Weekly Current Affairs 23 August to 29 August 2021 1- gky gh esa Xykscy fØIVks ,M‚I'ku baMsDl 2021 esa Hkkjr dkSuls LFkku ij jgk gS\@What is the rank of India in the recent Global Crypto Adoption Index 2021? a) igyk @ First b) nwljk @ Second c) rhljk @ third d) pkSFkk @ fourth Cy‚dpsu MsVk IysVQ‚eZ Cainalysis }kjk 2021 Xykscy fØIVks ,M‚I'ku baMsDl ds vuqlkj] Hkkjr fo;ruke ds ckn nqfu;k Hkj esa fØIVks viukus ds ekeys esa nwljs LFkku ij gS] ysfdu vesfjdk] ;wds vkSj phu tSls ns'kksa ls vkxs gSA fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj] twu 2020 vkSj tqykbZ 2021 ds chp nqfu;k Hkj esa fØIVks viukus esa 880% dh o`f) gqbZ gSA@According to the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index by blockchain data platform Cainalysis, India ranks second in terms of worldwide crypto adoption after Vietnam, but ahead of countries such as the US, UK and China. According to the report, there has been an 880% increase in worldwide crypto adoption between June 2020 and July 2021. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& fØIVksdjsalh fcVdkWbu ds fuekZrk& lkrks”kh udkeksrk@The creator of the cryptocurrency bitcoin - Satoshi Nakamoto fØIVksdjsalh dks fYkxy djsalh ?kksf’kr djus okyk igyk ns”k& vylYokMksj@The first country to declare cryptocurrency as a legal currency - El Salvador Qslcqd us viuh fØIVksdjsalh fyczk dk uke cnydj D;k dj fn;k gSa& Mkbe@What has Facebook changed the name of its cryptocurrency Libra to - Dime 2- gky gh esa dgka ij Hkkjr dk igyk LekWx Vkoj LFkkfir fd;k x;k gS\@Where has India's first smog tower been installed recently? a) paMhx<+ @ Chandigarh b) eqacbZ@ Mumbai c) gSnjkckn @ Hyderabad d) fnYyh @ Delhi eq[;ea=h vjfoan dstjhoky 23 vxLr 2021 dks du‚V Iysl fLFkr ckck [kM+d flag ekxZ ij ns'k ds igys Le‚x Vkoj dk mn~?kkVu djsaxsA Le‚x V‚oj gj lsdsaM esa 1]000 D;wfcd ehVj gok dks lkQ djsxk vkSj fnYyh esa ih,e 2-5 vkSj ih,e 10 ds Lrj dks de djsxkA@Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate the country's first smog tower on August 23, 2021 at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place. The smog tower will clean 1,000 cubic meters of air every second and reduce PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels in Delhi. e‚ulwu lhtu ds ckn Le‚x Vkoj iwjh rkdr ls dke djsxkA fnYyh çnw"k.k fu;a=.k lfefr ds oSKkfud rnuqlkj Vkoj ds çn'kZu dk vkdyu djsaxs vkSj ,d ekfld fjiksVZ is'k djsaxsA@The smog tower will function in full force after the monsoon season. Scientists from Delhi Pollution Control Committee will accordingly assess the performance of the tower and submit a monthly report. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& fnYyh ds mIkjkT;iky& vfuy cSty @ Lieutenant Governor of Delhi- Anil Baijal www.naukriaspirant.com Hkkjr dk lcls cMk lkSj Vªh Ckuk;k x;k gS& nqxkZiqj] if”pe caxky@India's largest solar tree has been built- Durgapur, West Bengal Hkkjr dk igyk tsaMj ikdZ cuk;k x;k gSa& dsjy esa@India's first gender park has been built- in Kerala Hkkjr dk igyk ykbdsu ikdZ cuk;k x;k gSa& mŸkjk[kaM@India's first lichen park has been built- Uttarakhand igyk jk’Vªh; m|ku & fte dkcsZV jk’Vªh; m|ku@First National Park - Jim Corbett National Park 3- gky gh esa fdls bafM;u cSad ds ,EkMh vkSj lhbZvks ds in ij fu;qä fd;k x;k gSa\@ Recently which Indian Bank has been appointed as MD and CEO? a) 'kkafr yky tSu @ Shanti Lal Jain b) vuh'k 'kkg @ Anish Shah c) xqaVj cqpsd @ Gunter buchek vfer flaXys @ d) Amit Single 'kkafr yky tSu dks rhu lky dh vofèk ds fy, bafM;u cSad ds çcaèk funs'kd vkSj eq[; dk;Zdkjh vfèkdkjh ds :i esa fu;qä fd;k x;k gSA og bafM;u cSad ds ,eMh vkSj lhbZvks ds :i esa in~etk panq# dh txg ysaxsA og orZeku esa cSad v‚Q cM+kSnk esa dk;Zdkjh funs'kd ¼bZMh½ gSaA@Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank for a period of three years. He will replace Padmaja Chanduru as MD and CEO of Indian Bank. He is currently the Executive Director (ED) in Bank of Baroda. eaf=eaMy dh fu;qfä lfefr us tSu dks çcaèk funs'kd vkSj eq[; dk;Zdkjh vfèkdkjh ds :i esa bafM;u cSad esa in xzg.k djus dh rkjh[k ;k 1 flracj] 2021 ds ckn ls rhu lky dh vofèk ds fy, foÙkh; lsok foHkkx ds çLrko dks eatwjh ns nh gSA tSu dh fu;qfä muds çn'kZu ds vkèkkj ij nks lky rd] ;k lsokfuo`fÙk dh vk;q çkIr djus rd ¼;kuh 31 tuojh] 2024½ rd c<+kbZ tk ldrh gSA@The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of Department of Financial Services to appoint Jain