The big news of 20 August 2023, Top 10 headlines 20 August 2023, Breaking news of 20 August 2023
Party leaders led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) President Sonia Gandhi paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, remembering him on his birth anniversary. Many leaders paid floral tributes to him remembering his works.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who reached Ladakh tour, has claimed that China has taken away the land of the people here. “The matter of concern is that China has taken away land and people are being affected. People are saying that the Chinese army has entered (into Indian territory),” he said.
According to the forecast of the Tamil Nadu Regional Meteorological Centre, due to the cyclonic circulation over the sea, there is a possibility of heavy rains in 17 districts of the state for the next two days. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea for the next two days. Squally wind speed reaching 45 kmph to 55 kmph very likely along and off South Tamil Nadu Coast, Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Comorin area as well as Southwest Bay of Bengal during the same period.
The central government has increased the quantum of onion buffer to 5 lakh metric Tonnes this year after achieving the initial procurement target of 3 lakh metric tonnes. Now along with retail outlets, e-commerce platforms will also be included for the sale of cheap onions.
The Home Ministry has approved the release of an advance of Rs 200 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the Himachal Pradesh government to help it undertake relief measures for the people affected due to monsoon.
The DMK youth wing on Sunday began a one-day hunger strike in all district headquarters of the state, demanding the cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS.
YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) President YS Sharmila paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. She said that Rajiv Gandhi was one of the most favourite Prime Ministers. Sharmila posted a picture of Rajiv Gandhi with her late father, former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, on Twitter.
An RTC bus fell into a valley in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district. Two people died and 30 others were injured in this accident.
The Youth-20 Summit 2023, organized from August 17 to 20 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, concluded today. In this, the Youth-20 manifesto was unanimously accepted. The summit was organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under the framework of India’s chairmanship of the G-20 grouping.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard. It clarifies that which hydrogen produced from renewable sources can be called green hydrogen. This includes both electrolysis and biomass-type hydrogen production systems.
