Page-10 of Current Affairs - August, 2022

What are PFAs or Forever Chemicals?

August 23, 2022

Often we have been hearing that rain water is the purest. But according to research from the University of Stockholm, published recently in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, rainwater is no longer potable. The synthetic element PFAS was found ..

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August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

August 23, 2022

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition is observed every year on 23 August with the aim of remembering the millions of victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Named by UNESCO, this day was first ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 23, 2022 INDIA – Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chairs 23rd meeting of Central Zonal Council in Bhopal (MP) – India and Iran sign MoU mutually recognising certificates ..

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Paraguay: Bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled

August 22, 2022

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay during his first official visit to South America. Key Points He also praised the decision of Asuncion Municipality to put the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the ..

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Rajasthan: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technologies

August 22, 2022

With an aim to make tech graduates more employable Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Advanced Technologies (R-CAT) in Jaipur. Key Points The center will organize modern technologies related training programs of one week ..

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Aravind’s ground gecko: New bent-toed gecko species

August 22, 2022

A group of researchers has recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from the Agasthyamalai hills in the Western Ghats. Key Points  The name of this new gecko has been given in the name of well-known malacologist N.A. Arvind ..

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Singapore to end ban on Gay Sex

August 22, 2022

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently announced that it would decriminalize same-sex/gay sex between men by scrapping a colonial-era law protecting the definition of marriage. Key Points Prior to this under Singapore’s Section 377A, men who have sex with ..

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Grameen Udyami Project- Phase 2

August 22, 2022

To promote skill development and entrepreneurship among tribal youth and to promote Skill India Mission, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in partnership with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society recently launched Phase II of Grameen Udyami project in Ranchi (Jharkhand). ..

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