Campus Re-connect MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF AUGUST 2020 Important days 1 ST August celebrates as Muslim women rights day say across the Nation (India) (First anniversary of the Triple talaq bill’s passage) 2 nd August celebrates as World Breastfeeding week say (1 TO 7) 3 rd August celebrates as World Sanskrit day 7 th August celebrated as National Handloom day 9 TH August celebrated as world’s Indigenous peoples day or World Tribal day 12th August celebrated as International Youth Day (theme- Youth engagement for global action) 15th August celebrates as Independence Day of India 19th August celebrates as World Humanitarian Day 27th August celebrates as Women’s Equality day 29th August celebrates as National sports day in India Government schemes YSR cheyutha sheme launched by Andhra Pradesh (Aims to empower women from minority castes) Government of India launched SURAKHSYA national portal of project Elephant Assam to launch orunodoi scheme for women’s financial empowerment Himachal Pradesh launches nutritional immunity boosting Him Haldi Dudh scheme copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 1 Campus Re-connect Atal Bimit Vyakti yojana under the scheme ESIC( Employee’s state insurance gives 50% of average of wages from earlier 25% of average wages payable upto maximum 90 days of Unemployment Tamil Nadu women top the list of MUDRA loan scheme beneficiaries Chhavni covid-Yodha sanraksan yojan scheme that will provide a cover of Rs 5 lakhs each to more than 10,000 employees working in cantonment areas Aviation ministry to launch “Krishi Udan” scheme for transport of Agriculture product 78 new routes approved under 4th round of regional connectivity scheme UDAN Government launches “Chunauti” contest to promote startup in small towns Pradhan mantra Jan-Dhan yojana completes 6 years, 40.35crore beneficiaries banked since Inception Poshan Maah or National Nutrition Month scheme aims at achieving improvement in nutritional status of children up to six years of age, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers India’s ranking in deferent reports India’s 4th position in the Hurun Global Unicorn list 2020 India ranks 1 st in number of organic farmers, 9th in area; Sikkim becomes first fully organic state Bangaluru as the 26th fastest growing Indian prime residential market in the world (prime global cities index Q2 2020) IIT madras ranked as Top innovative educational institution in India (Atal ranking of institutions on innovative achievement 2020) copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 2 Campus Re-connect Denmark and Sweden top position in Surfshark’s Digital Quality of Life Index2020 (India 57th) Indore India’s cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2020 (Gujarat’s surat 2nd place and Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai is on 3rd) India 79th place in “Digital Quality Of Life Index 2020” in 85 countries Gujarat has topped the first ever NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020 (2nd Maharashtra and 3rd Tamil Nadu) India placed 72nd on global list with average monthly wage of Rs 32,800 (Switzerland 1st place) Amul becomes first Indian dairy company to be in Rabobank’s global top 20 list Summits & confererence UAE will host 6th annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2021 Prakash Javadekar represented india at the 6th BRICS meeting National Affairs Central approves Meghalaya Government proposal for setting up Directorate of AYUSH Vidyarthi vigyan manthan A national programme for class 6 to 11 launched by Ministry of health and family welfare Kotak Mahindra Bank launched a campaign “kona kona umeed” Northern Railway runs first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train Ministry of Panchayati raj will conduct an online Audit of Panchayat Fund copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 3 Campus Re-connect PTC India along with BSE investment and ICICI bank gets approval for country’s 3 rd power exchange Air India Express flight is broken wall after it skidded off a runway while landing at the airport in Kozhilode, Kerala India’s first kissan rail special parcel train runs between Maharashtra and Bihar (from 7th August) Mandarin Chinese language was dropped from list of examples of foreign languages in National Education policy 2020 Women have Equal Rights on Parental Property (Supreme Court Judgment) under Hindu succession act Union minister for Jal shakti Gajendra singh Shekhawat launches Swachh Bharat Mission Academy Lok sabha starts beginner-level course in French Ministry of highways allows sale and registration of electric vehicles without prefitted batteries under the central motor vehicle rule, 1989 PM Modi announces Project Dolphin to give impetus to conserving Gangetic species India takes first steps toward universal health coverage Under National digital