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India to put import embargo on 101 defence items: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Initiative

Defence Ministry to introduce import embargo on 101 items to boost indigenisation of defence production. Govt intends to reach a turnover of $25 billion through indigenously manufactured defence products and expects to export products worth $5 billion.

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Minister of State for Defence: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre.

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PM Modi to launch submarine cable connectivity for Andaman & Nicobar

PM Modi to inaugurate the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat.

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Port Blair is the capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

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Centre Constitutes Panel to fix ceiling rates under RoDTEP scheme

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has constituted a three-member committee to determine the ceiling rates for reimbursement of taxes and duties to exporters under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme.

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Chairman of the committee: G K Pillai, Former Home Secretary.

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Meghalaya approves policy on seat reservation for women in village employment councils

Meghalaya approved Policy on Reservation of seats for Women in Village Employment Councils (VECs). It brought policy of reserving at least 50% seats for women in grassroots VECs which are apolitical organisations formed for implementation of MGNREGA works.

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Meghalaya CM: Conrad K. Sangma.
Governor: Tathagata Roy.

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Khadi's first silk training-cum-production centre to come up in Arunachal soon

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is set to open the first-of-its-kind training-cum-production centre of silk in a far-flung tribal village of Chullyu in Arunachal Pradesh in the first week of September. It is a first of its kind in the state.

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KVIC Chairman: Vinai Kumar Saxena.
Head Office: Mumbai.

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Railway Museum Inaugurated In Hubballi

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal & Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi dedicated Railway Museum at Hubballi in North Karnataka. This Rail Museum is first of its kind in North Karnataka and second in South Western Railway after historic Mysuru Rail Museum at Mysuru.

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Minister of State of Railways: Suresh C Angadi.

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Smart India Hackathon 2020: Defence Institute of Advanced Technology wins first prize

Pune-based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) won the first prize in the Smart India Hackathon 2020, a national-level digital product building competition. DIAT is a deemed university under the Department of Defence Research and Development.

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Secretary of DRDO: G Satheesh Reddy.

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FSSAI awarded the Food Systems Vision Prize for its ‘Eat Right India’ movement

FSSAI was selected as one of the ten global organizations for the award by Rockefeller Foundation for the ‘Eat Right India’ movement. It recognizes organisations with a vision of regenerative and nourishing food system that they aspire to create by 2050.

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CEO of FSSAI: Arun Singhal.
HQ: New Delhi.

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Railways to observe cleanliness week to mark Independence Day

Railways to observe Cleanliness Week from Aug 10 to mark Independence Day. A special Cleanliness drive to be launched and special focus to be given to clean tracks, station offices, colonies, worksites, edge of stations & other areas near railway premises

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Special attention to be given to the plastic waste collection.

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World Lion Day: 10 August

August 10 commemorates World lion Day to bring awareness about the declining population of lions in the world. The Co-founder of the Big Cat Initiative and the National Geographic, Dereck and Beverly Joubert started a partnership for the Lion Day in 2013.

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Lions are ‘vulnerable’ species, according to IUCN.

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Delhi Airport Develops Online Portal For International Passengers

The Delhi International Airport Limited has developed an online portal that will allow international passengers to fill a mandatory self-declaration form. Eligible passengers can apply for exemption from compulsory institutional quarantine for coronavirus.

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Named Air Suvidha, portal can be accessed via airport’s website.

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India launches app, website for Handloom Mark Scheme

Textile Min Smriti Irani launched mobile app & backend website for Handloom Mark Scheme (HLM). She also inaugurated the ‘My Handloom’ portal for individual weavers and organisations for applying for various benefits, handloom marketing assistance & awards.

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National Handloom Day is celebrated on August 7.

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LIC acquires close to 5% stake in Yes Bank

Life Insurance Corporation acquired close to 5% shareholding in Yes Bank by purchasing 105.98 crore shares from the open market. With the fresh acquisition, the hold of LIC has increased from 0.75% to 4.98%. Prior to this, LIC had 0.75% stake in Yes Bank.

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LIC Chairperson: M R Kumar.
Headquarters: Mumbai.

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IndusInd Bank Acquires Stakes In Eveready And McLeod Russel India

IndusInd Bank has acquired 7.82% stake in battery maker Eveready Industries India Ltd. by invoking pledged shares following a loan default. The bank invoked pledge on 56,83,320 shares forming 7.82% of paid-up equity share capital of Eveready Industries.

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IndusInd Bank CEO: Sumant Kathpalia.
HQ: Pune.

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Ex-MP Nandi Yellaiah passes away

Veteran Congress leader Nandi Yellaiah, who was elected to Lok Sabha six times & Rajya Sabha twice died. He began his political career as a corporator of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. He was a close associate of former Chief Minister Marri Channa Reddy.

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He was first elected to Lok Sabha from Siddipet.

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Noted Kashmiri academician Agha Ashraf Ali is no more

Ashraf Ali, 98, worked tirelessly for many decades for the education of people of Kashmir. He is believed to responsible for the education revolution among Muslims in Kashmir. He was a renowned public orator and spoke on history, education and politics.

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He delivered lectures in colleges after retirement.

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World Biofuel Day: 10 August

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August 10. It is observed to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the Govt in the biofuel sector.

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Observed since 2015 by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.