Current Affairs 30.5.20 in English

STATE

1.     Karnataka will soon launch project to maintain Health Database of all citizens.

2.     Himachal Pradesh launched portal for registration of people who returned to state due to job-loss.

APPOINTMENTS

3.     Nilesh Sathi – Finance Advisor, NHAI (National Highway Authority of India).

4.     Jonathan Karp – CEO, Simen & Schuster.

5.     Thierry Delaporte – CEO & MD, Wipro.

 

SCHEMES & APPS

6.     Aarogya Setu App become the world largest contact tracing app with over 11 crore 40 lakh users.

 

SUMMITS & CONFERENCE

7.     FM Nirmala Sitharaman attended Special Board of Governor Meeting of New Development Bank through video conferencing.

8.     FM Nirmala Sitharaman attended 22^nd FSDC Meeting (Financial Stability & Development Council) on 28 May.

BUSINESS

9.     UP singed MoU with Indian Industries Association & National Real Estate Development Council for employment of 9.5 lakh Migrant workers.

10. Maruti Suzuki partnered with HDFC Bank to offer flexible car finance schemes by which customer can avail low EMI for 3 months every year.

11. Facebook launched CatchUp an Audio-only calling App.

 

INVESTMENTS & LOANS

12. ADB will provide loan of $177 million to upgrade roads in Maharashtra.

13. ADB will provide loan of $250 million to Nepal for its fight against COVID-19.

AWARDS

14. Dr. Hema Divakar honoured with “Global Asian of year 2018-19” award in Dubai at Asia Business & Social Forum.

 

RANKS & REPORTS

15. Fitch Ratings projected GDP Growth to Shrink 5% for FY21.

16. S&P Global Ratings projected GDP Growth to Shrink 5% for FY21.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

17. Mumbai based start-up VAMS Global developed VAMS SafeGuard, contactless visitor management software.

18. IIT Madras Researchers collaborated with University of North Texas & US Army Research Lab developed Magnesium Alloy to replace Steel & Aluminium in cars.

DAYS

19. World Hunger Day – May 28.