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Daily Current Affairs: 31/08/2021
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1. Which initiative has been recently launched by e-commerce company Amazon in association with Tribes India?
- Karigar Mela
- The 'Karigar Mela' initiative has been started to take home and local products made by the tribal communities in the country to the whole country.
- Minister of Tribal Affairs: Shri Arjun Munda
- Amazon
- Established: 05 July 1994
- HQ: Bellevue, Washington, United States
- CEO: Andy Jassy
2. Which mobile payment company has been given 'Insurance Broking License' by IRDAI?
- PhonePe
- PhonePe will now be able to sell insurance products of all insurance companies on its platform through an insurance broking license.
- IRDAI: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
- HQ: Hyderabad
- Established: 1999
- Chairman: Subhash Chandra Khuntia
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- PhonePe
- Established: 2015
- HQ: Bengaluru
3. Who has become the first Indian to get the prestigious 'AANS Award' recently?
- Basant Mishra
- 'AANS Award': American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Orissa state-born Basant Mishra has become the first Indian neurological surgeon to receive the 'AANS Award'.
- Basant Mishra has been awarded the 'AANS Award' (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) International Lifetime Achievement Award in Neurosurgery.
- Basant Mishra is the world's first surgeon to perform computer-guided aneurysm surgery.
4. Where was the 'Nomadic Festival' celebrated recently?
- Ladakh
- The two-day 'Nomadic Festival' was inaugurated by the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur at Korjok in Changthang region of Ladakh.
- Nomad Festival is celebrated every year to promote tourism and show the culture of the state.
- Ladakh's Lt Governor: RK Mathur
5. Which Indian cricket all-rounder has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?
- Stuart Binny
- Stuart Binny performed well in the Indian cricket team as well as in the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
- BCCI: Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Established: 04 December 1928
- President: Saurav Ganguly
- Secretary: Jai Shah
6. The maximum age in the National Pension System (NPS) has been increased by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to what?
- 70 years
- The entry age in the National Pension System has been increased from 65 years to 70 years by PFRDA.
- Now Indian citizens in the age group of 18 to 70 years can avail the benefits of National Pension System (NPS).
- PFRDA: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
- National Pension System (NPS): It is a voluntary, defined contribution retirement savings scheme, designed to enable subscribers to make optimal decisions about their future through systematic savings during their working life. NPS tries to inculcate the habit of saving for retirement among the citizens. It is an effort towards finding a permanent solution to the problem of providing adequate retirement income to every citizen of India.
7. Recently the well-known former cricketer and coach has passed away, what is his name?
- Vasu Paranjpe
- Former cricketer and coach Vasu Paranjpe had also trained cricket players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma.
8. Where was the joint naval exercise between India and Germany organized recently?
- Gulf of Aden
- A joint maritime exercise was conducted by the Indian Navy and the German Navy in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen in the Indian Ocean.
- Indian Navy was represented by INS Trikand.
- Indian Navy
- Established: 26 January 1950
- Navy Chief: Karambir Singh
- Vice-Chief: S.N. ghormade
- Navy Day: 4 December
9. What is the name of the well-known Bengali writer who passed away recently?
- Budhdev Guha
10. Which web portal was recently launched by the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying to help the farmers?
- e-GOPALA
- 'e-GOPALA' mobile app and web portal was launched to provide real-time assistance to farmers for various information, increase in their income, better productivity of animals, health and nutrition of animals.
- Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: Purushottam Rupala
11. Recently on which day 'International Day for People of African Origin' was observed for the first time?
- August 31
- International Day for People of African Origin is being observed for the first time on 31 August 2021 with the aim of promoting the extraordinary contribution of African diaspora around the world at the initiative of the United Nations and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people of African descent.
- United Nations (UN)
- Established: 24 October 1945
- HQ: New York
- Secretary General: Antonio Guterres
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