DAILY Current Affairs 31 MAY 2020
1. MISSILE PARK ‘AGNEEPRASTHA’
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The
foundation stone for a Missile Park named ‘Agneeprastha’ was
laid by Commodore Rajesh Debnath & a 2 MegaWatt(MW) solar
photovoltaic plant was commissioned by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar
Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command(ENC) at INS
Kalinga, Visakhapatnam.
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Agneeprastha
aims to capture glimpses of Missile History of INS Kalinga since its inception
in 1981.
2. ONE SUN ONE WORLD ONE GRID
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The
Union Ministry of New and Renewable energy (MNRE) proposed the
‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) to interconnect
renewable energy by sharing solar resources with more than 140
countries of West Asia and South East Asia.
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The
grid will be interconnected with African power pools.
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The
proposal was mooted on the lines of PM Modi’s announcement on cross-border
solar connectivity in October 2019.
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For
the implementation of proposed OSOWOG, the MNRE has invited
proposals from consulting firms for making a long-term OSOWOG road map and identify
two or three cross-border projects that can be initiated within one or two
years.
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India
has already initiated the International Solar Alliance (ISA) which
aims to deploy over 1,000 GW of solar generation capacity globally and mobilise
investment of over $1 trillion towards by 2030.
3. U.S. JOINS
G7 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
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The
United States (US) has joined an international panel of Group of Seven (G7) for
setting up ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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The
partnership was launched after a virtual meet of technology ministers of
member nations.
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The
aim of this panel is to counter China’s twisting technology in
ways that threaten civil liberties.
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The
Group of Seven (G7) is an international intergovernmental economic organization
consisting of the seven largest economies in the world: Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
4. NABARD
GRANTS RS 1,050 CRORE TO WEST BENGAL
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National
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), a development bank focusing primarily
on the rural sector of the country, has extended Rs 1,050 crore special
liquidity facility (SLF) to West Bengal (WB) so far in the
current fiscal year (FY 21) for the welfare of farmers and poor people in the
state.
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Of
the total amount, Rs 300 crore disbursed for MFIs (micro-finance institutions),
Rs 700 crore sanctioned for state cooperative banks and Rs 50 crore for
regional rural banks (RRBs).
5 . WORLD
DIGESTIVE HEALTH DAY 2020, MAY 29
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The
theme of the WDHD 2020 is “Gut Microbiome – A Global Perspective”
