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August Current Affairs 2021

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1. Which state government plans to bring a policy for the protection of forests? वनों की सुरक्षा के लिए कौन सी राज्य सरकार की नीति लाने की योजना है?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Tamil Nadu 
(D) Kerala

(A) Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government will soon bring a policy for the protection of forests in the state, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
India’s forests are currently governed by the National Forest Policy, 1988. भारत के वन वर्तमान में राष्ट्रीय वन नीति, 1988 द्वारा शासित हैं।

Green India mission :- Green India mission is one of the missions that come under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). Green India Mission was launched in 2014. The primary aim is to protect, restore and enhance India’s diminishing forest cover. उनका प्राथमिक उद्देश्य भारत के घटते वन आवरण की रक्षा, पुनर्स्थापना और वृद्धि करना है।

2. India’s first earthquake early warning mobile app has been launched for which state? भारत का पहला भूकंप पूर्व चेतावनी मोबाइल ऐप किस राज्य के लिए लॉन्च किया गया है?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Assam
(C) Gujarat 
(D) Uttarakhand

(D) Uttarakhand 
On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, IIT Roorkee launched an Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) Mobile App called “Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert”. The project was sponsored by Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) since the Uttarakhand region is the most seismically active and prone to earthquakes. The programme was initially launched as a pilot project by the Ministry of Earth Sciences for the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
Launched by :- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
IIT Roorkee director :- Ajit K Chaturvedi

3. Which state's Chief Minister has announced Educational Empowerment Fund? किस राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री ने शैक्षिक अधिकारिता कोष की घोषणा की है?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Telangana
(D) Madhya Pradesh

(A) Kerala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that an Educational Empowerment Fund will be set up, similar to the Disaster Relief Fund, as part of the Vidyakiranam initiative to provide digital education to all students.

4. India has signed a $250 million project with which international financial institution to increase long-term safety of existing dams? भारत ने मौजूदा बांधों की दीर्घकालिक सुरक्षा बढ़ाने के लिए किस अंतरराष्ट्रीय वित्तीय संस्थान के साथ $250 मिलियन की परियोजना पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?
(A) WB
(B) IMF
(C) ADB
(D) EBRD

(A) WB (World Bank)
The World Bank has approved a USD 250 million projects in India for a long-term dam safety program and improving the safety and performance of existing dams across various states of India.
World Bank Headquarters :- Washington, D.C., United States
World Bank Formation :- July 1944
World Bank President :- David Malpass




5. The centre has allocated how much fund to implement the Deep Ocean Mission? केंद्र ने डीप ओशन मिशन को लागू करने के लिए कितना फंड आवंटित किया है?
(A) Rs 4077 crore
(B) Rs 3000 crore 
(C) Rs 2567 crore 
(D) Rs 5873 crore 

(A) Rs 4077 crore
Deep Ocean Mission to be implemented by Centre at budget of Rs 4077 cr during 2021-2026. The Union Earth Sciences Ministry will implement Deep Ocean Mission at budget of Rs 4077 crore in five years. This was informed by Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

6. Which state has become the second one after Karnataka to implement National Education Policy 2020? कौन-सा राज्य राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 को लागू करने वाला कर्नाटक के बाद दूसरा राज्य बन गया है?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat 
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh becomes the second state after Karnataka to implement the National Education Policy 2020. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced the implementation of NEP in the presence of Governor Mangubhai Patel on August 26, 2021. 

PM Modi launches several educational initiatives while addressing nation on first NEP anniversary on July 29, 2021.
The initiatives are listed below :-
:- Academic Bank of Credit
:- First-year engineering programmes in regional languages
:- Guidelines for the internationalisation of higher education
:- Vidya Pravesh
:- Indian Sign Language
:- NISHTHA 2.0
:- Structured Assessment For Analyzing Learning Levels (SAFAL)
:- A website dedicated to Artificial Intelligence
:- National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) and National Education Technology Forum (NETF)

Ministry of Education launches the booklet on One-year New Education Policy (NEP) – 2020 Achievement and some other initiatives :-
:- E-Comic cum Activity Book -“Priya -The Accessibility Warrior”
:- Virtual School of NIOS
:- NIPUN Bharat Mission
:- Vidya Pravesh
:- Blueprint of National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR)

7. Which state/UT will implement a new 10-year climate action plan by year-end? कौन-सा राज्य/केंद्र शासित प्रदेश साल के अंत तक एक नई 10 वर्षीय जलवायु कार्य योजना लागू करेगा?
(A) Delhi 
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab 

(A) Delhi 
Delhi was the last to submit its climate action plan to the centre. The central government had prepared the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2009 and had requested the states to prepare their own specific plans. Delhi was the last to submit its climate action plan in 2019. 

8. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL) has commissioned India's largest floating solar PV project of _______ MW power on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 
(A) 15 MW
(B) 25 MW
(C) 35 MW
(D) 10 MW

(B) 25 MW
Photovoltaics (PV) :- convert sunlight directly into electricity




9. For high speed internet access to North Eastern States, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has inked an agreement with _______. उत्तर पूर्वी राज्यों में हाई स्पीड इंटरनेट एक्सेस के लिए, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) ने _______ के साथ एक समझौता किया है।
(A) BSNL
(B) Jio
(C) VI
(D) MTNL

(A) BSNL
:- for making available high quality and high-speed internet access to the northeastern states. 
:- providing services like digital governance, e-education, e-health, e-commerce, e-banking among others.
Union Communications Minister :- Ashwini Vaishnaw

10. ________ becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones. ________ सैटेलाइट फोन के साथ भारत का पहला राष्ट्रीय उद्यान बन गया है।
(A) Kaziranga National Park
(B) Kanha National Park
(C) Jim Corbett National Park
(D) Bandhavgarh National Park

(A) Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam

11. As of May 2021, There are _______ Ramsar sites in India. मई 2021 तक, भारत में _______ रामसर स्थल हैं।
(A) 42
(B) 44
(C) 46
(D) 48

(C) 46
Four new sites of India added to Ramsar list as "wetlands of International importance". With this, the total number of Ramsar sites in India have reached 46.
These sites are :-
:- Thol Lake, Gujarat
:- Wadhwana Wetland, Gujarat
:- Sultanpur National Park, Haryana
:- Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Haryana 

12. India’s highest altitude herbal park inaugurated in _______. भारत के सबसे अधिक ऊंचाई वाले हर्बल पार्क का उद्घाटन _______ में किया गया। 
(A) Kerala
(B) Panchkula
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttarakhand

(D) Uttarakhand
(Mana village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand)




13. Which has become the first "Water Plus" certified city in India?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Indore
(D) Pune

(C) Indore
India’s cleanest city, Indore in Madhya Pradesh, has achieved another feat of being declared as the country’s first "water plus" certified city, under the Swachh Survekshan 2021. Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

Q. What is the "Water+" city certificate?
A Water Plus city certificate is provided to a city that maintains cleanliness in rivers and drains under its administration.

14. Mark the Correct Code.
(1) World Lion day is observed every year on August 10.
(2) Maharashtra state government has announced Rajiv Gandhi Award for excellence in the IT sector.

Code :-
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) None
(D) Both

(D) Both

(1) World Lion day is observed every year on August 10.
World Lion Day 2021 :- World Lion day is observed every year on August 10 to raise awareness about the conservation of lions. The lion is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. India is also recorded as the highest lion population with an increase of 29 percent from 2015 to 2020. In 2013, co-founders Dereck and Beverly Joubert the Big Cat Initiative, and National Geographic made a partnership to create World Lion Day.

(2) Maharashtra government announced on August 10, 2021 that it has decided to introduce Rajiv Gandhi Award for firms that are excelling in the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state. The award will be given annually on August 20, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.

India to host its first Internet Governance Forum in October 2021. 
Theme :- “Inclusive Internet for Digital India” 

Some Other Important Points :- 
:- India’s first smog tower inaugurated in Connaught Place, Delhi.

:- PM Modi sets India’s target to become "energy independent" by 2047. 

:- Chhattisgarh becomes first state to recognise Community Forest Resource rights in an urban area. छत्तीसगढ़ शहरी क्षेत्र में सामुदायिक वन संसाधन अधिकारों को मान्यता देने वाला पहला राज्य बना।

Q. What are Community Forest Resource Rights?
The Forest Rights Act, 2006, gives Gram Sabhas the right to protect, regenerate or conserve or manage any forest resources used by the entire community, or village which they have been traditionally protecting and conserving for sustainable use.

:- India’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station inaugurated at the Karnal Lake Resort. With this, Delhi Chandigarh Highway becomes India’s first e-vehicle friendly highway. 

:- NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute India Jointly Launch "Forum for Decarbonizing Transport" in India.

(Important Days in August 2021)
World Elephant Day :- 12th August

International Youth Day :- 12th August
Theme 2021 :-Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health 

World Mosquito Day :- 20th August
Akshay Urja Diwas (Renewable Energy Day) :- 20th August

World Sanskrit Day :- 22nd August

World Water Week 2021 :- 23-27 August




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