Page-31 of Current Affairs - July, 2020

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to be launched in October 2021

July 17, 2020

NASA has announced that it has postponed the planned launch of its next great space observatory, the James Webb Telescope, from March 2021 to October 2021. The reason has been cited as the COVID 19 pandemic going on in the ..

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Private Trains to Start from 2024

July 17, 2020

Indian Railways has decided to extend the timeline for running the first-ever passenger train in the country by the private operators till 2024. The Railway Board Chairman, Vinod Kumar, has recently stated this. According to the Chairman of the Railway ..

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Ind-Ra pegs Estimated Fiscal Deficit at 7.6% for FY 2020-2021

July 17, 2020

The fiscal deficit of the government of India will touch 7.6 per cent in the Financial Year 2020-2021 as per the credit rating agency Ind-Ra. This is double the budget estimates made by the central government for this year. The ..

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ICAT launches E-Portal for Automotive Technology

July 17, 2020

International Centre for Automotive Technology has launched e-portal for automotive technology development for the automotive sector of the country. This is a step towards the ‘AatmaNirbhar’ Bharat, as envisaged by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The main aim of this ..

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Kulmeet Bawa is the new President of SAP India

July 17, 2020

SAP India, the Indian vertical of the software enterprise major, has appointed Kulmeet Bawa as the new President and Managing Director of the company. He will directly report to Scott Russell, the President of SAP Asia Pacific Japan. Bawa is ..

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Zonal Master Plan of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone Approved

July 17, 2020

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the Zonal Master Plan (ZMP) prepared by the Uttarakhand Government and appraised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, for the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone. Background:              ..

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PM SVANidhi App Launched to Provide Credit to Street-Vendors

July 17, 2020

The Secretary, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Durga Shankar Mishra, has launched the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) mobile application in New Delhi. Under the scheme, the street vendors are going to be provided with credit ..

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Housing Sales Hit in the First Half of 2020, NCR Affected the Most

July 17, 2020

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic hitting the country hard in 2020, housing sales across the major cities of India have been affected a lot with a decline of 54 per cent to 59538 units during the First Half of 2020. ..

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