AUGUST 2021 – CURRENT AFFAIRS
(Useful for JPSC, JSSC, BPSC and the State Civil Services)
1. Tokyo Olympics 2020: India(48th position)
Gold- Men’s Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra
2. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
3. RBI - GDP growth forecast - 9.5% (2021-22)
4. Fortune Global 500 list for 2021
Reliance Industries (155)
State Bank of India (205)
5. RBI launched - Financial Inclusion Index
- range between 0 to 100. Where 0 denotes complete financial exclusion while 100 denotes full financial inclusion.- three parameters - Access (35%), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%)
- FI index 2021 - 53.9
6. Bharat series (BH-series) Registration Mark:
YY – Year of first registration
BH- Code for Bharat Series
####- 0000 to 9999 (randomized)
XX- Alphabets (AA to ZZ)
The motor vehicle tax will be levied for two years or in multiple of two. This scheme will provide free movement of personal vehicles across States/UTs.
7. collateral-free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana increased from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs
8. contribution to the pension fund of employees under the NPS (National Pension System) increased from 10 per cent to 14 per cent
9. State Bank of India has opened a floating ATM at- Dal Lake in Srinagar
10. App made by SIDBI - Digital Prayaas, based on digital-lending platform to provide loans to entrepreneurs from low-income groups.
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