GK & Current Affairs
- August 17, 2021
- Quality of Life for Elderly Index 2021 Prepared by - Institute for Competitiveness
- State tops under ‘Ages States’ Category - Rajasthan
- State tops under ‘Relatively Ages State’s Category - Himachal Pradesh
- Top Union Territory - Chandigarh
- Top North Eastern State - Mizoram
- Recipient of Literacy Award 2021 instituted by Kovalam Kavikal Smaraka Samiti – Prabha Varma
- Recently launched Second Phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to provide free LPG connection to women below poverty line - Ujjwala 2.0
- As per the recently published National Fact Sheet Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2019 States with largest consumption of Tobacco product among children is - Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- First National Park in India to get permission for using Satellite Phones- Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
- First State to recognise Community Forest Resource Rights in Urban Area - Chhattisgarh
- State which recently won 7 awards in Van Dhan Awards 2020-21 – Nagaland
- Recently conducted first naval exercise between India and Saudi Arabia- Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021
- Theme of 75th Indian Independence Day 2021- Nation First Always First
- Former Indian Cricketer who recently announced his retirement from Indian Cricket – Unmukt Chand
- Recently appointed governor (additional change) of Manipur – Ganga Prasad
- Recently appointed Secretary (Security) of Cabinet Secretariat – Sudhir Kumar Saxena
- India’s first Drone Forensic Lab under Kerala Police was recently inaugurated at – Thiruvananthapuram
- To pay tribute to martyrs Uttar Pradesh Government recently renamed Kakori Train Conspiracy, 1925 as-Kakori Train Action
- UN agency which recently published 'Climate Change 2021 - The Physical Science Basis' report - IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
- Author of the book 'How the Earth Got Its Beauty' - Sudha Murthy
- Argentine footballer who recently joined French football Club Paris Saint – Germain (PSG) - Lionel Messi
- Author of the book 'Zohra ! A Biography in Four Acts' - Padmasree Ritu Menon
- Private Bank which recently got ISO 22301:2019 certification by BIS - Federal Bank
- First State/Union Territory in India to make most services in Transport Department online – Delhi
- Policy launched recently by Central Govt. to reduce pollution and encourage environment friendly vehicles – Vehicle Scrappage Policy
- Indian Pharmaceutical Company which recently developed intranasal Covid Vaccine that got approval for clinical trials – Bharat Biotech
- Title Winners of UEFA Super Cup Football Tournament 2021 – Chelsea FC
- Recently failed ISRO’s Geo Imaging Satellite Mission - EOS-3,
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