Current Affairs 2020

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This post contains important current affairs of 30 June 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 30 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 30 June 2020 Current affairs test.

International Day of Parliamentarism is observed on 30 June
International Day of Parliamentarism is observed on 30th June every year. The day is aimed to honour the Parliamentarian for their service amid the pandemic. During the COVID-19 crisis, Parliaments and other government institutions are subject to the same social distancing measures as other public and private organizations. But the parliament plays a more vital role than ever to pass emergency laws, allocate resources, and scrutinize government action.

International Asteroid Day 2020 is being celebrated on 30 June
In 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/71/90, declaring 30 June as International Asteroid Day. It is observed each year to mark the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard.

Maharashtra launches Project Platina, Worlds Largest Plasma Therapy Trial
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the world’s largest plasma therapy trials for the COVID-19 “Project Platina”. The project is aimed at creating robust data for treating the disease for which no specific line of treatment exists. The project will help the country’s worst-hit state create infrastructure for this line of treatment. The project will be free of cost.

Uttrakhand Approves Land Transfer
Uttarakhand State Wildlife Advisory Board has permitted proposals on the transfer of forest land in Gangotri National Park for development of roads. The decision comes amid the row between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

Union Minister of Minority Affairs laid foundation stone for “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” in Rampur (Uttar Pradesh)
The “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” is being constructed with the cost of Rs 92 crore by Union Minority Affairs Ministry under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram (PMJVK). This community centre will be utilized for various socio-economic-cultural activities, skill development training, coaching, relief activities during disaster such as Corona and different sports activities.

Beta Version of PM SVANidhi Portal was launched
Secretary, Housing & Urban Affairs Durga Shanker Mishra launched the Beta version of PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi “PM SVANidhi” Portal, pmsvanidhi.mohua.gov.in. It aims to leverage digital technology solutions. PM SVANidhi Portal will provide an integrated end to end IT interface to users for availing benefits under the scheme. The integrated IT platform will provide an end-to-end solution for scheme administration.

Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid foundation stone for Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap at Rampur, UP
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid the foundation stone for “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” at Numaish Ground in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. It aims for a “Self-reliant India” which is the guarantee of “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat”.

GoI, World Bank signed agreements to increase access to affordable Housing for Urban Poor in TN
Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed an agreement to help low-income groups in Tamil Nadu State to get access to affordable housing. The agreement was signed for two projects: First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Program for $200 million Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project for $50 million.

Uganda Submitted REDD+ Results
Uganda has become the first African country to submit results for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is a mechanism developed by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2005.

RBI to conduct OMO to boost liquidity
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that is is to conduct special “Open Market Operations (OMO)” on 2 July 2020. The aim is to pump up liquidity in the financial system.RBI’s special OMO session will see the simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities for Rs.10,000 crore.

Covaxin Approved for Human Clinical Trials
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted approval to Bharat Biotech to conduct human clinical trials for ‘Covaxin’, making it the first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate to receive this approval. Covaxin has been developed by the company Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It is an inactivated vaccine manufactured in the company’s Bio-Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) High Containment facility located in Hyderabad (Telangana). The permission was granted after the company submitted results from pre-clinical studies of the vaccine that demonstrated its safety and immune response. Phase I and II clinical trials will start across India in July 2020.