Current Affairs One-Liner: 8th July 2021

Published on July 08, 2021
  • The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has decided to offer recognition to WAKO India Kickboxing Federation as National Sports Federation (NSF). This will help to promote and develop the Kickboxing sport in India.
  • Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary: It is in Bundi, Rajasthan and has been recognized as the fourth tiger reserve of the state. The announcement for the same was made by the Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
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    • National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries in Rajasthan: Ranthambore NP, Mukundra Hills NP, Sariska Tiger Reserve, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bassi WLS, Jamwa Ramgarh WLS, Mount Abu WLS, Shergarh WLS
  • The Indian Army inducted the first production batch of 12 Short Span Bridging Systems (SSBS)-10m. It is designed and developed by DRDO and Larsen & Toubro Limited. The SSBS-10m will help to bridge the gaps up to 9.5m as a single span providing a 4m wide, fully decked roadway, which will allow faster movement of the troops.
Current Affairs One-Liner: 8th July 2021
  • The HDFC Bank Ltd partnered with Creditas Solutions to grant customized debt management solutions for its loan and credit card customers. The solutions will be offered with a self-service credit portal and will prove beneficial to the customers especially during the pandemic situation of COVID-19. The fully integrated ready-to-deploy credit help platform will be provided by Creditas Solutions.
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    • HQ of HDFC Bank Ltd: Mumbai
    • Tagline of HDFC Bank Ltd: We understand your world
    • MD and CEO of HDFC Bank Ltd: Shashidhar Jagdhishan
    • HQ of Creditas Solutions: Gurugram , Haryana
  • Important Days and Theme: 7th July: World Chocolate Day or International Chocolate Day
  • Awards and Recognition: Korean Air: It was announced as the winner of ‘Air Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year’. It is one of the most prestigious honours in the aviation industry.
  • Obituaries: Richard Donner: He was Filmmaker. He was best known for helming the original ‘Superman’ film, ‘Lethal Weapon’ film series and ‘The Goonies’.
    • Keshav Datt: He was 2 time Olympics Gold Medal Winning Indian Hockey Team member.
  • Ministry of Tourism signed MoU with Yatra
  • Online Course Mobile App ‘Matsya Setu’
  • Appointments on 8th July 2021
  • NABARD sanctioned Rs 2891.15 lakh to Goa
  • ‘MandateHQ'—By Razorpay and Mastercard

Question: 

Q.1 Richard Donner, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession?
a. Environmentalist
b. Space Scientist
c. Economist
d. Filmmaker
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