Daily Current Affairs August 8

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August 8 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS – Daily Current Affairs August 8

1. International Cat Day is observed on which date?
A) August 3
B) August 4
C) August 5
D) August 8
E) August 7
Answer: D) August 8

• International Cat Day is celebrated every year on August 8.
• It was celebrated for the first time in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), an animal welfare organisation, one of the largest in the world, based out of Canada.

Theme of International Cat Day 2021:

• International Cat Care has decided on the campaign ‘Be cat curious’ to celebrate this year’s International Cat Day.

79nd Quit India Movement Day:

• 79nd Quit India Movement Day is observed on August 8.
• Quit India Movement was a mass civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942.
• While launching the movement, he demanded that the British must leave India immediately or else mass agitations would take place.

BANKING AND FINANCE – Daily Current Affairs August 8

2. Which bank has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with Dhanvarsha Finvest Ltd (DFL) to offer loans against gold ornaments under priority sector to MSME borrowers at competitive rates?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Karnataka Bank
D) Central Bank of India
E) Bank of Baroda
Answer: D) Central Bank of India

3. Which bank conducted a vaccination drive at Thane region through e-Rupi prepaid voucher module, an innovative digital solution recently introduced by NPCI?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Karnataka Bank
D) Central Bank of India
E) Union Bank of India
Answer: E) Union Bank of India

• Union Bank Social Foundation Trust (UBSFT), an arm of Union Bank of India, has been carrying out this activity in Thane region to provide seamless one-time payment mechanism whereby the voucher can be redeemed without a card, digital payment app or internet banking access.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY – Daily Current Affairs August 8

4. Tata Steel BSL establishes world’s first UV Oxidation Plant in the steel industry in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Jharkhand
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Goa
Answer: B) Odisha

• The plant has a capacity to treat 80 cubic metres of waste water per hour.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS – Daily Current Affairs August 8

5. Who released the first-ever book on its history titled ‘History of ITBP’?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Pushkar Singh Dhami
E) Piyush Goyal
Answer: D) Pushkar Singh Dhami

• The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force released the first-ever book on its history titled ‘History of ITBP’.
• The book has been published in view of making a reference volume for factual history and knowledge of the force to officers and its troops.
• The paramilitary force said the book will also be useful for administrative and training purposes for in-depth details as the official history of the force.

APPOINTMENTS – Daily Current Affairs August 8

6. Central Government extended tenure of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba in how many years?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: E) 1

• Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has been given one-year extension by the government
  Gauba, former Union Home Secretary, was in 2019 appointed to the country’s top bureaucratic post for two years.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service to Gauba, a 1982-batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one-year beyond August 30.
• He has represented India on the board of the International Monetary Fund for four years also.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 8

7. Indian Navy undertakes bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ with Navy of which country?
A) Australia
B) Iceland
C) UAE
D) England
E) Nepal
Answer: C) UAE

• Indian Navy undertook bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ with UAE Navy off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
• INS Kochi, with two integral Sea King MK 42B helicopters, deployed in the Persian Gulf, participated in the exercise.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS – Daily Current Affairs August 8

8. Who inaugurates design resource centre at Kancheepuram, weavers service centre at Raigarh?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Piyush Goyal
Answer: E) Piyush Goyal

• Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal inaugurated Design Resource Centre at Kancheepuram, TamilNadu, and Building of Weavers’ Service Centre at Raigarh, Chhatisgarh on7th National Handloom Day.
• Piyush Goyal has said that steps need to be taken to increase the production capacities of the handloom sector from the existing 60 thousand crore rupees to over one lakh 25 thousand crore rupees within three years.
• He added that a target must be set to increase the export of handloom items from the existing 2,500 crore rupees to 10,000 crore rupees in the next three years.

9. Which aircraft carrier successfully completes five-day maiden sea voyage?
A) IAC Varun
B) IAC Vikram
C) IAC Vijay
D) IAC Virat
E) IAC Vikrant
Answer: E) IAC Vikrant

• India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant successfully completed a five-day maiden sea voyage as the performance of the key systems of the 40,000-tonne warship was found to be satisfactory.
• The aircraft carrier, built at a cost of around Rs 23,000 crore, set sail for the crucial sea trials ahead of its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August next year.
• The delivery of Vikrant is being targeted to coincide with celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, he said.

10. Which State becomes first state to issue order to implement New Education Policy 2020 from current academic session?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Jharkhand
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Goa
Answer: A) Karnataka

• Higher Education Minister Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana has said that Karnataka has become the first state in the country to issue an order to implement the new Education policy.
• The National Education Policy that aims at increasing the Gross Enrollment ratio in higher education from 26.8 percent in 2018 to 50 percent by 2035 will bring in sweeping reforms in the area of education.

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