Dear aspirants, to crack any type of competitive examination, current affairs plays a significant role and for that we are providing daily important news that are most important for your examination. So we are here for you to provide the important Recent and Latest Current Affairs 10 August 2020.
Current Affairs 10 August 2020 includes all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, PTI, Indian Express, and all Government official websites.
Appointment
1. Deepak Shetty appointed as Deputy CEO and MD of JCB India
- Earthmoving and construction equipment major JCB Group has announced appointment of Deepak Shetty as Deputy CEO & Managing Director of JCB India Ltd.
- He will take over as MD and CEO from Subir Kumar Chowdhury.
- JCB = Joseph Cyril Bamford Excavators Ltd.
- JCB is headquartered in Rocester, England.
National
2. PM Modi inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra in Delhi’s Raj Ghat
- It is an interactive experience centre on ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ & ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’ (dirt-free India) campaign.
- Raj Ghat is the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi
3. Webinar on New Technologies for various Products for MSMEs with focus of Water Purification Technologies: CSIR CMERI
- Main objective of the Webinar was to make the industries under MSME aware about the technologies developed by CSIR-CMERI.
- It provides total engineering solution & the facilities available in CSIR-CMERI like Plasma Arc Medical Waste Disposal System.
- CSIR CMERI is a public R&D institution in Durgapur, West Bengal
4. NHAI partners with IIT Delhi to set up a CoE for Use of Artificial Intelligence
- IIT-Delhi will set-up a Centre of Excellence on Advanced Data Management System for Highways at its campus as a result of a partnership with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
- IIT will work on projects including project management and data management.
- Chairman of the NHAI : Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
5. CSIR, FSSAI sign MoU for collaborative research on food and nutrition
- FSSAI & CSIR will collaborate towards strengthening the quality assurance of laboratory networks across the country.
- FSSAI = Food Safety and Standard Authority of India.
- CSIR = Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Aim of this MoU is development & validation of methods for reliable reporting on quality and safety of food products.
- Health Minister : Dr Harsh Vardhan
International
6. Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for fourth time
- Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as prime minister for the 4th time after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.
- He took oath from Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a ceremony at Colombo
- He was president from 2005 to 2015.
- Sri Lanka Currency : SL Rupee
Economy & Finance
7. PM Modi releases sixth installment of Rs 17,100 crore under PM-KISAN scheme
- Under PM-KISAN scheme, the government is providing annually Rs. 6,000 in 3 equal instalments.
- PM-KISAN scheme was launched on 1st December 2018
8. PM Narendra Modi Launches ₹ 1 Lakh Crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
- PM Modi launched a financing facility of ₹1 lakh crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for agri-entrepreneurs, agri-tech players and farmer groups.
- This facility is for nurturing farm assets & post-harvest management.
- Amount will be made available over period of 4 years.
- Farmers will also receive a subsidy of 3 percent on interest.
9. Mukesh Ambani now 4th richest man in world: Bloomberg Index
- Mukesh Ambani with a personal wealth of $80.6 billion in 2020 has surpassed Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
- Jeff Bezos, Bil Gates and Mark Zuckerberg rounded out the top three spots.
- Jio Platforms has raised a combined Rs 1.5 lac cr from companies.
Award & Honour
10. Nitin Sethi bags ACJ investigative Journalism award
- Nitin Sethi of The Huffington Post India and Shiv Sahay Singh of The Hindu are awarded.
- Asian College of Journalism’s Award for Investigative Journalism,
- And the K. P. Narayana Kumar Memorial Award for Social Impact Journalism.
- Awards presented by, Dr Soumya Swaminathan (Chief scientist WHO)
Obituary
11. Former India international footballer Manitombi Singh passes away
- Former India international footballer Laishram Manitombi Singh passed away at the age of 40.
- He was from Manipur Representing the Blue Tigers in 2002.
- He was part of the famous India U-23 squad that won the LG Cup.
- He also played in the Asian Games.
- India football team captain: Sunil Chhetri.
- Coach: Igor Stimac
So, these are all the latest important Current Affairs 10 August 2020.
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