Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 25, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 25, 2021
INDIA
¬– Covid-19 vaccination slots can now be booked on WhatsApp: Health Minister
¬– MEA calls India’s evacuation mission from Afghanistan named ‘Operation Devi Shakti’
¬– First of two additional Krivak class stealth frigates being built by Russia expected to be delivered to India in the middle of 2023
¬– Tamil Nadu CM announces Rs 39 crore memorial for Karunanidhi on Chennai’s Marina beach
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
¬– Labour ministry to launch National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW) or e-Sharm portal
¬– ‘The Ashok’, 7 other ITDC hotels to be monetised in next 4 years
¬– ISRO seeks proposals for analysis, utilisation of Chandrayaan-2 data
¬– India’s Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu meets US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington
WORLD
¬– India conducts naval exercise with the Philippines in the South China Sea
¬– Pakistan tests guided multi-launch rocket system Fatah-1
¬– Covid-19 pushes 80 million people in Asia into extreme poverty: ADB
SPORTS
¬– Former Indian Footballer O Chandrasekharan passes away in Kochi at 86
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021