Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 20th August 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• NHAI, GAIL join forces to simplify infrastructure expansion process

NABARD AND AGRICULTURE

• West Bengal, Punjab, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Bihar, and Rajasthan wherein some of the districts are yet to achieve the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars per district

NATIONAL

• President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill

INTERNATIONAL

• Hurricane Hilary expected to slam into Southern California

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• West Bengal, Punjab, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Bihar and Rajasthan wherein some of the districts are yet to achieve the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars per district

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India announces definition of Green Hydrogen

DEFENCE

• Higher than Umling La, world’s highest motorable road coming up in eastern Ladakh, courtesy BRO

EVENTS

• PM Modi remembered Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur on his 115th birth anniversary

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Ratan Tata conferred with Maharashtra govt.’s ‘Udyog Ratna’ award

SPORTS

• U20 World Wrestling Championships: Priya Malik wins gold medal in Jordan