Current Affairs (August 2020) Flashcards
In August 2020, the MPC decided the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) to be unchanged at ___.
4.00%
In August 2020, the MPC decided the reverse repo rate under the LAF to be unchanged at ___.
3.35%
In August 2020, the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to be unchanged at ___.
4.25%
____, an Indian space scientist
played a crucial role in drafting the New Education
Policy 2020.
K Kasturirangan
____ will help in meeting the services and infrastructure requirements of Digital Agriculture of National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES).
Krishi Megh
- launched by Narendra Singh Tomar [Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare]
The Swachh Bharat Mission Academy was launched by ____ in August 2020.
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
- Union Minister for Jal Shakti
- launched as part of phase 2 of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
Highest paid actor according to Forbes magazine in 2020
Dwayne Johnson
- Akshay Kumar featured 6th
____ awards recognise “Yeoman service by individuals to uplift the vast majority of Indian population dependent on agriculture and allied activities for livelihood”.
Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra Puraskaras
Chairperson of Infosys Foundation
Sudha Murthy
- won the Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra Puraskaras
In August 2020, the Cabinet approved the formation of the ___ for transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs.
National Recruitment Agency (NRA)
- specialist body to offer the state-of-the-art technology and best practices to Central Government recruitment
Union Minister of Education
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank,’
____ retained the top position in the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements,’ (ARIIA) 2020
IIT Madras
- followed by IIT Bombay & IIT Delhi
___ was India’s cleanest city above 1 lakh popl. according to Swachh Survekshan 2020
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- won for past 4 years
- before that was Mysore
___ was India’s cleanest city below 1 lakh popl. according to Swachh Survekshan 2020
Karad, Maharashtra
Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 in Cricket
- most outstanding performance in the field of sports over 4 years
Rohit Sharma
Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 in Table Tennis
Ms. Manika Batra
Winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 in Hockey
Ms. Rani
Winner of the Arjuna Award 2020 in archery
- for consistent outstanding performance over 4 years
Atanu Das
Winner of the Arjuna Award 2020 in athletics
Dutee Chand
Winner of the Arjuna Award 2020 in cricket
Ishant Sharma & Deepti Sharma
Winner of the Dhyan Chand Award 2020 in Athletics
- for the life time contribution towards the development of sports
Kuldip Singh Bhullar & Jincy Philips
7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India
Trichy in Tamil Nadu Raiganj in West Bengal Rajkot in Gujarat Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh Meerut in Uttar Pradesh Hampi in Karnataka
_____ occupied the top three ranks in the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020.
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
- released by NITI Aayog
The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to ____ rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees.
25 lakh
____ has become the 1st bank in India to use satellite data to assess the creditworthiness of farmers.
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank has announced a partnership with ____ to enhance the digital experiences of its customers.
Adobe
____ launched India’s 1st Pocket Android POS (Point of Sale) Device for contactless ordering and payments in India.
Paytm
- named ‘Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS’
____ approved a $1 billion (Rs 7,485 crore) loan to construct the modern, high-speed 82-kilometre (Delhi – Meerut) Uttar Pradesh Regional Rapid Transit System in India.
Asian Development Bank
A “Green Deposit Programme” has been launched by ___ for corporate clients.
HSBC India
____ became the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant.
United Arab Emirates
The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill banning this Chinese app ____ on government devices.
TikTok
___ became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” for use.
Russia
Modi announced the ____ plan to have a trans-national electricity grid, for supplying solar power across the globe.
“One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG)
TRIFED launched ____, a van which brings various kinds of immunity boosting products like wild honey, organic haldi, amla, ginger, black pepper etc. to enhance tribal income in these challenging times.
“Tribes India on Wheels”
The longest river ropeway of India was inaugurated in ____.
Assam
- 1.8km long
Andhra Pradesh government launched an innovative virtual cybercrime awareness programme named as ____.
‘E-Raksha Bandhan’
Maharashtra government has tied up with ___ to provide online education to students in the state.
- first state to do so
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will open the Silk Training cum Production Center in the tribal village of Chullyu in ____.
Arunachal Pradesh
___ Government launched the “Indira Van Mitan” Yojana to make the forest dwellers of the state self reliant.
Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan commissioned the first-ever marine ambulance named ____.
‘PRATHEEKSHA’
___ is to establish the first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India at ____.
Kerala, Angamaly
____ signed an MoU with One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Flipkart
- bring the artisans, weavers and craftsmen under the scheme into the scope of the “Flipkart Samarth” initiative
Uttar Pradesh government signed a ‘plan of cooperation’ with ____ government in August 2020 to resolve water crisis in Bundelkhand region.
Israel
Next CEO of HDFC Bank
Sashidhar Jagdishan
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
Chandra Murmu
Next chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited
Soma Mondal
CEO of GoAir Airline
Kaushik Khona
Sports eyewear brand “Oakley” appointed ___ as its brand ambassador for
2 years in India.
Rohit Sharma
Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
G Satheesh Reddy
____ topped Digital Quality of Life Index 2020
Denmark
- followed by Sweden
- India came 57th
____ topped the list of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in availing loans to women.
Tamil Nadu
____ won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom.
Lewis Hamilton [Merc]
_____ won the World Snooker Championship 2020.
Ronnie O’Sullivan
____ became the first-ever fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket.
James Anderson
____ won the International Booker Prize 2020 for her debut novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’.
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 was:
“Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”
____ marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War II.
6th August
Gandhiji gave the call to “Do or Die” in his Quit India speech delivered at the ___ in Mumbai.
Gowalia Tank Maidan
- celebrated 78th anniversary of Quit India Movement
The birth anniversary of ____ is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas / Harmony Day.
Rajiv Gandhi
- 20 Aug
United Nations observes ____ as International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
21st August
United Nations observes ____ as “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”.
23 August
Women’s Equality Day is observed in the United States on ____, to commemorate American women getting the constitutional right to vote.
August 26
India observes ____ as National Sports Day. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of ____, who was the star of Indian hockey team.
29th August, Major Dhyan Chand
Chief of the Air Staff, ____ launched an app - ‘MY IAF’ to provide career-related info and details to the aspirants who wish to join the IAF.
Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
NASA launched ____ with United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to Mars.
Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission
____, a Spacetech startup successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine “Raman” to become the first Indian private firm to exhibit the potential to build a homegrown rocket engine.
Skyroot Aerospace
IIT Alumni Council signed an agreement with ___ & ___ to build the world’s largest and fastest hybrid quantum computer in India.
Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) & Russoft
____ is planning to set up a virtual museum of the securities market to highlight achievements and milestones in the Indian capital market.
SEBI
Union Minister for MSMEs, ____ launched the Khadi’s Gift Box of Silk Mask.
Shri Nitin Gadkari
E-Gyan Mitra mobile app was launched by ____ , to provide online education.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
WTF Sports appointed cricketers ____ & ____ as its global brand ambassadors.
Harmanpreet Kaur & Suresh Raina
___ became the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage.
Dadar
Goa’s traditional festive sweet dish ___, ____ & ____ obtained Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical Indications Registry.
‘Khaje’
spicy Harmal Chilli
Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana)
Google launched its employment application named ____ in India.
‘Kormo Jobs’
51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in ____, from November 20th to 28th.
Goa
Father of Taiwan’s democracy
Lee Teng-hui
- died in Aug, 2020
American computer engineer who co-invented the world’s first computer mouse
William Kirk English
Black Panther movie actor, ____ passed away.
Chadwick Boseman
- died of cancer
The former President of India, ____ passed away in Aug 2020.
Pranab Mukherjee