- ICC Men’s Team Ranking 2021: India is at 2nd position for ICC Team ranking in T20 cricket format. The 1st position is marked by England for the same. Whereas, India is at 3rd position in ODI Ranking which is topped by New Zealand.
- Static Part:
- HQ of ICC: Dubai, UAE
- Chairman of ICC: Greg Barclay
- CEO of ICC: Manu Sawhney
- The world's longest pedestrian bridge named ‘Arouca’ was inaugurated in Portugal. The Arouca Bridge offers a half-kilometre (almost 1,700-foot) walk across its span, along a metal walkway suspended from cables.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Portugal: Lisbon
- Currency of Portugal: Euro
- Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘The Bench’
- Author: Meghan Markle
- India’s first ‘Drive-in Vaccination Centre’ was inaugurated in Mumbai. It is set up for senior citizens and differently-abled people so that they can get vaccinated.
- Awards and Recognition: Pink (Singer): She will be awarded Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.
- As per Fitch Ratings, India’s GDP to be at 9.5% for FY22
- Static Part:
- HQ of Fitch Ratings: New York, US.
- The Government of Andhra Pradesh has selected Essar Steel as its Joint Venture (JV) partner to build a steel plant in the Kadapa district of the state. The steel plant will be able to produce 3 million tonnes per annum of high steel grade products Static Part: Dams in AP: Srisailam Dam(Krishna River), Somasila Dam (Penna River), Tatipudi Reservoir (River Gosthani ), Dummaguden Dam (River Godavari).
- Obituaries: Chaudhary Ajit Singh: He was former Union Minister and Chief of Rashtriya Lok Dal.
- V Kalyanam: He was Personal Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi.
- Abhilasha Patil: She was Actress by profession.
- eNAM Partnered with Kotak Mahindra Bank
- TEMA signed MoU with ICCC
- 1st Ind-Fra-Aus Trilateral Foreign Ministerial Dialogue
- ‘Ivejaj’ Tablets for COVID-19 Treatment
- PepsiCo Foundation partnered with SEEDS
Question:
Q.1 The world's longest pedestrian bridge named ‘Arouca’ was inaugurated in which country?
a. Portugal
b. Italy
c. Netherland
d. Belgium
a. Portugal
b. Italy
c. Netherland
d. Belgium