Current Affairs :- 8th August, 2020

♦️India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ flagged off from Devlali Railway Station of Maharashtra

♦️PM Modi Addresses Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under NEP

♦️IBBI amended Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016

♦️NHAI signs MoU with IIT Delhi Strengthen data-driven decision making

♦️First Time in Indian Ocean Region UNESCO Recognises Two Coastal Villages of Odisha as Tsunami Ready

♦️Simplilearn and NSDC Announce Collaboration to Upskill Professionals in Digital Skills

♦️FAO Introduce New Platform to Reduce Global Food Loss and Waste

♦️Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa registers landslide victory in Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections

♦️Highlights of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on August 4-6, 2020

♦️Exim Bank extends USD 250 million line of credit to Mozambique

♦️ADB signed USD 200 mn financing deal with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited for 718 mw power plant in Bangladesh

♦️Former J&K Governor GC Murmu appointed as 14th CAG; Replaces Rajiv Mehrishi

♦️Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as UPSC chairman

♦️PNB Housing Finance appoints Hardayal Prasad, Former SBI Card Head as New MD and CEO

♦️LIC acquired 4.23% Stake of YES Bank

♦️Ministry of Jal Shakti  launched a New Version of the India Water Resources Information System

♦️SAI with CISCE and CBSE launches Khelo India mobile app Online Training Programme for PE Teachers & Principals

♦️Writer and activist Sadia Dehlvi dies aged 63

♦️Veteran CPM leader and former West Bengal Transport Minister Shyamal Chakraborty passed away at 76

♦️Padma Shri awardee and prominent cultural historian and exponent of Mewati gharana Mukund Lath passes away at 82

♦️“Amazing Ayodhya” – A new book to tell the history of Ayodhya

♦️6th edition of National Handloom Day is observed on August 7, 2020

♦️Maharashtra Became the First State to Partner with Google India to Provide Learning Tools for Schools