Current Affairs 2020

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This post contains important current affairs of 1 June 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 1 June 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 June 2020 Current affairs test.

World Milk Day is observed on 1 June
World Milk Day is observed on 1 June every year. The day aims to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector. 2020 Milk day marks the 20th year since the initiative and the entire world celebrates the day to mark the significance of milk intake in the diet. World Milk Day theme 2020 is “The 20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”

Global Day of Parents is celebrated on 1 June
Global Day of Parents is celebrated on 1 June every year. The day aims to honour all the parents throughout the world. The observation of the day recognizes the primary responsibility of the family in nurturing and protecting their children. Global Day of Parents provides an opportunity to appreciate parents across the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship. The theme for Global Day of Parents 2020: “Appreciate all parents throughout the world”.

Assam to provide functional tap connections to 13 lakh rural households in 2020-21 year
Assam State government presented the Annual Action Plan for consideration and approval of the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Government of India (GoI) approved Rs.1,407 crore for 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Assam plans to provide tap connections to 13 lakh households out of a total of 63 lakhs in 2020-21.

Yes Bank partners with Chalo launch contactless card for bus passengers
Yes Bank has partnered with Chalo to launch of a co-branded contactless travel card in Mangalore and Udupi, which would enable users to load money on the card to make ‘tap to pay’ payments across buses.

ISED launches business clinic for MSMEs in Kerala
Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) has rolled out a unique platform for extending advisory services to Covid19-affected MSMEs in Kerala. The initiative is aimed at offering free guidance to entrepreneurs to make self-evaluation for improving their performance.

Pradip Kumar Tripathi Assumes Charge as Secretary in Ministry of Steel
Shri Pradip Kumar Tripathi has assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India on 1 June 2020. He took over as Secretary upon the superannuation of present incumbent Binoy Kumar. The appointment was approved by the Appointment Committee of Cabinet. Binoy Kumar is a 1983 batch officer who had taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Steel on 1 September 2018. He retired on 30 May 2020.

Harsha Bangari takes charges as Deputy Managing Director of Exim Bank
Harsha Bangari took charge as Deputy Managing Director at Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank), Prior to this, Bangari was the Chief General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of the bank. Bangari joined Exim Bank in 1995.

Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande took over as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande assumed charge as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CLINICIAN) on 1 June 2020. He will replace Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC.

Active asteroid discovered near Jupiters Orbit for the first time in billion years
Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of space object. It is described as something between an asteroid and a comet. The object has been called an active asteroid. The celestial body was first noticed by the astronomers in June 2019 when the University of Hawaii’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a faint new signal that appeared to be an asteroid in the Trojan group.