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VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE TNPSC Current Affairs AUGUST - 2020 VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS AUGUST - 2020 An ISO 9001 : 2015 Institution | Providing Excellence Since 2011 Head Office Old No.52, New No.1, 9th Street, F Block, 1st Avenue Main Road, (Near Istha siddhi Vinayakar Temple), Anna Nagar East – 600102. Phone: 044-2626 5326 | 98844 72636 | 98844 21666 | 98844 32666 Branches SALEM KOVAI No.189/1, Meyanoor Road, Near ARRS Multiplex, (Near Salem New No.347, D.S.Complex (3rd floor), Nehru Street,Near Gandhipuram bus Stand), Opp. Venkateshwara Complex, Salem - 636004. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit- ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher, will be responsible for the loss and may be punished for compensation under copyright act. INDEX 01 - 16 HISTORY 01 . Important Days . Defence National Security and Terrorism . World Organisations – Pacts and Summits . Eminent Persons . Sports and Games . Books & Authors . Awards & Honours . Cultural Panaroma . India & its Neighbours . Appointments – Who is who? 17 - 18 POLITICAL SCIENCE 17 .India’s Foreign Policy .Latest Court Verdicts .Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility 19 - 20 GEOGRAPHY 19 .Policy on Environment and Ecology .Natural Disasters – Safeguard Measures 20 - 22 ECONOMICS 20 .New Economic Policy & Govt. Sector .Current Socio - Economic Problems 23 23 - 30 SCIENCE .Latest Inventions in Science & Technology . Latest Discoveries on Health Science . Mass Media & Communication 31 31 NATIONAL – DIARY OF EVENTS 48 48 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 53 TAMIL NADU AFFAIRS 53 VETRII'S CURRENT AFFAIRS, JULY - 2020 Important Days History 1.1 Important Days Date Day Theme / Remark August 19 World Humanitarian Day World Photography Day August 19 2020 Every year on 20th August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day. This year on 20th August 2020, we are going to celebrate the 76th birth August 20 Sadbhavana Diwas anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Indian National Congress instituted Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award in 1992, a year after his death. Indian Akshay Urja Day or Renewable Energy Day is observed on 20th August every year. Indian Akshay Urja Day was established in 2004 to support renewable energy August 20 Indian Akshay Urja Day development programs and promote its use instead of traditional sources of energy. The very first event relating to Akshay Urja Diwas was organized in New Delhi. VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE 1 Important Days VETRII'S CURRENT AFFAIRS, JULY - 2020 World Senior Citizen’s August 21 Day 2020 The theme of WWWeek at Home 2020 is August 24 World Water Week 2020 ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’. August 29 National Sports Day 2 VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE VETRII'S CURRENT AFFAIRS, JULY - 2020 Defence, National Security and Terrorism 1.2 Defence, National Security Hiral Patel, wife of Surat district Collector, Dhaval Patel during a ceremony in Surat. and Terrorism Major Highlights of ICGS C-454 It has a maximum speed of 45 nautical Rajnath Singh launches online portal miles (83 Km/hr- Kilometers per Hour). “SRIJAN” to promote indigenisation It has an excellent seakeeping, in defence production maneuverability and endurance range of 500 nautical miles. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an online portal that provides information Note– Till now, L&T has handed over 51 about defence equipment and items out of 54 IB’s ordered by the Indian Coast that can be taken up for indigenisation Guard. by private sector companies. Ministry Additional Info of Defence is observing “Atmanirbhar L&T-Class Fast Interceptor Craft week” from 7 August to 14 August 2020. L&T fast interceptor craft is a series of Two memorandum of understandings high-speed interceptor boats being built (MoUs) were signed between Indian by L&T Shipyard for the Indian Coast Institutes of Technomogy (IITs) and Guard. the defence public sector undertakings The ships are designed for patrol and (DPSUs). rescue operations in India’s Exclusive The aforementioned online portal that Economic Zone (EEZ). will promote indigenisation of defence items’ production is called “SRIJAN”. The Naval Commanders’ Conference The DPSUs, Ordnance Factory Board 2020: 19th – 21st August 2020 (OFB) and headquarters of the armed The Naval Commanders’ Conference forces (SHQs) can display on SRIJAN 2020, a biennial conference was held those items that are being imported in New Delhi, India from August 19 to currently so that the Indian industry can 21, 2020. Rajnath Singh, Union Defence design, develop and manufacture them Minister addressed the opening session domestically as per its capability. of the conference. This is the 1st Naval Commanders’ Conference since the L&T Built Interceptor Boat ‘ICGS institution of the Department of Military C-454’ of Indian Coast Guard Affairs (DMA) and Chief of Defence Staff Launched at Surat (CDS). The 27-meter-long Interceptor Boat (IB) The Conference is the apex level event to ‘ICGS C-454’, built by Larsen and Toubro interact between the Naval Commanders Ltd (L&T) was launched into the service and also between Naval Commanders of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) by Dr with other senior government officials. VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE 3 VETRII'S CURRENT AFFAIRS, JULY - 2020 Indian Coast Guard Ship C-449 designing, manufacturing and operating Commissioned in Chennai weapons and military equipment. Indian Coast Guard Ship C-449 was The forum was organised by the Russian commissioned in Chennai by Tamil Nadu Defence Ministry will be held from Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam. The ship August 23-29 at the Patriot Park near is the Forty Ninth Interceptor Boat of the Moscow, which has been the venue since series, which are indigenously built and 2015. designed by M/s Larsen and Toubro Ltd, Army Commanders Discuss Security Hazira (Surat). Situation Along China Border In It will be commanded by Assistant Eastern Ladakh Commandant Ashish Sharma and will be based at Krishnapatnam under the The top brass of the Indian Army met in administrative and operational control Delhi for two days to discuss the ongoing situation along the northern borders of the Commander, Coast Guard District amid the continuing border tensions with Headquarters No.6, Visakhapatnam, China in Eastern Ladakh. Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Army has further bolstered The ship has been inducted as part of the its combat readiness in eastern Ladakh ongoing efforts by Indian Coast Guard to by deploying troops with shoulder-fired strengthen Maritime and Coastal Security missiles in several sensitive areas in along the East Coast of India. the backdrop of increasing activities by C-449 will enhance the efforts of Chinese helicopters in the region Indian Coast Guards in providing These missiles have a range of two to coastal security, surveillance and aid to five km and they are capable of bringing fishermen in distress along the eastern down low flying helicopters and aircraft. coast in general and Krishnapatnam of Andhra Pradesh coast in particular. Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat, India’s longest serving warship, to be India Pavilion at Army 2020 forum dismantled in Gujarat inaugurated in Russia INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that served The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 the Indian Navy for 30 years before being International Military and Technical decommissioned three years ago, is likely Forum was inaugurated by Secretary to be towed from Mumbai to Alang in (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district next month Indian Ambassador DB Venkatesh Verma to be dismantled and sold as scrap. at Moscow, Russia. The longest serving warship, inducted The forum will also host discussions into the Indian Navy in 1987, was bought among global military officials, by Shree Ram Group for Rs 38.54 crore at researchers and defence industry experts an auction conducted by the Metal Scrap about the application of 3D technologies in Trade Corporation Limited last month. 4 VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE VETRII'S CURRENT AFFAIRS, JULY - 2020 World Organisations – Pacts and Summits 1.3 World Organisations – Pacts and Summits India plans to host BRICS Games during Khelo India Games 2021 Union Minister of Youth and Sports Kiren Rijiju announced on August 25, 2020 that India is planning to host BRICS Games 2021 during the same time and at the same venues as of Khelo India Games 2021.
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