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 8 June 2020.
Current Affairs 8 June 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. World Ocean day 2020
- The world celebrates the World Ocean Day every year on June 8th.
- Every year, the UN selects a theme for the annual World Ocean Day.
- This year, the theme for 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.
- The World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council was formed since 2016.
2. World Brain Tumour Day 2020
- The day was initiated by the German Brain Tumour Association, which is called as Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe in German.
- The association provides support to the brain tumour patients and their family members besides providing facilities for scientists and health professionals for efficient treatment.
3. L&T board reappoints AM Naik as non-executive chairman for 3 years
- L&T = Larsen & Toubro.
- Also the tenure of whole-time Director Dip Kishore Sen was extended for 3 yrs.
- Naik was chairman of National Skill Development Corp in 2018.
4. RBI creates ₹500 cr. fund to boost payment infrastructure
- RBI has created a Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).
- To encourage acquirers to deploy Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure, both physical and digital modes — in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and north eastern states.
- RBI to contribute ₹250 cr, rest by card issuing companies
5. 2020 World Archery Field Championships postponed to 2022
- 2020 World Archery Field Championships in Yankton, USA, have been postponed until 2022.
- That was due to take place in September this year at the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Centre.
- NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Centre is the world’s largest dedicated archery facility.
- NFAA = National Field Archery Association
- World Archery Federation HQ : Lausanne, Switzerland.
6. Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar is EY world entrepreneur of the year 2020
- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited, was named EY ‘World Entrepreneur of The Year 2020’ in a virtual award ceremony.
- She was picked from among 46 award winners from across 41 countries.
- She became the 3rd Indian to get the honors
- Earlier Indian Winners : Uday Kotak (2014); Narayan Murthy (2005).
7. WCD Ministry constitutes task force to examine issues related to lowering Maternal Mortality Rate
- Task force is headed by Jaya Jaitly.
- The task force will submit its report by 31st July.
- The task Force will examine the issues related to Infant Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Sex Ratio at Birth, Child Sex Ratio (CSR)
- Union WCD Minister : Smriti Irani.
8. Sebi approves regulatory sandbox framework for stock market ecosystem
- The term is used for live testing new financial technology (fintech) solutions on customers, without having to be fully licensed, but under strict regulatory supervision.
- SEBI HQ : Mumbai.
- Chairman : Ajay Tyagi.
9. Yatra terminates Rs 2,300-cr merger pact with US software firm Ebix
- Online travel company Yatra has terminated its pending merger agreement with US-based software firm Ebix and filed litigation against it in the State of Delaware, seeking “substantial damages” for alleged breaches of terms of the pact.
- Yatra.com is an Indian online travel agency based in Gurugram.
10. Senior BJP leader Chandrakanta Goyal died in Mumbai
- Senior BJP leader Chandrakanta Goyal, mother of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, died at her residence in Mumbai due to old age.
- She was 88.
- She represented the BJP from the Matunga Assembly constituency in Mumbai for three terms.
- Piyush Goyal is also Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
So, these are all the latest important Current Affairs 8 June 2020.
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