18 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 

Que 1- Barda wildlife sanctuary located..Porbandar Gujrat

Que 2- Awaaz e Awam portal launched in .J & K. with collaboration of ..Department of administration reforms and public grievances

Que 3- Awaaz e Awam portal launched in a state will  set up in half for 10 districts of state... Right/ Wrong

Que 4- Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan efforts of ministry of Home.  Right/ Wrong

Que 5- Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan Scheme covers Mumbai, Kolkata, Banglore.. Right/ Wrong

Que 6- National thermal power corporation Limited  works under Ministry..of Power

Que 7- South Africa joined BRICS in ...2010

Que 8- Gaganyaan unmanned space mission of nation....India

Que 9- Mission Gaganyaan is...unmanned space Mission 

Que 10- Taiwan recently signed an agreement to buy 66 of latest F-16. Gates from USA

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18 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current affairs Today:- 
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1. 18 August 1945 freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose martyr from third degree burn received when his plane crashed in Taiwan.

On 22 June 1939 Bose organised the All India forward bloc a faction within the Indian National Congress.

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2. Focus of enhancing forest quality and increase the tree cover

State should use CAMPA funds exclusively for afforestation and plantation

CAMPA- Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority and Compensatory Afforestation Fund under CAMPA Act

To ensure utilisation of amount released in lieu of forest land.

Ministry of environment forest and climate change said that government launched a holistic Project Dolphin in fortnight for conservation and protection of dolphins.

Through aquatic habitat throw use of modern technology especially in enumeration (गणना) and anti poaching activity.

Subspecies are listed by the IUCN as endangered on their Red List of Threatened Species

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3. SWASTHYA- Tribal health and nutrition portal and a e-newsletter on health and nutrition ALEKH

By Ministry of Tribal Affairs

 SWASTHYA providing all health and nutrition related information of tribal population of India in a single platform

Institute of the ministry in partnership with Facebook through the Going Online As Leaders program (GOAL)

Through goal aim to mentor 5,000 tribal youth across India and enable them to become village level digital young leaders for their communities.

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4. African Continental free trade area AfCFTA

African Union announced that the first commercial deal under AfCFTA will take place in January 21

Single constitutional market for goods and services

Largest free trade area in the word number of countries 54 out of 55

Eritrea is exception

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5. United kingdom launches 3 million pounds innovation challenge fund in India

To support Indian scientist in industries and Academy to take all covid-19 and climate change

The initiative will help to build on United kingdom India tech partnership launched 2018 by Indian and British prime minister

Interested technocrats are required to submit to page concept (artificial intelligence cluster in Karnataka and future mobility cluster in Maharashtra)

British high commissioner is to select the best and provide required fund.

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6. Mauritius oil spill India's deputes 10 member specialist team under mission SAGAR

Japanese bulk carrier truck a coral reefs cost of Mauritius that leaked hundreds of tonns of oil

India sent 30 terms of technical requirements.

SAGAR- Security Growth for All in the Region launched in 2015 to deepen economic and security cooperation with Maritime neighbours.

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Most Important Questions:-

Que 1- Who organised the All India forward bloc during independence movement....

Que 2- CAMPA funds established for......

Que 3- SWASTHYA- Tribal health and nutrition portal launched by......

Que 4- In African Continental free trade area country is exception.....

Que 5- ....................launches 3 million pounds innovation challenge fund in India.
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18 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF