Current Affairs August 2020

Pensioners can store Pension Payment Order in ‘DigiLocker’

Pension Payment Order (PPO) can now be stored in 'DigiLocker' by the central civil pensioners.…

India’s ASTROSAT made rare discovery

AstroSat, India’s first multi-wavelength satellite that has five unique X-ray and ultraviolet telescopes working in…

E-auction portal launched to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’

Jammu and Kashmir's agriculture department has created an e-auction portal to promote trading of GI-tagged…

Global tourism lost USD 320 billion in 5 months from virus

The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with USD 320 billion…

NITI Aayog released report on Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020

NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI)…

Uttar Pradesh launched NRI unified portal

Uttar Pradesh Government has prepared a database of the migrant workers of the state working…

NASA predicted Asteroid is headed for Earth

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has predicted a small chance an asteroid could collide…

Tata to launched super app covering range of digital services

India’s Tata Group is pushing into the country’s booming tech sector with a new “super…

Nabard launched credit guarantee programme for NBFC-MFIs

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has introduced a dedicated debt and…

China launched advanced warship for Pakistan Navy

China has launched first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan,…