Top August Current Affairs 2020
Table of Contents
Contents
Important Dates and Events
Appointments News
Resignations and Retirements News
Agreements News
Defense News
Other Important Updates
National News
International News
Sports News
Awards News
Obituary News
Recommendations
Important Dates and Events
August 01 – National Mountain Climbing Day
August 01 – Yorkshire Day
August 03 – Raksha Bandhan
August 03 – Narali Purnima
August 04 – Friendship Day
August 04 – U.S. Coast Guard Day
August 06 – Hiroshima Day
August 07 – International Beer Day
August 07 – National Handloom Day
August 08 – Quit India Movement
August 09 – Nagasaki Day
August 09 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 11 – Janmashtami
August 12 – International Youth Day
August 13 – World Elephant Day
August 14 – Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day)
August 15 – Indian Independence Day
August 15 – National Mourning Day (Bangladesh)
August 15 – Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
August 16 – Bennington Battle Day
August 17 – Indonesian Independence Day
August 19 – World Photography Day
August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
August 20 – World Mosquito Day
August 20 – Sadbhavana Divas
August 20 – Indian Akshay Urja Day
August 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 23 – European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
August 26 – Women’s Equality Day
August 29 – National Sports Day
August 30 – Small Industry Day
August 31 – Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day)
Appointments in August 2020
Sashidhar Jagdishan to be the new CEO of HDFC Bank
G. C. Murmu resigns as Lieutenant-Governor of J&K
Manoj Sinha appointed as new LG of Jammu and Kashmir
G.C. Murmu becomes new Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Pradeep Kumar Joshi becomes new chairman of UPSC
P S Ranipse becomes new IG of CRPF
Hardayal Prasad becomes new MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala becomes new executive chairman of Capital India Finance
Pramod Bhasin becomes new Chairman of ICRIER
PESB selects Soma Mondal as next chairman of SAIL
SS Mundra becomes new non-executive Chairman of IBH
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi assumes charge as DGNO
Kaushik Khona becomes new CEO of GoAir
Harbhajan Singh becomes new Brand Ambassador of eBikeGO
Rakesh Asthana becomes new DG of BSF
GP Garg becomes SEBI’s new executive director
Ashok Lavasa steps down as Election Commissioner of India
Satya Pal Malik appointed as Governor of Meghalaya
Rohit Sharma appointed Oakley’s brand ambassador in India
Rajiv Kumar appointed as new Election Commissioner
Ashwani Bhatia becomes new Managing Director of SBI
DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension
Indian Energy Exchange MD & CEO Rajiv Srivastava resigns
Kevin Mayer resigns as CEO of TikTok
Japan’s longest-serving PM Shinzo Abe resigns
Agreements News August 2020
RPower & JERA inks loan agreement for Bangladesh’s power plant
MoD signs MoU with IIT Kanpur & Department of ARPG
Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti AXA partner to offer ‘shop insurance’ for retailers
Flipkart partners with the U.P. Government’s ODOP scheme
A.P. governent signs MoU with US Based IT Firm “Boston Group”
Flipkart establishes academic collaboration with IIT Patna
Atal Innovation Mission signs SoI with Business Sweden
Ministry of Skill Development partners with Ministry of Shipping
IIM Kozhikode signs MoU with Switzerland-based HELP Logistics
Uttar Pradesh partners Israel to resolve Bundelkhand Water Crisis
Tourism Ministry partners with TAAI & FICCI’s FLO to promote tourism
APEDA signs MoUs with AFC India Limited & NCUI, Delhi
NeGD signs MoU with CSC E-Governance Services India Limited
National News August 2020
SIDBI & TransUnion CIBIL launches portal “MSMESaksham”
National Programme ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21’ launched
International webinar on ‘Lokmanya Tilak-Swaraj to Self Reliant India’
Education Minister laid the foundation stone of IIM-Dhaula Kuan
India-UN Development Partnership Fund: India contributes USD 15.46 mn
India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ to begin services from today
PM Modi addresses on New Education Policy 2020
Indian Railways launches “OHE Inspection app” for real-time monitoring
GoI extends Line of Credit worth 18 Million dollars to Maldives
Bangladesh to construct War Memorial for Indian soldiers
Submarine Cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands launched
GoI launched National Portal “SURAKHSYA” on Human Elephant conflict
National Infrastructure Pipeline Online Dashboard launched
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare launches “Krishi Megh”
PM to launch platform for “Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest”
Indian Railways observes Cleanliness Week to mark Independence Day
Jal Shakti Minister launches Swachh Bharat Mission Academy
Atal Innovation Mission & Dell Technologies launches “SEP 2.0”
Reliance Foundation launches “W-GDP Women Connect Challenge”
Education Minister notified Council of Architecture Regulations, 2020
India celebrates its 74th Independence Day
India Independence Day 2020: PM Narendra Modi Speech
PM Modi announces “One Sun, One World, One Grid” initiative
Ministry of AYUSH launches campaign “Ayush for Immunity”
Ministry of Tribal Affairs launches “Swasthya” & “ALEKH”
UK launches £3 Million Innovation Challenge Fund in India
Indian Railways introduces Drone based surveillance system
Cabinet approves setting up of National Recruitment Agency
MoTA partners MoRD to promote sustainable livelihood in Rural India
Nitin Gadkari launches “Harit Path” app to monitor plantation
Launch of Online system of “Registration and Renewal” for Jewellers
Arjun Munda e-inaugurates “Tribes India Showroom” in Mumbai
India’s longest river ropeway inaugurated in Assam
NITI Aayog to launch NDC-TIA India Component
Ministry of Culture announces 7 new circles of ASI
Piyush Goyal e-launches “National GIS-enabled Land Bank system”
Union Minister launches “Chunauti” Next Generation Start-up Challenge
Ministry of Home Affairs issues Guidelines for “Unlock 4”
UAE’s DMCC launches “Agriota E-Marketplace”
