Property Awards 2020. Centre aims to impart training & awareness to 10 Lakh students on IPR matters in this … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17th August 2021 Parsi New Year: Navroz Navroz festival is being celebrated in India on 16th August in India. In Persian, ‘Nav’ stands for new, and ‘Roz’ stands for the day, which literally translates to ‘new day’. Interestingly in India, people celebrate it twice a year – first according to the Iranian … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 15th – 16th August 2021 India Celebrates 75th Independence Day India is celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, marking the 75th year of Independence from the foreign rule. Remembering the sacrifices made by the Indian freedom fighters on the 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his wishes to the entire country. … Read more
WEEKLY DEFENCE UPDATES 8 – 14 AUGUST 2021 21 Indo-Pacific Nations Kick Off 20th SEACAT Exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) Exercise began in Singapore and virtually on 10 Aug 21. It is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14th August 2021 130th EDITION OF DURAND CUP 2021 Durand Cup, the world’s third oldest and Asia’s oldest football tournament is scheduled to be held at Kolkata from 05 SEP TO 03 OCT 21. The prestigious tournament was first held in 1888, at Dagshai (Himachal Pradesh) and is named after Mortimer Durand, … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13th August 2021 International Youth Day Celebrated International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed on 12 August 2000. It was based … Read more
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
