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Current Affairs – August 20, 2020 [Evening Headlines]

Here are the Current Affairs Evening Headlines for August 20, 2020 by GKToday: Skill Development ministry, Shipping Ministry ink deal to boost skills in port and maritime sector...

August 20, 2020

Current Affairs – Evening Headlines – August, 20, 2020

Here are Evening Headlines of August 20, 2020. Over 27% students cannot access online classes- NCERT As per a recent survey conducted by the National Council for Education...

August 20, 2020

NCERT survey report: Over 27% students don’t have access to gadgets for online classes

A survey conducted by NCERT shows at least 27% of the students do not have access to smart devices to attend online classes. Key findings of the report...

August 20, 2020

Cabinet approves proposal to lease out Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports for 50 years

The proposal for leasing out three airports i.e. Jaipur, Guwahati, and Thiruvananthapuram through the PPP model for 50 years has been approved by the Union Cabinet. Key highlights...

August 20, 2020

India topped the list of number of organic farmers and at ninth place in area under organic farming

India topped the list of the number of organic farmers and in terms of the total area under organic farming, it ranked 9th. North Eastern state Sikkim set...

August 20, 2020

Borrowing limits fixed by UDAY of state government owned Power Discoms relaxed

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has come up with the approval of the one-time relaxation of the borrowing limits for the state government-owned Discoms. Key highlights...

August 20, 2020

Military mutiny of Mali: President Keita announced resign

Following the incident of mass protest and military mutiny, the president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned. Key highlights The week-long political crisis emerged on the demand...

August 20, 2020

CCEA approves increase in FRP of Sugarcane by Rs 10 for 2020-21

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal made by the food ministry to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) by Rs 10 for...

August 20, 2020

Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to be launched by India, Japan and Australia

India is on its way to create an ally with Japan and Australia to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to counter the dependency on China,...

August 20, 2020

Maharashtra government to exempt all serving and retired soldiers of Maharashtra from Gram Panchayat property tax

Rural development ministry of Maharashtra government announced exemption of Gram Panchayat property tax for all serving and retired soldiers in Maharashtra. The resolution has been issued on that...

August 20, 2020

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