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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 20, 2022

August 20, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 20, 2022 INDIA – 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held at Indore (MP) on January 9 – Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets one more year in service, ..

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NAMASTE Scheme – Key Features

August 19, 2022

NAMASTE Scheme was launched jointly by “Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment” and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs”. It is a Central Sector Scheme. The scheme seeks to provide safety and dignity to sanitation workers across urban India by ..

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Mandla: First ‘functionally literate’ district

August 19, 2022

Tribal-dominated Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh has become the first completely “functionally literate” district of India. During 2011 survey, literacy rate in Mandla district was 68%. Another report of 2020 highlights that, more than 2.25 lakh people in this district ..

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August 19: World Photography Day

August 19, 2022

World Photography Day 2022 is being observed on August 19, under the theme of “Pandemic Lockdown through the lens.” This day is observed annually and it focuses on art, craft and science of photography. The day celebrates how a picture ..

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Vostok-2022 Military Exercises

August 19, 2022

According to China’s defence ministry, The People’s Liberation Army of China will participate in “Vostok-2022 strategic command and staff exercise” which is scheduled to take part in Russia. Armies of India, Tajikistan, Mongolia and Belarus will also take part in ..

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China’s funding CPEC reduced by 56%

August 19, 2022

In first half of 2022, China’s funding in Pakistan for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had reduced by around 56% in the first half of 2022. Other countries like Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka also witnessed a reduction by 100% ..

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Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) database

August 19, 2022

Union Cabinet recently approved the “Widening access of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library database to users, apart from the patent offices”. Widening of Traditional Knowledge Digital database to users is an ambitious step of the government. Significance of widening access include; ..

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5 years of UDAN Scheme

August 19, 2022

Regional Connectivity Scheme of Ministry of Civil Aviation, UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) has successfully completed 5 years. This scheme was initiated in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched first flight under UDAN on April 27, 2017. The scheme ..

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