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.