Category: All Current Affairs

Krishnendu Majumdar appointed as the new chairman of BAFTA

June 8, 2020

• The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected Krishnendu Majumdar to be their first person of color to Chairman the academy. Majumdar is also the youngest chair in BAFTA’s 73-years of history.

Wipro pairs up with IBM to offer Cloud solutions

June 8, 2020

• Wipro has paired up with IBM to assist customers to embark on a hybrid cloud migration journey.
• Through this alliance, Wipro would produce hybrid cloud offerings to support businesses migrate, manage and modify mission-critical operations and applications across public or private cloud and on-premise IT environments.

India, Denmark ink MoU for developing cooperation in power sector

June 8, 2020

• India and Denmark have inked an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector.
• The MoU inked between the Ministry of Power and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Government of Denmark, is to produce a strong, deep and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector on the grounds of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.

Gairsain become the summer capital of Uttarakhand

June 8, 2020

• Gairsain in Chamoli district was announced as the summer capital of Uttarakhand on 8th June. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat’s statement about Gairsain in the Vidhan Sabha and a major promise made by the party in its manifesto for 2017.

Andhra Pradesh to begin online waste management platform

June 8, 2020

• On World Environment Day, Andhra Pradesh will release an online waste management platform to control liquid waste, hazardous, and non-hazardous solid waste and air pollutants. The Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC), which will supervise the platform

Actor Chirranjeevi Sarja passes away at 39

June 7, 2020

• Kannada actor Chirranjeevi Sarja passed away on Sunday in Bengaluru due to heart attack. He was 39.

June 7 is observed as World Food Safety Day

June 7, 2020

• The World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is observed on 7 June to pull attention and encourage action to support, prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.

Madurai salon owner’s daughter selected as UNADAP Goodwill Ambassador

June 7, 2020

• Thirteen-year-old M. Nethra daughter of C. Mohan an owner of a salon in Madurai has been selected as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor’ for United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP).

India selects Brajendra Navnit as Ambassador to the WTO

June 7, 2020

• India has selected Brajendra Navnit, a 1999 IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre as its Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet recommended his appointment for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge.

India’s GDP may decline by 1.5% in FY21, says RBI survey

June 7, 2020

• A survey published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revealed that the Indian economy may decrease by 1.5 percent in FY21 though the next fiscal is expected to be much better.