health mission every person in the country will get a digital health ID (14 Didit) National stock exchange (NSE) & IIM-Bangalore join hands launch of a digital learning platform for investor education Government-funded Centre for Biopharma Analysis set up in Pune NTPC power Generation Company develops infrastructure at Rihand project for increased use of Fly ash copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 4 Campus Re-connect SWASTHYA portal and ALEKH E-newsletter launched by Ministry of Tribal Affairs President Shri Ram Nath Kovind gives assent for changing name of Human resource development ( HRD) ministry to Ministry of Education Taking ahead the International Solar Alliance(ISA), India to hold the first world solar technology summit on 8th September 2020 National Recruitment Agency to conduct common eligibility test to shortlist candidates for the Group-B and C (Non Technical) government jobs The central government has set the target to achieve 10% bio- ethanol blending of petrol by 2022 Google launches Kormo App in India to help people find jobs NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) has develop a mobile app “Harit Path” to creation of green highway across the country IBM launches open P-Tech globally free digital education platform for professional development skill Arjun Munda inaugurates “Tribes India Showroom” in Mumbai India, Japan and Australia for the launch of the “Supply chain Resilience Initiative” to counter china Ministry of consumer affairs,Food and public distribution has launches online registration and renewal of gold Hallmarking centre Social Justice Ministry to launch the “Kiran” mental health rehabilitation helpline number ( 1800-599-0019 services in 13 languages) IIT Ropar researchers develop first of its Kind currency, card and document disinfection device E-auction portal launched to promote trading of GI-tagged “Kashmir Saffron” copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 5 Campus Re-connect States affairs Haryana forest department has used drone technology to shower seeds on Aravalli area to improve green cover India’s largest wildlife Orphanage to come up in Maharashtra’s Warje BSNL launches Bharat Air Services in Maharashtra Hyderabad ranked 16 among top 20 cities globally in CCTV Surveillance, top in India Bharti AXA general Insurance launches “Bohot zaroori hai” campaign Ek mask anek zindgi public awareness launched by Madhya Pradesh India’s first mobile RT-PCR Covid testing lab in Bangalore Uttarkhand to develop India’s first snow leopard conservation centre Maharashtra adopts Google Technology (Google G suite) to administer online education Delhi government launches electric vehicle policy to provide up to 1.5 lakh subsidy on Purchase Odisha become the first state in India in the country UNESCO recognizes villages as Tsunami ready Maharashtra first Indian state to declare state mangrove tree as symbol of conservation Railway museum at Hubballi (Dharwar) is first of its kind in North Karnataka and second in south western railways (National rail museum at New Delhi the first rail museum in India) Gujarat launches Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay yojana to compensate farmers for crop loss Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 6 Campus Re-connect Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur became the first municipal corporation of India to provide forest land right to certificates to urban people BEML’s Industrial Design Centre was inaugurated in Bangalore Six State Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarkhand signed an agreement for Renukaji Dam multipurpose project Haryana to develop 104 government schools as model Sanskrit schools Punjab government launches smart connect scheme gives smart phones to students Delhi state signed MOU with TATA projects limited and IIT Mumbai to construct smog Tower Drug price monitoring units set up Karnataka under agencies of National Pharmaceutical pricing authority (NPPA) Amazon has launched its online pharmacy in Bangalore Karnataka to collaboration with Pennsylvania in Teachers, Police Training Kolkata metro completes India’s deepest underground rail ventilation shaft India’s largest private sector rail coach factory being set up in Telangana Nagaland launched the yellow chain a single window e-commerce platform to promote local business and Entrepreneurship in the state Shivaraj singh chouhan (CM of Madhya Pradesh) unveils 25 feet tall “Bharat mata” statue in Bhopal Delhi government will set up Oxygen Jaanch Kendra in Villages The two fly-overs of Ahmadabad city of Gujarat was named after Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj Delhi police signs MOU with All India Institute of Ayurveda (Aims for maintaining the health of frontline Covid warriors) copyright© www.campusreconnect.com Page 7 Campus Re-connect The country’s first document