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…

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…

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…

AI virtual assistant PAi launched

National Payment Corporation of India has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot, PAi, to…

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.…

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…

22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 22nd Meeting of…

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…

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…

International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2020

International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on 29 May every year to offer a…