| The Japanese Prime Minister who has announced his decision to resign from the post owing to poor health | Mr. Shinzo Abe |
| The Dutch author who has been awarded the 2020 International Booker Prize for her book The Discomfort of Evening | Marieke Lucas Rijneveld |
| The place in West Bengal where the world's largest solar tree developed by CSIR-CMERI has been installed with a capacity of 11.5 kWp | Durgapur |
| The disease from which Africa has been declared free by WHO since no incidence of it has occurred in the last 4 years | Polio |
| The England cricketer who has become the first fast bowler to take 600 test wickets (and the 4th bowler after Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble | James Anderson |
| The date upto which the validity of Fitness, Permit, License, Registration or any other concerned documents under Motor Vehicles Act and Central Motor Vehicle rules | 31 Dec 2020 |
| The new optical remote-sensing satellite launched by China from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre by a Long March-2D carrier rocket is named | Gaofen-9 05 |
| The new Election Commissioner appointed to replace Shri Ashok Lavasa who has resigned to join Asian Development Bank | Shri Rajiv Kumar |
| The mobile app launched by Google for job seekers in India is named | Kormo Jobs |
| The Governor of Goa who has been appointed the Governor of Meghalaya succeeding Shri Tathagata Roy | Shri Satya Pal Malik |
| The well-known Indian classical vocalist of Mewati gharana (and recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award) who passed away on 17 August 2020 in New Jersey, USA | Pandit Jasraj |
| The former Indian cricketer and Minister of Youth and Sports of Uttar Pradesh who passed away on 16 August 2020 | Chetan Chauhan |
| The expert committee constituted by Central Govt to consider the logistics and ethical aspects of procuring and administering the COVID-19 vaccine is headed by | Dr. VK Paul |
| The renowned Urdu poet and lyricist who passed away on 11 August 2020 while being treated for COVID-19 | Rahat Indori |
| The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Gamaleya Research Institute and Russian Defence Ministry and launched by the Russian President Vladimir Putin is named | Sputnik V |
| The city from which submarine cable connectivity to Andaman and Nicobar Islands was launched by the PM Shri Narendra Modi | Chennai |
| The two villages in Odisha which have been declared as Tsunami Ready by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO | Venkatraipur (Ganjam) and Noliasahi (Jagatsinghpur) |
| The station in Maharashtra from where India's first Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail was flagged off with its destination as Danapur in Bihar | Devlali |
| The former Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir who has been appointed new Comptroller and Auditor General of India succeeding Shri Rajiv Mehrishi | Shri Girish Chandra Murmu |
| The place in Kerala where a plane of Air India Express crashed resulting in death of several people | Kozhikode |
| The new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir appointed to replace Shri GC Murmu | Shri Manoj Sinha |
| The city of Lebanon in which a blast of 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate killed over a 100 people and rendered 3 lakh homeless | Beirut |
| The Indian theatre director and former director of National School of Drama (Padma Vibhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship) who passed away on 04 August 2020 | Ebrahim Alkazi |
| The nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi which became operational on 01 August making UAE the first Arab country to use nuclear power | Barakah Nuclear Power Plant |
| The theme of World Breastfeeding Week observed from 01 to 07 August 2020 | Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet |
| The rover launched by NASA on 30 July 2020 to seek signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples on Mars from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida as a part of its Mars 2020 Mission is named | Perseverance |
| The place in Himachal Pradesh where the foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management was laid by Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ through online mode | Sirmaur |
| The former Samajwadi leader and Rajya Sabha member who passed away on 01 August 2020 | Amar Singh |
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD
| # | Name | Disclipine |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shri Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
| 2. | Shri Mariyappan T | Para Athletics |
| 3. | Ms Manika Batra | Table Tennis |
| 4. | Ms Vinesh Phogat | Wrestling |
| 5. | Ms Rani Rampal | Hockey |
DRONACHARYA AWARD
| LIFETIME CATEGORY | REGULAR CATEGORY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Disclipine | # | Name | Disclipine |
| 1. | Shri Dharmendra Tiwary | Archery | 1. | Shri Jude Felix Sebastian | Hockey |
| 2. | Shri Purushotham Rai | Athletics | 2. | Shri Yogesh Malviya | Mallakhamb |
| 3. | Shri Shiv Singh | Boxing | 3. | Shri Jaspal Rana | Shooting |
| 4. | Shri Romesh Pathania | Hockey | 4. | Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo | Wushu |
| 5. | Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda | Kabaddi | 5. | Shri Gaurav Khanna | Para Badminton |
| 6. | Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar | Para Powerlifting | |||
| 7. | Shri Naresh Kumar | Tennis | |||
| 8. | Shri Om Parkash Dahiya | Wrestling | |||
ARJUNA AWARD
| # | Name & Disclipine | # | Name & Disclipine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shri Atanu Das (Archery) | 15. | Shri Deepak (Kabaddi) | |
| 2. | Ms Dutee Chand (Athletics) | 16. | Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar(Kho Kho) | |
| 3. | Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton) | 17. | Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing) | |
| 4. | Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton) | 18. | Ms. Manu Bhaker (Shooting) | |
| 5. | Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball) | 19. | Shri Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting) | |
| 6. | Subedar Manish Kaushik (Boxing) | 20. | Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar (Table Tennis) | |
| 7. | Ms Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing) | 21. | Shri Divij Sharan (Tennis) | |
| 8. | Shri Ishant Sharma (Cricket) | 22. | Shri Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports) | |
| 9. | Ms Deepti Sharma (Cricket) | 23. | Ms Divya Kakran (Wrestling) | |
