RAJASTHAN CURRENT AFFAIRS 2021 – 28th July

Published on July 28, 2021 by Abhishek Shekhawat |
Last Updated on March 14, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

NATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• India’s Kakatiya Rudreswara Temple of Telengana as
• 42 Virology Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs) to be established by Union Govt. at a cost of Rs 324 crore.
• Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) developed first of its kind Centre of Excellence in Northeast known as ‘Centre for Bio-Resources and Sustainable Development’ at Kimin of Arunachal Pradesh the Northeast
• Under Sujal Project, Puri turn out to be first Indian city to provide 24*7 tap water.
• Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Ltd to engage with Common Service Centre to enable online payment of electricity bills in rural areas.
• IIT-K launched a Technology innovation Hub named as ‘C3iHub’ to find cyber security solutions for Anti-drones’ technologies.
• A new insect species without wings discovered in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu is named as ‘Bionychiurus Tamilensis’.
• ‘National Institutes of Food technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021’ passed by Lok Sabha.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• Philippines is the first country in the world to approve production of Genetically Modified Golden Rice.
• Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati (2005-2011) has been appointed as the New PM of Lebanon.
• Indian EdTech Company Byju’s get hold of Singapore’s education platforms ‘Great Learning’ and ‘Toppr’.
• Scientists and experts of India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa to collaborate upon developing drugs against Covid-19.
• India and Russia to hold 12^th edition of a joint military exercise ‘INDRA-2021’ from August 1 in Volgograd.
• Steven Weinberg, an American Nobel Laureate and Doyen of Particle Physics dies at the age of 88.
• India’s Priya Malik become gold medalist in wrestling (73 kg) at World Cadet wrestling Championships held at Hungary.
• Spain: Buen Retiro Park and paseo del Prado of Madrid enter the list of World Heritage Sites nominated by UNESCO.
• ‘Intrinsic’, a new robotics company to be launched by Alphabet.
• UN first time approves resolution on vision to contribute towards the global effort of helping visually impaired people.

RAJASTHAN STATE AFFAIRS:

• Border Security Force to plant arid and semi-arid bamboo tress to prevent desertification in international border area in Rajasthan under Project BOLD. The pilot project has been launched in Tanot of Jaisalmer.
• Sachin Pilot released Poster of ‘Vaani Sanyam’ Campaign launched to honour women.
• ‘Complete Passport Service Centre’ to be established in Kota to provide passport instantly.
• A Committee established on 10^th April under M.L. Kumawat for improvisation of Recruitment Process in state submitted its report to CM Gehlot.
• ‘Lakshmi Bitiya Yojana’ initiated in Alwar to celebrate birth of girl child.
• ‘Mein Harshnath Hoon’ – a short documentary based on ‘Harshnath Temple’ of Sikar released on YouTube to promote tourism.