Today's Event – 16th August 2021

• 1891- Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, Asia’s first all-steel church, officially inaugurated and blessed.

• 1896- gold discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada by Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie, starting the Klondike Gold Rush

• 1930- Fiddlesticks, the world’s first color sound cartoon released 

• 1930- First Commonwealth Games held in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)

• 1946- Mass riots in Kolkata killed more than 4,000 people in 72 hours.

• 1960- Cyprus becomes free from UK

• 1989- Solar particle event halts Toronto Stock Exchange

• 2008- The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago became the world's highest residence above ground level before Burj Khalifa

• 2020- August Complex Fire in California burned millions of acres of ground

National Events- 

•  India has recorded 32k cases of covid-19 and 417 deaths

• Sabrina Lall, sister of Late Jessica Lall, passed away due to suffering from cirrhosis of the liver 

•  Indian military intelligence has warned ISI’s seeking of RAW operatives’ details in Jammu and Kashmir

•  PM Modi claims that India is the only G20 nation close to meet climate goals

• Minor Dalit girl raped in UP; an accused couple in custody

International Events- 

•  Afghanistan taken over by Taliban

•  Indian diaspora in UK celebrates 75th Independence Day with the slogan “Resign Modi”

•  IPL founder Lalit Modi in legal trouble in the UK after representation of prominent figures

•  84 Afghan servicemen crossed the Uzbekistan border to escape the Taliban

• The rate of adults admitted to US hospitals is becoming high

Job alerts-

• AIESL Jobs for Executive, Supervisor, and other posts. Last date 28th August 2021

• PFRDA Jobs for Group A officer and other posts. Last date 16th September 2021

• Rayagada Court Jobs for clerk, stenographer and other posts. Last date 13th September 2021

• NTPC Jobs for Assistant Officer and other posts. Last date 2nd September 2021

• HPSC Jobs for Group A, Group B and other posts. Last date 15th September 2021

Sports-

•  Indian U-18 archers won two Gold and three bronze medals in the Youth World Championships on Sunday

•  Young Indian Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani on Sunday won the 19th Spilimbergo Open

•  PSG fans congratulate Messi after 4-2 win against Strasbourg

•  Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova to face Italy’s Camila Giorgi in Montreal final 2021

•  Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane keeping odds in favour for the Indian Men’s Test team in the 2nd Test against England

Technology-

•  Realme Book Slim to be launched at Rs. 55k in India

•  Accidentally leaked news of Redmi 10 launch by Xiaomi

•  WhatsApp to feature 3 new features View Once, Joinable Calls, and Android to iOS or vice-versa

Economy – 

•  A survey by CII stated that faceless tax assessment will improve efficiency and remove unwanted practices of tax officials

•  Above Rs. 2k crores invested by FPIs in August

•  Over 50 lakhs investor registrations witnessed by NSE since April

•  Finance Minister Nirmala to meet CEOs of public sector banks to review performance post 2nd wave of corona pandemic

• Sensex drops at 55,416.37 while Nifty drops to 16,517.60

Environment –

•  4.0 magnitude earthquake recorded in Andhra Pradesh

•  Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to occur in West Bengal

Local –

• Delhi AIIMS becomes first hospital to have fire station on campus

•  Gujarat extended night curfew till August 28th 2021

•  Bomb found in Jalpaiguri station; security tightened in West Bengal

•  Assam bans sale of beef within 5km radius of any temple, passing Cattle Preservation Bill

• Khela Hobe Diwas celebrated by TMC in West Bengal

GK –

Which ministry has launched the brand – ‘SonChiraiya’ – for marketing of Urban SHG products?

[A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development

Bhindawas has been recognized as a Ramsar site. In which state is it located?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Haryana

In which state/UT, Investor Summit 2021 is being organized?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Karnataka
[D] Delhi

Which bank has launched an MSME mentoring program in West Bengal?

[A] State Bank of India
[B] ICICI Bank
[C] Indian Bank
[D] HDFC Bank

Which state/UT’s, the police department has launched an e-FIR initiative?

[A] West Bengal
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh