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                                                              Current Affairs AUGUST-29 “Chunauti”, a Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest has been launched by the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad. It aims to further boost startups and software products with special attention on Tier-II towns of India. The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan commissioned the first-ever marine ambulance named ‘PRATHEEKSHA’ at Vizhinjam village of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe has announced to step down from the post on 28 August 2020, because of the poor health conditions. The 14th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD) was held virtually. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Permanent Secretary (Defence), Singapore Mr Chan Heng Kee co-chaired the virtual dialogue. West Indies All-Rounder, Dwayne John Bravo became the first bowler in cricket to scalp 500 wickets in Twenty20 matches. Sri

                                                            Current Affairs AUGUST -28 Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal has virtually launched the “National GIS-enabled Land Bank system”. It  has been developed  by integration of  Industrial Information System  (IIS) with  State GIS Systems . Uttar Pradesh government has launched the NRI unified portal. Overseas Indians and NRIs will be able to get their issues resolved with the help of this portal in cooperation with local administration or the State Government. The portal will also offer an opportunity to those who want to go abroad. Dutch Author, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld won the International Booker Prize 2020 for her debut novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’. Ms. Sudha Painuli has been selected for National Award to Teachers 2020. She has been selected for her innovative experiments namely Eklavya Birthday Garden, Theatre in Education, Eklavya Tribal Museum, Skill Development Workshops etc. TikTok CEO, Kevin

 

                                                              Current Affairs AUGUST-27 The India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) will be launched by the NITI Aayog. Axis Bank has introduced ‘Liberty Savings Account’ for the Indian Youth, to address the ever-changing lifestyle needs of young and digitally interested Indians. It offers a complimentary hospital cash insurance cover of up to Rs 20,000 per year. Vinay Tonse has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual Fund (MF). To synergize the activities in the interest of agriculture and allied sectors, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed MoUs with AFC India Limited, and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Delhi. The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has partnered with CSC (Common Service Center) e Governance Services India L

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                                                          Current Affairs AUGUST-26 The Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC), an independent body set up by the World Health Organization (WHO), has certified the African continent free from wild Polio virus. WWF-India Kerala State Office is joining hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever state “Dragonfly Festival” in Kerala. The official mascot of the festival is “Pantalu” ICICI Bank uses satellite data to assess the creditworthiness of farmers. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has revealed a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product named as “Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)”. SBI General Insurance has launched a first-of-its-kind insurance product called ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance”, which is a unique gift of Personal Accident policy. Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), M

                                                            Current Affairs AUGUST-25 China has successfully launched 5th Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed a loan agreement for a $500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III. Renowned Indian scientist, G Satheesh Reddy was given a two-year extension as the chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The Chief of the Air Staff, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has launched a mobile application named ‘MY IAF’ to provide career-related information and details to the aspirants who wish to join the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Government of India Navratna, NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has bagged the award for making an extremely valuable contribution in the implementation of the “Swachhta Hi Seva Programme

                                                               Current Affairs AUGUST- 24 “Tribes India Showroom” has been e-inaugurated by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda. The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in Assam. The ropeway is 1.8 Km long over Brahmaputra river. Union Minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari has launched a mobile app named ‘Harit Path’ to monitor plantation along national highways. Axis Bank has launched a new initiative named ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’.  It aims to attract skilled talent that can work with the bank remotely, from anywhere in the country. Government of India has appointed Ashwani Bhatia as the managing director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI). Legendary South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis, Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas and Pune-born former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar were inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame in a virtual ceremony.  United Nations ob

                                                            Current Affairs AUGUST -22 Uttar Pradesh government has signed a ‘plan of cooperation’ with Israel government to resolve water crisis in Bundelkhand region. The Chhatarpur Police of Madhya Pradesh has been running a campaign “Ek Sankalp-Bujurgo ke naam” (i.e. ‘a commitment for elders’) in the midst of corona infection in the state. A “Green Deposit Programme” has been launched by the HSBC India. The “green deposit programme” has been launched exclusively for corporate clients. Under this programme, the bank will use the deposits to finance green initiatives and environment friendly projects. Ministry of Skill Development has inked an MoU with Ministry of Shipping to promote skill development in port and maritime sector. The Government of India has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new Election Commissioner of India. Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson with a score of 18-8 to win the World Snooker Championship 2020. Indian Coast

