DAILY GK: 22 , 23 AUG 2021
1.SC
ALLOWS WOMEN TO APPEAR IN NDA EXAM
• The
Supreme Court (SC) in its interim order has allowed Women candidates to appear
in the upcoming National Defense Academy (NDA) examination.
• Women
will be appearing for the 1st time in the 65 years history of the NDA
examination.
• Women
candidates will be permitted to sit for the NDA exam which is Rescheduled on
November 14th, 2021 and their admission into the NDA will be subject to final
orders of SC.
2.PRESIDENT
APPROVED CONSTITUTION (127TH AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021
• The
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind approved the Constitution (127th Amendment)
Bill, 2021.
• After
his assent, the bill has changed into the Constitution (105th Amendment) Act,
2021 which will restore the power of states and Union Territories (UTs) to
identify and specify Socially and Educationally backward Classes (SEBCs).
• The
Constitution 127th Amendment Bill was passed
by the Parliament on 11th August, 2021 in the Monsoon Session.
• It
has amended articles 338B , 342-A and 366(26C) of the Indian Constitution
• Article
338B – It deals with the structure, duties and powers of the National
Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
• Article
342-A – It empowers the President to notify a particular caste as SEBC and also
enables the parliament to change the list.
• Article
366(26C) – gives the definition for SEBCs
3.INDIA’S
1ST EV-FRIENDLY HIGHWAY
• Dr
Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister of Heavy Industries inaugurated the state
of the art electric vehicle (EV) charging station in (Karnal Lake
Resort)Karnal, Haryana, installed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
• The
EV charging station is located at the midpoint of Delhi-Chandigarh Highway,
makes the Delhi Chandigarh Highway as India’s first EV-friendly Highway.
4.NEW
MD AND CEO OF INDIAN BANK
• The
Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shanti
Lal Jain as the Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the
Indian Bank for a period of 3 years from the date of assumption of office or
1st September 2021.
• He
is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Bank of Baroda(BoB).
5.CVC
RE-APPOINTED TM BHASIN AS CHAIRMAN OF ABBFF
• The
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) re-appointed Dr. Tejendra Mohan Bhasin aka
TM Bhasin as the chairman of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial
Frauds (ABBFF) w.e.f. August 21, 2021 for a further period of two years.
• The
reappointment followed the term completion of ABBFF on August 20, 2021 which
was constituted in 2019 to examine bank frauds of over Rs 50 crore and
recommend relevant action.
6.ISMAIL
SABRI YAAKOB APPOINTED AS PM OF MALAYSIA
• The
Supreme Head(King) of Malaysia has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the Prime Minister(PM) of Malaysia.
• He
replaced the caretaker Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned after
losing his parliamentary majority.
• He
is the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia since the 2018 elections.
7.SADBHAVANA
DIWAS 2021 – AUGUST 20
• Sadbhavana
Diwas is annually celebrated across India on the birth anniversary of former
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
• The
day aims to promote national integration and communal harmony among the people
of all religions and Languages.
• The
Sabhavana Diwas literally means “Harmony Day”.
• The
Sadbhavana Diwas 2021 marks the 77th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
• He
was born on 20th August 1944.
• His
birth anniversary is also celebrated as Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas.
8.WORLD
MOSQUITO DAY 2021 – AUGUST 20
• World
Mosquito Day is observed annually across the globe on 20th August to
commemorate the discovery of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female
mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
• The
annual celebration of World Mosquito Day has been organised by the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine since the 1930s.
9.HARYANA’S
HISAR AIRPORT NAMED AFTER MAHARAJA AGRASEN
• Haryana
Chief Minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar announced the first civil airport,
Hisar Airport in Hisar district would be
known as Maharaja Agrasen International airport.
• The
act was done in order to pay tribute to the legendary Maharaja Agrasen
• Hisar
Airport became 1st Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)- licensed public
aerodrome of the state in the year 2018.
