CURRENT AFFAIRS

A case of polio has again been reported in polio-free India, which has raised concerns across the country.

Recently, Leonard Hayflick, the discoverer of Hayflick Limit, passed away.

Recently the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the Odisha Forest Department have signed an agreement for tagging horseshoe crabs on the coast of Odisha state.

Recently, Chhattisgarh Forest Department organized a Van Mahotsav program by planting saplings using the Miyawaki method in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district.

Recently an agreement was signed for the supply of green ammonia from India to Japan.

The 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave is being held in New Delhi from 20-22 August.

Recently, the Model Foster Care Guidelines of 2016 have been amended by the government to suit the changing social circumstances.

The Indian agricultural sector, which provides food grains to more than 140 crore people, has still not reached the mark of 50% of total mechanization.

Food regulatory body Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a project to develop methods to assess and detect microplastic contamination in food products.

President Smt. Draupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards on 20 August.