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WTO chief Roberto Azevedo resigns from post

May 15, 2020
Roberto Azevedo
  • The head of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo will resign from his post on August 31. He became the WTO chief in 2013.
  • The 62-year-old Brazilian career diplomat’s second four-year term was not scheduled to end until September 2021.

Federal Bank pair-up with MoneyGram for direct-to-bank deposits service

May 15, 2020
MoneyGram
  • A private sector bank, Federal Bank Limited paired-up with MoneyGram Payment System to provide a cost-effective direct-to-bank account credit option for customers in India.

V. Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy 2020 declared

May 15, 2020
V. Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy 2020
  • Lieutenant Commander Akshay Kumar was honored with the Vice-Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy for the year 2020. The award ceremony was organized at the Maritime Warfare Centre, Kochi, Kerala.

2nd Extraordinary G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministerial Meet

May 15, 2020
G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministerial Meet
  • The second edition of Extraordinary G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministerial Meet was organized under the presidency of Saudi Arabia.
  • The meeting was chaired by the Saudi Minister of Commerce, Majid Al Qasabi, in the presence of the Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Faleh.

International Family Day celebrated on 15th May

May 15, 2020
International Family Day
  • Every year, May 15 is observed as the International Day of Families, with an object to praise and spread awareness about the perks of the family systems to the masses.
  • Theme 2020: “Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25”.

‘GOAL’ programme started for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth

May 16, 2020
‘GOAL’ programme
  • “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” programme has been released by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth.
  • The Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) is a mutual initiative of Facebook India with the Ministry of Tribal affairs.

“Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana” started in Gujarat

May 16, 2020
Gujarat
  • Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on 14th May declared “Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana” wherein the urban and district cooperative banks and credit societies in the state will give Rs 5,000 crore as loans to small entrepreneurs and businessmen here at an interest rate of two percent.

“MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” prepared by IIT Gandhinagar

May 16, 2020
IIT
  • An interactive COVID-19 dashboard named as “MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” has been made by the researchers at IIT Gandhinagar.
  • The dashboard targets to give key information to stakeholders and the public in order to make research-backed decisions during the time of crisis.

International Day of Light observed on 16 May

May 16, 2020
International Day of Light
  • The International Day of Light is observed on 16th May to commemorate the role that light plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and also in the fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy.

Sahitya Akademi winning Bengali author Debesh Roy passes away

May 16, 2020
Debesh Roy
  • Veteran Bengali author Debesh Roy, who had five decades of career as a writer, passed away. He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Teesta Parer Brittanto’.

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