{"id":9781793,"date":"2020-08-26T09:54:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T04:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=9781793"},"modified":"2021-08-23T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T07:35:00","slug":"top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Weekly Current Affairs &#8211; 2020 August 17 to 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Current affairs is one of the inevitable and compulsive topic in almost every competitive examinations. It is inevitable for an aspirant to get updated on daily current affairs happening around the world. Daily newspaper reading and follow-ups are necessary for mastering these current affairs section. In this article, we have provided the top weekly current affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 which will help all aspirants to improve scores in their competitive examination like <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PSC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/ssc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/rrb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RRB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Banking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/9zdw\/2t91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get free Mock Test for Competitive Exam Preparation!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/9zdw\/2t91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8478321 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GK-and-Current-affairs-quiz-banner-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GK and Current affairs quiz banner\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GK-and-Current-affairs-quiz-banner-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GK-and-Current-affairs-quiz-banner-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GK-and-Current-affairs-quiz-banner-4-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GK-and-Current-affairs-quiz-banner-4.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Top Weekly Current Affairs for all Competitive Exams 2020 August 17 to 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here are the list of top current affairs of the week\u00a0 August 17 to 23, 2020 which will be helpful for all competitive examinations like PSC, SSC, RRB, Banking etc.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>MS Swaminathan award for environment protection conferred upon RS Paroda<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rotary Club of Madras East has conferred the MS Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection 2019 upon RS Paroda the Founder Chairman of the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS), New Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award was presented for his outstanding contribution in the area of agricultural research, education and extension, especially in the field of conservation and management of agrobiodiversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Padma Bhushan awardee, Paroda was a former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>UAE became the first Gulf country to sign peace agreement with Israel<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United Arab Emirates became the first Gulf country to sign a peace agreement with Israel recently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Agreement is also called the Abraham Accord.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel is the third Arab country after Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994) to sign the peace agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>National Digital Health Mission launched<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Digital Health Mission during his address at the 74th Independence Day celebrations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the mission, every Indian is to get a Health ID card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ID card will contain all relevant information about the person\u2019s past medical condition, treatment and diagnosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It operates under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana or Ayushman Bharat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Punjab&#8217;s &#8216;Smart connect scheme\u2019 to provide free smartphones for more than 1.74 lakh students<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the occasion of International Youth Day and Janmastami, Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab launched the \u201cPunjab Smart Connection Scheme\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is worth Rs. 92 crores to provide free smartphones to the students of class 12 and he also handed over the smartphones to 6 students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major beneficiaries of the scheme belong to the Other Backward class(OBC) and Scheduled Caste (SC)and Scheduled Tribe (ST)categories.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Indian Railways constructing world\u2019s tallest pier bridge across river Ijai in Manipur<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a part of the 111 kilometre-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal line project, Indian Railways\u2019 North East Frontier Railway zone is constructing the world&#8217;s tallest pier bridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a height of 141 metres, across river Ijai in Manipur with an outlay of Rs 280 crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completion, it will surpass the existing height record of 139 meters of the Mala \u2013 Rijeka Viaduct, Montenegro in Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>A book titled \u201cFull Spectrum: India\u2019s Wars, 1972-2020\u2033 by Arjun Subramaniam<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retired Air Vice Marshal, Arjun Subramaniam has authored a new book titled, \u201cFull Spectrum: India\u2019s Wars, 1972-2020\u2033.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the sequel to his 1st book, \u2018India\u2019s Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book portrays the comprehensive account of war and con\ufb02ict in contemporary India over the past \ufb01ve decades next month. It will be published by HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Kerala Assembly to launch its TV channel<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabha TV, an initiative of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, will serve as a bridge connecting the people, the government, and the Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated Sabha TV via videoconference.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala became the first state in India to launch a television channel to telecast assembly proceedings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The house plans to launch the channel during the 16th session of the assembly set to begin on October 28.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Ashok Lavasa resigns as Election Commissioner to join ADB as Vice-President<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Election Commissioner of India, Ashok Lavasa has announced his resignation on 18 August to join Asian Development Bank (ADB) as vice president.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 62-year-old Lavasa had submitted his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on 18 August, which has been accepted by the President.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 15 July 2020, Philippines-based multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) had named Lavasa as next Vice President.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was appointed Election Commissioner in January 2018 and has two years left in his tenure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Mannuthy police station wins CM\u2019s Trophy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mannuthy police station has been selected for the Chief Minister\u2019s Trophy for the best police station in the State.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It shared the first prize with the Pathanamthitta police station.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pampady police station in Kottayam secured the second prize while the Thampanoor police station in Thiruvananthapuram won the third prize.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mannuthy station was selected for the prize considering the excellence in its functioning, usage of technology, time-bound investigations, clean offices and the systematic maintenance of the station and surroundings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Luis Abinader becomes new President of Dominican Republic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona has been sworn in as the 54th President of Dominican Republic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He succeeds Danilo Medina of the Liberation Party.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominican Republic Currency: Dominican Peso.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Indore adjudged as cleanest city of India in Swachh Survekshan 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has been ranked as the cleanest city of India under the Swachh Survekshan 2020. It has won the Cleanest city tag for the fourth consecutive year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results were announced on 20 August by the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoUHA), Hardeep Singh Puri.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surat (Gujarat) and Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) are the second and third most cleanest city, respectively in the ranking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Kerala University becomes first varsity in country with digital garden<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visitors can learn more about the garden flora at Palayam Senate House and Karyavattom campus of the University of Kerala just by scanning a unique QR code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this move, the University of Kerala has become the first university in the country to have a digitised garden.