National
- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is planning to launch ‘1000 springs initiative’ in order to restore dried up streams to make safe and adequate water accessible to the tribal population in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and - Madhya Pradesh.
Persons in News
- Winner of the ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award 2020’ who is the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest from both Indian and Chinese sides - Anita Kundu.
State Current Affairs
- ‘Thumbimahotsavam 2020’, the first-ever state Dragonfly festival, will be organised during September 2020 and January 2021 in - Kerala.
- This state’s APCNF, Kovel Foundation unveiled its five-year plan for development of 14 bio-gram panchayats and 226 biovillages - Andhra Pradesh.
Science and Technology
- Researchers from this institute and Shiv Nadar University claim to have developed a technology for production of environment friendly Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries which will be three times more energy efficient and cost effective than Lithium-ion batteries commonly used at present - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
- Researchers from this institution have developed an injectable new drug called ‘CPT31’ that blocks HIV from entering cells which offers long-lasting protection from the infection - University of Utah in the US.
- This country successfully launched Gaofen-9 05, a new optical remote-sensing satellite - China.
General Knowledge
- An agricultural festival that celebrated the welcoming the new rice of the season in Western Odisha and Southern Chhattisgarh - Nuakhai festival.
- National Textile Corporation was incorporated in - April 1968.
- All India Chess Federation (AICF) – Founded: 1951; Headquarters: Chennai.
- All India Tennis Association (AITA) – Founded: 1920; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Badminton Association of India (BAI) – Founded: 1940; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) was founded in – 1992.
- National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC) was set up in - 1983.
- NMDC Limited (National Mineral Development Corporation) - Founded: 15 November 1958; Headquarters: Hyderabad.
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - Founded: 18 February 1982; Headquarters: Visakhapatnam.
