Top Weekly Current Affairs from 24th to 29th August 2021 Download PDF

Top Weekly Current Affairs from 24th to 29th August  2021

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1.Between which two countries Exercise Konkan 2021 was held in in English Channel on 21st August,2021?- India and United Kingdom.

2.What is the title of the report by UNICEF that depicts about the impact of climate change on the children?- The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis: Introducing the Children's Climate Risk Index.

3.In which place NTPC Ltd has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project?- Visakhapatnam.

4.How many rupees have been sponsored by USAID & USDFC for loan portfolio guarantee to the Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL)?- US $50 million.

5.In which place India's first smog tower will be inaugurated?- Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Connaught Place (CP), Delhi.

6.The navies of which country will conduct the Malabar Naval Exercise from August 26, 2021?- India, US, Australia and Japan.

7.Which online payment platform has launched crypto buying and selling in the United Kingdom?- PayPal Holdings Inc.

8.Recently Pradeep Guha died in Mumbai. He was associated with which field?- Film producer and former Times of India Executive.

9.Which Indian has won RTU Open blitz chess title in Riga (Latvia)?- R. Praggnanandhaa.

10.Who has been summoned by Finance Ministry on August 23 over persistent glitches in Income tax e-filing portal?- Infosys CEO Salil Parekh.

11.Which date is observed as International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief by UN?- 22nd August.

12.Who has won silver in women's long jump at World Athletics under-20 championships in Nairobi?- Shaili Singh.

13.Which country will be the first country in the world to build fossil free steel without emitting carbon dioxide?- Sweeden.

14.With which territory Israel has closed its main border crossing point on August 23, 2021 because of tensions with Hamas rulers?- Gaza.

15.Which organization has launched Google Cloud Garages?- Tata Consultancy Services.

16.Recently which scheme was launched by Manipur government in order to provide assistance to those who had severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic?- COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme.

17.Recently which ship of Indian Navy has reached Sri Lanka with 100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to help the island nation in combating the Covid-19 pandemic?- INS Shakti.

18.Who will be the head of the committee that will make suggestions on structure for the urban cooperative banks declared by RBI?- N. S. Vishwanathan.

19.What is the name of India's first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle developed by IIT, Madras?- NeoBolt.

20.In which place India will display advanced defence technologies at the International Military-Technical Forum 'ARMY-2021'?- Moscow.

21.Which date is celebrated as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition?- 23rd August.

22.Which program has been launched by Vice-president of India on 24th August and pleaded people to strictly follow COVID-19 norms?- Vaccinate India Programme.

23.Which proposal has been launched by ISRO for scientifically analyse and utilise data from all experiments of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter?- Announcement of Opportunity.

24.Amazon CEO along with Apple and Microsoft executive has joined White House cybersecurity meeting held on August 24, 2021. Who is the CEO of Amazon?- Andy Jassy.

25.Which scheme has been launched by Finance Ministry for infrastructure creation in the country and explore innovative ways of private participation without transferring government ownership?- National Monetisation Pipeline.

26.Recently, former chief minister Kalyan Singh has passed away. He was the chief minister of which state?- Uttar Pradesh.

27.Which state's seven indigenous food products have been launched by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel?- Manipur.

28.What is India's first mRNA vaccine that has been give nod for phase 2 and 3 trial by DCGI?- HGC019.

29.Which space agency has been planning on bringing soil samples back from the Martian Moon "Phobos" by 2029?- Japan.

30.Which date is celebrated as Women's Equality Day?- 26th August.

31.What is India's rank in 2021 Global Manufacturing Risk Index that has been depicted mainly by cost competitiveness?- 2nd.

32.Which name has been given to the process of evacuation of Indian from war-torn Afghanistan External affairs minister S Jaishankar?- Operation Devi Shakti.

33.Which country will deliver first of two additional Krivak class stealth frigates to India by 2023?- Russia.

34.Which portal is going to be launched by the Labour Ministry that will help in bringing millions of unorganised workers of India on a common platform?- e-Sharm portal.

35.Which hotels will be leased out to private operators in four years under the government's target of monetising "under-utilized public sector assets"?- The Ashok & Hotel Samrat.

36.In which place India and the Philippines conducted a naval exercise on 23rd August,2021?- South China Sea.

37.What is the name of Pakistan-made guided multi-launch rocket system that has gone through successful test flight on 24th August?- Fatah-1.

38.Which report has been published by ADB that pictured extreme poverty estimated 75 million to 80 million people in developing Asia due to Covid-19?- Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021.

39.In which country World's largest and tallest observation wheel will be unveiled on October 2021?- UAE.

40.Which crop will be given the highest ever fair & remunerative price (FRP) approved by Union Cabinet on August 25, 2021?- Sugarcane.

41.Recently, which organization has launched 34 satellites?- OneWeb.

42.Which bank has launched a digital and instant Blocked Account for students aspiring to study in Germany?- ICICI Bank Germany.

43.Name India's Ambassador to US who just met with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington?- Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

44.Which date is celebrated as International Dog Day?- 26th August.

45.Which country is currently at the top spot in World Test Championship (2021-2023) points table?- India.

