Current Affairs – August 19, 2020 [Top Headlines]

August 19, 2020

Here are top Current Affairs of August 19, 2020

Contributions to PM-CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund need not be credited to NDRF (National Disaster Response Fund): Supreme Court
Satya Pal Malik appointed Meghalaya Governor; Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari given additional charge of Goa
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) renamed as Ministry of Education
IIT Madras ranked number-one in the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements’
UP: Home Ministry approves renaming of Manduadih railway station in Varanasi district as Banaras
Bollywood filmmaker Nishikant Kamat, known for movies such as ‘Drishyam’ and ‘Force’, dies at 50

IIT Madras and Center for Development of Advance Computing (CDAC) develop microprocessors named SHAKTI (32 bit) and VEGA (64 bit)
Govt. launches ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge – Innovate Solutions for AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ inviting innovators to use SHAKTI and VEGA to develop technology products
ADB approves USD 1 billion loan for 82-km Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system
41 lakh youth lose jobs in India due to COVID-19 pandemic: ILO-ADB Report
Dream11 bags title sponsorship rights of IPL2020 for Rs 222 crore
RBI frames rules for setting up a new umbrella entity for retail payments in the country

US Senate condemns China’s aggression against India, calls for diplomacy
US: 54.4 degrees Celsius, world’s hottest air temperature in a century, recorded in Mojave Desert