26 and 27 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 

Que 1-  Hari Path mobile app launched by...Ministry of Road and Transport 

Que 2- Hari Path mobile app designed for....Monitor green cover along highway

Que 3- Ministry of skill development has signed a MoU with Ministry of shipping  for upskilling  of manpower in Port and Maritime.

Que 4- MESASEA stands for Middle East South Asia South East Asia in One Sun One World One Grid initiative.

Que 5- first Private company Economic explosives Limited developed rocket PINAKA

Que 6- Article  129 of constituent of India..Supreme Court to be Court of record

Que 7- section  5 of Contempt of court act 1971 deals with Not to be guilty of guilty of contempt of court for publishing any fair comment

Que 8- Advice of Advocate General is necessary in contempt of court initiated against any person under section Section 15

Que 9- Office of Advocate General  constituted under Article 76

Que 10- Chairperson of National Council for Transgender person Union Minister of social justice and empowerment
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26 and 27 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current Affairs Today:- 
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1. Women's equality day 26th August

To Mark women's advancement towards equality with men.

On this day in 1920 the 19th amendment to United States constitution was adopted.

United State constitution which granted women  right to vote. 
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2. Rare fish Maseer in the Sileru river Andhra Pradesh found by researchers. 

International Union for conservation of nature status endangered.

Commonly found in Himalayan rivers it is a large fresh water fish.

IUCN changed the status hump backed Mahseer to critically endangered only found in river Cauvery.

Sileru river- Tributary of Sabari river originate in Andhra Pradesh and finally merge in Godavari.
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3. Naukhai Johar festival was celebrated in Odisha Chhattisgarh.

To welcome the new crop of the season.

Food grains are worshiped.
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4. Africa free from polio - World Health Organisation

Nigeria is the last African country to be declared free from polio.

Now polio found only in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

India was officially declared polio free

Rising case in Pakistan is a major concern of transmission

So Government of India made oral polio vaccine for person travelling between polio affected countries.
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5. India Bangladesh inland waterways 

Agreements signed on inland water transit and trade

To connect with North East region.

Extend between Kolkata and Narayanganj Port (Bangladesh) is to be extended to reach silghat  of Assam.

Kolkata is to be connect with Karimganj through Bangladesh.
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6. Mental rehabilitation line to be launched by Ministry Of social justice and empowerment - KIRAN

Helpline number is 1800 599 0019

Help in providing psychological support psychological crisis management early screening mental well being

Helpline will support 668 volunteer psychiatrist who will help capacity to handling 300 client per hour. 

In 13 languages.

Government of India initiative

in 1992 Government of India loans National mental health programme to improve mental health status.

Mental healthcare act 2017.

Under the act attempt to commit suicide is not an offence.
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7. Export preparedness index  2020: By NITI Ayog

The think tank was partner by institute of competitiveness.

Gujarat has topped the index followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

Mainly because of their location near coast.

Among the land locked states Rajasthan was top performer followed by Telangana and Haryana

Himalayan state Uttrakhand topped the list followed by Tripura and Himachal. 

Index prepared

  1. Policy
  2.  export ecosystem
  3.  business ecosystem
  4.  export performance
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8. China launches warship for Pakistan Navy

First 4 advance navel worship

Typhoid 054 class frigate which is equipped with latest surface subsurface and anti air weapons.

Pakistan signed contract with China shipbuilding trading company.
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Most Important Questions:-

Que 1- Member of National council for Transgender person other than officio members shall hold office for the term of........

Que 2- Government of India and .......sign agreement to improve the network capacity railway system in Mumbai.

Que 3- India's longest river rope way on the river....

Que 4-  Peacock Island located ......

Que 5- Hump backed Mahseer to critically endangered only found in river ......

Que 6-  As per WHO polio found only in .........and ................

Que 7-  Mental rehabilitation line KIRAN to be  launched by .................. 

Que 8- Export preparedness index  2020 released by.....

Que 9- Export preparedness index  2020 topped by.....

Que 10-  Land locked state topped Export preparedness index  2020.......... 
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26 and 27 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF



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