AB-One Liner Current Affairs August 2020
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economic empowerment GoI launches NCDC YouTube Channel “Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India” Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Smriti Irani launch the book ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ First anniversary of creation of UTs of J&K, Ladakh on August 05 Haryana CM launched ”Parivar Pehchan Patra” Chhattisgarh Chief Minister launched a social security scheme Maharashtra govt and Google tie-up to deploy learning tools for schools Odisha becomes first state to get ‘tsunami ready’ tag Google is set to turn India’s Independence Day musical with AI and people’s voices PM Modi to inaugurate submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands @ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group Daily_current_affairss Baba Best Online Test Series in India for Bank PO, Clerk, JAIIB, CAIIB, Insurance Promotion, RRB NTPC, NISM etc. Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com ♦International News Ivory Coast defence minister Hamed Bakayoko nominated as new prime minister 6th BRICS Environment Minister meeting held in Russia Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become world’s most valuable company UAE starts up Arab world’s first nuclear plant Mohamed Irfaan Ali New President of Guyana UK considers Gandhi coin to commemorate Indian independence icon FutureBrand Index 2020: Reliance Industries 2 after Apple India contributes over $15 mn to India-UN Development Partnership Fund India extended US$18 mn Line of Credit to Maldives for expansion of fishing facilities Exim Bank extends $250 million line of credit to Mozambique Donald Trump imposes US ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 days Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation ♦Banking and Financial Reliance Power, JERA ink loan agreement with banks for new power plant in Bangladesh GST collections stand at Rs 87,422 crore in July Canara Bank ties up with 3 insurers to provide Corona Kavach policies National Bank of Bahrain selects Infosys Finacle for transformation of transaction banking business Bharti Airtel inks multi-year strategic pact with Amazon for AWS solutions 2nd RBI Monetary Policy 2020-21: Bank keeps repo rate unchanged @ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group Daily_current_affairss Baba Best Online Test Series in India for Bank PO, Clerk, JAIIB, CAIIB, Insurance Promotion, RRB NTPC, NISM etc. Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com Reliance General Insurance launches platform for making payments via Bharat Bill Airtel Payments Bank ties up with Bharti AXA General Insurance to offer Shop Insurance Home-grown social media app ShareChat to get $100 million funding from Microsoft ♦Committee IFSCA sets up a panel to formulate plan to develop international retail business chaired by Pradip Shah KV Kamath To Head RBI Committee on Setting Parameters for Loan Restructuring ♦Appointment and Resignation Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd Appointed Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel as Additional & Independent Director HP appoints Ketan Patel as India MD Sashidhar Jagdishan is the new CEO of HDFC Bank J&K Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu resigns and take charge as new CAG Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir Ajay Tyagi gets 18 Months extension as SEBI Chairman ♦Awards ‘Moothon’, ‘Son Rise’ win awards at 20th New York Indian Film Festival ♦Sports Sports Ministry Announces Selection Committee chaired by Retired Justice of Supreme Court Justice Mukundakam Sharma for National Sports Awards 2020 Lewis Hamilton won British Grand Prix 2020 @ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group Daily_current_affairss Baba Best Online Test Series in India for Bank PO, Clerk, JAIIB, CAIIB, Insurance Promotion, RRB NTPC, NISM etc. Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com India withdraws from Women’s World Team Squash Championship 2020 VIVO won’t be IPL title sponsors this year: BCCI ♦Book and Author Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Released a Book Titled “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” Authored by Vijay Kumar Choudhary ♦Important day 1 August – National Mountain Climbing Day 1 August – Yorkshire Day World Breastfeeding Week 2020 – August 1 to 7 (Theme 2020: “Support Breast feeding for a healthier planet”) 3 August – Sanskrit Diwas 2020 4th August: Coast Guard Day 6 August: Hiroshima Day 2020 First Friday in August (7th August 2020): International Beer Day 7th August: 6th National Handloom Day ♦Obituary Malayalam Actor Anil Murali passed away Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh passes away at 64 in Singapore Sahitya Akademi Awardee Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker Sa. Kandasamy passed away Nobel Peace Prize winner politician John Hume passed away Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor R.D. Pradhan passes away Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away ”Father of modern Indian theatre” Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94 @ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group Daily_current_affairss Baba Best Online Test Series in India for Bank PO, Clerk, JAIIB, CAIIB, Insurance Promotion, RRB NTPC, NISM etc. Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 8th August to 14th August 2020 ♦National News Delhi Govt. launches Electric Vehicle Policy Over 160 million watched live telecast of Ram temple event Flipkart signs MoU with UP government’s one District, One Product scheme Delhi Airport Develops Online “AIR SUVIDHA” Portal for International Passengers No sale of junk food within 50 metres of schools: FSSAI Union Environment Minister launched National Portal on Human Elephant conflict called “SURAKHSYA” Chhattisgarh CM launches Indira Van Mitan Yojana Gujarat Launches New Scheme Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches ‘Krishi Megh’ Raksha Mantri launches ‘Atmanirbharta Saptah’ (7 to 14 August) @ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group Daily_current_affairss Baba Best Online Test Series in India for Bank PO, Clerk, JAIIB, CAIIB, Insurance Promotion, RRB NTPC, NISM etc. Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com Assam Govt Announces Arunodoi Scheme, Boost to Women Empowerment CM Amarinder Singh launches ‘Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’ West Bengal Govt Launched ‘Karma Sathi Prakalpa’ scheme to Provide Soft Loans, Subsidies to Youth PM Modi launches Transparent Taxation platform to benefit honest taxpayers Goa’s Moira bananas, Harmal Chillies, Khaje gets GI tag Odisha bags 1st position in AMRUT scheme ♦International News Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as prime minister of Sri Lanka for fourth time Walter Roger Martos Ruiz sworn in as new Prime Minister of Peru Russia registers the world’s first coronavirus vaccine Reliance rank 96th in the Fortune’s top 100 global companies 2020 Mohamed Ould Bilal becomes new Prime Minister of Mauritania India & Maldives ink contract for development of five eco-tourism zones in Addu atoll Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab Government Steps Down Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris named US Vice Presidential candidate for Democratic party Mukesh Ambani, 4th richest person in the world: Bloomberg Billionaires Index India extends assistance of USD 1 million to Antigua and Barbuda to combat COVID-19 pandemic Forbes releases “The Highest-Paid Actors Of 2020” list, Akshay Kumar (6th) in top 10 Donald Trump brokers historic peace deal between Israel and UAE India announces USD 500 million help in Maldives Connectivity project @ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group Daily_current_affairss Baba Best Online Test Series in India for Bank PO, Clerk, JAIIB, CAIIB, Insurance Promotion, RRB NTPC, NISM etc. Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com ♦Banking and Financial LIC acquires 5% stake in YES Bank ADB signs 200 million Dollar financing deal with Reliance for power plant in Bangladesh NPCI launches omni-channel loyalty platform ‘nth Rewards’ India GDP to negative growth of 5% (-4.5%) in 2020 due to Covid- 19 pandemic: Dun & Bradstreet report South Indian Bank gets RBI’s nod to set up non-financial subsidiary Rajesh Verma Released Report of the Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) Reliance Foundation partners with USAID to bridge gender digital divide in India RBI governor announces ‘positive pay’ feature to help avert cheque frauds RBI mandates system-based asset classification for UCBs ♦Appointment and Resignation P S Ranipse appointed as new IG of CRPF Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as UPSC chairman PNB Housing Finance appoints Hardayal Prasad as MD & CEO Govt forms panel to fix ceiling rates under duty reimbursement scheme for exporters chaired by G K Pillai Senior IRS Officer Patanjali Jha assumes charge as