Current Affairs 2020 June 28, June 29
- Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action plan (2020-21) for 272 most affected districts E-launched by Rattan Lal Kataria.
- At 26th position, Bengaluru becomes India’s only city in top 30 Global Startup ecosystems ranking 2020 released by Startup Genome.
- Shri Mandaviya inaugurates India’s 1st ever virtual ‘Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020’ organised by FCCI.
- The Young University ranking 2020 with 2 Indian Institutes in top 100.
- MoS of Defence Shri Shripad Naik inaugurates two-day Defence conclave 2020 in Gujarat.
- Government introduced new floating rate savings bonds, 2020 (taxable) scheme w.e.f July 1, 2020.
- President promulgates Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 amending Banking Regulation act, 1949.
- PhonePe partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI multi-Bank model.
- SOLV partnered with standard chartered Bank to launch Credit Card for MSMEs.
- SIDBI SetUp ‘Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund’ to facilitate free Onboarding of MSMEs on TReDS platform.
- World Bank grants $500 Million to Bangladesh for cross country road projects.
- 6 District hospitals of J&K Wins Kayakalap Award for their achievement in health sector.
- Himachal Pradesh Panchayati raj department wins 1st prize under e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020 for effective use of e-applications.
- Overview of 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards of NATAS.
- Indian Navy inducts advanced Torpedo Decoy System ‘Maareech’ indigenously developed by DRDO labs-NPOL & NSTL.
- Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launches Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan web portal.
- Astronomers of RedDots Team discovered super Earths Gliese 887b and Gliese 887c Near Red Dwarf.
- New Zealand Cricketer Rachel Priest announces retirement from international cricket.
- Russia is set to take first tourists on spacewalk in 2023.
- Chhattisgarh becomes the 1st state to launch “Godhan Nyan Yojana”, to produce Cow Dung from Livestock Owners.
- Chhattisgarh government to launch Adarsh police station scheme from July 1, 2020.
- Micro-, small and medium – sized enterprises day 2020 – June 27.
- India’s economy to contract by 5% in 2020: S&P Global ratings.
- IAS officer Vini Mahajan becomes Punjab’s first Woman Chief Secretary.