Current Affairs Of 13 August 2020
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Russia Becomes 1st Country to Register COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘Sputnik V’
Russia becomes the 1st country to officially register a coronavirus(COVID-19) vaccine and declare it ready for use. The vaccine will be marketed in foreign markets under the name ‘Sputnik V’, after the world’s first satellite Sputnik. The vaccine has been developed jointly by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Defence Ministry.
About Russia:
Capital– Moscow
Currency– Russian Ruble
President– Vladimir V. Putin
Capital– Moscow
Currency– Russian Ruble
President– Vladimir V. Putin
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko wins sixth term with 80% of votes
The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus said that the country’s longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive presidential term(1994-present) by taking over 80% of the votes.
About Belarus:
Capital – Minsk
Prime Minister – Roman Golovchenko
President – Alexander Lukashenko
Capital – Minsk
Prime Minister – Roman Golovchenko
President – Alexander Lukashenko
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Narendra Singh Tomar Launched Krishi Megh, KVC ALUNET & Online Accreditation System for Agricultural Institutions
About Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW):
Narendra Singh Tomar Constituency– Morena, Madhya Pradesh (MP)
Minister of State (MoS) for agriculture, cooperation & farmers welfare– Kailash Choudhary
Narendra Singh Tomar Constituency– Morena, Madhya Pradesh (MP)
Minister of State (MoS) for agriculture, cooperation & farmers welfare– Kailash Choudhary
Atal Innovation Mission in association with Dell Technologies launched the 2nd Edition of Student Entrepreneurship Program
The Programme’s association with Dell Technologies will help student innovators to work closely with Dell Volunteers.
About Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
Mission Director – Ramanan Ramanathan
Headquarters – New Delhi
Mission Director – Ramanan Ramanathan
Headquarters – New Delhi
MoTA: The Nine ‘Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museums to Recognise the Tribal Freedom Fighters will be Completed by 2022
About Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA):
Union Minister– Arjun Munda
Minister of State– Renuka Singh Saruta
Union Minister– Arjun Munda
Minister of State– Renuka Singh Saruta
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti launched the Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM) Academy, an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) based free mobile online training course with modules on the Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus programme at an event in New Delhi.
About Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS):
Union Minister- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat(Constituency- Jodhpur, Rajasthan)
Minister of State– Rattan Lal Kataria(Constituency- Ambala, haryana)
Union Minister- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat(Constituency- Jodhpur, Rajasthan)
Minister of State– Rattan Lal Kataria(Constituency- Ambala, haryana)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Reliance Foundation partnered with USAID to Launch the W-GDP WomenConnect Challenge Across India
Under the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative, US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Reliance Foundation have partnered with Reliance Foundation to bridge the gender digital divide in India.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Mukesh Ambani becomes 4th richest man in world: Bloomberg Index
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has surpassed Bernard Arnault, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to become the world’s fourth-richest person.
- As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani’s net worth is now at $80.2 billion (approx Rs 6 lakh crore) after adding $22 billion to his wealth in 2020.
- Mr Ambani was behind Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (net worth $187 billion), Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ($121 billion) and Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($102 billion)
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
Centre Formed committee for procurement, administration of COVID-19 vaccine; Headed by Dr VK Paul
the Central Government has formulated an expert committee namely “National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration” under the chairmanship of Dr VK Paul, a member (health) at the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog to consider the logistics, ethical aspects of procurement, and administration of COVID-19 vaccine in discussion with all state governments and vaccine manufacturers.
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson of ICRIER think tank resigns; Pramod Bhasin becomes the New Chairman
Pramod Bhasin the current vice chairman of the board of governors of ICRIER is appointed as the new Chairman.
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
CCI Approved Proposed Combination Pertaining to JV Formation between Honda Motor and Hitachi
About CCI:
Headquarters– New Delhi, India
Chairman– Ashok Kumar Gupta
Headquarters– New Delhi, India
Chairman– Ashok Kumar Gupta
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Skyroot Aerospace, India’s 1st Private Aerospace Company to Test Fire 1st of its Kind Upper Stage Rocket Engine Named “Raman”
Skyroot Aerospace, Indian aerospace startup successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine “Raman”, India’s first 100% 3D printed bi-propellant liquid rocket engine injector named after the Nobel laureate Sir CV Raman.
OBITUARY
Renowned Urdu Poet Rahat Indori passes away at 70
Veteran Sports Journalist Gopal Krishna Menon Passed Away at 93
IMPORTANT DAYS
International Youth Day 2020 – August 12
The 2020 IYD is celebrated under the theme – “Youth Engagement for Global Action”
World Elephant Day 2020 – August 12
STATE NEWS
Goa signs MoU with NSDC for setting up World-Class Skill Development Institute
Goa’s Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (DSDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for setting up an Institute to provide Advanced Skills Training.
About Goa:
Capital – Panaji
Chief Minister – Pramod Sawant
Governor – Satya Pal Malik
Capital – Panaji
Chief Minister – Pramod Sawant
Governor – Satya Pal Malik