Daily Current Affairs Update
08 July Current Affairs
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1-‘Bhavishya’ savings account has been launched by the Fino Payments Bank Limited.
‘Bhavishya’ का बचत खाता फिनो पेमेंट्स बैंक लिमिटेड द्वारा शुरू किया गया है।
2-Sijo Kuruvilla George has been appointed to the Central Government’s committee on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020.
सिजो कुरुविला जॉर्ज को विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी और नवाचार नीति 2020 पर केंद्र सरकार की समिति में नियुक्त किया गया है।
3-Indian Coast Guard & Indonesia Coast Guard sign MoU to boost maritime relations.
भारतीय तटरक्षक और इंडोनेशिया तट रक्षक ने समुद्री संबंधों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
4-Assam Government to Upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park amid Coal Mining Row.
असम सरकार ने कोयला खनन रो के बीच देहिंग पटकाई वन्यजीव अभयारण्य को राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में अपग्रेड करने का निर्णय लिया है।
5-The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) has appointed Jayant Krishna as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group.
यूके इंडिया बिजनेस काउंसिल (UKIBC) ने जयंत कृष्णा को समूह का मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी (सीईओ) नियुक्त किया है।
6-West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has launched a new mobile application called “SelfScan”.
पश्चिम बंगाल की मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी ने एक नया मोबाइल एप्लिकेशन लॉन्च किया है जिसका नाम “सेल्फस्कैन” है।
7-Rameshwar Sharma has been appointed as the Protem Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
रामेश्वर शर्मा को मध्य प्रदेश विधानसभा के प्रोटेम स्पीकर के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया है।
8-G Akash has become India’s 66th Chess Grandmaster.
जी आकाश भारत के 66 वें शतरंज ग्रैंडमास्टर बन गए हैं।
9-World Bank to provide 400 million dollars to enhance support for rejuvenating River Ganga.
विश्व बैंक ने गंगा नदी के कायाकल्प के लिए समर्थन बढ़ाने के लिए 400 मिलियन डॉलर प्रदान किए।
10- The Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) has entered into a partnership with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co to provide a wide range of health insurance options to its customers.
करूर वैश्य बैंक (KVB) ने अपने ग्राहकों को स्वास्थ्य बीमा विकल्पों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला प्रदान करने के लिए स्टार हेल्थ एंड एलाइड इंश्योरेंस कंपनी के साथ साझेदारी की है।
11. Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has come under the ‘conflict of interest’ scanner in relation to two of his companies- Virat Kohli Sports LLP company and Cornerstone Venture Partners LLP. Sanjeev Gupta has raised a question on Kohli’s involvement in the two companies calling it a violation of BCCI’s Constitution.
12. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced on July 6 that Himachal has become the first state in the country where all the households have LPG gas connections.
13. The Haryana Cabinet on July 6, 2020 approved a proposal that seeks to bring an ordinance to reserve 75 percent jobs in the private sector for the state’s youth.
14. The Indian Government and the World Bank have signed an agreement for MSME Emergency Response Programme worth USD 750 million. The agreement aims at supporting an increased flow of finance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
15. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on July 6 announced that the government has decided that Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary will soon be upgraded into National Park. The decision was made at a meeting that Sonowal had with the government officials.
16. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on July 6 launched the Maha Jobs Portal which aims at providing job opportunities to residents of the state. The newly launched portal will help in the recruitment of semi-skilled, skilled, and unskilled employees.
17. Injeti Srinivas has been appointed as a Chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. The news was confirmed through an official notice released on July 6, 2020.
18. In response to the directions by ICMR, the maximum number of the institutes have started the subject enrolment process for the first phase of the human trial for the COVID-19 vaccine from July 7, 2020.
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