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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 30th August 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 30th August 2021. covering the following news headlines: Paralympics 2020, Jallianwala Bagh Smarak, ANANDA mobile app, National Sports Day, Neeraj Chopra Stadium, Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility.

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National News

PM Modi dedicates renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in Amritsar, Punjab, to mark the completion of 102 years of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The historical park is a monument of national importance, preserved in the memory of countless revolutionaries, sacrificers, fighters killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the festival of Baisakhi on 13 April 1919.
Apart from this, PM Modi also inaugurated four museum galleries developed at the Smarak, to showcase the historical value of events that unfolded in Punjab in 1919. PM also announced multiple development initiatives taken by the government to upgrade the complex.

Rajnath Singh names Army Sports Institute, Pune as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”

Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh visited the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and named the Army Sports Institute stadium as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”. The focus of the Indian Army (in the field of sports) is to identify and train promising sportspersons in 11 disciplines.
The Indian Army’s “Mission Olympics” programme was launched in 2001 with the intent to deliver medal-winning performances in the Olympics and other international events.
Neeraj Chopra has won a Gold medal for India in the javelin throw event at Tokyo Olympics. With a throw of 87.03 metres in his first attempt, Neeraj killed the competition. In his second he improved it to 87.58m and that turned out to be the golden throw.
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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has started a public awareness campaign to warn people against digital banking frauds. For the new campaign, RBI has roped in Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra.

Banking News

RBI enhances limit under Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility to Rs 2 lakh

The Reserve Bank of India has increased the money transfer limit under the India-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction. Earlier there was a maximum limit of 12 transactions in a year.
Now this limit has also been removed. However, for cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal remittance facility, the per transaction limit of Rs 50,000 will still exist with a maximum of 12 transfers in a year.
Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility is a fund transfer mechanism from India to Nepal (not otherwise) that operates on NEFT. It was started by RBI in the year 2008. It is managed by SBI in India and Nepal SBI Bank Limited (NSBL) in Nepal.

LIC launches ANANDA mobile app for Agents

The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched the mobile application of its digital paperless solution, “ANANDA” for LIC agents. ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Application.
The ANANDA mobile app was launched by LIC Chairperson MR Kumar, through Video Conferencing.
The ANANDA Digital application was launched in November 2020 for LIC Agents / Intermediaries.
With Mobile App in place, the usage level of ANANDA among the Agents / Intermediaries will go up and help LIC to take the New Business fortunes to bigger heights.
The ANANDA tool enables LIC agents to register new LIC policies from the comfort of their homes.
Prospective customers can avail the facility of taking a New Life Insurance Policy in the comfort of their homes/offices without having to meet the agent in person.
It is built on a paperless KYC process using Aadhaar based e-authentication of the Life Proposed.

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Sports News

Paralympics 2020: Bhavinaben Patel wins silver in table tennis

In table tennis, Indian paddler Bhavnaben Patel has claimed a historic silver medal in the women’s singles summit clash at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Patel, 34, lost her first Paralympic Games 0-3 to Chinese paddler Ying Zhou.
This is the first medal for India at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Patel is the only second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after Deepa Malik, who won a silver medal in shotput at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Paralympics 2020: Avani Lekhara wins gold in Shooting

Shooter Avani Lekhara has scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, firing her way to the top of the podium in the R-2 women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event.
The 19-year-old from Jaipur, who sustained spinal cord injuries in a car accident in 2012, finished with a world record-equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record.
Avani is only the fourth Indian athlete to win a Paralympics gold after swimmer Murlikant Petkar (1972), javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia (2004 and 2016) and high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016).

Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver in men’s high jump

India’s Nishad Kumar has clinched a silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. This is the second medal for India at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
The 23-year-old Nishad made a jump of 2.06m, and in doing so created an Asian record. He also equalled his jump with USA’s Dallas Wise, who also took home silver.
Another American, Roderick Townsend, won the gold with a world record jump of 2.15m. T47 class is meant for athletes with a unilateral upper limb impairment resulting in some loss of function at the shoulder, elbow and wrist.

SP Sethuraman Wins 2021 Barcelona Open Chess Tournament

In chess, Indian Grandmaster SP Sethuraman has won the 2021 Barcelona Open chess tournament title, going unbeaten in nine rounds, winning six matches and drawing three.
Chennai-born Sethuraman scored 7.5 points after the ninth and final round to level with Daniil Yufa of Russia. However, the Indian player emerged as the winner on the basis of a better tie-break score. India’s Karthikeyan Murali finished third.

Max Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix 2021

Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has been declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix 2021.
The Belgian Grand Prix was called off due to rain and only two laps were completed. The winner was decided based on the progress made in these two laps. George Russell Williams finished second and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes third.

Important Days

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

United Nations observes International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances globally on the 30th of August every year. The day is being observed to express deep concern about the rise in enforced or involuntary disappearances in different regions of the world including the incidents of arrest, detention and abduction.
All of the above incidents result in an increasing number of reports pertaining to harassment, ill-treatment and intimidation of witnesses of disappearances or relatives of persons who have disappeared. UN General Assembly declared the 30th of August as International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances and the day was observed for the first time in the year 2011.

National Small Industry Day: 30th August

In India, the National Small Industry Day is celebrated on 30 August every year, to support and promote small Industries for their overall growth potential and opportunities received for their development in the year.
The industry day is a medium to provide balanced growth to existing small, medium and large scale enterprises and render assistance for setting up new industries to boost the state’s financial health. Small scale businesses and cottage industries have worked a vital part in the Indian economy.
The best quality gains have been produced in the base and cottage manufacturers of India. Although this area like other Indian businesses experienced a huge drop in British rule, it has grown at a very fast step after independence.

Miscellaneous News

World’s Highest Altitude Movie Theatre open in Ladakh

The world’s tallest movie theater recently inaugurated in Ladakh has got its first mobile digital movie theater at a height of 11,562 feet in Paldan area of Leh. The inflatable theater can work in -28°C.
The initiative aims to bring the cinema viewing experience to the most remote areas of India. It is worth mentioning that in the coming time four such theaters will be set up in Leh.

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