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Examachievers : Current Affairs
           Sports and Games

           •   Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh unveiled the Army Sports Institute stadium named after Neeraj Chopra on 27
               August 2021.
           •   England captain Joe Root has reclaimed top rank in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player
               Rankings after nearly six years. With 916 rating, he has surpassed New Zealand
               captain Kane Williamson, who is now ranked second with 901 rating.
           •   Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 110  international goal at the World
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               Cup qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland on September 1, 2021
           •   List of Indian Paraolympic Medal Winners

                           Event                          Sportsperson                       Medal
            Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event       Avani Lekhara                      Gold
            Women's 50m air rifle standing SH1 event       Avani Lekhara                     Bronze
                      F64 Javelin Throw                    Sumit Antil                        Gold
                     Class 4 Table Tennis                 Bhavina Patel                       Silver
                       T64 High Jump                      Praveen Kumar                       Silver
                       T42 High Jump                  Mariyappan Thangavelu                   Silver
                      F46 Javelin Throw                  Devendra Jhajharia                   Silver
                      F56 Discus Throw                   Yogesh Kathuniya                    Silver
                       T-47 High Jump                     Nishad Kumar                       Silver
                      F46 Javelin Throw                 Sundar Singh Gurjar                  Bronze
                   Men's 10m air pistol SH1              Singhraj Adhana                     Bronze
                       T42 High Jump                      Sharad Kumar                       Bronze
                 R8 Women's 50m Rifle 3P SH1               Avani Lekhara                     Bronze

           Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar loses bronze medal

           Conference and Summit

           •   India will be hosting the International Climate Summit 2020-21 on 3 September, 2021
               in physical and virtual both mode

           Disaster, EVS and Agriculture

           •   In an unexpected weather event, New York was hit by flash floods caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida, killing at
               least 41 people overnight on September 2, 2021. Record-breaking rain was reported in the US East Coast, flooding
               low-lying apartments and subways and turning roads into rivers.

           Economics, Trade and Finance

           •   Indian has the potential to contribute $500 billion in annual economic impact to the
               global  economy  by  2030.  It  was  revealed  in  a  white  paper  titled  “Shifting  Global
               Value  Chains:  The  Indian  Opportunity  by  Kearney  published  with  the  World
               Economic Forum.

           •   The  United  Arab  Emirates,  Uruguay  and  Bangladesh  have  been  admitted  as  new
               members of New Development Bank (NDB). The move comes as the bank looks to
               expand its membership to boost growth. The bank was set up by five BRICS nations-
               Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.




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