24 August 2021 Current Affairs
The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed on which date?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.