1) Odisha's Bhubaneswar has become the first city in India to achieve 100 per cent vaccination coverage against Covid-19. Additionally, about one lakh migrant workers have also been administered the first dose of Covid vaccines in the capital city of Odisha.
Odisha CM - Naveen Patnaik
➨ Governor - Ganeshi Lal
➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve
➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve
➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves
➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
2) DXC Technology and Nasscom Foundation have jointly launched the Employability Skills Programme to train 7,500 underserved students in new-age technologies.
➨ The programme will train students from over 35 tier-2 and tier-3 technical and non-technical colleges in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
3) Deepak Das, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, is appointed by the Government of India as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
➨ Das is the 25th officer to hold the position of CGA.
4) Having vaccinated 5.17 lakh people in every 10-lakh population, Gujarat has bagged the top position in the country in terms of vaccinations per million people. Gujarat has so far administered 3,32,65,975 doses of vaccines as a preventive step against coronavirus, as part of the intensive statewide drive till July 31, 2021, including 75 lakh vaccinations in the month of July alone.
5) A hotline has been set up between the Indian and Chinese armies in the North Sikkim sector to further boost confidence along the Line of Actual Control in the region.
➨The hotline is between the Indian Army in Kongra La, North Sikkim and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Khamba Dzong in Tibetan Autonomous Region.
6) Maharashtra has reported its first case of Zika virus in Belsar village in Purandar taluka of Pune district.
➨ A 50-year-old woman, developed fever earlier this month but has now recovered completely. No one in her family has shown any symptoms of the disease.
Maharashtra :-
CM - Uddhav Thackeray
Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple
Grishneshwar Temple
7) Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of Rs 150 crore Vindhyachal Corridor Project (VCP) in Mirzapur.
➨He also inaugurated a ropeway costing Rs 16 crore in Vindhyachal.
➨ The Vindhyachal Corridor project is being built on the lines of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor project in Varanasi.
Uttar Pradesh :-
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister - Yogi Adityanath
Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
8) The Ministry of Ayush has collaborated with the U.K.'s London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from COVID-19.
Ministry of AYUSH :-
Founded - 9 November 2014, India
Headquarters - New Delhi
9) A new mathematical analysis conducted by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) and IIM Bangalore has established a relationship between the carbon footprint of companies and the potential risks of investing in these firms.
Karnataka:-
CM :- Basavaraj Bommai
Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot
Formation :- 1 November 1956
Language :- Kannada
Port :- New Mangalore Port
10) Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM, Chief Hydrographer to the Govt. of India received the Alexander Dalrymple award from the British High Commissioner, Mr Alex Ellis at a presentation ceremony held at the High Commissioner’s residence today at New Delhi.
11) The Bihar assembly passed a Bill to establish the first sports university of the state, where one-third of the seats will be reserved for women. All sports-related institutes, training centres and colleges of physical education in Bihar will be affiliated to this new university, which will be the country's sixth such varsity.11,8K11:01
✸Bihar CM - Nitish Kumar
➭ Governor - Phagu Chauhan
➭Mangala Gowri Temple
➭Mithila Shakti Peeth Temple
➭Valmiki National Park
12) Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM has assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff from Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC at a formal ceremony held at South Block, New Delhi. Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar is retiring after glorious service of 39 years.
Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh
13) Bvlgari has added Priyanka Chopra Jonas as one of its brand ambassadors.
➨In her role for the brand, the actress-producer will support the Roman high jewellery house in the amplification of its brand around the world, with a particular focus on the themes of women empowerment, diversity and inclusion.
Gujarat:-
➨ CM :- Vijay Ramniklal Rupani
➨Governor :- Acharya Devvrat
➨Nageshwar Temple
➨Somnath Temple
14) Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh released a set of guidelines to provide a well-defined framework and guiding principle to facilitate sharing of biological information and data generated by research groups in the country.
➨Singh also launched the website of the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC).
15) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to establish 1,000 Khelo India centres across the country out of which 360 centres have already been notified.
➨Athletes are being selected under Khelo India scheme and will be provided with an annual financial assistance of Rs 6.28 lakh.
➨ He informed 236 sports academies are being accredited across the country under the "Support to National, Regional, State Sports Academies".
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports :-
Headquarters - Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Minister - Anurag Thakur
Formed - 1982 (as Department of Sports)
27 May 2000 (as Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports)
16) India ended a long, excruciating wait of 41 years as they bagged the bronze medal in men’s hockey after defeating Germany 5-4 in the play-off at the Tokyo Olympics.
