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National Renaming of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ⇒ Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 06 August 2021 the renaming of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will rename the Khel Ratna Award as Major Dhyan Chand Khel […]

National Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal ⇒ Renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati and C Rangarajan have been conferred with the inaugural ‘Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM)’ on 02 August 2021. About Winners: Jagdish Bhagwati is professor of economics, law and international relations at Columbia University and director of the Raj Center on Indian

National Report on Power Distribution Sector ⇒ NITI Aayog released a report on 03 August 2021 that presents reform pathways that can transform the country’s power distribution sector, in a step towards improving policymaking in this area. Report Title: The report, titled ‘Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector’, is co-authored by NITI Aayog, RMI and

National Air Officer in Charge Personnel at Air HQ ⇒ Air Marshal Suraj Kumar Jha Ati Vishisht Seva Medal assumed the appointment of Air Officer in Charge Personnel at Air HQ on 01 August 2021. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Fighter stream of IAF on 08 June 1984. Website on the 75th Independence

National New Controller General of Accounts ⇒ Shri Deepak Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts. Shri Deepak Das is the 25th officer to hold the position of Controller General of Accounts (CGA). Shri Deepak Das, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, is appointed by the Government of India as

National Inland Vessels Bill 2021 ⇒ The Inland Vessels Bill 2021 was passed in Lok Sabha 29 July 2021. About Bill: » The Bill seeks to incorporate unified law for the country, instead of separate rules framed by the States. » The registration certificate under the new law will be considered valid all over the

National On the occasion of first anniversary of NEP 2020, multiple key initiatives were launched The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed the education community to mark the first anniversary of National Education Policy 2020. The Prime Minister highlighted the openness and absence of pressure in the New Education Policy. National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR)

National “Secured Logistics Document Exchange” along with a Calculator for Green House Gas Emissions launched ⇒ With an aim to further improve ease of doing business, Centre on 28 July 2021 launched the “Secured Logistics Document Exchange” along with a Calculator for Green House Gas Emissions. The SLDE platform is a solution to replace the

National Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021 ⇒ The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, which seeks to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, was passed in the Rajya Sabha, on 28 July 2021. It was passed in Lok Sabha on 24 March 2021. Amendment Includes: »

National Paytm Payments Bank Ltd becomes 1st bank to issue one crore FASTags ⇒Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has announced on 28 July 2021 that it became the ‘first bank’ in India to achieve the milestone of issuing one crore FASTags.  In the last 6 months alone, PPBL has equipped over 40 lakh commercial &