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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 10th August 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 10th August 2021. covering the following news headlines: Javelin Throw Day, EYE IN THE SKY, United Nations Security Council, World Lion Day, World Biofuel Day, Asian Development Bank.

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State News
Business News
Sports News
Important Days
Obituaries News

State News

Gujarat CM launches eNagar mobile application and portal

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched Einagar mobile application and portal. Einagar comprises of 10 modules with 52 services including property tax, professional tax, water and drainage, complaints and grievance redressal, building permission, fire and emergency services.
Gujarat Urban Development Mission has been appointed as a nodal agency for the Einagar project. A total of 170 locations including 162 municipalities and 8 municipal corporations have been covered under the Einagar project.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Gujarat Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani;
Gujarat Governor: Acharya Devvrat.

Business News

ADB approves USD 300 million additional loan for Maharashtra

The Manila-based Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 300 million loans as additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project for upgrading rural roads and connecting remote areas with markets.
The additional financing will be used for improving an additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges for a total length of 2,900 km in 34 districts of the state.
The project was approved in August 2019, for improving and maintaining the condition and safety of 2,100 kilometres (km) of rural roads across Maharashtra.

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Maharashtra Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
Maharashtra Capital: Mumbai.

Sports News

7th August to be named “Javelin Throw Day” to honour Neeraj Chopra

The Athletics Federation of India has decided that javelin throw day will be on 7th August every year in honour of Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. The 23-year-old Neeraj is India’s second individual Olympic gold medallist after Abhinav Bindra.
Neeraj bagged the gold medal in men’s javelin throw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on 7th August 2021.
Neeraj has scripted the history at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he threw the javelin to a distance of 87.58m to end India’s medal drought in athletics at the Olympics. This is India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics in the history of the Olympics. AFI’s bid to name August 7 as Javelin Throw Day is an attempt to attract more youth towards the sport.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Athletics Federation of India President: Adille J Sumariwalla;
Athletics Federation of India Founded: 1946;
Athletics Federation of India Headquarters location: New Delhi.

Important Days

World Biofuel Day celebrated on 10th August

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10 August. The day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the government in the biofuel sector.
The development of biofuels is in line with schemes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. World Biofuel Day was first observed in August 2015 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Gas.

World Lion Day observed on 10th August

World Lion Day is celebrated globally on 10 August every year. World Lion Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the king of animals and the efforts made for their conservation.
Due to their courage, intelligence, power, and grandeur, lions are often displayed on national flags, and on royal symbols and symbols that represent order, power, or authority across cultures. World Lion Day was started in 2013.
There is only one species of the lion in the world whose scientific name is Panthera leo. As per the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species (2016), the Panthera leo has two subspecies: Panthera Leo and Panthera leo persica, found in Africa and Asia.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland;
International Union for Conservation of Nature CEO: Bruno Oberle;
International Union for Conservation of Nature Founder: Julian Huxley;
International Union for Conservation of Nature Founded: 5 October 1948.

Obituaries News

War hero Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao passes away

Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao, a 1971 war hero and recipient of the Mahavir Chakra, passed away. Rao was a recipient of the Veer Seva Medal also. He played a key role in the war with Pakistan to liberate East Pakistan that is now Bangladesh.
Rao led a small task group of the Western Fleet and launched an offensive off the coast of Karachi as part of Operation Cactus Lily.
Notwithstanding the threat of air, surface and submarine attack, he led the group into enemy waters on the night of December 4, 1971.

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