In a global survey conducted by Picodi.com, an international e-commerce platform which provides discount coupons, India is placed at 72 among 106 nations while Switzerland tops the chart.
Lebanon’s Ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib is set to become Lebanon’s next Prime Minister. The government, led by Hassan Diab, quit this month amid anger over an explosion in the capital Beirut.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind on August 29, 2020, virtually conferred the National Sports and Adventure Award 2020 on the occasion of the National Sports Day. President Mr. Kovind presented the Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Dronacharya Award, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar, and Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.
The veteran athletics coach Purshottam Rai has passed away due to a cardiac arrest on 28 August 2020. He was 79. He was to be conferred the prestigious Dronacharya Award in the lifetime category on National Sports day this year.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has developed a mobile app named “Pensioners Corner” to reach to the pensioners and to bring them on to the digital platform as a one stop solution.
On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17, The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to celebrate by observing Seva Saptah from 14th to 20th September.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that from now on September will be observed as ‘Nutrition Month’ during his monthly ‘Mann in Baat’ radio programme.
Tamil Nadu government has announced a series of relaxations including the withdrawal of e-pass for inter-state travel after the announcement of Unlock 4.0 guidelines by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance & Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank has partnered with each other virtually with an objective to sell life insurance, health and pension products at all the branches of APGB.
Usha Padhee currently serving as the joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given additional charge as director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
India has decided to co-sponsor a UN security council resolution that calls for the full, effective, and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.
The 8th East Asia Summit (Economic Ministers’ Meeting) was held virtually on 28 August 2020 which was attended by the Economic ministers from the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members and eight other nations.
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal represented India in the Summit.
Objective: to strengthen the regional supply chains, become resilient during this challenging time of Covid-19 pandemic.
India and Russia were announced on August 30, 2020, as the joint winners of FIDE (International Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad as Divya Deshmukh and Nihal Sarin lost connection to their games in the 2nd round.
The Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman, best known for his work in ‘Black Panther’ passed away on August 28, 2020, after a four-year-long battle with colon cancer. He was 43.