Akshay Urja Diwas (Renewable Energy Day) is held every year on 20 August to raise awareness about the traits and adoption of renewable power in India.

India has signed a USD 500 million loans agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru.

Amazon has launched the voice of the 78-year-old Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as a part of its efforts to amuse existing users and attract new consumers to use its voice assistant over Google Assistant and Apple's Siri.

Faridabad Smart City Limited has roped in an unlikely collaborator to help promote its initiatives on social media - comic hero Chacha Chaudhary. The social media campaign's objective will be to promote the steps taken by the agency.

The World Bank launched a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund under its broader Digital Development Partnership (DDP) umbrella programme.

World Mosquito Day is found on 20 August yearly to increase recognition about the reasons for malaria and how it can be prevented.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has virtually inaugurated the Centre for Research and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence set up at the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H).

Malaysia's king appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the prime minister on 20th Aug, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down this week after losing his parliamentary majority.

With a network of solar-based electric vehicle charging stations, the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the country's first EV-friendly highway in the country.

Every year India observes Sadbhavana Diwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth anniversary of late erstwhile Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.