June Current Affairs 2020

June Current Affairs 2020

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Liverpool first time wins 2019-20 English Premier League title

Liverpool
  • Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on 25th June 2020, Liverpool won the 2019-20 English Premier League season with 7 games still left in the season.  This is the first time that Liverpool has grabbed the English Premier League title.

26th June is observed as International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2020

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  • International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26 every year. The day is committed to abolishing drug abuse and neutralize the systemic challenges which sustain the illegal drug issues.
  • Theme 2020: “better knowledge for better care.”

26th June is observed as International Day In Support Of Victims Of Torture

International Day In Support Of Victims Of Torture
  • June 26 is observed as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The day is commemorated every year to speak out against the crime of torture and to honor and help victims and survivors throughout the world.

Indian Railways inks MoU with RailTel for VSS work at 6049 stations

Indian Railways inks MoU with RailTel for VSS work at 6049 stations
  • Indian Railways has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for providing Video Surveillance System (VSS) work at 6049 stations of Category A1, A, B, C , D& E of Indian Railways.

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to be the first in India with this new tech at both ends of runway

Kempegowda International Airport
  • Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport receives Aviation Weather Monitoring System. For the first time in India, an Aviation Weather Monitoring System has been established at the Bangalore airport at both edges of the runway.

AP govt. starts YSR Kapu Nestham scheme, to give Rs 15,000 for eligible women

Andhra govt
  • Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on 25th June started ‘YSR Kapu Nestham’ at his camp office for the welfare of the women from Kapu community. The government will give Rs 15,000 per year for all the eligible women aged between 45 and 60 years for a period of five years.

Tripura govt starts Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar Scheme to give nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women

Tripura govt starts Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar Scheme to give nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women
  • Tripura govt on 24th June declared Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar, an aspiring scheme to give nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women. Pregnant women would be examined four times in nearby Primary Health Centers

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan starts mobile app ‘eBloodServices’ to order blood

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan starts mobile app ‘eBloodServices’ to order blood
  • Union health minister Harsh Vardhan started the ‘eBloodServices’ App in cooperation with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this crucial time of COVID-19 pandemic. The app is produced by the ERaktkosh team and will bring ‘transparency’ in the blood donation program.

Maharashtra govt declares Maha Parwana plan to draw fresh investments in industries

Maharashtra CM
  • In an effort to draw fresh industrial investments in Maharashtra, the state government declared a unique project called ‘Maha Parwana’, which will extend various incentives and offer a single-window clearance system for project execution.

NGT Forms Committee chaired by Justice BP Katakey to investigate Assam Gas Leak

fire
  • The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has exacted an interim fine of Rs 25 crore on PSU major Oil India over its failure to control fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well resulting in harm to the atmosphere. Well, number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, has been spreading gas uncontrollably for the last 27 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s firefighters at the site.