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Important Highlights of the Month

Current Affairs Magazine for June 2020

• The Puri Rath Yatra was held
• Annual Solar Eclipse
• NPC to work closely with all the stakeholders
• Term extension of Commission to examine sub-categorization of OBCs
• International Yoga day
• Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
• Ordinance to let RBI revive banks without moratorium

Current Affairs Magazine for May 2020

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Important Highlights of the Day

Current Affairs for 01-August-2020

• DRDO launches ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ contest
• Indian Railways hands over ten locomotives to Bangladesh
• Bad Bank - The idea of setting up a bad bank often comes up for debate
  
• Govt notifies amended FDI policy on civil aviation
• 1MDB SCANDAL - Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was found guilty of corruption
• HRD Minister launches India Report on Digital Education, 2020
• International Tiger Day 2020 - International Tiger Day is held on July 29 every year

Current Affairs for 31-July-2020

• World Hepatitis Day - Liver ailments are the 10th most common cause of deaths in India
• WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY
• Pre-packs under the present insolvency regime
  
• Schemes for promotion of Bulk Drugs & Medical Devices Parks
• Mausam mobile app - Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched the mobile App “Mausam” for India Meteorological Department
• Sree Sree Joykali Matar temple - Reconstruction of a 300-year-old temple
• BIS-Care App - For users to check the hallmark and ISI quality of any product

Current Affairs for 30-July-2020

• Assessment of Climate Change over Indian Region
• TUTING-TIDDING SUTURE ZONE - The area is generating moderate earthquakes at two different depths
• Financial Management Index for Rural Development Programmes
  
• Serological survey begins in a week to measure immunity level in the state
• Bidders from Neighboring Countries to Face Restrictions for Indian Government Tenders
• India considers currency swap of another $1.1 bn with Sri Lanka, no timeline decided
• First container train from India reaches Bangladesh

Current Affairs for 29-July-2020

• Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana - Union Home minister distributed 100 electric potter wheels
• CONSUMER PROTECTION (E-COMMERCE) RULES, 2020
• Special Window for Completion of Construction of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing Projects
  
• World's first electrified double-stack container tunnel underway in India
• India-Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialization Program
• ‘unsung heroine of DNA’ Rosalind Franklin
• LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT OF NAVY COMMISSIONED

Current Affairs for 28-July-2020

• Restrictions on Public Procurement from certain countries
• SECTION 153 IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951
• Turkmenistan gets observer status in the World Trade Organization
  
• Ind-SAT 2020 - The Indian Scholastic Assessment Test, or Ind-SAT, in its first, has been conducted on July 22
• Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant 3 achieves Criticality
• Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 to come into effect
• WORLD POPULATION PROJECTION - Earth will be home to 8.8 billion souls in 2100

Current Affairs for 27-July-2020

• INDIA IDEAS SUMMIT - Indian Prime Minister will deliver the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit
• New rules for e-commerce entities notified; 'country of origin' tag made mandatory
• Meet Shantharam, India’s first legislator from African-origin Siddi community
  
• National Broadcasting Day - National Broadcasting Day is observed on 23rd July
• EU recovery deal - The 27-member European Union reached a historic agreement to counter the debilitating effects of coronavirus
• ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ - The Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ on July 23, 2020
• DRDO sets up COVID-19 facility at Leh's Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

Current Affairs for 25-July-2020

• PASSEX - Indian warships are conducting an exercise with the US Navy’s nuclear-powered USS Nimitz
• Defence Ministry signs Rs 557 crore contract with BEML for procurement of 1512 mine ploughs for T-90 tanks
• NSO report on immunisation among children
  
• Postal ballots and why they are fast turning into a political controversy
• Yuwaah youth skilling initiative
• Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into force, covers e-commerce too
• N95 Masks - N95 masks are personal protective equipment that protects the wearer from airborne particles

Current Affairs for 24-July-2020

• Global Real Estate Transparency Index
• India's first public EV charging plaza inaugurated in Delhi
• RAISE (Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency)
  
• Zoram Mega Food Park in Mizoram
• 'Manodarpan' initiative for mental health support to students launched
• INFLAMMAGEING - As one ages, inflammation throughout the body reaches higher levels
• AIIMS Delhi Holds 'e-ICU' Video Consultation Program With 43 Institutions In The Country

Current Affairs for 23-July-2020

• Plea Bargaining - Plea bargaining refers to a person charged with a criminal offence
• IT Form 26AS - Form 26AS is your annual tax statement
• DRDO develops p7 heavy drop system for IL 76 aircraft
  
