Current Affairs :- 22nd August, 2020

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

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

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

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

♦️IIM Kozhikode signs MoU with Switzerland based HELP Logistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

♦️World Senior Citizen’s Day 2020: August 21

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

♦️UP Signs Agreement with Israel for Water Resource Management in Bundelkhand

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

♦️Google launches Kormo Jobs app in India

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