Category: All Current Affairs

30th August is observed as The International Day of the Disappeared

August 30, 2020

• To draw attention towards the increase in enforced or involuntary disappearances of individuals in various regions of the world, The International Day of the Disappeared observed on 30^th August every year.

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice A.R. Lakshmanan passed away

August 29, 2020

• Former Supreme Court judge Justice, A.R. Lakshmanan(full name- Arunachalam Lakshmanan), died at the age of 78 in a private hospital in Trichy(Tiruchirappalli or Tiruchi), TamilNadu following a heart attack.

Veteran Assamese Folk Singer Archana Mahanta passed away

August 29, 2020

• Veteran Assamese folk singer Archana Mahanta passed away at the age of 72  in Health City hospital, Guwahati, Assam following a brain stroke. She was also a reputed artist of All India Radio(Guwahati).

West Indies Cricketer Dwayne Bravo becomes the first bowler to scalp 500 wickets in T20I

August 29, 2020

• West Indies All-Rounder Dwayne John Bravo became the first bowler in International Cricket to scalp 500 wickets in Twenty20 International (T20I).

Sri Lanka Cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires

August 29, 2020

• Sri Lankan Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana announced retirement from all forms of International Cricket at the age of 38.

14th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue

August 29, 2020

• India and Singapore conducted the fourteenth Defence Policy Dialogue via video conferencing. The conference was Co-chaired by Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar Permanent Secretary (Defence), and his Singaporean counterpart Mr Chan Heng Kee.

Dinesh Kumar Khara named as the next chairman of SBI

August 29, 2020

•  Dinesh Kumar Khara is named  as the next chairman of the country’s largest lender SBI by replacing SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar, whose three-year term comes to an end on October 7.

AIFC, FCA signs MoU for the development of football in India and Australia

August 29, 2020

• The Association of Indian Football Coaches (AIFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Football Coaches Australia (FCA) for the development of football in India and Australia.

HSBC India Launched Omni Collect

August 29, 2020

• HSBC India has launched Omni Collect, a one-stop solution in India. It supports businesses to offer multiple payment options on a single platform.

India’s first international women’s trade centre to be set up at Kochi

August 29, 2020

• Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (WTC), at Angamaly in Kochi, Kerala to boost women entrepreneurship.