Important Daily Current Affairs of 14th August 2021
In this article, we will discuss all the important current affairs of 14th August 2021 in detail.
National
1. PM Modi gives a virtual address to the Gujarat Investor Summit and announces the ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy.’
- On August 13, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke through video conference at the Gujarat Investor Summit, which was organised to set up automobile scrapping infrastructure in Ahmedabad.
- PM Modi announced the National Automobile Scrappage Policy as part of the Summit. Under the Voluntary Car-Fleet Modernization Program, the new policy encourages investment in vehicle scrapping infrastructure.
2. Single-use plastic items such as candy sticks, plates, and cups will be banned on July 1, 2022, according to the government.
- From July 1, 2022, the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, have been notified, restricting the manufacturing, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic (SUP) goods, such as candy sticks, plates, glasses, and cutlery.
- According to a notification dated August 12, the thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 millimetres on September 30, 2021, and to 120 microns on December 31, 2022. The plastic carry bags can also be reused as a result of this.
3. The Rajasthan government will give street sellers with interest-free loans.
- The Rajasthan government, led by Ashok Gehlot, has announced the launch of a scheme to grant interest-free loans up to 50,000 to street vendors, those working in the service sector between the ages of 18 and 40, and the unemployed in metropolitan areas affected by the Covid-19-induced financial crisis.
- The project aims to provide financial support and encouragement to street sellers, as well as youngsters who work in the informal sector as hairdressers, rickshaw pullers, potters, carpenters, cobblers, masons, tailors, painters, plumbers, and electricians.
4. The IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) Tourism Ministers’ Meeting is held virtually in India.
- India hosted the IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) Tourism Ministers meeting via virtual platform on August 12, 2021.
- Shri G. Kishan Reddy, India’s Union Minister of Tourism, presided over the meeting.
5. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar speaks during the 6th SCO Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting.
- On August 12, 2021, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar used videoconferencing to address the 6th meeting of Agriculture Ministers from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- The meeting was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, under the presidency of Tajikistan.
International News
6. The Indian Navy participates in the SEACAT exercises in Singapore, which are led by the US Navy.
- In September, the Indian Navy took part in the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) military exercise, which was directed by the US Navy.
- The fundamental goal of SEACAT 2021 was to improve interoperability and shared maritime security concerns while preserving the international rules-based order.
Banking & Finance News
7. IIFL Finance has partnered with FinBox to provide businesses with digital credit products.
- FinBox, situated in Bangalore and Gurgaon, has teamed with IIFL Finance to offer innovative digital credit solutions to its merchants.
- FinBox’s embedded buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) and working capital credit products will provide digital credit options to its merchants, including B2B e-commerce traders.
Business & Economy News
8. In July, retail inflation fell to 5.59 percent.
- According to government data, retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) fell to 5.59 percent in July from 6.26 percent in June.
- Factory output, as measured by the index of industrial production (IIP), increased 13.6% year over year in June, owing to strong growth in the manufacturing, mining, and power sectors.
Sports News
9. Unmukt Chand, the captain of India’s U19 World Cup-winning team in 2012, has announced his retirement.
- Unmukt Chand, the captain of India’s U-19 World Cup-winning team in 2012, has declared his retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of 28.
- Unmukt, like his U19 predecessor Virat Kohli, was tipped to be the next great thing in Indian cricket. He played 67 first-class games and scored 3379 runs at an average of 31.57. The right-hander failed to live up to his enormous skill, despite scoring a century against Australia in the 2012 U19 World Cup final.
10. Durand Cup, Asia’s Oldest Football Tournament, to be hosted in Kolkata from September 5 to October 3 The 130th Edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be conducted in Kolkata, West Bengal from September 5 to October 3 this year.
- The Defence Ministry has announced that the event would feature sixteen teams from across the country, including four from the Services.
11. India’s delegation to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo is the largest ever, with 54 athletes.
- The Indian delegation to the forthcoming Paralympics in Tokyo would be the highest ever, with 54 para-athletes competing in nine sports disciplines.
- Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh gave the 54-member Indian contingents a formal and virtual send-off on August 12, 2021.
Awards & Honours News
12. Shakib Al Hasan and Stafanie Taylor were named Player of the Month in July.
- Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh and Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies were named ICC Player of the Month for July in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively.
- Last month, Shakib’s contributions in all three versions of the game helped Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in a three-match series.
Books & Authors
13. Rochona Majumdar’s book “Art Cinema And India’s Forgotten Futures: Film And History in the PostColony”
- Rochona Majumdar’s new book, “Art Cinema And India’s Forgotten Futures: Film And History in the PostColony,” will be released in late September by Columbia University Press.
- The book looks at significant works of Indian art cinema to show “how film emerged as a form of doing history and, in doing so, foreshadowed some of the most influential insights of postcolonial theory.”
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