Page-3 of Current Affairs - July, 2020

Second draft of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 placed in public domain for suggestions

July 31, 2020

The second draft of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), titled as ‘Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020’ has been uploaded by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, for inviting suggestions and comments from the various stakeholders and general public. Background The ..

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Govt extends deadline for filing income tax returns till September 30

July 31, 2020

The government has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for the fiscal year 2018-19 by two months till September 30. Reason The Central Board of Direct Taxes has announced this in view of the pandemic situation in the ..

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Piyush Goyal inaugurates CII National Digital conference on Ease of Doing Business for Atmanirbhar Bharat

July 30, 2020

The Union Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the CII National Digital Conference on Ease of Doing Business for Atmanirbhar Bharat with the objective of promoting a single-window concept for investment related decisions in the country. Highlights The Minister has expressed ..

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Emmy Awards ceremony to be held online due to pandemic

July 30, 2020

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be held virtually this year due to the COVID 19 pandemic situation. This comes after the nominations have been announced for the prestigious awards for this year. Highlights The ceremony, which was to be ..

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Union Health Minister launches Compendium on ‘CSIR Technologies for COVID-19 Mitigation’

July 30, 2020

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has launched the ‘Compendium of CSIR Technologies for COVID 19 Mitigation’ and applauded the warriors against the disease in the country. Highlights The Union Health Minister has stated that ..

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Govt. imposes safeguard duty on solar cells for one more year till July 2021

July 30, 2020

The government has imposed the safeguard duty of solar cells for one more year till July 2021 with the aim to protect the domestic manufacturers and discourage cheap imports from countries such as China. The same recommendation has also been ..

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Nominations invited for the “Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar”

July 30, 2020

The Government of India has come out with invitations for nominations for the “Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar” to be bestowed on individuals who should be recognized for excellent work in the field of disaster management. Both individuals and ..

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Malware, Ransomware attacks pose biggest cyber threat challenge in India: Microsoft

July 30, 2020

According to the Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019 released by Microsoft, India has been placed among the topmost countries with cryptocurrency mining encounters and drive-by download attacks. The report has been published based on diverse data sources including 8 trillion ..

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Top GKToday’s News Headlines-31 July 2020

July 30, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for July 31, 2020 India Mauritius: Supreme Court Building built with Indian aid inaugurated in Port Louis PM Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the new Supreme Court Building in ..

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India-UN Development Partnership Fund supports projects to respond to COVID-19

July 30, 2020

The India-United Nations Development Partnership Fund is supporting various projects pertaining to the efforts of India to combat the deadly COVID 19 pandemic in the country. The projects are primarily aimed at boosting national healthcare facilities, reducing the risk of ..

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