1. PM Modi addresses on New Education Policy 2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the nation on 7th August to deliver his speech on the New Education Policy 2020
• PM’s speech began with address at the conclave on ˜Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy’ is being organised by the University Grants Commission and Ministry of Education

2. India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ begin services from today

• The Indian railways begin its œKisan Rail services to transport perishable goods from today
• India’s first ˜Kisan Rail’ will run between Devlali in Maharashtra’s Nashik and will reach Danapur in Bihar
• The train will cover the journey of 1,519 kilometres in over 31 hours
• The train will be flagged off via video conferencing by Union Minister of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

1. Ministry of Tribal Affairs receives SKOCH Gold Award

• SKOCH Gold Award has been awarded to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) for its “Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes” project
• The project was launched to show Government of India’s commitment to realize the dreams of Digital India and bringing transparency as well as ease in the delivery of services
• The 66th SKOCH 2020 Competition was held with name “INDIA RESPONDS TO COVID THROUGH DIGITAL GOVERNANCE”.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) participated in the DIGITAL INDIA & E-GOVERNANCE-2020 Competition