Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

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India is the largest borrower of Asian Development Bank and the fourth largest shareholder of ADB. The institution has approved nearly $30 billion to India.
Recently, the Asian Development Bank has announced a 1.5 billion Covid-19 package for India to help funding the country’s response to tackle Covid-19. This is a part of the Covid Support program of ADB, under which the lender has provided nearly 20 bn to the Asian countries to revamp their economies.

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After failing to pay the host fee, India lost the hosting rights of 2021 men’s World boxing championship to Serbia, as it is rescheduled to be held in the city of Belgrade in 2021.
As per the recent announcement of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), India failed to pay the host fee, as mentioned in the Host City Agreement terms, AIBA has terminated the contract signed in 2017. India will also have to pay a penalty of USD 500 for cancellation. If the event had not been cancelled, it would have happened for the first time in the country.

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The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report recently, where it has classified India under ‘Countries of particular concern’ (CPC) for increasing assault on religious minorities.
The report has placed India in the concern list along with 13 other nations including nine countries which were placed in December 2019 and 5 countries added now. The recently added countries include Nigeria, Russia, Syria, and Vietnam in addition to India.

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World Dance day has been celebrated every year on April 29, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the creator of modern ballet type of dance, Jean-Georges Noverre.
The day was created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), which is the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. Every year, ITI selects an outstanding dance personality to write a message for the day. This year the Message author is Gregory Vuyani MAQOMA, a dancer from South Africa.

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According to the recent report titled ‘The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2020)’, released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), about 5 million people were displaced in India in 2019, which is the highest in the world till date.
IDMC, a part of the Norwegian Refugee Council, also states that the displacements in India is due to increased hazard intensity, high population and social and economic vulnerability. As many as 8 tropical storms hit the country. The centre has also noted a concentrated pattern inside countries, in regard with the displacement.

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According to an official statement, Chhattisgarh has topped the list of states in providing employment to unskilled labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
Out of the total 77.85 lakh labourers employed under MNREGRA across the country, 18.51 lakh labourers are from Chhattisgarh, which is about 24% of the labourers. Rajasthan comes second with 14% of the total number of labourers, and Uttar Pradesh is ranked third with 12% of the total number of labourers.

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Veteran Indian Foreign Service Officer T. S. Tirumurti has been appointed as the next Ambassador or Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
The officer is currently serving as the Secretary (economic relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs. He replaces Sayyad Akbaruddin, who is superannuating this month. Prior to this appointment, Tirumurti has held several prime engagements and positions in India’s external affairs.

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Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ scheme, which provides fee reimbursement to as many as 14 lakh college students in the State.
The reimbursement amount would be credited directly into the accounts of the mothers of the students in four instalments, from this academic year. The state has released about ₹4,000 crore for the scheme and ₹1,880 crore towards the pending dues. Parents are asked to claim refunds if they had paid fees for 2019-20.

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Apex Traders body, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has recently announced that it would launch a national e-commerce marketplace ‘bharatmarket’.
The platform aims to connect all retail traders to the market, in collaboration with technology partners, who will provide services in logistics and supply chains from manufacturers to end consumers.

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International Astronomy Day is celebrated twice a year, during autumn and spring. The Astronomy Day 2020 is celebrated on May 2 and the next edition of this year on September 26, 2020.
The President of the Astronomical Association of Northern California had organised the celebration of first Astronomy Day in 1973. The objective of celebrating this day is to inculcate the awareness about the universe and the field of astronomy.