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23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

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Santo Domingo is the capital of Dominican Republic at present.

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23 August: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism

It is also known as Black Ribbon Day. 23 August was chosen to coincide with the date of the signing of the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact. It is a day of remembrance for victims of totalitarian regimes, specifically Stalinism, Communism, Nazism and Fascism.

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It has been observed by the bodies of the EU since 2009.

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MEA in partnership with Foreign Ministry of Thailand organize 6th Round Table of AINTT

Theme of the 2-day Round Table ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks which was conducted through video conferencing was ‘ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership in the Post COVID Era’. AINTT was established in the 7th ASEAN-India Summit in Thailand in 2009.

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ASEAN Secretary General- Lim Jock Hoi; HQ- Jakarta, Indonesia.

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India, Israel sign cultural agreement to further boost people-to-people ties

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and India’s Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla signed the agreement. Programme of cooperation between the 2 countries for the years 2020-23 is based on the cultural agreement signed between them on 18 May 1993.

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Israel Capital- Jerusalem, Currency- Shekel.

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India, Japan, and Australia to launch ‘Supply Chain Resilience Initiative’ to counter China

Japan, India & Australia are seeking to build stronger supply chains to counter China’s dominance. The intensifying US-China conflict and worsening diplomatic relations are forcing companies to consider whether they can continue to do business in China.

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Capitals: Japan- Tokyo, Australia- Canberra, China- Beijing.

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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla attends 5th world conference of speakers of parliament via video conferencing

Conference was organized jointly by Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva and Parliament of Austria with support of UN. Theme: Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace & sustainable development for the people and planet.

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MP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy & Meenakashi Lekhi attended the session.

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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launches Indira Rasoi Yojana

Former CM Vasundhara Raje had initially launched the Annapurna Rasoi Yojana in December 2016 which, as per the Gehlot government, ‘expired’ on 2020 March 31 and hence a fresh scheme has been launched. The scheme was launched to mark ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’.

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Aim: To provide subsidised meals to the needy at Rs 8 per plate.

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NHAI launches ‘Harit Path’ mobile app to monitor plantation along national highways

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the app. To commemorate 25 years of NHAI’s service to the nation, it has also recently undertaken ‘Harit Bharat Sankalp’, a nation-wide plantation drive to promote environment protection.

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NHAI Chairman- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu; HQ- New Delhi.

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ESIC extends unemployment benefit scheme ‘Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna’ up to June 30, 2021

The Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana is being implemented by Employee State Insurance Corporation, approved under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. The scheme provides 25% of average per day earning in the previous four contribution periods.

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The scheme was introduced in 2018.

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NRDC, CSIR-NAL to establish Innovation-cum-Incubation Centre to promote Aerospace engineering start-ups

National Research Development Corporation & CSIR- National Aerospace Laboratories have partnered to establish an Innovation-cum-Incubation Centre with external private funding to promote start-ups in the field of Aerospace technologies.

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CSIR was established by the Government in September 1942.

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DRDO lab develops ‘NOTESCLEAN’ sanitization device

Hyderabad based, DRDO lab has developed this sanitization device, where one has to place the loose currency notes at the input slot of the device. It picks the notes one by one and makes them pass through a series of UVC lamps for complete disinfection.

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‘DRUVS’ was designed to sanitise gadgets, notes & cheques.

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Ashwani Bhatia Appointed Managing Director of SBI

Bhatia is currently the deputy MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund. Bhatia will be appointed in place of P K Gupta who superannuated on March 31. Bhatia has been appointed as the managing director up to the date of his superannuation, that is May 31, 2022.

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SBI Chairman- Rajnish Kumar, Headquarters- Mumbai.

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KVG Bank inks pact with SBI General Insurance

Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB), headquartered in Dharwad, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd., headquartered in Mumbai, for selling general insurance products through the branches of KVGB.

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KVGB – Regional Rural Bank sponsored by Canara Bank.