Page-209 of GKToday Archives: 2020
SpaceX’s Mars test rocket makes first successful flight and upright landing
The Elon Musk-owned company, SpaceX has launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air and then landed it upright in a successful test flight. This lasted for 45 seconds and reached just 500 feet at ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Factsheet: 75th anniversary of Hiroshima nuclear attack
Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack in the world amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. The celebrations were muted because of the pandemic situation to remember the victims of the ghastly attack by the US in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Manoj Sinha is the new L-G of Jammu &Kashmir
Former Union Minister and BJP Leader Manoj Sinha has been appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The President of India has approved the resignation of the former LG Girish Chandra Murmu and has made the decision ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
India rejects China’s effort to raise Kashmir issue at UN
India has firmly rejected the claim of China to raise the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations Security Council. The government has reacted sharply to the demand of China and has asked it to stop interfering in the internal ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
RBI keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 4%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the Repo Rate unchanged during the bi-monthly policy review of the apex bank. The MPC is headed by Shaktikanta Das, the Governor of the RBI. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
SEBI Chairman’s tenure extended till 2022
The government has extended the term of Ajay Tyagi as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by a period of 18 months till February 2022. The tenure of the present chairman was to end on ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Khadi Agarbatti Atma Nirbhar Mission: Highlights
The MSME Minister has approved a mission in order to generate employment as well as to make the country self-reliant with regard to the agarbatti production. This scheme, to be administered by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, will focus ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Irfaan Ali is the new President of Guyana
After winning bitterly-contested parliamentary elections, the opposition party in Guyana has won the elections and the opposition candidate, Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been sworn-in as the new President of the country. This is going to ensure that the prolonged political ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
India contributed USD 15.46 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund
India has contributed $15.46 million to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, in line with the resolve of the country to contribute to the cause of development for the developing nations and also to sort out the priorities regarding the Sustainable ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Andhra Pradesh to launch YSR Cheyutha scheme.
The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to launch the YSR Cheyutha Scheme on August 12 in order to provide opportunities to women for various jobs in an attempt to promote women empowerment in the state. The state has already ..