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Current Affairs- GK for 13 August 2020
👉International
Youth Day (IYD) is observed on 12 August. The aim of this day is
to create awareness regarding the problems and challenges faced by the youth.
This day
celebrates the role of young women and men as essential partners in change
across the world.
Theme for
this year: The 2020 Theme for IYD is "Youth Engagement for Global
Action."
👉World
Elephant Day is observed on 12 August. This is celebrated as international
annual event to create awareness about preserving and protecting the elephant
across the world.
The Day recognize
importance to protect the intelligent and huge animal from extinction.
👉Israel has shared
its artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies and high-end equipment with
AIIMS, Delhi. This is a part of
India-Israel cooperation fight against COVID-19.
These high end technologies include AI video-oriented and voice operated autonomous personal robot and mobile applications that can be installed on any mobile phones of COVID-19 staff.
👉Chhattisgarh Chief
Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched Indira Van Mitan Yojana on the occasion
of World Tribal Day. The aim of this scheme is to make the forest dwellers in
the state self-reliant.
Under the Indira Van Mitan Yojana, youth groups will be formed in 10,000 villages of tribal area of the state. All forest-based economic activities will be conducted through these groups.
👉The Aerospace
Start up Skyroot Aerospace has test fired an upper stage rocket engine.
by this way it has become the first Indian private company to demonstrate the capability of homegrown rocket engine.
👉Kamala
Harris to run for Vice President Post in US. The US elections are due for the
year 2020. While President Donald Trump has one more term to run for US
elections, he been challenged by the opponent Joe Biden. Joe Biden was the Vice
President of the US during President Obama’s period.
The Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris to run for Vice President.
She will be the first black woman and the first person of Indian origin to be nominated for the national office of a majority party in the US.
👉On August 11, 2020, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra of Supreme Court ruled that daughters have equal rights as that of sons on parental property.
