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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 

Que 1- Nigeria is a landlocked country Right/ Wrong

Que 2- world tallest pier bridge over river Ijai in Manipur

Que 3- Top public institute in Atal Ranking of Institutes on Innovation Achievement..IIT Madras

Que 4- Marine product export development Authority opened in new quality control lab in.Porbandar

Que 5- National disaster response fund was created under section 46 of ....Disaster Management Act 2005



Que 6-  Indian Akshy Urja Day is celebrated on..20 Aug( Sadbhavan Diwas also)

Que 7-  National Cancer registry programme report 2020 released by .Indian Council of Medical Research and National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research Bengaluru.
Que 8- No Go forest are.classified by Ministry of environment forest and climate change as containing very dense forest and his close to coal mining

Que 9-  Ninjas system deployed by Railways is...UAV surveillance System

Que 10- .Maharastra. first Indian state to declare state mangrove tree
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21 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current affairs Today:- 
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1. International Day of Victims of Terrorism 21st August.

Remembrance of and tribute to the victims of terrorism.

Theme : not forgotten storage of remembrance of victim of terrorism.
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2. Indian Nepal deployment discuss bilateral projects.

First diplomat level meeting between the two sided following the Kalapani territory dispute.

8th meeting of Nepal India oversight mechanism.
The Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was set up after the State Visit to India by the Prime Minister of Nepal in September 2016 to oversee the implementation of bilateral projects and take necessary steps for their completion in time.

Point discussion- cross border railways, Arun 3 hydropower project Pancheshwar multipurpose project( bi-national hydropower project to be developed in Mahakali River bordering Nepal and India), Construction of Nepali Police Academy and Ramayan project( a religious tourism development).
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3. Atal innovation mission and India Sweden healthcare innovation centre to expand startup ecosystem.

I S H I C- A collaboration between AIIMS Delhi AIIMS Jodhpur and Business Sweden. Aim to create an ecosystem of open innovation.

Under strategic guidance from Government of India's Ministry of health and family welfare Indian council of medical research government of sweden's Ministry of health and social affair and embassy of Sweden in India.
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4. Swachh survekshan 2020

Cleanest city Indore (fourth time)Madhya Pradesh followed by Surat Gujarat and Navi Mumbai Maharashtra

Varanashi bagged the best Ganga town in the survey.

Survey was held by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

First time award won by Mysuru in 2016.
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5. World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

Conference was organised by parliament of Australia and inter parliamentary Union with the support of United Nations.

Theme 2020- Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and the planet.

First conference of speakers of Parliament was held in 2000 in New York

Inter parliamentary Union established in 1889. The national parliaments of 178 countries are its member.

It has a permanent observer status in the United Nation.

International parliamentary Union generates global parliamentary report. It is jointly produced by IPU and United Nations development programme.

According to IPU-

India ranks 153 out of 119 nations in the percentage of women representative in the parliament.
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6. National Commission on Population submitted report

Commission was set up by Ministry of health and family welfare.

Sex ratio of country is to be increased from 943 (2011) to 957 (2036)

Population will touch 1.52 billion up to 2036 grown by 25% base 2011.

India will overtake China and will be the most populous country

Out migration from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and in migration in Gujarat in Maharashtra and Delhi

Urban population will increase to 57% in 2036.
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7. Union cabinet approves redevelopment through Public Private  Partnership of three airports Jaipur Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati.

Project a to be deployed by Adani enterprises Limited.

Developed under lease up to 50 years operation management and development.

Airport Authority of India - A statutory body established under Airport Authority of India Act 1994.

Responsible to create upgrade maintain and manage civil aviation infrastructure in India.

Airport Economic Regulatory Authority- A regulatory agency and statutory body under the airport economic regulatory Authority of India at 2008.

Regulate the tariffs and fees charged to airport and passenger and monitor quality of services.
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8. Trackling covid-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and Pacific report by International labour Organisation and Asian development Bank.

Around 41 lakhs of Indian youth are to be lost their job to covid-19 crisis.

Major job loss are to be faced by workers belonging to the farm and construction sector.

in 13 countries of the Asian Pacific region around 1.15 crore of youth might loss their job.

Unemployment rate in India is to increase to 32.5%. 

In region Sri Lanka is to face the maximum rate 37.8 percent.

Youth of age 15 to 24 years to be hit harder than the adults.

like reduced working hours job loss education and training difficulty in moving between jobs transition from school to work.
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Most Important Questions:- 
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Que 1-Common eligibility test score to be valid for .......... no bars to attempt.

Que 2-Nairobi convection has developed guidelines on mangrove ecosystem Restoration for ........................

Que 3-Dedicated freight corridor corporation of India Limited special purpose vehicle working under.......

Que 4-National Recruitment Agency to conduct eligibility test for group......

Que 5- Tobacco related cancer are estimated to contribute to ......... of total burden

Que 6- Pancheshwar multipurpose project of nations..........

Que 7- Which city topped Swachh survekshan 2020.......

Que 8- World Conference of Speakers of Parliament organised by.....

Que 9- Swachh survekshan 2020 survey held by.....

Que 10- National Commission on Population  was set up by.....
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