• 14-Legged 'Darth Vader' Cockroach Discovered in Deep-sea is Straight Out of Nightmares
• International Chess Day 2020 - The International Chess Day is celebrated on July 20 every year
• Farzad B gas field - Farzad-B, discovered by OVL in the Farsi block about 10 years ago
• Kuwait’s expat quota bill

Current Affairs for 22-July-2020

• Approval accorded to Zonal Master Plan of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone
• PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020
• Rajkumari Amrit Kaur OPD
  
• U.S.-India Strategy Energy Partnership
• BlackRock Android Malware
• Kurma App - Developed by the Indian Turtle Conservation Action Network (ITCAN)
• 30% reduction in schools syllabus

Current Affairs for 21-July-2020

• India registers a steep decline in maternal mortality ratio
• UN blacklists Pakistan Taliban terror group’s leader
• The Trinity Test - The test was conducted by the U.S. War Department
  
• Nelson Mandela International Day - This day is celebrated each year on July 18 on Nelson Mandela’s birthday
• MediCAB - 'MediCAB' is a decentralized approach to detect, screen, identify, isolate and treat COVID-19 patients
• Draft environment impact assessment norms
• Central Vista redevelopment project

Current Affairs for 20-July-2020

• Development of Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath, Gujarat
• HRD Minister launches first online NISHTHA Programme
• DGCI approves India first fully indigenously developed vaccine against Pneumonia
  
• India among top ten nations in intellectual property filings
• First Container Ship from Kolkata port to Agartala via Chattogram port
• KVIC – CFTI Footwear training cum production center
• UK asks Japan for Huawei alternatives in 5G networks : report

Current Affairs for 18-July-2020

• Transgender ID Certificate
• Developed By IIT Delhi, 'World's Most Affordable' Covid-19 Diagnostic Kit Corosure Launched At Rs 399
• Human Growth Hormone
  
• India–US Strategic Energy Partnership: Sustainable Growth Pillar India Energy Modeling Forum
• Vallarpadam terminal - Resolving various issues at the DP World-run Vallarpadam Container Terminal is one of the top priorities
• Indigenous bugs help tackle invasive pest in India
• Invalid Pension for armed forces

Current Affairs for 17-July-2020

• Bosnia’s Srebrenica massacre
• Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh as Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange fire
• Karnataka – Tamil Nadu Economic corridor
  
• Plasma air, foot-operated taps in train coaches for post-Covid phase
• KAZI 106F - ‘Kazi 106F’, described as the country’s only Golden Tiger
• HRD Minister releases guidelines for online education ‘Pragyata’
• Non-Personal Data - A government committee headed by Infosys co-founder

Current Affairs for 16-July-2020

• Arunachal CM launches book on Tangams
• Jurassic Park’s venom-spitting Dilophosaurus was fiction.
• NITI Aayog presents India’s second Voluntary National Review at UN’s High-Level Political Forum
  
• Aircraft carriers to get Indian jets by 2032
• After Chabahar Port II, Farzad-B too is set to go out of Indian hands
• A big plan - The US tech giant Google announced plans to invest $10 billion in India
• Coronavirus is airborne : Wear mask, stay away from crowded indoor spaces, and other things to keep in mind

Current Affairs for 15-July-2020

• India, Bangladesh cooperation can help overcome economic effects of COVID-19
• China-Iran strategic partnership
• Reservation for the disabled
  
• Shashi Kant Agarwal Commission
• NATGRID - National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has signed an MoU with the National Crime Records Bureau
• Indian Railways on mission mode of becoming 'Green Railway' by 2030
• Series of mystery blasts in Iran

Current Affairs for 14-July-2020

• Cycles4Change Challenge - The housing and urban affairs ministry has launched the India Cycles4Change Challenge
• 1.2 million died from snake bite in India between 2000-2019: Report
• 30 insurers get nod to sell ‘Corona Kavach’ policy
  
• Rare Comet Neowise to be visible in India
• Hagia Sophia: Pope 'pained' as Istanbul museum reverts to mosque
• World Population Day
• NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission launches app development module for school students

Current Affairs for 13-July-2020

• Mangolian Kanjur Manuscripts released
• Sri Lanka, Maldives now measles free
• India Global Week 2020 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 9 addressed the global audience virtually
  
• Rewa Solar Power Plant - It is Asia’s largest power project
• Draft Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020
• Rohingyas to remain at Bhashan char, Bangladesh
• Government launches ASEEM portal

Current Affairs for 11-July-2020

• India to get World Bank support for Ganga river rejuvenation
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
• Time limit to avail three free gas cylinders under PM Ujjwala Yojana extended till September
  
