Current Affairs August 2020

Trump signs executive order against hiring H1B visa holders for federal contracts

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring federal agencies from hiring H-1B visa holders and other foreign workers in place of US citizens or green card holders. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows USA companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that […]

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Rainfall during August and September is likely to be 104% of the LPA

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the rainfall during the season’s second half (August-September) will likely be 100% of LPA with a model error of +/-8%, and for the season as a whole 96% (+/-4%). The Monsoon precipitation intensified in July, allowing overall rainfall to be 104% of the benchmark Long Period Average (LPA) for

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Goa joined MyGov Citizen Engagement Platform

Goa joined the MyGov Citizen Engagement Platform for enabling participative governance on 4th August 2020. “MyGov Goa portal will go a long way in strengthening public participation in the governance process and allow the state to connect to nationwide audience allowing citizens to participate in different forums and give their view/inputs on government policies/schemes. Daily

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NIDM concluded a webinar series on Hydro-Meteorological Hazard Risk Reduction

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with India Meteorological Department organised a webinar series on “Hydro-Meteorological Hazards Risk Reduction”from July 14 to August 4. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The webinar series include four webinars focusing on issues apropos of Thunderstorms and Lightning, Cloudburst and Floods, Cyclones and

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Government released Affordable Rental Housing Complexes Knowledge Pack

Recently, government of India has released Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) Knowledge Pack. This includes MoUs to be signed with States and Union Territories to provide ease of living to urban migrants in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Union Cabinet had approved ARHC as a sub scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas

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Lebanon tragedy 2020

Multiple explosions have occurred in the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon on 4 August 2020. The blasts occurred at the Port of Beirut and left at least 100 people dead more than 4,000 injured, and many more missing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The explosion, according to the Lebanon government, was of

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Government launched Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21

Health and Family Welfare Ministry has launched ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, 2020-21. This initiative is a national programme for popularizing science among school students of Class 6th to 11th. It was designed to identify the bright minds with a scientific aptitude among the student community. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) is

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Sashidhar Jagdishan appointed as the HDFC Bank’s New CEO

Sashidhar Jagdishan has named as the new chief executive officer of HDFC Bank Ltd., India’s largest private lender. The Reserve Bank of India has approved Jagdishan’s candidature from a list of three potential chief executives suggested by the board of the private lender, according to the private lender’s press release on the stock exchange. Daily

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India blocked top Chinese apps Baidu and Weibo

Recently, Government of India has blocked Baidu Search and Weibo, among the most influential apps of China and dubbed as the country’s answer to Google search and Twitter respectively in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Baidu, Inc. is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products and artificial intelligence (AI),

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Northern Railway runs first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train

Recently, the Northern Railway has run first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train. General Manager of Northern and North Central Railway Rajiv Chaudhry said, this train destined for Jirania in Tripura has 46 wagons. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This train destined for Jirania in Tripura has 46 wagons. This is an express service where piece-meal

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