August 2021 Current Affairs- Week 1- Download Free PDF

Here is the Free Current Affairs PDF of the First Week of August 2021. Staying updated on Current Affairs goes a long way in getting good marks in the current affairs questions of the General Awareness section in a competitive exam especially major banking, government and insurance exams. Candidates who are preparing for SBI Clerk 2021 Mains, RRB PO 2021 Mains, NABARD Grade A 2021 Phase I exams must be knowing that these examinations have a section called general awareness. And a majority of questions from the GA section is asked from current affairs. So while you are free, it is highly recommended that you keep revising the current affairs on a regular basis. Also, don’t forget to keep taking Free Mock Tests and make the best use of this period.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science & Technology released ‘Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines’ developed by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology.
- These Guidelines will be implemented through Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) at Regional Centre for Biotechnology supported by DBT.
- The Minister also launched the website of IBDC.
- Biotech-PRIDE is the 1st of its kind by the DBT.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a Record of Discussions with the Indian government to strengthen its technical cooperation project with the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) – Phase 2 of FRIENDSHIP (Future Researchers at IITH to Enhance Network Development with Scholarship).
- Under Phase 2 of FRIENDSHIP, JICA experts will be dispatched to IITH for launching the Japan Desk at IITH, conducting student exchange programmes, and providing JICA research funds to enhance research and technology development and industrial collaboration between India and Japan.
Intel collaborated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and launched the initiative ‘AI For All’ under its ‘AI For Citizens’ programme to create a basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) for Indian people. It plans to introduce AI to 1 million people in its 1st year of launch.
- The 4-hour self-paced learning programme ‘AI For All’ will explain AI in an easier way, it is available in 11 vernacular languages and it is divided into two sections such as AI Awareness (1.5 hours) and AI Appreciation (2.5 hours).

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STATES AFFAIRS

Karnataka has become the first state in the country to provide 1% horizontal reservation for the transgender in each category of general, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) for all government services.
Meghalaya State Investment Promotion (MSIP) Society has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Invest India, an investment promotion agency under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to promote the trade and industries of Meghalaya.
Krishikarna project, a joint initiative of State Agri Horticultural Society (SAHS), Sustainable Foundation, and Qore3 Innovations, was launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to promote hi-tech farming.
- Under the project, a mini polyhouse (a type of greenhouse) will be set up on 2.5 cents of land at a cost of Rs 2.35 lakh.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The 36^th Edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) was held between the Navies of India and Indonesia from July 30-31, 2021 in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
- Indian Naval ship (INS) Saryu, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) along with Indonesian Naval ship KRI Bung Tomo took part in the coordinated patrol.
- It aims to enhance the maritime cooperation between the two navies and forge strong bonds of friendship across the Indo Pacific region.
- The patrol was held in “A non-contact, at sea only” format in view of the pandemic.
- Under SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region) mission, Indian Navy has been actively partnering with countries in the littoral states of Indian ocean to enhance maritime security in the region.
- SAGAR was launched in 2015, It is India’s strategic vision for IOR.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Dushanbe, Capital of Tajikistan from July 27-29, 2021 to participate in the annual meeting of the Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states.
The 1st G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting 2021 was held in July 2021, virtually in Rome, Italy. It was hosted by Italy as it assumed the G20 2021 Presidency on 1 December 2020.
- From India, Meenakashi Lekhi, the Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture participated in the meeting.