31 AUG 2020

  Sports

1. India, Russia declared joint winners of 2020 FIDE Chess Olympiad

  • India and Russia have been jointly announced as the winner of 1st FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020
  • FIDE was holding Olympiad in an online format for first time.
  • India was declared to have lost the final round against Russia initially.
  • Two Indian players named Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh were declared to have lost on time in the final round after an apparent loss of internet connection for them.
  • FIDE President: Arkady Dvorkovich
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 State Affairs

2. Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre

  • Kerala is all set to establish first International women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India at Angamaly.
  • International women’s trade centre will be set by Kerala in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • It will accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity offering safe place away from home to women to start new businesses, and its expansion.
  • It will also facilitate international trade and market opportunities for women
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 Sports

3. Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2020

  • Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) has won Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020 in Stavelot, Belgium.
  • This was his 5th victory of the season and 89th victory of his racing career.
  • F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2020 second position was bagged by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) followed by Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
  • The race was the seventh round in the 2020 Formula One World Championship.
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 Obituaries

4. Congress MP Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar passes away

  • Congress MP Harikrishnan Vasantha Kumar (70 years) passed away due to COVID-19.
  • He was elected as the Member of Parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Kanyakumari constituency (Tamil Nadu) in 2019.
  • He was also the founder and chairman of Vasanth & Co, which is one of the largest retail home appliance chains in Tamil Nadu.
  • He was the founder and MD of Tamil satellite TV channel Vasanth TV.
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 Obituaries

5. Co-Creator of Scooby Doo’ Joe Ruby Passes Away

  • Co-creator of the cartoon series, Scooby-Doo Joe Ruby (87 years) passed away in Westlake Village, California
  • He is an American animator, editor, writer, and producer
  • He created popular characters of kids show Scooby-Doo, along with his creative partner Ken Spears
  • He along with Ken Spears started production company named Hanna-Barbera Productions and created other memorable cartoons like Thundarr the Barbarian, Mister T, Superman and Alvin and the Chipmunks as well.
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 Defense

6. India withdraws from Russia’s multilateral military exercise Kavkaz 2020

  • India has withdrawn its participation from Russia's Kavkaz Exercise 2020 that was to be held in Russia between 15 to 26 September 2020.
  • Kavkaz 2020 will be held in Astrakhan, Southern Russia where member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Central Asian countries would be participating.
  • Other participants: China, Pakistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Belarus, Turkey, Armenia, Abkhazia.
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 Honours & Awards

7. Juliette Binoche to be honoured with Golden Icon Award

  • French star Juliette Binoche (56 years) will be honoured with Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival ahead of a screening French-language comedy movie ‘How to Be a Good Wife’
  • It is the 16th edition of annual film gala that will be held from Sept 24 to Oct 4, 2020.
  • In her 35 years of career, she has been featured in movies like ‘Hail Mary’, ‘Family Life’, ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, ‘Three Colors: Blue’, ‘The English Patient’, ‘Chocolat’ and ‘Certified Copy’.
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 Summits & Conferences

8. 8th East Asia Summit (Economic Ministers’ Meeting) held virtually

  • 8th East Asia Summit (Economic Ministers’ Meeting) was held virtually to strengthen the regional supply chains boosting economic growth.
  • Economic ministers from 10 ASEAN members and other nations including India, US, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Australia and New Zealand attended the meeting
  • The meet was chaired by Vietnam’s Industry and Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh.
  • India was represented by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.
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 International Affairs

9. Amul ranks 16th in the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 list

  • Amul Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) becomes the first Indian dairy company to be in Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Companies list.
  • It has been ranked 16th in the Global top 20 Dairy Companies list with an an annual turnover of $5.5 billion.
  • The list was topped by Switzerland’s Nestle with a turnover of US $22.1 billion, followed by France’s Lactalis and US’ Dairy Farmers of America.
  • AMUL CEO: R. S. Sodhi
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 National Affairs

10. Reliance Industries Limited to buy Kishore Biyani’s Future retail

  • Reliance Industries Limited will buy Kishore Biyani’s Future retail for Rs 24,713 crore.
  • Future Retail, Future Lifestyle and Future Consumer will be merged into Future Enterprises (FEL).
  • FEL will sell the retail, wholesale business, logistics and warehouse business to Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited (RRFLL).
  • The acquisition is subject to SEBI, CCI, NCLT, shareholders, creditors, and other requisite approvals as of now.
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 Sports

11. Arsenal won 2020 FA Community Shield beating Liverpool

  • Arsenal claimed 2020 FA Community Shield by beating Premier League champions Liverpool by 5–4 on penalties 
  • Community Shield was played between the winners of Premier League, Liverpool, and FA Cup winner, Arsenal at the Wembley Stadium in London.
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the goal for Arsenal while Takumi Minamino scored for Liverpool.
  • This is the 16th time that Arsenal is winning the Community Shield title.
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