Top GKToday’s News Headlines-31 May 2020
Top GKToday’s News Headlines-31 May 2020
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
- Nationwide lockdown in COVID-19 containment zones extended till June 30
- Guidelines for phased re-opening of activities outside containment zones till June 30 issued
- Movement of individuals prohibited between 9 pm to 5 am throughout the country
- No restriction on inter-state, intra-state movement of people, goods
INDIA
- 32nd statehood day of Goa celebrated on May 30
- Next phase of Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ to repatriate Indian citizens from abroad overseas will commence from June 1
- Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project to provide free internet access to the poor in the state by December
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- India’s foreign exchange reserves rise by US$ 3.01 billion to US$ 490.04 billion in the week ended May 22.
- 3 Indian companies get licences from NASA to manufacture its ventilators: Alpha Design Technologies, Bharat Forge & Medha Servo Drives
- UP inks pacts with 4 industry bodies — NAREDCO, FICCI, IIA and Laghu Udyog Bharati — to employ migrants in the state
- Forbes’ top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 released; Virat Kohli (66th, $26 mn), Roger Federer (1st, $106.3 million)
WORLD
- Donald Trump announces US is terminating its relationship with WHO over its handling of coronavirus pandemic
- Google launches app ‘Sodar’ to help people maintain social distancing