Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 June 2020

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Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 June 2020

Govt. of India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps, including TikTok, UC Browser and others under Section 69 A of Information Technology (IT) Act
Birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis celebrated as Statistics Day in India on June 29; theme: Sustainable Development Goals
Former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan awarded ‘Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics’
Dr Arvind Pandey and Dr. Akhilesh Chandra Kulshreshtha jointly given Prof. P.V. Sukhatme National Award in Statistics
J&K: Syed Ali Shah Geelani (90), the lifetime chairman of the pro-Pakistan Hurriyat Conference, resigns

₹10,000 crore ‘PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME)’ scheme launched
Defence Ministry launches online portal for issue of NOC for power, oil and gas exploration projects in ITW (Indian Territorial Waters) and EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)
Govt lifts ban on exports of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) medical coveralls, sets a monthly quota of 5 million units
India, Bhutan sign agreement for construction of 600 MW Kholongchhu joint venture hydroelectric project in Bhutan

Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi, seven including all 4 attackers killed
Legislature in the US state of Mississippi votes to remove the Confederate battle standard from the state flag
International Day of the Tropics celebrated on June 29

India’s Nitin Menon (36) becomes youngest ever to be included in ICC’s (International Cricket Council) Elite Panel of Umpires
Muttiah Muralitharan named ‘Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century’ by Wisden
Anna Ushenina wins first Grand Prix leg of the FIDE Women’s Chess.com Speed Chess