Category: All Current Affairs

UltraTech’s subsidiary to sell the whole stake in Chinese cement firm for $129 million

July 9, 2020

• Krishna Holdings, a subsidiary of UltraTech Nathdwara Cement, will trade its entire 92.5 percent stake in China’s Shandong Binani Rongan Cement for around $129 million. UltraTech Nathdwara Cement is a subsidiary of the UltraTech Cement.

Maldives, Sri Lanka drop measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target said WHO

July 9, 2020

• Sri Lanka and the Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organisation’s South-East Asia region to drop both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target, the UN health agency declared 8th July.

Odisha to be the first state in India to use space Technology & Artificial Intelligence for Safeguarding Government Lands

July 9, 2020

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on July 8 released Bhubaneshwar Land Use Intelligence System (BLUIS) to observe changes in all the government lands in Bhubaneshwar.
• Odisha has become the first state in the country to hit artificial intelligence (AI) and space technology for safeguarding the government land.

AIR to telecast its first-ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit

July 9, 2020

• All India Radio (AIR) will telecast its first-ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit on 4th July which will have news from the world of Sanskrit and notable developments of the week.

Germany becomes the first major economy to phase out coal, nuclear power

July 8, 2020

• German lawmakers have concluded the country’s long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, supporting a plan that environmental groups say isn’t ambitious enough and free marketeers probe as a waste of taxpayers’ money.

Sumit Nagal clinches PSD Bank Nord Open tournament in Germany

July 8, 2020

• Young tennis star Sumit Nagal has become the first Indian to win an international tournament in the COVID-19 era after he boosted the PSD Bank Nord Open trophy, a locally organised clay court tournament in Germany.

The Himalayan butterfly is Indias largest Butterfly

July 8, 2020

• The Himalayan butterfly called Golden Birdwing has become India’s largest butterfly and smashed the record made by an unknown specimen, which was held for 88 years.

COVID-19 War Room to be developed in Delhi to check the spread of virus

July 8, 2020

• The Delhi government will develop a ‘COVID-19 War Room’, which will 24×7 monitor the city’s fight against the novel COVID-19, and recommend measures to effectively deal with the prevailing situation.

Jharkhand starts immunization drive for 44K kids of migrant workers

July 8, 2020

• The Jharkhand health department has started a major drive to immunize the deprived children. They recognized the children during an intensive door-to-door survey.

Private players to start rail passenger services by April 2023

July 8, 2020

• Private players will start rail passenger services by April 2023, and they will operate only five percent of the Railways’ total mail and express trains. The remaining 95 percent of the trains in India will be operated by Railways.