Current Affairs - March 2020 to May 2020

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Persons 1. Obituaries (May 2020) - K S Nisar Ahmed - Noted Kannada poet and Padma Shri awardee. RV Smith - Noted historian & author. Chuni Goswami - Former football captain. Hema Bharali - Freedom fighter & Padma Shri awardee. Denis Goldberg - Noted South African Activist, who was active in struggle against Apartheid (रंगभेद). Dalit Ezhilmalai - Former union minister. He served as State, Health and Family Welfare (IC) during BJP government in 1998–99. Gerald Isaac Stiller - Noted American comedian. Richard Wayne Penniman (Little Richard) - Noted American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was Known as Founding Father of Rock 'n' Roll. Bessie Regina Norris (Known as Betty Wright) - Noted American singer, and a grammy awardee. Manmeet Singh - Former TT national champion. Notable Deaths due to COVID-19 - Hari Shankar Vasudevan - Noted historian. Noted Musician Wajid passed away. He was part of noted Musician-duo Brothers Sajid–Wajid. Anisuzzaman - Noted Bangladeshi Activist, literary personality. He was called national Professor of Bangladesh. He was honored by Padma Bhushan award by India. Debesh Roy - Noted Sahitya Akademi winning Bengali author. Sai Gundewar - Bollywood actor. Basu Chatterjee - Noted film director and screenwriter. Ratnakar Matkari - Noted Marathi writer and playwright. Ashley Cooper - Noted Australian tennis Player. He had won 4 Grand Slam Titles. Balbir Singh Dosanjh - Noted Indian hockey player. He was a three-time Olympic gold medallist, having played a key role in India's wins in London, Helsinki, and Melbourne Olympics. Shyamala G Bhave - Noted classical vocalist and Musician. Luigi "Gigi" Simoni - Italian footballer and manager. Mohit Baghel - Bollywood Actor. Hana Kimura - Noted Japanese female professional wrestler. Ajit Jogi - First chief minister of Chhattisgarh. Bejan Daruwala - Noted Astrologer. Yogesh Gaur - Noted lyricist. M. P. Veerendra Kumar - Politician, writer and journalist. He was incumbent member of Lok Sabha, from Kerala. R. Shanmugam -Former Tamil Nadu footballer. Mujtaba Hussain -Noted Urdu author and Padma Shri Awardee. 2. 19th century Sikh Empire ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been named Greatest Leader of All Time, in a poll conducted by BBC World Histories Magazine. 3. Madhuban Gajar, a biofortified carrot variety with high β-carotene and iron content developed by Shri Vallabhhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya, a farmer scientist from Junagadh (Gujarat), benefitting local farmers. Madhuvan Gajar is a highly nutritious carrot variety developed through selection methodwith higher β-carotene content (277.75 mg/kg) and iron content (276.7 mg/kg) dry basis and is used for various value-added products. Vallabhai Vasrambhai Marvaniyawas has been conferred with several notable awards, including Padma Shri in 2019. 4. As per Medicine Maker Power List 2020, Biocon Chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is named among world's top 20 inspirational leaders in field of biopharmaceuticals. 5. Indian Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya scaled Mount Kosciuszko (2, 228 meters), which is highest peak in . 6. Indian Mountaineer entered ‘Limca Book of Records’, becoming first Indian to climb highest volcanoes in world of all 7 continents. He has conquered - Mt Kilimanjaro, (5,895 m) Mount Elbrus, Europe (5,642 m) Mt Pico de Orizaba, North America (5,636 m) Mt Giluwe, Australia (4,367 m) Mt Sidley, Antarctica (4,285 m) Mt Ojos del Salado, (6,893 m) Mt Damavand, (5,610 m) 7. Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani has been honoured by NASA for naming its 1st Mars helicopter ‘Ingenuity’. She submitted her essay in “Name the Rover” contest held by NASA, suggesting name ‘INGENUITY’ for the helicopter. NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance and Helicopter Ingenuity are scheduled to launch in July 2020 and land in February 2021 at Mars. 8. Obituaries (April 2020) - Notable deaths due to complications arising due to COVID-19 infection - Gita Ramjee - Noted Indian-origin virologist from South Africa. Spain Princess Maria Teresa became 1st royal to die from complications arised due to COVID-19 infection. Adam Lyons Schlesinger - Noted Emmy and and Grammy Award American singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. Brahm Kanchibotla - Noted Indian-American journalist. Mahmoud Jibril - Former Prime Minister of Libya. Rifat Chadirji - Father of modern Iraqi architecture. Roger Chappot -Noted Swiss ice hockey player. Zafar Sarfraz - Former Pakistani first-class Cricketer. Eddie Large - Noted British comedian. Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura - Noted Chilean writer and journalist. Ajay Kumar Tripathi - Former Judicial Member of Lokpal. Troy Sneed -Grammy Nominated American Singer and Musician. Tony Lewis - Former British Cricketer and co-inventor of Duckworth- Lewis Method. Philip W. Anderson - Noted American physicist and Nobel laureate. He won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977. Arjun Dev - Noted historian. Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa - Padma Shri Awardee Sikh Hazoori Ragi of Darbar Sahib in Amritsar. Bill Withers - American songwriter & 3 time Grammy award winner. MK Arjunan - Noted Malayalam music composer. Honor Blackman - Noted British Actress. Bullet Prakash - Noted Kannada Actor. Kalinga Sasi - Noted Malayalam actor. Jock Edwards - New Zealand Cricketer. Jackie du Preez - Zimbabwe Cricketer. John Prine - Noted American folk singer-songwriter. Shanti Hiranand Chawla - Padma Shri Awardee classical singer. Peter Bonetti - England Footballer (goalkeeper). Stirling Moss - Noted British Formula One racing driver. Tim Brooke Taylor - Noted British Comedian-actor. Donato Sabia - Noted Italian distance runner who specialized in 800 metres. M.V. Rajasekharan - Noted Congree politician, also served as Union Minister of State for Planning. Ashok Desai - Former Attorney General of India. George Douglas Sanders - Noted American golfer. Walter D’Souza - Former Noted Gujarati first-class cricketer. Nobuhiko Obayashi -Noted Japanese filmmaker, who devoted his works to depicting war’s horrors. Ranjit Chowdhry - Noted Hindi Actor. Saharai Oram - Noted tribal leader and Odisha Minister. R V Bhuskute - Freedom fighter, who participated in Quit India movement. Willie Davis - Noted Former American football player. Rudratej Singh - BMW India Serving CEO. Gene Deitch - Tom and Jerry and Popeye Director and Oscar-winning illustrator and animator. Ratnakar Chaini - Noted Odia litterateur. Basanta Das - Former Member of Parliament from Odisha. Usha Ganguly - Noted theatre director-actor and activist, most known for her work in Hindi theatre in Kolkata. Devanand Konwar - Former governor of Bihar, Tripura and West Bengal. Ronny Roy - Noted Photojournalist. Graeme Watson - Former Australian Cricketer. Ravi Vallathol - Noted Malayalam mjkactor. Irrfan Khan - Noted Bollywood Actor. He was honored with Padma Shri Honour in 2011. Rishi Kapoor - Noted Bollywood Actor. Michael Robinson - Foemer British footballer. He had settled in spain, post retirement. Bijay Mishra - Noted Odia dramatist and lyricist. James M. Beggs - Former (6th) NASA administrator, who led the NASA during early years of space shuttle program and resigned after Challenger disaster killed seven astronauts in 1986. 9. Obituaries (Mar 2020) - Joginder Singh Saini - Noted athletics coach and Dronacharya awardee. Balbir Singh Kullar - Noted hockey player and Olympic Bronze medalist. Shadakshari Settar - Noted Indian professor and scholar who conducted research in Indian archaeology, art-history and related fields. Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru) - Former UN Chief. He served as president of UN Security Council (1973 to 1974) and UN Secretary General (1981 to 1991). Hans Raj Bhardwaj - Former Union Law Minister and Congress Leader. He also served as Governor of Kerala and Karnataka. Santu Mukhopadhyay - Noted Bengali actor. Max von Sydow -Noted Swedish actor. He was nominated twice for Oscars. Dana Zátopková - NotedCzech javelin thrower. She won Olympic javelin gold in Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and silver in Rome in 1960. Patil Puttappa - Noted Kannada writer, journalist and Rajya Sabha Member. Jairam Kulkarni - Noted Marathi actor. Imtiaz Khan - Noted Bollywood actor. Puthussery Ramachandran -Noted poet and Malayalam scholar. Roger Mayweather - Former world boxing champion (US). Pradip Kumar Banerjee - Indian footballer. Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanthan- Noted Tamil director. Kenny Rogers - Noted American singer and Grammy Winner. Satish Gujral - Noted Indian painter, sculptor, writer and recepient of Padma Vibhushan, second-highest civilian award. He was brother of Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India (1997 - 1998). Rajyogini Dadi Janki Ji - Chief of Spiritual Movment Brahma Kumaris. Nemai Ghosh - Noted photographer & Padma Shri awardee. Albert Uderzo - Noted French Comic Artist and Co-creator of characters Asterix and Obelix. Nimmi - Noted Former Bollywood Actress. Abdul Latif - Former India footballer. Floyd Cardoz - Noted Indian-born American chef. Chandan Singh Rathore - Mahavir Chakra recipient Air Force Officer Air, whose services in 1962 war and 1971 war were impeccable. Paravai Muniyamma - Noted Tamil folk singer and actress. Joseph Lowery - Noted US civil rights leader. 10. Persons Resigned / Retired (April 2020) - Noted Chinese world silver- medallist high jumper Zhang Guowei announced his retirement. Australian Cricketer Stephen O’Keefe retired from 1st class cricket. Tamas Ajan - International Weightlifting Federation President. He resigned amid allegations of corruption and doping violations. Sana Mir - Pakistani Female Cricketer. Denmark's Olympic silver Medalist Badminton Player Mathias Boe announced retirement. 11. Persons Resigned / Retired (Mar 2020) - RBI Deputy Governor N S Vishwanathan resigned, before completion of his term. Other 3 RBI Deputy Governors are M. D. Patra, M. K. Jain and B.P. Kanungo. Indian Cricketer Wasim Jaffer announced retirement from all formats of cricket. He has over 19000 Runs in First Class Cricket. Maltese Footballer Andre Schembri, who plays for Chennaiyin FC in Indian Super League, announced his retirement. Microsoft founder Bill Gates stepped down from Microsoft board of directors., to dedicate more time to philanthropic priorities. CM Kamal Nath resigned, ahead of the floor test which was scheduled after several MLAs withdrew their support, led by Jyotiraditya Scindia. New Zealand Cricketer Andrew Malcolm Ellis announced his retirement. 12. Persons Resigned / Retired (May 2020) - Noted English snooker player Peter Ebdon announced his retirement. Noted Indian Para-athlete Deepa Malik announced her retirement. She is the first Indian woman to earn a medal at the Paralympic Games. She won Silver medal at 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put. World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo announced to step down on August 31, a year before his term ends, amid COVID-19 pandemic ravaging global economy. Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma stepped down from Softbank Group’s board of directors, after serving for 13 years. Spanish Footballer Aritz Aduriz announced his retirement from football. Noted American tennis player Jamie Lee Hampton announced her retirement. 13. Visits to India (Mar 1-10, 2020) - Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, former President of Iceland Visited India. Top

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