Daily Current Affairs: August 08 & 09, 2021

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National News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with beneficiaries of PMGKAY in Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh celebrated 7 August 2021 as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Day.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Madhya Pradesh via video- conferencing.
• An intensive campaign to create more awareness about the PMGKAY scheme is being conducted by the Madhya Pradesh government so that no eligible person is left out.
• This campaign is to encourage our handicrafts, handloom and our workmanship of cloth.

Union Minister of Culture G. Kishan Reddy inaugurates an exhibition on Quit India Movement

• Union Minister of Culture G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated an exhibition on the Quit India Movement in New Delhi, which was organised on the 79^th anniversary of Quit India Movement on 8 August.
• As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated to mark the 75^th year of Indian Independence, the National Archives of India organised this exhibition.
• This exhibition displayed the most exquisite collections of memoirs, photographs and other records that bring to life the immense contribution of the Quit India movement in achieving Indian Independence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 on 10 August

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – PMUY) by handing over Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connections at Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh on 10 August.
• In the Union Budget for 2021–2022, provision for an additional one crore LPG connections under the PMUY scheme was announced.
• The aim of PMUY scheme is to provide deposit-free LPG connections to low-income families who could not be covered under the earlier phase of PMUY.
• In Ujjwala 2.0, migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof.
• Along with a deposit-free LPG connection, Ujjwala 2.0 will also provide the first refill and hotplate free of cost to the PMUY beneficiaries.

Ujjwala 1.0:

• This scheme was Launched in 2016 with a target to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women members of the below poverty line (BPL)

Union Government targets doubling handloom production and increasing exports four-fold in 3 years

• India will work towards the target of doubling handloom production in three years to 1,25,000 crores and increasing exports four-fold to Rs.10,000 crores
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognised the contribution of the handloom sector towards the building of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and called for support for local handloom products.

Parliament passes the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021

• Parliament has passed the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with the Lok Sabha clearing it.
• This Bill seeks to amend the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961.
• This Act seeks to provide depositors time-bound access to their insured deposit amount in case they are restricted from accessing their bank deposits.
• The amended Bill mandates the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation to pay the insured amount to the depositors within 90 days of the date such liability arises. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the 9^th instalment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the ninth installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) via video- conferencing.
• Over 19,000 crores were transferred to the bank accounts of 9.5 crore farmer families.

Union Government introduces the 127^th Constitution Amendment Bill 2021 in the Lok Sabha

• The Union Government introduced the 127th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2021, in the Lok Sabha.
• This bill seeks to restore the power of states and Union Territories to make their own OBC lists.

State News

Rajasthan Government forms a three-tier committee to monitor women- related grievances

• The Rajasthan Government formed a three-tier committee to monitor women- related grievances aimed at helping women employed in the unorganised sector.
• The Rajasthan Government is in the process of bringing seven departments, including police, labour, justice, industries, social justice and medical, to set up a three-tier grievance redressal system.
• It has taken the initiative for micro-level support for such women and extend the support, not just legal but also other social challenges as well.
• This initiative will support all working women but asserted that it will benefit most of the low-earning groups and labour.

Rajasthan:

• Capital: Jaipur
• Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot
• Governor: Kalraj Mishra
• National Parks: Ranthambore National Park, Desert National Park, Bharatpur National Park, Darrah National Park

Karnataka becomes the first state in India to issue an order implementing National Education Policy-2020

• Karnataka became the first state in India to issue an order with regard to the implementation of a National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).
• The Karnataka government has issued an order on the implementation of NEP 2020 with effect from the current academic year 2021-2022.

Karnataka:

• Capital: Bengaluru
• Chief Minister: Basavaraj Bommai
• Governor: Thawarchand Gehlot
• National Parks: Nagarhole National Park, Bandipur National Park, Anshi National Park

Punjab Chief Minister announced Rs.2 crore reward for Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra

• In recognition of the stupendous achievement of Neeraj Chopra, who has won India’s first-ever Olympic Gold medal in Athletics, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a special cash reward of 2 Crore for his award-winning 87.58 metres javelin throw in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
• Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympics in athletics.
• Earlier, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a cash reward of 6 crores for Neeraj Chopra who hails from Panipat in Haryana.

Punjab

• Capital: Chandigarh
• Chief Minister: Captain Amarinder Singh
• Governor: P.Singh Badnore

Gujarat Chief Minister launches eNagar mobile application and portal

• Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched eNagar mobile application and portal.
• The eNagar covers 10 modules with 52 services, including property tax, professional tax, water & drainage, complaints and grievance redressal, building permission and fire and emergency services.
• Gujarat Urban Development Mission has been appointed as a nodal agency for the eNagar project. A total of 170 locations including 162 municipalities and 8 municipal corporations are covered under the eNagar project.

