Important Daily Current Affairs of 25th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss all the important current affairs of 25th August 2021 in detail.
National
1. The NITI Aayog and the World Resources Institute (WRI) have launched a conference for the decarbonization of the transportation industry.
- As part of the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) initiative, NITI Aayog and the World Resources Institute (WRI) together established the ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in India.
- The project intends to reduce Asia’s peak level of GHG emissions (in line with a well below 2-degree route), resulting in issues such as traffic congestion and air pollution.
2. ‘Operation Devi Shakti’ is the name of India’s evacuation mission from Afghanistan.
- India’s difficult mission of removing its residents from war-torn Afghanistan has been dubbed “Operation Devi Shakti” by the Ministry of External Affairs.
- MEA Minister S Jaishankar revealed the new title of this challenging and hard mission through Twitter on August 24, 2021, in response to the arrival of a new group of 78 evacuees from Kabul to Delhi.
3. The Ministry of Education has released a brochure titled One-Year New Education Policy (NEP) – 2020 Achievement, as well as a number of additional projects.
- Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, and Shri Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, jointly launched the booklet marking the one-year anniversary of the New Education Policy (NEP) – 2020, as well as some of the policy’s major initiatives.
International News
4. The fifth round of the Indo-Kazakhstan joint training exercise will begin on August 30.
- The fifth edition of the Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise, KAZIND-21, will be held in Kazakhstan from August 30 to September 11 as part of military diplomacy and to reinforce the increasing strategic relationship with Kazakhstan.
- The exercise is a combined training exercise between both armies that would strengthen India-Kazakhstan relations.
5. Children in India and three other South Asian countries are at extreme risk from the effects of climate change: According to a new UNICEF assessment, India is one of four South Asian nations where children are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which jeopardise their health, education, and safety.
- The Children’s Climate Risk Index [CCRI] is UNICEF’s first child-focused report, titled “The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis.” It assigns a ranking to countries based on children’s exposure to climate and environmental shocks such as cyclones and heat waves, as well as their vulnerability to those shocks based on their access to basic amenities.
6. Copenhagen is the safest city in the world, according to the Safe Cities Index 2021.
- The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its Safe Cities Index for 2021, which ranks 60 major worldwide cities based on 76 factors in the areas of digital, health, infrastructure, environmental, and personal security. With an overall score of 82.4 out of 100, Copenhagen is at the top of the rankings this year. Toronto and Singapore came in second and third, respectively.
- The cities of New Delhi and Mumbai have been included in the index. With a score of 56.1, New Delhi is ranked 48th, while Mumbai is ranked 50th with a score of 54.4.
7. HYBRIT, a Swedish business, has developed the world’s first fossil-free steel.
- HYBRIT, a Swedish steel company, has developed the world’s first ever “fossil-free” steel in a bid to minimise the steel industry’s worldwide carbon footprint, which now accounts for 8% of global emissions.
- SSAB (Swedish steelmaker), LKAB (Europe’s largest iron ore producer), and Vattenfall (one of Europe’s leading energy corporations) have formed HYBRIT.
Banking & Finance News
8. In FY21, Nabard’s loans increased by 25.2 percent to Rs 6 trillion.
- NABARD’s total loans and advances given in 2020-21 increased by 25.2 percent year on year to Rs 6 lakh crore, with half of it going to production and investment, according to the bank’s annual report.
- According to the study, NABARD earned Rs 34,671.2 crore in revenue in 2020-21, a 6.1% rise over the previous year. In 2020-21, it made Rs 6,081.4 crore in profit before tax, up from Rs 5,234.3 crore the previous year.
Business & Economy News
9. Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holdings Ltd’s FDI request of Rs 15000 crore has been approved by the CCEA.
- Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Limited’s FDI petition for an investment of up to 15 thousand crore rupees was accepted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
- The investment will have a significant impact on infrastructure, building, and the airport industry.
Appointments News
10. Joint Secretary Abhay Kumar Singh has been assigned to the Ministry of Cooperation.
- According to a Personnel Ministry directive, Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as joint secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation, which was recently founded with the goal of strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
- Vijaya Lakshmi Nadendla, a 1995-batch IAS official from Bihar, and Priya Ranjan, a 1998-batch Indian Forest Service officer from Rajasthan, have been named joint secretaries in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, among other appointments.
Sports News
11. Princepal Singh is the first Indian player to play in an NBA championship game.
- Young thug When the Sacramento Kings won the NBA Summer League in 2021, Princepal Singh became the first Indian to play on a championship squad. The 6-foot-9 forward made NBA history when he became the first Indian to play on a championship team at any level.
- The Kings demolished the Boston Celtics in the championship game, winning 100-67 to clinch the title.
12. Tek Chand, a javelin thrower, has been picked as India’s new flag bearer at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
- Thangavelu Mariyappan was quarantined after coming into close contact with a COVID-19 positive person on the aircraft to Tokyo, thus javelin thrower Tek Chand will be India’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
- The Paralympic Games are set to take place from August 24 to September 5, with the opening ceremony taking place on August 24.
Awards & Honours News
13. Bhalki Hiremath seer receives Sri Basava International Award
- Sri Basavaliga Pattaddevaru, senior seer of Bhalki Hiremath, has been selected for the coveted Sri Basava International Award by the Karnataka government. V. Sunil Kumar, Minister for Kannada and Culture, will present the prize at Bengaluru’s Ravindra Kalakshetra.
- The septuagenarian seer has spent more than five decades at the Bidar district’s Lingayat religious establishment.
Books & Authors News
14. Subhadra Sen Gupta’s most recent novel was published.
- The last book written by author Subhadra Sen Gupta, who died in May 2021 as a result of COVID-19, was published by Puffin Books, Penguin Books’ children’s subsidiary.
- The book’s title is “Let’s Go Time Traveling Again,” and it features images by Tapas Guha, a well-known children’s illustrator.
15. Ritu Menon’s book “Address Book: A Publishing Memoir in the Time of COVID”
- Ritu Menon, an Indian feminist writer and publisher, has written a book called “Address Book: A Publishing Memoir in the Time of COVID.”
- The book was published by the non-profit trust ‘Women Unlimited,’ which is a partner of ‘Kali for Women,’ the first Indian publishing firm committed to publishing about and for women.
Obituary News
16. O Chandrasekharan, a former Indian footballer, has died.
- O Chandrasekharan, a former Indian footballer, died in Kochi. He was 86 years old when he died.
- Chandrasekharan was a member of the Indian Olympic teams that competed in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964.
17. Sean Lock, a British comedian, has died.
- Sean Lock, a British comedian best known for his role in the British comic panel show “8 Out of 10 Cats,” has died. He was 58 years old at the time.
- He was one of the best comedians in Britain, and his inexhaustible originality, quick wit, and absurdist genius distinguished him as a singular voice in British comedy.
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