Top GKToday’s News Headlines-29 May 2020

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Kerala: Liquor sales resumed through state-run BEVCO outlets on prior booking through BevQ mobile app
Chennai-based Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology

Govt. ends subscriptions for 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds scheme after May 28
FDI in India grew by 13% to a record of USD 49.97 billion in the 2019-20
FM Nirmala Sitharaman launches facility of Instant PAN allotment through Aadhaar based e-KYC
FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)
Twitter @LabourDG, an updated source of data on Indian Labour, launched by Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal addresses Digital Summit on Exports organized by CII
ADB to provide $177 million loan for 450 km Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project

US House approves sanctions on Chinese officials involved in ill-treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang
China’s parliament approves Hong Kong security bill that could allow Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in the city
Hong Kong could lose US trading privileges after Trump administration revoked its special status
World Menstrual Hygiene Day observed on May 28; theme: ‘Periods in Pandemic’
Facebook launched an experimental app named ‘Collab’ that lets users make short music videos