exambees.com EXAMBEES DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 6th May, 2020 NATIONAL 1. In a massive success, the most wanted Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander and poster boy of Pakistan’s ISI, Riyaz Naikoo, was killed inside his house in a village during an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. 2. After developing a robot and mechanical ventilator machine, the CSIR-Central Machanical Engineering Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, has now developed a low cost portable touch-free soap-cum water dispensing system to tackle the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. 3. IIT-Delhi start-up ‘Nanosafe Solutions’ has launched an antimicrobial and washable face mask ‘NSafe’. 4. Sreedhanya Suresh, the 26-year old girl who became the first person from a tribal community in Kerala to crack the civil services exam 2018, is set to join as Assistant Collector (on training) in Kozhikode. 5. Rajat Kumar Panigrahy, Principal of the government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Odisha’s Berhampur, has started transforming discarded microwave ovens into ultraviolet (UV) sanitisation chambers for the disinfection of mobile phones, pens, and other small objects carried by medical staff working in COVID-19 hospitals. 6. Deepak Nayyer, former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University and Emeritus Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). 7. The government banned exports of alcohol-based hand sanitisers to boost its availability in the domestic market amid coronavirus pandemic. INTERNATIONAL 1. A majority of the US H-1B employers, including tech giants like Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft, use the temporary work visa programme to pay the migrant workers well below market wages, a new report has claimed. 2. Actor Antonio Boliver (72), who starred in Oscar-nominated feature Embrace of the Serpent , has died of coronavirus. 3. In a first, a Pakistani Hindu youth Rahul Dev has became the first person from the minority community to join the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Dev hails from Tharparkar district of Sindh. 4. The International Monetary fund sees the world needing public investment of more than $ 20 trillion in the next two decades as nations spend on initiatives including improved healthcare systems, infrastructure and green technology. www.exambees.com AB/DD/SB exambees.com 5. In every year, 7th May is celebrated The World Athletics Day. The World Athletics Day is organized by International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). ECONOMY 1. State Bank of India would extend loan moratorium to Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) which are facing a cash crunch. As per the decision NBFCs can avail three month moratorium on payment of instalments will be have to apply for the relief and the facility will not be extended by default. 2. As per data available with BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) equity trades fell by 14% in April. 3. Automobile majors resumes partial operations, India’s largest auto maker Maruti Suzuki said it will restart vehicle production at its Manesar, Haryana plant from May 12 th . 4. Adani Enterprises profit drops 78.44% to Rs. 61 crore. 5. Indian plastics industry is looking at boosting exports after lifting of the lockdown in the country. 6. Government has banned the export of ‘alcohol based hand sanitizers in order to make it available in the country. 7. Centre mulls structural reforms for sunrise sectors. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has listed healthcare, education, mobility, genomics, Artificial intelligence, 5G network, fintech and manufacturing as high priority areas for rapid and radical reforms. 8. Edible oil imports down by 34% in April due mainly to logistics related issues during the lockdown period in the country. 9. The government has extended the last date for filling annual GST return for the financial year 2018-19 by three months till September 2020. 10. Public sector Indian Overseas Bank would revise its marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR). The rate of interest would be revised to 8.05% from the existing 8.10% for tenure of three months and 8.10% for six months from 8.15%. 11. The Union Government will gain close to Rs 1.6 lakh crore in additional revenues this fiscal from a record hike in excess duty on petrol and diesel that has pushed total incidence of taxation on auto fuels to 70% of the price. GAMES 1. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced that it would recommend a second term for its president Kumar Sangakkara owing to the global disruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic. www.exambees.com AB/DD/SB exambees.com Kumar Sangakkara 2. Germany’s Bundesliga can restart games from the second half of May following the Corona virus stoppage, Chancellor Angela Merkel stated. All matches would be played without fans. 3. Satish Kumar, the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavy weight (91Kg) category believes in his speed and endurance to win a medal in the forthcoming global category. 4. In an attempt to help coaches around the world, the International Tennis Federation Academy has stepped up online content from its invaluable resources and made it free. 5. A relief fund set up by the international governing bodies of tennis to assist players hit by the corona virus pandemic has raised $6 million. 6. National Anti Doping Agency’s ( NADA) director general Navin Agarwal said hearings would be done online from 8 th May to so that the cases do not pile up. Exambees.com Daily Current Affairs Assessment Q.1 Satish Kumar has qualified in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled in 2021 in which of the following weight category? A. 78 kg B. 80 kg C. 91 kg D. 95 kg www.exambees.com AB/DD/SB exambees.com Q.2 The World Athletics Day is observed on A. 2 nd May B. 4 th May C. 7 th May D. 9 th May Q.3 Which of the following do not come under Sunrise industry? A. 5G Technology B. Artificial intelligence C. Mining and quarry C. Mobility Q.4 Riyaz Naikoo, killed in Kashmir for his terroristic activities was associated with A. Lashkar-e-Taiba B. Harkat-ul-Mujahideen C. Hijbul Mujahideen D. Jaish-e Mohammed Q.5 Which of the following institutes has come up with ‘Nanosafe Solutions’ an antimicrobial and washable face mask ‘NSafe’ during the Corona virus pandemic time? A. IIT –Madras B. 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