Daily News Updates 12 Aug 2020
- G.C. Murmu has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
- New Delhi state/ UT has been launched its own Electric Vehicle Policy.
- There are 24 applications were named the winners of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge.
- To boost rural lending and affordable housing Reserve Bank of India has offered a corpus of Rs. 10000 Crore to NABARD and NHB.
- National Council of Applied Economic research Indian Organization releases Business Confidence Index (BCI).
- The Export-Import Bank of India (EXM Bank) has extended a USD 250 million worth LoC to Mozambique to improve its power supply quality.
- Kamala Harris making history by selecting as the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s Presidential ticket in Joe Biden’s bid to defeat President Donald Trump.
- Supreme Court’s Verdict of Tuesday rights of daughters that provide the retrospective effect to the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act of 1956, now an impact will be seen on family businesses that have not yet recognized the rights of daughters.
- The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved defence procurements worth Rs. 8,722,38 Crore, including 106 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA)for the Indian Air Force Built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
- The Chief Justice of India said the court would not allow aspersions to be cast on a former Supreme Court judge on the basis of a media report. It came on a plea to disband an inquiry commission chaired by former SC judge, Justice B. S Chauhan, to look into the Uttar Pradesh police encounter of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey.
- Google Introduced feature digital visiting virtual card ‘PEOPLE CARDS’ which will build a public profile for search engines, it will show your business, passion, or portfolio when people search for you on Google.
