Dear aspirants, to crack any type of competitive examination current affairs plays a significant role and for that we are providing daily important news that are most important for your examination. So we are here for you to provide the important Recent and Latest Current Affairs 9 May 2020.
Current Affairs 9 May 2020 includes all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, PTI, Indian Express, and all Government official websites.
1. UN launches 6.7 bn US dollar global appeal to fight COVID-19
- The amount is more than trebling an earlier appeal made by the UN chief.
- Launch 6.7 bn with special focus on more vulnerable countries & combating food insecurity & gender-based violence.
- UN Emergency Relief Coordinator : Mark Lowcock.
2. UNEP extends Dia Mirza’s term as Goodwill Ambassador till 2022
- UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme.
- She is also a United Nations Sustainability Development Goals Advocate.
- UNEP Headquarters : Nairobi, Kenya.
3. Iran introduced new Currency to tackle inflation
- Iranian Parliament authorized the replacement of rial with another basic unit of currency called the Toman.
- Each Toman will be worth 10,000 rials under the new system.
- Gheran is another new denomination.
- 100 Gheran makes a Toman.
- Iranian President : Hassan Rouhani.
- Capital : Tehran.
4. Long March 5B: China’s new Rocket launched successfully
- China has launched a new rocket along with a prototype deep-space spacecraft.
- Long March 5B rocket took off from the Wenchang launch site.
- Aboard the Long March 5 was a special prototype spacecraft that is somewhat akin to the deep-space Orion capsule
- NASA has been developing to people to the Moon and beyond.
5. Bangladesh gets 500 million-dollar ADB loan to manage COVID-19 impact
- ADB had approved $100 million concessional loan for Bangladesh.
6. Coronavirus: India starts clinical trial of Ayush medicines
- Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the health ministry has started a clinical trial of traditional medicines.
- Medicines like Ashwagandha, Yashtimadhu, Guduchi Pippali, Ayush-64 amid rising number of coronavirus positive cases in the country.
- Union Minister of AYUSH = Shripad Yesso Naik.
7. India saves Rs 89,122 crore in 2018-19 by energy efficiency: Report
- India saved Rs 89,122 Cr through energy efficiency in 2018-19 and reduced energy intensity by 20% in the fiscal compared to 2005 level, according to PwC report.
- India has set a target to reduce the energy intensity by 33-35% by 2030 compared to 2005 level.
- Union Power Minister : R K Singh.
8. Astronomers find Jupiter-like Cloud Bands on closest Brown Dwarf
- A team of astronomers has discovered that the closest known brown dwarf, Luhman 16A, shows signs of cloud bands similar to those seen on Jupiter and Saturn.
- Brown dwarfs are objects heavier than planets but lighter than stars.
- They typically have 13 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter.
9. Public Sector Banks sanction loans worth Rs 5.66 lakh Cr for more than 4181000 accounts during March-April
- These borrowers are from MSME, Retail, Agriculture & Corporate sectors, waiting for disbursal soon after lockdown lifts.
- Over 3.2 crore accounts availed three-month moratorium.
10. SBI cuts benchmark lending rate by 15 basis points
- The bank also introduced Special Deposit Scheme for senior citizens with higher interest rate.
- With that, the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate comes down to 7.25%, from 7.40% with effect from 10th May 2020.
- SBI has introduced a new product ‘SBI Wecare Deposit’.
11. UP suspends majority of labour laws to attract investment
- UP government has suspended many labour laws in the state.
- Suspended for 3 years.
- Laws suspended to attract investment & to help both existing & new industrial units.
- It has also decided to establish Japanese help desk to attract the investment from Japanese companies.
- Japanese Ambassador to India : Satoshi Suzuki.
12. Tamil Nadu raises retirement age of government employees to 59
- The order comes in the wake of reports of loss of revenue due to the pandemic.
- Tamil Nadu CM : Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
- Tamil Nadu Governor : Banwarilal Purohit.
13. West Bengal: CLW produces automatic medical trolley to serve patients in hospitals without human contact
- CLW = Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
- The CLW in West Bengal is mostly engaged in manufacturing of Railway engines.
- To deal with the Corona threat CLW has produced an automatic medical trolley which can reach to patients in hospital without human contact.
- Medical trolley can provide medicines through remote control.
14. Sanjeevani: Unique vehicle developed at local level in Madhya Pradesh
- In Madhya Pradesh, in a first of its kind initiative, a unique vehicle named ‘Sanjeevani’ has been developed at the local level.
- With the help of this vehicle, health workers can investigate any suspected patients without coming into the contact of him.
- Rajnagar administration took the initiative.
15. This is the last important news of Current Affairs 9 May 2020 : Tripura CM launches online portal scholarships.gov.in
- In Tripura, CM Biplab Kumar Deb has launched an online portal scholarships.gov.in under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’.
- Government will provide Rs. 5,000 to 14,608 youths who are in final year in colleges or Universities as a grant for Smart Phones.
- Submission of online application will continue till 6th June.
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