12th August observed as World Elephant day
August 12, 2020
- 12th August observed as World Elephant day to create awareness on elephant conservation and global elephant Protection.
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change launched National Portal on Human-Elephant
August 11, 2020
- Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change launched National Portal on Human-Elephant with an aim at collecting information on a regular basis in order to manage the conflicts between humans and elephants.
Flipkart launched its own Startup Program named ‘Flipkart Leap’
August 11, 2020
- Flipkart launched its own 16 week long Startup Program named ‘Flipkart Leap’ to help to prepare the startups and make them market-ready and innovative problem solver. Basically flipkart will open new opportunities for startups in the country.
Max Verstappen has won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
August 11, 2020
- Max Verstappen, a Red Bull racer has won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
Mauritania elected its new PM named Mohamed Ould Bilal
August 11, 2020
- Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania and the appointment was made by the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
Alexander Lukashenko won the Presidential election of Belarus
August 11, 2020
- Alexander Lukashenko won the Presidential election of Belarus for the 6th time with 80.23 per cent of the vote.
IIT Kharagpur has conferred the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020’
August 11, 2020
- IIT Kharagpur has conferred the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020’ for developing a mechanism for generating electricity from wet clothes left under sunlight to dry.
A.P. government signs MoU with “Boston Group”
August 11, 2020
- Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with “Boston Group” (US Firm) with an objective to set up an IT company in Visakhapatnam which will expected to create 250+ jobs in the IT sector.
Bihar Pollution Control Board signs MoA with IIT Delhi
August 11, 2020
- Bihar Pollution Control Board signs MoA with IIT Delhi with an objective to set up a geographical information system (GIS) based platform to check air quality management in the state.
World’s first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia
August 11, 2020
- World’s first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia. This first coronavirus vaccine is developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.