ONE LINER OF THE DAY 3rd AUGUST 2020

1.On the occasion of World Sanskrit Day, All India Radio will broadcast its first-ever special program in Sanskrit.The 20-minute program titled, 'Bahujan Bhasha-Sanskrit Bhasha'.World Sanskrit Day is celebrated on the Poornima of the Shravan month.Union Education Minister: Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank.

2.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the start-up operations of its first nuclear power plant in capital Abu Dhabi. The project is expected to cover 25 percent of the country's energy needs and prevent 21 million tons of carbon emissions each year.Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE prime minister.

3.Union Minister of State for HRD, Electronics, Communication, and IT, inaugurated "Bharat Air Fibre Services" at Akola in Maharashtra. With the launch of Wireless Bharat Air Fibre, more connections will be provided on demand in a very quick time.BSNL Chairman and Managing Director, P K Purwar.

4.Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. SpaceX made history with this mission.Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode the SpaceX Dragon.

4.Lewis Hamilton held on to win the British Grand Prix despite a puncture on the last lap to clinch an 87th career win and move within four of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.

5.The model can be utilized to estimate key aspects of medical inventory requirements, a calculation that is required to scale up both the testing capabilities and the critical care facilities, which are essential to reduce the mortality.Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research(JNCASR).

6.Dalmia Bharat Group has won an award for Environment Sustainability at 18th FICCI CSR award ceremony, organized by FICCI. The award recognizes efforts of companies in integrating and internalizing Corporate Social Responsibility.Anurag Thakur,Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs.

7.Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Tech. (INST) developed nanorods from aspirin for treating cataracts in a non-invasive way. Aspirin nanorods prevent the aggregation of crystallin protein & various peptides derived from its fragmentation.A cataract is a major form of blindness.

8.The program named as “Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission” aims at creating employment for unemployed and migrant workers in different parts of the country while increasing domestic Agarbatti production substantially.Program, proposed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission.

9.World Bank has approved a dollar 202 million additional financing for the modern food storage facilities project in Bangladesh. The financing will help increase the storage capacity of Bangladesh’s grain reserves by 5.35 lakh tons for 4.5 million house.World Bank team leader for the project Christian Berger.

10.UP's Cabinet minister for Technical Education Kamal Rani Varun succumbed to COVID-19. Currently, Kamal Rani was MLA from Ghatampur in Kanpur.

11.According to a recent survey of states by JMK Research and Analytics, Rajasthan has added maximum capacity of 1,745 megawatt solar plants in the country in 2019-20, followed by Karnataka (1,443 MW) and Tamil Nadu (1,342 MW).The pipeline of projects also remains robust at 23,176 MW.

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 2nd AUGUST 2020

1.Northern Railway ran first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train to help small traders in moving their cargo via Railways in a short time, cost-effective, convenient & environment-friendly mode of transportation. Railways earned more than ₹ 94 Lakhs from this.It will cover a distance of 2,673 km from Punjab to Tripura.

2.Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21 which is a national programme for popularizing science among students of Class 6th to 11th. It was designed to identify bright minds with a scientific attitude among the students.He represents Chandni Chowk in Delhi as an MP.

3.Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga through video conference. This over 5.5 km four-lane bridge lies at NH-19 between Patna and Hajipur. It is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1742 crore.Chief Minister of Bihar: Nitish Kumar.

4.Union Minister of Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar released a booklet on “Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)” of Department of Land Resources based on the presentations made since inception of the programme.It discusses mechanisms adopted by states for land management.

5.Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated 2-day international webinar on the theme 'Lokmanya Tilak - Swaraj to Self-reliant India' organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations on 100th death anniversary of the freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.Tilak gave slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”

6.Central Govt to spend nearly Rs 12 crore for funding 112 start-ups to promote Agri firms in the current FY. It is to be given to the start-ups selected by different knowledge partners &agribusiness incubators in agro-processing, food tech & value addition.Startups to be trained at 29 agri-business incubation centres.

7.Central Govt to spend nearly Rs 12 crore for funding 112 start-ups to promote Agri firms in the current FY. It is to be given to the start-ups selected by different knowledge partners &agribusiness incubators in agro-processing, food tech & value addition.Startups to be trained at 29 agri-business incubation centres.

8.Dr Harsh Vardhan presided over a meeting of the Bureau of the Executive Board as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization virtually. The Bureau also includes the Vice-Chairs of the Executive Board and the Director-General of WHO.Parent Organisation of WHO: ECOSOC.HQ: Geneva, Switzerland.

9.According to the Ministry of External Affairs an amendment to the framework agreement on the establishment of the International Solar Alliance came into force that will enable member states of the UN to join the grouping including .those beyond the tropics.Director-General of ISA: Upendra Tripathy.HQ: Gurugram, Haryana.

10.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $200 million financing deal with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh. It is to ease ongoing energy shortages.The financing deal has two components of $100 million each.

11.Tribal Affairs Ministry received SKOCH Gold Award for Empowerment of Tribals through IT-enabled Scholarship Schemes project of Scholarship Division of the Ministry. 66th SKOCH 2020 Competition was entitled India Responds To COVID Through Digital Governance.Minister of Tribal Affairs: Arjun Munda.

12.Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passed away / Folk musician and Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away at Kalimpong.