Daily Current Affairs August 1

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August 1 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs August 1

1. Muslim Women Rights Day is observed on which date?
A) August 2
B) August 3
C) August 4
D) August 5
E) August 1
Answer: E) August 1

• Muslim Women Rights Day will be observed across the country 1st August 2021, to celebrate the enactment of the law against Triple Talaq.
• The Government enacted the law against Triple Talaq on 1st August, 2019 which has made the social malpractice of Triple Talaq a criminal offense.
• There is a significant decline in Triple Talaq cases after the law came into effect. Muslim women across the country have overwhelmingly welcomed this law.

World Breastfeeding Week:

• The World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year for a week from 1st August, the motive of this week is to create awareness among new parents and improve infant health around the world.
• The initiative was started in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF, and other organizations to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.

World Breastfeeding Week Theme:

• The 2021 World Breastfeeding Week’s theme is “Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility.”

World Lung Cancer Day:

• The day, as the name suggests, is meant to raise and create awareness about lung cancer.

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs August 1

2. Indian shuttler P V Sindhuwon the bronze medal in women’s single match in Tokyo Olympics. She won sliver medal in Rio which year?
A) 2012
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2015
E) 2016
Answer: E) 2016

• PV Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao of China by 21-13 and 21-15 in the bronze medal match and became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.
• Sindhu won silver at Rio 2016.
• Wrestler Sushil Kumar is the first and only other Indian to win two Olympic medals.
• President Shri Ram NathKovind, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and Indians from all corner of the country congratulated PV Sindhu for her achievement.

OBITUARY – Daily Current Affairs August 1

3. Former which state higher education minister Sudarshan Roy Chowdhury passes away?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) West Bengal
Answer: E) West Bengal

• Former West Bengal higher education minister and veteran CPM leader Sudarshan Roy Chowdhury passed away at a private hospital in Hooghly district following a massive heart attack.
• Chowdhury, who was a professor of political science in Serampore College, was elected as an MP from the same Lok Sabha constituency.
• He was made the higher education minister by the then chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya after he won the assembly election from Jangipara in 2006.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs August 1

4. Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up grew 33 per cent year-on-year in July to over ____?
A) Rs 1.16 lakh crore
B) Rs 1.66 lakh crore
C) Rs 1.56 lakh crore
D) Rs 1.26 lakh crore
E) Rs 1.36 lakh crore
Answer: A) Rs 1.16 lakh crore

• In signs of acceleration in economic activity, India’s tax collections on goods sold and services rendered returned to over Rs 1 lakh crore in July after the second wave of Covid-related restrictions caused a blip in the previous month.
• Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up grew 33 per cent year-on-year in July to over Rs 1.16 lakh crore, indicating that the economy is recovering at a fast pace.
• In July 2020, the collection was Rs 87,422 crore.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs August 1

5. Who took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts?
A) Deepak Das
B) Sathish Das
C) Anand Das
D) Varun Das
E) Sivan Das
Answer: A) Deepak Das

• Deepak Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts.
• Mr Deepak Das is the 25th officer to hold the position of Controller General of Accounts (CGA).
• He is a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 1

6. Bonalu traditional festival begins in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) West Bengal
Answer: C) Telangana

• Bonalu, a Telangana traditional festival begins in Hyderabad.
• A Large number of people took part in the celebrations and offered Bonam to the Goddess Mahakali, said BJP National Vice President DK Aruna. Prayers, ‘ Potharaju Processions’, Bonam, and animal sacrifices to the deity and drum beats are done during the celebrations, said DK Aruna.

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