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Sanskrit Diwas celebrated on August 3
Sanskrit Diwas was celebrated on August 3 in order to recognize one of the oldest languages in the world. It is also known as ‘Vishvasamkritadinam’ and is observed on the Poornima (full moon) of the ‘Shravana’ month and it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Two NASA Astronauts water-landed on the Earth
Two NASA astronauts made safe water-landing in the Gulf of Mexico and this is the first time such a thing has taken place since 1975 Mission by NASA. This was also the first astronaut trip to orbit by a private ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
IPL 2020 tournament to be held in UAE
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the IPL 2020 Tournament is going to be held in UAE from September 19 and it will end on November 10, 2020. Among the main changes introduced due ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Hyderabad ranks 16th in CCTV Surveillance globally
According to a report published by a UK-Based firm, Hyderabad airport has been ranked 16th among the “Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities globally.” This has been intimated by the office of the Director-General of Hyderabad Police. Highlights According to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Government to come out with list of strategic sectors
The government is coming out with a new public sector enterprises policy that is going to define the strategic sectors which will not have more than four public sector undertakings. It has been announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is being observed
World Breastfeeding Week is being observed globally during the first week of August as an annual affair and the week is mainly to commemorate the signing of the Innocenti Declaration in August 1990. This global campaign was first organized by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Facebook launched its second phase of ‘More Together’ campaign for India
The social media giant Facebook has launched the next phase of its consumer marketing campaign in India – ‘More Together’ in order to showcase how people across the country can do more together by harnessing the power of their connections ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Inclusion of individual loans under ECLGS approved
The government has given the approval for inclusion of individual loans under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme. The government has taken this decision after extensive discussions with the stakeholders and all the individual loans taken for business purposes will ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
One Nation One Card scheme kick-started in four more states
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has started the ‘One Nation One Card’ scheme in four more states of the country, namely, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand. All these states have been integrated into this platform and with this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
UAE starts operation of Arab world’s first nuclear power reactor
The United Arab Emirates has launched operations at the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant on the Gulf Coast to the east of Qatar. Nuclear fission has started in one of the four reactors at the Barakah plant, which uses ..