Current Affairs August 2020

India’s longest Ropeway over a river inaugurated in Assam

The Assam government has inaugurated a 1.8-km-long ropeway over the Brahmaputra, connecting Guwahati to North Guwahati in Assam. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Connecting Kachari Ghat (Guwahati) to Dol Govinda Temple on the northern bank, the ropeway passed the famous Umananda temple on a small island. The ropeway uses a “twin-track, single-haul, bi-cable double […]

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Women entrepreneurs made 10 lakh masks under Jeevan Shakti Yojana

Women entrepreneurs of Madhya Pradesh have made more than 10 lakh masks under the Jeevan Shakti Yojana, realizing Prime Minister’s dream of self-reliant India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scheme has been started with an aim to provide low cost masks to the citizens and employment to women entrepreneurs. The Jeevan Shakti Yojana

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US Republican Party re-nominates Donald Trump as Presidential candidate

The United States Republican National Convention (RNC) has formally re-nominated President Donald Trump as the party’s Presidential candidate for the November 3 election. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mr Trump, who faces a formidable challenge from former Democratic vice president Joe Biden, is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of

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BRICS video meeting to discuss ways to boost cooperation in 5G

Industry Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries have attended a video meeting to discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas including 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As per chinese state media, the meeting adopted a joint statement on cooperation in new industries such as

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World Health Organization declared Africa free of polio

World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A commission led by Prof. Rose Gana Fomban Leke, has certified that no cases had occurred on the continent for the past four years, the threshold

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Women’s Equality Day 2020

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 in the United States to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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UP completely banned cultural and religious meetings

Uttar Pradesh State Government has ordered complete ban on organising any cultural and religious meeting in the state till 30th September. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Additional Chief Secretary Home Avnish Kumar Awasthi has issued an order banning all kinds of processions and tableaux. The Protocol needs to be adhered to at every cost.

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FASTag to mandatory for availing any discount in toll charges

Government of India has made FASTag mandatory to allow users avail any discount at the highway toll plazas across the country. The decision has been taken to promote digital mode of payment and ensure seamless travel on the National Highways. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ministry of Road transport and highways amended the

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APEDA signed MoUs with AFC to synergize the activities in the interest of agriculture

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has signed MoUs with AFC India Limited, and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The objective is to utilise their expertise by mutually working together to synergize the activities in the interest

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Prime Ministers Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020

Government of India has instituted a scheme in 2006 namely, “The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration” – to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts/ Organizations of the Central and State Governments. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Scheme was restructured in 2014 for recognizing the

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