46.Who has chaired the 37th edition of PRAGATI meeting on 25th August, 2021?- PM Narendra Modi.

47.What is the full form of PRAGATI?- Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.

48.Who has hosted the inaugural meeting of IBSA National Security Advisers (NSAs) on August 25, 2021 through video conferencing?- Ajit Doval.

49.Which campaign has been launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti to create more ODF Plus villages by undertaking waste water management across villages in India?- SUJALAM.

50.Which exercise has been conducted between India and Kazakhstan in order to strengthen the growing strategic relation with Kazakhstan from August 30 to September 11, 2021?- KAZIND-21.

51.Which report has been published by NITI Aayog and DoNER in order to facilitate a platform to identify crucial gaps?- North Eastern Region District Sustainable Development Goal Index Report and Dashboard 2021-22.

52.The funding for which country has been stopped by World Bank?- Afghanistan.

53.Which department has approved FDI proposal on August 25, 2021 to invest up to Rs 15,000 crore in Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd?- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

54.Which application has been launched by LIC for its agents and intermediaries in order to onboard the prospective customers?- Ananda mobile app.

55.Which mission has been launched by Maharashtra government in order to help women who lost their husbands to COVID-19?- Mission Vatsalya.

56.O. Chandrasekharan, who passed away recently, represented India in the Olympics in which sport?- Football.

57.Which State/UT has announced a Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme?- Assam.

58.Which organization has made a natural gas discovery in a block in Gujarat?- Vedanta.

59.Who has attended UNESCAP Regional Conversation Series 2021?- Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.

60.Which department has organised India-ASEAN Engineering Partnership Summit?- EEPC India.

61.Which organization will build India's first Green Hydrogen Plant at Mathura?- Indian Oil.

62.Which issue has been discussed by Smriti Irani for the very first time in G20 Ministerial Conference held at Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy on 26th August?- Women's Empowerment.

63.Which project has been started by India and Maldives to connect business, people and industry?- Greater Male Connectivity Project.

64.With which country's navy India has conducted a joint exercise in Gulf of Aden on August 26, 2021?- Germany.

65.RBI is set to launch the trial program of its digital currency(CBDC) by December 2021. Who is the present governor of RBI?- Shaktikanta Das.

66.Which organizations have developed India's first 'Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit' launched by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology?- IIT Roorkee, C-DAC and IISc Bangalore.

67.Who has chaired the 11th Meeting of BRICS on August 27, 2021?- Narendra Singh Tomar.

68.What is the theme for 11th Meeting of BRICS held on 27th August?- BRICS Partnership for Strengthening Agrobiodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security.

69.Which place of India is having the greatest number of CCTV cameras thus surpassed megacities like Shanghai, New York & London?- Delhi.

70.How many rupees have been announced by TN government as welfare package for Sri Lankan tamil refugees living on that state?- Rs 317 crore.

71.Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of the Delhi government's 'Desh Ke Mentors' program?- Actor Sonu Sood.

72.Which Indian has won Barcelona Open chess tournament?- S. P. Sethuraman.

73.Which initiative has been taken by RBI with an aim to create 30 lakh new touch points every year for digital payments in tier-3 to tier-6 centres?- Payments Infrastructure Development Fund.

74.Which date is celebrated as National Sports Day?- 29th August.

75.What is the week long annual exercise that was launched by NSG to check its response time and reaction to hostage and also hijack like situation?- Gandiv.

76.Who has taken charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board on August 26, 2021?- Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.

77.A new initiative has been taken by the Election Commission for the new voters by sending them a personalised letter along with voter identity card. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner?-  Sushil Chandra.

78.What is the theme for the Stockholm World Water Week that was held between August 23 to 27, 2021 by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)?- Building Resilience Faster.

79.What is the title for next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform launched by NITI Aayog and a US-based tech giant, Cisco on 26th August?- WEPNxt.

80.With which institute Textile Ministry has tied to launch an India size survey in order to do away with the confusion of size?- National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

81.Who has launched the fourth edition of PSB Reforms Agenda called 'EASE 4.0' for the financial year 2021-22?- Nirmala Sitharaman.

82.Which initiative was launched by NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute to decrease the peak level of Greenhouse Gas emissions in Asia on 23rd August?- Forum for Decarbonizing Transport.

83.What is the first multinational peacekeeping exercise that will be organised by Militaries of China, Mongolia, Thailand and Pakistan from September 6 to 15?- Shared Destiny-2021.

84.Which state has become the 2nd state to implement the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) in the state on August 26, 2021?- Madhya Pradesh.

85.Which book has been presented by former Union Minister K J Alphons  to PM Narendra Modi?-  'Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government'.

86.With which company Civil Aviation Ministry has signed a MoU for providing services at 3 airports: Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram?- Adani Group.

87.Which department has announced for recruitment of an all-Female Engineers batch on Women's Equality Day on 26th August?- NTPC.

88.Which state has adopted Indian wrestling and is expected to pump in an investment of Rs 170 crore?- Uttar Pradesh.

89.Which organization has launched a mobile app called ANANDA?- LIC.

90.With which country Algeria has cut its diplomatic ties due to hostile actions after months of resurgent tensions between both the countries?- Morocco.

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