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The digital garden was inaugurated by V P Mahadevan Pillai, vice-chancellor of the University of Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>\u2018Abhaya Kiranam\u2019 (Ray of Protection) scheme<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scheme is implemented by the Social Justice Department and Woman and Child Development Department of Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Abhaya Kiranam\u2019 (Ray of Protection) is a scheme that provides financial aid to the relatives of hapless widows who give protection and a family\u2019s support to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scheme which is implemented through the Women and Child Development Directorate will provide financial aid at the rate of Rs 1,000\/- per month.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>India Post issued stamps on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India Post has released a set of five commemorative postage stamps and a miniature sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stamps depict following five cultural sites of India:<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Historic City of Ahmedabad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Churches and Convents of Goa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group of Monuments at Pattadakal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khajuraho Group of Monuments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qutub Minar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award is being conferred for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>S.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name of the Sportsperson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Discipline<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Rohit Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Mariyappan T.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Manika Batra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table Tennis<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Vinesh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrestling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Rani<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hockey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>ARJUNA AWARD 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award is being conferred for consistent outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>S.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name of the Sportsperson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Discipline<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Atanu Das<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Dutee Chand Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Badminton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Badminton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basketball<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar Manish Kaushik<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boxing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Lovlina Borgohain<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boxing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ishant Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Deepti Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Sawant Ajay Anant<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equestrian<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Sandesh Jhingan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Football<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Aditi Ashok<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golf<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Akashdeep Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hockey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Deepika<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hockey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Deepak<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabaddi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kho Kho<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rowing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Manu Bhaker<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shooting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Saurabh Chaudhary<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shooting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table Tennis<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Divij Sharan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennis<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Shiva Keshavan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter Sports<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Divya Kakran<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrestling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Rahul Aware<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrestling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Swimming<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Sandeep Para<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Manish Narwal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Shooting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>DRONACHARYA AWARD 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award is being conferred to coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life- Time Category<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>S.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name of the Coach<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Discipline<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Dharmendra Tiwary<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Purushotham Rai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Shiv Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boxing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Romesh Pathania<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hockey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabaddi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Powerlifting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Naresh Kumar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennis<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Om Parkash Dahiya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrestling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular Category<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>S.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name of the Coach<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Discipline<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Jude Felix Sebastian<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hockey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Yogesh Malviya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mallakhamb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Jaspal Rana<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shooting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wushu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Gaurav Khanna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Badminton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>DHYAN CHAND AWARD 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award is being conferred for the lifetime contribution towards the development of sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>S.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Name of the Sportsperson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Discipline<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Jincy Philips<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Badminton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Trupti Murgunde<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Badminton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. N. Usha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boxing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Lakha Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boxing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Football<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Ajit Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hockey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Manpreet Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabaddi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri J. Ranjith Kumar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Badminton<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Manjeet Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rowing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late Shri Sachin Nag<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Nandan P Bal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennis<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Netarpal Hooda<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrestling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURASKAR 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award is being conferred to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) as well as individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and its development.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>S.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Lakshya Institute\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Army Sports Institute<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air Force Sports Control Board<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports for Development<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Institute of Sports Management (IISM)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Chandrayaan-2 completes a year around Moon<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 20 said that the second lunar mission of India Chandrayaan-2 has completed one year around the Moon in lunar orbit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to ISRO, all the instruments of Chandrayaan-2 are performing well at present.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chandrayaan-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second lunar mission of the country, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh and was inserted into the lunar orbit of Moon on August 20, 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 was launched by ISRO in October 2008 and was operated till August 2009.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan wins World Snooker Championship 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson with a score of 18-8 to win the World Snooker Championship 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has claimed his sixth World Championship title at Sheffield\u2019s Crucible Theatre.