Page-17 of Current Affairs - August, 2020

Banks sanction loans worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under ECLGS for MSME

August 20, 2020

The finance ministry declared, Public and Private Sector Banks have disbursed loans over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector. The top three lenders under the scheme are the State Bank ..

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Swachh Survekshan report 2020: Indore bagged the award for fourth time in a row

August 20, 2020

Indore bagged the first prize as the cleanest city in the nation for the fourth year in a row. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry released the Swachh Survekshan Report 2020 with the List of winning cities of India. ..

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Current Affairs – August 20, 2020 [Evening Headlines]

August 20, 2020

Here are the Current Affairs Evening Headlines for August 20, 2020 by GKToday: Skill Development ministry, Shipping Ministry ink deal to boost skills in port and maritime sector The Ministry of Skill Development and Ministry of Shipping signed a MoU ..

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Current Affairs – Evening Headlines – August, 20, 2020

August 20, 2020

Here are Evening Headlines of August 20, 2020. Over 27% students cannot access online classes- NCERT As per a recent survey conducted by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT), around 27% of the students do not have ..

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NCERT survey report: Over 27% students don’t have access to gadgets for online classes

August 20, 2020

A survey conducted by NCERT shows at least 27% of the students do not have access to smart devices to attend online classes. Key findings of the report The survey was conducted over 34,000 participants, including students, parents, teaching staff, ..

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Cabinet approves proposal to lease out Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports for 50 years

August 20, 2020

The proposal for leasing out three airports i.e. Jaipur, Guwahati, and Thiruvananthapuram through the PPP model for 50 years has been approved by the Union Cabinet. Key highlights Adani Enterprises Limited became the highest bidder for the project. This is ..

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India topped the list of number of organic farmers and at ninth place in area under organic farming

August 20, 2020

India topped the list of the number of organic farmers and in terms of the total area under organic farming, it ranked 9th. North Eastern state Sikkim set a record by becoming the first fully organic state in the world ..

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Borrowing limits fixed by UDAY of state government owned Power Discoms relaxed

August 20, 2020

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has come up with the approval of the one-time relaxation of the borrowing limits for the state government-owned Discoms. Key highlights The decision has been taken against the stress of discoms being unable ..

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