Current Affairs 01 Jun 2020

Current Affairs 01 Jun 2020

1.  Mudra shishu loan for small business

• To overcome burden of shopkeepers and vendors due to lock down
• Unlock 1.0 begins on 1st June 2020
• Objective make India self reliant.
• Loan given by- regional rural banks, microfinance institutions, small finance banks, non banking financial companies and commercial banks.
• government launch 1500 crore for cottage industries and small businesses.
• 2% interest benefit for a year
• 5000 crore for hawkers along roadside, loan upto 10000 for 50 lakh street vendor.

2. Department of biotechnology establish 4 covid-19 biobanks

Bank will help enhancing the research and development efforts for development of diagnostics

16 bio repositories listed for research as follows- CSIR 03, DBT 04 AND ICMR 09

3. My life my yoga (also known jivan yoga) video blogging contest launched by honorable pm Shri Narendra Modi. 

Ministry of ayush will conduct with collaboration Indian council of cultural relations. 

6th International day of yoga- 21 June 2020

To participate this contest participant should upload a video of 3 minutes duration of three yoga practice pranayam kriya band aasan.

4. Private space agency Space X launched the first private rocket with 02 NASA astronaut to space in crew dragon capsule

Capsule docked successfully at International space station on 31st May

Capsule launched from Kennedy space centre in Florida, marked new age in private space travel.

Elon musk space x has become first private company to launch people into orbit.

Only achieved by three governments- United State, Russia and China

5. Suman gowami, the Indian army major becomes the first Indian peacekeeper to have received the award from un for her contribution to UN anti sexual violence campaign. 

Award is also being given to the Brazilian naval officer commander Carla monteria de Castro arauja.

This is the first time to peacekeeper are being awarded jointly.

Major Suman served as military observer from November 18 to December 19 in UN mission in South Sudan.

6. World milk day observed 01 June 20 to raise awareness regarding milk. 

Organised by food and agriculture organisation of UN.(FAO)

First milk day observed in 2001

Theme 2020 - 20 year anniversary of world milk day.

Food and Agriculture Organization

• HQ: Rome Italy
• Founded: 16 Oct 1945
• specialized agency of the United Nations
•  International efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security

7. Goa statehood day- 30st may

As territory annexed from Portugal, Goa was 25 state join the Indian Union in 1961 under operation Vijay.

8. Institute of advanced study in science and tech has developed ph-responsive smart bandage.

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