ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 1 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series Current Affairs One-liners (August 2021) Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1 August to 8 August 2021 National News • Intel launches ‘AI For All’ initiative in collaboration with CBSE • Rajasthan Government launches ‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ • Bhubaneswar becomes first Indian city to vaccinate 100% against COVID-19 • IIT Roorkee launches Earthquake Early Warning Mobile App for Uttarakhand • India nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22,480 MW by 2031 • India sign MoU with Bangladesh in disaster management International News • Meenakashi Lekhi leads Indian delegation at G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting • India takes over UNSC presidency for August 2021 • Narendra Modi to become 1st Indian PM to chair UNSC debate • Nikol Pashinyan Re-appointed as PM of Armenia • Myanmar Military Chief, Min Aung Hlaing appointed as interim Prime Minister • Shehroze Kashif becomes world’s youngest mountaineer to scale K2 • Germany becomes 5th country to sign ISA Framework Agreement Banking and Financial Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 2 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • GST collection recovers to a 3-month high of Rs 1.16 lac Cr. in July • PM Modi to launch e-RUPI no need for card, net banking to redeem voucher • Indian Bank signs MoU with SINE, IIT Bombay, for funding Start-ups and MSMEs • SBI launches ‘SIM Binding’ feature in YONO and YONO Lite • HDFC Bank launched ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’ • RBI imposes penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co- operative Bank • India and World Bank sign $250 million project to make existing dams safe and resilient • RBI authorizes IndusInd Bank to act as an ‘Agency Bank’ • 7 Indian Companies Feature in Fortune Global 500 list for 2021, Reliance Industries tops in India • RBI revises retail inflation projection for FY22 to 5.7% • ICICI Prudential Life ties up with NPCI for UPI Autopay • SEBI allows payments banks to act as investment bankers • SBI General partners with SahiPay to offer general insurance products Appointment and Resignation • Deepak Das appointed as new Controller General of Accounts • Mini Ipe appointed as LIC MD • Bvlgari appoints Priyanka Chopra as its global brand ambassador • Kumar Mangalam Birla steps down as Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Idea • Vice Admiral SN Ghormade appointed New Vice Chief of the Naval Staff • Dhriti Banerjee becomes 1st woman Director of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Awards Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 3 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • Asha Bhosle to get prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan award 2021 • Cyrus Poonawala to receive Lokmanya Tilak Award • Jagdish Bhagwati and C Rangarajan won R. 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Ashraf Ghani to step down • Four Indian airports — Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru in Skytrax in top 100 airport list for 2021 Banking and Financial • Suryoday Small Finance Bank Launched ‘Health and Wellness Savings account • ADB approved USD 300 million additional loan for Maharashtra Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 6 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • RBI to impose monetary penalty on ATMs that run out of cash from October 1 • SIDBI unveils “Digital Prayaas” lending platform • RBI increase collateral-free loans to Self Help Groups • Indian Navy, IDFC FIRST bank bring ‘Honour FIRST’ banking solutions • HCL Technologies becomes 4th IT firm to hit Rs 3 trillion market-cap • Number Of Billionaires In India Dropped From 141 to 136 • RBI imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. • Indian Bank signs MoU with Paralympic Committee Appointment and Resignation • Eurosport India appoints John Abraham as the MotoGP Brand Ambassador • GoI approves 1-year extension to Rajiv Gauba’s term as Cabinet Secretary • MS Dhoni becomes first brand ambassador of HomeLane • RBI ropes Neeraj Chopra for banking fraud awareness campaign • GoI Approves 3-year extension for Rekha Sharma as Chairperson of NCW • Kamlesh Kumar Pant appointed new NPPA chairman • Cashify appoints Rajkummar Rao as first brand ambassador Awards • Labhanshu Sharma won Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal for Uttarakhand • Maharashtra creates Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT) Defence • India-UAE Navy undertakes bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 7 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • ITBP inducts its first two women officers, Prakriti and Diksha in combat • Indian Army contingent to participate in International Army Games 2021 in Russia • AL-Mohed AL-Hindi 2021 Exercise Set to Begin Between Indian Navy & Saudi Arabia Navy • DRDO Successfully Test-Fires Nirbhay Missile • Quad countries Navies to undertake Ex-Malabar 2021 • Indian Navy takes part in US Navy-led multinational SEACAT exercises Science • GSLV-F10 fails to launch earth observation satellite into intended orbit Sports • Tokyo Olympic 2020: Highlights READ MORE • Shakib Al Hasan and Stafanie Taylor voted ICC players of the month for July Book and Author • A book title “The Earthspinner” authored by Anuradha Roy • Vice President’s Released of the book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ Important day • 9th August: Nagasaki Day • 9th August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Theme 2021: “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.”) • Neeraj Chopra honored, AFI names August 7th as ‘Javelin Throw Day’ in India • 10th August: World Lion Day Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 8 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series • 12th August: International Youth Day (Theme 2021: “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.) • 12th August: World Elephant Day • 13th August: International Lefthanders Day • 13th August: World Organ Donation Day Obituary • Veteran actor Anupam Shyam passes away • Malayalam actor Saranya Sasi passes away • Renowned Ayurvedacharya Balaji Tambe passes away Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 16 August to 22 August 2021 National News • Bharat Petroleum launches door-to-door delivery of ‘High- Speed Diesel’ • PM Announces ₹100 Lakh Crore ‘Gati Shakti’ Infra Scheme To Boost Jobs • PM Modi sets 2047 target for becoming ‘energy independent’ • CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launches Rs 4,500 crore ‘Naadu- Nedu-2’ to remodel 16,000 govt schools in AP • Kaziranga