Current Affairs 2020 July 8

• All customs stations would set up Turant Suvidha Kendras by July 15: CBIC
• CBIC: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
• World Bank provides $400 Million Loan for the Namami Gange Programme.
• West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee launches document scanning App “Self Scan”.
• Face Masks, Hand Sanitisers No more under essential commodities Act: Govt
• Haryana to reserve 75% Jobs in the private sector of the state for locals.
• 4th highest seizure of opium in 2018 reported from India: UNODC
• UNODC: United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime
• Govt launches “Bal Vidyalaya” for rural India.
• Govt appointed 5 new members on the board of parser Bharati.

1. BJP Spokesperson Shaina NC
2. Music Composer Salim Merchant
3. Media Professional Sanjay Gupta
4. Veteran Journalist AK Tandon
5. Media Professional Alok Agarwal.

• US considering to Ban Chinese Apps including TikTok.
• CBSE Syllabus for classes 9 to 12 reduced by 30 %.
• Delhi Govt to provide free ration to PDS cardholders till Nov 2020.
• Israel successfully launched its intelligence satellite Ofek-16 into LEO.
• LEO: Lower Earth Orbit

 

AIBA (Amateur International Boxing Association)

• Amit Panghal ranked No.1 in (52 Kg category) AIBA’s latest rankings.
• Manju Rani Ranks 2nd in (48 Kg Category) AIBA’s latest rankings.
• Mary Kom ranks 3rd in (51 Kg Category) AIBA’s latest rankings.
• Lovlinga Borgohain ranks 3rd in (69 Kg Category) AIBA’s latest rankings.
• Jamuna Boro ranks 5th in (54 Kg Category) AIBA’s latest rankings.

 

JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index

• United Kingdom topped JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• United States ranks 2nd in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Australia ranks 3rd in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• France ranks 4th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Germany ranks 10th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Japan ranks 16th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• China ranks 32nd in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• India ranks 34th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• UAE ranks 36th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Brazil ranks 45th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Saudi Arabia ranks 57th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Sri Lanka ranks 65th in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.
• Pakistan ranks 73rd in JLL’s Global Realty Transparency Index.