Daily Current Affairs: August 14, 2021

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Important Days

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day –  14 August

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 14 August will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ or ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’ in memory of the struggles and sacrifices of “our people”.

National News

Union Government notifies the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules 2021 that prohibits identified single-use plastic items by 2022

• Union Government notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules 2021 that prohibits identified single- use plastic items by 2022.
• The manufacturing, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of several single-use plastics will be prohibited with effect from 1 July 2022.
• The thickness of plastic carry bags was increased from 50 to 75 microns from 30 September 2021 and to 120 microns with effect from the 31 December 2022

India is on track to achieve 450 GW renewable energy target by 2030

•  Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh informed that India is on track to achieve its renewable energy target of 450 gigawatt (GW) by 2030 at the US– India Business Council (USIBC) meeting held virtually.

India’s 16^th Census in 2021 is going to be completely digital

• The Union Home Ministry informed that India’s upcoming 2021 Census will be the first-ever digital Census in India.
• A Mobile app for the collection of data and a census portal for management and monitoring of various census-related activities have been developed.

State News

Kerala Police sets up India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Centre

• Kerala Police launched a first-of-its-kind Drone Forensic Lab and Research Centre with an aim to address the rising concerns regarding drones as a major security threat in India.

Kerala

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• National Parks: Anamudi Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Periyar National Park, Silent Valley National Park

Odisha Government announces a special package for pandemic-hit weavers

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package for the COVID-19 hit weavers of odisha with an interest-free loan of Rs. 50,000 and provision of house-cum-work shed, which benefits 3000 weavers families of the state.

Odisha                     

• Capital: Bhubaneswar
• Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
• Lakes: Kanjia Lake, Chilika Lake, Ansupa Lake, Pata Lake
• Folk Dances: Chhau, Gotipua, Ghumura, Ranappa, Chaiti Ghoda, Sambalpuri
• Dams: Hirakud dam, Indravati dam, Rengali dam, Jalaput dam, Mandira dam, Patora dam

Telangana Governor flags off the 35^th Hyderabad Sailing Week

• Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan flagged off the 35^th Hyderabad Sailing Week in Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad to motivate young sailors.

Telangana               

• Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
• National Parks: KasuBrahmananda Reddy National Park, Mahaveer Harina National Park, Mrugavani National Park

Banking & Economy

Reserve Bank of India hikes collateral-free loans for SHGs from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs

• No collateral and no margin will be charged for loans up to Rs. 10 lakhs.
• No collateral should be charged and no lien should be marked against savings bank account of SHGs for loans above Rs. 10 lakhs and up to Rs. 20 lakhs.

SEBI merges debt securities rules into a single regulation

• SEBI merged ILDS (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) rules and NCRPS (Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares) rules into a single regulation to be called SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations.

SEBI

• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Formed: 12 April 1992
• MD & CEO: Ajay Tyagi

AU Small Finance Bank unveils a new mega-brand campaign ‘BADLAAV Humse Hai’

• AU Small Finance Bank unveiled a mega-brand campaign, aptly titled ‘BADLAAV Humse Hai’.
• As a part of this campaign, AU Small Finance Bank will release a series of ad films on products and practices such as monthly interest, anywhere banking, video banking, UPI QR and new age credit cards to bring alive the proposition of BADLAAV through tangible offerings.
• AU Small Finance Bank also launched its avant-garde digital banking platform AU 0101.

Exim Bank extends $100 million loan to Mauritius for procuring defence items

• The Export and Import Bank (EXIM) of India will provide a Line of Credit of $100 million to Mauritius for the procurement of defence items.

Appointments

Melinda Pavek assumes the post of Consul General of the United States of America

• Melinda Pavek assumed the post of Consul General of the United States of America, succeeding Patti Hoffman.

Reserve Bank of India ropes Neeraj Chopra for banking fraud awareness campaign

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) roped in star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for its awareness campaign against growing cyber frauds.

Agreements and MoUs signed

NABARD signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Bank of India and J&K Grameen Bank for JLG financing

• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of India and J&K Grameen Bank to finance 1000 Joint Liability Groups (JLGs).

Science and Technology

IIT Bombay develops novel method infra-red technology to predict high-risk severe COVID-19 patients

• IIT Bombay had developed a novel method using infra-red technology to detect which patients are more at risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19.

Awards and recognitions

HCL Technologies becomes the fourth largest IT company by market capitalisation

• HCL Technologies became the fourth largest IT company, surpassing Cognizant Technologies Solutions Corp.
• HCL Technologies became the leading India-centric information technology (IT) services company with a market capitalisation of $39 billion, whereas Cognizant has $38.84 billion of capitalisation.

Nagaland bags 7 national awards in the Van Dhan Vikas Yojana

• Nagaland bagged 7 prestigious national awards in the Van Dhan Vikas Yojana (VDVY) and Minimum Support Price (MSP) schemes for exemplary performance in various categories.
• Nagaland topped in three categories: Best Survey, Best Training and the most number of Van Dhan Vikas Clusters (VDVKCs) established.

Nagaland 

• Capital: Kohima
• Chief Minister: Neiphiu Rio

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