04 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 

Que 1-  Under Agarbatti Aatmnirbhar Mission KVIC will provide..25%. subsidy  

Que 2- Bharat Airfiber services provided by ..BSNL

Que 3- Non-surgical prevention of cataract tecnology developed by..Institute of nano science and technology

Que 4- Arab world's first nuclear plant established at...UAE

Que 5-  India importing TV  mostly from ..China  and Southeast Asia

Que 6- Kashmir ..Saffron ..gets GI tag.

Que 7- Which state has employed aerial seeding technique to improve green cover in the Aravali ..Haryana

Que 8-  Which Ministry will conduct an online audit of Panchayat funds...Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Que 9- .ADB international bank has sanctioned a loan of $ 3 million to India to  combat Covid19 

Que 10- Which Country has launched the Perseverance rover to Mars...USA.
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04 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current Affairs Today:- 

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1. International clouded leopard day- 4 August

To increase awareness and an attempt to increase the profile of clouded leopard

First time celebrated on 4th August 2018 at Howlett's wild animal park Kent in UK.

This year no event due to covid-19 restriction, social media is used to encourage people around the globe to celebrate. 

#CloudedLeopard ay

Native of South East Asia and mainland Asia

In India clouded leopard founded in Himalayan foothills of North East India

One Park in India is dedicated to the species - Clouded leopard national park of Tripura located inside the Sipahijola wildlife sanctuary.  

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2. World Sanskrit day observed 3 August

DD News telecast weekly Sanskrit program Vaartavali

All India radio air the first ever special program in Sanskrit title "Bahujan Bhasha Sanskrit Bhasha"

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3. Foreign direct investment in commercial coal mining in India

Foreign direct investment policy 2017 was amended vied press note 4 of 2019 100% FDI under automatic route.

But press note 3  of 2020 : an entity of a country which share land border with India can invent only under the government route.

Present Position Para 3.1.1: A non-resident entity can invest in India, subject to the FDI Policy except in those sectors/activities which are prohibited. However, a citizen of Bangladesh or an entity incorporated in Bangladesh can invest only under the Government route. Further, a citizen of Pakistan or an entity incorporated in Pakistan can invest, only under the Government route, in sectors/activities other than defence, space, atomic energy and sectors/activities prohibited for foreign investment.

 2. Revised Position Para 3.1.1: 3.1.1(a) A non-resident entity can invest in India, subject to the FDI Policy except in those sectors/activities which are prohibited. However, an entity of a country, which shares land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any such country, can invest only under the Government route. Further, a citizen of Pakistan or an entity incorporated in Pakistan can invest, only under the Government route, in sectors/activities other than defence, space, atomic energy and sectors/activities prohibited for foreign investment. 

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4. MoD releases Draft Defence production and export promotion policy 2020(DPEPP)

India wants to build a major defence industrial base for self-reliance in weapon system and export to other countries within next 5 years.

To achieve turnover of 175000 crore (dollar 25 billion) including 35000 crore (dollar 5 billion) in aerospace and defence goods and services by 2025.

Same policy draft in 2018 had set out but nothing came out.

No getting away fact that India desperately  needs private sector contribution (take example of education)

Public sector - including DRDO and its 50 Labs, four defence shipyard, 5 defence PSU, 41 ordnance factories- really needs overhauled to deliver cutting as weapon

Ongoing political and geographical tension in region, forces required advanced technology, today that depends on import.

DPEPP- says to aim is to reduce dependence on imports and take forward make in India

FDI limits hiked to 75% from 49 % through automatic clearance route.

With annual defence budget dollar 70 billion India behind only US (dollar 732 billion) and China (dollar 261 billion)

Second largest buyer of foreign weaponary actor Saudi Arabia in the world.

(Data prepared by Stockholm international peace research institute about purchase of weapon)

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5. MSME Saksham for MSME entrepreneurs

Launched by Small Industries Development Bank of India SIDBI in association with transunion CIBIL (credit information bureau India Limited) 

A comprehensive financial education and knowledge platform for MSME

Will guide MSME to seek  seamless and quick access to finance.

Support entrepreneurs towards managing their credit obligation.

SIDBI- Small Industries Development Bank of India Set up in 1990 under an act of Indian parliament.

principal finance institute for promotion financing and development of the micro small and medium enterprises.

Transunion CIBIL- India's leading credit information company.

Maintain one of the largest repositories of credit information globally.

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6. Vidyarthi vigyan manthan 2020-21 by Ministry of health and family welfare is launched

National programme for popularizing science among school student of class 6th to 11th.

Initiative of Vijnana bharati (VIBHA) in collaboration with vigyan prasar (an autonomous organisation under department of science and technology and NCERT)

Vigyan prasar - National institute for science and technology communication established in 1989 and department of science and technology

Promote and propagate a scientific and rational Outlook in society nurture interest in science.

Vijnana bharati- national movement for the propagation and popularization of science and technology among student and masses.

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7. NGT stay on felling on coconut trees in Agatti island.

Reason for cutting- to form a Beach Road.

Concern- against integrated island management plan of lakshadweep.

Integrated management plan of lakshadweep formulated on the basis of report of expert committee appointed by supreme Court and headed by retired justice RV Raveendran.

Concern of cutting- local resident lost their income

affect environment Green belt protect land during cyclone and other natural calamities 

Agatti island situated on Corel attol called agatii attol

NGT- established in 2010 as per National green tribunal act.

special judicial body purpose adjudicating environmental cases.

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Important Questions:-

Que 1- Sipahijola wildlife sanctuary located in which state......

Que 2- Before press note 3  of 2020 regarding government route in FDI with respect to countries touching border which countries required Govt Route in FDI.......

Que 3- FDI limits hiked to ......... from ......... in Defence sector.

Que 4-  India want to  achieve turnover of 175000 crore  in aerospace and defence goods and services by .............

Que 5- MSME Saksham for MSME entrepreneurs launched by......

Que 6- Vidyarthi vigyan manthan 2020-21 launched by ..........

Que 7- Vidyarthi vigyan manthan 2020-21 initiative of ................

Que 8- Agatii Island located situated in Which state/UT........

Que 9-  What is the Theme for the world Day Against Trafficking.........

Que 10- Second Largest buyer of weaponry after Saudi Arabia........

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