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Monthly Current Affairs Consolidation (August 2020) Current Affairs (CONSOLIDATION) AUGUST 2020 (PART – II) Drishti, 641, First Floor, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 Phone: 87501 87501, WhatsApp: 92058 85200, IVR: 8010-440-440 Email: [email protected] Contents Polity and Governance ........................................................................ 1 z Digital Quality of Life Index 2020: SurfShark ...............................................................................................................1 z Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal Project ...............................................................................................................................2 z Bhadbhut Project ..........................................................................................................................................................3 z RTI on PM-CARES Fund ...............................................................................................................................................4 z No Audit of PM-CARES Funds by CAG: SC ..................................................................................................................5 z National Digital Health Mission ...................................................................................................................................6 z Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme ..............................................................................................7 z National Strategy for Financial Education ..................................................................................................................8 z Reservations Based on Place of Birth ..........................................................................................................................9 z National Recruitment Agency.....................................................................................................................................10 z Election Commissioner ...............................................................................................................................................11 z Sale of Electoral Bonds ...............................................................................................................................................12 z ARIIA 2020 Rankings ..................................................................................................................................................13 z Expansion of the NCC .................................................................................................................................................13 z Swachh Survekshan 2020: MoHUA ...........................................................................................................................14 z National Council for Transgender Persons ...............................................................................................................15 z Rotation of Panchayat Seats Between Men and Women .........................................................................................16 z Sub-Classification of Reserved Classes ....................................................................................................................18 z Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in PubAd 2020 ...........................................................................................19 z Protests Against Farm Ordinances ............................................................................................................................19 z National Mission for Financial Inclusion ...................................................................................................................20 z Foundation Day of AREAS ..........................................................................................................................................21 z Integration of e-PPO with Digi Locker .......................................................................................................................22 z Notification of Rules for J&K ......................................................................................................................................22 z Draft Health Data Management Policy ......................................................................................................................23 z India’s Longest River Ropeway in Assam ..................................................................................................................24 z Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana: ESIC .......................................................................................................................24 z Identification of Minorities .........................................................................................................................................25 z Contempt of Court .......................................................................................................................................................26 z SC Decision on UGC Guidelines on Conduct of Examinations ................................................................................27 z A Single Voters’ List ....................................................................................................................................................28 z Scholarship Schemes in India ....................................................................................................................................29 z Namath Basai: Kerala .................................................................................................................................................30 z Dhanwantri Rath: Ayurveda Health Services .............................................................................................................30 z Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge ........................................................................................................................31 Economic Scenario ........................................................................... 33 z RBI’s Annual Report: 2020 ..........................................................................................................................................33 z AIIB Loan for MUTP-3 .................................................................................................................................................34 z Issues Related to Minimum Wage .............................................................................................................................35 z Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme 2.0 .........................................................................................................................36 z Jobs Data: CMIE ..........................................................................................................................................................37 z Organic Farming in India ............................................................................................................................................38 z Credit Guarantee for NBFC-MFIs ...............................................................................................................................39 z Super Apps in India .....................................................................................................................................................39 z Export Preparedness Index 2020: NITI Aayog ...........................................................................................................40 z Assessment of Economic Impact of Covid-19: DSGE Model ...................................................................................41 z Economic Measures Suggested by McKinsey ..........................................................................................................42 z Agri Profits and Farmers’ Income ..............................................................................................................................43 z Increased Investments Through P-notes ..................................................................................................................44 z Shortcomings of Indian Chemical Industry: TIFAC ...................................................................................................45 International Relations ...................................................................... 46 z Proposal of Supply Chain Resilience Initiative ..........................................................................................................46 z Anti-Drug Working Group BRICS ................................................................................................................................47 z Turkey-Greece Stand-off ............................................................................................................................................48 z Chora Museum and New Gas Field: Turkey ...............................................................................................................49 z Military Coup in Mali ...................................................................................................................................................50 z ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks .......................................................................................................................51 z Weakening Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Relations ............................................................................................................51
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