16 August 2021 Current Affairs
Which country has partially shut down the world's third-busiest container port after a worker there tested positive for Covid-19?
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched an online portal named TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services) to provide filmed lectures/courses and e-study material in the field of social defence.
India's first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center have come up in Kerala. The inauguration of the centre was done by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan.
The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Indian Mission in Kabul issued an advisory for Indian nationals earlier this week advising them to return via commercial flights.
Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the 2nd phase of SAMVAD (Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And Distress).
The United Nations has urged Afghanistan's neighbours to keep their borders open as the number of civilians fleeing the Taliban onslaught is increasing.