Daily Current Affairs August 19

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August 19 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs August 19

1. World Photography Day is celebrated every year on which date?
A) 13 August
B) 14 August
C) 15 August
D) 16 August
E) 19 August
Answer: E) 19 August

World Photography Day: History:

• History of World Photography Day can be traced back to late 1830s when Louis Daguerre developed the first-ever photographic process by inventing the ‘daguerreotype’.
• According to Planeta.com, The French Academy of Sciences on 9 January, 1839, announced the process.
• Therefore, 19 August is celebrated every year is World Photography Day.

World Humanitarian Day:

• World Humanitarian Day is observed on August 19 every year to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.
• Humanitarian concerns with promoting human welfare.
• The theme of World Humanitarian Day this year is #TheHumanRace.

SPORTS – Daily Current Affairs August 19

2. The Indian mixed relay team won a bronze to clinch the country’s _____ medal in the history of U-20 World Athletics Championships?
A) Fourth
B) First
C) Third
D) Second
E) Fifth
Answer: E) Fifth

3. Which country to host 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers?
A) New Zealand
B) Singapore
C) Zimbabwe
D) Kenya
E) India
Answer: C) Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe will host the women’s World Cup qualifier between November 21 to December 5, the International Cricket Council announced.
• The 10-team tournament, the schedule for which will be announced in due course, decides three qualifiers for next year’s women’s World Cup to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3.
• They will join five sides who have already qualified through the ICC Women’s Championship — Australia, England, India, South Africa and hosts New Zealand.

RANKING – Daily Current Affairs August 19

4. Which country ranked second in terms of crypto adoption globally amid a crypto bull run 2021?
A) New Zealand
B) Singapore
C) Malaysia
D) Kenya
E) India
Answer: E) India

• Total – 154 countries
• Released by – Chainalysis

• India ranks second in terms of crypto adoption worldwide behind Vietnam, but ahead of countries such as US, UK, and China, according to the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index by blockchain data platform Chainalysis.
• A report by US-based research platform Finder released this month corroborated that the top five countries in terms of crypto adoption were all from Asia.

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs August 19

5. Which company has partnered with Razorpay to extend its BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) solution – Walnut 369 – to all Razorpay-enabled online merchants?
A) Mastercard
B) Visa
C) Neobank
D) Innotivi
E) Capital Float
Answer: E) Capital Float

6. Exim Bank has extended soft loans worth how much amount on behalf of the Indian government to Guinea to support various projects in the African country?
A) USD 110.73 million
B) USD 210.73 million
C) USD 310.73 million
D) USD 410.73 million
E) USD 510.73 million
Answer: B) USD 210.73 million

• Exim Bank has extended soft loans worth USD 210.73 million on behalf of the Indian government to Guinea to support various projects in the African country.
• This agreement was inked in December 2019 between Exim Bank and the Government of Guinea.
• The agreement under the LOC is effective from August 11, 2021, it said.

7. ADB approves $235 million loan to upgrade national highway in which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
E) Sweden
Answer: C) Pakistan

• The project will expand the 222-kilometre Shikarpur–Rajanpur section of the National Highway 55 (N55) from two lanes into a four-lane carriageway.
• N55 is part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 5 which links the ports of Karachi and Gwardar in southern Pakistan with national and international economic centres to the north.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs August 19

8. The report titled ‘The Power of Jan Dhan: Making Finance Work for Women in India’ is launched by which bank and Women’s World Banking?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Indian Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: B) Bank of Baroda

• Public sector banks can attract about Rs 25,000 crore in deposits by serving 100 million low-income women while financially empowering 40 crore Indians, according to a new report published jointly by Bank of Baroda and global non-profit organisation Women’s World Banking.
• The report titled ‘The Power of Jan Dhan: Making Finance Work for Women in India’ provides in-depth insights into savings behaviour and financial inclusion barriers of women.
• It underscores the need for sex-disaggregated data to design products for women that make them confident and comfortable in engaging with banks.

