Daily Current Affairs 21-22 JUNE 2020
1. FRANCE COMMITS 200 MILLION EUROS TO SUPPORT
INDIA’S COVID RESPONSE
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France
and India signed a credit financing agreement promising 200 million euros (Rs.
1709 crore) to support the social welfare system and India’s covid
response.
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The fund
will be provided to India through the AFD, French Development
Agency (Agence Française de Développement).
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The
programme focuses on the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana” to
benefit the low income families and to ensure their social, health and economic
wellbeing and their contribution towards the nation’s economic growth amid
covid pandemic.
2. NEARLY 1% OF WORLD’S POPULATION FORCIBLY DISPLACED
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In
accordance with the annual report on displacement titled “Global Trends-
Forced Displacement in 2019″ released by UN refugee agency- United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2019, additional 11 million
people were displaced where 2.4 million sought protection outside their
country, and 8.6 million were newly displaced within the borders of their
countries.
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Five
countries account for two-thirds (68%) of people displaced across
borders: Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South
Sudan and Myanmar.
3. 1ST ONLINE AUTO RETAIL FINANCING : ‘CLICK TO BUY’
PLATFORM
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Hyundai
Motor India Limited(HMIL) partnered with HDFC Bank to
offer industry 1st online auto retail financing on its
end-to-end online automotive retail platform, ‘Click to Buy’ to
the customers.
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HMIL
launched ‘Click to Buy’, an upgraded version of end-to-end online
automotive retail platform to provide a safe, contactless & convenient
purchasing experience to its consumers after the COVID times.
4. INDIA’S 1ST FIRM TO HIT RS 11 TN MARKET CAP
ON JUNE 11, 2020
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Reliance
Industries Ltd (RIL) became the first Indian company to reach a market
capitalisation of Rs 11 trillion, as the company was valued at Rs 11.15
trillion.
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With
this, RIL accounts for nearly 9% of the country’s total m-cap of Rs 138
trillion. Its stock on Bombay stock exchange (BSE) was record high at Rs
1,738.95. Notably the company’s share doubled since mid-March 2020.
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In
dollar terms, RIL’s m-cap translates into $155 billion, making it the 54th
largest company globally.
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Mukesh
Ambani became 9th richest in the world: Bloomberg Billionaires Index
5. URJIT PATEL APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF NIPFP
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The
former governor of RBI Urjit Patel was appointed as the Chairman of
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP).
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He
will start his 4year tenure on 22nd June 2020 succeeding Vijay Laxman Kelkar,
former chairman of NIPFP.
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NIPFP-The centre undertakes research, policy
advocacy and capacity building in areas related to public economics and the
institute assists the central, state and local government in formulating
policies by providing an analytical base.
6. ‘SATYABHAMA’ PORTAL TO PROMOTE R&D IN MINING
& MINERAL SECTOR
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Pralhad
Joshi, Union Minister for Coal &Mines has
launched SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar
Bharat in Mining Advancement) Portal, developed by National
Informatics Centre (NIC), Mines Informatics Division.
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Unlike
the current system, where research proposals are physically submitted by
scientists /researchers, the Satyabhama portal allows online submission of
project proposal & also its status and use of funds can be monitored.
7. WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2020 – JUNE 20
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The
theme of this year is “Every Action Counts” to remind that
everyone including the refugees can contribute to society in creating a world
with equality and equity.
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The
first world refugee day was celebrated on 20th June 2001 to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee
Convention and its 1967 Protocol help protect Refugees which contains
the rights and the obligations of the refugees towards the host nation.
8. NATIONAL READING DAY 2020: JUNE 19
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India
celebrated the 25th edition of the National Reading Day to
honour Kerala’s Father of Library Movement, Puthuvayil Narayana(P.N.)
Panicker & his significant contribution to the reading culture
which made Kerala’s universal literacy rate (100%) in 1990.
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The
day aims to encourage reading among students across the country.
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The
following week of June 19, 2020 will be celebrated as Reading week and reading
month will be celebrated from June 19 – July 18, 2020.