as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank for a period of three years from the date on or from September 1, 2021. Jain's appointment can be extended up to two years, depending on his performance, or till he attains the age of superannuation (i.e. January 31, 2024). vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& bafM;u cSad eq[;ky;& psUubZ @ Indian Bank Headquarters- Chennai bafM;u cSad dh LFkkiuk& 1907 @ Establishment of Indian Bank - 1907 jk’Vªh; ekuo vf/kdkj vk;ksx ds v/;{k& v:.k dqekj feJk@Chairman of National Human Rights Commission- Arun Kumar Mishra Hkkjrh; y?kq m|ksx fodkl cSad ds v/;{k& Jh f'kolqcze.;e jeu@Chairman of Small Industries Development Bank of India- Shri Sivasubramaniam Raman ukckZM ds izca/k funs”kd& xksfoan fparkyq @ Managing Director of Narbad- Govind Chintalu www.naukriaspirant.com 4- gky gh esa tkjh bafM;u fQYe QsfLVoy v‚Q esycuZ vokM~lZ 2021 esa fdls loZJs’B vfHkusrk dk vokMZ fn;k x;k gS\@Who has been awarded the Best Actor Award at the recently released Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2021? a) eukst cktis;h @ Manoj Bajpayee b) v{k; dqekj @ Akshay Kumar c) bjQku [kku @ irrfan khan d) lq'kkar flag jktiwr @ Sushant Singh Rajput n QSfeyh eSu 2 ds vfHkusrk eukst cktis;h vkSj lkeUFkk vfDdusuh bafM;u fQYe QsfLVoy v‚Q esycuZ vokM~lZ ds uohure laLdj.k ds fotsrkvksa esa 'kkfey FksA IFFM 2021 oLrqr% 'kqØokj dks fofHkUu fQYe m|ksxksa ds dbZ flrkjksa dh mifLFkfr esa vk;ksftr fd;k x;k FkkA ç[;kr Hkkjrh; dykdkj tSls 'kwthr ljdkj] vuqjkx d';i] R;kxjktu dqekjjktk] Jhjke jk?kou] _pk pïk] xquhr eksaxk] vksfuj vkSj vU; twjh lnL;ksa ds lkFk çLrqrdrkZvksa esa 'kkfey FksA@The Family Man 2 actors Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni were among the winners of the latest edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards. IFFM 2021 was held virtually on Friday in the presence of several stars from different film industries. Eminent Indian artists such as Shoojit Sircar, Anurag Kashyap, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Sriram Raghavan, Richa Chadha, Guneet Monga, Onir and other jury members were among the presenters. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& ,d J`a[kyk esa loZJs"B vfHkus=h& lkeaFkk vfDdusuh ¼n QSfeyh eSu 2½@Best Actress in a Series - Samantha Akkineni (The Family Man 2) ,d J`a[kyk esa loZJs"B vfHkusrk& eukst cktis;h ¼n QSfeyh eSu 2½@Best Actor in a Series - Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man 2) loZJs"B çn'kZu iq#"k ¼Qhpj½& lw;kZ f'kodqekj ¼lksjkjbZ iksV#½@Best Male Performance (Feature) – Surya Shivakumar (Soorarai Potru) loZJs"B çn'kZu efgyk ¼Qhpj½& fo|k ckyu ¼'ksjuh½ vkSj fufe"kk lt;u ¼n xzsV bafM;u fdpu½@Best Female Performance (Feature) – Vidya Balan (Lioness) and Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen) csLV lhjht& fetkZiqj lhtu 2@Best Series - Mirzapur Season 2 loZJs"B Qhpj fQYe& lksjkjbZ iksV#@Best Feature Film - Soorarai Potru 5- fdl baLVhVîwV v‚Q bdksu‚fed xzksFk lkslkbVh ds vè;{k ds :Ik esa fu;qä fd;k x;k gS\@Which Institute of Economic Growth Society has been appointed as the President? a) vferkHk pkSèkjh @ Amitabh Choudhary b) ,u-ds flag @ NK Singh c) vkfnR; iqjh @ Aditya Puri iou eqatky @ d) Pawan Munjal 15 osa foÙk vk;ksx ds vè;{k] ,uds flag] dks vkfFkZd fodkl laLFkku ¼vkbZbZth½ lkslk;Vh ds u, vè;{k ds :i esa pquk x;k gSA mUgksaus iwoZ çèkku ea=h M‚ eueksgu flag dk LFkku fy;k tks 1992 ls vkbZbZth ds vè;{k FksA@Chairman of 15th Finance Commission, NK Singh, has been elected as the new president of Institute of www.naukriaspirant.com Economic Growth (IEG) Society.He succeeded former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh who was the President of IEG since 1992. M‚ eueksgu flag us vkbZbZth dh vke lHkk esa fopkj ds fy, muds uke dh flQkfj'k dh FkhA@His name was recommended by Dr Manmohan Singh for the consideration of the IEG’s general assembly. M‚ eueksgu flag us LokLF; lacaèkh fparkvksa ds dkj.k bl in ls bLrhQk ns fn;kA@Dr Manmohan Singh stepped down from this position for health concerns. ;g ,d Lok;Ùk] cgq&fo"k;d dsaæ gS ftldk mi;ksx mUur vuqlaèkku vkSj çf'k{k.k ds fy, fd;k tkrk gSA ;g 1952 esa ohdsvkjoh jko }kjk LFkkfir fd;k x;k Fkk] ysfdu 1958 esa pkyw gks x;kA ;g fnYyh foÜofo|ky;] ubZ fnYyh ds ;wfuoflZVh ,UDyso esa fLFkr gSA @ It is an autonomous, multidisciplinary centre that is used for advanced research and training.