PSC Current Affairs - August 14, 2021

  • First state in India to introduce New National Education Policy - Karnataka
  • Recently erupted volcano of Indonesia - Mount Merapi
  • To Commemorate Neeraj Chopra's feat of winning India's first athletics gold medal in the Olympics, The Athletics Federation of India announced August 7 as - National Javelin throw Day
  • Olympian who recently associated with Reserve Bank of India for a public awareness campaign to warn people against digital banking frauds   - Neeraj Chopra 
  • Constitution Amendment Bill which was recently passed in Loksabha which restore powers of the State Government Union Territories to maintain a state list of OBCs  - 127 Constitution Amendment Bill 
  • Awareness Campaign launched in Ernakulam by District Administration and Health Department to combat third wave of covid  - Jaagrathaykartham Karuthal 
  • Position of India in recently published Global Youth Development Index by Commonwealth Secretariat - Youth Division  -122 (topped by Singapore)
  • Interest free loan scheme launched in Rajasthan for Street Vendors  þ Indira Gandhi Urban Credit Card Scheme 
  • Recently appointed first Vice President of Iran þ Mohammed Mokhber
  • Recently appointed Chair of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Agency (NPPA)   - Kamalesh Kumar Panth
  • Indian Hockey Player and Olympic Medal Winner who was recently promoted as Joint Director (Sports) in the General Education Department,  Kerala   - P.R. Sreejesh
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