- ‘Pani Maah’ or ‘Water Month’: It is launched by the Union Territory of Ladakh. The initiative aims to promote the importance of clean water to the community of Ladakh and attain the objectives set under ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’. Under the ‘Pani Maah’ initiative, three approaches will be adopted namely focusing on water quality testing, planning and strategizing water supply, and seamless functioning of Pani Sabha in villages.
- Static Part:
- Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh: Radha Krishna Mathur
- India’s first Heart Failure Biobank was inaugurated at National Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in HF (CARE-HF) at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala. The Biobank will offer a study platform for genetic, metabolomics and proteomic markers of health outcomes in heart-failure patients.
- Important Days and Themes: 9th Aug 2021: Nagasaki Day
- 9th Aug 2021: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- Theme for 2021: ‘Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract’
- The Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation Ltd (HPSHHCL) signed MoU with e-commerce giant Flipkart to include its local artisans, handicraft artists, weavers and handloom makers in Flipkart’s platform. The Flipkart’s Samarth Program will make the artisans, weavers and handicraft and handloom makers trained so that they can promote and showcase their products on the online platforms.
- Obituaries: P.S. Banarji: He was Kerala Cartoonist, sculptor and folk singer.
- Anupam Shyam: He was an Indian film and television actor.
- ‘Zayed Talwar Exercise 2021’
- ‘COVID-19 Innovation Report 2021’—Startup Blink
- Appointments on 9th August 2021
- 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting
- ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and Mobile App
Question:
Q.1 Which state/UT launched the ‘Pani Maah’ initiative?
a. Kerala
b. Ladakh
c. Lakshadweep
d. Maharashtra
a. Kerala
b. Ladakh
c. Lakshadweep
d. Maharashtra
