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Iran displays locally made ballistic and cruise missiles in the light of U.S. tensions
Amid U.S. tensions, locally made surface to surface, ballistic and cruise missiles have been displayed by Iran on Thursday. One of the missiles is named after martyr Qassem Soleimani, the former Iranian general, who was killed by the U.S. operated ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
RBI launches National strategy for Financial Education for 2020-25
The Reserve Bank of India has come up with the Second National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE) for the time period of 2020-25. The document of the apex bank recommended a ‘5 C’ approach with the objective of the circulation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
New Official Logo of Labour Bureau launched
Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched the official logo of the Labour Bureau. The Logo The newly launched logo displays the three goals of the Labour Bureau i.e. Accuracy, Validity, and Reliability. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Banks sanction loans worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under ECLGS for MSME
The finance ministry declared, Public and Private Sector Banks have disbursed loans over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector. The top three lenders under the scheme are the State Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Swachh Survekshan report 2020: Indore bagged the award for fourth time in a row
Indore bagged the first prize as the cleanest city in the nation for the fourth year in a row. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry released the Swachh Survekshan Report 2020 with the List of winning cities of India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
NCERT survey report: Over 27% students don’t have access to gadgets for online classes
A survey conducted by NCERT shows at least 27% of the students do not have access to smart devices to attend online classes. Key findings of the report The survey was conducted over 34,000 participants, including students, parents, teaching staff, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Cabinet approves proposal to lease out Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports for 50 years
The proposal for leasing out three airports i.e. Jaipur, Guwahati, and Thiruvananthapuram through the PPP model for 50 years has been approved by the Union Cabinet. Key highlights Adani Enterprises Limited became the highest bidder for the project. This is ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
India topped the list of number of organic farmers and at ninth place in area under organic farming
India topped the list of the number of organic farmers and in terms of the total area under organic farming, it ranked 9th. North Eastern state Sikkim set a record by becoming the first fully organic state in the world ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Borrowing limits fixed by UDAY of state government owned Power Discoms relaxed
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has come up with the approval of the one-time relaxation of the borrowing limits for the state government-owned Discoms. Key highlights The decision has been taken against the stress of discoms being unable ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Military mutiny of Mali: President Keita announced resign
Following the incident of mass protest and military mutiny, the president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned. Key highlights The week-long political crisis emerged on the demand to relinquish the president with the allegation of worsening the country’s economic ..