Current Affairs August 1, 2020 at 08:07AM
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• 1 August: Yorkshire Day
• Delhi all-rounder Rajat Bhatia announced his retirement from all form of cricket on bringing an end to a first class career spanning almost two decades.
• Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit has isolated himself for a week as three more staff working in Raj Bhavan in Channai are confirmed.
• Delhi government has reduced UAT on diesel from 30 percent to 16.75 percent.
• According to a new study, one in three children world wide are threatened by unacceptably high lead levels in the blood.
• The officials of Mudumalai Tiger Sanctuary,which lies at the tri junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka states in the wayanad hills of the Western ghats say that the number of tigers visiting the sanctuary has increased to 162.
• Fintech company Mobikwik launched mpay.me- a UPI Payments link service to send and receive money from any UPI payment app.
• A key congressional committee of the United States passed a bill written by the civil rights icon John Lewis. The bill aim at promoting the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Junior.
• Hardik Satishchandra Shah has been appointed as the New Private Secretary to PM Modi.
• Commonwealth Games Medalist Babita Phogal and Kabaddi player Kavita Devi have been appointed as Deputy Director in the Sports and Youth Affairs Department of Haryana.
• Union HRD Ministry Government called as Ministry of Education has set up a 'Stay in India and study in India' committee under the chairmanship of D.P.Singh.
• Haryana State Government has employed the aerial seeding technique to improve green cover in the Aravali Area of State.
• Defence Ministry of India Rajnath Singh and Indonesia Mr. Prabowo Subianto agree to expand the ministry ties during Defence Minister Dialogue in New Delhi.
• As per the Report, Global Forest Assessment (FRA) released by FAO,3rd rank of India in world in terms of gaining forest in last decade.
• Andhra Pradesh State Government sought to forge for skilling and promotion of entrepreneurship and digital governance in collaboration with Amazon Web Service in the state.
• The polycarbonate facility of SABIC in Spain is set to be come the world's first large scale chemical production plant which will run entirely on renewable energy.
• UBA- IIT Delhi and Vijana Bharati has signed a Trilateral Agreement with CSIR.
• Pro. Ashok Sahani has been honoured by ministry of Earth Sciences with Lifetime Excellence Award.
• According to Prime Minister Fasal Beema Scheme (PMFBY), Maharashtra and Karnataka this two states has been chosen by AXA General Insurance for promoting insurance policy.
• NASA has recently launched Mars-2020 Mission to study on Mars.
• Kerala State Government has announced a New Entrepreneurship Development Programme to address the issues of shortage of working capital.
• The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Praj Industries to jointly develop advanced biofuels application technology for the usage in Industry and transportation.
• Under the Indian Standard (IS) system, India has announced the isolation of 371 items by March 2021.
• Pritam Singh to Indian origin politian has recently been named the leader of the opposition for the first time in the Ministry of Singapore.
• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with AIIMS entity is creating a new rigorous database of Covid-19 patients admitted across the country with the aim of improving treatment in hospitals.
• Renowned personality Somendranath Mitra passed away recently he was a veteran Flute Mastro.
• Government sactions permanent commission to women officers in Indian Army.
• Whatsapp the social media platform is planning to tied up with Indian Lender to Expand Banking Services in Rural Areas and for lower income individuals.
• Folk musician and Padma Shri Awardee,Sonam Tshoring Lepcha passed away.
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