WB – 100 percent tap connections to all the households in the State by 2024
August 7, 2020
- Under Jal Jeevan Mission, West Bengal decided to provide 100% tap connections to all households by 2024.
Robot ‘Rakshak’ developed by Mumbai Central Railway
August 7, 2020
- A health assistant robot ‘Rakshak’ developed by Mumbai Central Railway that can remotely communicate between doctor and patient to fight against the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
DD Assam 24×7 channel launched by Information and Broadcasting Ministry
August 7, 2020
- A 24X7 Assamese satellite channel named “DD Assam 24×7” channel launched by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. DD Assam will help Assam to get messages, initiatives and programmes of the government to the grassroots.
7th August observed as “National Handloom Day” all over the nation
August 7, 2020
- 7th August is observed as “National Handloom Day” all over the nation to honour the handloom weavers in the country and also highlight the handloom industry.
Ajay Tyagi got six-month extension till August 2020
August 6, 2020
- As per the decision of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi has been given a term extension of 18 months till February 2022.
- Ajay Tyagi is a 1984 batch IAS (retired) officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
A book titled ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ released
August 6, 2020
- The book ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ was launched by the Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Irani and Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi where the book aims at capturing the remarkable journey of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) through 35 essays.
- ‘The Swachh Bharat Revolution’, which is edited by Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, has been translated into Hindi and is published as the Swachh Bharat Kranti.
FutureBrand Index 2020- Reliance ranked 2nd
August 6, 2020
- As per the report of FutureBrand Index 2020, Reliance Industries has been ranked the second biggest brand after Apple. The 2020 list is topped by Apple, while Samsung is ranked third, followed by Nvidia, Moutai, Nike, Microsoft, ASML, PayPal and Netflix.
An amount of $15 million contributed by Indian Govt. to India-UN Development Partnership Fund
August 6, 2020
- An amount of $15 million contributed by Indian Govt. to India-UN Development Partnership Fund to support developing nations in their developmental priorities across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
- TS Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador, had handed over a cheque of $15.46 million to Jorje Chediek, Director, United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).
Repo rate unchanged at 4.0 percent, GDP growth predicted to be negative in FY2
August 6, 2020
- The policy repo rate unchanged at 4.0 percent after the decision was taken by the six-member Monetary Policy Committee during its meeting on August 6, 2020.
- The MPC has consequently decided to keep the reverse repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)unchanged at 3.35 percent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 4.25 percent.
GOI extends line of credit worth 18 million to Maldives
August 6, 2020
- The Line of credit worth 18 million US dollars extended by the Indian government to the Maldives comes with a repayment tenor of 20 years with a grace period of 5 years for the expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO).