Current Affairs - August, 2020

Air Quality Commission’s Directions on Piped Natural Gas (PNG)

The Air Quality commission recently directed all the industries in the National Capital Region to switch over to Piped Natural Gas. Also, the commission provided a set of other directions. The twenty-member Commission was formed by Ministry of Environment. Air ..

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UN Investment Promotion award to Invest India

Context in Current Affairs: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently declared “Invest India” as the winner of the United Nations Investment Promotion Award, 2020. The award recognizes outstanding achievements of investment promotion agencies spread all over ..

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Current Affairs – August 31, 2020 [Evening Headlines]

Here are the Current Affairs Evening Headlines of August 31, 2020 by GKToday: Global disruption of health services amid pandemic Of the 105 countries surveyed by the World Health Organisation, 90% were found to have experienced disruption of its health ..

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How different is modern method from the traditional method of locust control?

Desert locust attack had been a lifelong problem for farmers residing in subcontinent primarily in India, and Pakistan. Traditionally, when technology was not developed, the farmers used to destroy the breeding ground itself, if any left from this, they use ..

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Spice jet steps into medical device industry

Spice jet an airline which is known for its business diversification recently announced the launch of portable ventilators, oximeters which is up for sale on the company’s ecommerce portal. In Brief Unsurprisingly, Spice jet is widely known for bringing variation ..

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Qutub Minar lights up to celebrate solidarity movement

Marking 40th anniversary of the creation of Solidarity movement, Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi illuminated Qutub Minar in Poland’s national flag colours, white and red. About the solidarity movement In the year 1970 Poland’s government raised food ..

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Adani to acquire Mumbai airport

Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), which is a subsidiary and flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airport business, is all set to acquire Mumbai International airport subject to approval. In Brief  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, erstwhile known as ..

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Current Affairs – August 31, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 31, 2020 INDIA September will be observed as “Nutrition Month”: PM Modi says in “Mann ki Baat” radio programme Delimitation Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai (retd) to visit ..

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