Current Affairs 2020 July 14

 

• UNESCO’s included Danau Toba in North Sumatra as one of its global Geoparks.
• “It’s Between You” Campaign has been launched by WhatsApp.
• 209th UNESCO Executive Board Assembly Held in Paris, France.
• TPCC to launch “Speak Up Telangana” online campaign on July 18.
• Russia becomes 1st nation to finish human trials for Covid-19 Vaccine.
• Fino Payments Bank launched ‘Bhavishya’ saving account scheme for minors.
• Karnataka Govt sets up helpline ‘1912’ for complaints on hospitals denying COVID-19 treatment.
• Golden Birdwing has become the largest butterfly in India.
• Global tourism set to lose $1.2 trillion due to Coronavirus: UNCTAD
• UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade And Development.
• Madhya Pradesh Govt announces ‘Roko-Toko’ Campaign.
• Somalia has been topped INFORM Risk Index 2020.
• India ranked 31st in INFORM Risk Index 2020.
• Indian Railways targets to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2030.
• IHD India receives “Development Marketplace Award 2020” from World Bank & SVRI.
• SVRI: Sexual Violence Research Initiative
• Indian Army to order 2nd batch of 72,000 Assault Rifles from US.
• People’s Action Party (PAP) won Singapore General Election winning 83 seats.
• Lee Hsien Loong re-elected as Prime Minister of Singapore.
• DCGI gives nod for restricted emergency use to Itolizumab for moderate to severe Covid-19 patients.
• DGCI: Drugs Controller General of India
• Rotary Foundation Honours Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition.
• Jharkhand Govt Signs MoU with HDFC to offer digital payment solutions to its traffic department.
• Kezang D Thongdok won the 2020 Dada Saheb Phalke Award for his documentary “Chi Lupo”.
• NATGRID has signed an MoU with NCRB to access the centralised online database on FIRs & stolen vehicles.
• NATGRID: National Intelligence Grid
• NCRB: National Crime Records Bureau
• Dr. Vidhu P Nair appointed as the next ambassador of India to Turkmenistan.
• H H Kotalwar appointed as the next ambassador of India to Czech Republic.
• IIT Kanpur develops UV sanitizing device ‘SHUDDH’ to make your room COVID free.
• SHUDDH: Smartphone Operated Handy Ultraviolet Disinfection Helper
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced the launch of ‘Google For India Digitalisation Fund’.
• Google announces investment of Rs. 75000 crore in India.
• Online registration of crops ‘E-Cropping’ begins in Andhra Pradesh.
• Renowned Ceramic Artist Jyotsna Bhatt passes away.
• Book titled ‘A Song Of India’ authored by Ruskin Bond to be released.
• China’s telecommunication satellite ‘APSTAR-6D’ successfully launched.
• England’s World Cup winning Footballer Jack Charlton passed away.