Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2020

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ECHO India, a Non-Profit healthcare organization, in association with Naukri.com has launched an initiative named “COVID Health Care Professionals (CHP)”.
The initiative aims to tackle the shortage of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic by deploying trained healthcare professionals at COVID care centre. It is a platform that connects the professionals who are willing to offer healthcare services with hospitals and other health care facilities.

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The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced that all nine museums sanctioned for tribal freedom fighters will be completed by the end of 2022.
Out of the total nine museums that are being built, two will be completed soon. The largest of the museums is being built in Rajpipla in Gujarat at a project outlay of around Rs 100 crore. The Prime Minister announced about these museums in the year 2016.

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The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, in association with the Armed Forces Medical College has released “Building Positive Health in Nine Simple Steps”.
It is a visual guide for reference by the people to know about the link between their lifestyle and mental health. The bilingual guide that has been issued in English and Hindi, which would be released in other regional languages also. The guide has been targeted at Urban audience.

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International Youth Day is celebrated every year on 12th August. The theme of this year’s International Youth Day is, “Youth Engagement for Global Action”.
In 1998, a resolution to observe August 12 every year as International Youth Day was passed in the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth, which was hosted by the Government of Portugal in cooperation with the United Nations.

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According to a recent data from the NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft, the dwarf planet Ceres, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is not a barren space rock.
It was earlier believed that the dwarf planet is barren but the data collected reveal that it is a water-rich place and there could be a large and deep reservoir of salt water. In the year 2015, the Dawn spacecraft arrived at Ceres, which us far smaller than the Earth’s moon.

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Congress Leader and national Spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi has recently passed away at the age of 53 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
He was also serving as the party’s General Secretary and spokesperson for its Uttar Pradesh unit. He was known for his fiery speeches in Television debates. He had been participating in a TV debate on Bengaluru violence and after that he had had a cardiac arrest.

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The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has permitted registration of Electric Vehicles without pre-fitted batteries.
The ministry has stated that Electric Vehicles without batteries can be sold and registered only with the type approval certificate issued by the Test Agency. Also, the Ministry has clarified that there is no need to mention any other details of the Battery for the purpose of Registration.

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The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is an annual film festival held in Goa, every year in the month of November.
The Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant has confirmed that the Film Festival will be held as per schedule in Goa between November 20 and 28, this year. This festival is organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals in association with the state government- owned Entertainment Society of Goa.

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The Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) was launched by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, through an online webinar.
The NIIO has a 3-tier structure and it enables the users to interact with academia and industry, to achieve innovation and indigenisation in Defence. As per the Draft Defence Acquisition Policy 2020, Defence Service headquarters should establish an Innovation & Indigenisation Organisation within existing resources.

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Russia and Brazil have decided to cooperate in the production and marketing of Sputnik V, the world’s first registered coronavirus vaccine.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RIDF) announced that it has entered into the agreement with Brazilian State of Parana. RIDF is organising the production of the vaccine and its distribution in Brazil and other American countries.