DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 07 AUGUST 2021 NATIONAL India’s first Heart Failure Biobank starts at SCTIMST in Kerala On Aug 05, 2021, The first National Heart Failure Biobank (NHFB) in the country has come up at the National Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in HF (CARE- HF) at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala. Purpose : To study genetic, metabolomics and proteomic markers of health outcomes in heart- failure patients. The facility will be useful for the research and treatment of post-covid heart failure. Keypeople : Balram Bhargava, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), will inaugurate the biobank Virtually. ‘My Handloom My Pride Expo’ Launched at Dilli Haat Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Commerce Anupriya Patel and Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi visited My Handloom My Pride Expo at Dilli Haat. They interacted with weavers and bought exquisite handloom products. Darshana Jardosh stated, Handloom sector is a symbol of the country s rich and varied cultural heritage. She informed that the handloom sector directly addresses women’s empowerment with over 70 percent of all weavers and allied workers being female. She further mentioned that the Government is taking several measures’ to ensure sustainable development of the handloom sector. Anupriya Patel mentioned that handloom is the country s pride and called upon the youth of the country to make handloom their style quotient. She noted that the textiles sector is the second largest generator’ of employment after agriculture and such expos will go a long way in supporting and empowering the weavers. BANKING AND ECONOMIC Axis Bank reached one million customers on WhatsApp banking WhatsApp banking Private sector lender Axis Bank has crossed the milestone of over one million customers on its WhatsApp banking channel with a total request count of 6 million till now. This simple and convenient form of banking has seen a great adoption amongst customers with an average daily active user count of more than 13,000, while the average“ monthly active user count goes up to 0.2 million . About the service: Axis Bank launched WhatsApp banking Axis Bank had ”launched banking services on WhatsApp in January 2021 and has since witnessed robust organic growth in its customer base for WhatsApp banking After signing up for the service, customers can inquire and get details of products across savings account, credit and debit cards, deposits and personal loans. Non-financial service requests can also be initiated, such as locating ATMs or getting updates on third-party deals available on credit and debit cards. DAY AND DATES TRIFED to celebrate its 34th Foundation Day On Aug 06, 2021, Tribal Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) celebrated its 34th foundation day. 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 1 DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 07 AUGUST 2021 TRIFED was founded to drive tribal development through marketing support for tribal products, both, handicrafts and Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP). To raise awareness among one and all regarding the issues related to trade in tribal areas, and the need to ensure a fair deal for the tribes in the commerce of their products. It shall also recognize the achievements and contributions that the tribes and people working for them have made in this regard. INTERNATIONAL Germany – 5th Country to sign ISA Framework Agreement Germany became the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to it entered into force on 8th January this year, opening its Membership to all Member States of the United Nations. Ambassador of Germany to India Walter J. Lindner deposited signed copies of the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs, the depositary of the Agreement. Signed copies of the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement were handed over to the Additional Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS C.R. Rao Gold Medal award winners announced The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Trust has conferred the inaugural Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM) to two distinguished Indian scholars Dr Jagdish Bhagwati and Dr C Rangarajan. Dr Bhagwati is a professor of economics, law and international relations— at Columbia University and Director of the Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policies. Dr Rangarajan is the former chairman, Economic Advisory Council of the Prime Minister and former governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI). About the award: The award has been constituted by the TIES to commemorate the contribution of Prof Rao, who is the founder president of the Society, and is the doyen of mathematical statistics. SPORTS Nepal’s cricketer Paras Khadka retires from international cricket Paras Khadka, the face of Nepali cricket, has retired from international cricket. Khadka first represented Nepal in the Asian Cricket Council U-15 tournament in 2002 and made his debut for Nepal s senior team in 2004 in the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia. He also captained Nepal from 2009’ to 2019. About Khadka: Khadka, an all-rounder, led team Nepal s elevation from a Division 5 team, the lowest tier of international cricket, in 2010 to its status as an one-day international (ODI) nation, the highest tier, in 2018 a rare’ achievement for any country in such a short period. PM Modi invites entire Indian Olympics— contingent to be Guests at Independence Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the entire Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests for the Independence Day event on August 15 this year, sources have confirmed. 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 2 DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 07 AUGUST 2021 He will also personally meet with the athletes and interact with all of them around that time. Modi will also invite all the athletes who are part of the contingent over to his residence and have an interaction with them. Wishing him good luck, Modi had held a virtual interactive session with iconic boxer MC Mary Kom, badminton ace PV Sindhu, talented shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Elavenil Valarivan and veteran table tennis player A Sharath Kamal before they left for Tokyo. MISCELLANEOUS BDL signs MoU with UP Hyderabad-based missile and ammunition manufacturers Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (EIDA). BDL is the country s sole Defence Public Sector Company, manufacturing missiles and underwater weapons for the armed forces. As part of its diversification’ and expansion strategy, BDL announced the establishment of a manufacturing unit in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor in Jhansi. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Chairman and Managing Director of BDL Commodore Siddharth Mishra in Lucknow. DRDO inaugurated 2nd IEEE International Conference On Range Technology On Aug 05, 2021, The 2nd Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Range Technology (ICORT-2021) was inaugurated by the Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy. The conference has been organised by Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The event has speakers from across the globe, who will present their technological achievements in multiple subjects related to Tests and Evaluation of defence systems. Key People : Former Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister Dr Avinash Chander ( Chief Guest ), Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems) Dr BHVS Narayana Murthy; ex-DG, DRDO MSR Prasad; Director ITR Chandipur HK Ratha also Participated in that event. ISRO Presents SATNAV Policy – 2021: Effective development of India’s satellite navigation sector The draft of the Indian Satellite Navigation Policy 2021 (SATNAV Policy 2021) has been presented on the official website of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for public consultation. – – Objective : To address the growing demands of space-based navigation and timing applications, with the view of self-sustenance in areas of commercial, strategic, and societal applications to maximize the socio-economic benefits. To ensure the continuous availability of free-to-air navigation signals for civilian uses and secured navigation signals for strategic uses in the defined coverage area. Delhi University researchers discover new species of frog Minervarya Pentali in Western Ghats A group of Delhi University (DU) researchers has named a new species of frog Minervarya Pentali from the Western Ghats. It has been named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental. The frog belongs to the family Dicroglossidae. 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 3 DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 07 AUGUST 2021 The findings have been published in an article titled DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs of Peninsular India: Resolution of a