Category: All Current Affairs

Former Union Home Secretary Ram Pradhan passes away

August 1, 2020

• Former Union Home Secretary Ram Pradhan passed away due to age-related ailments. He played a major role in the signing of the Assam Accord and Mizoram Peace Accord.

Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui passes away

August 1, 2020

• Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui passed away. He served as president of Taiwan from 1988 to 2000. He was also considered as the “father of Taiwan’s democracy”.

Senco Gold CMD Shaankar Sen passes away

August 1, 2020

• CMD of Senco Gold Ltd. Shaankar Sen passed away in Kolkata at the age of 60.
• He was running a chain of Senco Gold and diamond jewelry stores.

BRICS conducted its 6th Environment Ministers’ Meeting virtually

August 1, 2020

• BRICS conducted its 6^th Environment Ministers’ Meeting through Video Conferencing in which our Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar represented India and elaborated about the efforts made by India in areas relating to sustainable urban management, tackling marine litter, air pollution and the cleaning of rivers.

Haryana Govt. appointed Babita Phogat and Kavita Devi as Haryana sports deputy directors

August 1, 2020

• Haryana Govt. appointed Babita Phogat and Kavita Devi as Haryana sports deputy directors under the Haryana Outstanding Sportspersons (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) rules.

66th SKOCH 2020 award conferred to Ministry of Tribal Affairs

August 1, 2020

• The 66^th SKOCH 2020 award conferred to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for its “Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes” project.

AI-powered conversational voice BOT for IVR launched by Axis Bank

August 1, 2020

• Axis bank launched AI-powered conversational voice BOT named ‘AXAA’ for IVR.
• It will assist customers to traverse through the IVR and address their queries and requests, without the need for any human intervention in most cases.

Canara Bank launched Corona Kavach policies

August 1, 2020

• Canara Bank on Friday has tied-up with three insurance companies to sell short-term Corona Kavach policy to cover COVID-19 related health expenses.
• The bank has tied up with New India Assurance Company Ltd, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd and HDFC ERGO Health Insurance.

Mukundakam Sharma Committee formed to select awardees for National Sports Awards 2020

August 1, 2020

• A selection committee formed by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for selecting awardees for various sports awards for the National Sports Awards 2020 .
• The committee is headed by Retired Justice of Supreme Court Justice Mukundakam Sharma.

Ivory Coast appointed Hamed Bakayoko as Prime Minister

August 1, 2020

• Hamed Bakayoko has been named as the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast. Previously he was the Defence Minister of the country.