CURRENT AFFAIRS
21 AUGUST 2020
Useful for BANK. SSC, UPSC, PSC, WBCS, Railway, etc.
IMPORTANT DAY
IMPORTANT DAY
2 August (First Sunday of August) - Friendship Day 6 August - Hiroshima Day 7 August - National Handloom Day 8 August - Quit India Movement Day 9 August - Nagasaki Day 9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 10 August - International Biodiesel Day 12 August - International Youth Day/World Elephant Day 13 August - International Lefthanders Day /World Organ Donation Day 14 August - World Lizard Day 15 August - Indian Independence Day 19 August - World Photography Day/World Humanitarian Day 20 August - World Mosquito/Sadbhavana Divas/Indian Akshay Urja Day21 August - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the
Victims of Terrorism
2 August (First Sunday of August) - Friendship Day
6 August - Hiroshima Day
7 August - National Handloom Day
8 August - Quit India Movement Day
9 August - Nagasaki Day
9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
10 August - International Biodiesel Day
12 August - International Youth Day/World Elephant Day
13 August - International Lefthanders Day /World Organ Donation Day
14 August - World Lizard Day
15 August - Indian Independence Day
19 August - World Photography Day/World Humanitarian Day
20 August - World Mosquito/Sadbhavana Divas/Indian Akshay Urja Day
21 August - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the
Victims of Terrorism
Indore won the coveted title of the Cleanest City of
India in the national Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards.
• Swachh Survekshan (Cleanliness survey) is an annual survey
• Swachh Survekshan 2020’, was completed in 28 days.
• It witnessed registration of 1 crore 70 lakh citizens on Swachhata
App.
• It was launched on 2 October 2014.
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs- Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS (IC)
• Ministry of Jal Shakti- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
• The surveys are carried out by Quality Council of India.
• Among the towns along the banks of river Ganga, Varanasi has been awarded the cleanest
town award.
• New Delhi has been awarded as the cleanest capital city in the country.
• Chhattisgarh was awarded the first place in the states with over 100 cities.
• Jharkhand bagged it for being the state in the category of states with less than 100 cities.
• Jalandhar Cantonment Board was conferred the cleanest cantonment board in the country.
• Ahmedabad in Gujarat was awarded for being the cleanest city with over 40 lakh population.
• 129 awards were handed over to the top performing cities and States.
• In the first edition of the survey, Mysuru had won the award for the cleanest city of India.
The criteria and weightages:
• a) Municipal documentation - 45 per cent of the total 2,000 marks.
• b) Citizen feedback – 30 per cent (450 + 150 marks)
• c) Independent observation – 25 per cent (500 marks)
• 99.6% owner of Patanjali Ayurved
Hindalco Industries has signed an MoU with UltraTech
Cement to deliver 1.2 million metric tonnes of bauxite
residue annually to the cement company's 14 plants
located across seven states.
• Bauxite- Main source of aluminium and gallium.
• Hindalco Industries, a global leader in aluminium and copper
• Founded: 1958
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra India
• Kumar Mangalam Birla (Chairman)
• Satish Pai (Managing Director)
According to the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP)
2012-2016 report, Mizoram's Aizawl district has reported the
highest age-adjusted cancer incidence rate among males in the
country for five years from 2012.
Indian Council of Medical Research
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Secretary & Director General: Dr. Shriram Bhargava
• Leader: Balram Bhargava
• Founder: Government of India
• Founded: 1911
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched the
'Indira Rasoi Yojana' to provide quality nutritious food
to the poor at just Rs 8.
• The Indira Rasoi Yojana would be started in 213 urban local
bodies
• The Rajasthan government has proposed Rs 100 crore for
the scheme.
• Tamil Nadu - Amma Canteens.
• Delhi - Aam Aadmi canteens
• Madhya Pradesh - Deendayal Rasoi Yojana
Luis Rodolfo Abinader was sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic.
• Capital: Santo Domingo
• President: Luis Abinader
• Currency: Peso
Senator Kamala Harris becomes first Indian American
to accept Democratic Party nomination for Vice
President post in US.
The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed former skipper
Mohammad Yousuf as the batting coach of its
National High-Performance Centre in Lahore.
Acharya Balkrishna has resigned as the Managing
Director of Ruchi Soya Industries "due to his
preoccupation".
• MD/CEO, Patanjali Ayurved
Actor Ben Cross, known for films like 'Chariots of Fire' and 'Star Trek' , passed
away aged 72 in Vienna.
Former British tennis player, two-time Grand Slam doubles champion and equal
rights pioneer Angela Buxton has died at the age of 85.
International Tennis Federation
• Formation: 1 March 1913
• Headquarters: London, England, UK
• President: David Haggerty
Veteran DMK orator and former Minister A Rahman Khan, died. He was 77.
Name of National Park State Year of Establishment
Valmiki National Park Bihar 1989
Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park Chhattisgarh 1981
Indravati National Park Chhattisgarh 1982
Kanger Valley National Park Chhattisgarh 1982
Mollem National Park Goa 1992
Please share it with your friends & help them.