- 5th National Public Procurement Conclave 2021: It was organised by Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) under the theme of ‘Technology-enabled Government Procurement- Towards efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness’. The conclave was a platform of interaction between buyers, sellers, industry experts and academic experts.
- Static Part:
- Chairperson of GeM: Dr Anup Wadhwan
- HQ of CII: New Delhi
- President of CII: T V Narendran
- Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’
- Released by: Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu
- The ‘CoinDCX’ has become India’s 1st cryptocurrency exchange by gaining the title of ‘Unicorn’ with a valuation of $1.1 billion.
- PM Narendra Modi announced that 14th August to be marked as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ or ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’. The day will be in the memory of struggles and sacrifices made by people during the partition of the country in 1947.
- Important Days and Themes: 15th Aug 2021: 75th Independence Day of India. The event is named ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
- The 130th Durand Cup, which is an annual domestic football league of India will be held in Kolkata, West Bengal. A total of 16 teams will be participating in the event including 4 defence teams.
- ‘SonChiraiya’
- 11th Annual Meeting of FEMBoSA
- 10 of the Major Banks formed SLMA to Support Secondary Loan Market
- Indira Gandhi Urban Credit Card Scheme 2021-- Rajasthan
Question:
Q.1 Where will be 130th Durand Cup be held?
a. Punjab
b. Maharashtra
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. West Bengal
a. Punjab
b. Maharashtra
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. West Bengal