➨ It is India's third hockey bronze medal in the history of the Olympics. The other two came in 1968 Mexico City and the 1972 Munich Games.
17) The first goods train carrying stone chips to Bangladesh through the revived Haldibari – Chilahati rail link leaves from Damdim station of Alipurduar Division in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
➨The Haldibari – Chilahati rail link between India and the then East Pakistan was operational till 1965. This was part of the Broad Gauge main route from Kolkata to Siliguri during partition.
West Bengal :-
CM - Mamata Banerjee
GOVERNOR - Jagdeep Dhankhar
Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
Kalighat Temple
18) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar becomes the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha. The two-day visit which concluded on 02 Aug 21, was organised as part of Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Independence.
Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh
19) NITI Aayog released a report that presents reform pathways that can transform the country's power distribution sector, in a step towards improving policymaking in this area. The report, titled Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector, is co-authored by NITI Aayog, RMI and RMI India.
NITI Aayog :- National Institution for Transforming India
➨Formed - 1 January 2015
➨Preceding - Planning Commission
➨Headquarters -New Delhi
➨Chairperson:- Narendra Modi,
➨Vice Chairperson - Rajiv Kumar,
➨CEO - Amitabh Kant13K11:01
20) Noted author and Padma Shri awardee Padma Sachdev, the first modern woman poet of Dogri language, passed away at a Mumbai hospital.
➨She authored many books in Dogri and Hindi, and her poetry collections, including Meri Kavita Mere Geet, won her the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. She received the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2001 and was awarded the Kabir Samman for poetry for 2007-08 by the Madhya Pradesh government.
21) To safeguard the interest of its customers, the country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new and enhanced security feature – ‘SIM Binding’ in Yono and Yono Lite.
State Bank of India :-
Founded - 1 July 1955
Headquarters - Mumbai,
Maharashtra
Chairman - Dinesh Kumar Khara
22) National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), has developed a chain of science museums and science centers throughout the Country including Science Cities through the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS).
➽National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) :-
➨ National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) is an autonomous organisation under Indian Ministry of Culture.
➨Headquarters - Kolkata.
➨ The first science museum, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata under CSIR, was opened on May 2, 1959.
23) Manpreet Vohra, presently High Commissioner of India to Australia, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Nauru, with residence in Canberra.
Ministry of External Affairs :-
Formed - 2 September 1946
Headquarters - South Block
Raisina Hill, New Delhi
Minister of External Affairs - Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
24) Renowned classical and playback singer Kalyani Menon passed away after a brief illness. She was 80.
➨She is known for her classical renditions in Tamil films including in ‘Alaipayudhe’ singing the song named after the film's title, ‘Maale Manivanna’ in the film ‘Shivaji the Boss’, ‘Omanathingal’ in ‘Muthu’ and ‘Omane Penne’ in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya.
25) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the entire Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests for the Independence Day event on August 15 this year. He will also personally meet with the athletes and interact with all of them around that time.
26) As India is celebrating 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' to commemorate the country's 75 years of Independence, the Union Ministry of Culture has launched a unique programme to invite the people to sing the national anthem and upload the video on website www.RASHTRAGAAN.IN.
27) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually preside over an open debate on maritime security at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on August 9.
➨It will be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will chair an open debate at the UN Security Council.
28) Renowned writer Kunal Basu's new novel titled 'In An Ideal World' is expected to release in early 2022.
➨A literary novel, 'In An Ideal World' explores a variety of themes like — family, college politics, and fanaticism.
29) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the country's first earthquake early warning mobile application 'Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert' developed by IIT Roorkee.
Uttarakhand CM :- Pushkar Singh Dhami
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya
Asan Conservation Reserve
Country's first moss garden
Country's first Pollinator Park
Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett National Park
30) Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged the silver medal after losing in the final of men's 57kg freestyle category to Russian Olympic Committee’s (ROC) Zavur Uguev.
➨ This is India's fifth medal at the Tokyo Olympics and the second silver of the campaign.
➨ Ravi Kumar is the fifth Indian wrestler after KD Jadhav, Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, and Sakshi Malik to finish on the Olympic podium.
☞ Indian Olympic Association :-
➨The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets.
➨Created - 1927
➨President - Narinder Batra
➨Secretary General - Rajeev Mehta