Gujarat:

• Capital: Gandhinagar
• Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
• Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat
• National Parks: Gir National Park, Blackbuck National Park, Vansda National Park, Marine National Park

Banking & Economy

ADB approves $500m loan to help Pakistan procure COVID-19 vaccines

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to help Pakistan procure and deploy safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to implement its vaccination program.
• This project will support Pakistan’s National Deployment and Vaccination Plan by purchasing and delivering an estimated 39.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, safety boxes and syringes.

Asian Development Bank

• Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines
• President: Masatsugu Asakawa

Central Bank of India enters into a strategic co-lending partnership with Dhanvarsha Finvest

• Central Bank of India (CBoI) has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with Dhanvarsha Finvest Limited (DFL) to offer loans against gold ornaments under priority sector to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) borrowers at competitive rates.
• Under this partnership, DFL will originate and process loans against gold ornaments as per jointly formulated credit parameters and eligibility criteria and CBoI will take into its book 80 per cent of the gold loans under mutually agreed terms, as per the Central Bank of India’s stock exchange filing.

Central Bank of India

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: Matam Venkata Rao
• Tagline: Build a better life Around Us

Appointments

Vandana Kataria was named as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand’s Department of Women Empowerment and Child development

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami named Indian women’s hockey player Vandana Katariya as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand’s Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development.
• The announcement was made at a program organised to felicitate the recipients of awardees of the Tilu Rauteli Award and the Anganwadi Workers Award, held at IRDT Auditorium at Survey Chowk.

Uttarakhand:

• Capital: Dehradun
• Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
• Governor: Baby Rani Maurya
• National Park: Jim Corbett National Park, Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park, Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, Rajaji National Park

Ranks and Indices

India ranks 32^nd in Finding Innovative Solutions to Combat COVID-19: Start-Up Blink Report

• The 2^nd edition of the ‘COVID-19 Innovation Report 2021’ was released by Startup Blink in association with Health Innovation Exchange & UN AIDS (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS).
• India fell six spots to 32^nd place in the global coronavirus innovation rankings for countries.
• This report featured the top-ranked 40 countries and 100 cities in the world based on innovative solutions developed to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
• San Francisco Bay (US), New York (US) and Moscow (Russia) were ranked as the top 3 cities.
• Indian Cities Bengaluru (49th Rank) and New Delhi (55th) were ranked in the top 100 rankings.

Telangana Government wins the AI Gamechanger Award

• The Telangana Government bagged the AI Gamechanger Award in the Xperience-AI Summit organised by Nasscom.
• The Telangana’s Counter Intelligence Cell used the AI solution for estimating and managing crowds during the T20 match between India vs West Indies at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in 2019 and during the Medaram Jathara festival in 2020.

Defence News

Indian Navy undertook bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ with the UAE Navy

• Indian Navy and UAE Navy undertook bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
• INS Kochi with two integral Sea King MK 42B helicopters was deployed in the Persian Gulf and participated in the Zayed Talwar 2021
• UAE participated with UAES AL – Dhafra a Baynunah class guided missile corvette and one AS – 565B Panther helicopter.
• As part of this exercise, the ships undertook tactical manoeuvres, over the horizon targeting, search and rescue and electronic warfare exercises to enhance interoperability and synergy between the two navies.

Sports News

Australia wins the fourth T20I to end losing run in Bangladesh

• Australia finally registered their first win on the Bangladesh tour after losing three consecutive T20Is.
• They chased down the 105-run target with one over to spare. Mitchell Swepson was named the Player of the Match for taking three wickets in the match.

Australia

• Capital: Canberra
• Currency: Australian Dollar
• Prime Minister: Scott Morrison

Chennaiyin FC inks multi-year deal with Nivia as the official kit partner

• Chennaiyin FC (CFC), the Indian Super League franchise has roped in sports brand Nivia as the official kit partner under a multi-year deal.
• Nivia will have exclusive retailing rights to CFC’s take-down and replica jerseys.

Obituary

Popular television actor Anupam Shyam passed away at 63

• Popular television actor Anupam Shyam passed away at the age of 63 in Mumbai due to multiple organ failures.
• He had gained fame as Thakur Sajjan Singh in a popular TV series Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya. He has also made appearances in films like Slumdog Millionaire, Bandit Queen, Dil Se, Lagaan and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.

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