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MP govt begins ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers

May 30, 2020
Rozgar Setu
  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared the launch of the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme.
  • This scheme would help to secure employment for skilled workers who have come back to the state in the COVID-19 situation.

U’khand govt starts “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants

May 30, 2020
Uttarakhand CM
  • Uttarakhand chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants. The scheme will extend credit facility through nationalized banks, scheduled commercial banks and cooperative banks.

World Digestive Health Day is observed on 29th May

May 29, 2020
World Digestive Health Day
  • World Digestive Health Day is celebrated on 29th May every year and is organized by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in collaboration with the WGO Foundation (WGOF).
  • Theme 2020: “Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective.”

International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on 29 May

May 29, 2020
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
  • International Day of UN Peacekeepers is celebrated on 29 May every year to respect all the women and men who have served as military, police or civilians in UN Peacekeeping operations.
  • Theme 2020: “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”.

Quarraisha Abdool Karim gets Christophe Merieux Prize

May 29, 2020
Quarraisha Abdool Karim
  • South African HIV researcher, Quarraisha Abdool Karim has been conferred with Christophe Merieux Prize for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), which she heads. Christophe Merieux Prize is one of France’s top science prizes.

IOC selects Narinder Batra as member of Olympic Channel Commission

May 29, 2020
Narinder Batra
  • Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has been appointed as member of the Olympic Channel Commission. The commission advises the maturity & development of the Olympic Channel from its initial release phase through to its mature and established form.

Wipro electes Thierry Delaporte as its new CEO & MD

May 29, 2020
Thierry Delaporte
  • Thierry Delaporte has been selected by the IT major Wipro as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD). He will take place of Abidali Neemuchwala as the new CEO and MD of Wipro.

Aiman Ezzat to be new CEO of Capgemini Group

May 29, 2020
Aiman Ezzat
  • Aiman Ezzat has selected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French technology major Capgemini Group and will take place of the presently serving Paul Hermelin who will proceed to work as the Chairman of the Board.

Leo Puri to be Chairman of JP Morgan South Asia and South East Asia

May 29, 2020
Leo Puri
  • Leo Puri has been declared to be the new Chairman of JP Morgan South Asia and South East Asia, replacing Kalpana Morparia who will be serving as the chairman until the 1st Quarter of 2021.

R Sreerekha to be the Kerala’s first woman DGP

May 29, 2020
R Sreerekha
  • R Sreerekha will be the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala as the Kerala government has selected her as Fire and Rescue Services DGP.
  • She is right now an Additional Director General of Police, heading the Prisons and Correctional Services Department.

Finance Minister releases facility of Instant Allotment of PAN

May 29, 2020
Nirmala Sitharaman
  • The facility for instant allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) has been formally released by the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on a near to real-time basis.
  • The PAN applicants who have a legal Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar will be able to get of the facility.

28th May is observed as World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020

May 28, 2020
World Menstrual Hygiene Day
  • World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on May 28. Its mission is to remove the silence, spread awareness and change negative social norms surrounding MHM around the world.
  • Theme: ‘Periods in Pandemic’

IIT Madras makes light-weight alloy to replace steel, aluminum in cars

May 28, 2020
IIT
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), paired with the University of North Texas and United States Army lab, has produced a magnesium alloy to substitute the steel and aluminum in the automobile industry to lessen the carbon footprint and improve fuel efficiency.

Padma Shri awardee, Urdu Writer Mujtaba Hussain passes away

May 28, 2020
Mujtaba Hussain
  • Famous Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain passed away. He was born on July 15, 1936, in Hyderabad, Telangana. Hussain was described as the Mark Twain of Urdu.

JK Rowling to publish her latest book “The Ickabog”

May 28, 2020
The Ickabog
  • The “Harry Potter” author, JK Rowling will publish her latest book, “The Ickabog”, online for free, for the children amid this lockdown period. The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power.

Sri Lanka’s bowler Shehan Madushanka suspended after heroin arrest

May 28, 2020
Shehan Madushanka
  • Sri Lankan fast bowler, Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all formats of cricket with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin. The judgment to suspend will stand until the board conducts an entire inquiry of the matter.

IAF adds Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft in Squadron “Flying Bullets”

May 28, 2020
Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft
  • Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft has been recruited by the Indian Air Force (IAF) into the newly resurrected No 18 Squadron the “Flying Bullets” at Air Force Station Sulur. Tejas Mk-1 FOC is a single-engine, lightweight, highly agile and all-weather multi-role fighter aircraft.

SN Rajeswari selected as new CMD of Oriental Insurance Company

May 28, 2020
SN Rajeswari
  • New India Assurance, General Manager, SN Rajeswari, has been appointed as the Chairman and MD of the Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) by Banks Board Bureau (BBB). She will take place of AV Girija Kumar, who retires this month’s end after reaching 60.

Marcos Troyjo appointed as next President of NDB

May 28, 2020
Marcos Troyjo
  • Marcos Troyjo has been appointed as the new President of New Development Bank (NDB). He was universally selected during the Special Board of Governors meeting of the NDB which was held through the video-conference.

Flipkart inks MoU with Karnataka Mango Board to support mango farmers

May 28, 2020
Flipkart
  • India’s leading web-based business commercial center Flipkart has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Mango Department and Marketing Corporation, to encourage mango farmers to sell their produce online.

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