current affairs magazine for 2021

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1) Government announced the launch of National Logistics Excellence Awards. The framework of awards has been finalised in consultation with the logistics associations and forum user industry partners.

➨ The awards are in two categories, the first group includes logistics infrastructure/service providers and second one is for various user industries.

2) In a big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that a 'make-in-India' technology will soon be available in the country to counter the drone attack threat and secure India's borders.

➨ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and order agencies are working on an anti-drone "swadeshi technology" to deal with this danger.

3) Meghalaya cabinet approved the Meghalaya Youth Policy 2021, a framework that envisages towards achieving the government’s vision to create pathways for Meghalaya’s youth in achieving their fullest potential and becoming engaged, skilled, creative, responsible and empowered members of the local and global community.

▪️Meghalaya :-

👉Governor - Satya Pal Malik

👉Umiam Lake 

👉Nartiang Durga Temple

👉Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills

4) Mumbai-based filmmaker Payal Kapadia won the L'oeil d'Or ar the Golden eye award for best documentary at the 74th Cannes Film Festival for her film, A Night of Knowing Nothing. 

➨While studying in FTII Payal Kapadia protested against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as FTII Director.

5) The fourth round of national serosurvey that was conducted in 70 districts in June-July revealed that a third of the population did not have antibodies against the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease, meaning about 40 crore Indians were still vulnerable to the virus.

➨ the latest national serosurvey included children between six and 17 years of age and it was found that two-third of the general population, i.e., above the age of six years had SARS-CoV-2 infection.

6) Harela, the festival commemorating the new harvest in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, was celebrated in several areas. 

➨ Harela is celebrated as the monsoon starts and is considered one of the most important festivals in the entire Kumaon region.

▪️Uttarakhand CM :- Pushkar Singh Dhami 

Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya

👉Asan Conservation Reserve

👉Country's first moss garden 

👉Country's first Pollinator Park 

👉Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme

👉Rajaji Tiger Reserve 🐅

👉Jim Corbett National Park

7) In a major boost for the Indian Navy and Make in India, the Defence Ministry issued a tender expected to be worth around Rs 50,000 crores for building six conventional submarines under Project-75 India.

▪️Ministry of Defence :-  

➨Headquarters - New Delhi

➨Founded - 15 August 1947

➨Navy day - 4 December 

 ➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh

8) Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao finalised 'Telangana Dalit Bandhu' as the name of the Dalit empowerment programme to be implemented soon by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.

➨The Huzurabad Assembly Constituency was chosen for piloting the Telangana Dalit Bandhu project.

▪️Telangana :-

➨CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao

➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve 

➨Kawal Tiger Reserve

9) The Haryana government has got in-principle approval to set up a cultural centre in Kurukshetra from the central government

➨ Further, the Centre and the Haryana government will work together to expand and develop ‘International Surajkund Craft Mela’ into a grand affair.

▪️Haryana 

➨Governor :- Bandaru Dattatraya

➨Haryana Government has decided to develop Pipli in Kurukshetra as a world-class tourist hub.

10) Andhra Pradesh government will launch a flagship startup promotion scheme Accelerate Startups in AP (ASAP) for early stage startups to offer plug-and-play office space and access to a network of investors and mentors.

➨It will also set up a Rs 100 crore 'fund of funds', in partnership with a consortium of Venture Capitals and Private Equity firms and universities, for funding startups in the state.

▪️Andhra Pradesh :- 

➨CM - Jaganmohan Reddy

➨Governor - Biswabhusan Harichandan

➨ Venkateswara Temple 

➨Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple

11) Former India goalkeeper Shibaji Banerjee, who stood out against the Pele-led Cosmos Club in an exhibition match in Kolkata in 1977, will be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously.

12) Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has launched a new campaign called ‘KALA VISHWA’, from its Mumbai Centre.

➨Kala Vishwas is a special campaign under the Horizon Series that will be held for a duration of six months to reach out to traditional folk artists, local artistes / artisans and those coming from rural areas and give them an opportunity and a platform to perform under this campaign, especially during the challenging time of COVID-19.

13) All 15 Kashmir Valley Railway Stations, including Srinagar, have now got integrated with 6021 Station Wi-Fi Network of Indian Railways.

▪️Jammu and Kashmir :-

➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha 

➨Dachigam National Park

➨Salim Ali National Park

➨Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary

14) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), one of the world’s largest affordable housing Missions , has launched two unique initiatives, Khushiyon Ka Aashiyana- Short Film contest 2021 and Awas Par Samvaad – series of 75 seminars and workshops,to take ahead the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Housing for All’.

15) Google Cloud announced the launch of its new Cloud Region in Delhi NCR, for customers and the public sector in India and across Asia Pacific. With the new region, the customers operating in the country will benefit from lower latency and higher performance of their cloud-based workloads and data.

16) Farmers in Rajasthan will get a monthly grant of Rs 1,000 under the ''Kisan Mitra Urja Yojna'' which was launched by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

➨ Under this scheme, for which an additional expenditure of Rs 1,450 crore will be incurred annually, electricity for agricultural purposes will become almost free for the small and medium category farmers in the state.

▪️ Rajasthan:-

CM - Ashok Gehlot

Governor - Kalraj Mishra

➭Amber Palace

➭Hawa Mahal

➭Ranthambore National Park

➭City Palace

➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park

➭Sariska National Park.

➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort

17) Maharashtra will be the first state in the country to issue educational documents using blockchain technology. 

➨One million diploma certificates will be issued using this technology.

▪️Maharashtra :- 

CM - Uddhav Thackeray

Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari

Trimbakeshwar Temple 

Bhimashankar Temple 

Grishneshwar Temple

18) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally rolled out the Kerala Police’s Pink Protection Project that aims at protecting women in public, private, and digital spaces.

➨ He flagged off a horde of dedicated vehicles, including 10 cars, 40 motorcycles, and 20 bicycles outside the State Police Headquarters here to launch the Statewide project.

▪️Kerala :- 

➨Cherai Beach

➨Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River

➨Kerala :- Pamba River

➨GOVERNOR :- Arif Mohammad Khan

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