Current Affairs – August 29, 2020 [Top Headlines]

August 29, 2020

Here are top Current Affairs of August 29, 2020

H. Vasanthakumar, Congress MP from Kanyakumari constituency in Tamil Nadu, dies at 70 in Chennai due to Covid
Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) celebrates its Golden Jubilee Anniversary
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture at New-Delhi based TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) virtually

Issue price for 6th tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme fixed at Rs 5,117 per gram: RBI
Foreign exchange reserves surge by $2.296 bn to $537.548 bn in the week to August 21
Banks Board Bureau recommends Dinesh Khara for SBI chairman post
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launches “Chunauti” – Next Generation Start-up Challenge Contest

India ($437) ranked 72nd in terms of the average wage per month, Switzerland first ($5,989) in global ranking by Picodi.com
China to unveil bronze statue of Indian doctor Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis for his medical contributions during 1938-1942
Lebanon: UNESCO launches “Beirut” initiative to attract funds for rehabilitating heritage buildings damaged in capital Beirut by the explosions at the city’s port on August 4
Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana; kills 6 and causes widespread destruction in US
Republican Party re-nominates Donald Trump and Mike Pence as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates respectively
Japan: PM Shinzo Abe steps down citing chronic illness as reason; Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is the ruling party
NASA’s Hubble telescope maps giant Halo around Andromeda galaxy