20th August Current Affairs 2019 :
1. Convention center 'Dighashree' was established on Tuesday in Digha.
West Bengal government is taking steps to further improve Digha as a tourist hub.
- To make this place even more popular, the state-of-the-art modern hotel is being built.
- The Chief Minister also announced to launch helicopter service from Kolkata to Digha daily.
- The 7 km Marine Bridge is being built in Dighaya.
- Jagannath temple like Puri is being built here.
- Plans are also being made to lower the seaplane.
2. Slamming message on Kashmir, Pakistan suspends 200 accounts in Pakistan! Suspended accounts include accounts of Pakistani government officials, journalists and multiple social workers.
3. Leonas Massey and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored goals for the FIFA Puskas Award. Cristiano Ronaldo is not on the list.
4. State Bank of India's interest rates on cars, homes, education and personal loans.
5. SBI has decided to issue debit cards in the near future. Instead, SBI will facilitate cash withdrawals and transactions through the YONO app. Chairman Rajinish Kumar informed about the new SBI plan.
6. Steve Smith was dismissed from the third Test of the Ashes. Steve Smith, who missed the third Test due to a concussion, missed.
7. Ratul Puri, nephew of Kamal Nath, arrested for bank fraud. ED arrested Ratul on Tuesday morning over allegations of bank fraud of Rs 354 crore.
8. Yedurappa's 'One Man' cabinet takes oath today 17 MLAs
9. The driver of the Baisakha Express-bound Baisakha Express from Bhubaneshwar between Nagpur and Tunei stations in Andhra Pradesh, about 10km ahead of the bus with the engine, leaving the buggy in the middle.
10. Chandrajan reached the Moon's orbit on Tuesday. Chandrajan-2 will land on the moon on September 7. On July 22, Satish Dhawan of Sriharikota sailed on the moon from space station Chandrajan-2 of India.
11. First in the country; Aluminum light coach will run in Pune Metro, leaving behind Kolkata company Titaigarh Firema, behind several companies around the world. The multinational company will provide a total of 12 coaches.
12. Shavendra Silva appointed as Commander of Sri Lankan Army
13. India's first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology is set to be set up in Gujarat.
14. Malaysian police arrested 10-year-old Islamist campaigner Zakir Naik for making derogatory remarks about Hindus in public meetings.
15. Rohingya should be returned for the national interest of both countries, India cleared Bangladesh.
16. Kolkata Maidan paid tribute to the legendary former footballer, Pal on his birthday on Tuesday. In 1962, Padma Shri was the first Chinese footballer to receive the Chinese Wall of Indian Football.
17. Pakistan is about to seek refuge in the international court after a United States push on Kashmir. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that it has been decided to go to international court on Kashmir.
18. The 2nd UDAY (excellent double-decker air-conditioned passenger) Express on Indian Railways will run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
19. Indian shuttler HS Romayun showed up at the World Badminton Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Hyderabad shuttle made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the competition, beating five-time world champion and two-time Olympic champion Lynn Dunn.
20. Sadbhavana Day is celebrated every year on the anniversary of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
21. Sreesanth's seven-year exile is set to begin in August 2020. In September 2013, BCCI banned three Rajasthan cricketers, Rajasthan Chavan and Ajit Chandila, for life in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
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