current affairs 20 August 2022

FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship to be held in Bengaluru.

• Dr. Narayanagowda (Karnataka Sports and Youth Empowerment minister) has announced that Bengaluru will host FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship from September 5th to 11th.
• The international event will be organised in the Sree Kanteerava Indoor stadium and Koramangala Indoor stadiums.
• Division A team will compete with Division B team in the championship to qualify for the FIBA World Championship to be held in July 2023 in Spain.

India’s 1st electric double-decker bus unveiled in Mumbai.

• Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari has unveiled Switch EiV 22, India’s first electric double-decker air-conditioned bus, in Mumbai.
• The electric bus was designed, developed and manufactured in India by Switch Mobility, Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle arm.
• The double decker has a lightweight aluminium body construction that provides higher passenger-to-weight ratio and a competitive cost per km, per passenger.

Ratan Tata invests Goodfellows, senior companionship startup.

• Ratan Tata has invested in Goodfellows, a senior companionship startup that provides companionship services to senior citizens.
• The startup is designed to pair senior citizens with young graduates to form meaningful friendships.
• The company offers a freemium subscription model in which the first month is free only to understand the concept without actually going through it.
• The second month onward, the user has to pay a small subscription fee.

Minister of Fisheries, Parshottam Rupala launches "Aqua Bazar" app.

• The National Fisheries Development Board (NPFB) has conducted the 9th governing body meeting in New Delhi, chaired by Minister of Fisheries, Parshottam Rupala.
• During the event, he has also launched an online marketplace feature - Aqua Bazar app.
• The app will help the fish farmers and stakeholders to source the inputs such as fish seed, feed and medicines required for fish culture.
• He has released a book on Super Success Stories from Indian Fisheries.

HDFC Bank launched "Vigil Aunty" Campaign.

• HDFC Bank has launched latest campaign Vigil Aunty with an aim to promote safe banking habits among people.
• Anuradha Menon who plays the popular character of Lola Kutty on television, will be the face of the Vigil Aunty campaign.
• This campaign will run with the Bank’s popular Mooh Band Rakho campaign, that urges people not to share their confidential banking information with others.
• The Vigil Aunty campaign will run for 4-6 weeks.
• HDFC Bank CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan