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20th AUGUST 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1 Pankaj Advani clinched grand double in Khar Gym western India snooker.

2 World Humanitarian Day: August 19th

3 World Sanskrit Day: 19th August, Theme 2024: ‘Vedic Heritage and Tradition‘.

4 India and Japan held the third 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi.

5 Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, IAS has been appointed as theDirector General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under Ministry of Labour & Employment.

6 ​Sadbhavana Diwas, observed annually on August 20, commemorates the birth anniversary of the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

7 The Union Agriculture Ministry launched the Krishi-Decision Support System (DSS), which provides real-time data on weather patterns, soil conditions and crop health.

8 Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers JP Nadda inaugurated ‘First Policy Makers’ Forum’ in New Delhi.

9 The rare supermoon blue moon, also known as the ‘Sturgeon Moon’ appeared on August 19, 2024.

10 Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar inaugurated the 17th Divya Kala Mela in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

11 Louisiana State University scientists sequenced the genome of the the largest known genome of any animal, the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa.

12 The National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger of fintech company Slice and North East Small Finance Bank.

13 70th National Film Awards: Rishab Shetty wins Best Actor for ‘Kantara,’ and ‘Aattam’ bags Best Feature Film.

14 Uttarakhand has become the first Indian state to launch a Gross Environment Product Index.

15 The North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), has successfully obtained the Oeko-Tex certification for its Eri Silk.

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