Current Affairs July 2020 - CSEET

1. MoU signed between Indian oil, NTPC Ltd, and SDMC for Waste to Energy plant in Delhi.

2. IIT Madras launches world’s first online BSc degree in Programming and Data Science

3. Intel Capital Invests Rs 1894.50 crore in Jio Platforms for 0.39% share.

4.  World Bank enhances support for rejuvenating Ganga, sanctions USD 400 mn

5. PM Modi to inaugurate Asia’s largest solar plant in Madhya Pradesh on 10th July.

6. ADB Becomes Observer Of Network For Greening The Financial System.

7.  India and Afghanistan inks 5 MoUs for the development of educational infrastructure

8. Fitch cuts India growth projection to 8% for FY22.

9.  World Bank to give USD 750 mn to support 15 cr viable MSMEs.

10.  Swiggy launches digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ in partnership with ICICI Bank.

11.  India’s GDP may contract by 6.4% in FY21: Care Ratings.

12. HDFC Bank Launches ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ App for Farmers.

13.  HDFC Bank to Offer ‘ZipDrive’, an Online Instant Auto Loans to its Customers.

14.  KKR to buy 54% Stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals.

15.  Yes Bank launches ‘Loan in Seconds’ for instant loan disbursements

16. Indra Mani Pandey Appointed India’s Permanent Representative To UN In Geneva

17. United Nations Announces US to Withdraw from WHO in July 2021.

18.  JLL’s latest Global Real Estate Transparency Index India 34th Position; UK tops

19. Fino Payments Bank launches 'Bhavishya' savings account for minors.

20. Karur Vysya Bank partners with Star Health Insurance.

21. UltraTech's Subsidiary to Sell Entire Stake in Chinese Cement Firm For $129 Million.

22. Cabinet approves capital infusion of Rs 12,450 crore in 3 state-run insurance companies.

23. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CBDT and SEBI signed.

24. Tamil Nadu tops market borrowings among States so far, in 2020-21.

25. SEBI rejigs advisory committee on mutual funds headed by Usha Thorat.

26. Google announces India Digitization Fund, will invest Rs 75,000 crore: Sundar Pichai.

27. India moves up a rank, becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK

28. Qualcomm Ventures to invest Rs 730 crore in Jio Platforms for a 0.15% stake.

29. India's GDP growth in FY21 to contract 4.5%: FICCI.

30. Visa Partners with Federal Bank for Visa Secure for E-Commerce.

31. U.S. remains India's top trading partner in 2019-20.

32. Google to pick 7.7% stake in Jio for ₹33,737 crore.

33. NABARD launches Scheme: Rs 5,000 crores allocated to computerise PACS

34. ADB appoints Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa as new vice-president

35. ICRA sharply revises forecast, expects economy to shrink by (-) 9.5% in FY21.

36. Instagram launches Shop with Facebook Pay support.

37. GDP to contract by (-5.3%) in FY21, lowest in Indian history: India Ratings.

38. Tamil Nadu signs MoUs with 8 companies worth Rs 10,399 crore.

39.  Nomura estimates India's GDP to contract by -6.1% in FY21.

40. India's GDP to shrink by (-)6% in FY21: DBS Report.

41. CBIC and CBDT sign MoU to facilitate smoother bilateral exchange of data.

42. CBDT signs MoU with MSME ministry to share data.

43. LIC signs agreement with UBI to distribute latter’s policies,

44. FamPay launches India’s first numberless card for teenagers.

45. RBI Releases Report of Committee for Analysis of QR Code headed by Deepak B Phatak .

46. Amazon Pay joins hands with Acko to offer general insurance.

47. India's GDP to contract 7.5% in the FY 21: HDFC Bank.

48. Bank of Maharashtra joins hands with Uniken for Omni-channel security.

49. IRCTC of Indian Railways and SBI Card launch Co-branded Contactless Credit Card on RuPay Platform.

50. Bharti AXA launches 'Bohot Zaroori Hai' campaign for crop insurance.

51. SBI providing USD 16 million liquidity support for local businesses in Maldives.

52. Wipro announced selected as strategic partner by Metro Bank to drive IT transformation.

53. Sebi slaps Rs 2 cr fine on 4 entities in HDFC AMC front-running case