Current Affairs One-Liner: 26th August 2020

• The India Pavilion at Army 2020 International Military and Technical Forum was inaugurated at Moscow, Russia.
• Static Part: 
• Capital of Russia: Moscow
• Currency of Russia: Rouble 
• Nutanix has partnered with Intel to launch first of its kind innovation lab in production, engineering resources in order utilize Intel’s latest innovations in networking, storage with Nutanix software stack.

• 5th Gaofen 9- It is the name of the earth observation satellite which is launched by China.
• Obituaries: Pascal Lissouba- He was former President of the Republic of Congo. 
• Books and Authors: Name of Book— ‘Who painted my lust red?’
• Author of Book— Sree Iyer
• Awards and Recognition: Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda----He has bagged First Gold Medal for India in Mental Calculations World Cup (MCWC) by Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO).
• NLC India Limited----It is awarded Swachhta Hi Seva Award for transforming Neyveli Township. 
• It is awarded as: First Rank- Township Administration Office.
• Second Rank- Thermal Power Station-1
• Third Rank- Mines Sub-stores
• APEDA signs MoU with AFC India Ltd and NCUI, Delhi
• Debt and Credit Guarantee Programme introduced by NABARD
• Appointments, Resignation and Extension on 26th August 2020
• RBI Annual Report 2019-2020
• ICICI Bank uses Satellite Data to Assess Creditworthiness of Farmers

Questions: 

Q.1 Which country launched 5th Gaofen 9, an earth observation satellite?
a. Russia
b. Iran
c. China
d. USA

Q.2 Who is author of the book titled as ‘Who painted my lust red?’
a. Arundhati Roy
b. Sree Iyer
c. Twinkle Khanna
d. Amitav Ghosh