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Defence Institute of Advanced Technology topped Smart India Hackathon-2020
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has won the first prize in the Smart India Hackathon 2020, a national level digital product building competition. The Pune-based institute has been awarded by the Defence Ministry for its product research and development. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Govt. released Rs. 890.32 Cr as second installment of COVID Financial Package to States/UTs
The central government has released Rs 890.32 crore as the second instalment of the COVID 19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package to 22 states and union territories in the country. The amount was decided based on the severity ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
National Handloom Day: 7th August
The country is going to observe the 6th Edition of the National Handloom Day on 07th August 2020 in order to recognize the importance of the textiles sector in the country. The day also highlights the importance of the handloom ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
India extended LoC worth USD 18 million to Maldives
India has extended the Line of Credit worth $18 million to the Government of Maldives in order to expand the fishing facilities in the island country. The facilities will be improved at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO). Details The project ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
RBI increases Gold loan amount to 90% of pledged gold value
The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the norms for gold lending in the country and with this; the lenders can now give loans up to the value of 90% of the total value of gold. Previously, this was 75% ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
RBI to set up innovation hub for Financial Sector
The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it is setting up an Innovation Hub to promote innovation across the financial sector by utilizing technology for various things. It is going to act as a centre of innovation for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Google joins hands with Prasar Bharati for AI-enabled Independence Day celebration
Google India has joined hands with Prasar Bharati in order to utilize Artificial Intelligence in the Independence Day celebrations in the country. The company plans to make the celebrations unique this year. In an attempt to make people remember the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
SpaceX’s Mars test rocket makes first successful flight and upright landing
The Elon Musk-owned company, SpaceX has launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air and then landed it upright in a successful test flight. This lasted for 45 seconds and reached just 500 feet at ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Factsheet: 75th anniversary of Hiroshima nuclear attack
Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack in the world amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. The celebrations were muted because of the pandemic situation to remember the victims of the ghastly attack by the US in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Manoj Sinha is the new L-G of Jammu &Kashmir
Former Union Minister and BJP Leader Manoj Sinha has been appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The President of India has approved the resignation of the former LG Girish Chandra Murmu and has made the decision ..