Current Affairs (July 2020) Flashcards by Sanjana D

Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed an agreement for two projects of worth ____.

$250 million

Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project
First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Program

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India and ___ signed an agreement for the formation of a 50:50 Joint Venture Company (JVC) in the LPG business.

Bangladesh

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World Bank signed a loan agreement of ____ with Government of India to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme.

$400 million

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____ will run the Maha job portal set up to offer re-employment opportunities to local residents.

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation

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According to a recent United Nations University (UNU) report, global e-waste will increase by ___ in the decade between 2020 and 2030.

38%

Asia generated the greatest volume

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____ ranked first in the “INFORM Report 2020: Shared evidence for managing crises and disasters”.

Somalia

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____ releases the biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI).

Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL)

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General and Health Insurance companies received approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to launch short-term ____ health insurance policies.

‘Corona Kavach’

health insurance policy to cover medical expenses occurred due to coronavirus disease.

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India ranked ___ in Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020

3rd

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___ act has been introduced in July 2020, to offer protection to buyers from traditional sellers as well as from the new e-commerce retailers/platforms.

Consumer Protection Act 2019

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India has successfully conducted flight tests of its indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile ____.

‘Dhruvastra’

developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

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____ index released by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative measures the complexities of poor people’s lives, individually and collectively, each year.

2020 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

India: largest reduction in the number of people living in poverty; 273 mil ppl moved out of the multidimensional poverty from 2005-15

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First education policy in India of the 21st century that aims to bring transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors.

National Education Policy 2020

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A fleet of ____ multi- role combat jets arrived in India in July 2020.

Five French-manufactured Rafale

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Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers

DV Sadananda Gowda

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The Indian quartet of ___, ____, ____ & ____ got upgraded to gold in 2018 Asian Games.

Mohammed Anas, M.R. Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv

disqualification of Bahrain team

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Winner of Life Time Excellence Award in MoES National Awards for excellence in Earth System Science

Ashok Sahni

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Winner of Anna Mani award for woman scientist

Lidita D. S. Khandeparker

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___ launched a digital solution, “Loan in

Seconds” for instant disbursement of retail loans.

YES Bank

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NABARD assigned ___ rupees to transform Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) into multi service centres.

Rs 5,000 crore

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Google bought 7.73% stake in ____ for Rs 33,737 crores in July 2020.

Reliance Industries Limited(RIL)’s Jio Platforms

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India’s first Neobank for teenagers.

FamPay

launched India’s first numberless card, “FamCard”.

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Pakistan Army appointed ___ as 1st female lieutenant general.

Major General Nigar Johar

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New Prime Minister of France.

Jean Castex

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___ & ___ were the first two countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 target.

Maldives & Sri Lanka

Prime Minister of Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong

India has become the second-largest source of FDI in ___.

United Kingdom

First woman prime minister of Gabon [in Central Africa]

Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda

A mission titled ___ was launched to Mars by the United Arab Emirates.

“Hope”

China has successfully launched ____ its first independent mission to Mars.

“Tianwen-1”

Asia’s largest 750 MW Rewa ultra mega solar plant is in ____.

Madhya Pradesh

According to the data of the Union Ministry of Commerce, ___ was India’s top trading partner in fiscal year 2019-20.

United States

India’s first public EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza has been inaugurated at ____.

Chelmsford Club in New Delhi

____ is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development launched to ensure mental well-being of the students.

“Manodarpan”

Change in the name of "Ministry of Human Resource Development" to ____

"Ministry of Education"

India has handed over 10 broad-gauge railway locomotives to ____.

Bangladesh

Government of India extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million in the form of anti-tuberculosis medicines to ____.

North Korea

In July 2020, Government of India declared the entire ____ state as “disturbed area” for a further period of six months i.e. till the end of December 2020.

Nagaland - the area in which an earthquake shock is appreciable by the unaided senses

A campaign “Mission Vriksharopan-2020” was launched to plant more than 25 crore saplings on 5th July in ____.

Uttar Pradesh

____ became the first state in India where 100% households have LPG gas connections.

Himachal Pradesh - CM: Jai Ram Thakur

____ topped among the other states in the implementation of PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

Madhya Pradesh

____ government organised the first e-Lok Adalat of India amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chhattisgarh

Guwahati Development Department Ministry inaugurated 1st manhole cleaning robot ____ to ensure minimal human involvement to clean the sewers.

‘BANDICOOT’ - 3rd city after Gurgaon & Coimbatore

Swiggy launched its digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ in partnership with ___ bank to provide its users a single-click checkout experience.

ICICI Bank

____ tied-up with technology company, NVIDIA to establish India’s 1st ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ to accelerate research on Artificial Intelligence and its commercial adoption.

IIT Hyderabad

The ____ is setting up the world’s largest molecular diagnostic lab ‘MegaLab Mumbai’.

