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Current Affairs 8 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. World Red Cross Day 8 May 2020
- World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year.
- This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828.
- He was the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.
2. Danseuse Leela Samson to head JCB Prize for Literature 2020 jury
- Noted Bharatanatyam dancer, former chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi and author Leela Samson will head the five-member jury for the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020.
- The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on November 7.
- Mita Kapur, Literary Director, The JCB Prize.
3. PNB Housing Finance signs MoU with IIT Delhi
- The initiative will support critical R&D of a unique prototype material to be used in manufacturing sustainable (washable and reusable) PPE surgical gowns and masks.
- R&D = Research and Development.
- PPE = Personal Protective Equipment).
4. Ajinkya Rahane appointed ELSA Corp India brand ambassador
- ELSA Corp India is a global Edu-tech company.
- He was appointed as ELSA Corp’s brand ambassador for India, Middle East, ANZ and SAARC.
- Manit Parikh, Country Head : India, ELSA.
5. CSIR-IGIB and TATA Sons sign MoU for licensing ‘KNOWHOW’ for rapid diagnosis of Covid-19
- An MoU was signed between CSIR’s constituent lab, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and TATA Sons.
- The MoU was signed for licensing of ‘KNOWHOW’ for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay (FELUDA) for rapid diagnosis of Covid19.
- CSIR = Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
6. Wipro signs MoU with Maharashtra govt to change Pune campus in 450-bed COVID-19 hospital
- To help Maharashtra citizens tackle Covid-19 cases, IT-giant Wipro has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state’s government.
- Wipro has decided to change its IT campuses in Hinjewadi, Pune, to a 450-bed intermediary care COVID-19 hospital.
- Wipro is set to complete this task within four weeks time.
7. DEA Secretary Tarun Bajaj nominated to RBI Central Board
- Government has nominated Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India.
- He replaces Atanu Chakraborty to the position in the RBI.
- Bajaj took over as the DEA secretary on May 1.
8. Govt starts Aarogya Setu IVRS services to cater to people having feature phone or landline
- Union Government has started Aarogya Setu IVRS services to cater to people having feature phone or landline.
- This service is available across the country.
- Based on the responses given, citizens will also get an SMS indicating their health status.
- The service is implemented in 11 regional languages.
- IVRS = Interactive Voice Response System
9. Govt extends time limit for annual GST returns for financial year 2018-19 till 30 September
- CBIC = Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- CBIC Chairperson : M. Ajit Kumar.
10. Karnataka announces Rs 1,610 cr package for farmers, construction workers, weavers, auto & taxi drivers
- He also announced a new Naikar Samaan Yojana that will provide 2000 rupees financial assistance to the weavers.
- Karnataka Chief Minister : B S Yediyurappa.
11. HSBC executive Stuart Levey to run Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency
- Libra Cryptocurrency has appointed him as its first chief executive as it seeks to win the favour of global regulators.
- Stuart Levey is currently chief legal officer at HSBC.
- Fcaebook Headquarters : Menlo Park, California, United States.
12. Mustafa al-Kadhimi sworn in as prime minister of Iraq
- Al-Kadhimi, 53, has headed the Iraqi Intelligence Service since June 2016.
- Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq.
- Capital : Baghdad.
13. UP government launches migrant portal and app jansunwai.up.nic.in
- The purpose is to coordinate smoothly the movement of migrant workers who wish to return to their native places, and are stranded due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister : Yogi Adityanath.
14. Bharat Dynamics signs an MoU with IIT Kanpur to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 patient Car
- It will be widely available as a ‘Make in India’ product.
- Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur.
15. Putin awards commemorative World War II medal to Kim Jong Un
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Kim Jong Un a commemorative war medal.
- The award is marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang.
- Country’s Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon received it.
- Russia’s ambassador in North Korea, Alexander Matsegora.
16. Uttar Pradesh government launches ‘Ayush Kavach’ app
- The app is designed to tell users how commonly available kitchen ingredients such as tulsi & cinnamon.
- The ingredients can be used to enhance the body’s immunity to fight against COVID-19.
- Uttar Pradesh Governoor : Anandiben Patel.
17. UNICEF released ‘Lost at Home’ report
- At the end of 2019, an estimated 46 million people were internally displaced by conflict and violence as per the UNICEF’s ‘Lost at Home’ report.
- It presents the scale & scope of the internal displacement of children & their families around the world.
- More than 4 in 10, or 19 million, were to be children.
18. ‘Nigah’ Scheme to be launched by Himachal Pradesh Government
- The scheme has been launched, in order to educate the family members of the people coming to the state from various parts of India.
- Under this a team of ASHA, health & Anganwadi workers will sensitize the family members.
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister : Jairam Thakur.
19. Jharkhand govt launches 3 schemes to spike man-days for MGNREGA to help returnee migrant workers
- The Jharkhand government has launched 3 schemes to generate 25 Cr man-days for MGNREGA.
- To enable the workers earn wages & to provide steady income to the poor households.
- Jharkhand Chief Minister : Hemant Soren.
20. This is the last news of current affairs 8 May 2020 : NITI Aayog starts campaign to ‘protect’ senior citizens during COVID-19
- The name of the campaign is ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan’.
- The campaign is focussed on ensuring well-being of senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The campaign targets to reach in 25 Aspirational Districts.
Current Affairs 8 May 2020.
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