Sumit Antil won gold medal in Tokyo Paralympics
Sumit Antil has won the gold medal in the javelin throw throw class F-64 category at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
Sumit Antil of Haryana created a new world record in the final with a throw of 68.55m.
Earlier Avani Lekhara won a gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 event.
International Day for People of African Origin: 31 August
International Day for the People of African Origin was observed for the first time on 31 August 2021.
Maharashtra government launched “Mission Vatsalya” campaign for women
Recently Maharashtra government has launched “Mission Vatsalya” campaign for women.
This campaign has been started to help women who lost their husbands to COVID-19.
Under ‘Mission Vatsalya’, many services and about 18 benefits will be provided to women under one roof.
These women will get benefit from ‘Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana’ and ‘Gharkul Yojana’.
India’s first Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit “QASim”
Recently India’s first ‘Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit‘ named ‘QSim’ has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
It has been developed indigenously by scientists from IIT Roorkee, C-DAC and IISc Bangalore.
This toolkit helps in learning and understanding the practical aspects of programming.
World’s most powerful computer: “Fugaku” (Japan)
Iran’s most powerful computer: “Seymour”
Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology: Ashwini Vaishnav
Announcement of 4 new districts and 18 tehsils in Chhattisgarh
Max Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix 2021 title
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (Netherlands) has won the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix.
British Racing drive George Russell Williams finished second in this event.
While Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished third.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021 title: Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (Mexico)
Monaco Grand Prix Title: Max Verstappen
French Grand Prix 2021 title: Max Verstappen
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2021 title: Max Verstappen
9 judges took oath together for the first time in the Supreme Court
This is the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that 9 judges (03 women judges) have taken oath together.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana administered the oath to all the judges.
Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Hima Kohli are among the three women judges.
With this, the total number of judges in the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice, has gone up to 33, while the sanctioned strength is 34.
These include 04 women judges.
09 judges who took oath:
| 1. | Justice PS Narasimha | Will replace Justice BV Nagarathna as Supreme Court judge |
| 2. | Justice Vikram Nath | Likely to become CJI in February 2027. Justice Vikram Nath was the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. where his term will be of 36 days |
| 3. | Justice BV Nagarathna | She was a judge of the Karnataka High Court. Nagarathna will become the first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in September 2027. |
| 4. | Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari | Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court |
| 5. | Justice CT Ravikumar | Chief Justice of Kerala High Court |
| 6. | Justice Abhay Srinivas Oka | Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court |
| 7. | Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari | Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court |
| 8. | Justice Bela M Trivedi | Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court |
| 9. | Justice Hima Kohli | Chief Justice of Telangana High Court |
Establishment of Supreme Court: 26 January 1950
48th Chief Justice of India: Justice NV Ramana
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Union Minister Rajnath Singh commissions indigenously built ship ‘Vigraha’
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated the indigenously built Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ to the nation in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai.
The ship will be stationed at Visakhapatnam (Vizag) in Andhra Pradesh
The 98 meter vessel has been built by Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding Limited.
The Indian Coast Guard has 157 ships and 66 aircraft after the induction of ICGS ‘Vigraha’.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Founded: 1938
Headquarters: Mumbai
World’s tallest cinema opened in Ladakh
Recently, the world’s tallest cinema hall has been opened in the Paldan area of Leh, the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
The height of this cinema hall is 11,562 feet.
It has been set up by a company named Picturetime Digiplex Pvt Ltd.
Recently, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) has prepared the world’s highest road at an altitude of 19,300 feet at the Umling-La Pass in eastern Ladakh.
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Indian hockey player Amit Rohidas honored with ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’
The Odisha government has honored Indian hockey team defender Amit Rohidas with the ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’ for his outstanding performance in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
He was awarded a citation and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion of Sports: Kalu Charan Choudhary (Hockey Coach of Odisha)
Biju Patnaik Sports Excellence Award in Coaching: Shiv Prasad Das (Badminton Coach of Para Players)
Biju Patnaik Gallantry Award: ASI Trailokyanath Parida
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LIC launches ‘Anand Mobile App’
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a mobile app named ‘ANANDA (Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Applicatio)’.
This app is launched for LIC agent.
Establishment of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC): 1st September, 1956
Headquarters: Mumbai
President: M R Kumar
Managing Director (MD): Mini iPay
Government of India launches “Bharat Series” registration for vehicles
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched “Bharat series” for vehicle registration.
Under this series, if the employees move to another state, then they will not need to re-register their vehicle.
Vehicles having BH series number plate will have an All India Permit.
Earlier, to use the vehicle in a state other than the state registered under section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the vehicle has to be re-registered within 12 months.
At present, defense personnel, employees of Central and State Governments, employees of PSUs and employees of private companies (whose offices are in four or more states) can apply for “BH-Series”.
The registration of vehicles under the Bharat series (BH-series) will start from 15 September 2021.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways: Nitin Gadkari
Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver and Sharad Kumar won bronze in Tokyo Paralympics
Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver and Sharad Kumar won bronze in the high jump T63 event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
Mariyappan won the silver medal with a jump of 1.86m.
While Sharad Kumar won the bronze medal with a jump of 1.83m.
Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016 Rio Paralympic gold medalist – high jump) was India’s flag bearer at the Tokyo Paralympics.
But due to being Kovid positive, Tekchand became the new flag bearer of India in his place.
India’s Sinharaj Adhana wins bronze medal in Tokyo Paralympics
Shooter Sinhraj Adhana won the bronze medal in the men’s 10m Air Pistol SH event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
In this event, Chao Yang of China won the gold medal and Jing Huang won the silver medal.
Payment service system ‘RuPay’ launches #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign
Indian payment service system ‘RuPay’ has launched a campaign called #FollowPaymentDistancing with an aim to promote contactless payments.
‘RuPay’ was launched by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 26 March 2012.
PFRD has increased the age limit for National Pension Scheme (NPS) admission to 70 years.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the age limit for admission to the National Pension System (NPS) to 70 years.
Earlier this limit was up to 65 years.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) established: 23 August 2003
Headquarters: New Delhi
Chairman: Mr. Anoop Wadhawan
