26 August 2021 Current Affairs
Which country has overtaken the United States to become the second-most sought-after manufacturing destination globally?
India has overtaken the United States (US) to become the second-most sought-after manufacturing destination globally, driven mainly by cost competitiveness, according to real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield.
Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, has been named as the world's safest city from among 60 global cities, in Safe Cities Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Syed Shahid Hakim, former India footballer and member of the last national team that played in the 1960 Rome Olympics, passed away. Hakim 'saab', as he was popularly known, was 82 years old.
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare's National Telemedicine Service eSanjeevani has performed extra than 1 Crore (i.e. 10 million) teleconsultations throughout India.
India has termed the Afghanistan evacuation mission as "Operation Devi Shakti". As per the government, it has so far evacuated more than 800 people from the war-torn country after the Taliban's takeover of Kabul and the fall of the Afghanistan government.
As part of military diplomacy and to strengthen the growing strategic relation with Kazakhstan, the fifth edition of Indo- Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise, KAZIND-21 will be conducted at Aisha Bibi in Kazakhstan, from August 30 to September 11.
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