Page-6 of Current Affairs - July, 2020

Indians Lead in Acquiring Australian Citizenship in 2019-2020

July 30, 2020

More than 38000 Indians became Australian citizens in 2019-2020, a 60% increase from the previous year and with this, Indians became the largest diaspora group to be granted citizenship of the country. A total of 200000 people got the citizenship ..

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Rs 22 Crore granted by ADB to India for COVID 19

July 30, 2020

The multilateral funding agency, Asian Development Bank, has approved $3 million (About Rs 22 Cr) grant to India from its Asia-Pacific Disaster Response Fund to strengthen the emergency response of the government to combat the COVID 19 pandemic in the ..

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Union Health Minister Releases Standard Treatment Guidelines for Substance Use Disorders

July 30, 2020

The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has released the e-book titled ‘Standard Treatment Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders and Behavioural Addictions’ which is aimed at tackling substance abuse and behavioural addiction in the ..

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Japan Court Recognizes ‘Black Rain’ Victims for the First time

July 30, 2020

A court in Japan has recognized the victims of the ‘black rain’ caused due to the atomic bomb incident in 1945, for the first time in the history of the country. The court has also asked the city administration of ..

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PFC Signs MoA with IIT-Kanpur for Training and Research in Smart Grid Technology

July 30, 2020

Power Finance Corporation (PFC), a PSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, has signed an MoA with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for training, research and entrepreneurship development in smart grid technology. Under this arrangement, PFC ..

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European Union Signs Agreement with Gilead for Supply of Remdesivir

July 29, 2020

The European Union has reached an agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc. regarding the supply of the company’s antiviral drug Remdesivir to combat the deadly COVID 19 pandemic in the countries of the bloc. The deal of 63 million euros ($74 ..

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UP to Set up District-level Panels to fight COVID 19

July 29, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up district-level panels consisting of district magistrates, chief medical officers and chief development officers to prepare a working plan in order to fight the COVID 19 pandemic more effectively. Details The government ..

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New Track Construction (NTC) Machine Used for the First Time by Indian Railways

July 29, 2020
Indian Railways

Indian Railways has, for the first time, used the New Track Construction (NTC) machine in order to construct the Khurja-Dadri Section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. At present, seven such machines have been deployed along the Dedicated Freight Corridor ..

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