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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 
Que 1- Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar haveli  merged with India in .11 Aug 1961. from....Portuguese 

Que 2- Under Indus water treaty India got exclusive rights on river...Ravi Vyas Satluj 

Que 3- Kishanganga on Jhelum  and RatLe hydroelectricity project Chenab..in J and K

Que 4- Envistats india 2020 report released by ..National statistical office

Que 5- As per report Envistats india 2020 highest number of heat wave days observed in state..Rajasthan

Que 6- Pathogens listed critically by World health  organisation found in river ..Yamuna

Que 7- Headquarters of World Health Organisation Geneva, Switzerland.

Que 8- Matheran hill station located in Which state.Maharastra

Que 9- As per new Announcement  of Food safety and standards Authority of India  sale of junk and unhealthy food should be restricted within ...50Mtr... school and education institutes

Que 10- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is an autonomous body body established under the .Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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12 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current Affairs Today:-

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1. International Youth Day 12 August

An awareness Day designated by the United Nation

First international Youth Day was observed on 12 August 2000

Purpose of the day- to draw attention to a given set of cultural legal issues surrounding youth

2020 theme- Youth engagement for global action

This year IYD seeks to put spotlight on the youth engagement through


  • Engagement at the local and community level
  • Engagement at the national level formation of laws policies and their implementation
  • Engagement at global level

Covid-19 and its challenge on youth
National Youth Day in India 12 January
On birthday of Swami Vivekananda
Theme 2020 fit youth fit India
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2. Treaty of Allahabad was signed 12 August 1765.

Mughal emperor shah Alam II and Robert Clive aftermath of Battle of Buxar of of 22 October 1764.

As per treaty Alam granted the East India company Diwani rights for the rights to collect taxes on behalf of emperor from Bengal Bihar and Orissa.
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3. Atal Innovation Mission and Dell technologies launches student entrepreneurship program 2.0.

For young innovators of Atal tinkering Labs

Student entrepreneurship program 1.0 begin in January 2019.

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country, based on a detailed study and deliberations on innovation and entrepreneurial needs of India in the years ahead.

  • Atal Tinkering Labs
  • Atal Incubators
  • Atal New India Challenges and Atal Grand Challenges

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4. Ministry of Tribal Affairs setting up Tribal freedom fighters museum

Dedicated to tribal peoples in India because of their contribution in the freedom movement

It will Trace the events in which the tribal peoples in hills and forest fought their right to live and will.

Demonstrate the way tribal struggles to protect their custodial concern.

Tribal movements Kol rebellion (1832) Santhal hul (1855) Munda Ulgulan (1899)

Important tribal leaders Birsa Munda, Rani Gaidinliu, Veer Surendra Sai.
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5. National portal for human elephant conflict Surakhsya.

Launched by Ministry of environment forest and climate change.

World elephant day observed 12 August.

Aim to collect real time information

Project elephant launched in 1992 by Ministry of environment forest and climate change

Provided financial and technical support to wildlife management efforts.
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6. Chhattisgarh to launch Indira Van Mitra yojana.

On the International Day of world indigenous people.


  • To support forest dwellers to achieve self reliance.
  • Group of 10 to 15 youngsters are to be found in 10,000 village.
  • Group will manage forest based E-Commerce activities.
  • Encourage plantation of fruit bearing trees and medicinal plant.
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7. Mount Sinabug volcano of Indonesia erupted

Volcano was dormat for 400 years and erupted recently in the year 2010 and 2014.

Located on the Pacific Ring of fire that has more than 120 active volcanoes.

Mount Sinabug is located in in the north Sumatra island of Indonesia
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8. Work on largest your Thermonuclear fusion reactor begins

International thermonuclear experimental reactor in France- an experimental Tokamak nuclear fusion reactor.

Tokamak is a magnetic fusion device designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as large scale and carbon free source of energy.

It has been designed to-

  • Produce 500 megawatt of fusion power
  • Demonstrate the integrated operation of technologies for fusion power plant.
  • Demonstrate safety characteristic of a fusion device.

ITER members- China European Union India Japan South Korea Russia USA

India is responsible to deliver cryostat in wall shielding cooling water system cryogenic system.

ITER India Institute of plasma research Gandhinagar Gujarat will deliver the Indian contribution.
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Most Important Questions-
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Que 1-Lok adalat has been given statutory status under......

Que 2- Theme of International Youth Day 2020..........

Que 3- Theme of National Youth Day 2020.........

Que 4- British East India Company got Diwani rights after.......

Que 5- Diwani rights are......

Que 6- student entrepreneurship program 2.0. launched in collaboration of ..................and..............

Que 7- Tribal freedom fighters museum will be setting up by Ministry.......

Que 8- National portal for human elephant conflict ..........launched by Govt Of India.

Que 9- National portal for Human Elephant conflict launched by Ministry..........

Que 10 Project Elephant was started in ...........
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