Current Affairs :- 9th and 10th August, 2020

Current Affairs 9 August 2020

♦️Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga through video conference in Bihar. 

♦️The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh laid foundation stones online for various construction works being undertaken under PMGSY-II in J&K. 

♦️Atal Innovation Mission launched 'AIM-iCREST', in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation focused on creating high performin Startups. 

♦️The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) inked a deal with the KVIC to procure a variety of 'swadeshi' and 'khadi' goods for around 10 lakh personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces. 

♦️S N Rajeswari has been appointed the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Oriental Insurance Company Limited.

♦️Engineering major ABB India has opened a new robotics facility to support the digital transformation of manufacturing in India. 

♦️Markets regulator Sebi allowed listed companies to use digital signature certifications till December 31. 

♦️Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag and hockey stalwart Sardar Singh were included in a 12-member committee constituted by the sports ministry to select this year's National Sports Awards winners.

♦️Former Saurashtra coach and manager Hasmukhbhai Joshi, popularly known as 'Bababhai' Joshi, has passed away. He was 85.

♦️Queensland fast bowler Alister McDermott has announced his retirement at the age of 29.

Current Affairs 10 August 2020

♦️Harsh Vardhan presided the signing of MoU between CSIR and FSSAI for Collaborative Research and Information Dissemination

♦️Ramesh Pokhriyal Inaugurates Two Day Global Conference on Reimagining and Transforming the University Organised by O.P. Jindal Global University

♦️IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017

♦️SEBI revised IFSC guidelines, 2015’ eligibility, shareholding limit for clearing corp at IFSC

♦️IIT-Kharagpur Researchers Bags Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020 for Clean Energy Research

♦️Government Forms Panel Under RoDTEP Scheme for Exporters to be Headed by G K Pillai

♦️Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani launches Mobile App & Backend Website for Handloom Mark Scheme

♦️Delhi Airport develops ‘Air Suvidha’ portal for all international arriving passengers across India

♦️IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Imperial College London, develops nanoparticle ‘meta-grid’

♦️SII Partnered with Gavi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the manufacture & Delivery of COVID-19 vaccines for India

♦️ICC Retains India as the Host of 2021 Cricket World Cup & Australia to Host 2020 World Cup in 2022

♦️Former MP Nandi Yellaiah died due to COVID-19 at 85  in Telangana

♦️78th Anniversary of Quit India Movement – August 08, 2020

♦️Meghalaya Cabinet Approves Policy on Reservation of Seats for Women in Village Employment Councils

♦️Flipkart signs MoU with the U.P. Government under  ODOP scheme

♦️Gujarat Announced New Industrial Policy 2020

♦️DIAT, Pune wins first prize in Smart India Hackathon 2020