Current Affairs 2020

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Maharashtra gives banking mandate to IDBI Bank, district co-op banks
The Maharashtra State Cabinet decided to give its banking mandate to IDBI Bank, regional rural bank and 15 district central cooperative banks in the state. The mandate is only for the partial handling of certain funds.

WB CM launches West Bengal’s ‘Self Scan’ app
In the backdrop of the central government imposing a ban on as many as 59 Chinese mobile phone apps, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a mobile app, indigenously developed by state information technology department, for documents scanning. The app is named – ‘Self Scan’. The application will be made available on the app store and will be free and completely safe. Self Scan is a completely safe and a protected app. No data is saved on the server. Documents can be edited too on the application besides the scanning feature.

Gujarat extends Solar Power Policy period till December 2020
The Gujarat government has announced a nine-month extension for its Gujarat Solar Power Policy –2015, till December 2020. With the extension of the policy, which was due to end in March 2020, entrepreneurs and solar power project developers will get an extended window of nine months to set up projects and avail the benefits under the policy. Under the extended window, State will be able to achieve 8000 MW of solar capacities target.

Centre to release postal stamp of former PM PV Narasimha Rao to mark centenary
A commemorative stamp would be released soon by the Centre in honour of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao on his 100th birth anniversary. The Telangana state cabinet and Legislature would pass resolutions requesting a Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, for the former Prime Minister.

PM Modi to inaugurate 3-day India Global Week 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address on the first day of India Global Week-2020 .The theme of the three-day virtual conference is Be The Revival: India and a Better New World. India Global Week- 2020 will have 5,000 global participants from 30 nations. In all, 250 global speakers will address the virtual conference in 75 sessions.

Cabinet Approves Rs 1 Lakh Crore Fund For Agriculture Infrastructure
The Union Cabinet gave its approval to Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore, a new pan-India central government scheme, to provide a medium to long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support.

Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles & rubella ahead of 2023 target
Maldives and Sri Lanka have become the first two countries in the South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of the 2023 target. The announcement was made by WHO South-East Asia’s Regional Director, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh after the fifth meeting of the regional verification commission for measles and rubella elimination, held virtually.

SBI to invest up to Rs.1,760 crore in Yes Bank
State Bank of India will invest up to 1,760 crore in troubled private sector lender Yes Bank, which is set to come out with a follow-on public offer. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Executive Committee of Central Board (ECCB) of SBI.

Google Rebrands Social Network Google Plus As Google Currents
Tech giant Google’s social media network Google Plus has officially gone almost a year after the company had shut down its personal accounts. Google recently announced that it is replacing the social network meant for enterprise users with a new tool called the Google Currents.

CBDT, SEBI sign MoU for data exchange
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for data exchange between the two organizations. The MoU will facilitate the sharing of data and information between SEBI and CBDT on an automatic and regular basis. In addition to regular exchange of data, the two organizations will also exchange with each other, on request and suo moto basis, any information available in their databases for the purpose of carrying out their functions under various laws.

Jayant Krishna to take over as first Indian CEO of UKIBC
The UK India Business Council announced that Jayant Krishna will take over as its new Group Chief Executive Officer from August 3. Krishna has previously led key initiatives of the Prime Minister’s Skill India mission as CEO, and Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer of the National Skill Development Corporation. He will be the first Indian CEO of UKIBC and the first CEO of the Council who shall be based in India. He will be replacing the current Group CEO, Richard Heald, OBE after a term of 10 years.

Mylab launches ‘Compact XL’ to automate molecular diagnostic test for COVID-19
Pune-based molecular diagnostics company, Mylab Discovery Solutions has launched ‘Compact XL’, India’s first machine to automate the manual processes of molecular diagnostic tests such as RNA/DNA-based tests including COVID-19 RT-PCR tests.

Veteran Bollywood actor Jagdeep of Sholay fame dead
Veteran actor Jagdeep, whose paan-stained grin and mischievous eyes as Soorma Bhopali in Sholay made him popular across generations, died at his residence. He was 81.