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World Gujarati day 2020 observed on August 24

World Gujarati day
  • World Gujarati Day 2020 is celebrated on 24th August 2020 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the famous Gujarati poet and social reformer, Narmadashankar Dave popularly known as Veer Narmad.

‘Harit Path’, Mobile App launched to monitor highway plantation

Road
  • The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari, launched the mobile app, “Harit Path” for monitoring plantations and transplantation of trees along the highway.
  • The app will monitor the location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements of each of its field units for all the plants under all the plantation projects.

Naval Commanders’ Conference 2020

Naval Commanders’ Conference 2020
  • The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2020 which was held in New Delhi, India from August 19 to 21, 2020. He reviewed the innovations by Indian Navy to combat COVID 19 pandemic.

Nuakhai Juhar was celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh

Nuakhai Juhar
  • Nuakhai Juhar was celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and areas of neighbouring states on August 23. The festival is to welcome the new crop of the season and it is celebrated to appreciate the hard work of the farmers.

Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan launched by Delhi govt.

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

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.

Wabag wins 2020 Global Water Award

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

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.

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