• Cabinet Approves Rental Housing Complexes For Urban Migrants, Poor
• Employees' Provident Fund contributions
• Govt approves ₹1 trillion for agriculture infrastructure fund
• Lockdown effect: Cocaine, heroin down, marijuana up in Delhi

Current Affairs for 10-July-2020

• Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest
• With Eye On 5G, Bharti Acquires Satellite Company OneWeb For $1 Bn
• Centre releases the operational guidelines of PM Matsya Sampada Yojana
  
• India’s AI-enabled MyGov Corona Helpdesk bags two awards at CogX 2020
• Cashless treatment scheme soon for road accident victims with Rs 2.5 lakh cap per case
• Take a lesson from the butterfly
• Oropharyngeal secretions may help reduce false negative COVID-19 test results

Current Affairs for 09-July-2020

• Kawasaki Disease - It affects young children, often under 5 years of age.
• Rare orchid plant found in Dudhwa National Park
• Expansionist China - After India and Nepal, relentless China now triggers border disputes with Bhutan.
  
• Trump at Mount Rushmore
• Radar sheds new light on lunar subsurface
• India on high alert over locust invasion
• Bangladesh performs better than neighbors in SDG Index

Current Affairs for 08-July-2020

• NIA files charge sheet against J-K rogue cop Davinder Singh, 5 others
• MHA seeks CAPFs views on recruiting ‘transgender’ assistant commandants
• Researchers rediscover extinct plant after 136 years
  
• Prasar Bharati sets up recruitment board
• Railways Begins Plan To Allow Private Players To Operate Passenger Trains
• India’s March-end 2020 external debt rises 2.8% to $558.5 bn
• India remains 3rd largest economy in purchasing power parity; still way behind China, US

Current Affairs for 07-July-2020

• Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160
• Dharma Chakra Day - Celebrating Asadha Poornima on July 4, as Dharma Chakra Day
• Defence Acquisition - Proposals for an approximate cost of 38900 Crore rupees were approved
• ISRO captures the image of Mars’ elusive moon Phobos
• PM Performed Sindhu Darshan Puja At Ladakh's Nimu
• ‘Fit Hai to Hit Hai India’

Current Affairs for 06-July-2020

• “Very Rare” Red Coral Kukri Snake Spotted In Uttar Pradesh
• Interpol rejects Iran request to assist in Trump arrest warrant
• G4 Swine Flu Not New
• Government launches Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020
• Irdai to examine the feasibility of insurers offering surety bonds for road contracts
• IIT Kanpur develops classroom-to-home teaching setup 'Mobile Masterjee'

Current Affairs for 04-July-2020

• RBI announces special liquidity scheme for NBFCs and HFCs through SPV
• ‘Extinct’ Keelback Snake has been rediscovered in Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border after 129 years
• STRIPED HAIRSTREAK; ELUSIVE PRINCE
• Sina Weibo - PM Modi has deleted his account on Sina Weibo
• Shayani Ekadashi - A holy day dedicated to the god Vishnu
• Ministry reconstitutes Central Zoo Authority

Current Affairs for 03-July-2020

• FDI up by $19 bn in FY20; portfolio investment down by $13.7 bn: RBI
• PM Formalization Of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme To Generate Total Investment Of Rs 35000 Crore
• Extension of Operation Greens from TOP (Tomato-Onion-Potato) crops to all Perishable Fruits & Vegetables (TOP to Total)
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
• India Bangladesh form LPG joint venture
• IIT-Madras launches online diploma, BSc in programming and data science, admission without JEE

Current Affairs for 02-July-2020

• India to hold human trial of coronavirus vaccine in July
• Delhi’s Plasma Bank
• Kholongchhu hydroelectric project agreement
• Indian Oil to set up technology development centre at Faridabad
• SC dismisses review petitions challenging its 2018 adultery verdict
• NCLT ruling on Delhi Gymkhana club

Current Affairs for 01-July-2020

• National Statistics Day -To commemorate the birth anniversary of PC Mahalanobis
• Lost continent of Zealandia mapped in unprecedented detail
• Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap
• Galvanized Rebar Production Facility
• International Asteroid Day - It is observed on June 30 to spread awareness about the possible hazards of an asteroid impact
• India bans Chinese apps

Current Affairs for 30-June-2020

• NPC to work closely with all the stakeholders
• IGRMS organises Sankalp Parv
• Ordinance to let RBI revive banks without moratorium
• Anthropause - A term to refer to the coronavirus-induced lockdown period and its impact on other species
• Kosovo’s president vows to resign
• Origin of domesticated chicken identified

