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India rejects the new political map unveiled by Pakistan
India has outright rejected the new political map unveiled by Pakistan that laid claim to the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, both UTs, and also parts of the Indian state of Gujarat. The government has termed it ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
First General Council meeting of Khelo India Scheme held
The Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has chaired the first General Council Meeting of the Khelo India Scheme. The Union Minister has urged the stated to organize the State-level Khelo India Games on an annual basis with the objective of identifying ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Indian Army in progress to grant Permanent Commission to women officers
After all these years, the Indian Army has finally started the process to grant Permanent Commission to eligible women officers. The necessary approval in this regard has recently been accorded by the Ministry of Defence, to the armed forces. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Axis Bank to launch AI-powered multilingual voice bot ‘AXAA’
Axis Bank has partnered with a Bengaluru-based startup, Vernacular.ai, an AI-based SaaS Voice automation platform, in order to optimize voice AI solutions and help automate customer interactions through intelligent human-like dialogue, through its multilingual voice bot, named as AXAA. Details ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Massive explosion at the Lebanese capital, Beirut
A massive explosion took place in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on August 04, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In this incident, more than 70 people died and 3000 people got ..
Month: 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
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 ..