RAJASTHAN CURRENT AFFAIRS 2021 – 1st & 2nd August

Published on August 2, 2021 by Just Prep Raj |
Last Updated on March 15, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

NATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• Vice Admiral SN Ghormade becomes new Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.
• Govt approves two more commercial and strategic underground storage facilities at Chandikhol and Padur under Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Program.
• Cyrus Poonawala, the founder of Serum Institute of India (SII, Pune), to be awarded with Lokmanya Tilak Award for his contribution during pandemic.
• Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill 2021 passed in Rajya Sabha. The Chairman of the board will be the non-executive director. Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh are allowed to nominate their representatives on the board.
• Ministry of Science & Technology develops ‘Biotech- PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines’ to fortify information exchange and promote research and innovation.
• NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Satellite to be launched in 2023. It is a Joint Mission of ISRO-NASA to observe and measure changes in the surface of the earth.
• National Mineral Inventory estimates 501.83 MT of Gold Reserves in India.
• Indore is the only Indian city to become part of International Clean Air Catalyst Program launched by US Agency for International Development.
• V. Sindhu wins bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics. She becomes first Indian woman to win two medals in Olympics.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• Peru celebrated 200 years of independence from Spanish Empire on 28 July.
• USA imposes sanctions on Cuban leaders and police force as people protests against the Communist government.
• 12^th round of high-military talk was held between India-China regarding 14-month long standoff in eastern Ladakh.
• Addressed G20 Culture Minister’s Meeting hosted by Italy. It aimed to protect and promote culture and creativity to work for technology, sustainable growth and climate change.
• BRICS Anti-Terrorism Working Group finalized ‘Counter Terrorism Action Plan’ to strengthen cooperation within BRICS Countries to fight against terrorism.
• India to become President of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for August month. It will host various events to deal with the matter of terrorism, maritime security and peacekeeping.
• Simon Biles withdrew Olympics all round Gymnastics finals by declaring herself not being prepared for the event.

RAJASTHAN STATE AFFAIRS:

• CM Gehlot launched ‘Ghar Ghar Aushadhi Yojna’ on 1^st August 2021in Jaipur to mark 72^nd anniversary of Van Mahotsav.
• India’s biggest Panchakarma Park to be built in Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurveda University in Jodhpur.
• Rajeshwar Singh take over as Chairman of Board of Revenue at Ajmer.
• Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) celebrated its 54^th foundation day on August 1, 2021.
• Jaipur’s lawyer Zuber represented India at Second International Youth Summit 2021 held in Turkey.