insight daily current affairs

Insight daily current affairs

🔶FSSAI State food safety index for 2019-20 released during webinar; Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh topped

🔶Dr. Jitendra Singh launched COVID BEEP app, India’s first physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients

🔶Western Coalfields Ltd opened 3 new coal mines for Rs 849 cr; 100 MT coal production target by FY26-27

🔶Govt changes public procurement rules, more preference to local suppliers

🔶India ranks 168th  in 12th edition of Environment Performance Index 2020; Denmark tops

🔶Tech Mahindra signs UNGC Initiative to reduce CO2 emissions; Target to raise renewable energy to 50% by 2025

🔶Poet and writer Javed Akhtar becomes the first Indian to receive Richard Dawkins Award 2020

🔶Abu Dhabi Investment Authority invests Rs 5,683.50 cr for 1.16% stake in Jio Platforms

🔶Scientists at ARCI develops magnetocaloric material for the treatment of Cancer

🔶2020 World Archery Field Championships postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19

🔶Padma Shri Ved Prakash Marwah, former governor and Delhi police commissioner passed away at 87

🔶Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passes away at 39

🔶World oceans day 2020: June 8

🔶World Brain Tumor Day 2020 – June 8

🔶World Food Safety Day 2020 – June 7

🔶Madhya Pradesh launches Welfare programme for Street Vendors

🔶India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ flagged off from Devlali Railway Station of Maharashtra

🔶PM Modi Addresses Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under NEP

🔶IBBI amended Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016

🔶NHAI signs MoU with IIT Delhi Strengthen data-driven decision making

🔶First Time in Indian Ocean Region UNESCO Recognises Two Coastal Villages of Odisha as Tsunami Ready

🔶Simplilearn and NSDC Announce Collaboration to Upskill Professionals in Digital Skills

🔶FAO Introduce New Platform to Reduce Global Food Loss and Waste

🔶Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa registers landslide victory in Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections

🔶Highlights of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on August 4-6, 2020

🔶Exim Bank extends USD 250 million line of credit to Mozambique

🔶ADB signed USD 200 mn financing deal with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited for 718 mw power plant in Bangladesh

🔶Former J&K Governor GC Murmu appointed as 14th CAG; Replaces Rajiv Mehrishi

🔶Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as UPSC chairman

🔶PNB Housing Finance appoints Hardayal Prasad, Former SBI Card Head as New MD and CEO

🔶LIC acquired 4.23% Stake of YES Bank

🔶Ministry of Jal Shakti  launched a New Version of the India Water Resources Information System

🔶SAI with CISCE and CBSE launches Khelo India mobile app Online Training Programme for PE Teachers & Principals

🔶Writer and activist Sadia Dehlvi dies aged 63

🔶Veteran CPM leader and former West Bengal Transport Minister Shyamal Chakraborty passed away at 76

🔶Padma Shri awardee and prominent cultural historian and exponent of Mewati gharana Mukund Lath passes away at 82

🔶“Amazing Ayodhya” – A new book to tell the history of Ayodhya

🔶6th edition of National Handloom Day is observed on August 7, 2020

🔶Maharashtra Became the First State to Partner with Google India to Provide Learning Tools for Schools

🔶World Bank grants Rs. 1,950 cr loans to West Bengal to tackle COVID – 19: Mamata Banerjee

🔶Thane engineer develops world’s first ‘Internet-controlled’ robot ‘Coro-bot’ for COVID-19 hospitals

🔶DIAT Develops “ANANYA” nanotechnology based disinfectant spray to fight COVID-19

🔶Former footballer Hamza Koya passed away at 61

🔶IIT-Guwahati’s students develop mobile app “Flyzy”

🔶Indian GDP to contract 5% in FY21: S&P Global Ratings