Page-42 of Current Affairs - August, 2020

‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ book launched

The book ‘Swachh Bharat Revolution’, edited by Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, has been translated into Hindi and published as ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’. The book has been launched by the Union Minister of Jal ..

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Top GKToday’s News Headlines-5 August 2020

August 5, 2020 Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for August 5, 2020 India Book ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ (The Swachh Bharat Revolution) launched Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Smriti Irani on August 4, 2020 launched the book ‘Swachh Bharat ..

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Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 released

The defence ministry has released the Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP), 2020, with the objective of making India self-reliant in the field of defence production mechanism. Highlights According to the policy objectives, India aims to achieve a ..

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Indian Embassy in Israel launched an initiative to help the Indian communities

The Indian Embassy in Israel has started a unique initiative to reach out to the Indian communities in the country in order to provide them with essential consular services amidst the restrictions imposed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Highlights ..

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UPI transactions at record 1.49 billion in July

In the first such case, the Unified Payments Interface based transactions have reached the highest ever tally of 1.49 billion in the month of July whereas the total value of transactions has reached the lifetime high of Rs 2.9 lakh ..

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Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment (WEE) cohort initiative awards

The Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment, WEE cohort initiative Awards have been announced. The objective of the award is to recognize the efforts of the women in various spheres of life, especially the entrepreneurs. What is WEE Initiative? It is an ..

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Defence Ministry signs MoU with IIT Kanpur and DARPG for analysis of public grievances

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Ministry of Defence and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct and develop the explanatory analysis of the grievances received in ..

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‘Thenzawl Golf Resort’ project inaugurated in Mizoram under ‘Swadesh Darshan’

The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism has virtually inaugurated the ‘Thenzawl Golf Resort’ constructed under the Swadesh Darshan Project of the government. The project was sanctioned as part of the Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism in the state. ..

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