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26 AUGUST CURRENT AFFAIRS BY SBK KANNADA:
1) The government of which state/UT has launched the Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan for construction workers from August 24 to September 11?
A) Puducherry
B) Rajasthan
C) Delhi
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C
The Delhi government launched Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan, under which a mega registration campaign will be held for construction workers from August 24 to September 11.
Delhi government will set up camps at 70 schools for registration of construction labourers at all the 70 assembly constituencies.
Carpenters, worker grinders, construction site guards, the people who work in concrete mixers, crane operator, electrician, comp operator, Mason (Raj Mistry), tiles stone fitters, welders, coolies, and others can apply for respective jobs.
The labourers can also submit their application online by visiting — edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in.
For the registration, the age limit is between 18-60.
Documents like — certification of work, photo, local ID proof, bank account number and Aadhaar card are required for the registration.
After the successful completion of this 15-day registration camp, the Delhi government will analyse the process and decide the future action plan.
2) Name the app developed by a class 9 student from Imphal which is based on Covid guidelines.
A) GoCoronaboi
B) TargetCovid
C) Covid Boi
D) Coroboi
E) CoronaWarrior
Answer: D
A class 9 student from Imphal, Baldeep Ningthoujam has developed a mobile game ‘Coroboi’ amid COVID-19 pandemic.
The game, based on COVID guidelines, is now available for Android users.
“Coroboi”, a boy from India(Manipur) is stranded and wants to return home. Wearing Leirum Phee (Manipuri traditional cloth) and a Mask, he will run towards his goal. He will be earning points during his journey. If the police caught him, a fine of 5000 points will be deducted.
3) Cameron White who announced his retirement from professional cricket recently played for which country?
A) Netherlands
B) South Africa
C) England
D) New Zealand
E) Australia
Answer: E
Former Australia captain and all-rounder Cameron White has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket.
Cameron White also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and the now-defunct Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League between 2007 and 2012. He was later bagged by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2013 season.
White won 10 domestic trophies – 6 Sheffield Shields, a domestic one-day crown, 2 wins in the old state-based T20 league and a Big Bash League trophy. He played 240 Twenty20 matches, scoring 5469 runs and 708 wickets at 27.23.
4) AB Raj who passed away at the age of 95 was a prominent ________.
A) Athlete
B) Singer
C) Actor
D) Filmmaker
E) Writer
Answer: D
Veteran filmmaker AB Raj passed away, following a cardiac arrest. He was 95.
A B Raj began his career as a filmmaker in Sri Lanka. He directed more than 10 films in Sinhalese under the name A Bhaskar Raj.
He also assisted English filmmaker David Lean during the making of the 1957 movie The Bridge on the River Kwai.
The filmmaker made his directorial debut in Tamil at the beginning of the 1970s with Thulli Odum Pullimaan.
5) Nabard has introduced a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product for NBFC-MFIs. It has partnered with which company as the istructurer for the facility?
A) Spark Capital
B) Vivriti Capital
C) Deloitte
D) Techfoco Capital
E) Nielit
Answer: B
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has introduced a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product, ‘Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)’, to ensure unhindered flow of credit to the last mile in rural areas hit by the pandemic.
The program entails providing partial guarantee on pooled loans extended to small and mid-sized MFIs.
Pooled Loan Issuance (PLI) structure provides the lending bank adequate comfort through partial credit protection, reduces cost of capital as the rating of the loans get notched up, and helps lenders meet priority sector goals.
Average size of ₹500 crore of assets under management) that operate in rural hinterlands and serve farmers, traders, rural businesses and households.
Nabard has collaborated with Vivriti Capital, a technology-led credit platform, as the structurer for the facility. Vivriti Capital manages and runs CredAvenueTM, a marketplace for enterprise debt, which enables enterprises to raise debt from loan, bond and securitisation markets.
6) Name the app launched by the Indian Air force to provide career-related information to those who want to join the Indian Air Force.
A) IAF recruit
B) IAF Portal
C) My IAF
D) Go IAF
E) IAF Service
Answer: C
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria launched a mobile application, “MY IAF”, that will provide career-related information to those who want to join the Indian Air Force.
The application, developed in association with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), provides career-related information and details for those desirous of joining the IAF.
The application is available on Google Play store for android phones and is linked to the IAF’s social media platforms.
7) Which company has won the prestigious Global Water Award for its 45 million litres a day tertiary treatment reverse osmosis (TTRO) plant at Koyambedu in Chennai?
A) Sterlite Technologies
B) VA Tech Wabag
C) Thermax
D) Ion Exchange
E) Praj Industries
Answer: B
Water technology major Va Tech Wabag has won the prestigious Global Water Award for its 45 million litres a day tertiary treatment reverse osmosis (TTRO) plant at Koyambedu in Chennai.
The TTRO plant is one of the largest and technologically most advanced water reuse plants in India designed and built by a consortium comprising Wabag and IDE Technologies for Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
The plant makes Chennai the first Indian city to reuse more than 20 percent of its treated wastewater.
8) Which company has collaborated with NITI Aayog to support women entrepreneurs in India?
A) Wipro
B) HP
C) Dell
D) HCL
E) Tech Mahindra
Answer: E
Tech Mahindra announced a collaboration with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to support women entrepreneurs across the country.
Tech Mahindra will provide mentorship, co-create solutions leveraging new age technologies and support in developing a go-to-market strategy.
The partnership is to recognise women leaders in entrepreneurship across various sectors like Healthcare and Lifesciences, Agritech, Education amongst others.
Tech Mahindra’s Research & Development arm, Makers lab will support women entrepreneurs through joint research, building go-to-market strategies to drive their growth and by leveraging next-generation technologies to develop cutting-edge solutions.
Through this collaboration, Tech Mahindra and WEP will jointly focus on breeding new ideas, identifying gaps and providing technological prowess to develop innovative solutions for better positioning in the market and commercial success.
9) Which publication house will publish the book “Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story” after Bloomsbury India withdrew to publish the book?
A) Rupa
B) Roli books
C) Garuda Prakashan
D) Notion Press
E) White Falcon
Answer: C
Garuda Prakashan will publish “Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story”.
The authors — advocate Monika Arora and Delhi University teachers Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra. Bloomsbury India said that Bloomsbury UK has pressured them to withdraw this book.
10) A student Start up RoDeSo at which institution has developed a gesture controlled robot Astra for remote use in Covid isolation wards?
A) IIT Mandi
B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IIT Delhi
D) BITS Pilani
E) IIT Madras
Answer: D
A student start-up RoDeSo of the BITS Pilani Hyderabad Technology Business Incubator (TBI) has developed a voice and gesture controlled robot ‘Astra’ (Automated Solution for Transportation in Remote Area) which can be deployed in isolation wards for Covid-19 infected cases.
This could be used for delivery of essentials to patients, collection of contagious waste and virtual visits to the patient by doctors.
The rover is an AI-powered, compact, multi motor, gesture and voice controlled transportation solution.
The start-up also has an IOT (internet of things) based application to control the bot remotely.
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