Category: All Current Affairs

Himachal Pradesh to be the first state in India to have LPG Gas Connection in every house

July 6, 2020

• Himachal Pradesh has come up as the first state in the country to have 100 percent households with LPG gas connections, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur declared on 6th July.

Odisha Govt starts ‘Balaram Yojana’ to give agricultural loan to landless farmers

July 6, 2020

• The Odisha government has started a scheme ‘Balaram’ to give agricultural credit of Rs 1,040 crore to landless farmers who are facing difficulties because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Almost seven lakh landless cultivators will be helped from the programme in the next two years.

Quinton De Kock and Laura Wolvaardt named as Cricketer of the year in Cricket South Africa’s annual awards

July 5, 2020

• Quinton de Kock and Laura Wolvaardt won the highest accolade that Cricket South Africa (CSA) has to offer when they were identified SA Men’s and SA Women’s Cricketer of the Year in their particular categories at CSA’s virtual awards ceremony.

Union HRD Minister and Sports Minister start ‘Fit Hai to Hit Hai India’ under Fit India campaign for school children

July 5, 2020

• Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju talked to students here under the Fit India drive by the Government of India. Olympic medal winner badminton player Ms. P.V Sindhu and Indian football team Captain Shri. Sunil Chhetri was also there at the launch of the “Fit Hai To Hit Hai India” program arranged under the Fit India campaign.

Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu makes history by achieving a podium place at the first edition of Virtual Race Across America

July 5, 2020

• Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu, a serving Indian Army Officer created history on 28th June 2020 by successfully achieving a podium spot at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America (VRAAM) 2020 and became the first Indian ever to attain a podium place at an international ultra-cycling race.

HDFC Bank to provide ‘ZipDrive’, an Online Instant Auto Loans to its Customers

July 5, 2020

• HDFC Bank declared it will provide ZipDrive instant auto loans to customers in 1,000 cities all over India. ZipDrive is HDFC Bank’s instant auto loan disbursal product for clients with the pre-approved offers. The product will now be present in tier 2 and 3 cities all over India.

ADB becomes the observer of Network for Greening the Financial System

July 5, 2020

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has paired-up with the central banks and supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as an observer particularly for fighting climate change, making climate and disaster resilience, and improving environmental sustainability.

Maharashtra Govt and UK India Business Council stretch MoU to Foster Sustainable Business

July 5, 2020

• Maharashtra Govt.and UK India Business Council today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), to support the state to proactively better its business environment and grow its collaboration with British business.

AMC starts Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to doorsteps in Ahmedabad

July 5, 2020

• Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has started Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services such as diabetes, blood pressure, heart ailment, etc. to peoples’ doorsteps between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi L-G Anil Baijal introduces world’s ‘largest’ COVID care centre

July 5, 2020

• Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal started the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID care centre, the “largest” of its type in the world, at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas here on 5th July.