About 273 mn Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty b/w 2005-6 and 2015-16, as per UNDP & OPHI study. Multidimensional poverty encompasses the various deprivations experienced such as poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standards etc.
Armenia, Nicargua, North Macedonia, India halved their MPI value
One of the leaders of Indian mathematics in the post-Independence era, Prof. Seshadri passed away yesterday in Chennai. He was 88. In 1989, he started the School of Mathematics, which has evolved into the Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI)
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009.
Civil aviation ministry has set up a single-window Investment Clearance Cell mechanism to expedite various investment proposals in the domestic aviation industry. The 10-member ICC will be headed by Amber Dubey, joint secretary in the aviation ministry.
Union Civil Aviation Minister: Hardeep Singh Puri
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav has said that all capitals of North-Eastern states will be connected to rail network by 2023. Capitals of Assam, Tripura & AP are already connected. In Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland & Meghalaya, the work is in progress
Katra-Banihal rail link project is to be completed by Dec 2022
Ongone Sub-Divisional Office of Vijayawada Division, Andhra, South Central Railway has been declared as winner in the "Water Heroes Award" for the month of April, 2020 launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti. The office had made a short film to highlight it.
Union Jal Shakti Minister: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Arunachal Pradesh Govt has decided to provide 100% tap water connections to all the households in the state by 2023 & water treatment plants are being made an integral part of schemes to provide potable water under Jal Jeevan Mission.
Mission aim: 55 lts of water/person/day to every rural household
Sitharaman participated in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers meet & discussed the global economic outlook held at Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) through video conferencing. G20 Action Plan was reiterated aimed at coordinating G20 efforts to fight the pandemic.
G20 forum was bolstered after the 2008Financial Crisis
Country’s richest woman Roshni Nadar Malhotra became the first woman to head a listed Indian IT company as she took over as the Chairperson of USD 8.9 billion HCL Technologies from her father and billionaire Shiv Nadar.
She featured in ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ list by Forbes
ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, has completed its Rs 2,350-crore acquisition of Odisha Slurry Pipeline Infrastructure, a crucial asset for its newly acquired 10-MTPA Essar Steel plant in Hazira, Gujarat.
NCLT had approved the ArcelorMittal resolution plan in March
Ms. Vardinoyannis is the founder and president of two foundations dedicated to children, in the fight against child cancer. Morissanda Kouyate, is a leading figure in efforts to end violence against women in Africa, including Female Genital Mutilation.
UN General Assembly President: Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
'The Yield', by Tara June Winch won the Miles Franklin award for 2020. The award was set up by and named after Miles Franklin, who wanted an award for the "advancement, improvement and betterment of Australian literature".
M Atwood & B Evaristo, were jointly awarded Booker Prize 2019
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a fair practices code for asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), stating that these entities must follow transparent and non-discriminatory practices in acquisition of assets.
RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das