Weekly Current Affairs 1st Week of August 2021
Important topics of the week!
Important News: State
- Forensic Sciences Institute in Lucknow
- West Bengal receives four SKOCH awards
Important News: India
- Fast Track Special Courts
- SATNAV Policy – 2021
- Languages in Eighth Schedule
- Haldibari-Chilahati railway link between India and Bangladesh
- 27% reservation for OBCs, 10% for EWS in All India Quota Scheme for UG and PG medical/dental courses
Important News: World
- India assumes UNSC presidency for August 2021
- Russia’s Nauka Module
Important News: Health
- 112th Annual Day of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
- ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from COVID-19
- Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange)
Important News: Economy
- NITI Aayog releases a Report on Power Distribution Sector
- Digital payment solution ‘e-RUPI’
- Cabinet approves DICGC (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Important News: Defense
- Commencement of sea trials of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’
- 36th India – Indonesia coordinated patrol (CORPAT)
- 'INDRA NAVY – 21'
Environment
New frog species in Western Ghats: “Minervarya Pentali”
Reports
A report on “Hunger Hotspots”: FAO-WEP
Ranks and Indices
- 2021 Fortune Global 500
Award and Honour
- SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla named recipient of Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2021
Important Days
August 1, Muslim Women’s Rights Day
Obituaries
Padma Shri awardee Dogri writer Padma Sachdev passes away
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