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Question. According to IISD, what is the theme of the World Environment Day 2020 ?

Question. IISD के अनुसार, वि�ि पर्ाािरण दििस 2020 का विषर् 啍र्ा है? a) Biodiversity b) Climate Change c) Fighting Pandemic d) Celebrating Ecology e) Time for Nature Question. According to IISD, what is the theme of the World Environment Day 2020 ?

Question. IISD के अनुसार, वि�ि पर्ाािरण दििस 2020 का विषर् 啍र्ा है? a) Biodiversity b) Climate Change c) Fighting Pandemic d) Celebrating Ecology e) Time for Nature

➢ International Institute for Sustainable Development HQ: Winnipeg, Canada Important Days

➢ Every year on June 5th, World Environment Day is celebrated to encourage worldwide awareness and action to protect the environment.

▪ World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference

▪ In 1974 the first World Environment Day was held with the theme "Only One Earth".

▪ As per UN Question. The central government has recently launched an internship programme, TULIP. What does 'U' in TULIP stand for? a) University b) Urban c) Utilization d) Ultra e) Universal Question. The central government has recently launched an internship programme, TULIP. What does 'U' in TULIP stand for? a) University b) Urban c) Utilization d) Ultra e) Universal

➢ The Urban Learning Internship Program: TULIP National News

➢ Ministry of Human Resource Development launched The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP), an Internship Program with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country. It was jointly launched by the HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank’ and Housing & Urban Affairs Min. Hardeep. S. Puri.

• TULIP is a program for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all ULBs and Smart Cities across the country. • Aims to enhance the value-to-market of graduates in State in News

➢ Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu launched a salary tracker mobile app ”MeraVetan” for providing salary-related information to government employees.

▪ The MeraVetan App (Version-1), will enable the employees to easily access their salary and other details anytime and anywhere.

▪ MeraVetan mobile app has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) J&K on the Android platform State in News

➢ Police have launched a special campaign named ‘Spandan Campaign’ to check mental stress and depression among their personnel. ➢ छत्तीसग褼 पुलिस ने डिप्रेशन से ग्रत कलमार्ⴂ के लिए श셂ु ककर्ा "पंिन" अलिर्ान

▪ Under the campaign, authorities will be conducting interactive programmes and arranging counselling sessions, music and yoga therapies for the police personnel.

▪ A mobile application is also being prepared for monitoring the problems of police personnel. Question. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a committee headed by ______to resolve any problem in the implementation of the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs a) Nitin Gadkari b) Prakash Jawdekar c) Rajnath Singh d) Nirmala Sitharaman e) R K Singh Question. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a committee headed by ______to resolve any problem in the implementation of the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs a) Nitin Gadkari b) Prakash Jawdekar c) Rajnath Singh d) Nirmala Sitharaman e) R K Singh Summit

➢ PM Modi Holds India’s first virtual bilateral summit with Australian PM Scott Morrison

▪ The India-Australia bilateral virtual summit concluded with signing of nine agreements including one to raise their relationship to a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ for wider and deeper cooperation in diverse areas ranging from trade to defence.

▪ The virtual summit concluded with ”Samosa-Khichdi” diplomacy.

▪ PM Modi also pledged USD 15-million as India’s contribution to the international vaccines' alliance GAVI during the summit.

▪ GAVI, officially Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public–private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunisation in poor countries ▪ HQ: Geneva, Switzerland Question. Who has been appointed as the Vice-President of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2020-21? a) Uday Kotak b) Vikram Kirloskar c) Sanjiv Bajaj d) Rajnish Kumar e) Virendra Nath Question. Who has been appointed as the Vice-President of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2020-21? a) Uday Kotak b) Vikram Kirloskar c) Sanjiv Bajaj d) Rajnish Kumar e) Virendra Nath

➢ Md & & CEO of Kota Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the financial year 2020-21.

▪ He will replace Vikram Kirloskar

▪ Sanjiv Bajaj, CMD of Bajaj Finserv: Vice President of CII

▪ T V Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, as the President Designate of CII for 2020-21. Question. Who has been recently appointed as the Chairman of the Social Media giant, Twitter? a) Chris Hughes b) Steve Chen c) Patrick Pichette d) Jan Koum e) Mike Krieger Question. Who has been recently appointed as the Chairman of the Social Media giant, Twitter? a) Chris Hughes b) Steve Chen c) Patrick Pichette d) Jan Koum e) Mike Krieger

➢ Twitter Inc has appointed Patrick Pichette, a former chief financial officer (CFO) at Google, as the new chairman of the company’s board.

▪ Pichette will replace Omid Kordestani.

▪ HQ: San Francisco, California, United States ▪ CEO: Jack Dorsey Banking News

➢ Reserve Bank of India has announced the creation of a 500 Cr: Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).

▪ The aim of this fund is to promote the usage of Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure.

