Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

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The state of Gujarat is set to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system for rural drinking water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
It has already implemented a pilot project in two districts of the state to monitor whether potable water in prescribed quantity and quality is provided to every rural household regularly. The state has planned to provide 11.15 lakh household tap connections in the rural areas during 2020-21.

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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently announced that its Director-General of Roberto Azevedo will step down on August 31, 2020 on personal grounds. This is a year before the end of his second term as he has completed 7 years as the WTO chief.
The Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO) was founded in the year 1995 and India is one of the founder members of this body. The main objective of WTO is to frame rules for global exports and imports and regulate international trade by reducing barriers.

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International Day of Families celebrated by the United Nations on May 15, every year across the world. This year, it is celebrated with a theme of ‘Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25’.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Copenhagen Declaration and Beijing Platform for Action. The day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in the year 1993, to highlight the importance attached with families by the international community.

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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed an online dashboard on the existing NDMA-GIS portal named ‘National Migrant Information System (NMIS)’.
The objective of launching this portal is to capture the information about movement of migrants and to enable them to transit across the states in a better manner. As per the communication from the Home Ministry, the portal equipped with a central repository will help in faster communication between the states.

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In its effort to boost the economy and provide work to migrants returning from other states to home villages, the Central government allocated an additional Rs 40,000 crore to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for 2020-21.
In the Union Budget 2020-21, the total allocation made for MGNREGS was Rs 61500 Crore. Hence with this additional fund, the total allocation of this scheme for the present year becomes Rs 1.015 trillion. Out of the total fund, Rs 11,500 crore has to be spent on clearing pending dues from the previous year.

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According to a recent study published in the journal MycoKeys, the researchers found an image of a millipede in Twitter and noticed some tiny dots near the creature’s head.
It has never been seen on the American millipedes and the newly discovered parasitic fungus has now been officially named as Troglomyces twitteri in Latin. The team discovered several specimens of the same fungus on some American millipedes found in the Natural History Museum.

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The World Hypertension Day observed on May 17 across the world every year. This year the World Hypertension League (WHL) has postponed the celebration of World Hypertension Day (WHD) 2020 to October 17, 2020, due to global COVID-19 pandemic.
The theme for World Hypertension Day is “Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer”. Hypertension, also called as elevated blood pressure, is a serious medical condition that increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and blindness.

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The National Hydrographer to the government of India, Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, has been conferred with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award.
The award has been given for his significant contribution to Indian hydrography and across the Indian Ocean region. The award is presented to the personalities who contribute in raising the standards of hydrography, cartography and navigation around the world. It was first presented in 2006 by the UK Ministry of Defence-sponsored UKHO (UK Hydrographic Office).

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Veteran in Indian Steel Industry, CEO of Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India, Dilip Oommen took over as the President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA).
Earlier, T V Narendran the Managing director of Tata Steel, resigned from the post of President of ISA. An extra-ordinary board meeting decided the unanimous appointment of Dilip Oommen as the President for the next two years.

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The Prime Minister of the South African country Lesotho, Thomas Thabane has formally submitted his resignation. The 80-year-old chief has resigned after his coalition government collapsed.
He is the leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party and has been facing pressure to step down from his role, as he and his present wife are suspected of involvement in a murder case. This step will end a long-running political crisis in the country. Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro is expected to replace Thabane.