ЁЯУЦ Important Current Affairs for All Upcoming Exams
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1) The Assam government has decided to use SAANS, an air pressure machine developed by a Bangalore-based start-up, in the state-run hospitals across the state.
тЦкя╕ПAssam
CM – Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor – Prof Jagdish Mukhi
тЮиDibru Saikhowa National Park
тЮиKaziranga National Park
тЮиNameri National Park
тЮиManas National Park
2) India won a United Nations (UN) award for its тАШIndia Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)тАЩ, a large-scale hypertension intervention under the National Health Mission.
3) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched the industryтАЩs first auto index fund, the ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund.
4) IndiaтАЩs Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD), has been extended for one more year.
5) Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu released a collection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s selected speeches.
тЮи The book titled ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas Prime Minister Narendra Modi Speaks (May 2019-May 2020)’ focuses on 86 speeches of the prime minister on various subjects.
6) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the third edition of the Lok Manthan programme in Guwahati, Assam.
7) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the licence of Maharashtra-based The Laxmi Co-operative Bank, citing lack of adequate capital.
8) Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched the SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app developed by the Leather Skill Sector Council.
9) UK-headquartered TerraPay has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to allow Indian customers and merchants with an active Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ID to make and accept cross-border payments.
10) Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in association with PIB Bhubaneswar organised a Seller Sambad in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
тЦкя╕ПOdisha CM – Naveen Patnaik
тЮи Governor – Ganeshi Lal
тЮи Similipal Tiger Reserve
тЮи Satkosia Tiger Reserve
тЮи Bhitarkanika Mangroves
тЮи Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
тЮи Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary
тЮи Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary, Puri
тЮи Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
11) REC Ltd has been accorded with the status of a тАШMaharatnaтАЩ Central Public Sector Enterprise, thus giving it greater operational & financial autonomy.
тЮиThe grant of тАШMaharatnaтАЩ status to REC will impart enhanced powers to the companyтАЩs Board while taking financial decisions.
12) Padma Shri awardee Prof Acharya Ram Yatna Shukla passed away at the age of 90 years.
тЮи He was a Sanskrit scholar and former President of Kashi Vidwat Parishad.
13) The Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung India to empower the youth with industry relevant skills in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data and Coding & Programming.
14) Retired Gujarat cadre officer Bharat Lal has been appointed as the Director General of National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG).
тЮиThe National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is an autonomous institute under the aegis of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India.
тЮиFounded – February, 2014
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