Current Affairs for 29-June-2020

• Term extension of Commission to examine sub-categorization of OBCs
• SEBI eases pricing norms for preferential share allotment
• Indian money in Swiss banks falls
• Global Education Monitoring report 2020
• MSME comes out with a consolidated notification for classification and registration
• Nasha Mukt Bharat - Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts’ was e-launched by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria

Current Affairs for 27-June-2020

• Term extension of Commission to examine sub-categorization of OBCs
• India’s ONGC adds to Burma Shwe gas investment
• Cabinet okays 2% interest subvention to Shishu loan accounts under PMMY
• The private sector can put Indian space mission into a higher orbit
• Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
• Kushinagar Airport - Kushinagar will be India's 29th international airport

Current Affairs for 26-June-2020

• China votes to join the Arms Trade Treaty
• India’s economy is ailing from more than Covid-19
• $130m in international support for UNRWA
• YUKTI 2.0 launched - The portal intends to cover the different dimensions of COVID-19 challenges
• Sellers must mention ‘country of origin’ on goods on Govt portal
• Dr Harsh Vardhan releases annual TB report 2020

Current Affairs for 25-June-2020

• Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji, the Khilafat leader who declared an independent state
• Saved at the airport: birds as costly as BMW 3
• The Puri Rath Yatra was held
• Decarbonising Transport in India project
• China uses counter-terrorism
• Urjit Patel appointed as Chairman of National Institute of Public finance and policy

Current Affairs for 24-June-2020

• Ship owners worldwide invited to flag their ships in India
• Redesign the model village scheme
• Covifor gets DCGI approval
• Even Golden Langurs suffer forced abortion, infanticide
• Principle of secrecy of ballots
• Keeladi excavation - Archaeologists working at Konthagai excavation site in Tamil Nadu stumbled upon a skeleton

Current Affairs for 23-June-2020

• Annual Solar Eclipse - India witnessed the first solar eclipse of the decade on June 21
• International Yoga day - June 21 is observed as International Yoga Day
• Galwan Valley clash - India is understood to have demanded a timeline from the Chinese on their withdrawal from Galwan Valley
• Rajya Sabha polls
• UAE backed separatists take control of Socotra
• World Sickle Cell Day

Current Affairs for 22-June-2020

• India elected a non-permanent member of UN Security Council
• Khelo India Centres - These centres will either be run by a past champion or have them as coaches
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program
• PM SVANidhi - PM SVANidhi was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairshad
• Govt launches portal ‘SATYABHAMA’ to promote R&D in Mining, Mineral Sector
• World Sickle Cell Day - World Sickle Cell Day is observed on June 19

Current Affairs for 20-June-2020

• User-friendly PPEs to hit the market soon
• Power Grid to separate its central transmission utility function
• KVIC taps the palm industry to provide employment
• India to increase oil refining capacity
• RBI proposes new rules for housing finance companies
• Revisiting Mountain Corps to deter China

Current Affairs for 19-June-2020

• IIT Madras researchers demonstrate the role of Microrna in growth and spread of tongue cancer cells
• India launches maiden gas exchange
• Dexamethasone first drug to improve survival in COVID-19
• NASA issues contract to Northrop Grumman for Gateway module
• FDI forecast to fall
• North Kores blows up joint liaison office with South in Kaesong

Current Affairs for 18-June-2020

• New fish species discovered in Arunachal
• India launches maiden gas exchange
• India joins leading economies to launch a global partnership on Artificial Intelligence
• NASA issues contract to Northrop Grumman for Gateway module
• India sets up first mobile Covid testing lab
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Current Affairs for 17-June-2020

• Scientists create exotic ‘Fifth State of Matter’ on the space station
• RT-nPCR Test - A new low-cost and low-tech required test for SARS-CoV-2
• This is Chile’s oldest mammal that lived with Dinosaurs
• Juneteenth Day - The day that celebrates the end of slavery in the US
• Spandan campaign for police
• India stares at 5th recession

Current Affairs for 16-June-2020

• Loss of habitat forcing gaurs to enter human territory: Survey
• Nepal’s Parliament unanimously endorses Constitution Amendment Bill on the new map
• Government launches AarogyaPath portal for healthcare supply chain
• World elder abuse awareness day
• Raja Parba festival
• Reservation, not a fundamental right

Current Affairs for 15-June-2020

• Efforts to enhance cultivation of Heeng and Saffron
• Neutering tigers to avoid conflict is hare-brained
• Lonar Lake mysteriously turns pink
• World Blood Donor Day - Every year, on June 14
• Joint Science Communication Forum
• Review of bank ownership

Current Affairs for 13-June-2020