04th June 2020 Current Affairs Headlines

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National News

Indian Energy Exchange launches “Real-Time Electricity Market”

The “Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM)” has been started by the Indian Energy Exchange on its program and it will be valid from 01st June 2020. RTM will expedite the power businesses to reduce dependency on deviation framework and save on the huge penalties. RTM will help the services and system operators to forecast and schedule green energy in a productive way.

Delhi CM launches app Delhi Corona App

Chief Minister of Delhi Mr Arvind Kejriwal has launched a Delhi Corona App for people to give detailed data about beds and ventilators availability in city’s hospitals. He urged the people to download the App.

Odisha, Sikkim, Mizoram join ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme

Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram also joined the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme. According to the report, by August, Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Manipur will also be added to the national cluster.

So far, ration card portability has been enabled in 17 States and UTs — Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.


Appointments

Raveesh Kumar becomes new Ambassador of India to Finland

Raveesh Kumar is all set to replace Vani Rao as he has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland. He is presently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry.

Useful Notes for all competitive exams:

  • Prime Minister of Finland: Sanna Marin; Capital: Helsinki.

Sushil Singhal appointed India’s next High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea

Sushil Kumar Singhal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. He is presently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Sibi George appointed India’s next Ambassador to Kuwait

Sibi George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait. He will replace K. Jeeva Sagar as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait.

Gaitri Kumar appointed India’s next High Commissioner to UK

Gaitri I. Kumar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. She will replace Ruchi Ghanashyam as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.


Business and Economy News

Microsoft launches programme for agritech start-ups

Microsoft has declared the launch of a programme for agritech start-ups in India that are committed to driving transformation in agriculture. This programme will help start-ups build industry-specific solutions, scale and grow with access to deep technology, business and marketing resources.

This programme offers the best-in-class tech and business enablement resources to help agritech start-ups innovate and scale fast. Start-ups can also get access to Azure FarmBeats, which can help them focus on core value-adds instead of the undifferentiated heavy lifting of data engineering.

Useful Notes for all competitive exams:

  • CEO: Satya Nadella
  • Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States

Moody’s Investors Service downgrades India’s sovereign rating to ‘Baa3’

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the sovereign rating of India from “Baa2” to “Baa3” citing the challenges faced by India in achieving the policies in order to reduce the risks of a sustained period of low growth and deteriorating fiscal position.

“Baa3” is the lowest investment grade that is just a notch above the junk status. It has also assumed a decrease by 4% in India’s real GDP in fiscal 2021, due to the collision from the coronavirus pandemic.


Science & Technology

DRDO creates disinfection unit named as “Ultra Swachh”

“Ultra Swachh” disinfection unit has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to disinfect a wide range of materials such as electronics items, fabrics, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) etc. It has been produced in agreement with International Standards of Industrial, Occupational, Personal and Environmental Safety.

Useful Notes for all competitive exams:

  • Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation: G Satheesh Reddy.
  • Headquarters of Defence Research and Development Organisation: New Delhi.

Sports

India Captain Rani Rampal Nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by Hockey India. Her teammates Vandana Katariya and Monika were nominated for the Arjuna award, as was Harmanpreet Singh from the men’s team.


Obituaries News

BJP Tamil Nadu former president KN Lakshmanan passes away

Former two-time Tamil Nadu State BJP president K N Lakshmananpassed away.

Archery coach Jayantilal Nanoma passes away

International archer-turned-coach Jayantilal Nanoma passed away in a road accident. Jayantilal Nanoma, an Asia Cup and Asian Grand Prix medallist in compound individual and team events in 2010, met with an accident while travelling with a friend from Banswara to Dungarpur in a car.

Former Union Minister & social worker P Namgyal passes away

Former Union Minister and three-time Congress MP from Ladakh, P Namgyal passes away. He has served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Surface Transport and Chemicals and Petrochemicals.