1.Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 to mark completion of 2 Cr treatments. 2 | Current Affairs in English

1.Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 to mark completion of 2 Cr treatments.
2 Crore treatments under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
AB-PMJAY was launched in September 2018.


2.20th August : Akshay Urja Diwas (Renewable Energy Day) is observed every year.
 To raise awareness about the developments and adoption of renewable energy in IndiaThe day was initiated by Indian Ministry for New & Renewable Energy Sources in 2004.


3.N K Singh elected as President of Institute of Economic Growth.
N K Singh (Chairman of 15th Finance Commission) has been elected as the President of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Society.


4. Defence Minister Rajnath launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC 5.0).
‘Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0’ under Innovations for Defence Excellence - Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) initiative in New Delhi.

 
5.India launches UNITE Aware Platform in collaboration with UN.
 ‘UNITE Aware’ for improving the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers.Launch of platform came as India assumed the Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council for August.India has contributed $1.64 million for UNITE Aware.


6. DRDO develops Advanced Chaff Technology for Indian Air Force.
Chaff is a critical defence technology used to protect fighter aircraft from hostile radar threats.Very less quantity of chaff material deployed in the air acts as decoy to deflect enemy’s missiles for ensuring safety of the fighter aircraft.
Chairman DRDO: G Satheesh Reddy.


7. Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging stations inaugurated in Karnal.
Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the First e-vehicle friendly highway in India.
It has been set up by  BHEL under FAME-1 [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles in India] scheme of Ministry of Heavy Industries.



8.Govt to set up separate Civil Services Exam Centre at Leh.
UPSC will conduct Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2021 for the first time for Leh .


9.  ‘Operation Khukri’, written by Major General Rajpal Punia.
based on one of Indian Army’s most successful UN Peacekeeping missions, in the jungles of Sierra Leone in 2000 .
published by Penguin Random House India.

 
10. RBI to launch PRISM platform to strengthen compliance by lenders
 ‘Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated Supervision and Monitoring (PRISM)’ .
RBI will have ‘continuous supervision’ approach for early identification of risks and conduct of supervisory actions.


11.Tamil Nadu govt forms 7-member panel for study of hydrocarbon projects
Govt has constituted seven member committee led by Sultan Ahmed Ismail to study the exploration of hydrocarbon projects.


12.World Mosquito Day: 20 August.
British Sir Ronald Ross discovered in 20 AUG 1897, that female mosquitoes transmit malaria to humans.Ross got Noble Prize in medicine 1902 (1st Britisher)
Theme 2021: Reaching the zero-malaria target.