Top GKToday’s News Headlines-2 July 2020

July 2, 2020

Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-2 July 2020

Six workers killed in boiler explosion at thermal power station of NLC (Neyveli Lignite Corporation) in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu
Road Transport & Highways Ministry readies cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims with an insurance coverage cap of ₹2.5 lakh per case
IAF designs and mounts an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling locust attack
Home Ministry sets up national level committee for reform in criminal law; headed by Ranbir Singh (Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi)
COVID-19: AIIMS partners IIT-Delhi to launch app ‘COPAL-19’ for patients needing plasma therapy
PM Modi quits Chinese microblogging site Weibo, all his posts deleted
India’s Kritika Pandey wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’
Diplomat Indra Mani Pandey appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations
“Dream Kerala project” announced for rehabilitation of Keralites returning from abroad
National Doctors Day celebrated on July 1; theme: ‘Lessen the mortality of COVID-19’
Chartered Accountants Day celebrated on July 1; marks foundation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on July 1, 1949
Home Ministry extends Armed Forces (Special power Act) (AFSPA) 1958 in Nagaland for six months from June 30

Govt. keeps interest rates on small savings schemes or post office schemes unchanged for the July-September quarter
India’s external debt for the quarter ended March 2020 increased by $15.4 billion (2.8%) to $558.5 billion
India’s current account deficit narrows to 0.9% of the GDP in 2019-20, was 2.1% in 2018-19
Govt.’s total liabilities increased 0.8% to ₹94.62 lakh crore at March-end 2020 compared with the preceding quarter
Public debt accounted for 90.9% of government’s total outstanding liabilities as on March 31, 2020
World Bank approves $750 million loan under its MSME Emergency Response program for MSMEs in India
Indian Oil Corp to form equal JV with Bangladesh’s Beximco LPG to set up a terminal to import LPG in Bangladesh.
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya takes charge as the new Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)