Page-14 of Current Affairs - August, 2021
USAID, DFC & Kotak Bank loan agreement for women & MSMEs in India
USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and USDFC (U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) are sponsoring a US $50 million loan portfolio guarantee to the Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL). Key Facts This agreement was signed in order to support increased ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
NTPC commissioned 25 Megawatt floating solar PV project
NTPC Ltd commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in Visakhapatnam. It is a 25 MW project on reservoir of Simhadri thermal power station. Key Facts This is the first solar project that was set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
UNICEF: Children in India at high risk of Climate Crisis impacts
According to a new report by UNICEF, Children in India are at extreme high risk of impacts of climate crisis. Key Findings of report As per report, India is among four South Asian countries where children are most at risk. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Exercise Konkan 2021
On August 21, 2021; Exercise Konkan 2021 was held in English Channel in between INS Tabar and HMS Westminster. Key Points Konkan exercise witnessed the participation of integral helicopters of two ships and Falcon Electronic Warfare aircraft. Exercises like co-ordinated ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 23, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 23, 2021 INDIA – India, the US, Australia and Japan to carry out Malabar naval exercise off the coast of Guam (an island territory of the US in the Western ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 22, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 22, 2021 INDIA – Exercise Konkan 2021 held between INS Tabar and HMS Westminster in English Channel on Aug 16 – Country’s highest altitude herbal park at a height of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
India’s Highest Herbal Park inaugurated near Indo-China border
India’s highest herbal park, at a height of 11,000 feet, was inaugurated near Indo-China border at Mana village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Aim of the high-altitude herbal park This high-altitude herbal park was inaugurated with the aim of conserving ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
India-Russia deals to procure AK-103 rifles
India and Russia have signed a deal to immediately procure AK-103 Rifles on August 20, 2021. Key points This deal was inked as a part of mega infantry modernisation programme. Under this programme, India is procuring a number of AK-103 ..