Page-41 of Current Affairs - June, 2020

‘GermiKlean’: Developed by DRDO to sanitise uniforms of police and security personnel

June 13, 2020

The Defence Research and Development Organization has developed ‘GermiKlean’. GermiKlean is a sanitising chamber that can be used to sanitise uniforms of security and police personnel. Highlights The DRDO developed the sanitizing chamber after the Delhi Police raised their requirement ..

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Deforestation of Amazon Forest: Highest in 5 years

June 13, 2020

On June 12, 2020, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) announced that the increase in deforestation of Amazon forests has been the highest in 2019 as compared to last 5 years. Highlights The research institute has found that the ..

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Rs 14,690 Crore disbursed under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

June 13, 2020

On June 12, 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced that the public sector banks have so far disbursed Rs 14,690 crores for the MSMEs under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). Highlights The credit line of ECLGS is the ..

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RBI sets up P K Mohanty Panel to Review Ownership of Private Banks

June 13, 2020

On June 12, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India has constituted an internal working group. The working group is to review guidelines of ownership of private sector banks. Highlights The panel constituted by the apex bank is to examine regulations ..

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Challenger Deep

June 13, 2020

The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sullivan recently reached the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep. With this she has become the first woman to reach the deepest point in the earth. Highlights In 1984, Kathy made her space walk ..

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Railway Stations to be classified on Waste Water Output

June 13, 2020

The CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) is to classify railway stations based on the quantity of waste water generated by them and also based on the disposal of untreated water that are drained into the municipal drain systems. Highlights The ..

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Uttar Pradesh: TrueNat machines to test COVID-19 in 75 districts

June 13, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh Government is to make the TrueNat Machines available in all 75 districts to test COVID-19. The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) had approved the machines to conduct COVID-19 tests earlier. Highlights The UP Government is to ..

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Veteran Poet Gulzar Dehlvi passed away after recovering from COVID-19

June 13, 2020

The Veteran Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ Dehlvi passed away after recovering from COVID-19 in less than a week. He was 93. Highlights Mr Gulzar tested positive for COVID-19 early June, 2020. He returned home after recovering from the ..

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