Page-7 of Current Affairs - August, 2020

Current Affairs – August 26, 2020 [Top Headlines]

August 26, 2020

Here are top Current Affairs of August 26, 2020 INDIA DRDO Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy given 2-year extension Army Chief honours 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guards (NSG) for counter-terrorism work AFSPA extended for six months in ..

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What is the function of NABARD? What is its Credit guarantee scheme for NBFC-MFIs?

August 26, 2020

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announced the introduction of a dedicated debt and credit guarantee scheme for non-banking financial companies and microfinance institutions to make sure the abundant flow of credit in COVID-19  affected rural areas. ..

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Current Affairs – August 25, 2020 [Evening Headlines]

August 25, 2020

Here are the Current Affairs Evening Headlines of August 25, 2020 by GKToday: AIIB to fund Mumbai Urban Transport Project III Centre, Maharashtra government, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation and AIIB signed a loan agreement for Mumbai Urban Transport Project III, ..

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What is the special OMO which has been launched by the RBI? How does it impact the economy?

August 25, 2020

The Reserve Bank of India recently declared that it is going to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale activities of government securities under the Open Market Operations for an amount of Rs 20,000 crore in two channels. Open Market Operation (OMO) ..

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ASTROSAT detected UV light from a galaxy, 9.3 billion light-years away

August 25, 2020

Pune based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics confirmed that the AstroSat satellite has detected an extreme ultraviolet (UV) ray from a galaxy that is 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. What is ASTROSAT? Astrosat is the first multi-wavelength space ..

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India’s longest ropeway service opened in Guwahati over Brahmaputra

August 25, 2020

Northeast Indian city, Guwahati has earned the longest river crossing ropeway in India across the Brahmaputra river. The project has been completed with an enormous effort of 11 years. About the ropeway It was installed by Kolkata-based Samir Damodar Ropeways. ..

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“MY IAF”: Indian Air Force launches new mobile application for aspirants

August 25, 2020

As part of the ‘Digital India’ initiative, the Chief of the Air Staff, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has launched a mobile application named ‘My IAF’ containing career-related information with job details that are going to be useful for candidates. How ..

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Businesses, with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh are exempted from GST

August 25, 2020

The Finance Ministry of the Government of India has declared in a series of statements that Businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh will enjoy GST exemption. Previously the threshold limit was Rs 20 lakh. Key ..

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Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III: India signs USD 500 million loan agreement with AIIB

August 25, 2020

A loan agreement has been signed by the Central government of India, State Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for a Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III worth 500 million USD. What is Mumbai Urban ..

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1st India-Uzbekistan National Coordination Committee meeting held

August 25, 2020

The first meeting of the National Coordination Committees for monitoring implementation of mutually agreed projects between India and the Central Asian nation Uzbekistan has concluded. What are the discussions made in the meeting? Both nations reexamined the activities of bilateral ..

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