Current Affairs - August 24, 2021 Current Affairs

Cuba's Yordenis Ugas defeats Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines in Nevada (US) to retain the WBA welterweight title.

A new biography of revolutionary leader and independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan by Bimal Prasad will hit the stands on August 23, publisher Penguin Random House India.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) launched (after pilot test) an AI-enabled chatbot, named Urja to provide its clients with a platform for seamless self-service trips and quicker resolution of queries/issues.

Union Minister for Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh has said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake Observatories by the end of 2021.

HDFC Bank and Paytm have partnered to construct comprehensive options throughout payment gateway, the factor of sale machines and credit products.

The World Water Week is regarded as an annual event organized via Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) because 1991 to tackle the international water troubles and associated concerns of global development. It will be celebrated from 23 august to 27 august 2021.

The State Bank of India (SBI) recently inaugurated an ATM on a Houseboat at Dal Lake, Srinagar. Known as the floating ATM, it was inaugurated by the SBI Chairman Shri Dinesh Kumar Khara.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said they would jointly sponsor a $50 million loan portfolio to guarantee to Kotak Mahindra Bank to support increased financial access to women borrowers, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India.

Senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu La Ganesan was appointed the new governor of Manipur.

Shaili Singh from India has won the silver medal in the women's long jump event. She jumped a distance of 6.59 m in her third attempt, which was also her best show at the event.

As per the age-old culture related to the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, the holy mace (Chhari Mubarak) of Lord Shiva used to be introduced to the ancient Shankaracharya Temple.

NPCI's global arm NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with UAE-based Mashreq Bank to provide its mobile-based real-time payment system UPI in the gulf nation.

Onam is the most revered and celebrated festival of Kerala, is celebrated every year by the Malayali community across the world. This year, the harvest festival began on August 12 and will conclude on August 23.

Tropical Storm Henri has made its landfall near western Rhode Island on August 24, 2021.

Television monitoring corporation Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) has introduced the appointment of Nakul Chopra as its chief government officer (CEO) on 25 August 2021.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come up with an "Announcement of Opportunity' under which it seeks a proposal for scientifically analyse and utilise data from all experiments of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter

United Nations (UN) observes 23 August every year as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.

The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed on August 22 every year since 2019.

The second edition of the joint naval exercise, Zair-Al-Bahr, between the Indian Navy and Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) was conducted in the Persian Gulf.

None of the Indian universities could make it to the top 100 spots in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by Shanghai Ranking recently. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore is the only Indian institute to have scored a rank in the top 500.