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Current Affairs -August 2021

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Noted Bengali Writer Buddhadeb Guha Passed Away

India at 2020 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo (as on 30 Aug. 2021)

India elected to two Bodies of Universal Postal Union (UPU)

President signs Appointment of 9 SC Judges

Uttar Pradesh Govt. adopts Indian Wrestling Sport till 2032 Olympics

North Eastern Region District SDG Index and Dashboard 2021–22

Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with Morocco

India becomes second-most sought-after Manufacturing Destination

SAMRIDH Programme launched by MeitY to support Startups

‘SUJALAM’ Campaign for making more ODF Plus Villages

'Yuktdhara': A New Geospatial Planning Portal

‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in India

Sociologist Gail Omvedt Passes Away

Exercise ‘Zair-Al-Bahr’ held between Indian Navy and Qatar Navy

National Monetisation Pipeline: Unlocking Value in Brownfield Projects

Ismail Sabri Yaakob becomes Prime Minister of Malaysia

La Ganesan appointed as the Governor of Manipur

Exercise Malabar-2021

Exercise Konkan-2021

22 August 2021: World Sanskrit Day

NTPC commissions largest Floating Solar PV Project

Committee for Doubling Production and Quadrupling Exports of Handlooms

Zycov-D gets Emergency Approval: First Vaccine for Above 12

First Dronacharya Awardee Athletics Coach O. M. Nambiar Passes Away

‘Amolops adicola’: A New Species of Cascade Frog

DRDO develops Advanced Chaff Technology for Indian Air Force

19 August: World Humanitarian Day

Pilot Launch of International Bullion Exchange

Cabinet approves Ratification of Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

RBI launches Financial Inclusion Index 2021

World's 2nd-largest refurbished National Gene Bank

16 August: De Jure Transfer Day (Puducherry)

Deadliest Earthquake of 2021 felt in Haiti

75th Independence Day: Highlights of PM’s Speech

Four New Districts to come up in Chhattisgarh

Yogendra Singh Yadav conferred the rank of Honorary Captain

Sibu/Cooperation-2021

SEACAT 2021

14 August: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

Four more sites of India added to Ramsar List

Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules 2021

“IndiGau’: India’s first SNP based Chip for Cattle Breeds

"Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged Pulwama"

FIFA Rankings: India stay 105th

Quality of Life for Elderly Index

Global Youth Development Index 2020

Quad Navies to undertake Ex-Malabar 2021

“Seed Rakhis” under ‘Vruksha Bandhan Project’

National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)

National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Ujjwala 2.0 launched from Mahoba

12 August: International Youth Day

Kolkata to host 130th Edition of Durand Cup 2021

General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill 2021

National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill 2021

Rise in Cases of Child Marriage

‘Navajeevan’ Project: Livelihood to above 50 People

Bill on Death Penalty in Illicit Liquor Cases Cleared

Landfall Island

Justice Rohinton Nariman Retires

Indian Scientists develop Carbon-based Wrapper for preserving Fruits

Parliament passes Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2021

Parliament passes Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2021

Parliament passes Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2021

Sixth Assessment Report - IPCC

KP Gopal Rao: War Hero of 1971 Passed Away

Mandeep wins second Pro Bout

127th Constitution Amendment Bill 2021 introduced in Lok Sabha

'Zayed Talwar 2021'

ITBP inducts First Women Officers on Combat Service

Tokyo 2020: Bajrang Punia won Bronze in Wrestling

Neeraj Chopra: Fist Indian to win an Athletics Medal in Olympics

9 August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

8 August: Quit India Movement Day

Olympian ‘SS Babu’ Narayan Passed Away

'Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0' to continue till 2026

KVIC’s Plastic-Mixed Handmade Paper gets Patent Certification

Dr Dhriti Banerjee: First Female Director of ZSI

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed after Major Dhyan Chand

6th August: Hiroshima Day

India builds World’s Highest Motorable Road at Umlingla Pass

Padma Shri awardee Poet Padma Sachdev Passes Away

Tokyo 2020: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins Silver in Wrestling

Tokyo 2020: Lovlina Borgohain - Third Indian Boxer to win an Olympic Medal

Tokyo 2020: India wins a Medal in Men’s Hockey since 1980 Moscow Olympics

India's First Earthquake Early Warning Mobile App

‘Pani Maah’ observation in Ladakh

India hosts ICCP - 'Olympics of Cloud Physics'

e-RUPI: A Digital Payment Solution

100m Sprint Event: Tokyo 2020

P V Sindhu wins Bronze in Tokyo 2020