Daily Current affairs for competitive exams(7 may 20)

Daily Current Affairs for competitive exams 

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Daily Current Affairs for competitive exams

History of Spread of ASF

 ✓ The first outbreak was retrospectively recognized as having occurred in 1907 after ASF was first described in 1921 in Kenya.

✓ The disease remained restricted to Africa until 1957, when it was reported in Lisbon, Portugal.

✓ Sporadic outbreaks occurred in France, Belium, and other European countries during the 1980s.

✓ In 2018 the virus spread to Asia, affecting more than 10 percent of the total pig population in several countries, leading to severe economic losses in the pig sector.

NITI Aayog starts 'Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan' to protect  senior citizens during COVID-19

● Government think tank NITI Aayog in  association with Piramal Foundation launched a campaign ''Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan'' focussed on ensuring well being of senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.

● The campaign will reach over 2.9 million senior citizens in 25 districts across Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & UP.

● The campaign is aimed at creating awareness  about various aspects of senior citizens'  health and lifestyle including preventive  measures and requisite behavioral changes in view of COVID-19 pandemic.

Jharkhand govt launches 3 schemes to spike man-days for MGNREGA to help returnee migrant workers 

● The Jharkhand government has launched three schemes to generate 25 crore man-days for MGNREGA to enable the workers earn wages as well as bring in a long-term plan to provide steady income  to the poor households.

● Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched the ''Birsa  Harit Gram Yojana'' (plantation scheme), ''Nilamber-Pitamber Jal Samridhi Yojana'' (water scheme) and ''Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana’ (sports scheme) on with an aim to develop rural Jharkhand.

● The three schemes of the state’s rural development department set a target of creating 25 crore man-days for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme with about Rs 20,000 crore.

West Bengal govt launches exit app for stranded people of other states

• The West Bengal government launched an app for people from other states who are stranded in West Bengal due to the lockdown and want to return to their native place, state

• A large number of people from other states are stuck in West Bengal due to the lockdown, they can access the app for online permission  to leave the state.

• Persons willing to go back to their native states can apply online through this ''Exit app''.

RBL names Deepak Kumar as CRO

• Ratnakar Bank Limited (RBL) has named Deepak Kumar as their new Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for a two year period.

• He will be replacing Ramnath Krishnan as the lender’s CRO as decided in its Board of Directors meeting.

• Deepak Kumar has over 37 years of experience.

• He was a part of the Reserve Bank of India’s resolution committee for the PMC crisis and also has experience as Chief General Manager of the State Bank of India.

Russian President Putin Honours Kim Jong Un With Commemorative WWII Medal

● Russian President Vladimir Putin has honoured North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a commemorative World War II medal to mark the 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.

● That the medal was awarded to Kim for the role he played in safeguarding the memories of Soviet  soldiers who died in the territory of North Korea.

● Last year, Kim was invited to Russia on May 9 to attend the military parade in Moscow for the 75th anniversary.

● The Russian government's honour for Kim came when his sudden public disappearance recently had fueled conflicting media reports about his health being in grave danger.

Cong MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to head 22-member PAC 

● Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the term beginning on May 1, 2020 and ending on April 30, 2021.

● Mr Chowdhury is the lone member of the party in the PAC from the House. ● The appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

● The PAC has 15 members from the Lok Sabha and seven from Rajya Sabha.

Public Accounts Committee 

• The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of appointed parliamentary members created by the Indian Parliament for the purpose of auditing the Indian Government's revenue and expenditure.
• Tenure 1 Year
• Seats 22
• Lok Sabha : 15
• Rajya Sabha : 7

BJP MP Girish Bapat has named as Chair of the 30-member Estimates Committee  

● BJP Parliamentarian Girish Bhalchandra Bapat was re-appointed as the Chairperson of Estimates Committee of Lok Sabha for 2020-2021.

● Apart from the Chairperson, the standing committee on Estimates has 29 other members of the House.

● The same members constituted the Committee in 2019-20.