Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 May 2020

INDIA

• Free online career skills training for registered job-seekers launched on National Career Service portal by Labour Ministry in partnership with TCS ion
• National Geographic channel and Drinking Water & Sanitation Ministry release film titled ‘Swachh Bharat: India’s Sanitary Revolution’ on YouTube
• Indian Navy lays foundation stone for missile park ‘Agneeprastha’ at INS Kalinga
• Ajit Jogi, first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, dies at 74 in Raipur
• M. P. Veerendra Kumar, Rajya Sabha member from Kerala and MD of Mathrubhumi newspaper group, dies in Kozhikode aged 84
• Noted astrologer Bejan Daruwalla dies in Ahmedabad at 89; known for his website Ganeshaspeaks

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• India’s economy grew at an 11-year low of 4.2% in 2019-20
• India’s fiscal deficit was 4.6% of the GDP in 2019-20
• Output of Eight Core Industries declined by 38.1% in April 2020
• China bans pork imports from India citing African swine fever (ASF) threat
• Capgemini COO Thierry Delaporte appointed new CEO and MD of Wipro

WORLD

• International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed on May 29; theme: ‘Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace’
• G7 countries including the US launch the ‘Global Partnership on AI’ for setting ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence

Live Updates

•    UN adopts new voting procedure during Covid-19 pandemic
•    31 May- World No-Tobacco Day 2020
•    Donald Trump announces America is terminating its relationship with WHO over its handling of Corona virus
•    Roger Federer tops highest-earning athlete list at more than $100 million
•    At 6.1%, growth in per capita income slows:
•    Sebi extends power of attorney norms implementation date to August 1
•    Govt of India approves Rs 445 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhattisgarh during 2020-21
•    Meeting of BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities held on May 29, 2020 – Held through VC