Current Affairs 29th August 2020

Important Current Affairs 29th August 2020 one-liners

1. 29 August: National Sports Day. Today Major Dhyan Chand's 115th birthday. He was the main magician of India’s hat-trick of gold medals in the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics.
   
   
2. Dr. Binay Kumar Das Has Been Appointed As Director Of IRDE. (IRDE: Instruments Research & Development Establishment) IRDE is a laboratory of The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
   
   
3. Sanjiv Singh Appointed Reliance Industries Group President.
   
   
4. Madhav Sheth Appointed CEO Of Realme Europe.
   
   
5. VK Singh Has Been Appointed As An Advisor To The Punjab Government.
   
   
6. Adesina Re-Elected President Of The African Development Bank.
   
   
7. Virat Kohli Retained No.1 Spot In The ICC ODI Rankings.
   Rohit Sharma Ranked 2nd In The ICC ODI Rankings.
   
   
8. Babar Azam Ranked No.1 In The ICC T20I Rankings
   K L Rahul Ranked 2nd In The ICC T20I Rankings
   
   
9. AIFC And FCA Sign MoU For Development Of Game In India
   AIFC: Association Of Indian Football Coaches
   FCA: Football Coaches Australia
   
   
10. UP MSME Department To Sign MOU With NIFT (NIFT: National Institute Of Fashion Technology), SIDBI (SIDBI:  Small Industries Development Bank Of India) & IIP ( IIP: Indian Institute Of Packaging) To Promote ODOP (ODOP: One District-One Product)
    
    
11. Kerala To Set Up India’s 1st International Women’s Trade Centre
    
    
12. Mahindra Ties Up With Israel's REE Automotive To Develop Commercial EVs
    
    
13. Odisha Cadre IAS Usha Padhee Has Been Appointed As DG Of BCAS (BCAS: Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security).
    
    
14. Usha Padhee Will Be 1st Woman DG Of Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security.
    
    
15. Shinzo Abe Resigns As Japan's Prime Minister Over Health Issues.
    
    
16. 2nd Batch Of Rafale Fighter Jets In India In October.
    
    
17. Banks Board Bureau Recommends Dinesh Khara For SBI Chairman Post.
    
    
18. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Launches " Chunauti " Next Generation Start-Up Challenge Contest.
    
    
19. Switzerland ($5989) Topped In Terms Of The Average Wage Per Month
    India ($437) Ranked 72nd In Terms Of The Average Wage Per Month.
    
    
20. China To Unveil Bronze Statue Of Indian Doctor Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis. 
    
    
21. Assam Cabinet Approved The Assam Skill Development University Bill.
    Assam Govt To Set Up Skill University At Mangaldoi At The Cost Of 9000 Cr.
    Assam Govt Decided To Increase Upper Age Limit For Govt Jobs For Group III & IV For 2 Years.
    
    
22. Arunachal Pradesh Govt Passed The Resolution To Bring The State Under Schedule VI Of Indian Constitution.
     
23. 51st IFFI (IFFI: International Film Festival Of India) to Be Held In Goa From Nov 20 To Nov 28.