Current Affairs – August 26, 2020 [Top Headlines]
Here are top Current Affairs of August 26, 2020
INDIA
- DRDO Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy given 2-year extension
- Army Chief honours 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guards (NSG) for counter-terrorism work
- AFSPA extended for six months in Assam due to “recent insurgent attacks, recovery of arms”
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Amount in bank fraud up 159% to Rs 1.85 trillion in 2019-20: RBI annual report
- RBI projects India’s growth rate at (-) 4.5 percent for 2020-21 in its annual report
- Defence Ministry suspends business dealings with Vectra company over Tatra case
WORLD
- India and Uzbekistan hold virtual meeting to monitor implementation of mutually agreed projects
- IAEA DG Rafael Grossi arrives in Iran to press for access to nuclear sites
- US Republican Party re-nominates Donald Trump and Mike Pence as Presidential, Vice Presidential candidates
- Over 10,000 Islamic State fighters active in Iraq, Syria says UN counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov
- Tropical Storm Laura to become a hurricane as it heads from the Caribbean toward U.S.
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