Current Affairs 26.6.20 in English

NATIONAL

1.     PM Cares Fund allocated Rs.2,000 Cr  for supply of 50,000 Made-in-India Ventilators.

STATE

2.     UP’s Kushinagar Airport gets International Status.

SCHEMES & APPS

3.     Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launched YUKTI 2.0 platform to incubate start-up in Higher Education Institutions.

4.     Rajasthan launched Indira Rasoi Yojna for poor to ensure that “No one sleeps Hungry” in state.

BANKING & ECONOMY

5.     Karnataka Bank launched KBL Micro Mitra to offer financial assistance upto Rs.10 lakh to Micro Manufacturing & Service Enterprises.

6.     Yes Bank partnered with Fintech startup Affordplan to launch co-branded Cashless Card for Healthcare needs.

 INSURANCE

7.     Insurance Scheme announced under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for Health workers extended till September.

INVESTMENTS & LOANS

8.     MCL (Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd) will invest Rs. 60,000 cr in Odisha in 5 years.

9.     France & India signed agreement to provide 200 Million Euros to support India’s COVID response. 

AWARDS

10. 78^th Golden Globe awards postponed to Feb 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

SPORTS

11. Government decided to establish 1000 KIC (Khelo India Centre) at district level headed by champion or coaches for grassroot level training of athletes.

12. The Undertaker announced retirement from WWE.

ACQUISTIONS & MERGERS

13. L Catterton will invest Rs.1894.5 cr in Jio Platform.

14. Facebook acquired Swedish Mapping Technology Company Mapillary. 

BOOKS

15. A Burning written by Megha Majumdar.

DAYS

16. International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking – June 26.

17. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – June 26.