27 august 2021 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
27 AUGUST 2021
Dr.A.PRABAHARAN
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2. 50% eligible adults in India vaccinated with at least one
COVID-19 vaccine dose: Health Minister
 India on August 26, 2021, completed administering at
least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to half of its
eligible adult population, as the country crossed 61.10
crores cumulative vaccinations all over the country.
 The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya via
Twitter said that it was an unprecedented milestone as he
shared the information.
 He further added that this implies that a significant
number of people in India have protection against the
deadly COVID-19 virus.
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3. Reliance Life Sciences to conduct trials of its
recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine
 Reliance Life Sciences (RLS), part of India’s biggest
conglomerate Reliance Industries, will be conducting the
trials of its recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine
candidate after the country’s drug regulatory authority on
August 26, 2021, approved the company’s application.
 The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) gave its approval after
reviewing the application at a meeting on August 26, 2021.
 Reliance Life Sciences is required to approach the Drug
Controller General of India seeking permission for
conducting Phase-1 trials for its proposed two-dose
recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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4. WEP Nxt: NITI Aayog, Cisco partner to
support women entrepreneurs in India
 NITI Aayog and Cisco on August 26, 2021 launched the next phase
of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to build on their
shared commitment to empower women entrepreneurs across
India.
 The next phase of NITI Aayog's flagship platform titled 'WEP Nxt'
will use Cisco's technology and experience of working with India's
startup ecosystem to foster more women-owned businesses in the
country.
 NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, Senior Adviser NITI Aayog Anna
Roy, Cisco COO Maria Martinez, Cisco India President Daisy
Chittilapilly and Harish Krishnan, Managing Director, Public Affairs
and Strategic Engagements were present at the launch.
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5. DGCA lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max jets in India
 The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on August 26, 2021, lifted
its ban on Boeing 737 Max jets. India’s aviation regulator DGCA lifted the
ban on Boeing 737 Max jets approximately after two-and-half years.
 Since the two crashes of the Lion Air in Indonesia in October 2018 and
another of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max plane on March 10, 2019, near
Addis Adaba, the DGCA put a ban on all Boeing 737 Max planes on March
13, 2019.
 In April 2021, the DGCA allowed the Boeing 737 Max jets to fly but with
certain conditions in reference to the ban order dated March 13, 2019.
Flying Boeing 737 Max jets for commercial purposes till now was prohibited
in India. SpiceJet is the only airline in India that operates the Max jets
aircraft model in its fleet.
 The DGCA explained in its order lifting a complete ban that 17 regulators
across the world have permitted operation of Max jet aircraft and 34
airlines with 345 planes of the Max jet model have been operating with
over 2.89 lakh cumulative hours since December 2020 with no report of
any untoward incident. However, the Max planes will only be allowed to fly
‘upon satisfaction of applicable requirements for return to service’, added
DGCA.
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6. Rajasthan Government undertakes biodiversity conservation
project with French assistance
 The Government of Rajasthan, with the assistance of the
French development agency Agence Francaise de
Developpement (AFD), has undertaken a biodiversity
conservation project in the eastern districts of the state.
 The State Government has already given its approval to
the Rajasthan Forestry and Bio Development Project which
has been planned by the Rajasthan Forest Department with
the support of AFD.
 A group of representatives on August 26, 2021, including
India’s AFD director Bruno Bosle, Rajasthan Principal
Secretary forest Sreya Guha, Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya
as well as various other state government officials discussed
the details of the project in Jaipur.
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7. Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Indian paddler
Bhavina Patel storms into quarterfinals
 Indian paralympic table tennis player Bhavina Patel stormed into the
quarter-finals of Tokyo Paralympics on August 27, 2021 after 3-0 win
over Brazil's Joyce de Oliviera in the Class 4 round of 16 match in
women's singles.
 Bhavina Patel beat Joyce in three straight sets of 12-10, 13-11, 11-6 to
clinch the match and move into the next round.
 The Brazilian player had started the game on a high as she early lead
in the game but Bhavina made a strong comeback to save a game
point and take the first set 12-10.
 The Indian paddler continued to dominate the match in the second
set and took the third set as well, coming back from 0-3 to seal the
game 11-6 and proceed to the quarterfinals. Bhavina had earlier
defeated Great Britain's Megan Shackleton 3-1 in a thrilling match on
August 26.
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8. What is ISIS-K? Terror Group who claimed responsibility for Kabul
Bombings, How is it connected with Taliban?
 Two bombing attacks outside Kabul’s airport on August 26, 2021,
killed at least 13 US service members and 60 Afghans while left 18
US service members and more than 140 Afghans wounded,
reported the Pentagon and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health.
 Two suicide bombers and a gunman attacked one of the main
entrances at the Hamid Karzai International Airport of Kabul and
another bomber went off nearby at a hotel outside the airport
followed by gunmen firing rounds.
 The blasts happened just a few hours after the US Intelligence
Services and the US Embassy had issued a warning of an imminent
threat at Kabul’s airport from ISIS-K.
 Earlier in the week, US President Joe Biden said, "Every day we're on
the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target
the airport and attack both US and allied forces and innocent
civilians."
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9. Merger of three supermassive black holes
discovered by Indian astrophysicists
 In a major breakthrough, Indian astrophysicists have discovered
three supermassive black holes merging together to form a
triple active galactic nucleus.
 The three black holes have been discovered at the centre of a
recently discovered galaxy that increases the possibility of further
spotting such rare occurrences.
 The study which was published as a letter in the Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics was primarily intended to
investigate the nature of the nuclear emission from the galaxies
in the interacting pair NGC 7733NGC 7734.
 The researchers in the paper said that they have confirmed the
existence of the third galaxy, NGC 7733N, in the NGC 773334
group. They added that it appears to overlap with the northern
arm of NGC 7733.
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10. India, UK COVID-19 study sets Guinness World Record
for world’s largest scientific collaboration
 A worldwide COVID-19 study led by the experts of the UK and
conducted at Indian hospitals among others around the world
has been awarded the ‘Guinness World Records’ title for the
world’s largest scientific collaboration. The study involved over
1,40,000 patients in 116 countries.
 The record for ‘Most authors on a single peer-reviewed academic
paper’ is now held by the Birmingham and Edinburgh University
after 15,025 scientists around the globe contributed to the major
research into the impact of Coronavirus on surgical patients.
 In India, the collaborative study on COVID-19 was conducted
across 56 hospitals- among the largest alongside Italy and
Germany.
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11. Making of Indian Constitution e-exhibition
launched: What will it showcase?
 Making of Indian Constitution exhibition aims to familiarize the
Indian youth about the Indian constitution and their rights.
 Making of the Constitution virtual photo exhibition was
inaugurated on August 27, 2021 by Union Ministers GK Reddy,
Anurag Thakur, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Meenakshi Lekhi and L
Murugan.
 The virtual film poster exhibition “Chitranjali @ 75” was also
inaugurated on the occasion at the National Media Centre.
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12. Kabul bomb blast: More than 60 Afghans, 12 US troops killed in
Kabul airport attack; IS claims responsibility
 Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the crowd of Afghans who
were flocking to Kabul’s airport on August 26, 2021.
 The attack transformed a scene of desperation into one of horror in the
waning days of airlift for those who were trying to flee Afghanistan after the
Taliban takeover.
 As per the Afghan and US officials, the Kabul bomb blast has killed more
than 60 Afghans and 12 US troops.
 The United States general overseeing the evacuation from Afghanistan
vowed that the United States will go after the perpetrators of the bombings
and also warned that more such attacks are expected.
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