Current Affairs 2021

The Essential Defence Services Bill aims at preventing the staff of the government-owned ordnance factories from going on strike or any form of agitation. The factories form an integrated base for the indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment.

The Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed Rajya Sabha on July 22, 2021, that the government has introduced the portal to all the States and the Union Territories on July 15, 2021.

In a bid to set up a unit for filling COVID-19 vaccines vials, Kerala will be signing an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Read all you need to know.

On July 23, 1927, the first-ever radio broadcast in India went on-air from the Bombay (now Mumbai) station. Since then, this day has been observed as National Broadcasting Day.

AIIMS director stressed that studies show that children also got the infection to a large extent in the first and second wave of COVID-19  but they had a milder infection and recovered from it. The children were shown to have up to 60 percent antibodies in their study. 

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver medal in the women’s 49-kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

The Public Health England (PHE) showed that England is witnessing an increase in the number of cases of the vomiting bug Norovirus. Read what is Norovirus, its symptoms, how does it spread, and how to prevent it.

More than 6.5 million acres of land in Russia’s coldest city Yakutsk has been charred and the smoke of the wildfires is traveling to Alaska due to strong wind currents. What is fueling these wildfires?

Saudi female soldiers, for the very first time, were standing guard in Mecca as thousands of Muslim pilgrims are taking part in this year’s hajj. Dressed in military khaki uniforms, women soldiers were seen monitoring the security situation in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

Carbon Trading works on the cap-and-trade model where the coal-and-gas-fired energy plants are allocated a specific number of emissions allowances. If they exceed this limit, the energy plants are permitted to buy allowances from the open market.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver medal in the women’s 49-kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

MPL Sports Foundation had earlier entered into a sponsorship agreement with the Indian Olympic Association to be the 'Principal Sponsor' for India at the Tokyo Olympic Games, 2022 Asian Games and next Commonwealth Games.

Opening Ceremony Tokyo Olympics: As the Tokyo 2020 Opening ceremony officially begins, find out where you can catch a live stream of the grand celebration. Also, find the channels in India where the opening ceremony will be aired live. 

The interactive Google Doodle on Tokyo Olympics let the users play the games as Lucky-the Ninja Cat on behalf of the four teams- Red, Blue, Green, Yellow- with a real-time global leaderboard.

World no. 1 Deepika Kumari finished 9th in the Women’s recurve archery ranking round with 663 points, while the Indian men's archers struggled to make an impact with all of them finishing outside top 30. 

The giant asteroid is expected to fly past Earth on Saturday, July 24 in Europe, which would be early morning on Sunday, July 25 in Indian Standard Time.

Jeff Bezos will be accompanied by Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pioneer of the space race, Mark Bezos, his brother, and an 18-year old student, Oliver Daeman. The group will travel in a capsule with the biggest windows flown into space, offering stunning views of the Earth.

The 53 years old male vet in China started showing the early onset symptoms of Monkey B Virus, a month after he had dissected two monkeys in early March.

Last time in 2019, Israeli spyware Pegasus was allegedly used to spy on activists, journalists, senior government officials, and lawyers across 20 countries, including India. Read all you need to know about Pegasus.

The AI-Powered app will automatically handle as well as analyse the complaints of the people. It will also reduce human intervention, save time, and will bring more transparency to their disposal.

Deputy RBI Governor T Rabi Shankar stated that conducting pilots of the digital currency in wholesale and retail segments may be a possibility in near future. 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that the global growth for 2021 will be approximately 6 per cent, but some countries are growing faster and other more slowly. Read to know why.

The Ministry of Finance released Rs 75,000 crores to the States and Union Territories (UTs) to compensate them for the shortfall in revenue due to GST implementation. Read all you need to know.

The Crypto Bill was not listed among the 23 bills to be tabled in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of the Indian Parliament. Read why Cryptocurrency Bill, 2021 was not listed for the Monsoon session of Parliament.

The RBI clarified that the supervisory action will not impact the existing customers of Mastercard in the country.

More than 6.5 million acres of land in Russia’s coldest city Yakutsk has been charred and the smoke of the wildfires is traveling to Alaska due to strong wind currents. What is fueling these wildfires?

Carbon Trading works on the cap-and-trade model where the coal-and-gas-fired energy plants are allocated a specific number of emissions allowances. If they exceed this limit, the energy plants are permitted to buy allowances from the open market.

Most of these viruses are unlike any viruses that have been cataloged to date, as they have been remained frozen for thousands of years. The study findings were published in a science journal- Microbiome.

China’s central Henan province witnesses the heaviest rainfall in 1,000 years. Zhengzhou City recorded 617.1 mm rainfall in three days. Read all you need to know.

India’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at Mathura refinery aims to prepare for a future catering to the growing demand for both oil and cleaner forms of energy.

Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS, has informed that India may face the third wave of Coronavirus pandemic by Sept-Oct 2021.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver medal in the women’s 49-kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

The Public Health England (PHE) showed that England is witnessing an increase in the number of cases of the vomiting bug Norovirus. Read what is Norovirus, its symptoms, how does it spread, and how to prevent it.

The Essential Defence Services Bill aims at preventing the staff of the government-owned ordnance factories from going on strike or any form of agitation. The factories form an integrated base for the indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment.

More than 6.5 million acres of land in Russia’s coldest city Yakutsk has been charred and the smoke of the wildfires is traveling to Alaska due to strong wind currents. What is fueling these wildfires?

The objective to create the Current Affairs QnA video is to assist you in your preparation for various competitive exams like IAS, PCS, Banking, SSC, Railways etc. This video covers important Current Affairs questions and its explanations.

The objective to create the Current Affairs QnA video is to assist you in your preparation for various competitive exams like IAS, PCS, Banking, SSC, Railways etc. This video covers
important Current Affairs questions and its explanations.

The objective to create the Current Affairs QnA video is to assist you in your preparation for various competitive exams like IAS, PCS, Banking, SSC, Railways etc. This video covers
important Current Affairs questions and its explanations.

The objective to create the Current Affairs QnA video is to assist you in your preparation for various competitive exams like IAS, PCS, Banking, SSC, Railways etc. This video covers
important Current Affairs questions and its explanations.

The objective to create the Current Affairs QnA video is to assist you in your preparation for various competitive exams like IAS, PCS, Banking, SSC, Railways etc. This video covers
important Current Affairs questions and its explanations.