Current Affairs May 2020

Pranavayu programme to create awareness about examining respiratory health

In Karnataka, Bengaluru Urban district in Karnataka has 175 confirmed COVID 19 positive cases and six people have died due to the pandemic. In this regard, the city corporation has launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self examine the respiratory health for Bengaloreans. Pranavayu programme aims to create awareness through advertisements […]

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Indian researchers explored new possibilities to increase paddy yield

Researchers from the Department of Biotechnology’s National Institute of Plant Genome Research (DBT-NIPGR), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack and University of Delhi South Campus (UDSC), have identified a region in the genome of rice, which seems to have the potential for improving productivity. The scientists conducted their study by

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Western Naval Command set up Ultraviolet sanitisation Bay at the Naval Dockyard

An ultraviolet (UV) sanitisation bay to decontaminate things like tools, masks and clothes was set up at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, which is a part of the Western Naval Command. “Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) has manufactured a UV sanitisation bay to meet this emerging requirement. The UV bay will be utilised for decontamination of tools,

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AI virtual assistant PAi launched

National Payment Corporation of India has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot, PAi, to create awareness around its products like FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS on a real time basis. This is yet another NPCI’s initiative to improve digital financial inclusion in India. The AI virtual assistant, PAi is available round the clock helping users

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Infosys tied up with Zurich-based Avaloq for digital wealth management services

Infosys has partnered Zurich-based Avaloq to provide end-to-end (e2e) wealth management capabilities through digital platforms. Infosys will be a strategic implementation partner for Avaloq”s wealth management suite of solutions to help clients modernize and transform their legacy systems into cutting-edge digital advisory platforms. Infosys will leverage its global delivery model and a standardised approach to

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BSE, NSE cut annual listing fee for SMEs by 25%

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday decided to reduce the listing fee for their SME platforms by 25 per cent amid challenges faced by small and medium enterprises due to coronavirus pandemic. The fee rebate has been declared following Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s several announcements to rescue the ailing

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22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). The economy is expected to contract by 5% by some estimates amid the virus crisis. The meeting also took note of the activities undertaken by the FSDC Sub-Committee chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta

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Karnataka to launch State Health Register, a first-of-its-kind in India

The Karnataka government will launch a project to maintain the health database of all its citizens by having a “State Health Register.” A first of its kind initiative, the State Health Register will be a robust and standardized health repository of all the citizens. This decision to launch the standardized health repository of citizens has

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Instant allotment facility of PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the instant Permanent Account Number (PAN) facility which uses Aadhaar number based e-KYC. The beta facility was earlier launched in February 2020 on the income tax department’s e-filing website. However, its Beta version on trial basis was started on 12th Feb 2020 on the e-filing website of Income Tax

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2020

International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on 29 May every year to offer a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization. The day also aims to honour more than 3,900 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since 1948.

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