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234. Announced by the government on 14 May 2020, Package of free foodgrains for
migrant workers, concessional credit to farmers and working capital loan for street
vendors -Rs 3.16 lakh crore.

235. Winner of the $100,000 NPCI Grand Challenge by Enabling Payments Through
Secure Messaging on Feature Phones - Gupshup Messaging Platform.

236. Maharashtra Chief Minister who was elected unopposed as state Legistative
Council member - Uddhav Thackeray.

237. International Day of Living Together in Peace - 16 May.

238. International Day of Light - 16 May.

239. Indigenously designed & built offshore patrol vessel that commissioned in Indian
Coast Guard on 15 May - ICGS Sachet.

240. In the 2019-20 crop year, India's foodgrain production has been estimated to
touch a record of - 295.67 million tonnes (MT).

241. According to the UNFAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 report,
the rate of forest loss during 2015-2020 declined to an estimated - 10 million hectares
(mha).

242. Country that named a street, 'Rehov Tagore', after celebrated Indian poet
Rabindranath Tagore – Israel.

243. to deliberate on cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual
conference of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member
countries was hosted by -Russia.

244. Indian institution that participated in the roll out of Global Solidarity Trial which
was launched by the World Health Organization to help in finding an effective treatment
for Covid-19 - Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).

245. Indian company that has been selected by GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) as its
partner for the company's Digital Transformation program - Infosys.

246. The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and this international
financial institution signed a loan agreement for a US$145 million project to improve
irrigation services and flood management in the Damodar Valley Command Area
(DVCA) in West Bengal - Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

247. Announced by Finance Minister on May 15, an amount of Rs 20,000 crore will be
reserved for the welfare of fishermen through - Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana (PMMSY).