Current Affairs 2020 July 5

• Delhi Government launched an online portal ‘LEAD’.
• LEAD: Learning Through E-Resource Made Accessible For Delhi.
• Lt Gen SP Kochhar appointed as Director-General of COAI.
• COAI: Cellular Operations Association of India.
• French Prime Minister Eduard Phillipe resigned.
• Rameshwar Sharma appointed as Pro-Tem Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
• Zoya Khan becomes the 1st transgender operator of the common service centre in India.
• Jean Castex appointed as Pro-Tem Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
• Intel Capital to buy 0.39% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 1,894.50 Cr.
• Chairman of NHAI SS Sandhu gets 6 months extension.
• NHAI: National Highway Authority of India.
• VP M V Naidu to launch “Elyments” 1st Indian Social Media Super App.
• Ratnakar Matkari will be posthumously honoured with the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Award by Maharashtra Govt.
• Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan “launched drug discovery Hackathon 2020”.
• Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launched “Fit Hai To Hit Hai India” for school children.
• HDFC Bank to offer “ZipDrive” an online instant auto loans.
• Krishi Sanjeevani Saptah to be launched by Maharashtra Government; AIM – Educate farmers with new technologies.
• Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
• Odisha Govt launched ‘labour Case Management System’ Portal.
• Nagaland Cabinet banned the sale of dog meat.
• India’s external debt increased by 2.8% to $558.5 Billion in FY20.
• India’s GDP likely to contract by 6.4% in 2020-21: Care ratings
• Germany to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2038.
• Germany to shut down nuclear power by end of 2022.
• Delhi Govt to launch “Podhe Lagao Prayavaran Bachao” campaign.
• Meity-NITI Aayog launches Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App.
• SAP Launches Global Bharat Program for Indian MSMEs.
• Two-Time Olympic Badminton champion Lin Dan retires.