Weekly Current Affairs One Lines 5th - 11th July 2020 | Civils OnlinEd

Weekly Current Affairs  5th-11th July 2020

           

 International Relations

Þ    Petrapole-Benapole ICP   Trade between India and Bangladesh through the Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check   Point (ICP) has resumed once again

Þ    India and the European Union (EU) will hold their 15th summit meeting through video link     on 15 July

Þ    WHO Panel on COVID-19 The panel will then provide an interim report to an annual meeting of heal

                                              National Events

Þ    Locust attacks

*        India, which is tackling the worst locust attack in 26 years for the last three months should remain on "high alert" during the next four weeks, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

*        Rajasthan is the most affected state in the country. The other affected states are Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar.

Þ    Govt blocks 40 websites of banned pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice

Þ Sanskrit News Magazine ‘Vaartavali’  completed it's five years of continuous broadcast on DD News.

Þ    Household tap connections under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan 

Þ    Bhilai Steel Plant for 1st time delivers higher-speed rail tracks 

Þ      Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), joined hands with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to combat COVID-19 in the state.

Þ    Haryana Cabinet clears Ordinance to give 75% private jobs to locals 

Þ    West Bengal plans plasma bank to boost COVID fight 

Þ   Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the Maha Jobs Portal to provide employment opportunities to local residents.

Þ    Cabinet approved:

          *        Extending EPF contribution 24%

          *        Affordable Rental Housing Complexes

          *        Extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package

          *        'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund'

          *        extension of time limit for availing the benefits of "PMGKY" for Ujjwala beneficiaries

          *        Capital infusion for the 3 Public Sector General Insurance Companies

          *        Extension of PMGKAY

Þ     KVIC begins online sale of Khadi Face Masks

Þ     Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DSEW) has decided to reimburse the cost of pulse oximeter purchased by the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS)

Þ   Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC's eSkill India portal to provide free access to learning resources and conduct digital skilling awareness drives, equipping the next generation of learners with the skills they need to thrive in a digital economy

Þ    India Global week      Theme: ‘Be The Revival: India and a Better New World

Þ The 750 MW (3x250) Solar Project set up at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020.

Þ    Army bans 89 apps

Þ    Vikas Dubey The accused of shooting dead 8 policemen in Kanpur’s Bikru village last week, killed in an alleged exchange of fire while being brought to Uttar Pradesh from Ujjain

      

Þ   Boeing handed over the last of the five AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF), completing the contract for 22 Apaches.

 Þ   India recorded a 1.2 million snakebite deaths in 20 year period (2000-19)

Þ     The Uttar Pradesh government will launch a massive sanitisation drive across the state

Þ   The NITI Aayog has organized a virtual workshop with 47 Central Ministries/Departments to monitor the performance of 29 select global indices to drive reforms and growth in the country.

Economy Related

Þ    Income Tax dept amends TDS form

 Þ    DHFL defaults on NCD repayments of Rs 50 cr over moratorium restrictions

Þ      The World Bank and the Government of India today signed the $750 million agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme to support the increased flow of finance into the hands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

Þ    World Bank and Government of India signed a $400-million loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme that seeks to rejuvenate the Ganga river

Þ      Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed 30 general & health insurers to launch short-term ‘Corona Kavach' health insurance policies

Þ   Fish Cryobanks will facilitate all-time availability of fish sperms of desired species to fish farmers.

Þ    India – 2^nd largest FDI in  UK 

Þ    Indian company Biocon got approval from the Drug Controller General of India  to use Itolizumab on COVID patients.   It is a drug used to treat patients with psoriasis.

Science & Technology

Þ    Ofek 16

     *        Spy Satellite

*        Launched by Israel

Þ  Researchers from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala developed an Emergency Breathing Assist System (EBAS) called AirBridge.

Environmental Issues

Þ    Golden Birdwing Butterfly Southern Birdwing to become the largest Butterfly in India

*        Binomial name: Troides aeacus

Þ According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report, Avg global temperature can rise by 1.5°C in the next 5 years 

Appointments

Þ    Injeti Srinivas appointed chairman of International Financial Services Centres Authority

Þ    Lee Hsien Loong reelected as Singapore’s prime minister

                                                       Books

Þ    Getting Competitive: A Practitioner's Guide for India -  Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava pens book on industrialising India

Þ    Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver- Former RBI governor Urjit Patel pens book on dealing with NPA issue

Sports & Games

Þ    Indian Olympic Association adopts new logo as it marks 100 years of participation in the Olympic game