- Paralympics 2020: Sumit Antil (Indian Javelin Thrower): He won the Gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F64 final event at the Tokyo Paralympics. In this event, he marked the new world record throw of 68.55m.
- Yogesh Kathuniya (Indian Discus thrower): He won a Silver medal in the men's Discus Throw F56 event at the Tokyo Paralympics.
- S P Sethuraman (Chess): He won the 2021 Barcelona Open chess tournament title.
- The world’s highest movie theatre was recently inaugurated in Ladakh. It is located in the Paldan area of Leh in Ladakh. It is situated at an altitude of 11,562 feet and operates at -28 degrees Celsius.
- The navies of India and Germany conducted joint exercises in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, in the Indian Ocean leg of Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021. India was represented by frigate ‘Trikand’ and Germany was represented by frigate ‘Bayern’. The navies performed helicopter landings, and operations like visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS).
- Static Part:
- Capital of Germany: Berlin
- Currency of Germany: Euro
- 1st Global DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Adoption Index: It was released by Chainalysis. India marked the rank position of 6th in the index. The index was topped by the US. The 2nd and 3rd positions were marked by Vietnam and Thailand respectively.
- Important Days and Themes: 31st Aug 2021: International Day for People of African Descent
- Obituaries: Buddhadeb Guha: He was an eminent Bengali writer.
- RBI raised Limit Under Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme
- ‘Bharat Series (BH-series)’ Registration Introduced
- 9 New SC judges Took the Oath of Office in One Go
- India-ASEAN Engineering Partnership Summit 2021
- Appointments on 31st August 2021
Question:
Q.1 What was the rank of India in the Global DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Adoption Index?
a. 3rd
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 9th
a. 3rd
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 9th
