Page-20 of Current Affairs - August, 2020

Death Valley in Southern California witnessed its hottest temperature in more than a century

Furnace Creek of the Death Valley in the Southern California desert recorded its highest air temperature on Earth since July of 1913. The Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration measured 54.4 degrees Celsius temperature in that ..

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ILO-ADB report: concern expressed on job loss of 41 lakh youth in India amid the Covid-19 pandemic

The joint report of the International Labour Organization and the Asian Development Bank titled ‘Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific’ apprehended that the COVID-19 pandemic may hit with a job loss of 41 lakh youth ..

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USD 1 billion loan approved by ADB for 2025 visioned Delhi-Meerut Rapid transit system

Manila based Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a total of 1 billion  USD  loan to provide assistance for the construction of modern, high-speed Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. ADB’S finance will include the construction of railway tracks, station buildings, maintenance ..

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Atma Nirbhar Bharat, to get a boost with ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge

The ministry of electronics and IT of the government of India launched a contest titled ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge’ with the vision of going one step further towards self-reliance or “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”. In the launching event, Union electronics and information ..

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Current Affairs – August 19, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 19, 2020 INDIA Contributions to PM-CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund need not be credited to NDRF (National Disaster Response Fund): Supreme Court Satya Pal Malik appointed Meghalaya ..

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Current Affairs – August 18, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 18, 2020 INDIA SC to examine when corruption allegations against judiciary can be made public Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda launches Tribal Health and Nutrition Portal ‘Swasthya’ and quarterly e-newsletter ALEKH IPS officer ..

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News Highlights: August 16-17, 2020

BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group Meeting The 4th Session of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group was chaired by Russia and was held through video conference. Shri Rakesh Asthana, DG of Narcotics Control Bureau headed the Indian delegation. Misuse of darknet and ..

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Evening Current Affairs Updates – 17 August, 2020

Here are the Evening Current Affairs Updates by GKToday covering key major India and International Current Affairs for 17 August, 2020. India to launch Project Dolphin The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that the holistic Project Dolphin would be ..

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