Category: All Current Affairs

SBI General Insurance starts Health Insurance Policy “Arogya Sanjeevani”

May 11, 2020

• A standard health insurance policy called “Aarogya Sanjeevani” has been released by the State Bank of India General Insurance.
• It gives hospitalization cover anywhere in India with sums insured ranging from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh.

Narinder Batra to remain as FIH’s President till 2021

May 11, 2020

• Narinder Batra’s term as the President of International Hockey Federation(FIH) has been extended until May 2021.
• The Executive Board of the FIH has also planned to postpone the 47th FIH Congress, originally planned on 28 October-1 November 2020 in New Delhi, to May 2021.

Bengaluru Airport voted as the best regional airport in India & Central Asia

May 10, 2020

• The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru has got this year’s SKYTRAX Award for Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia.

Ajinkya Rahane to be the brand ambassador for edtech company ELSA Corp

May 10, 2020

• Global edtech company ELSA Corp (English Language Speech Assistant Corporation), India has delcared the appointment of Ajinkya Rahane, the Vice-Captain of the Indian Cricket Test Team, as its brand ambassador for India, Middle East, ANZ, and SAARC.

Goldman Sachs drops India’s GDP growth forecast for 2020-21 to -0.4%

May 10, 2020

• American multinational financial services company Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has declared India’s GDP (Gross domestic product) growth for 2020-21 (FY21) at -0.4% due to lockdown.

Renowned historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan passes away

May 10, 2020

• Famous historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan passed away due to COVID-19. He was renowned worldwide for his work on Russian and European history and Indo-Russian relations.

“Mission Sagar” begun by India to serve island nations in EIO

May 10, 2020

• “Mission Sagar” has been started by the Government of India to provide support to Eastern Indian Ocean Region Nations.
• “Indian Naval Ship Kesari has departed for Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Comoros, to supply Food Items, COVID related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and Special Ayurvedic Medicines.

Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to resign

May 10, 2020

• Tech giant Wipro Limited has declared that Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala has decided to resign due to family commitments.

AIIB allows $500 million loan for India’s Covid-19 response

May 9, 2020

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has allowed a loan worth $500 million for India’s ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response.
• The assistance will aid India to scale up efforts to restrict the transmission of instances, increase the public health system to broaden its response capability, and to enhance preparedness to handle future outbreaks.

India inks MoUs with Russia for coking coal

May 9, 2020

• India and Russia inked their energy partnership by increasing crude oil imports from Russia and possibly signing a memorandum of understanding to import coking coal to meet the demands of the Indian steel industry.