Weekly Current Affairs 2nd Week of August 2021
Important topics of the week!
Important News: India
- India to host the first-ever ‘Internet Governance Forum’
- Prime Minister releases 9th installment of PM-KISAN
- PM-DAKSH Portal
- Kakori Conspiracy renamed to Kakori Train Action
- Major Administrative Reforms
- India's first Earthquake Early Warning Mobile Application developed by IIT-Roorkee
- Governor of a State can pardon prisoners, including death row ones: Supreme Court of India
Important News: World
- PM Narendra Modi chairs UNSC high-level Open Debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security’
- Important News: Health
- Important News: Economy
- Prime Minister launches Ujjwala 2.0
Important News: Defense
- India and Saudi Arabia begin their first naval exercise ‘Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021’
- ITBP inducts women officers in combat for first time
- Indian Navy - United Arab Emirates Navy Bilateral Exercise "Zayed Talwar 2021"
Reports
- IPCC 6th Assessment Report - The Physical Science Basis
Ranks and Indices
- Quality of Life for Elderly Index
- India ranked 122nd in Global Youth Development Index 2020
- Department of Public Enterprises releases Public Enterprises Survey 2019-20
- Indore becomes India’s first "Water Plus" city
Awards and Honors
- Prof. C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Medal award winners announced
- Important Days
- August 12, International Youth Day
- New Appointments
- Dhriti Banerjee becomes 1st woman director in 100 years of Zoological Survey of India history
- Chairperson of the NCW, Rekha Sharma gets nominated for another term of 3 years
Obituaries
- Veteran Actor Anupam Shyam passes away
Sports
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed after Major Dhyan Chand
- Tokyo Olympics 2020
- Kolkata to host 130th edition of Durand Cup
- AFI to celebrate August 7 as National Javelin Throw Day
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