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With his victory, Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has also become the oldest winner of the World Snooker Championship since Reardon, who was 45 in 1978.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>National Council for Transgender Persons constituted<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of India has constituted National Council for Transgender Persons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council is to be headed by the Union Social Justice Minister.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council has been formed under Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>A Book Titled \u2018One Arranged Murder\u2019 Authored by Chetan Bhagat to be Released<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Book Titled \u2018One Arranged Murder\u2019 authored by Chetan Bhagat will be released worldwide on September 28, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fiction book portrays a murder mystery in the backdrop of an arranged marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book will be published by Westland Publications Ltd. It is the author\u2019s 9th novel and 11th book overall.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/9zdw\/2t91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5673773 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/general-awareness_banner-7-300x300.png\" alt=\"general-awareness_banner-7\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/general-awareness_banner-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/general-awareness_banner-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/general-awareness_banner-7-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/general-awareness_banner-7.png 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k4pqb.app.goo.gl\/1zx9v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download Entri App and Start using Discussion Forum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope you have benefited from this article. To practice daily current affairs quiz, try <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/9zdw\/2t91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entri<\/a> Daily Rank Booster which will provide free GK current affairs quiz on a daily basis. Also, visit our YouTube channel Entri TV. Ace your preparation for Kerala PSC Examination with Entri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current affairs is one of the inevitable and compulsive topic in almost every competitive examinations. It is inevitable for an aspirant to get updated on daily current affairs happening around the world. Daily newspaper reading and follow-ups are necessary for mastering these current affairs section. In this article, we have provided the top weekly current [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":9783435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[802,164,818],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9781793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-current-affairs","category-weekly-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Weekly Current Affairs - 2020 August 17 to 23 - Entri<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are the Top Weekly Current Affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 for PSC, SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC and other competitive exams.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Weekly Current Affairs - 2020 August 17 to 23 - Entri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are the Top Weekly Current Affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 for PSC, SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC and other competitive exams.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Entri Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/entri.me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-26T04:24:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-23T07:35:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"615\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thomas C J\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@entri_app\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@entri_app\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Thomas C J\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Thomas C J\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c900f8bbd94f7fab03813abe565fda\"},\"headline\":\"Top Weekly Current Affairs &#8211; 2020 August 17 to 23\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-26T04:24:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-23T07:35:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\"},\"wordCount\":1984,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\",\"Current Affairs\",\"Weekly Current Affairs\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\",\"name\":\"Top Weekly Current Affairs - 2020 August 17 to 23 - Entri\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-26T04:24:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-23T07:35:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Here are the Top Weekly Current Affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 for PSC, SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC and other competitive exams.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png\",\"width\":820,\"height\":615,\"caption\":\"current affairs august 17 to 23\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Current Affairs\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/current-affairs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Top Weekly Current Affairs &#8211; 2020 August 17 to 23\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Entri Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Entri App\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Entri-Logo-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Entri-Logo-1.png\",\"width\":989,\"height\":446,\"caption\":\"Entri App\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/entri.me\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/entri_app\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c900f8bbd94f7fab03813abe565fda\",\"name\":\"Thomas C J\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/author\/thomas-c-j\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top Weekly Current Affairs - 2020 August 17 to 23 - Entri","description":"Here are the Top Weekly Current Affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 for PSC, SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC and other competitive exams.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top Weekly Current Affairs - 2020 August 17 to 23 - Entri","og_description":"Here are the Top Weekly Current Affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 for PSC, SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC and other competitive exams.","og_url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/","og_site_name":"Entri Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/entri.me\/","article_published_time":"2020-08-26T04:24:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-08-23T07:35:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":820,"height":615,"url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Thomas C J","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@entri_app","twitter_site":"@entri_app","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Thomas C J","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/"},"author":{"name":"Thomas C J","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c900f8bbd94f7fab03813abe565fda"},"headline":"Top Weekly Current Affairs &#8211; 2020 August 17 to 23","datePublished":"2020-08-26T04:24:55+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-23T07:35:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/"},"wordCount":1984,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png","articleSection":["Articles","Current Affairs","Weekly Current Affairs"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/","url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/","name":"Top Weekly Current Affairs - 2020 August 17 to 23 - Entri","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png","datePublished":"2020-08-26T04:24:55+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-23T07:35:00+00:00","description":"Here are the Top Weekly Current Affairs from August 17 to 23, 2020 for PSC, SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC and other competitive exams.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/current-affairs-august-17-to-23.png","width":820,"height":615,"caption":"current affairs august 17 to 23"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/top-weekly-current-affairs-for-ssc-rrb-bank-psc-2020-august-17-to-23\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Current Affairs","item":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/category\/current-affairs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Top Weekly Current Affairs &#8211; 2020 August 17 to 23"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/","name":"Entri Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#organization","name":"Entri App","url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Entri-Logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Entri-Logo-1.png","width":989,"height":446,"caption":"Entri App"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/entri.me\/","https:\/\/x.com\/entri_app"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c900f8bbd94f7fab03813abe565fda","name":"Thomas C J","url":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/author\/thomas-c-j\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9781793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9781793"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9781793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25481105,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9781793\/revisions\/25481105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9783435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9781793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9781793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9781793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}