IIT Alumni Council

____ partnered with SAP India to improve the employability skills of young people in a COVID-19 & post COVID-19 era.

UNICEF India

1st woman chief secretary of Punjab

Vini Mahajan

1st chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

Injeti Srinivas

New Officiating President of Hockey India

Gyanendro Ningombam

BCCI appointed ___ as its interim CEO.

Hemang Amin

Chairman of Bajaj Finance, Rahul Bajaj decided to step down & will be replaced by his son ____.

Sanjiv Bajaj

Paytm Money appointed ____ as its new CEO.

Varun Sridhar

Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on co-terminus basis

Hardik Satishchandra Shah

India’s most valuable Test player in the 21st century by the Wisden magazine

Ravindra Jadeja

Former world number one badminton player and the two-times Olympic badminton champion from China, ____ announced his retirement from the sport in July 2020.

Lin Dan

At the Cricket South Africa annual awards 2020, ____ was named as the men’s cricketer of the year, while ____ was named as the women’s cricketer of the year.

Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt

____ won the Austrian Grand Prix 2020 at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

Valtteri Bottas (Finland) [Merc] - first race of 2020 Formula One season

India’s 66th Chess Grandmaster

G. Akash - Ameya Audi of Goa also got international title

Asian Cricket Council postponed the Asia Cup cricket tournament to ____ and hosted by ____.

June 2021, Sri Lanka

Youth Olympic Games to be hosted in ____ in 2022 was postponed to ___.

Dakar, 2026

_____ were crowned La Liga Champions.

Real Madrid

____ will host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021.

Haryana

____ became the 7th bowler to take 500 wickets in the International Test cricket.

Stuart Broad

Theme of ASEAN Summit in 2020

Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN - held via video conferencing in Hanoi, Vietnam

India Global Week 2020 virtual conference was organised in the United Kingdom with a theme of ____.

“Be The Revival: India and a Better New World”

____ represented India in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held under the Saudi Arabian Presidency.

Nirmala Sitharaman

Kerala Health Minister

K.K Shailaja

'2020 Great Immigrants' honourees by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for their contribution in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis.

Siddhartha Mukherjee & Raj Chetty

____ received the 2020 Diana Award for her “Recycler App”.

Freya Thakral - developed to connect users with waste-handlers to help the ragpickers of Delhi

____ was awarded with the prestigious CII- ITC Sustainability Award 2019 under Outstanding Accomplishment in Corporate Excellence Category.

NTPC Ltd

____ bagged the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 for a short documentary “Chi Lupo“.

Kezang D Thongdok

Edappadi K Palaniswami was honoured with ____ by Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, Chicago.

Paul Harris Fellow recognition

____ was honoured with the “Top Publicist” award in the Global Humanitarian Awards 2020.

Sachin Awasthi

Youngest ever recipient of an honorary degree from The University of Manchester

Marcus Rashford [22 y/o]

Winners of the 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize

Morissana Kouyate & Marianna Vardinoyannis

India’s first solar-powered ferry, ____ has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating.

Aditya

National Doctor’s Day is celebrated in India every year on 1st July. The theme for year 2020 was ____.

“Lessen the mortality of COVID 19” - birth and death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy

This year theme of World Population Day 2020.

Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls - 11th July

Nelson Mandela International Day

18 July

India celebrates the Kargil Vijay Diwas on ____ every year to remember the extreme valour, sacrifice and exemplary courage of Indian soldiers during the 1999 Kargil war.

26th July

World Nature Conservation Day is observed on ____ every year.

28th July

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is on ___ & the theme was ____.

30th July, “Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking”

____ developed a UV sanitizing device: Smartphone operated Handy Ultraviolet Disinfection Helper (SHUDH) to kill the spread of coronavirus at the highly prone places.

IIT Kanpur

___ developed the world’s most affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit “Corosure”.

IIT Delhi

____ government set up a first-of-its-kind ‘plasma bank’ in the country for treating COVID-19 patients.

Delhi

First ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit in India

Sanskrit Saptahiki, broadcasted by All India Radio

India’s largest butterfly

Himalayan Golden Birdwing butterfly

____ was ranked as one of the best Police Stations of the country and the best Police Station of the State.

Nadaun Police Station, Himachal Pradesh

Ministry of Railways is on a mission mode with the goal of transforming Indian Railways into Green Railways by ___.

2030

____ was signed by SportsAdda as its brand ambassador.

Brett Lee

____ introduced India’s first-ever fully contactless airport car parking to provide a safe airport amid COVID-19.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL)

Assam Chief Minister

Sarbananda Sonowal

___ Reserve Forest in Assam was to be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.

Poba

Ambassadors of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anurag Kashyap

Girish Chandra Murmu announced the launch of a ‘Macadamisation Program’ for the improvement of roads across ____.

Jammu and Kashmir