Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 28, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 28, 2021

– Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar chairs 11th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of BRICS countries

– Navies of India and Germany carry out joint exercise in Gulf of Aden

– Tamil Nadu: CM M. K. Stalin announces welfare package of Rs 317 crore for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in the state

– TN moves SC to restrain Karnataka from proceeding with Mekedatu reservoir

– Actor Sonu Sood appointed brand ambassador of the Delhi government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ program

– Celebrity chef and Malayalam film producer Naushad dies at 54

– Foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 2.47 billion to reach USD 616.895 billion in the week ended August 20

– RBI increases incentives for banks for distribution of coins to the general public to Rs 65 from Rs 25 per bag with effect from September 1

– 30-share BSE Sensex closes above 56,000 points for the first time

– Mahindra Defence Systems bags Indian Navy contract worth Rs 1,349.95 crore for manufacturing of Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare Defence Suite (IADS) for warships

– UN’s Universal Postal Union (UPU) bans British stamps in Chagos island which is claimed by Mauritius

– Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans and 13 US troops

– Indian Grandmaster S. P. Sethuraman wins Barcelona Open chess tournament

– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh renames Army Sports Institute stadium in Pune as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”