Current Affairs 2020 July 27

Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid appointed as acting Prime Minister of Somalia.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Naveen Tahilyani as CEO and MD.
Jason Holder becomes 3rd West Indies player to complete 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in tests.
Sri Lankan Sripali Weerakkody announced retirement from international cricket.
WADA launched “Anti-Doping eLearning Platform (ADEL)”.
WADA launches education course for athletes, coaches.
Course name: “ADeL for Tokyo 2020 Olympics”.
Course developed by WADA in collaboration with the IOC and ITA.
WADA: World Anti Doping Agency
IOC: International Olympic committee
ITA: International Testing Agency
IIM Calcutta to become India’s 1st “Net Zero” Campus.
CSA has launched “Cricket for Social Justice and Nation Building” Initiative.
AIM: Address Racial Discrimination Allegations in Game
CSA: Cricket South Africa
Punjab Govt provides plasma to private hospitals from Govt’s Plasma Bank.
Maharashtra Govt reduces syllabus for class 10 and 12 state board by 25% for this academic year.
Indonesia’s Defence Minister Gen Prabowo will be visiting India from July 26 to 28.
Bangladesh makes COVID-19 negative certificate mandatory for traveling abroad.
PM Modi inaugurated virtually 3 high COVID-19 testing labs in Noida, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
DRDO will set up 2 temporary hospitals for COVID patients in Patna and Muzaffarpur.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is celebrating its 82 Raising Day.
5th Phase of Vande Bharat Mission will begin from August 1.
Sri Lanka declares 2021-2030 as decades of skills development.
Road in Lucknow named after former MP Governor Lalji Tandon.
FAQ released Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) 2020 report.
FAQ: Food and Agriculture Organization
India among top 10 countries gaining Forest Area in the world: FAO
China reported the Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Australia reported 2nd Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
India reported 3rd Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Chile reported 4th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Vietnam reported 5th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Turkey reported 6th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
USA reported 7th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
France reported 8th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Italy reported 9th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Romania reported 10th Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.
Asian continent reported the Highest Net Grain in Forest Area in 2010-2020.

Current Affairs 2020 July 27

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