22 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 
Que 1-Common eligibility test score to be valid for .3 Years no bars to attempt.

Que 2-Nairobi convection has developed guidelines on mangrove ecosystem Restoration for ...Western Indian Ocean Region

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

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




Que 5- Tobacco related cancer are estimated to contribute to 27.1% of total burden

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

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

Que 8- World Conference of Speakers of Parliament organised by..parliament of Australia and inter parliamentary Union with the support of United Nations.

Que 9- Swachh survekshan 2020 survey held by..Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Que 10- National Commission on Population  was set up by..Ministry of health and family welfare.

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22 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current Affairs Today:-
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1. International Day Commemorate the Victims of Act of Violence Based on Religion or Belief- 22 Aug

To open constructive and respect full debate of ideas as well as inter religious interfaith and intercultural dialogue at the local National regional and international level

Can play a positive role in combating religious hated incitement and violence
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2. Mysuru zoo become the second Indian to house the African cheetah

Zoo received a male and two female from a Cheetah conservation centre in the South Africa and an animal exchange program

30 days Quarantine for cheetah

First zoo is Hyderabad zoo

IUCN status Vulnerable
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3. Delhi High Court allowed Federation of Indian Animals Protection Organisation (FIAPO), Indian & People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) American to be part of nation wild survey being conducted by Animal Welfare Board of India on the condition of animals in circuses.

The Animal Welfare Board of India, headquartered at Ballabhgarh in Haryana state, is a statutory advisory body advising the Government of India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. 
The Animal Welfare Board of India was established in 1962 under Section 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960

FIAPO has challenged the Performing Animal Rule 1973 and Performing animal registration rules 2001

They allow registration of animals as performing of animals for circus as against the prevention of cruelty to animals act.
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4. India and Israel new cultural agreement

To strengthen people-to-people exchange

cultural agreement will be a 3 year program on cultural corporation from 2020-23

Exchange of culture and art experts organising literature fests and book fairs as well as promoting the translation of famous works in each other's language
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5. Reserve Bank of India has launched the National Strategy for Financial Education.

To be implemented for a period of next five years 2020-25

This is  2nd National strategy the first was launched in 2013

Aim- Achieving the finance aware and empowered India

Highlight 5 Cs- Capacity, Content, Communication, community and Collaboration. 


  • Content curriculum in school
  • Capacity developing capacity in intermediaries involved in financial service
  • Communication and community create community land model for financial literacy using communication strategy
  • Collaboration enhance the partnership

National Strategy for Financial Education  was launched by National Centre for Financial Education.

It is a section 8 non profit company that promoted by reserve Bank of India pension fund regulatory and development authority and insurance regulatory and development Authority of India.

Section 8 Company (earlier known as Section 25 Company) is a legal form of Non Profit Organizations or Non Governmental Organizations registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 and has its objective of promotion of arts, science, commerce, education, sports, research, religion, social welfare
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6. India Japan and Australia

Supply Chain Resilience Initiative against China

First proposed by Japan with aim to reduce dependency on China

Direct response to companies that are concerned about Chinese political behaviour and disruprion to supply chain

Main aim to attract FDI in Indo-Pacific region to make region economic powerhouse


Point to note- QUAD group AUSINDEX, Malabar exercise

ASEAN India network of think tank foreign minister of India highlighted importance of diversification and vigilance of global supply chain.

Supply chain resilience initiative was opened for ASEAN

India's act East policy, ASEAN relation with China.
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7. China to lend Bangladesh dollar 1 billion

Comprehensive management and Restoration project on Teesta river

To manage the river basin controlling flood and trackling the water crisis in summers.

First time China is getting involved in river management project in Bangladesh

Long standing dispute with India on water sharing of Teesta

Originals at TsoLama Himalaya India

Flows Sikkim West Bengal and Bangladesh and pouring into Brahmaputra.

1984 a joint rivers commission recommended allotting 42.5% to India and 37.5% to Bangladesh.

But couldn't be inked due to election of West Bengal.
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Most Important Questions:-

Que 1- Cleanest Ganga town as per Swachh survekshan 2020.......

Que 2-According to International parliamentary Union, India ranks .......out of 190 nations in the percentage of women representative in the parliament.

Que 3- GoI leased Jaipur Airport under PPP model to .......

Que 4-Airport Authority of India , a .......body established under Airport Authority of India Act ............

Que 5- Trackling covid-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and Pacific report by ..............and ...................


Que 6- ............ zoo become the second Indian to house the African cheetah

Que 7- National Strategy for Financial Education  was launched by .............................................

Que 8- Countries of QUAD ........................

Que 9- China to lend Bangladesh dollar 1 billion for project on ......

Que 10- Contries involved in Malabar exercise............
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