Current Affairs 2020

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This post contains important current affairs of 4 July 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 4 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 4 July 2020 Current affairs test.

Independence Day USA is observed on 4 July
Independence Day USA is celebrated on 4 July. United States Independence Day is also known as the Fourth of July or the Fourth. This day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July, 1776 from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

International Day of Cooperatives is observed on 4 July
International Day of Cooperatives is observed on 4 July. The day is observed on the first Saturday of July every year. The day aims to raise awareness of cooperatives and extend the partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other organizations. Read information about the history, about ICA, the significance of celebrating this day. Theme: The theme of 2020 International Day of Cooperatives 2020 is “Cooperatives for Climate Action”.

Delhi government launches Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao
The campaign Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao is launched with an aim to reduce air pollution by increasing green cover in the national capital Delhi. It has been planned that during the campaign, in 17 days, 31 lakh of tree saplings will be planted under the campaign. The campaign will be launched near ITO on National Highway 20 (NH 20)

Odisha Launches ‘Balaram’ Yojana To Provide Crop Loan To Landless Farmers
The Odisha government launched ‘Balaram Yojana’ to provide crop loans to landless farmers. Under the new scheme the landless cultivators will get loans through joint liability groups (JLGs). Under the ‘Balaram’ scheme, the government has set a target to provide farm loans to 7 lakh landless farmers in next two years. It has set aside Rs 1,040 crore for the purpose.

Tamil Nadu CM orders Rs 3,000 stipend for junior lawyers
Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami announced a monthly stipend of Rs 3,000 to newly enrolled junior lawyers for two years to help them overcome financial difficulties in pursuit of their profession.

Himachal Pradesh to provide tap connections to all rural households by 2022
Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat discussed the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Himachal Pradesh with Chief Minister Jairam Thakur through video conferencing. Drinking water supply is a service delivery, wherein the quantity, quality of water supplied and periodicity of water supply has to be ensured for which Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is under implementation.

President inaugurated Dhamma Chakra Day 2020 celebrations on 4th July
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Dhamma Chakra Day 2020 celebrations on 4th July 2020. The day is celebrated to mark Buddha’s First Sermon to his first 5 ascetic disciples at the Deer Park, Rsipatana in the present-day Sarnath near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Dhamma Chakra Day is celebrated by Buddhists across the world as the day of Dharma Chakra Parvattana or “Turning of the Wheel of Dharma”.

AIR to broadcast its rst-ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit
The All India Radio (AIR) will broadcast its first- ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit which will have news from the world of Sanskrit and prominent developments of the week, a statement stated. The programme titled, ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’, will air from Saturday onwards and will be of 20 minutes duration. It can be heard on All India Radio FM News Channel (100.1 MHz frequency) every Saturday with a repeat broadcast on Sundays.

India to add 60 GW renewable energy capacity in 5 yrs
India is expected to add only 60GW of renewable energy capacity in the next 5 years, according to Bridge To India’s India Renewable Energy CEO survey report 2020. This is very low, at 12GW per annum. The government wants to achieve 175GW by 2022 and 450GW by 2030, stated Vinay Rustagi, Managing Director of the renewable energy consultancy firm.

NLC India, CIL sign pact to form JV to develop 5,000 MW solar, thermal power assets
NLC India stated it has signed a pact with state-owned CIL to form a joint venture (JV) to develop 5,000 megawatts of solar and thermal power assets across the country. The equity participation in the proposed JV between Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NLC India will be in the ratio of 50:50, NLC India stated in a regulatory filing.

Germany to become first major economy to phase out coal, nuclear power
German lawmakers have finalized the country’s long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn’t ambitious enough and free marketers criticise as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Bills approved by both houses of parliament envision shutting down the last coal-fired power plant by 2038 and spending some 40 billion euros ($45 billion) to help affected regions cope with the transition.

PFS secures Rs.300-cr term loan from SBI to fund biz plans
PTC India Financial Services Ltd (PFS) has secured a300 crore term loan from State Bank of India, to meet its business growth needs. The money will be utilised for further strengthening of the cash flow of the company and for onward funding to sustainable infrastructure finance projects.

Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited launches Video KYC Account
Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited ,the largest small finance bank in India in terms of number of banking outlets as of March 31, 2019 becomes one of the leading banks in the country to launch video KYC account. This is a web application designed to conduct a remote verification process through a video call. The video call has to be triggered from the Relationship Executive’s domain and the recording for the video call will be stored as well. The customer has to submit their Aadhaar and pan details on the video call for bank to verify.

Delhi Girl Freya Thakral Receives Prestigious Diana Award for Positive Contribution to Society
Thirteen-year-old Freya Thakral, a student from The British School, New Delhi, has been bestowed with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. She has been added to the roll of honours on Princess Diana’s birthday – July 1, 2020.

SP Kochhar appointed DG of Cellular Operators Association of India
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has appointed SP Kochhar as its new Director General (DG), after Rajan Mathews quitting the position, after a decade of service.

Vice President of India to launch Elyments, First Indian Social Media Super App
Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu is to launch Elyments, the first Indian Social Media Super App, on 5th July 2020. More than 1000 IT professionals jointly created the indigenous first social media super-app.

MOM captured image of Phobos, the biggest moon of Mars
The Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has captured the image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars. The image was taken on 1st July when MOM was about 7,200 km from Mars and 4,200 km from Phobos. The image is a composite image generated from 6 MCC frames with a Spatial resolution of the image is 210 m. The colour if the image has been corrected.

Veteran journalist Bishnu Prasad Kumar passes away
Veteran journalist Bishnu Prasad Kumar, who had covered the Bangladesh Liberation War and the turbulent Naxalite movement in the 70s, passed away. Kumar had also been associated with the PTI, Economic Times and the All India Radio at various times. He was a founder member of the Durgapur Press Club.