AWARDS – Daily Current Affairs August 19

9. National Teachers Awards 2021 list released by Education Ministry. How many persons won this award?
A) 45
B) 44
C) 43
D) 42
E) 41
Answer: B) 44

• President Ram Nath Kovind will honour 44 selected meritorious teachers on Teacher’s Day on September 5 this year.
• The Union Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, has published a list of the selected teachers from across the country for the National Awards to Teachers, 2021.
• Among the selected teachers are two each from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.
• Among CBSE schools, two teachers from Delhi’s Bal Bharati Public School Dwarka and Rajasthan’s Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Jhunjhunu have made it to the national honours list.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 19

10. The Indian and which country navies signed a document that provides for consolidating shared commitment to promote peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region?
A) New Zealand
B) Singapore
C) Australia
D) Kenya
E) Iran
Answer: C) Australia

• The defence ministry said the document, ‘Joint Guidance for Australia — India Navy to Navy Relationship’, is aimed at ensuring a shared approach to regional and global security challenges.
• In June last year, India and Australia elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and signed a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support during an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 19

11. Which member countries signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing?
A) IBSA
B) G7
C) G20
D) SCO
E) BRICS
Answer: E) BRICS

• Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• The pact inked enables building a virtual constellation of specified remote sensing satellites of BRICS space agencies and their respective ground stations will receive the data.
• The agreement was signed under India’s BRICS Chairship, it was stated. Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs) & India’s BRICS Sherpa, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, were present.

12. Who chaired the 5th meeting of BRICS Industry Ministers through video conferencing?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer: B) Piyush Goyal

• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal chaired the 5th meeting of BRICS Industry Ministers through video conference.
• The Industry Ministers of BRICS Countries Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa attended the meeting.
• India’s efforts of channelizing technology towards good and smart governance thus increasing transparency and accountability were highlighted.
• India has developed a vibrant and dynamic start-up ecosystem, leveraged existing platforms and digital technologies such as Aadhar and UPI payments for ensuring delivery of critical services to the last mile.

Jaishankar to chair high-level UNSC meeting:

• Under India’s August presidency, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to chair high-level meetings at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on August 18 and 19.
• The first event slated will be an Open Debate on ‘Protecting the Protectors: Technology and Peacekeeping’ while the second event on August 19, will be a high-level briefing on ‘Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts’.
• Jaishankar lays wreath at UN Peacekeepers Memorial in New York

13. Which Ministry signs MOU with MakeMyTrip, Ibibo to strengthen hospitality industry?
A) Defence Ministry
B) Home Ministry
C) Mines Ministry
D) External Affairs Ministry
E) Tourism Ministry
Answer: E) Tourism Ministry

• The Ministry of Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited and Ibibo Group Private Limited in a bid to strengthen the hospitality and tourism industry especially in the times of the pandemic.
• It has already signed MoUs with Cleartrip and Yatra.com and Ease my Trip.

14. Which organisation launched an innovative initiative called ‘Train, Earn and Learn’ (TAIL) to provide employment and experience to students while developing their skills in studying Chartered Accountant?
A) NHAI
B) CII
C) CCI
D) ICAI
E) NITI Aayog
Answer: D) ICAI

• In a noble initiative, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) launched an innovative initiative called ‘Train, Earn and Learn’ (TAIL) to provide employment and experience to students while developing their skills in studying Chartered Accountant.

15. Who inaugurated Arogya Dhara 2.0 to increase the reach of Ayushman Bharat – Jan Arogya Yojana and create more awareness about the scheme?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Arjun Munda
D) Mansukh Mandaviya
E) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer: D) Mansukh Mandaviya

• Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Arogya Dhara 2.0 to increase the reach of Ayushman Bharat – Jan Arogya Yojana and create more awareness about the scheme.
• The minister launched three initiatives — Adhikar Patra, Abhinandan Patra, and Ayushman Mitra.
• Adhikar Patra will be issued to the beneficiaries during their hospital admissions for treatment under the PM-JAY scheme to make them aware about their rights so that they can claim free and cashless health care services.

17. Who inaugurates Centre for Research & Innovation in Artificial Intelligence set up at IIT-Hyderabad?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Arjun Munda
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
E) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer: D) Dharmendra Pradhan

18. Which state has launched a ‘drive-in’ vaccination campaign in which a vehicle equipped with manpower and other resources pulls in at a specific location to administer the Covid-19 vaccine?
A) Karnataka
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Kerala
D) Assam
E) Odisha
Answer: C) Kerala

• The facility will work on a 24×7 basis, according to State Health Minister Veena George who visited the Government Women’s College campus here where the vehicle is stationed.
• Inaugurating the programme, she said that the ‘drive-in’ vaccination is administered here on the basis of online registration.

19. Which state government bans use of term ‘Gorakh Dhanda’ after community takes offence in it?
A) Karnataka
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Haryana
D) Assam
E) Odisha
Answer: C) Haryana

• The Haryana government has banned in official communication the use of expression “Gorakh Dhanda”, generally used to describe unethical practices.
• The decision was taken by CM Manohar Lal Khattar after a delegation of the Gorakhnath community met him.

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