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“Indira Van Mitan Yojana” launched by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister

August 11, 2020

“Indira Van Mitan Yojana” launched by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on 9 August 2020, on the occasion of the World Tribal Day, to bring prosperity to forest dwellers (especially tribal) by opening up self-employment opportunities.

Industrial policy 2020-23 launched by AP

August 11, 2020

Industrial policy 2020-23 launched by AP to support the MSME sector in the state for its development and growth in the state. This policy will be effective till the year 2023.

Rajasthan government has decided to provide free food grains till November

August 11, 2020

Rajasthan government has decided to provide free food grains till November National Food Security Mission. They will provide five kg of wheat per person and one kg of gram per family under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana.

Hassan Diab PM of Lebanon resigned

August 11, 2020

Hassan Diab, PM of Lebanon resigned after the catastrophic blast in the capital of the country, Beirut, on August 4.

Bangladesh will set up War Memorial for Indian soldiers

August 11, 2020

Bangladesh is planning to set up a War Memorial for Indian soldiers who died in 1971 during Bangladesh’s struggle for independence from Pakistan.

World’s first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia

August 11, 2020

World’s first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia. This first coronavirus vaccine is developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.

Bihar Pollution Control Board signs MoA with IIT Delhi

August 11, 2020

Bihar Pollution Control Board signs MoA with IIT Delhi with an objective to set up a geographical information system (GIS) based platform to check air quality management in the state.

A.P. government signs MoU with “Boston Group”

August 11, 2020

Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with “Boston Group” (US Firm) with an objective to set up an IT company in Visakhapatnam which will expected to create 250+ jobs in the IT sector.

IIT Kharagpur has conferred the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020’

August 11, 2020

IIT Kharagpur has conferred the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020’ for developing a mechanism for generating electricity from wet clothes left under sunlight to dry.

Alexander Lukashenko won the Presidential election of Belarus

August 11, 2020

Alexander Lukashenko won the Presidential election of Belarus for the 6^th time with 80.23 per cent of the vote.

Mauritania elected its new PM named Mohamed Ould Bilal

August 11, 2020

Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania and the appointment was made by the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Max Verstappen has won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix

August 11, 2020

Max Verstappen, a Red Bull racer has won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.

Flipkart launched its own Startup Program named ‘Flipkart Leap’

August 11, 2020

Flipkart launched its own 16 week long Startup Program named ‘Flipkart Leap’ to help to prepare the startups and make them market-ready and innovative problem solver. Basically flipkart will open new opportunities for startups in the country.

Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change launched National Portal on Human-Elephant

August 11, 2020

Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change launched National Portal on Human-Elephant with an aim at collecting information on a regular basis in order to manage the conflicts between humans and elephants.

12th August observed as World Elephant day

August 12, 2020

12^th August observed as World Elephant day to create awareness on elephant conservation and global elephant Protection.

12th August celebrated as International Youth Day

August 12, 2020

12^th August celebrated as International Youth Day to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth.
Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action

Agriculture and Welfare Ministry launches “Krishi Megh”

August 12, 2020

The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services named Krishi Megh.

First city in India to have female icons on traffic signals: Mumbai

August 12, 2020

Mumbai’s Dadar has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage. It was installed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that displays female icons sporting triangular frock, a shift from the default representation of men.

Gujarat government launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’

August 12, 2020

Gujarat government launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’ (MMKSY) only as a replacement of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for a year. MMKSY will cover all the 56 lakh farmers in the state whereas PMFBY covers on an average, 15-17 lakh farmers applied for crop loan.

“Indira Van Mitan” Yojana rolled out by Chhattisgarh

August 12, 2020

“Indira Van Mitan” Yojana was rolled out by Chhattisgarh government with an aim to make the forest dwellers of the state self-reliant. Under this scheme, the government will form groups of youth in 10,000 villages of tribal areas of the state to conduct all forest based economic activities that will create self-employment opportunities for the forest dwellers.

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