Category: National Current Affairs

France to provide a loan of 200 million euros to India to support Delhi’s COVID-19 response

June 19, 2020

• France and India on 18th June inked an agreement with Paris committing 200 million euros to aid Delhi’s COVID-19 response.
• Through this loan, France will work with India to uplift the state and central governments’ capacities to promote the country’s most vulnerable people in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Maruti pairs-up with Karur Vysya Bank for flexible financing schemes

June 19, 2020

• Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on 16th June declared it has partnership with Karur Vysya Bank to extend simpler and flexible financing schemes for new customers.

PM Modi starts auction of coal mines for commercial mining

June 19, 2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18th June started the auction coal mines for commercial mining through video conference.
• Addressing the occasion, PM Modi told India has taken the significant decision to fully open the coal and mining sector for competition, capital, participation, and technology.

Sebi panel recommends measures to strengthen enforcement, recovery mechanism

June 18, 2020

• A Sebi panel on 16th June recommended measures to strengthen markets watchdog’s enforcement mechanism and enhance the system of recovery of siphoned off money.

India gets 184 out 192 votes to enter UN Security Council

June 18, 2020

• India secured major diplomatic supremacy to enter the non-permanent category of the UN Security Council when polls were held for the five non-permanent members on 17th June. India won 184 votes out of 192 valid votes cast.

Govt. start ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to support livelihood opportunities in rural India

June 18, 2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ on June 20 to upgrade livelihood opportunities in rural India. “Government of India has planned to start a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to empower and give livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.

Trustees of PM CARES select SARC & Associates as auditor of the fund

June 17, 2020

• Trustees of the PM CARES Fund have selected SARC & Associates as auditor of the fund. Its website pmcares.gov.in tells trustees of the fund, which is called Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund, designated “SARC & Associates, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi, as the auditors” for three years.

Maharashtra inks MoUs with domestic and international companies for FDI worth over Rs 16,000 crores

June 17, 2020

• Maharashtra inked 12 Memorandum of Understanding(MoUs) with 12 domestic and international companies for Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) worth over Rs 16,000 crores. It is a part of the Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 initiative

India to be the founding member of the global alliance on Artificial Intelligence

June 17, 2020

• India joined international and multi-stakeholder initiative Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) as its founding member on June 15, 2020. By becoming the founding member of the action, India has joined the leading nations of the world along with the UK, EU, US, Australia among others.

Bengal govt begins ”Karmo Bhumi” job portal for IT professionals

June 17, 2020

• The West Bengal government on 16th June started a job portal for IT professionals who have come back to the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced.