Today's current affairs in English ( 08 july 2021)

Today's current affairs in English ( 08 july 2021)  update for bank, ssc, railway, upsc and state govt ...

Q) By what name has the central government created a new ministry

  Ans- Ministry of Cooperation

·       This ministry will provide separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening cooperative movement in the country.

·        International Day of Cooperatives- 3 July (First Saturday in July)

 

 

 Q) Who has launched the Online Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu” ?

Ans- Giriraj Singh   

(Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying)

·       The app was developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad.

·       The online course app aims to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua farmers of the country.

 

Q) The Central government has increased the retirement age of LIC chairman from 60 years to how many years ?

 Ans- 62 years

·        by making amendments to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960.

·       Chairperson :- M R Kumar

·       Founder :- govt. of india

·       Founded :- 1 sep 1956

·       HQ :- Mumabi

·       Owner :- govt. opf india

Q) Which   signed a MoU with YATRA to strengthen and enable the tourism and hospitality industry ?

 Ans- Tourism Ministry

·       the MoU is meant to mainly strengthen tourism, it also takes into consideration and provides support for accommodation units.

 

Q) Which payment company launches ‘Postpaid Mini’ to provide small-ticket instant loans ?

 Ans- Paytm

·       This will give users the flexibility to access loans ranging from Rs 250 – Rs 1,000, in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.

·        Paytm Postpaid is offering a period of up to 30days for repayment of loans at 0 per cent interest.

·       There are no annual fees or activation charges, only a minimal convenience fee.

·       This could help users pay for their monthly expenses, including mobile and direct to home (DTH) recharges, gas cylinder booking, electricity and water bills, shop on Paytm Mall and more.

Paytm HQ: Noida, Uttar Pradesh;Paytm Founder & CEO: Vijay Shekhar Sharma; Paytm Founded: 2009.

 

 

 

Q) Which metro has launched India's first FASTag/ UPI based cashless parking and a multi-model integration facility ?

Ans- Delhi metro

·       This cashless parking facility started at the Kashmere Gate Metro Station, Delhi.

·       The parking fee will be deducted through FASTag, which will reduce the time for entry and payment.

·       Only the vehicles with FASTag will be allowed to park in this facility.

 

 

 

Q) Recently, Drones and other unmanned vehicles has been completely banned in which city ?

Ans- Srinagar

 The decision has been taken a week after two Indian Air Force Personnel were injured in twin drone-driven blasts at an Air Force base in Jammu.

 

 

 

Q) Which state/ UT abolished the practice of Durbar Move

 

Ans- J&K                                     

·       Now both the Jammu and Srinagar secretariats can function normally for 12 months.

·       This will save the government Rs 200 crore per year.

 

 

·       What is darbar move?

The practice of darbar move has been a part of the Jammu and Kashmir administration since 1872 when it was introduced by Maharaja Gulab Singh.

Srinagar serves as the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, while Jammu is the winter capital.

J&K -

 Lieutenant Governor - Manoj Sinha Chief justice - Pankaj Mittal

 ●  HAUSALA Yojana

●  Asia's largest Tulip Garden - srinagar

●  Super 75 scholarship scheme

●   Pooja Devi - first women bus driver in j&k

 

Q) Who has written a book called "India to the Rescue" ?

 Ans- Sushant Singh & Shruti Rao

Other important books :-

 ●  Home in the world - Amartya sen

●    Life in the clock Tower Valley - Shakoor Rather

●    The bench - Meghan Markle

●   Living Mountain - Amitav Ghosh

●   Names of the Woman - Jeet Thayil

●   Advantage India : The story of Indian Tennis" - Anindya Dutta

 

Q) International Chocolate Day is observed on which day ?

 Ans- 7th July

·       The day celebrates the existence of chocolate in our lives.

·       World Chocolate Day was first celebrated in the year 2009.

·       However, some even believe that people started marking July 7 as International Chocolate Day because it was the day when chocolate was first introduced to Europein 1550.

 

Q) Who has been appointed as CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app ‘Waze’ ?

 Ans- Neha Parikh

·       The 41-year-old Neha replaces Noam Bardin, who stepped down as the CEO in November 2020.

·       The Waze app can give out directions in 56 different languages.

·        The app was founded in Israel in 2008.

·       It was acquired by Google in 2013 for around USD 1.1 billion (110 crores).

 

Q) Who becomes “Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint ?

Ans- Nitin Gadkari

 (Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & MSME)

·       Nitin Gadkari, virtually inaugurated India’s first and only paint made from cow dung, under the brand name ‘Khadi Prakritk Paint.

 

Q) Who has won the 2021 Women's Speed Chess Championship ?

 Ans- Hou Yifan (China)

 she defeated Harika Dronavalli 15-13.

Hou Yifan –

 

·       Four-time women’s world champion

·       she is also the youngest-ever female player to get a GM title.

·       Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi - first woman Grandmaster of India

                              Best of Luck