Defence
- Mobile application launched by Indian Air Force to provide career related information and details for those desirous of joining the Indian Air Force – “MY IAF” App.
Economy
- The Reserve Bank has decided to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under Open Market Operation (OMO) for an aggregate amount of _____ in two tranches through auctions on August 27 and September 03 - Rs. 20,000 cr.
- GST exemption limit for businesses that decided by the Ministry of Finance - Annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh.
National
- First university in the country that singed a MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to establish a Space innovation centre - Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Odisha.
- To synergize the activities in the interest of agriculture and allied sectors for bringing better value to the stakeholders, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed MoUs with AFC India Limited, and - National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Delhi.
Persons in News
- New managing director and chief executive officer of SBI Mutual Fund (MF) - Vinay Tonse (after Ashwani Bhatia).
Sports
- First female golfer from Germany who won the British Open 2020 in Scotland - Sophia Popov.
State Current Affairs
- A national traditional paddy cultivation festival was held on 25 August 2020 in - Nagapattinam, Cauvery Delta region in Tamilnadu.
- In Assam, a handicraft production centre inaugurated in - Guwahati.
Science and Technology
- This institute and German researchers have developed ‘co-composting’ methods that could be used to safely dispose toxic pharmaceutical wastewater sludge within 20 days - Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.
General Knowledge
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) – Formed: 20 February 1997; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Election Commission of India (ECI) – Formed: 25 January 1950; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by - Article 148 of the Constitution of India.
- Central Information Commission (CIC) was formed on – 12 October 2005.
- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was formed on - 11 February 1964.
