Current Affairs 2020

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This post contains important current affairs of 5 June 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 5 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 5 June 2020 Current affairs test.

World Day Against Speciesism is observed on 5 June
World Day Against Speciesismis an annual observance held on June 5. Initiated by animal rights advocates, its main goal is to remind people that speciesism, like racism or sexism, has no place in a civilized society.

World Environment Day observed on 5 June
World Environment Day is observed on 5 June. The day aims to create awareness and action for the protection of the environment. The theme for the 2020 World Environment Day is ‘Biodiversity’.

Chhattisgarh government launcheD ‘Spandan Campaign’
The Chhattisgarh government launched the Spandan Campaign to contain incidents of suicide and fratricide involving police personnel, and instructions were issued to senior officers to strictly adhere to guidelines in this regard.

J&K launched app to provide salary information to employees
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu launched JK Employees Salary Tracker Mobile App– ‘MeraVetan’ (Version-1). The newly launched application is aimed to provide Salary Related information to Employees. With the launch of MeraVetan App (V-1), the employees especially posted in remote & rural areas who don’t have access to the DDO will easily access their salary and other details anytime.

MHRD launched TULIP, an Internship Program with ULBs across the country
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) launched The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP), an Internship Program with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country. It was jointly launched by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and MoS (I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep. S. Puri.

Prakash Javadekar launches Urban Forest programme on World Environment Day
Union Environment Minister , Prakash Javadekar launched the Urban Forest program on the occasion of World Environment Day. World Environment Day is the biggest annual event in the world by the United Nations to mark the awareness about the environment amongst people. The main aim is to raise awareness to protect nature and look at various environmental issues.

Cabinet approves renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust
The Union Cabinet approved the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust. The Prime Minister had announced the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mukherjee at a function to mark the 150th-anniversary celebrations of the port trust.

Hyundai introduces upgraded online retail platform ‘Click to Buy’
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) introduced its upgraded online end-to-end automotive retail platform ‘Click to Buy’ curated to provide future retail experience to customers in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

Mastercard, Axis Bank and Worldline launch Soft POS
Mastercard, Axis Bank and Worldline launched Soft POS to become the first financial payments service in India to transform everyday smartphones into merchant Point of Sale terminals. This functionality is called “Tap on Phone” which means a cardholder can tap his/her contactless card on the merchant Smart phone with NFC functionality and hence encourages social distancing.

RBI to set up Rs.500-cr fund to expand payment infrastructure
The Reserve Bank of India announced the creation of a 500 crore Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) to encourage deployment of Point of Sale (PoS) infrastructure (both physical and digital modes) in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and the NorthEast.

India to host AFC 2022 Asian Womens Cup
India is to host the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup. The hosting rights have been awarded to India by the Asian Football Confederation. This is the second time India will be hosting the event. India hosted the event for the first time in 1979. The information was passed by the All India Football Federation.

Manushi Chillar appointed as brand ambassador of Adidas India
The Indian arm of German sports brand Adidas announced the appointment of former Miss World Manushi Chillar as its new brand ambassador.

NCVTC to develop host-directed antivirals for COVID-19 disease
The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has approved support for the research and study done by the National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana. The researchers will screen the library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses.

DRDO develops device to keep PPE wearers comfortable, without sweating
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a device SUMERU-PACS that helps wearers of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to feel comfortable without sweating. DRDO developed a personal air circulation system which can be used inside the PPE as a small backpack of approximately 500 grams weight which works well at an ambient temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and keeps wearer comfortable and cool without sweating.

Veteran Filmmaker Basu Chatterjee passes away
Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, known for his middle-of-the-road cinema and films such as “Chhoti Si Baat” and “Rajnigandha”, passed away. He was 93.