Daily Current Affairs  – 13 August 2021

Facts in News ‘Al-Mohed Al – Hindi’ Exercise Recently, the sea phase of the three days long maiden bilateral exercise ‘Al-Mohed Al – Hindi’ between the Indian Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force commenced off the coast of Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The two navies undertake co-ordinated action against: Asymmetric threat Replenishment at sea procedures […]

In News  Recently, Senior officials of Australia, India, Japan, U.S. met at a video conference for the first Quad meeting since March. Key Points  Quad leaders exchanged views” on regional issues such as the East and South China seas, where the Chinese navy has had conflicts over territorial rights with other countries, North Korean actions, […]

In News Recently, the Afghanistan Government offered a Taliban power-sharing deal to end the ongoing violence. About The Taliban seized the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni, just 150 kilometres from Kabul. The city lies along the major Kabul-Kandahar highway and serves as a gateway between the capital and militant strongholds in the south. Present Situation […]

In News Recently, Scientists confirmed that stimulating bacteria with nutrients in the cold seawaters of the Canadian Arctic can help decompose diesel and other petroleum oil after oil spills  Key Points of study  The scientists recreated the oceanic atmosphere with sediments from the sea bed, artificial seawater in bottles kept at 4 degrees Celsius. They […]

In News  Recently, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the release of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4) India, 2019. About the Survey  The fourth round of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4) was conducted in 2019 by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). […]

In News On the occasion of World Elephant Day (12th August) the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the population estimation protocol to be adopted in the All India elephant and tiger population estimation in 2022.  About As per the new protocol, India will move to a system that will count tigers and […]