Category: All Current Affairs

SBI partnered with AddaCorner to Launch ‘Online Home Carnival’

August 24, 2020

• State Bank of India (SBI) has partnered with India’s First Real-Time Group Negotiation E-Platform, AddaCorner to launch ‘Online Home Carnival’, which will help in boosting the Real Estate market in Bangalore.

Ministry of Tourism Inked MoU with TAAI & FICCI Ladies Organisation

August 24, 2020

• Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FLO) inked an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Tourism for women empowerment through video conference.

“Gaofen-9 05” a remote-sensing satellite launched by China

August 24, 2020

• A new optical remote-sensing satellite named “Gaofen-9 05” successfully launched by China from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.

World Gujarati day 2020 observed on August 24

August 24, 2020

• 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.

Ashwani Bhatia Appointed as Managing Director of SBI

August 23, 2020

• Ashwani Bhatia Appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI). He succeeds PK Gupta, who superannuated on March 31, 2020.
• Ashwani Bhatia is currently serving as MD and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) at SBI Mutual Fund.

MP Police launched a campaign named ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’

August 23, 2020

• MP Police launched a campaign named ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’ for the elderly people above the age of 60 years. Facilities like medicines, vegetables, milk, essential goods telephone, TV recharge, online application are being provided to the house of the elderly people.

Ram Vilas Paswan Launches Online Registration and Renewal of Gold Hallmarking Centres

August 23, 2020

• Union Minister for Consumer Affairs,Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan virtually launched an online system for registration and renewal of licence of gold assaying and hallmarking centres. The online system can be accessed through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) web portal – www.manakonline.in.

6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) held

August 23, 2020

• A two day, 6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) held virtually. It was organized by The Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Foreign Ministry of Thailand.
• Theme: ‘ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership in the Post COVID Era’

India and Israel enter into a new cultural agreement

August 23, 2020

• A cultural agreement has been signed between India and Israel with the aim of strengthening the strategic bilateral ties by the promotion of greater people-to-people exchanges.

“LVB DigiGo” instant account opening facility launched by Lakshmi Vilas Bank

August 23, 2020

• To enable the opening of savings accounts instantly and to help people to avail the most required banking services instantly through the website, Lakshmi Vilas Bank has launched “LVB DigiGo” instant account opening facility.