Today's Event – 8th July 2021

• 1497- Vasco da Gama started the journey towards India

• 1889- The Wall Street Journal published its first issue

• 1948- The US air force started accepting female recruits

• 1972- Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani assassinated by the Mossad

• 2021- US President Joe Biden declares official conclusion in the War in Afghanistan

National Events-

• An explosion in Madar Gate in Aligarh causes chaos and confusion amongst public

• An unnamed heavily armed terrorist eradicated by the Indian Army in Nowshera LOC, Jammu

• Indian Government expects 3-4 million doses by August

• Above 15,000 new active cases registered in Kerala

• 53 deaths in 56 days recorded in Indore caused by black fungus

International Events-

• An explosion caused in a ship container creates massive fire at Dubai Port

• Tropical storms in Florida causes one death

• Pakistan starting to from registry for foreign nationals

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms that majority of British Armed Forces have left Afghanistan

• UK Government lifts compulsory self-isolation rules for foreign travellers

Job alerts-

• MPPSC jobs for Assistant Manager. Last date 15th August 2021

• ISRO jobs for Apprentices. Last date 22nd July 2021

• Income Tax Department (Mumbai) jobs for Tax Inspector, MTS and Tax Assistant. Last date 25th August 2021

• PSSSB jobs for Veterinary Inspector. Last date 30th July 2021

• GAIL Jobs for Senior Engineer and other posts. Last date 5th August 2021

          Sports-

• Italy defeated Spain to reach EURO CUP final 2021

• New Zealand cricket team to tour entire New Zealand to celebrate WTC victory

• Argentinian goalie Emiliano Martinez hailed as hero as Argentina reaches COPA final

• Tennis legend Roger Federer exits the Wimbledon tournament after suffering loss

• Liton Das and Mahumudulah Riyaz saves Bangladesh from losing against Zimbabwe in the Test series

Awards and honours-

• Kaushik Basu wins Humboldt Research Award for Economics

Technology-

• Amazon introduces Digital Kendra for small and medium enterprises

• 36 US states sues Google for Play Store Fees

• iPhone 13 to be introduced within 2021

• Lenovo introduces two new detachable models- Yoga Duet 7i and IdeaPad Duet 3

• Apple planning to built spatial audio systems for VR devices

Economy –

• IT sector expecting recovery this year about 10 to 11%

• Indigo reports strong air traffic improvement in India

• Majority of Indians consider that E-wallets have made shopping easier

• Sensex drops to 486 points and Nifty goes below 15,750

• Zomato to open IPO on 14th July 2021

Environment –

• Climate crisis threat for war-zone Iraq as heat rises

Local –

• Tribal art workshop held in Madhya Pradesh

• National webinar on Indian culture held at Rabindranath Tagore University in Bhopal

• 3 members of burglar arrested in Bhopal, Rs. 2.5 lakhs worth jewellery recovered

• 8 people arrested for supplying firearms to Naxals in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

• Amrit Mahotsav programmed launched by MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for small and cottage industries of Madhya Pradesh

Person in News –

• HP Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away at age 87

• Narayan Rane appointed as Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

• Sarbananda Sonowal appointed as Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH

• Virendra Kumar appointed as Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment

• Jyotiraditya M Scindia appointed as Minister of Civil Aviation

GK –

• What is a Peninsula? A land or continent surrounded by water from three sides

• What is an Isthmus? A narrow stretch of land connecting two larger continents

• Why there is no fish in the Dead Sea? High Concentration of Salt

• What layer protects Earth from UV Rays? Ozone (O3 ) layer

• What is Hydrosphere? Water of Earth