1. Delhi Govt allows schools to partially open for class 10th & 12th from 09 Aug (Monday).
2. Over 50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far; Recovery rate stands at 97.39%
3. Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy inaugurated an exhibition on the Quit India Movement in New Delhi which has been organised on its 79th anniversary On 08 Aug..
4. PM Modi to release next installment of financial benefit under PM-KISAN scheme today (09 Aug) at 12:30 PM through video conferencing.
5. PM Modi also to launch 2nd phase of PMUY- Ujjwala 2.0 by handing over LPG connections through video conference.
6. Nation celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence. The Mahotsav will be celebrated as a Jan-Utsav in the spirit of Jan-Bhagidari.
7. The famous Clock Tower situated at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar city was illuminated in Tricolour ahead of the forthcoming 75th Independence Day celebrations by Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
8. NIA conducts searches at 56 locations in 14 districts of J &K in Jamaat-e-Islami Terror Funding Case.
9. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has announced that the Mumbai local trains will open for those who are vaccinated against Covid-19 from 15 Aug onwards.
10. Delta plus variant 45 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Maharashtra during genome sequencing, the state health department said.
11. BJP ally Apna Dal demands caste-based census, separate ministry for OBC welfare in Uttar Pradesh.
12. Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday urged CM Basavaraj Bommai to withdraw his order to give him cabinet rank status. Bommai on 07 Aug (Saturday) had ordered giving facilities similar to a minister to Yediyurappa.
13. In Kerala Wayanad district’s Noolpuzha becomes Kerala’s first tribal panchayat to achieve ‘100% vaccination’ CM of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan told.
14. Elvis Gomes, former convenor of AAP in Goa, joined the Congress on 08 Aug (Sunday).
15. Bollywood actor Anupam Shyam Ojha, who is currently seen on Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya 2, breathed his last on 08 Aug due to multiple organ failure. He was 63 years old.
16. India’s star javelin thrower 23 yrs old Neeraj Chopra is likely to get a promotion in the Indian Army for creating history by ending the country’s agonising wait for the first athletics gold medal in the Olympics.Subedar Neeraj Chopra enrolled into the 4 Rajputana Rifles as a Naib Subedar on 15 May 15, 2016. Now he will get a promotion as per the laid down norms & procedures. He got Arjuna Award in 2018 and Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) in 2020 for his excellence in sports.
17. Recruitment in Territorial Army. Interested & eligible candidates can apply (Indian Army Recruitment 2021) by visiting the official website of the Indian Army, jointerritorialarmy. gov. in. Last date to apply for these posts is 19 Aug, 2021.
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