Current Affairs – 20.08.2023
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary Second de-orbiting manoeuvre for Lander Module of Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft performes
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary Second de-orbiting manoeuvre for Lander Module of Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft performes
Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launches ‘Global Initiative on Digital Health, GIDH – a WHO Managed Network’ on concluding day of G 20 Health Ministers’
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur today jointly inaugurated the Youth 20 Summit… India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that PM-eBus Sewa will redefine urban mobility. He said, it will strengthen the country’s urban transport infrastructure. Union Health
· Prime Minister Narendra asserted that India will be a developed country by 2047. Addressing the country during the 77th Independence, the Prime Minister declared…
· Arunachal Pradesh signs MoA with Central PSUs for 12 hydropower projects, advancing clean energy initiatives. · AIM and ISRO launch NSIC 2023, inviting students
· The National Bioenergy Programme has commissioned 6 Bio CNG plants as part of its initiatives. · The newly inaugurated skill center at AIIMS, Bathinda
CRPF Organizes Bike Rally Ahead of Independence Day in Srinagar 1,800 People Invited as ‘Special Guests’, 75 Couples in Traditional Attire to Attend I-Day Event
· CJI introduces ‘SuSwagatam’ portal allowing online e-pass requests for entry to Supreme Court premises · India Startup Festival 2023 commences in Bengaluru, featuring 10,000+
· The Indian Government has announced to investigate cases of ‘Havana Syndrome’ within the country, a phenomenon linked to unexplained health issues. · Srinagar has
· Jammu and Kashmir set to introduce its first electric train on the Banihal-Baramulla corridor, aiming to reduce air pollution and enhance connectivity. · The
· Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation stone for an archaeological museum in Adichanallur in the Thoothukudi district. · Parliament has passed the
· Bihar forms ‘Rhino Task Force’ to reintroduce rhino conservation in Valmiki Tiger Reserve and boost the rhino population. · Study In India portal launched
• 31.14 lakhs handicraft artisans have been registered under PEHCHAN scheme across the country to benefit from this program. • The Geographical Indications Registry in
1-President Draupadi Murmu inaugurates ‘Utkarsh aur Unmesh Utsav’ in Bhopal. 2-National Mission for Clean Ganga Approves 7 Projects Worth Rs 692 Crore. 3-Assam CM Himanta
51st GST Council meeting has decided to impose a 28% tax on the full face value of bets placed on online gaming, casinos, and horse
The GST revenue for July 2023 has increased by 11 percent over the same month of 2022 Shri G. Ashok Kumar chaired the 50th meeting
NHPC and ALIMCO signed an MoU to provide CSR support for distributing aids and assistive devices to 1,000 Divyangjans in the vicinity of NHPC Projects
On the occasion of Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam 2023, 106 MoUs have been signed Amazon India announced to open first floating store in Dal Lake
1.A meeting between Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture & Food Industries
PM inaugurates International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex ‘Bharat Mandapam’at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi World’s largest museum ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat’ to come up in Delhi
4,000 Indian Women Performed Haj Without ‘Mehram’. UP, Bihar, AP Among Top States in Child Trafficking; Delhi Records Alarming Rise: NGO Study Lata Mangeshkar’s Classic
Zoji La Tunnel to Be Completed by December 2030 In Niger, Soldiers Annouce Coup and Remove President on Live TV Italy inaugurates “VC Yashwant Ghadge
1309 Railway Stations have Been Identified Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for Their Development Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar’ as
Jammu to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project PM Modi to inaugurate Gujarat’s first Greenfield Airport at Hirasar on July 27 Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023
5th Helicopter and Small Aircraft Summit was held in Madhya Pradesh on 25 July Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) launched heat index in various regions of
India’s aim to cover the entire nation with E20 fuel by 2025: PM Modi Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar nominates four women Parliamentarians to a
Anshuman Jhingran Becomes Youngest Person To Cross North Channel DD Sports secures TV rights for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in India India’s R Praggnanandhaa
· PM Modi’s Proposal for Full G20 Membership to African Union Draws Overwhelming Response · BRICS Countries Deeply Connected Through Values, Culture: Meenakshi Lekhi
BIMSTEC meeting begins in Bangkok, Thailand Tata Group to Set Up a Battery Gigafactory in the UK Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia were exempted from
Opposition Parties formed an alliance called “INDIA” to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election Tamil Nadu tops NITI’s Export Preparedness Index 2022, Gujarat skids to
Home Minister launches ‘CRCS-Sahara Refund Portal’ for submission of claims by depositors of four cooperative societies of Sahara Group India To Host Global Food Regulators
• India signs MoU with UAE to set up IIT campus in Abu Dhabi • Union Minister Sonowal inaugurates indigenously developed DGNSS ‘SAGAR SAMPARK’ •
• Government launches Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana to empower the Elderly • NITI Aayog to release Export Preparedness Index report for 2022 on 17th July
PM Modi’s France And UAE Visits Not Just ‘High On Optics’ But Also ‘High On Substantive Outcomes’: Minister Puri Cong Had Committed Support To
India Mobile Congress’s 7th edition set to take place from October 27-29 Ayush Ministry to Host ASEAN Countries Conference on Traditional Medicines on July 20
The 3rd G20 Culture Working Group in Hampi, Karnataka, the Ministry of Culture set a Guinness World Record for the ‘largest display of long objects’
India’s first elevated cross taxiway to be inaugurated by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at Delhi’s IGI Airport on July 13 Law officer Deepika
Home Minister Amit Shah lays the foundation stone of the country’s first cooperative-run Sainik School in Gujarat World Archery Youth Championships: Indian pair Priyansh &
Unseasonal Snowfall, Rains Lash Ladakh; Red Alert Issued Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to Visit India On July 21 India, Tanzania Agree to Explore New Areas
King Charles III presented with Scottish Crown Jewels NADA India signs MoU with SARADO in New Delhi Japan-India maritime exercise begins in Visakhapatnam HDFC Chairman
PM Modi Inaugurates Sai Hira Global Convention Centre in Andhra Pradesh Iran becomes a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization UAE establishes new Ministry
India Ranked 67th on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on Top: World Economic Forum Startup20 Shikhar summit under India’s G20 presidency begins in Gurugram, Haryana UAE
PM Modi launches ‘National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission’ from MP Global Peace Index 2022: Afghanistan remains the world’s least peaceful country Housing Development Finance
States were told to equip all panchayats to accept digital payments by August 15 New Zealand becomes the first country to ban thin plastic
Kerala Muslim Body Indicates Opposition To Uniform Civil Code Shimla ICCC To Help Tackle Landslides, Flash Floods Through 34 Sensors Across Himachal Bengal Guv
Union Cabinet approved PM-PRANAM scheme Canada Unfolds New Digital Nomad Strategy to Attract Foreign Workers IAF’s Rafale fighter jets to take part in Bastille Day
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to organize International Conference on Green Hydrogen PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 17th Indian Cooperative Congress in New
· India’s road network grew 59% in 9 years, becomes second largest Road Network after US · New York City declares Diwali as a
· Shri Parshottam Rupala launched NANDI (NOC Approval for New Drug and Inoculation System) Portal · Union Environment Ministry grants final approval for Kalaignar