Current Affairs 2020

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World Day for International Justice is observed on 17 July
World Day for International Justice is observed on 17 July across the world. The aim is to recognize the strengthening system of international justice. The day also promotes international criminal justice.

World Emoji Day is observed on 17 July
Since the time social media apps have become popular among the masses, the use of emojis has increased rapidly. Emojis have now become a part of our day-to-day life, as we all use one or many emojis to express our emotions during the day. An emoji, a small digital picture representing an idea, expression, look or reaction is now used widely to express a variety of our emotions.

Telangana Police Launch ‘CybHER’ Campaign To Tackle Cybercrime Against Women, Children
Telangana Police launched a month-long virtual awareness campaign ‘CybHER’ in the wake of cybercrime against the women and children in the state. Women Safety Wing, Telangana Police has launched ‘CybHER’ campaign, to make cyberspace safe for women and children. SHE teams are constituted to handle eve-teasing cases and ‘Bharosa’ is the centre for assisting women to deal with legal matters and to provide shelter to victims of trafficking.

Punjab Police to hire civilian domain experts to deal with complex probes
The Punjab council of ministers gave the go-ahead for the state police department to recruit civilian domain experts in the areas of information technology (IT), legal forensics and finance to deal with complex investigations. Punjab will be India’s first state to recruit civilians as domain experts in its police force.

Govt announces ‘Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund’ of Rs 15,000 crore
The government announced an ‘Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund’ worth Rs 15,000 crore to support private investment in dairy processing, value addition and cattle feed infrastructure. It aims to incentivise investment by individual entrepreneurs, private companies, MSMEs, Farmers Producers Organisation (FPOs) and Section 8 companies to establish dairy and meat processing and value addition infrastructure as well as animal feed plants.

GoI launched implementation guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure
Government of India (GoI) launched the implementation guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs.15,000 crore. The fund was approved by the Union Cabinet in June under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan stimulus package for ensuring growth in several sectors. The guidelines was launched by the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh.

DHI launched five platform e-portals to promote innovations and product development
Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Government of India (GoI), has launched five platform e-portals that are developed by organizations namely BHEL for power sector equipment, HMT for machine tools, CMFTI for manufacturing technology, ICAT and ARAI for the automotive sector. The portal aims to promote innovation, Research, and development (R&D) and product development in India for various sectors.

Ministry of Finance releases Rs 15,187 crore as grants-in-aid to 2.63 lakh Rural Local Bodies
Ministry of Finance has released an amount of over 15 thousand and 187 crore rupees as grants-in-aid to 63 lakh Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) spread in 28 States of the country.

India-Bhutan Open New Trade Route To Facilitate Connectivity Between Two Countries
India and Bhutan have opened a new trade route between Jaigaon in West Bengal and Pasakha in Bhutan. This link between Jaigaon and Ahlay, Pasakha will facilitate connectivities between our two countries in these COVID 19 times, further strengthening our special relationship. A step forward!” Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj stated.

India, Israel sign agreement to expand collaboration in dealing with cyber threats
India and Israel have signed an agreement to expand cooperation in cybersecurity. The agreement was signed to expand collaboration in dealing with cyber threats amid rapid digitization due to the COVID-19 pandemic that exposed the vulnerabilities of the virtual world.

ICRA Sees India Real GDP Contract By Almost Double Digits In FY21
Rating agency ICRA sharply revised its forecast for the contraction in the Indian economy to 5% in the 2020-’21 financial year from its earlier estimate of 5%. The rating agency cited rising coronavirus cases and the localised lockdown to rein in the pandemic for the downward revision.

India Ranks Third In Global Manufacturing Risk Index: Cushman & Wakeeld Report
India ranks third in the list of most-suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions, according to property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. China and the U.S. retain the top two positions, while India has moved one place higher to rank third.

SBI Card gets new MD & CEO in Ashwini Kumar Tewari
SBI Cards and Payment Services, the country’s second-largest credit card issuer, has a new Managing Director & CEO, Ashwini Kumar Tewari.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra becomes HCL Technologies chairperson
Roshni Nadar Malhotra was appointed the chairperson of HCL Technologies, the IT services company stated. She replaces her father Shiv Nadar, who would continue as managing director and hold the designation of Chief Strategy Officer.

IIT Madras-incubated startup develops portable hospital to treat COVID-19 patients
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) incubated start-up Modulus Housing, has developed a portable hospital unit that can be installed anywhere within two hours by four people. Called ‘MediCAB,’ it aims to decentralize the approach to detect, screen, identify, isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in their local communities through these portable microstructures.

IIT Kanpur-incubated startups develop device to monitor water quality india
IIT Kanpur Incubated Start-ups i.e Earth-face Analytics Pvt Ltd and Kritsnam Technologies Pvt Ltd have built up a gadget, for dissecting and observing water quality through simple to utilize colorimetric test-strip, in view of advanced mobile phone innovation that screens numerous significant water quality boundaries in under two minutes.

Acharya Shree Purushottam Priyadasji Swamishree passes away
Acharya Shree Purushottam Priyadasji Swamishree, head of Swaminarayan Sanstha – a spiritual, cultural, and social welfare centre headquartered in Ahmedabad, has passed away. He was the fifth heir in the lineage of ascetic acharyas. He was presently incumbent Acharya of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi.