PSC Current Affairs - August 29, 2021

1.  Recently appointed Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board- Mansukh Mandaviya (Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare)

2.  Unified registration system introduced by the central govt to avoid inter – state registration of vehicles in India-  Bharat Series (BH Series)

3.  The state to launch ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ scheme to help unemployed youth-  Punjab

4.   The free bus service launched by Kerala Govt. for women fish vendors- Samudra (The first phase of the project was implemented in Thiruvananthapuram district)

5.   The seventh ship in the series of offshore patrol vessel, commissioned into Indian Coast Guard in August 2021  -ICGS Vigraha

6.   The state assembly that passed resolution to withdraw central government’s farm laws in August 2021- Tamil Nadu

7.    The second state to implement National Education Policy 2020-  Madhya Pradesh (First State - Karnataka)

8.    New name of Army Sports Stadium in Pune-Neeraj Chopra Stadium

9.     A Cooperative body setup in Kottayam with the objective to tackle the procurement and distribution problems of paddy farmers in the state- Kerala Paddy Procurement Processing and Marketing Co-operative Society (KAPCOAS)

 (As there is a similar Co-operative society in Palakkad district, the remaining 13 districts are under the purview of KAPCOAS)       

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