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Current Affairs Of August 2020 Help Line No:- Khanpur : +91-9311668899 South Ex : +91-9311556699 CONTENT National…………………………………………….…………………….2 International……………………………………………………………..14 Defence…………………………………………………………………..18 Appointments or Resign/Retired…………………………….…………..20 Honours/ Awards……………………………………………….……….25 Sports……………………………………………..……………..………29 Obituaries………………………………………………..…….….….….34 Important Days with theme………………………………….…….…...39 1 2 August 2020 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs National platform. iv.Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a high-level AP Governor cleared three State-capital Bills and meeting on Smart India Hackathon on On July 27, CRDA Repeal Bills 2020 2020 i. The Governor of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Released a Book Titled gave his assent to “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” Authored by State the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions and Andhra Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released a book Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority titled, “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” authored by Bihar (CRDA) Repeal Bills – 2020. Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary. The ii.The clearance of the decentralisation Bill facilitates book is a compilation of the author’s views, three the development of Amaravati, Kurnool and dozen articles on different important issues and his life Visakhapatnam as the Legislative, Judicial and journey. The book was published by Bihar Assembly Executive Capitals respectively. Secretariat. iii.On the other hand, the repeal (revoke) of the CRDA The book is compiled and edited by senior paves the way for the formation of the Amaravati journalist Arvind Sharma and its preface has been written by another senior journalist Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Vinod Bandhu. Essence of the Book Largest ever Online Hackathon in the World -4th i.The book also reflects the different aspects of the author’s personality. edition of Smart India Hackathon 2020 Launched ii.It mentions various developmental works in different by Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Virtually sectors and welfare measures taken by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar. i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Grand iii.It states about the special bonding between the Finale of 4th edition of Smart India Hackathon- author and CM. SIH (Software) 2020, largest ever online Hackathon in the world and interacted with the participants through Uttarakhand to develop India’s first snow leopard video conference. conservation centre in Uttarkashi forests ii.Union Minister for Education, Shri Ramesh Chief minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated the Grand Finale chaired a meeting along with State forest minister virtually in New Delhi. Harak Singh Rawat and other officials to look into the iii.The Grand Finale was conducted online from 1st to setting up of the conservation centre. 3rd August, 2020 over a specially-built advanced i.The conservation centre is set to come up at a place 3 August 2020 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs named Lanka, near Bhaironghati bridge in CPCB functions under the Ministry of Environment, Uttarkashi district. Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). ii.It will be built by the Uttarakhand forest department Chairman- Shri Shiv Das Meena, IAS along the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as part of its six-year long FutureBrand Index 2020: Reliance Industries project Securing livelihoods, conservation, sustainable Ranked 2nd Biggest Brand;Apple Topped use and restoration of high range Himalayan FutureBrand Index ecosystems (SECURE) Himalayas. 2020 was released, iii.Dutch Conservation Architect Anne Feenstra shared Reliance Industries the details of the conservation centre. Limited (RIL), Oil iv.The conservation centre is expected to create and Gas Company awareness of the Big Cat among the people. ranked as the Second Biggest Brand for its recognition Snow Leopard in Uttarkhand:- associated with its growth, innovative products and i.According to several researches, Uttarakhand is home customer service after Apple which topped the index. to 86 snow leopards at present. Reliance Industries Limited: ii.In Uttarakhand, snow leopards are found in Nanda i.Reliance Industries Limited is owned by Mukesh Devi Biosphere Reserve, Gangotri National Park, Ambani is one of the companies of the future among Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and other places of altitude Nextera Energy, ASML and other high tech, between 3000-4500 meters. renewable and ethical organisations. ii.It is the only Indian Company in the Top 10 and CPCB Developed COVID19BWM App to Track Second Indian organisation on the ranking. Biomedical Waste: Recommended by SC FutureBrand