Page-4 of Current Affairs - August, 2021

Web version of e-GOPALA application launched

August 30, 2021

Web version of e-GOPALA application was launched on August 28, 2021. Key Points Web version of e-GOPALA has been developed by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). Portal was launched to aid dairy farmers. NDDB also launched IMAP web portal that ..

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Indian Railways floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat Trains

August 30, 2021

Indian Railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 15 announcement. Highlights Tender was floated in a bid to roll out 75 such trains during 75 weeks of “Azadi ka Amrit ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 30, 2021 INDIA – President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates 65-day long Ramayana conclave in Ayodhya ECONOMY & CORPORATE – First commercial batch of Covaxin released from Bharat Biotech’s new plant ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 29, 2021

August 29, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 29, 2021 INDIA – Ministry of Minority Affairs organises ‘Mera Watan Mera Chaman’ Mushaira as part of Amrit Mahotsav in New Delhi – L&T-built Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Vigraha commissioned ..

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Bank accounts under PMJDY reach 43 crores

August 28, 2021

According to finance ministry, Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), number of bank accounts have increased to 43 crores with total deposits of Rs 1.46 lakh crore. Key Highlights The flagship financial inclusion scheme, PMJDY, has completed seven ..

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Forbes Data: Delhi has world’s most CCTV Cameras in Public Places

August 28, 2021

According to Chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi has surpassed the megacities like Shanghai, New York and London in having the greatest number of CCTV cameras installed per square mile. Key Points CM cited a Forbes India report on most surveilled ..

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BRICS-Agricultural Research Platform- Key Facts

August 28, 2021

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, chaired the 11th Meeting of BRICS on August 27, 2021. Highlights Ministers of Agriculture from Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa held meeting virtually under the theme- “BRICS Partnership for ..

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QSim- India’s first Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit

August 28, 2021

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the India’s first ‘Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit’. Key Points QSim is the first-of-its-kind toolkit, indigenously developed in India. It meant to be a vital tool of learning and understanding the ..

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