Current Affair ( 10 August To 15 August 2020 Revision )

 10 August To 15 August 2020 Current Affair Revision

Three years of athletes who won medals in South Asian Games in Nepal last year have been banned for four years - four years

 According to a study based on satellite data, the state where hornbill bird habitats are endangered due to the high rate of deforestation - Arunachal Pradesh

 Recently the country on which the Mount Sinabung volcano on the island of Sumatra has rebounded - Indonesia

The country for which Saudi Arabia has exhausted its debt and oil supply, ending decades of friendship between the two countries - Pakistan

 Recently the country which gave Antigua and Barbuda an amount of US $ 1 million to combat the outbreak of Kovid-19 - India

 The historical peace agreement signed between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the country on 13 August 2020 with the help of President Trump of America - Israel

The Supreme Court has recently convicted the senior lawyer in the contempt case - Prashant Bhushan

India recently provided assistance to the Maldives for the US $ 500 million

 The country that successfully tested the advanced missile defense system ARO-2 - Israel

 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has recently released the ranking of states under the scheme - Amrit Yojana

Recently the state government has launched a new scheme for farmers facing crop loss due to drought, excessive rainfall or unseasonal rain - Gujarat

Indian Air Force has deployed as many Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) manufactured by HAL in Ladakh region on 12 August 2020 - two

World Organ Donation Day celebrated on August 13

Recently, the state whose municipal corporation has become the first state to provide forest rights sheets to urban dwellers - Chhattisgarh

 Recently the Ministry which has launched Swachh Bharat Mission Academy - Ministry of Water Power

 The Indian Democrats party has selected a woman of Indian origin to be the candidate for Vice President- Kamala Harris

 Recently, the country which has approved the use of coronary 'Sputnik V vaccine' - Russia

The state government that has announced the launch of YSR Cheyuta Scheme for the welfare of women - Andhra Pradesh

 Recently the organization which has announced assistance to the communities most affected by the monsoon in India - United Nations

The state government announced the implementation of the Aurunodoy scheme from October 2 - Assam

Delhi government will provide loans up to thousand rupees to the street vendors of the city - 20 thousand

The only Indian to be included in Forbes' list of the highest-grossing top-10 actors in the world- Akshay Kumar

International Youth Day is celebrated on 12 August

 The famous Urdu poet who died during treatment at COVID-19 in Indore on 11 August 2020 at the age of 70 - Rahat Indori

 The animal with which the national portal on human collision has been launched - Elephant

 World Elephant Day is celebrated on 12 August

Manish Prabhat, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India - Uzbekistan

 The central government has announced the commencement of the trial of 4G service in some parts of the state from August 15 - Jammu Kashmir

 Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) - Pramod Bhasin

Project announced by Indian Armed Forces to revive amid tension with China- Project Cheetah

 World Organic Fuel Day is celebrated on 10 August

 The country whose Prime Minister Hassan Diab has recently announced his resignation - Lebanon

 According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is a plan to build a transshipment port in Great Nicobar Island at a cost of as much as Rs.10,000 crores.

Recently, the Prime Minister has inaugurated the project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Submarine Cable Connectivity Project

 The state government announced the launch of 'Indira Van Mitan Yojana' - Chhattisgarh

 World Tribal Day is celebrated on August 9

The country that is ready to register the first vaccine of coronavirus on August 12 - Russia

 The state where the first silk training and production center will be established - Arunachal Pradesh

 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently announced that sales of junk food and unhealthy food should be restricted within the range of meters of schools and educational institutions - 50 meters.

The state government has introduced a new state industrial development policy for the year 2020-23 - Andhra Pradesh

 The new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission who has been elected- Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi

 Recently the state government has announced to create its own board of education from the next session- Delhi

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched a funding facility of Rs. 1 lakh crore under the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund through video conferencing - Rs. 1 lakh crore

In Sri Lanka, who was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the country for the fourth time - Mahinda Rajapaksa

National Handloom Day is celebrated on 7 August

 To increase military production in the country, the central government has decided to ban the import of all the equipment coming from outside - 101.

 ICC has handed over the hosting of 2021 T20 World Cup - India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'National Sanitation Center' on 08 August 2020 in the city- Delhi

 President Ramnath Kovind has been sworn in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) - Girish Chandra Murmu

 In the state of Kozhikode, about 18 people including two pilots have died in the Air India plane crash - Kerala