Current Affairs – 20 August 2022

• 20^th August is observed as:
  – World Mosquito Day
  – Sadbhavana Diwas
  – Indian Akshay Urja Day
  Read More: Important National and International Days – August

• Grameen Udyami Project launched in Ranchi Skill India Mission to promote skill development and entrepreneurship amongst the tribal youth

• SEBI allows Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Venture Capital Funds (VCFs) go global
  • Will permit them to invest in global companies which are signatories to bilateral MoU with SEBI or to the International Organization IOSCO

• RBI warns government against privatisation of PSU banks, saying it may do more harm than good

• Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) under the Ministry of Power has banned 13 defaulter state DISCOMs from buying and selling electricity from the spot market

• Goa becomes 1^st state with 100% ‘Har Ghar Jal‘ coverage
  • Har Ghar Jal:
    • Under Ministry of Jal Shakti
    • Aims to have piped water supply to all rural households by 2024

• TDB, DST fund first ever Aquaculture project using Israeli technology for production of Tilapia Fish to bring ‘Blue Revolution’
  • TDB, DST: Technology Development Board & Department of Science and Technology under Ministry of Science & Technology

• 65^th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held in Canada from 20 August