                                                                Current Affairs AUGUST - 21 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has signed a joint communication with Ministry of Rural Development to promote sustainable livelihood opportunities. Keith Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5-year term. Francisco Pascual Eyegue Obama Asue was reappointed as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for 3rd consecutive term. The tertiary processing centres of “Trifood Project” of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been virtually launched by the Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda.  This project is expected to help in encouraging the tribal entrepreneurship. Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards have been announced and Indore became India’s cleanest city for the fourth year in a row. “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge- Innovate Solutions for #Aatmanirbhar Bharat” has been launched by the Union Minister of Law & Justice, Co

                                                             Current Affairs AUGUST- 20 The establishment of “National Recruitment Agency” has received the Union Cabinet’s approval.  (NRA) will result in transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona has been sworn in as the 54th President of Dominican Republic.  He succeeds Danilo Medina of Liberation Party. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has launched LVB DigiGo, a digital initiative to enable the opening of savings account instantly. ‘Loan against Securities’ is an unique digital solution launched by the YES Bank. It  will enable customers to avail loan facility against the securities that they hold. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 1 billion (Rs 7,485 crore) loan to construct the modern, high-speed 82-kilometre (Delhi – Meerut) Uttar Pradesh Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India. Muthoot Finance has tie-up with Kotak Mahindra General Insurance to offe

                                                             Current Affairs AUGUST -19 Drone based surveillance system has been introduced by the Indian Railways for Railway security. Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing an insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis. Fino Payments Bank has launched Jan BachatKhata, which is an Aadhaar Authentication based digital savings account that brings neo-banking experience to consumers. An Memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by e-commerce player “Flipkart” with Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Patna. To  encourage industry focused applied research in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML). President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Satya Pal Malik as the Governor of Meghalaya with effect from 18 August 2020. Sports eyewe

                                                          Current Affairs AUGUST -18 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the Tribal Health and Nutrition Portal “Swasthya” and e-newsletter on health and nutrition “ALEKH”. An “Innovation Challenge Fund” of £3 Million has been launched by the government of United Kingdom (UK) in India.  Hence, the fund will help scientists in academia and industry to address the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Quality Control Lab has been set up by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in Porbandar, Gujarat. Chhattisgarh government has announced to launch a student centric scheme named as “Padhai Tuhar Para”. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has appointed GP Garg as executive director (ED). The 13th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation was held to review the continuing growth of broad based cooperation between the two countries. Google and Central Wate

                                                                  Current Affairs AUGUST -17 A campaign on “Ayush for Immunity” has been launched by the Ministry of AYUSH.  Through the campaign “Ayush for Immunity”, Ministry of AYUSH aims to aware people about the valuable information about strengths of various Ayush-based solutions for enhancing immunity and preventing diseases. Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has launched “Yellow Chain” a centralized e-commerce system to provide the people of the state integrated platform to build sustainable businesses either in products or services from their own locations for sustainable economic activity. Kaushik Khona has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir Airline. He will replace Vinay Dube. Amritsar based e-mobility start-up, eBikeGO has appointed Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh as its brand ambassador. HDFC Bank has launched “Shaurya KGC Card” for Indian armed forces personnel.  The card will offer agriculture l

                                      Current Affairs AUGUST- 15 & 16 This year India celebrates its 74th Independence Day on 15th August 2020.  As the whole nation is fighting with COVID-19, gathering won’t be possible therefore all states and government offices have been ordered to webcast their events. Prime Minister delivered his seventh consecutive Independence Day speech from the iconic Red Fort.  H e focused on the themes of “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India)”, “Vocal for local” and “Make in India to Make for World”. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has virtually rolled out Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020 in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the “One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG) plan. Former Indian Captain and the World Cup winner, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement from the International Cricket. Indian batsman Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from t

                                                              Current Affairs AUGUST -14 Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda has announced the establishment of a Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) in Karnataka. President of USA, Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Nahyan have agreed to the full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Israel has successfully tested its advanced missile defence system, “Arrow-2” ballistic missile interceptor.  The Missile test was conducted in the test site in Central Israel over the Mediterranean Sea. The Assam government would provide Rs 830 per month each to 17 lakh poor families under the ambitious “Orunodoi” scheme, to financially empower women. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM has become the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).

