30th May 2020 Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 30th May 2020

International Current Affairs

US President Donald Trump today announced that the United States is terminating its relationship with World Health Organization (WHO).
- The US will now redirect funds from WHO to other organisations.
India and China are talking to each other at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the standoff in Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced today.
- Both the countries have made it "clear" that they want to resolve the issue, he added.
- Further, Singh said, "We will not allow India's dignity to be hurt under any circumstances."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to US Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper to discuss cooperation on COVID-19.
- They exchanged views on regional developments of shared security interest.

National Current Affairs

Covid-19 cases has reached 1 lakh 73 thousand 763 in India.
- But there is a silver lining that the overall recovery rate has reached 47.40 in the country and a total of 82 thousand 370 patients have been cured so far.
The Government today extended the lockdown in containment zones till June 30 and said all economic activities can restart in a phased manner outside those zones.
- The fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown, necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, was scheduled to end tomorrow.
- Home Ministry has issued new guidelines for reopening of prohibited activities in areas outside containment zones in a phased manner.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of successive locust invasions until July in Rajasthan with eastward surges as far as Bihar and Odisha.
- However, the swarms are less likely to reach south India, Nepal and Bangladesh, the UN agency said.
- These movements will cease as swarms begin to breed and become less mobile, it added.

Banking ,Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a ₹4-crore penalty on Citibank.
- The regulator said it fined Citibank for not complying with the directions related to customer credentials at the time of opening current accounts.
- Earlier, RBI imposed penalties of ₹5 crore on Bank of India, ₹1.2 crore on Karnataka Bank and ₹30 lakh on Saraswat Co-operative Bank for non-compliance with various rules.
Private lender Yes Bank has acquired a 24.19% stake in Dish TV India, by invoking pledged shares after loan defaults by several companies.
- Dish TV is a direct-to-home (DTH) entertainment service provider, operated by the Zee Group and the Videocon Group.

Deaths

Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla (88) died due to coronavirus at an Ahmedabad hospital today.
- The Millennium Book of Prophecy, published by HarperCollins, USA had him listed as one of the 100 great astrologers in last 1,000 years.
Lyricist Yogesh Gaur (77), who wrote the lyrics of songs like 'Kahin Dur Jab Din Dhal Jaye' and 'Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli', passed away.
- He also wrote songs for films like 'Chhoti Si Baat' (1976), 'Baton Baton Mein' (1979), 'Manzil' (1979).

Science & Technology

The World Health Organization (WHO) along with 37 nations and numerous partners has launched a 'COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (CTAP)' which aims to make vaccines and other key COVID-19 tools accessible to all.
- C-TAP will provide a "one-stop shop" for scientific knowledge, data and intellectual property to be "shared equitably by global community".

People in News

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to reinstate State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar who was dismissed on 10th April 2020.
- The court struck down an ordinance which reduced the SEC's term from five to three years and abruptly ended Kumar's tenure.
- Note : The state government had posted former Madras HC judge Justice V Kanagaraj in Kumar's place.

Sports Current Affairs

India captain Virat Kohli remained the only cricketer to be included in the list of top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 by Forbes magazine.
- He is also the only Indian athlete to be featured in the list.
- Swiss tennis great Roger Federer topped the list.