Current Affairs (June 2020) Flashcards
The Environmental Performance Index 2020 was topped by _____.
Denmark
- followed by Luxembourg, Switzerland, UK & France
- India was ranked 168th
- Liberia was bottom of list
According to the Global Economic Prospects (June 2020) by the World Bank, global GDP contracted by ___ percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2%
- deepest global recession in eight decades
Indian Railways commissioned the first ____ and successfully ran a double stack containers in electrified territory on Western Railway, making them the first in the world.
high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE)
- operated successfully from Palanpur & Botad stations in Gujarat
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) partnered with ____ to promote innovation in India.
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
- support world class start-ups through CSIR Incubators
- set-up CSIR Innovation Parks
____ is CSIRs Student- Scientist connect program where more than 3 lakhs students across the country have been exposed to science & tech.
JIGYASA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the technology platform ___ to empower MSMEs.
CHAMPIONS
- stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of recent Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength.
____ won the WHO Director-General Special award for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
Dr Mom Kong, Cambodia
Movement for Health
___ won the South-East Asia Region Awardees for its efforts to ban pan masala, gutkha, e-cigarettes and hookah in Bihar and Jharkhand.
Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society, Patna
Government of India has launched “The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)” which is an initiative of ____.
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
- provide internship opportunities to fresh graduates in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) & Smart Cities
According to the World Investment Report 2020, Global FDI flows were to decrease by ___ in 2020.
40%
Among the world’s largest FDI recipients, India jumped from 12th position in 2018 to ___ in 2019.
9th
According to the National Report on the state of Climate Crisis, India’s temperature increased by ___ between 1901 and 2018.
0.7°C
According to the National Report on the state of Climate Crisis, in a best case scenario, India’s temp would rise by _____ and worst case scenario it would rise by ___.
- 7°C
4. 4°C
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs signed a MoU with SIDBI for ____ scheme.
PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi
India was elected as the non-permanent member of the United Nations ____ in June 2020.
Security Council
____ topped the World Competitiveness Index 2020.
Singapore
- followed by Denmark & Switzerland
- India came 43rd
____ will be a 125 days long campaign launched by the Government of India to offer livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers & rural citizens.
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
- from Village Telihar, Khagaria District, Bihar
State of the art flood warning system “iFLOWS” was launched in ____ in June 2020.
Mumbai
____ was top state in India to provide employment to the workers under MGNREGA.
Uttar Pradesh
According to the Nature Index 2020, India ranked ___ in science research.
12th
- US topped
- followed by China & Germany
According to SIPRI Yearbook 2020, India ranked ___ as nuclear weapons increased since 2019.
6th [150 nuclear war heads]
- India and China showed increase in nuclear weapons
IIT-Ropar & IIT Indore ranked in the top 100 of ____ ranking 2020.
THE Young University Ranking
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology topped the list
____ launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for MSMEs.
Airtel Payments Bank
Yes Bank partnered with fintech startup ____ to launch ‘Swasth Card’, a co-branded healthcare card, under Swasth program.
“Affordplan”
____ platform was virtually launched by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, ____ to help in systematically adopting the technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions.
YUKTI 2.0
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
___ was launched in 2016. It is a set of seven evidence-based action plan for countries to eliminate the violence against children.
Inspire Framework
Under PMMY, the loans extended for income generating activities up to Rs 50,000 are known as ___ loans.
Shishu
- Modi approved the scheme for interest subvention of 2% to all Shishu loan accounts
___ is the first bank that launched a mobile application based facility where customer can open the current bank account in a paperless manner in just a few hours.
IndusInd Bank
“Summer Treats” campaign was launched by ___ Bank with the easing of the lockdown restrictions in order to provide offers to both merchants and, salaried and self-employed customers.
HDFC
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) extended a Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) of Rs 270 crore to ___ Bank to support the agricultural activities of the farmers amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Assam Gramin Vikash
____ introduced an online overdraft (OD) facility ‘Insta FlexiCash’ for its salary account customers to guard them against missing their Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) or cheque bounces due to insufficient funds by providing short-term instant credit.
ICICI Bank
Karnataka Bank rolled out a new product titled “KBL Micro Mitra” for the Micro entrepreneurs where the Micro manufacturing and service enterprises will be offered a financial assistance of up to ___.
Rs 10 lakhs
Yes Bank has partnered with ___ to launch its digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app.
UDMA Technologies
International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Indian economy will experience a sharp contraction of ___ in Fiscal Year 2021.
- 55%
- Projections stated by IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook titled “A Crisis like No Other, An Uncertain Outlook“.
The merger of Peugeot S.A (PSA) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) has been approved by the ____.
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
____ bought 1.16% stake in Jio Platforms.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
State of Emergency was declared on June 4th after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil spills near Russian city of ___, Siberia within the Arctic Circle
Norilsk
In Bristol England statue of 17th century slave trader ___ was pulled down during the BLM marches in June 2020.
Edward Colston
Former astronaut ___ is the first woman to reach deepest point of the ocean - Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench.
Kathy Sullivan
- first American woman to spacewalk
African American ____ shot dead in drive-through carpark in Atlanta leading to further protests at police violence and the resignation of city’s police chief in June 2020.
Rayshard Brooks
Highest-ever temperature recorded in the Arctic circle, of ___ degrees in Verkhoyansk, Siberia.
38C (100F)