Current Affairs 22 August 2020

1. 5th Swachh Survekshan 2020 Announced by Hardeep Singh Puri; Indore is India’s Cleanest City 4th Time in a Row

2. MoU Signed between Ministry of Shipping and MSDE for Development in Port and Maritime Sector

3. Atal Innovation Mission and India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre Partners to Boost Startup Ecosystem

4. Arjun Munda Virtually Launched Trifood Project of TRIFED in Raigad, Maharashtra and Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh




5. IIM Kozhikode signs MoU with Switzerland based HELP Logistics

6. MoTA and MoRD Signed Joint Communication to Promote Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities Among Tribal Women SHGs

7. Harsh Vardhan Launched FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right India’ Handbook and a Website to Scale Up ‘Eat Right India’ Initiatives

8. LS Speaker Om Birla Attends Inaugural Ceremony of 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

9. Over 200 Elephants in India Kept in Severely Inadequate Conditions: World Animal Protection

10. RBI Releases National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025; 5C Approach Recommended

11. HSBC India Launched ‘Green Deposit Programme’ for Corporate Clients to Finance Green Initiatives

12. IBM Collaborates with NSDC to Offer Free Digital Education Platform for Skill Development

13. CCI Approved 100% Proposed Acquisition of C&S Electric Limited by Siemens Limited

14. L&T Built Interceptor Boat ‘ICGS C-454’ of Indian Coast Guard Launched at Surat

15. Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Sixth World Snooker Championship 2020 at Crucible




16. A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ Authored by Chetan Bhagat to be Released

17. International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 2020 – August 21

18. World Senior Citizen’s Day 2020: August 21

19. AP Govt Signed MoU with Reliance Retail, Jio and Allana Group to Help Women SHGs Market Their Products




20. UP Signs Agreement with Israel for Water Resource Management in Bundelkhand

21. MP Police’s ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’ campaign proves to be boon for senior citizens

22. Google launches Kormo Jobs app in India

23. Proposal to expand NCC in 173 border, coastal districts approved: Defence minister