Current Affairs 2020 June 13
- Madhya Pradesh becomes the top wheat procurer; pumps Rs 25,000 Cr to boost farmers.
- Global trade to decline further by 27% in Q2 after 5% decline in first-quarter: UNCTAD’s report.
- Kerala Startup ties up with SCTIMST to launch IoT based BIN -19 and UV SPOT: COVID-19.
- “Lockdown Liaisons: Leaving and Other stories” Authored by Shobha De.
- UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launches ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ through video conference.
- Green Mizoram Day 2020- June 11.
- Aadhar based online ‘Insta Saving Bank Account’ relaunched: SBI
- India remains at 108 in FIFA rankings, Belgium tops.
- Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched ‘Shakar Mitra’ scheme to provide paid internship to the youth; NCDV initiative.
- First in the world: Indian railways runs double-stack container train in OHE electrified region.
- 3 DST institutes among top 30 Indian Institutions in nature index 2020; CAS, China topped globally.
- 3rd India-ASEAN youth dialogue held from June 8 to 10, 2020; youth-centric initiatives highlighted.
- Shipping ministry approved revised cost estimates of Rs 123.95 Cr for ship repair facilities in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- NHAI becomes first fully digitalized organization in construction sector.
- 3 member high-level committee set up by the petroleum ministry to inquire the Assam oil well disaster.
- RBI bars people’s co-operative bank from granting fresh loans, accepting deposits for 6 months.
- Indian American soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal honoured as 2020 world food prize laureate.
- Former member of planning commission A. Vaidyanathan passed away at 88.
- World day against child labour 2020 – June 12.
- Odisha become the first state in India to receive ISO certification for tribal hostels.
- Hyderabad City Security Council along with Hyderabad City Police launches a programme ‘STREE’ for women.
- Tamil Nadu legislator Anbazhagan passes away at 61.