Page 34 - Current_Affairs_and_GK_One_Liner_for_Defence_Exams_May_2020_lyst9973_Neat
P. 34
424. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has brought the India
Meteorological Department (IMD) services on the - UMANG mobile app (Unified
Mobile Application for New-age Governance).
425. The United Nations has listed Manipur’s _________ among the top 10 global
initiatives that aims to ensure food supplies and health services for the people living with
HIV, daily-wage earners, LGBTQI+ community during the COVID-19 pandemic -
"Khudol" (crowdfunded initiative of Ya_All).
426. New World Bank's Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk
Management for South Asia - Abhas Jha (Indian economist).
427. This state/UT government has started the ‘SUKOON’ - COVID-19 Beat the
Stress” initiative - Jammu and Kashmir.
428. The researchers, including Bill Corcoran from Monash University in Australia,
recorded world's fastest internet data speed of - 44.2 Terabits per second (Tbps).
429. A team of researchers at this institute have developed a cup-shaped design of
the mask -Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore.
430. This institute developed 'Parabolic Trough Collector', a new trough collector
equipped with enhanced energy to serve industries - Indian Institute of Technology
Madras.
431. World Turtle Day - 23 May.
432. Worlds Thyroid Day - 25 May.
433. This trading platform announced the launch of 'Gold Mini Options' in the
commodity derivatives segment - National Stock Exchange (NSE).
434. During 12-17 July 2020, the International Federation for Automatic Control
(IFAC) World Congress will be held in - Germany.
435. Former Supreme Court judge Justice A K Sikri has inaugurated the Indian
Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) in - New Delhi.
436. Winner of the prestigious APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Travel Award
for a paper “Laguerre Neural Network Driven Adaptive Control of DC-DC Step Down
Converter”, instituted by the Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Society
(ACDOS) - Dr. Tousif Khan N. (SRM University, Andhra Pradesh).
437. Recipient of 2020 "Young Leader Compass Award" of International Advertising
Association (IAA) - Anant Goenka (ED, The Indian Express Group).

