Top GKToday’s News Headlines-26 June 2020

Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-26 June 2020

INDIA

  • Indian Red Cross Society’s ‘eBloodServices’ Mobile App launched by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan
  • RailTel to provide video surveillance at 6,049 railway stations across country

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Govt. approves private sector participation in space activities like building of rockets, satellites and providing launch services
  • Funds parked by Indian individuals and enterprises in Swiss banks down 6% in 2019 to 899 million Swiss francs (Rs 6,625 crore)
  • TRAI launches channel selection app for easy subscription
  • RSWM of the LNJ Bhilwara Group ties up with Swiss firm HeiQ to offer antiviral fabric ‘ViroSecure’ under Mayur brand
  • Hindustan Unilever to drop the word “fair” from its “Fair & Lovely” range of products

WORLD

  • India becomes founding member of Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the UN
  • Pakistan to remain on ‘grey list’ of terror financing watchdog FATF (Financial Action Task Force)
  • IMF lowers its global growth forecast for 2020 to –4.5% from –3% made in April
  • Day of the Seafarer celebrated by IMO on June 25; theme: ‘Seafarers are Key Workers’
  • Japan’s Olympus to exit camera business, focus on medical equipment

SPORTS

  • Clare Connor becomes first female president of the 233-year old London-based Marylebone Cricket Club

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