Current Affairs Today - July 28 for all Sarkari Exams

Current Affairs Today – July 28 2020 for all Sarkari Exams. Read below for details.

Current Affairs plays a vital role in all the Sarkari Exam preparations. The government exams in India has a special component of general studies/awareness in their syllabus to test the awareness of the candidates. The daily current affairs is a major portion of the syllabus of Banking exams, SSC exams, Railway exams and Civil Services Exam.

Current Affairs daily preparation is essential for selection in the exams as the current affairs influence the questions from other sections of the general studies/awareness/knowledge syllabus. Current Affairs 2020 will be an important part of the Sarkari Exams preparation this year and for the next year exams.

Current Affairs – 28 July 2020

Union Minister for HRD launches India Report- Digital Education June 2020

Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launches India Report- Digital Education June 2020 on July 28. The report enlisted various government initiatives taken in recent times to expand education online. These include DIKSHA platform, Swayam Prabha TV Channel, Online MOOC courses, On-Air -Shiksha Vani, DAISY by NIOS for differently-abled, e-PathShala, National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) to develop e-content and energized books, telecast through TV channels, E-learning portals, webinars, chat groups, distribution of books and other digital initiatives along with State/ UT Governments.

Some major digital initiatives by State Governments are

• SMILE (Social Media Interface for Learning Engagement) in Rajasthan,
• Project Home Classes in Jammu,
• Padhai Tunhar duvaar (Education at your doorstep) in Chhattisgarh,
• Unnayan Initiatives in Bihar through a portal and mobile application,
• Mission Buniyaad in NCT of Delhi,Kerala’s educational TV channel (Hi-Tech school programme),
• E-scholar portal as well as free online courses for teachers in Meghalaya.
• Telangana has online certificate programs for teachers on ‘Management of mental well-being during COVID’.

Nitrogen Dioxide level fell by 70% in Delhi during Lockdown: UN

United Nations (UN) has issued a report about the reduced level of Nitrogen Dioxide in New Delhi during the lockdown period. According to the UN Policy brief, the levels of nitrogen dioxide fell by over 70% during the lockdown in New Delhi.

The UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief on ‘COVID-19 in an Urban World’ said that with about 90% of all reported COVID-19 cases, urban areas have become the epicentre of the pandemic. “Levels of nitrogen dioxide fell by over 70% during the lockdown in New Delhi (India), 40% in urban areas in China, 20% in Belgium and Germany, and 19-40% in different areas of the U.S.,” the brief said.

Nitrogen (N) is a non-metallic element. It is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere. Nitrogen makes up 78% of the Earth atmosphere. Nitrogen dioxide depletes ozone layer (the stratospheric ozone) by combining with ammonia via particulate matter. It also increases human health risks like cancer and other respiratory diseases.

The NO2 can get converted into nitric acid and causes acid rain. Acid rains are highly harmful as they leech into underground surfaces, contaminating groundwater. NO2 also contributes to the formation of ground-level Ozone.

IRCTC and SBI launched RuPay Credit Card

In pursuance of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat vision of PM Narendra Modi, IRCTC launched the co-branded credit card in association with SBI on RuPay platform. The card will support the contactless payment system. The new RuPay credit card is equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology whereby the users can expedite their transactions at the POS machines by just tapping the card on the machines without requiring to swipe the card.

Nirmala Sitharaman attends the 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 28, 2020 attended the 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) through video conferencing. The discussions at the meeting broadly covered official business including the election of the President of the AIIB and a roundtable discussion on the theme ‘AIIB 2030-Supporting Asia’s Development over the Next Decade’.

Smt. Sitharaman outlined various measures taken by the Union Government of India to respond to the COVID-19, including the $23 Billion Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKP) and $295 Billion Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP), which aim at protecting all sectors and sections of the economy.

She also underlined that India has launched the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) 2020-2025 with an estimated expenditure of $1.4 trillion that has created a plethora of fresh investment opportunities for AIIB’s partnerships.

Vice President released Telugu Version of the book ‘Ten Ideologies’

Vice President of India Shri M Venkaiah Naidu virtually released the Telugu version of the book ‘Ten Ideologies’, named Padi Bhavajalalu. Late Shri Jaipal Reddy had written this book, stating the great asymmetry between agrarianism and industrialism. The book deals with various aspects such as democracy, capitalism, environmentalism and globalisation. Shri Naidu expressed happiness that Shri Reddy gave prominence to nationalism.

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