Current Affairs

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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 observes 23 August every year as “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”.
• Union Minister, Jitendra Singh has released a book on cancer named “Gastric Cancer” edited by Dr Ashok K. Vaid.  The book is published by Springer Healthcare Education.
• Ministry of Tourism has signed a formal MOU with the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) with primary objective of women empowerment.