Current Affairs 2020

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National Moon Day is celebrated on July 20
July 20 is celebrated as National Moon Day. On this day, Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon in the year 1969. Today is the 51st anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first landing on the moon. Today is the 51st anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first landing on the moon.

Noida will use drones to map land in 300 villages
Noida Will Use Drones To Map Land In 300 Villages Of Jewar, Dankaur, Bisrakh And Dadri Blocks. Flying at regular intervals to capture images of the land below. The initiative is part of a scheme that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24.

Uttar Pradesh Govt Allows Paid Isolation Facility at Hotels for Asymptomatic Covid-19 Patients
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow paid quarantine facility for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in hotels, according to a statement. It has fixed the charges of double-occupancy rooms in hotels at Rs 2,000 per day.

Mega food park launched in Mizoram
Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal launched a food park in Mizoram that will benefit 25,000 farmers and create 5,000 jobs, an official statement said. The park will leverage an additional investment of about Rs 250 crore in about 30 food processing units in the park and would eventually lead to a turnover of about Rs 450-500 Crores annually.

Thiruvananthapuram railway division sets up development unit to woo freight customers
Southern Railway’s Thiruvananthapuram division has set up a business development unit to woo freight customers, and increase its share of freight traffic, as well as help logistics partners with ease of doing business (EoDB). The setting up of the unit is in line with the Railway Board’s initiative to increase the railway’s share in India’s freight/logistics sector, and double the quantity of freight carried by the railways by 2024, SK Sinha, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Thiruvana ..

Maharashtra government to soon implement foster care policy for children
The Maharashtra government will soon implement a foster care policy for the protection and rehabilitation of children. A district-level committee headed by collector will prepare the list of foster parents and seek report on whether they are fit to provide care to the child. The foster family will not be permanent and will not have legal rights over the child.

Government to boost development of Buddhist tourism, starts with promotional activities
As more states open up to tourists with a string of safeguards in place, the tourism ministry is lending a helping hand with its “Dekho Apna Desh” campaign and pitching India as the land of Buddha. With an eye on China and Buddhist countries in the neighbourhood, tourism minister Prahlad Patel emphasised the need to bring more Buddhist tourists to India, asking tour operators last week why India receives only a fraction of them.

Indian mission in Dubai to remain open during weekends, public holidays till Dec
The Indian consulate in Dubai to remain open even on weekends and public holidays from Aug 1 till December 31 to cater to the emergency needs of Indians such as passport renewal for emergency travel in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Infosys ties up with LANXESS for ultra-modern workplace
Bengaluru-headquartered tech firm Infosys on Monday announced a partnership with Germany- based LANXESS, a specialty chemicals company, manufacturing chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals. Infosys said it would transform LANXESS to a future- ready end-user IT landscape to ensure a seamless and harmonised workplace experience for LANXESSs global workforce.

India’s debt to GDP ratio may rise to 87.6%: SBI Ecowrap
India’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio could climb to 87.6% this fiscal, up from 72.2% last year, due to a collapsing GDP and consequently higher borrowings, according to a research note by SBI Ecowrap. The country’s gross debt is likely to be around Rs170 lakh crore in FY21 as compared to Rs146.9 lakh crore in FY20, says a report by SBI.

GSK to take 10% stake in Germany’s CureVac for $163 million
Britain’s GSK said on Monday it would invest 130 million pounds ($163 million) to buy a 10% stake in Germany’s CureVac, launching a collaboration to develop up to five mRNA-based vaccines with technology already being used by the biotech company to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. CureVac’s existing COVID-19 mRNA and rabies vaccines research programmes are not included in the deal.

Jalaj Gupta joins Mahindra & Mahindra
As part of its management restructuring, Mahindra & Mahindra has brought in Jalaj Gupta from Ashok Leyland to head its trucks and buses division.

UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. Amal is set to reach Mars in February 2021, the year the UAE celebrates 50 years since the country’s formation. Amal, about the size of a small car, carries three instruments to study the upper atmosphere and monitor climate change while circling the red planet for at least two years.

Glaxo to collaborate with CureVac on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline Plc agreed to work with Germany’s CureVac on as many as five novel mRNA vaccines that will target infectious diseases as Covid-19 pushes companies and governments to focus on future pandemic threats. Glaxo will invest 130 million pounds in CureVac and provide an upfront payment of 104 million pounds for a research program to find and develop mRNA vaccines and monoclonal antibodies.

NABL accredits CIPET for testing and Certification of PPE kit
Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) under the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has been accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for Testing & Certification of Personal protective equipment (PPE) Kit.