Category: All Current Affairs

WADA bans Kiranjeet Kaur for 4 years for doping

May 30, 2020

• India’s long-distance runner, Kiranjeet Kaur has been given a four-year ban by World Athletics’ anti-doping body for testing positive for a banned substance (Enobosarm).
• She will be peeled off the gold medal she won at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K.

Russia leads BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities meet

May 30, 2020

• The meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was held on 29 May. The meeting was done by the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

Missile park “Agneeprastha” to be laid at INS Kalinga

May 30, 2020

• The foundation stone for a missile park “Agneeprastha” was set up at INS Kalinga, Naval base in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest plant in the Eastern Naval Command and has an approximated life of 25 years.

Venkataramani Sumantran to be the new independent director of Indigo

May 30, 2020

• Venkataramani Sumantran has been selected as the independent director of the airline company IndiGo. He currently served as the chairman and managing director of Chennai-based Celeris Technologies.

MP govt begins ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers

May 30, 2020

• 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 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 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 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

• 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

• 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.