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Arunachal Pradesh to provide tap water to all rural homes by 2023

August 25, 2020
Tap
  • Arunachal Pradesh State Government has announced that it is to provide 100% tap water connections to all the households in the State by 2023 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan launched by Delhi govt.

August 25, 2020
Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan
  • Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan launched by Delhi government for construction workers. Under this scheme a mega registration campaign for construction workers will be conducted from 24th August 2020 to 11th September 2020 to provide tech support to the construction workers.

1st Foreign Bank in India to launch a ‘Green Deposit Programme’: HSBC

August 25, 2020
HSBC
  • HSBC India becomes 1st Foreign Bank in India to launch a ‘Green Deposit Programme’ for corporate clients to finance green initiatives and eco-friendly projects like renewable energy, clean transportation, and pollution prevention among others, that promote transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient and sustainable economy.

Ministry of Shipping signed MoU with MSDE for Development in Port and Maritime Sector

August 25, 2020
Ministry of Shipping signed MoU with MSDE for Development in Port and Maritime Sector
  • The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) signed an MoU with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) for skilling, re-skilling and upskilling of manpower in Port, Maritime sectors.

India and AIIB sign USD 500 million loan agreement for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III

August 25, 2020
AIIB
  • Maharashtra Government, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a loan agreement for a USD 500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III.
  • This will improve the network capacity, service quality and safety of the suburban railway system in Mumbai.

Wabag wins 2020 Global Water Award

August 25, 2020
Wabag
  • Water technology major Va Tech Wabag bagged the 2020 Global Water Award for its 45 million litres a day Tertiary Treatment Reverse Osmosis (TTRO) plant at Koyambedu in Chennai. The plant bagged the distinction award under the ‘Wastewater project of the year’ category.

IBM partnered with NSDC to Offer Free Digital Education Platform

August 25, 2020
ibm
  • IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) announced its collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer a free digital education platform on emerging technologies and professional skill development and to equip the next generation with digital skills.

The book titled “Delhi Riots 2020: the Untold Story” will be published soon

August 25, 2020
Delhi Riots 2020: the Untold Story
  • The book “Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story” which is authored by Monika Arora, advocate, Sonali Chitalkar(political Science) and Prerna Malhotra(English) teachers at Delhi University is set to be published by Garuda Prakashan.

“Who painted my lust red?” book authored by Sree Iyer released

August 25, 2020
Who painted my lust red?
  • A book titled “Who painted my lust red?” has been authored by Sree Iyer has been released recently. The book is something about when Bollywood meets Cricket meets Politicians.

‘C-449’ Indian Coast Guard Ship Commissioned in Chennai

August 25, 2020
C-449
  • Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship C-44 in Chennai which is a Forty Ninth Interceptor Boat of the series, indigenously built and designed by M/s Larsen and Toubro Ltd, Hazira (Surat).

IAF launches mobile app ‘MY IAF’ to provide career-related information to aspirants

August 25, 2020
MY IAF
  • Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria launched a mobile application ‘MY IAF’ at IAF Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) to provide career-related information to aspirants as a part of Digital India initiative.

Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win UEFA Champions League

August 25, 2020
UEFA Champions League
  • In Football, German giants Bayern Munich have won the European Champions League for the sixth time after beating French side Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the final in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon.

To boost Online learning Google Launches ‘The Anywhere School’

August 25, 2020
The Anywhere School
  • Google launched ‘The Anywhere School’ initiative to boost online learning in more than 250 countries around the world with the aim to benefit millions of students who have switched to learning from home, due to the pandemic.
  • Google is also bringing Assignments, an application for learning management system (LMS), which will help the teachers to analyze, distribute and grade the work of students.

Govt announces Tax exemptions for businesses with annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh

August 26, 2020
Ministry of Finance
  • The Ministry of Finance said that businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh are GST exempt. Initially, this limit was Rs 20 lakh.

Mother Teresa’s 110th birth anniversary observed

August 26, 2020
Mother Teresa
  • Mother Teresa’s 110th birth anniversary was observed across the world on August 26, 2020. Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910 to a family of ethnic Albanians in Skopje.

Kerala hosts dragonfly festival

August 26, 2020
dragonfly
  • WWF-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala, christened Thumbimahotsavam 2020. Pantalu’ is the official mascot of the festival.

Ahmedabad Railway Division: Introduces Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine

August 26, 2020
Ahmedabad Railway Division
  • Ahmedabad Railway Division launched the Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine at the Ahmedabad Railway station to ensure safe travel for the passengers during the Pandemic.
  • The Ahmedabad Railway Division has introduced the machine after considering the increase in transport and travel services after Unlock-1 Phase.

SBI General Insurance: ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance’ Policy for Personal Accident

August 26, 2020
SBI General Insurance
  • SBI General Insurance Co Ltd launched a 1st of its kind offering, ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance’, a unique gift of Personal Accident policy which can be gifted to anyone like friends, families, domestic helpers in the age group of 18 years to 65 years.

ICICI: 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data to Assess Credit Worthiness of Farmers

August 26, 2020
ICICI Bank
  • ICICI Bank Becomes the 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data to Assess Credit Worthiness of Farmers. The satellite data with demographic and financial details, provides strong information on the land asset of the farmer.

MCX Launched India’s 1st Tradeable Real-Time Bullion Index

August 26, 2020
Multi Commodity Exchange of India
  • Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has launched futures trading on the country’s first tradeable real-time bullion index named MCX iCOMDEX Bullion , or Bulldex. The index will track the real-time performance of the gold (1kg) and silver (30kg) futures contracts, the flagship future products on the Exchange.

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