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Current Affairs 2020 July 28

  • 28 July – World Hepatitis Day
  • Theme 2020: Hepatitis-Free Future
  • HIL Supplies 20.60 tonne of DDT to South Africa for Malaria Control Programme.
  • Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa passed away.
  • India extends medical assistance worth about $1 million to North Korea.
  • Dr. Dipak Prasad appointed as Bihar State Election Commissioner.
  • Admissions to Maharashtra ITIs through ‘MahaITI’ mobile app.
  • Mechichi appointed new Prime Minister of Tunisia.
  • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology bans 47 apps.
  • Ola offers corporate mobility in Australia, New Zealand, and UK.
  • 5 IAF Rafales take off for India, to reach Ambala on July 29.
  • Microsoft and NBA team up to put virtual fans in Basketball Arenas.
  • ICC launched inaugural ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
  • Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League to be held on 30th July 2020 in Southampton.
  • India builds world’s 1st ever Electrified Rail Tunnel capable of running Double Stack Container Train.
  • Anjani Kumar appointed as next Ambassador to Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
  • Jaideep Mazumder appointed as Next Ambassador to Montenegro.
  • Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launched the BIS’s app ‘BIS-Care’.
  • BIS: Bureau of Indian Standard
  • Tamil Nadu launches Free Mask Plan for ration card holders.
  • Housing.com launches “Sukoon Se Sukoon Ko Dhoondo” digital campaign.
  • Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan launched “Mausam” app.
  • Mausam app: For city-wise weather forecasts.
  • App designed and developed by ICRISAT, IITM, and IMD.
  • ICRISAT: Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
  • IITM: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
  • IMD: India Meteorology Department
  • Bombay Flying Club becomes India’s 1st DGCA approved Drone Training School.
  • India hands over 10 Broad-Gauge Diesel Locomotives to Bangladesh.
  • Plasma donors to get preference in govt jobs, housing: Assam Govt
  • Delhi Govt launched “Rozgar Bazar” for the job seekers.
  • Taiyuan, China topped in world’s most surveilled cities 2020.
  • Hyderabad ranked 16th in world’s most surveilled cities 2020.
  • Chennai ranked 21st in world’s most surveilled cities 2020.
  • Delhi ranked 33rd in world’s most surveilled cities 2020.
  • Tokyo, Japan topped in world’s most populated cities 2020.
  • Delhi ranked 2nd in world’s most populated cities 2020.
  • Shanghai ranked 3rd in world’s most populated cities 2020.
  • Mumbai ranked 9th in world’s most populated cities 2020.
  • Kolkata ranked 15th in world’s most populated cities 2020.
  • China launched High-Resolution Mapping Satellite “Ziyuan-III 03”.
  • Satish Kumar Gupta re-appointed as member of CBDT for 1 year.
  • CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
  • Pratyaya Amrit appointed as new Bihar Chief Secretary Health.