Current Affairs 4 August 2020

1 Nitin Gadkari approves Khadi Agarbatti Self-reliant Mission proposed by KVIC to achieve employment and self-reliant India

2 Harshvardhan launched the largest network of 5 dedicated COVID-19 biorepositories; First Pan-India 1000 genome sequencing of SARS-COV-2 completed

3 The world's largest online hackathon, the 4th edition of Smart India Hackathon 2020, launched by Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'

4 Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launches 'Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21'

5 BoB Financial Solutions partnered with Enlightenment Payment to launch new credit card EMI offer at POS terminal

6 IFSCA constituted expert committee headed by Pradeep Shah to suggest ways to develop international retail trade

7 Mohammad Irfan Ali becomes President of Guyana

8 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport receives UNICEF -ADB funded thermal screening system

9 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix 2020, winning the British Grand Prix title for a record 7th time

10 Central Government approved to conduct IPL 2020 in UAE

11 Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh died at the age of 64 in Singapore

12. UP's Technical Education Minister Kamal Rani Varun died at the age of 62

13. Former AP Minister P Manikyala Rao died at the age of 59 due to COVID-19

14 Bihar CM Nitish Kumar released book "Membership in Siyasat" written by State Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijay Chaudhary.

15 Vishvesh: Code to Win: A biography of India's youngest basketball captain, Vishnu Bhriguvanshi written by Nirupama Yadav, will be released soon

16 World Sanskrit Day 2020 - 3 August

17 First Muslim Women's Rights Day was celebrated on 1 August 2020

18 Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy launches cybercrime awareness program 'e-Raksha Bandhan'

19 Rajasthan government approved 5% reservation in judicial service for MBC

20 Rajesh Kumar appointed as Chief Secretary of Manipur

21. India withdrew from 21st Women's World Team Squash Championship 2020