Index 2020: i.The Supreme Court (SC) has made i.Future Brand Index, the global perception study it mandatory for all municipal corporations and state based on the assessment of the company’s pollution control boards to use the ‘COVID19BWM performance, reordered the PwC’s Global Top 100 App’ to track biomedical waste on a daily basis. Companies which was based on the Market ii.This ensures that the waste is collected, transported Capitalisations. and sent to a registered common biomedical waste ii.Future Brand Index examines the leading firms all treatment facility. over the world and evaluates their growth over the iii.The app was developed by the Central Pollution years. Control Board (CPCB) in May 2020 following the iii.In the Future Brand Index 2020 Samsung is ranked directions from the National Green Tribunal(NGT). 3rd followed by Nvidia, Moutai, Nike, Microsoft, About CPCB ASML, PayPal and Netflix in the top 10. 4 August 2020 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs Yatish Yadav’s new book ‘RAW: A History of Rail, a Special Parcel Train from Maharashtra’s India’s Covert Operations’ offers a peek into the Devlali to Bihar’s Danapur Railway station exploits of Indian spymasters through video link. The famous Journalist and Author, Yatish ii.This is the 1st ever multi commodity train of Yadav wrote a new book titled, “RAW (Research and Indian Railways that carries fruits like Pomegranate, Analysis Wing): A History of India’s Covert Banana, Grapes etc and vegetables like Capsicum, Operations”, narrates the heroic operations carried out Cauliflower etc. by the Indian external spy agency, RAW has been iii.The train will run on a weekly basis. published by Westland Publications and is available in Amazon and other bookstores in India. UNESCO Recognises Venkatraipur & Noliasahi of About the book: Odisha as ‘Tsunami Ready’; India Becomes 1st i.The book narrates the operatives of the Spy agency, Country in Indian Ocean Region to Receive the and its significant role on national security and long- Honour term secret diplomacy. i.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ii.The book also gives details of the real spies and Organisation (UNESCO) recognises the two coastal reveals the unknown aspects of their life, trauma and villages of Odisha as “Tsunami Ready” for their temptation, triumphs they faced during their mission. overall preparedness to face the tsunami. About RAW ii.The two villages are Venkatraipur and Noliasahi. i.RAW was founded by the spymaster Rameshwar iii.Odisha became the first state in India and India Nath Kao, which was established in 1968 became the first country in the Indian Ocean Region ii.The main purpose of RAW is to satisfy the need for to achieve this status of “Tsunami ready” from the increased intelligence that was identified during Intergovernmental Oceanographic the Sino-Indian Border War in 1962 and during the Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. “Amazing Ayodhya” – A new book to tell the India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ flagged off from Devlali history of Ayodhya Railway Station of Maharashtra Neena Rai Authored the book titled “Amazing i. Piyush Goyal, Union Ayodhya” will shed Minister of Railways light on the history of and Narendra Singh Ayodhya.The book is set Tomar, Union to give “authentic Minister of Agriculture information” about the city of Ayodhya and will help & Farmers Welfare flagged off the India’s 1st Kisan in understanding the life and times of ancient Hindus. 5 August 2020 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs Key Points: adventures and life experiences of McConaughey. i.The book aims to gain knowledge of the architecture McConaughey describes ‘Greenlights’ as an album, a in Ayodhya, houses in Ayodhya, establishment of the record and the story of his life and he shared his city and animals which lived in Ayodhya. anecdotes, poems and life lessons in this book. ii.According to the publishing house Bloomsbury, the book is well-researched and is replete with PM Narendra Modi Launched Submarine Cable descriptions and draws out comparisons of earlier eras Connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands with our current life and culture. (CANI) iii.The book will hit the stands in November. i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi India, Israel Collaborated to develop rapid testing inaugurated and for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds i.Experts from India and Israel have collaborated to dedicate to the develop rapid testing Nation, submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) for COVID-19 in under connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Port Blair, 30 seconds by merging Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&NI) through video the technological conferencing. This connectivity will enable delivery of expertise of Israel with faster mobile and landline telecom services to A&NI, Indian development and production capabilities.