Current Affairs 2020 July 22

• Delhi Govt raises income limit criterion to 1 lakh for providing Marriage Aid to poor.
• GEDCOL, NHPC signs MoU to develop Floating Solar Power Projects in Odisha.
• GEDCOL: Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited
•  NHPC: National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
• Himachal Pradesh Govt decided to increase the bus fare by 25%.
• Men’s ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia officially postponed.
• ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held October – November 2021.
• ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be held October – November 2022.
• ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India October – November 2023.
• India’s 1st Public Electric Vehicle Charging Plaza inaugurated in New Delhi.
• UAE’s Mars Orbiter successfully launched by Mitsubishi Rocket.
• 1st batch of 5 Indian Air Force Rafale likely to arrive in India by July End.
• 3 day long Air Force Commanders’ Conference held in New Delhi; Theme 2020: “Indian Air Force in Next Decade”.
• Human trials of COVAXIN for COVID-19 begin in AIIMS, Delhi.
• Ashwini Kumar Tewari appointed as MD and CEO of SBI Cards and Payment Services.
• Maharashtra becomes the 1st state to use drones to inspect Power Lines and Transmission Towers.
• MSETCL will use 16 drones that will fly at a maximum height of 50 metres.
• MSETCL: Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd
• 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held virtually.
• FM Nirmala Sitharaman attended 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.
• It was organized under the Saudi Arabian Presidency.
• Sumit Deb appointed CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation.
• UAE became 1st Arab Nation to launch Space Mission to Mars.
• Shiv Pratap Shukla appointed Chief Whip of BJP in Rajya Sabha.
• Mathematician Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri passed away.
• PC Kandpal appointed MD and CEO SBI General Insurance.
• Yogi Adityanath launched “Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for SC.
• Tsering Namgyal appointed as President of Ladakh unit of BJP.
• Odisha Govt launched Telemedicine Service at 41 Health Care Institutions.
• Chhattisgarh Govt launches “Godhan Nyay Yojana”.
• Defence Minister signs the agreement with BEML to procure 1,512 mine ploughs.
• BEML: Bharat Earth Movers Limited
• “Manodarpan” initiative to be launched by Ministry of HRD; AIM – Provide Psychological Support to the students for their mental well being.
• Mukhyamanthri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana launched in Delhi.
• Gol partners with UNICEF to Achieve Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
• Kabbadi player Bikshapathi Goud passes away.

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