                                                            Current Affairs AUGUST -13 Indian Railways is observing “Cleanliness Week” from 10th August in order to mark the Independence Day. The Swachh Bharat Mission Academy has been launched by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The SBM academy was launched during the current week-long behaviour change campaign ‘GandagiMukt Bharat’. Reliance Foundation has launched the “W-GDP Women Connect Challenge” across India in association with US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to introduce a mechanism of ‘Positive Pay’ feature for all cheques of value Rs 50,000 and above.  This feature helps to avert cheque frauds. The second edition of Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP 2.0) has been rolled out by the Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in collaboration with Dell Technologies. Pramod Bhas

                                                      Current Affairs AUGUST- 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest”.  Krishi Megh will help in meeting the services and infrastructure requirements of Digital Agriculture of National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES). The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Hassan Diab and his entire government has resigned, in the wake of the major blast in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, and anger at the Lebanese government for their failure to prevent the disaster. Chhattisgarh Government has launched the “Indira Van Mitan” Yojana. It will aim to make the forest dwellers of the state self reliant.  Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana has been announced by the Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for the current Kharif season and all farmers of the state will be cove

                                                                Current Affairs AUGUST -11 Union Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar has launched National Portal on Human-Elephant conflict called “SURAKHSYA”. The newly launched platform  The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)  will act as one stop solution for all stakeholders seeking for information on infrastructure projects in New India. Russian President, Vladimir Putin has announced that a COVID-19 vaccine developed in the country has been registered for use.  Russia is the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine. The former defence minister and retired army general, Walter Roger Martos Ruiz becomes new Prime Minister of the country  Peru . Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania. President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive term with 80.23 per cent of the vote at the country’s presidential election. Sri Lanka’s former President, Mahinda Rajapaksa t

                                                          Current Affairs AUGUST -10 The submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Andaman & Nicobar Islands to the mainland has been launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Bangladesh has took a decision to construct a monument for the Indian soldiers. The country will establish monument for the Indian soldiers who died in 1971 during the Bangladesh’s struggle for independence from Pakistan. A “state of environmental emergency” has been declared by the island nation of Mauritius. The environmental emergency has been declared as a Japanese bulk carrier “MV Wakashio” ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and began leaking oil into the ocean. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will open the Silk Training cum Production Center in the tribal village of Chullyu in Arunachal Pradesh. This would be the first Silk Training cum Production Center in the state. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas celebrates the World B

                                   Current Affairs  AUGUST -8     Maharashtra government has tied up with Google to provide online education to students in the        state. Maharashtra is the first state in the country that is launching such a project. Odisha cadre IPS officer, P S Ranipse has been appointed as Inspector General (IG), in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an expert committee under veteran banker KV Kamath to suggest financial parameters for resolution of Covid-19 related stressed assets. India will take part in the multilateral military “Russian Kavkaz 2020” strategic command-post exercise to be held in Astrakhan, Russia. The book titled ‘Amazing Ayodhya’ has been authored by Neena Rai. The book is publishing by house Bloomsbury. The 78th anniversary of the August Quit India Movement, which is considered as one of the important milestones in the history of freedom struggle of our country, is being observed on 8 August 2020.

                                          CURRENT AFFAIRS AUGUST-7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the nation on 7th August to deliver his speech on the New Education Policy 2020. The Indian railways begin its “Kisan Rail” services to transport perishable goods from today.        India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ will run between Devlali in Maharashtra’s Nashik and will reach Danapur  in Bihar. Indian Railways has launched an Overhead Equipment (OHE) Inspection app which will help in minimizing the train delays and long waits due to technical snags.On 1 July 2020 for the first time in the history of Indian Railways, 100% punctuality of trains was achieved as 201 trains arrived at their destination at the right time. The previous best was 99.54% on 23rd May 2020. The United States Senate has unanimously passed a bill banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government devices. Educationist Professor, Pradeep Kumar Joshi has appointed as the chairman of the Union Public