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Punjab to will soon launch a scheme to distribute smartphones

August 12, 2020
mobile
  • The Punjab government will soon launch  a scheme to distribute free smartphones to students across the state. In the first phase the scheme will be launched  at 26 different locations in Chandigarh and Punjab.

India’s 1st Pocket Android POS Device launched by Paytm

August 12, 2020
Pocket Android POS Device
  • India’s 1st Pocket Android POS(Point of Sale) Device, ‘Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS’ for contactless ordering and payments in India has been launched by PayTm.

Journalists Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh awarded by Asian College of Journalism Award 2019

August 12, 2020
Asian College of Journalism Award
  • Journalists Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh awarded by Asian College of Journalism Award 2019. Nitin Sethi awarded for investigative journalism and K P Narayana Kumar Memorial Award 2019 for Social Impact Journalism is bestowed upon Journalist  Shiv Sahay Singh.

Capital India Finance Limited Appointed Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as its new Executive Chairman

August 12, 2020
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
  • Capital India Finance Limited Appointed former NABARD Chief Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as its new Executive Chairman. He served as chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for over six years.

“Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World”, by Dalai Lama to release in November

August 12, 2020
Our Only Home
  • Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama is set to release his new book “Our Only Home: A climate Appeal to the world” on Climate change co-written by German environmental Journalist Franz Alt in November.

A book Titled ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing’ released

August 12, 2020
Connecting, Communicating, Changing
  • A book Titled ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing,’ released by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. This book is all about the years spent by the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in office.

PK Muthusamy Tamil film songwriter passes away

August 12, 2020
P K Muthusamy
  • P K Muthusamy a veteran Tamil film songwriter passed away. He was known for his Tamil film lyrics like ‘Mannukku Maram Baaramaa ?’ – which means ‘are the trees a burden on the earth?’.

Urdu Poet Rahat Indori passes away

August 12, 2020
Rahat Indori
  • Urdu poet Rahat Indori passed away. He was also a bollywood lyricist and known for the lyrics of songs like “M Bole to” from Munnabhai MBBS (2003), and “Neend Churai Mei” from Ishq (1997).

‘Itna Aasan Hai’ campaign started by Amazon India

August 12, 2020
Amazon
  • ‘Itna Aasan Hai’ campaign started by Amazon India to aware existing and prospective sellers who are on the platform, how easy and simple it is to sell on the e-commerce platform. It is a seller-driven campaign.

On 13th August Manipur observed the Patriots’ Day

August 13, 2020
Patriots' Day
  • Manipur observed Patriots day on 13th August to pay homage to the great martyrs of 1891 Anglo-Manipuri war.

‘Special Revival Campaign’ rolled out by LIC

August 13, 2020
Special Revival Campaign
  • Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has rolled out a special campaign named ‘Special Revival Campaign’ to revive lapsed policies named. The duration of their campaign is from 10 August to 9 October during which the customers can revive their individual lapsed policies.

Swachh Bharat Mission Academy launched by Jal Shakti Ministry

August 13, 2020
Swachh Bharat Mission Academy
  • The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has recently launched Swachh Bharat Mission Academy under phase 2 of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).

AIIMS New Delhi got new AI-based equipment from Israel

August 13, 2020
Israel
  • AIIMS New Delhi got new AI based technologies and high end equipment from Israel so that India will function more effectively for the COVID 19 related monitoring in the hospitals and healthcare centres.

Japan grants a loan of $3.1 million to Bangladesh

August 13, 2020
Bangladesh
  • Japan grant a loan amount of $3.1 million to Bangladesh that will help them to built Jamuna railway bridge in parallel to the existing Bangabandhu Bridge, expansion of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Projects and Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway improvement project among the seven projects.

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Devi Harris nominated as the Vice-Presidential

August 13, 2020
Kamala Devi Harris
  • For the US Presidential Elections in 2020, Indian-origin Senator Kamala Devi Harris was nominated as the Vice-Presidential.

Dr. V K Paul Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19

August 13, 2020
V K Paul Committee
  • Centre formed a Dr V K Paul Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19. The purpose of the committee is to look for all the aspects of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, including the identification of the effective vaccine, buying and financing of the purchase, as well as its distribution and administration.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest”

August 13, 2020
PM Modi
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” with an aim to honor India’s taxpayers who have been sincere with taxes.
  • This will further carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms which the Central Board of Direct Taxes under its chairman Pramod Chandra Mody took over a period of time.

Reliance Foundation partnered with USAID

August 13, 2020
Reliance Foundation
  • Reliance Foundation has partnered with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch the W-GDP Women Connect Challenge. These W-GDP programs focus on Women Empowerment by closing the gender digital divide and expanding business opportunities for them.

India sign an MoU with Maldives

August 13, 2020
India-Maldives
  • India signed an MoU with Maldives for the development of five eco-tourism zones in Addu atoll of the island nation.

Soma Mondal will be the next chairman of SAIL

August 13, 2020
Soma Mondal
  • Soma Mondal will be the next chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).She will succeed the present Chairman Anil Chaudhary.

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