▪ The fund will encourage acquirers to deploy PoS infrastructure (both physical and digital modes) in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and north eastern states.

▪ The Reserve Bank will make an initial contribution of Rs 250 crores to the PIDF covering half the fund. The remaining Rs 250 crores will be from card- issuing banks and card networks operating in the country.

▪ The PIDF will be governed through an Advisory Council and managed and administered by Reserve Bank. National News

➢ PM launched the tech platform ‘Champions’ to help the smaller MSMEs by solving their grievances, encouraging and supporting them.

▪ Champions stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output & National Strength National News

➢ Amendments to the Essential Commodities Act-2020

▪ Essential Commodities Act is an act of Parliament of India which was established to ensure the delivery of certain commodities or products, the supply of which if obstructed owing to hoarding or black-marketing would affect the normal life of the people.

▪ EC Act. Section 2(A) of the act states that an “essential commodity” means a commodity specified in the “Schedule” of this Act.

▪ Under the amendments, essentials like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes have been excluded from the Essential Commodities Act. ➢ Amendments to the Essential Commodities Act-2020

Benefits:

1. This will remove fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference in their business operations. 2. The freedom to produce, hold, move, distribute and supply will lead to harnessing of economies of scale and attract private sector/foreign direct investment into agriculture sector. 3. It will help drive up investment in cold storages and modernization of food supply chain.

➢ At present, the “Schedule” contains 9 commodities — drugs; fertilisers, foodstuffs, including edible oils; hank yarn made wholly from cotton; petroleum and petroleum products; raw jute and jute textiles; seeds of food-crops and seeds of fruits and vegetables, seeds of cattle fodder, jute seed, cotton seed; face masks; and hand sanitisers. Question. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT with respect to the Essential Commodities Act?

Question. आि�र्क ितु अधिननर्म के संबंि मᴂ नन륍नलिखित मᴂ से कौन सा कथन गित है? a) The Essential Commodities Act was enacted in 1955. b) It was established to ensure the delivery of certain commodities or products the supply of which would be obstructed owing to hoarding. c) The Centre can include new commodities and remove them from the list once added. d) The government can fix the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of the product, it declares an "essential commodity". e) All of the above are correct Question. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT with respect to the Essential Commodities Act?

Question. आि�र्क ितु अधिननर्म के संबंि मᴂ नन륍नलिखित मᴂ से कौन सा कथन गित है? a) The Essential Commodities Act was enacted in 1955. b) It was established to ensure the delivery of certain commodities or products the supply of which would be obstructed owing to hoarding. c) The Centre can include new commodities and remove them from the list once added. d) The government can fix the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of the product, it declares an "essential commodity". e) All of the above are correct Question. The cabinet gave its nod to rename the Kolkata Port Trust. It is to be renamed as ______. a) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Trust b) A B Vajpayee Port Trust c) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust d) Deendayal Port Trust e) Kamarajar Port Trust Question. The cabinet gave its nod to rename the Kolkata Port Trust. It is to be renamed as ______. a) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Trust b) A B Vajpayee Port Trust c) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust d) Deendayal Port Trust e) Kamarajar Port Trust

➢ Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel, also known the Syama Tunnel and formerly known as the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, is a road tunnel in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on NH 44 • It is India's longest road tunnel with a length of 9.28 km Appointment

➢ The Indian arm of German sports brand Adidas has appointed former Miss World Manushi Chillar as its new brand ambassador.

• is an Indian actress, model and the winner of

➢ Chillar will support #HOMETEAMHERO Challenge and lead Adidas’s mission to inspire more women to embrace fitness, while creating a positive social impact through the power of sport.

▪ Chillar joins the roster of Adidas ambassadors including Ranveer Singh, Rohit Sharma, Hima Das

▪ Toni-Ann Singh is a Jamaican American singer : ▪ Zozibini Tunzi is a South African model: Miss Universe 2019 ▪ from : 2019 National News

➢ Union Minister for HRD Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank virtually launched an information booklet titled “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” to raise awareness among students and teachers on staying safe online.

▪ The book has been jointly developed by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO Office.

▪ The booklet aims at keeping children and young people safe online through basic do’s, and don’ts. It will help parents and educators to teach their children how to use the internet safely. National News

➢ Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has constituted a task force to examine matters related to the age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering Maternal Mortality Rate and improvement of nutritional levels.

▪ The 10-member task force will be headed by Jaya Jaitly and is tasked to submit the report by 31st July 2020.

▪ The task force will be provided secretarial assistance by the Niti Aayog. Question. Which of the following insurance companies recently launched telematics-based motor insurance to save premiums? a) Bajaj Allianz Insurance Company b) Tata AIG Insurance Company c) Aviva Insurance Company d) Bharti AXA Insurance Company e) Star Insurance Company Question. Which of the following insurance companies recently launched telematics-based motor insurance to save premiums? a) Bajaj Allianz Insurance Company b) Tata AIG Insurance Company c) Aviva Insurance Company d) Bharti AXA Insurance Company e) Star Insurance Company

➢ The new policy called 'AutoSafe' uses telematics-based next-gen application and device to track the usage of the car and decide on the premium. Award

➢ Indian entrepreneur (Biocon’s ) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named as the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 (WEOY).

