Current Affairs 2020

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This post contains important current affairs of 1 July 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 1 July 2020. We have collected the latest current affairs and compiled them date wise. These current affairs are important for all competitive exams like bank, ssc, ibps, sbi exams. The GK current affairs will help you score more in these competitive exams. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 1 July 2020 Current affairs test.

National Doctors Day is observed on 1 July
National Doctors’ Day is celebrated annually on 1 July. The day is observed for honoring the physician and former chief minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. It is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of doctors and their vital role in our day-to-day lives.

National Postal Worker Day is observed on 1 July
National Postal Worker Day is celebrated annually on July 1, National Postal Worker Day is marked in recognition of postal workers across the world. National Postal Worker Day is a unique opportunity to say ‘thank you’ not only to postmen but also to all delivery personnel, as online shopping has become a lifeline for many of us.

Chartered Accountants Day is observed on 1 July
Chartered Accountants Day or CA Day is celebrated onJuly 1 every year to commemorate the finding of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) by the parliament of India in 1949. A chartered accountant is a profession that gives direction to the financial condition of any country.

Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility in Punjab
Union Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab. Mr Pradhan stated, steel in general, and galvanized steel in particular, is a material of strength which is environment-friendly and cost-effective.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches piped water project ”Har Ghar Jal” for Bundelkhand region
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath launched the ambitious piped water project “Har Ghar Jal” that means water to every house for Bundelkhand region. The 12 projects for which the foundation stone was laid by the Chief Minister in Jhansi are part of the ”Jal Jeevan Mission” Har Ghar Jal, started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under the first phase of project which costs 2185 crores the 3 districts of Bundelkhand region will be covered.

PM Modi extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for a further five months till November-end for distributing free foodgrains to the poor. The government will keep providing free foodgrains to the poor section of the society due to the increased need during the festivals. And it will incur an additional expenditure of Rs 90,000 crore to provide 5 kg rice or wheat and 1 kg gram every month to the poor.

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment launches Nasha Mukt Bharat
“Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts’ was e-launched by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment on the occasion of “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking”

Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act come into effect from 1 July
The Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 brought through Finance Act 2019 and Rules made thereunder will come into effect from 1 July 2020 as per the notifications dated 30 March 2020. The amendment will facilitate ease of doing business and to bring in the uniformity of the stamp duty on securities across States.

India-Bangladesh form 50:50 Joint Venture Company for LPG business in Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh signed an agreement for the formation of a 50:50 Joint Venture Company (JVC) for LPG business in Bangladesh. The agreement was signed between the IOC Middle East FZE, Dubai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and RR Holdings Ltd., Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, the holding company of Beximco LPG of Bangladesh. The new Joint venture company set up takes further the ‘neighbourhood first’ policy of the government of India.

HDFC Bank launches ”e-Kisaan Dhan” app for farmers
HDFC Bank launched ”e-Kisaan Dhan” app for farmers across India to access a bouquet of agricultural and banking services on their mobile. The app, which serves as a repository of knowledge and information for any individual engaged in farming, helps meet needs of the rural ecosystem. The app will also provide value-added services, like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat and Kisan TV.

Indian oil, NTPC Ltd, and SDMC signed MoU for Waste to Energy plant in Delhi
A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Waste to Energy plant at Okhla, Delhi, between Indian Oil, NTPC Ltd and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on 30 June 2020. Under the MoU, IndianOil, SDMC, and NTPC will jointly develop a demonstration Waste-to-energy Plant at Okhla landfill site in Delhi, using Gasification technology.

MyGov Corona Helpdesk received CogX 2020 award
Artificial Intelligence-enabled MyGov Corona Helpdesk received two awards at the CogX 2020 is held annually in London, the UK. CogX is a prestigious Global Leadership Summit and Festival of AI & Emerging Technology. MyGov Corona was awarded under the categories ‘Best Innovation for Covid-19 – Society’ and ‘People’s Choice Covid-19 Overall Winner’. The awards were won by JioHaptik Technologies.

Lakshmi Vilas Bank appoints CFO Hariharan K
Lakshmi Vilas Bank appointed Hariharan K as Chief Financial Officer. The appointment is effective from June 30.

Gudni Johannesson Re-elected as President of Iceland
Incumbent president of Iceland, Gudni Th. Jóhannesson, won his second four-year term in presidential election. Guðni Jóhannesson was first elected President of Iceland in 2016 .

Shrikant Madhav Vaidya takes over as Chairman of Indian Oil
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has taken over as the Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. He will also be the Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd, a stand-alone refining subsidiary of IndianOil and Indian Oiltanking Ltd, another joint venture providing ‘terminalling’ services.

RRI introduces qkdSim toolkit to ensure safety in secure quantum communication platforms
Researchers from Raman Research Instit`ute (RRI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), has launched Quantum Key Distribution or QKD. The qkdSim simulation toolkit aims to ensure safety in secure quantum communication platforms.

Carl Reiner, longtime comedy legend passes away
Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director, producer and comedy legend whose many decades’ worth of credits — including “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The 2000 Year Old Man” passed away. He was 98. He had a run as a movie director with such films as “Oh, God!” (1977) and “The Jerk” (1979).