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Current Affairs 30 May 2020

Current Affairs 30 May 2020

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Current Affairs 30 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.

Current Affairs 30 May 2020
1. Himachal to launch portal for registration of returnees who lost jobs
  • The cabinet headed by CM Jai Ram Thakur launched of a portal for registration of people who returned to the state due to job-loss.
  • The portal will help in need of employment or upgrade of skills and decided to formulate a scheme for working capital requirements.
  • Governor of Himachal Pradesh : Bandaru Dattatreya.
Current Affairs 30 May 2020
2. IRDAI member Nilesh Sathe appointed NHAI finance advisor
  • Nilesh Sathe, former IRDAI member and veteran Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has joined National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as Financial Advisor.
  • The government is looking to raise funds for road development from foreign institutional investors.
  • NHAI Chairman : Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.
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3. Nirmala Sitharaman launches facility for instant allotment of e-PAN based on Aadhaar
  • As announced in the Budget earlier, FM launched the facility for instant allotment of PAN card using Aadhaar-based e-KYC.
  • The facility is now available for all applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and a mobile number registered in UIDAI database.
  • Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a 10-character alphanumeric.
Current Affairs 30 May 2020
4. Simon & Schuster names Jonathan Karp as new CEO
  • Jonathan Karp, who has worked with authors ranging from Sen. Edward Kennedy to Susan Orlean, has been named the new CEO of Simon & Schuster.
  • Karp joined the company in 2010 and served as the president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing.
  • He replaces Carolyn Reidy who passed away recently.
Current Affairs 30 May 2020
5. Capgemini’s Thierry Delaporte to be Wipro’s new CEO and MD
  • Wipro has appointed Thierry Delaporte as its CEO & MD.
  • Delaporte, the co-Founder and President of the not-for-profit organization Life Project 4 Youth.
  • He was working as the Chief Operating Officer of Capgemini Group and a member of its Group Executive Board.
  • He will replace the present CEO Abidali Neemuchwala.
Current Affairs 30 May 2020
6. Archaeological Survey of India discovers 9th century sandstone Shiva linga in Vietnam
  • It is believed to be from the Champa Civilization.
Current Affairs 30 May 2020
7. U.S. joins G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China
  • The United States has joined an international panel for setting ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence.
  • The Trump administration had been the lone holdout among leaders of the Group of Seven in setting up the Global Partnership on AI.
  • White House’s chief technology officer : Michael Kratsios.
Current Affairs 30 May 2020
8. UP to sign MoU for employment of 9.5 lakh migrant workers
  • UP govt to sign MoUs with Indian Industries Association and the National Real Estate Development Council to ensure employment.
  • NAREDCO to employ 2.5 lakh people in realty sector.
  • IIA to employ 500,000 migrant workers in MSMEs, and CII to employ 200,000 workers.
  • Uttar Pradesh has seen an inflow of around 26 lakh migrants.
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9. Andhra Pradesh government launches web portal for educational institutes to upload details
  • AP has launched a web portal on schools and colleges will have to upload details regarding their infrastructure and other facilities.
  • Students’ parents may visit the institutes and complain if the facilities provided do not match the information provided.
  • Decided during the ‘Our Governance, Your Suggestion’ session.
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10. Maruti Suzuki India partners with HDFC Bank to offer flexible car finance schemes
  • Maruti Suzuki has partnered with HDFC Bank to offer Flexi EMI options under which a customer can avail low EMI for 3 months every year, up to 100 per cent on-road funding.
  • Instalments starting from Rs 899 per month, per lakh, for the first six months.
  • CEO of Maruti Suzuki : Kenichi Ayukawa.
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11. ADB, India sign $177 million loan to upgrade roads in Maharashtra
  • For upgrade 450 kilometres of state highways and major district roads in the state of Maharashtra.
  • This could improve the connectivity between rural areas and urban centres.
  • Project to upgrade 2 major districts and 11 State Highways.
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12. Apple buys machine learning specialist Inductiv to bolster Siri, AI projects
  • Adding to a mounting number of AI-related acquisitions, Apple recently purchased Ontario-based Inductiv to work on Siri and machine learning initiatives.
  • Inductiv developed a system that relies on AI to automatically identify and correct errors in data.
  • Apple CEO : Tim Cook.
  • Headquarters : California, USA.
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13. NPCI launches AI virtual assistant PAi to create product awareness
  • National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), as an initiative to improve digital financial inclusion, launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot, PAi.
  • Launched it to create awareness around its products like FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS on a real-time basis.
  • PAi is developed by Bengaluru based startup CoRover Pvt Ltd.
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14. Facebook launches CatchUp, an audio-only calling app
  • Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team launched a new app called CatchUp that makes it easier for friends and family in the U.S. to coordinate phone calls or set up group calls with up to 8 people.
  • CatchUp does not need a Facebook account to use the service.
  • CatchUp is an audio-only service and uses phone’s contact list.
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15. M P Veerendra Kumar dies at 84
  • M P Veerendra Kumar, the Managing Director of Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi and a member of PTI’s Board of Directors, passed away.
  • Veerendra Kumar, a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala and a former union minister.
  • He was the chairman of Press Trust of India thrice.
  • He was also the director of a news agency.

So, these are all the latest important Current Affairs 30 May 2020.

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