▪ She has been emerged as the winner from among a distinguished list of 46 Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) country award winners from 41 countries and territories.

▪ She is the first woman entrepreneur from India and the third Indian to win the title in the award’s 20-year history.

▪ Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank (2014) and N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys Ltd, (2005) are the other winners from India. Question. The Central Government has recently launched SWADES. what does 'D' in SWADES short for? a) Departure b) Database c) Decisive d) Draft e) Domain Question. The Central Government has recently launched SWADES. what does 'D' in SWADES short for? a) Departure b) Database c) Decisive d) Draft e) Domain

➢ SWADES: Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support

▪ Joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs which aims to create a database of qualified citizens based on their skillsets and experience to tap into and fulfil demand of Indian and foreign companies Question. According to WEF, what is the proposed theme of the Davos meeting to be held in January 2021? a) World After Pandemic b) Corona and its Impact on Global Economy c) The Great Depression d) The Great Restart e) Proceeding With COVID-19 Question. According to WEF, what is the proposed theme of the Davos meeting to be held in January 2021? a) World After Pandemic b) Corona and its Impact on Global Economy c) The Great Depression d) The Great Restart e) Proceeding With COVID-19

➢ The 51st World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will bring together global leaders from government, business and civil society, and stakeholders from around the world in a unique configuration that includes both in-person and virtual dialogues. Question. Click to Buy' is an initiative of which of the following companies? a) Amazon b) Maruti Suzuki c) Hyundai d) Jio Mart e) Tata Motors Question. Click to Buy' is an initiative of which of the following companies? a) Amazon b) Maruti Suzuki c) Hyundai d) Jio Mart e) Tata Motors

➢ Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) introduced its upgraded online end-to- end automotive retail platform 'Click to Buy' with an investment of around $ 1 million (around 7.5 crores) curated to provide future retail experience to customers in the wake pandemic.

➢ Mr. Seon Seob Kim is the MD & CEO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd. Question. Telecom Minister recently launched Electronics Incentive Schemes. They were unveiled with an investment of about how much rupees? a) ₹ 34,000 Crores b) ₹ 43,000 Crores c) ₹ 25,000 Crores d) ₹ 48,000 Crores e) ₹ 90,000 Crores Question. Telecom Minister recently launched Electronics Incentive Schemes. They were unveiled with an investment of about how much rupees? a) ₹ 34,000 Crores b) ₹ 43,000 Crores c) ₹ 25,000 Crores d) ₹ 48,000 Crores e) ₹ 90,000 Crores Question. What is name of Indian Writer from Ranchi, was announced as the winner of regional award for Asia in 2020 Commonwealth short story prize for her story “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” a) Jahnabi Phookan b) Carmen Reinhart c) Hema Divakar d) Kritika Pandey e) Gaitri Kumar Question. What is name of Indian Writer from Ranchi, was announced as the winner of regional award for Asia in 2020 Commonwealth short story prize for her story “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” a) Jahnabi Phookan b) Carmen Reinhart c) Hema Divakar d) Kritika Pandey e) Gaitri Kumar

• Regional Award – £2,500(Rs.2.4 Lakh)

▪ Jahnabi Phookan : National President of FICCI Ladies Organization

▪ Hema Divakar was honoured with the 'Global Asian of the Year 2018- 19' award in Dubai

▪ Gaitri Kumar Appointed India's Next High Commissioner to UK Appointment News

➢ Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno, private secretary to the prime minister, has been appointed as senior advisor to the Executive Director (ED), World Bank

➢ Mr Topno is a 1996 batch IAS officer of cadre.

➢ Carmen Reinhart has been appointed as the new Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group

▪ Abhas Jha has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia

▪ Anshula Kant: Group Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Appointment News

➢ Brajendra Navnit, a 1999 IAS officer of cadre has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Geneva-based World Trade Organization

▪ He has been appointed for a period of three years.

• Navnit succeeds JS Deepak, a 1982 batch IAS officer of cadre, whose tenure as India’s Ambassador to the global trade watchdog ended on May 31.

• Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo announced he would be stepping down on August 31 Question. India and Bhutan recently signed an MoU for a period of ten years on which of the following? a) Research on COVID Vaccines b) Hydroelectric Project c) Environmental Protection d) Tourism e) Defence Question. India and Bhutan recently signed an MoU for a period of ten years on which of the following?

a) Research on COVID Vaccines b) Hydroelectric Project c) Environmental Protection d) Tourism e) Defence

➢ The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan on Cooperation in the areas of Environment. TODAY: 6 PM Happy Learning