Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 7, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 7, 2021

– Lok Sabha passes bill for setting up central university in Ladakh; to be named Sindhu University

– Parliament panel recommends renegotiating Indus Water Treaty to address impact of climate change

– India, China disengage their troops in Gogra region in Eastern Ladakh

– MoS for Education Subhas Sarkar participates in G20 Research Ministers’ meeting

– Textile Ministry to celebrate 7th National Handloom Day on August 7

– CDRI (Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure) now has 25 countries, seven international organisations; was launched by India in 2019

– Cartoonist, sculptor and folk singer P.S. Banarji dies in Thiruvananthapuram at 41

– Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar to launch ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App on August 7

– PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) eligible target group are provided skill development training programmes

– Repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged in RBI’s monetary policy review

– The repo rate and reverse repo rate would remain unchanged at 4 per cent and 3.35 per cent, respectively

– Retail inflation projection for 2021-22 raised to 5.7% from 5.1% in June

– Real GDP growth projection retained at 9.5% for 2021-22.

– Foreign exchange reserves surge by USD 9.427 billion to record high of USD 620.576 billion in the week ended July 30

– Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed by Lok Sabha; seeks to scrap contentious retrospective tax provision

– India’s trade deficit with China dips to $44 billion in 2020-21 from USD 53.57 billion in 2018-19

– SC rules in favour of Amazon against Future-Reliance merger deal

– Hiroshima, Japan marks 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing

– Tokyo Olympics: Indian men’s 4x400m relay quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob shatters Asian record

– Tokyo Olympics: Netherlands win women’s hockey gold, Argentina silver and Great Britain bronze

– England’s James Anderson (620 wickets in 163 tests) becomes 3rd highest wicket taker in tests behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708)

– Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed as ‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’