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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.

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.

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.

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).

‘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.

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.

‘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.

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).

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?’.

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.