Weekly One Liner Current Affairs : 1st July to 7th July 2020

08/07/2020

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Weekly One Liner Current Affairs : 1st July to 7th July 2020

Dear Aspirants,

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♦National News

MoU signed between Indianoil, NTPC Ltd, and SDMC for Waste to Energy plant in Delhi
IIT Madras launches world’s first online BSc degree in Programming and Data Science
Madhya Pradesh launches ‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’ campaign
Kerala Government announced ‘Dream Kerala’ Project
Narasimha Rao 100th anniversary: Govt. to release commemorative stamp to honour former Prime Minister
India joins ‘Alliance for Poverty Eradication’ at UN as founding member
Government Declares Entire Nagaland ‘Disturbed Area’ for 6 more Months Under AFSPA Act 1958
Modi govt makes first move to privatise Railways, invites private players to run 151 trains
Odisha Government Plans To Increase Green Cover Under ‘Sabuja Odisha’ Over 1.30 Lakh Hectares
Intel Capital Invests Rs 1894.50 crore in Jio Platforms for 0.39% share
World Bank enhances support for rejuvenating Ganga, sanctions USD 400 mn
Vice President of India to launch Elyments, First Indian Social Media Super App
Delhi L-G Anil Baijal inaugurates world’s ‘largest’ COVID care centre
AMC launched Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to doorsteps in Ahmedabad
Maharashtra Government and UK India Business Council Extend MoU to Foster Sustainable Business
Odisha Govt Launches ‘Balaram Yojana’ To Provide Agricultural Loan To Landless Farmers
Himachal Pradesh becomes First State in India to have LPG Gas Connection in Every Household
PM Modi to inaugurate Asia’s largest solar plant in Madhya Pradesh on 10th July
MP launch ‘Intzaar Aap Ka’ campaign started in order to attract tourists
U.P Chief Minister Inaugurates ‘Mission Vriksharopan-2020’
Karnataka launches Weavers’ Sammaan Yojana
Assam government to upgrade Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary to national park
CBSE partners with Facebook to launch curriculum on digital safety & augmented reality
Maharashtra CM launched ‘MahaJob’ portal
Railways, BHEL tie up for solar power generation
India Ranked 117th in SDG Index 2020, Sweden Tops
India Ranked 31st in INFORM Risk Index 2020; Somalia Tops

♦International News

Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments
Russian voters overwhelmingly back a ploy by President Vladimir Putin to rule until 2036
ADB Becomes Observer Of Network For Greening The Financial System
India and Afghanistan inks 5 MoUs for the development of educational infrastructure
Jean Castex as the country’s new prime minister of France

♦Banking and Financial

Fitch cuts India growth projection to 8% for FY22
World Bank to give USD 750 mn to support 15 cr viable MSMEs
Swiggy launches digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ in partnership with ICICI Bank
India’s GDP may contract by 6.4% in FY21: Care Ratings
HDFC Bank Launches ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ App for Farmers
HDFC Bank to Offer ‘ZipDrive’, an Online Instant Auto Loans to its Customers
KKR to buy 54% Stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Yes Bank launches ‘Loan in Seconds’ for instant loan disbursements

♦Appointment

Government extends Union Bank of India CEO Rajkiran Rai’s term by another two years
Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC Chairman, Imran Khwaja takes over as interim head
Home Ministry sets up national level committee for reform in criminal law; headed by Ranbir Singh
Indra Mani Pandey Appointed India’s Permanent Representative To UN In Geneva
Ravinder Bhakar appointed as CEO of Central Board of Films Certification
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya takes charge as IOC Chairman
IRDAI sets up group to find space for selling Surety Bonds headed by G. Srinivasan
Chola MS General Insurance appointed V Suryanarayanan as new MD
Injeti Srinivas appointed chairman of IFSCA
NHRC forms expert panel to study COVID impact on human rights, Headed by K S Reddy

♦Awards

Kritika Pandey wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Pulitzer winner Siddhartha Mukherjee, Prof Raj Chetty among ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honourees
Two agricultural (Prof. Rattan Lal and Dr. Uma Lele) experts from India named by UN chief to scientific group for 2021 food summit
Delhi School Girl Freya Thakral Receives Prestigious Diana Award for Positive Contribution to Society

♦Defence

MoD approves 33 new fighter jets for IAF in deals worth ₹38,900 crore

♦Sports

Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu creates history by securing a podium place at the first edition of Virtual Race Across America
Union HRD Minister and Sports Minister launch ‘Fit Hai to Hit Hai India’ under Fit India campaign for school children
Quinton De Kock declared Cricketer of the year in Cricket South Africa’s annual awards
Bayern Munich won 20th German Cup
Tamil Nadu’s G Akash becomes India’s 66th chess Grandmaster
Valtteri Bottas won F1 Austrian Grand Prix

♦Book and Author

A book titled “The Future of Higher Education” released by M Venkaiah Naidu
Former RBI governor Urjit Patel launched Book Titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’

♦Important Day

1st July: National Doctor’s Day (Theme 2020: ‘Lessen the mortality of COVID-19’)
1st July: National Postal Worker Day
July 2: World Sports Journalists Day 2020
First Saturday of July (4th July 2020): International Day of Cooperatives (Theme: ‘Cooperatives for Climate Action’)
6th July: World zoonoses day 2020
7th July: World Chocolate Day