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1 AUGUST 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs
The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act (GIBNA) to facilitate the privatisation of public sector general insurance firms.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the "Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines" developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
Avinash Sable betters his own men's 3000 m steeplechase national record.
The ISRO-NASA Joint Mission NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which aims to measure changes in the earth's surface globally using advanced radar images, is scheduled to be launched in early 2023.
The Kerala government has announced a financial plan of more than Rs 5,000 crore to revive the state's economy that has been unstable due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has set up a committee to firm up a comprehensive plan to start ferry service between Karaikal Port, India and Kankesanthurai Port, Sri Lanka.
Google India removed over 1.5 lakh content pieces in May-June on complaints received from individual users.
From August India will be the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month and then the nation will host various events in the three major areas of the fight against terrorism, maritime security and peacekeeping.
India and the US will virtually co-host the fourth annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in October,
Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte fully restores key defence pact on the presence of US troops