| 10. | Shri Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian) | 24. | Shri Rahul Aware (Wrestling) | |
| 11. | Shri Sandesh Jhingan (Football) | 25. | Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming) | |
| 12. | Ms Aditi Ashok (Golf) | 26. | Shri Sandeep (Para Athletics) | |
| 13. | Shri Akashdeep Singh (Hockey) | 27. | Shri Manish Narwal (Para Shooting) | |
| 14. | Ms. Deepika (Hockey) |
DHYAN CHAND AWARD
| # | Name & Disclipine | # | Name & Disclipine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics) | 9. | Shri Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi) |
| 2. | Ms Jincy Philips (Athletics) | 10. | Shri J. Ranjith Kumar (Para Athletics) |
| 3. | Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton) | 11. | Shri Satya Prakash Tiwari (Para Badminton) |
| 4. | Ms Trupti Murgunde (Badminton) | 12. | Shri Manjeet Singh (Rowing) |
| 5. | Ms N. Usha (Boxing) | 13. | Late Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming) |
| 6. | Shri Lakha Singh (Boxing) | 14. | Shri Nandan P Bal (Tennis) |
| 7. | Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football) | 15. | Shri Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling) |
| 8. | Shri Ajit Singh (Hockey) |
TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD 2019
| # | Name | Disclipine |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ms Anita Devi | Land Adventure |
| 2. | Col Sarfraz Singh | Land Adventure |
| 3. | Shri Taka Tamut | Land Adventure |
| 4. | Shri Narender Singh | Land Adventure |
| 5. | Shri Keval Hiren Kakka | Land Adventure |
| 6. | Shri Satendra Singh | Water Adventure |
| 7. | Shri Gajanand Yadava | Air Adventure |
| 8. | Late Shri Magan Bissa | Life Time Achievement |
RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR
| # | Category | Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | 1. Lakshya Institute 2. Army Sports Institute |
| 2. | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd. |
| 3. | Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures | Air Force Sports Control Board |
| 4. | Sports for Development | International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) |
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY - Panjab University, Chandigarh
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 1995
Theme: COVID-19 and indigenous people's resilience
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2000
Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action
Designated by: Patricia Sims and Elephant Reintroduction Programme of Thailand
First observed: 2012
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2009
Theme: #Real Life Heroes
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2010
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2011
Born 11.12.1935; Passed away: 31.08.2020
President from July 2012 to July 2017
Finance Minister from 1982 to 1984 under Smt Indira Gandhi and from 2009 to 2012 under Dr. Manmohan Singh;
Defence Minister from 2004 to 2006 under Dr. Manmohan Singh
External Affairs Minister from 2006 to 2009 under Dr. Manmohan Singh and from 1995 to 1996 under Shri PV Narsimha Rao
Awards: Padma Vibhushan (2008) and Bharat Ratna (2019). Also awarded Bangladesh Muktijuddho Sanmanona in 2013 by Bangladesh
Books written: Thoughts and Reflections; The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years; The Turbulent Years: 1980–1996; The Coalition Years: 1996–2012.
International Cricket Council has inducted the following cricketers into its Hall of Fame
1. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
2. Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)
3. Lisa Sthalekar (Australia)
Union Cabinet has approved creation of National Recruitment Agency (NRA), a Multi-Agency Body to encompass the first level test by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and the Institute of Banking Service Personnel (IBPS).
CET: A computer based online Common Eligibility Test (CET) for the Graduate, the Higher Secondary (12thpass) and the Matriculate (10th Pass) candidates.
A common eligibility Test would enable these candidates to appear once and apply to any or all of these recruitment agencies for the higher level of examination. NRA will have representatives of Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance/Department of Financial Services, the SSC, RRB & IBPS.
Examination Centres: in every district of the country.
CET Score to be valid for three years, no bar on attempts. Also it would be available in a number of languages.
Financial Outlay: A sum of Rs. 1517.57 crore has been sanctioned for the National Recruitment Agency (NRA). The expenditure will be undertaken over a period of three years.
Harmal Chillies
Myndoli banana or Moira banana
Khaje, a festive sweet dish
Announced retirement on 15 August 2020
| Format | Debut country | Year | Matches | Total Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | Sri Lanka | 2005 | 90 | 4876 |
| ODI | Bangladesh | 2004 | 350 | 12303 |
| T20I | South Africa | 2006 | 98 | 1617 |
Awards: Padma Shri (2009); Padma Bhushan (2018); Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2007-08)
Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.
Fourth Indian to reach 10,000 ODI runs after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid.
Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Ranking of States
| States > 100 ULBs | States < 100 ULBs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | Rank | State |
| 1. | Chhattisgarh | 1. | Jharkhand |
| 2. | Maharashtra | 2. | Haryana |
| 3. | Madhya Pradesh | 3. | Uttarakhand |
Ranking of Cities
| Cities > 10 lakhs | Cities 1 to 10 lakhs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Rank | City |
| 1. | Indore | 1. | Ambikapur |
| 2. | Surat | 2. | Mysuru |
| 3. | Navi Mumbai | 3. | New Delhi (NDMC) |
ULB: Urban Local Bodies
Launched by: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh through an online webinar.
Role of NIIO: The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence in keeping with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Structure: The NIIO is a three-tiered organisation. Naval Technology Acceleration Council (N-TAC) will bring together the twin aspects of innovation and indigenisation and provide apex level directives. A working group under the N-TAC will implement the projects. A Technology Development Acceleration Cell (TDAC) has also been created for induction of emerging disruptive technology in an accelerated time frame.
Swachh Bharat Revolution: Edited by Parameswaran Iyer (Collection of 35 essays by Ratan Tata, Arun Jaitley, Amitabh Bachchan, Bill Gates and others
Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World: By Dalai Lama