Current Affairs June 2020 - Miscellaneous

Veteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur, known as Yogesh in the film industry, passed away at the age of 77 years. He is known for hit songs like “Kahin duur jab din dhal jaye” and “Zindagi kaisi hai paheli” that defined the superhit film Anand (1971).
First phase of the Army Commanders' Conference concluded in New Delhi. In the three day conference, Army’s apex leadership deliberated upon various aspects related to existing and developing security challenges.
Centre has allocated over 1832 crore rupees for implementation of Jal jeevan mission in Bihar during 2020-21. Bihar plans to provide tap connections to remaining 1.5 crore households in 2020-21.
The Madhya Pradesh state government has launched a unique scheme 'Rozgar Setu' to help secure employment for skilled workers who have returned.
The Tamil Nadu State Government has announced a 300-crore rupee special financial package to accelerate new job generation in villages.
The 36^th National Games, planned for October-November in Goa, was deferred indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Union Government accepted the Swaminathan report and allowed 50% higher MSP than input cost.
Karnataka has extended invitation to major chip manufacturing company Intel to set up it's unit in the state.
Carat India has appointed Anita Kotwani as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Bollywood Music composer Wajid Khan passed away at the age of 42 years.
The Telangana Formation Day was observed on 2^nd June.
International archer-turned-coach Jayantilal Nanoma passed away.He is an Asia Cup and Asian Grand Prix medallist in compound individual and team events in 2010.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the Khelo India Community Coach Development programme for 15,000 physical education teachers and coaches around the country.
In the light of the prevailing health emergency in the country due to COVID-19, this year’s International Yoga Day is set to go digital internationally.
The tenure of Subramanian Sundar as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lakshmi Vilas Bank has been extended till 30^th November 2020, after the approval from the Reserve Bank of India.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a mobile application “Delhi Corona” that will provide information to the people of Delhi about the availability of the beds and ventilators in government as well as private hospitals in Delhi.
The IndusInd Bank has launched a mobile application based facility where customer can open the current bank account in a paperless manner in just a few hours.
The merger of Peugeot S.A (PSA) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Veteran Bollywood lyricist Anwar Sagar passed away at the age of 70 years.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has launched a salary tracker mobile app MeraVetan (Version-1) for government employees in order to provide Salary Related information to Employees.
The Union Territory administration of Jammu and Kashmir is among the top performers in Pradhan MantriGaribKalyan Anna Yojna while distributing around 100 percent of Ration among the beneficiaries till June 6, during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued an S.O. 1979 (E) dt. 5^th June 2020 mandating a strip of green colour of 1 cm width on top of the existing sticker carrying details of registration for BS-VI vehicles of any fuel type i.e. for petrol or CNG which have a light blue colour sticker and a diesel vehicle which is of orange colour.
Union Government has hiked Customs duty on bamboo imports by agarbatti manufacturers from 10% to 25% with immediate effect.
The state cabinet of Odisha has adopted “Bande Utklala Janani” or Glory to mother Utkala as the anthem of Odisha. The anthem has been written by Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912.
Mrs. Surinder Kaur, former Head of Publications Division and Directorate of Advertisement & Visual publicity passed away. A senior Indian Information Service Officer of 1968 batch, she held several important positions in All India Radio News and Press Information Bureau.
Indian Railways has created a new world benchmark by successfully running first Double-Stack Container Train in high-rise in Over Head Equipment electrified territory on Western Railway.
Veteran Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi passed away at the age of 93 years.
The Uttar Pradesh State Government has successfully installed Tru NAAT machines in all 75 districts that will help in getting early results of COVID tests.
Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” has decided to use Facebook again to provide ‘accurate’ news to people.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a sanitizing chamber called 'GermiKlean' to sanitise uniforms of security forces.
A Manila, Philippines based foundation that gives out Ramon Magsaysay Award announced that the awards are being cancelled due to COVID-19.
Former Union Water Resources Minister Arjun CharanSethi who was eight-time MP from Bhadrak, Odisha, passed away.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has banned Former European high jump champion, Alexander Shustov for 4-years for the use or attempted use of a banned substance or method (doping).
Cloud-based payment solutions provider, Empays Payment Systems India has tied-up with Mastercard to launch contactless ATM solution in India due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has developed an application called “Flyzy” for consistent and contactless air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Ram NathKovind has appointed senior Kashmiri lawyer Javed Iqbal Wani as a Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
The Shipping Ministry has invited ship owners worldwide to flag their ships in India to take advantage of the Make in India policy.
Noted folk singer of Uttarakhand Heera Singh Rana passed away at the age of 78 years.
Madhya Pradesh government gave ‘corona warriors’ status to Divyang Anganwadi workers.
Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar Khadi by the Bihar government to promote Bihar Khadi and the country’s largest Khadi Mall in Patna.
Atul Srivastava, Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), passed away.
Airtel Payments Bank has launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
India’s oldest first-class cricketer Vasant Raiji passed away at the of 100 years. Raiji played nine first-class matches for Mumbai and Baroda in the 1940s.
Former Lok Sabha MP and founder of Janalaxmi Cooperative Bank, Madhavrao Patil passed away.
West Bengal government has launched a job portal named ‘KarmaBhumi’ for IT professionals who have returned to the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday extended restrictions on the beleaguered Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank for another six months to 22 December, 2020. However, RBI has enhanced the withdrawal limit for the bank's depositors to ₹1 lakh from the existing ₹50,000.
Malayalam Film director, scriptwriter, and producer K.R. Sachidanandan passed away.
International Workshop on “Good Governance Practices in a Pandemic for International Civil Servants” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh.
“Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)” has been inaugurated in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
A special health insurance policy has been launched by the Karnataka Bank in association with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd to cover the uncertainties posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
Bank of Baroda will completely digitize its lending operations including home, agriculture, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), personal and auto loans.
Karnataka government observed the “Mask Day” on 18 June 2020 to aware the people about the use of masks, sanitisers, washing hands with soap in order to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
French integrated content, media and communications group, Vivendi has partnered with Grammy winner Ricky Kej for ‘My Earth Concert for Kids’ on World Music Day, June 21.
Former Goa minister, Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar passed away.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has collaborated with Karur Vysya Bank to offer simpler and flexible financing plans for new clients.
Former Supreme Court judge, D K Jain gets one-year extension from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as ethics officer and ombudsman.
NITI Aayog in collaboration with Piramal Foundation and 25 Aspirational Districts launched Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan to ensure the well-being of 2.9 million Senior Citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched the official 50 Year Logo for the Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year celebration including a series of activities.
Defence Conclave 2020 Gujarat: A two-day digital conference on the defence & aerospace manufacturing sector, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Gujarat along with Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM).
Apollo Tyres has commissioned its manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Globally, this is the 7^th manufacturing unit of Apollo Tyres and the 5^th in India.
Leaders of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt announced to end a decade-long dispute over water supplies and join the African Union.
TPPA of USD 2.4 Billion Signed by Pakistan with China for Hydro Power Project in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.