Current Affairs (August – 2020)

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This post contains important current affairs of 2 & 3 August 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 2 & 3 August 2020. We have collected the latest current affairs and compiled them date wise. These current affairs are important for all competitive exams like bank, ssc, ibps, sbi exams. The GK current affairs will help you score more in these competitive exams. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 2 & 3 August 2020 Current affairs test.

World Sanskrit Day
The World Sanskrit Day is being celebrated on Aug 3. Sanskrit is the ancient language of India.

Telangana launches iMASQ mobile covid-19 testing centers
The Telangana government has rolled out mobile covid-19 testing centers in containment zones and low income group residential areas across the state. The buses are built with ‘Intelligent Monitoring Analysis Services Quarantine’ (iMASQ) technology by Hyderabad-based Vera Smart Healthcare. Each mobile center has two sample collection teams and 10 sample collection counters. The mobile centers will visit the predesignated containment areas from 8am to 5pm so that local people can avail the services.

Housing minister Hardeep Puri launches digital platforms to market residential properties
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched digital platforms of real estate bodies CREDAI and NAREDCO to market residential properties, besides releasing a guide book for affordable rental housing scheme for migrants. The minister launched ‘CREDAI Awaas App’ and NAREDCO’s onlineportal ‘HousingforAll.com’ through a video conference.

Narendra Singh Tomar releases booklet on Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar released a booklet on “Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)” of Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development based on the presentations made by the States during Regional and National workshops since inception of the programme.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga in Bihar
Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga in Bihar through video conference.
Over 5 kilometres long, the four lane bridge lies on NH-19 between Patna and Hajipur. It is being constructed at a cost of one thousand 742 crore rupees.

Government launches programme for artisans involved in manufacturing of agarbatti
The government (MSME Ministry) has approved a programme for the benefit of artisans involved in manufacturing of agarbatti and to develop village industry under the ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’. Initially four pilot projects will be started as part of the programme, including one in the North East. This decision will help to boost the indigenous production of agarbatti and will pave way to generate rural employment.

Northern Railway runs First-ever Vyapar Mala Express train
Northern Railway ran first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train. General Manager of Northern and North Central Railway Rajiv Chaudhry stated, this train destined for Jirania in Tripura has 46 wagons.

UAE becomes rst country in Arab World to produce nuclear energy
UAE became the first country in the Arab World to produce nuclear energy. The new plant is part of the UAE’s graph to become less reliant on oil and gas, the current
source of the vast majority of its energy. UAE is among the world’s biggest fossil fuels producers.

Bangladesh Receives $202 million from World Bank to Increase Food Security for 4.5 Million People
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $202 million in additional financing for the Modern Food Storage Facilities Project to increase the storage capacity of Bangladesh’s national strategic grain reserves by 535,500 tons for 4.5 million households. The project is helping Bangladesh address food insecurity in challenging times, such as frequent climate-induced disasters or crisis situations like the current COVID-19 pandemic. It is supporting the construction of eight public modern grain storage steel silo complexes for rice and wheat in eight different districts.

SEBI to set up virtual museum of securities market
Sebi is planning to set up a virtual museum of securities market to highlight achievements and milestones in the Indian capital market. Sebi has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from agencies to develop the virtual museum.

Paisabazaar.com launches ‘Paisabazaar Stack’ – to offer completely digital lending solutions
Paisabazaar.com, India’s largest digital marketplace for lending products, announced the launch ‘Paisabazaar Stack’ – a Stack of capabilities that would make loan disbursals and credit card issuance completely digital.

Air Marshal V R Chaudhari takes over as chief of IAF’s Western Air Command
Air Marshal R. Chaudhari took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Commandof Indian Air Force. The Air Marshal took over command from Air Marshal B Suresh.

Lewis Hamilton wins his seventh British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton claimed his seventh British Grand Prix victory in dramatic fashion, crossing the line on three wheels after a puncture in the final lap. Max Verstappen finished Second.

Tamil writer, lmmaker Sa Kandasamy passes away
Tamil writer and documentary filmmakerSa Kandasamy has passed away. He was 81. He was a prolific Tamil writer and literary critic. Kandasamy’s “Vicharanai Commission” won the Sahitya Akademi award for best Tamil novel in 1998.

Former Goa Assembly Speaker Anant Shet passes away
Former speaker of Goa Assembly and BJP leader Anant Shethas passed away. He was 59. He was speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from January 12, 2016 to March 14, 2017.

Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun passes away due to coronavirus
Uttar Pradesh’s Technical Education Minister Kamal Rani Varun, has passed away due to novel coronavirus. The 62-year-old, the only woman in the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet. She was MLA from Ghatampur in Kanpur Nagar.