World Health Organization Declares Africa Free Of Polio

1.Gujarat Tops Niti Aayog’s First Ever Export Preparedness Index 2020, Followed By Maharashtra And TN:

Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020 followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu in the second and third place respectively, according to the government think tank’s report.Niti Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness released the first Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020.

2.Tamil Nadu Women Top The List Of MUDRA Loan Scheme Beneficiaries:

Women of Tamil Nadu have topped the list of women borrowers under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) since its inception. Tamil Nadu followed by West Bengal and Karnataka are at 2nd and 3rd place.More than 15 crore loans amounting to ₹4.78-lakh-crore have been disbursed to women borrowers under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY).

3.World Health Organization Declares Africa Free Of Polio:

World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world. This was announced by WHO Regional Director of Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti.

4.Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana completes six years

Central government’s flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has completed six years.The scheme was launched on 28th of August in 2014 with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities to the people in the country.Over 40 crore 35 lakh bank accounts have been opened under the scheme since its inception and One lakh 31 thousand crore rupees have been deposited in these accounts.About eight crore PMJDY account holders are receiving Direct Benefit Transfer from the Government under various schemes.Over 63 per cent of the account holders are from rural areas.

5.Vande Bharat Mission Phase 6 to begin on Sept. 1

Phase Six of the Vande Bharat Mission is scheduled to begin on 1st of September.Phase Five of the Mission will be over on 31st August.Flights are being rescheduled by Air India group and private carriers based on an assessment of demand by Indian missions abroad.Air bubble arrangements with different countries will continue as per schedule in the next phase.As on 26th August, more than 12 lakh Indians stranded abroad have been repatriated by different modes under the Vande Bharat mission.Around 900 international flights have been operated under Phase Five from 22 different countries reaching 23 airports across India.

6.Marieke Lucas Rijneveld becomes Youngest Author to Win 2020 International Booker Prize

Dutch Author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize and became the youngest author to win the prize at the age of 29.She won the prize for the Literary fiction book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’.The book tells the fictional story of Jas, a girl in a devout Christian farming family, whose brother dies in an accident after she wishes he would die instead of her rabbit.The book was first published in Dutch in 2018 and eventually translated into English by Michele Hutchison.The £50,000 prize ($66,000) will be split equally between the author and translator to give equal recognition to both.