June Current Affairs 2020

June Current Affairs 2020

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Facebook, Google and Microsoft ties-up for “Project Protect” to combat online child sexual abuse

Facebook and Google
  • Facebook joined Google, Microsoft and 15 other tech companies to declare the formation of “Project Protect”: A plan to fight online child sexual abuse – a renewed commitment and investment from the Technology Coalition growing its scope and impact to defend kids online and guide its work for the next 15 years.

India ranks 12th on the Nature Index 2020

Nature Index
  • India has placed on 12th position, globally in science research output as per the newly-released Nature Index table 2020.
  • Globally the top-rated Indian institutions in this table are CSIR, a group of 39 institutions at the 160th position and IISc Bangalore at the 184th.

India stood 43rd on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2020; Singapore on top

IMD
  • India retains to place 43rd on an annual World Competitiveness Index arranged by Institute for Management Development (IMD) with some traditional weaknesses like bad infrastructure and inadequate education investment keeping its ranking low.

First nationwide online ‘Gas Trading Platform’ started by IGX

First nationwide online ‘Gas Trading Platform’ started by IGX
  • Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan started the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform. IGX will be a delivery-based trading platform for the delivery of Natural Gas. The trade on the platform began in his auspicious presence.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kishan Reddy starts “GermiBAN” in Hyderabad

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kishan Reddy starts “GermiBAN” in Hyderabad
  • Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy started GermiBAN at AIC ALEAP We-Hub, here, on 14th June.
  • The device begun has UV C and other B, C, D components, the patenting technology that destroys surface and air microbes at 99.9 percent, useful for quarantine wards, hospitals for killing viruses like Corona.

India with 12 countries heads “Verified” initiative of the United Nations to counter misinformation on COVID-19

COVID-19
  • India, along with 12 other countries, has led an initiative here targeted at spreading fact-based content to counter misinformation on the coronavirus, with over 130 nations supporting the global call to fight the “infodemic” associating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anmol Narang to be first observant Sikh to graduate from US Military Academy

Anmol Narang
  • Anmol Narang has created history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the esteemed United States Military Academy at West Point, and the Second Lieutenant is confident that her efforts to represent her religion and community will inspire Americans to learn more about Sikhism.

India 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019 stated UN

FDI
  • India got USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019 and was the world’s 9th largest recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2019, as per a report by the UN’s trade body.

Airtel Payments Bank starts ‘Suraksha Salary’ account for MSMEs

Airtel Payments Bank
  • Airtel Payments Bank started a salary account for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).
  • Through the ‘Suraksha Salary’ account, MSMEs and other organizations will allow them to make cashless payments and also give financial security blanket to their employees.

A short film made in Odisha village gets award in COVID-19 International film festival

Martyapura Re Jamaraj
  • Martyapura Re Jamaraj (‘Yamaraj on earth’), a short film released by a group from the Ankushpur village of Odisha’s Ganjam district has honored with a special jury award at the COVID-19 International Film Festival 2020.