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CURRENT AFFAIRS: August 4, 2021
• Tokyo Olympics: Organizers report 29 new Games-related Covid-19 cases
Three of the four new cases have been linked to the Greek artistic swimming squad, which has dropped from the Tokyo Olympics. On Monday, one of their athletes tested positive, and three more tested positive on Tuesday. Over 300 instances of Covid-19 have been recorded in connection with the Olympic Games. The Tokyo Olympics are taking place amid a state of emergency in Japan’s capital.
• Moon’s south pole has deep secrets, Chandrayaan-1 helps unravel lunar mystery
The lunar south pole holds the answers to some of the most pressing issues, such as how the Moon came to be and how other planets in the solar system evolved. According to the study, which was published in Nature Communications and the Journal of Geophysical Research, the
lunar surface is old and well-preserved, including records of Solar System history and planetary evolution processes.
• Tokyo 2020: Lovlina Borgohain finishes with bronze, emulates Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to join Indian boxing elite
Lovlina Borgohain of India was unable to change the colour of her medal after losing to Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey, the world champion, in the 69kg division on Wednesday. The Turkish boxer was declared the winner by a unanimous verdict of 5-0.
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• T20 World Cup: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan set to face on October 24, full schedule in a week’s time
T20 World Cup: The much-anticipated T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan will take place on October 24. This will be the first match between the arch-rivals since the World Cup in 2019.
• Two more Bengal sweets likely to get Geographical Indication tag soon
Following Rosogulla’s GI designation in 2017, two additional Bengal sweets, Sarbhaja and Sarpuria, are expected to receive GI status in the near future. Four years after the state government sought for Geographical Indication (GI) designation for Sarbhaja and Sarpuria, the wait for the two sweets discovered in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, may be over soon.
• Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar arrested by ED in money laundering case
Gautam Thapar was apprehended after the ED interrogated him and searched him at many places in Mumbai and Delhi. Gautam Thapar is being investigated for allegedly diverting bank funds, borrowing cash from banks under false pretences, falsifying books of accounts, and
making fraudulent entries, furnishing incorrect or misleading information, siphoning off funds including various bank loan proceeds.
making fraudulent entries, furnishing incorrect or misleading information, siphoning off funds including various bank loan proceeds.
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• ‘Historical moment’: Sea trials begin for India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
The Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design created the NS Vikrant, the country’s first aircraft carrier. The indigenous aircraft carrier will be commissioned in August next year,
measuring 860 feet long by 203 feet wide and weighing 45,000 tonnes.
• Emperor penguin colonies fear extinction as climate change triggers ice melt
If present rates of carbon emissions and climate change are not reduced, 98 percent of Emperor penguin colonies may be driven to the verge of extinction. Emperor penguins’ life cycle is
dependent on maintaining permanent sea ice, which they require to mate, eat, and molt.
