Daily Current Affairs MCQ - July 25, 2021 - UPSC MCQ

Renowned Marathi poet and writer Satish Kalsekar has passed away following a heart attack. He was 78.

Former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa has come out with a book titled “An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation.”

The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit on loans that can be sanctioned by a bank to any director or associates of other banks, without board approval to Rs 5 crore. Earlier this limit was Rs 25 lakh.

India’s ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has claimed a silver medal in the Women’s 49kg category, at Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 24, 2021.

The Government of Bangladesh is working to develop a social media platform dubbed as ‘Jogajog’. Apart from this, the government is also working to develop a communication app called ‘Alapan’ as an alternative to Whatsapp.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has launched a technology innovation hub called ‘C3i Hub’ to find cyber security solutions for anti-drones technologies, intrusion detection system, block-chain and cyber physical system.

The Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) is located at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in Telangana

Shiv Nadar, the founder of HCL Technologies Ltd, has stepped down as the Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer of the company, with effect from July 19, 2021.

Leading European nation, Sweden has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and its membership to officially join the Gurugram-based global platform, aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development.

The historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park of Madrid, in Spain has been granted the status of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on July 25, 2021.