Daily Current Affairs August 15

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August 15 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs August 15

1. Independence Day of India is observed on August 15. This year is which edition?
A) 78
B) 79
C) 77
D) 76
E) 75
Answer: E) 75

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs August 15

2. India defeated which country in the compound cadet mixed team event of the World Archery Youth Championships?
A) England
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) UK
E) USA
Answer: E) USA

• India won gold in the compound cadet mixed team event and men team event of the ongoing World Archery Youth Championship in Wroclaw.
• The team of Priya Gurjar and Kaushal Dalal defeated the USA by 155-152 in the final.
• Later Priya missed the chance to win her third gold of the day in the compound as she won silver in the women cadet individual event.
• She lost to Mexican archer 136-139 in the final.
• Parneet Kaur won the bronze medal in the women’s compound cadet event.
• The trio of Sahil Chaudhary, Mihir Nitin Apar, and Kushal Dalal defeated Americans by 233-231.
• Earlier in the day, India won a gold medal in the Compound Cadet Women team by defeating Turkey 228-216 in the finals.
• The Indian team comprised of Parneet Kaur, Priya Gurjar, and Ridhi Varshini and they brought out a dominant performance to throw opponents Turkey off their mark.

3. The BCCI has planned the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament from which Month?
A) August
B) December
C) November
D) September
E) October
Answer: E) October

OBITUARY – Daily Current Affairs August 15

4. Bottikere Purushotham Poonja passed away. He was related to which field?
A) Businessman
B) Ayurveda practitioner
C) Writer
D) Artist
E) Singer
Answer: D) Artist

• Veteran Yakshagana artiste Bottikere Purushotham Poonja, who worked as ‘Bhagavath’ for 45 years in several Melas, died.
• Bhagavath Poonja was the recipient of many awards like Muddana award, Yaksha Manasa award of Mumbai, Academy book literature award, Asranna award, Karnoor award etc.
• Poonja had converted his home into Gurukula and used to teach hundreds of students about Bhagavathike and Yakshagana literature.

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs August 15

5. Which Bank tops PSU banks chart in terms of loan, saving deposit growth in Q1?
A) Bank of Maharashtra
B) DCB Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: A) Bank of Maharashtra

• State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the top performer among public sector lenders in terms of loan and savings deposit growth during the first quarter of the current financial year.
• The Pune-headquartered lender recorded 14.46 per cent increase in gross advances at Rs 1,10,592 lakh crore in April-June period of 2021-22, as per the published data of BoM.
• It was followed by Punjab & Sind Bank which posted 10.13 per cent growth in advances with aggregate loans at Rs 67,933 crore at the end of June 2021.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs August 15

6. Which foundation launches ‘My e-Haat’ portal to empower artisans?
A) HCL Foundation
B) Wipro Foundation
C) TCS Foundation
D) ICAI Foundation
E) Microsoft Foundation
Answer: A) HCL Foundation

• HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies, launched an online portal, ‘My e-Haat’, to empower artisans and strengthen the value chain of the handicraft sector in the country.
• Currently, more than 30 partners from eight states with over 600 products are listed on the portal, it said adding that more will be joining from across the country by the end of the year.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs August 15

7. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is appointed as President of which country?
A) Afghanistan
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) UK
E) USA
Answer: A) Afghanistan

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 15

8. Which state announced to provide Smart Health Cards to 3.5 crore people in the state under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Jharkhand
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Haryana
Answer: B) Odisha

• After hoisting the National Flag on the occasion of 75th Independence Day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced to provide Smart Health Cards to 3.5 crore people in the state under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.
• The Chief Minister said that this initiative will transform the health service delivery system and create history in the health sector of the Country.
• The beneficiaries of National and State Food Security Schemes, Annapurna and Antodaya beneficiaries will get this card and each family can avail treatment cost up to Rs 5 lakh per annum.
• Women members can avail of this benefit up to Rs 10 lakh every year.
• The beneficiaries can avail of health services in more than 200 hospital chains of the country including Odisha.

9. Who announced an ambitious Rs 100 lakh crore holistic infrastructure development program ‘Gatishakti’?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Arjun Munda
D) Anurag Singh Thakur
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: A) Narendra Modi

PM announces Hydrogen Mission, self-reliance in energy by 2047:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally announced the launch of a National Hydrogen Mission to accelerate plans to generate carbon-free fuel from renewables as he set a target of 2047 for India to achieve self-reliance in energy.
• Delivering his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he said India can achieve self-reliance in energy through a mix of a gas-based economy, doping sugarcane extracted ethanol in petrol, and electric mobility.

PM Modi announces establishment of e-commerce platforms for products made by self help groups:

• The government will establish e-commerce platforms to provide a market for the products made by self help groups (SHGs), said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Delivering his customary address to the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day

PM Modi announces 75 Vande Bharat trains to connect different part of India:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 75 ‘Vande Bharat’ trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks to mark the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ being observed by the nation.
• The Prime Minister also said that it is unprecedented that how new airports are being built under the UDAN scheme connecting far-flung areas.

10. Which state announces 4 new districts, 18 tehsils on Independence Day Celebrations?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Jharkhand
D) Chhattisgarh
E) Haryana
Answer: D) Chhattisgarh

• Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced four new districts in the state and 18 new tehsils as well.
• The Chief Minister while addressing a public gathering here on the occasion of 75th Independence Day announced the formation of four new districts – Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh in Chhattisgarh taking the total number of districts to 32.

11. Which state signs pact with NEEPCO for development of two hydropower projects?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Chhattisgarh
E) Haryana
Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Pradesh signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with an electric utility company for the development of two hydropower projects in the state.
• The agreement with North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has been inked for setting up a 90-megawatt project in Tawang and another 120 MW plant in West Kameng.
• The pact was signed by Hydro Power Commissioner P S Lokhande on behalf of the state government and NEEPCO Chief Managing Director V K Singh, in presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his deputy Chowna Mein.

12. Which state inaugurated Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial Park in the state?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Chhattisgarh
E) Punjab
Answer: E) Punjab

• Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh inaugurated Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial Park here.
• It has been set up in the memory of all those who died in the massacre of April 13, 1919.
• The memorial has been built over 1.5 acres at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore at Amrit Anand Park, Ranjit Avenue.

13. To help prison inmates build a better life, which company has launched Parivartan – an initiative to train inmates in select sports – at select prisons across the country?
A) BDL
B) BHEL
C) BEL
D) NHPC
E) IndianOil
Answer: E) Indian Oil

• The initiative was inaugurated on Sunday by Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Oil.
• Under this initiative, Indian Oil, in coordination with Prisons Department of the respective State Police, will facilitate training programmes in badminton, volleyball, chess, tennis, and carrom across prisons in India to help improve the physical and mental well-being of prison inmates, especially during this pandemic period.

14. Who launches 2nd Phase of SAMVAD To Ensure Holistic Psychosocial Well-Being of Children & Adolescents?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: D) Smriti Zubin Irani

• She said that “for the first time in independent India, SAMVAD will engage with functionaries in Panchayats thereby ushering in a silent revolution in addressing psychosocial challenges amongst vulnerable children”.
• Society for Advanced Management of Communication and Value Added Dissemination of Information.

16. Which UT announces ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ in Delhi govt schools from Sept 27?
A) Puducherry
B) Ladakh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Delhi
E) Lakshadweep
Answer: D) Delhi

• Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the Aam Aadmi Party-led government’s decision to launch ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ in Delhi schools from September 27 as a tribute to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
• Kejriwal hoisted the national flag at the secretariat building on the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day.

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