Top Best Current Affairs 1 June 2020 (2)

The Banks Board Bureau appointed SN Rajeshwari as the new CMD of Delhi-based Oriental Insurance Company. She will be the successor of AV Girija Kumar, 60 years old, who retires on May 2020.

World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31 May across the world. The World No Tobacco Day is observed by the World Health Organization and global partners every year. The day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure. The theme for 2020 Anti-tobacco Day "Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use".

Google launches app 'Sodar' to help people maintain social distancing.

Every year 29th May is celebrated as the World Digestive Health Day by the World Gastroenterology Organisation with the WGO Foundation. The First WDHD was celebrated on 29th May 2005. The theme of the WDHD 2020 is "Gut Microbiome - A Global Perspective".

India Observatory, an open-source database, launched a GIS-enabled dashboard, CoAST India (Collaboration/Covid Action Support Group) in collaboration with Forest Ecological Security as its main nodal point, to help administrators, civil society organisations & volunteers to plan urgent steps to get the stranded migrant population to safety & care.

State-run Power Finance Corporation announced the appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as chairman and Managing Director from June 1, 2020. He will be the successor of Rajeev Sharma as he retires on May 31, 2020.

According to the Provisional Estimates of National Income for the financial year 2019-20 by National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation India's GDP growth has slowed to an 11-year low of 4.2% in 2019-20 & in the final quarter(Q4- January to March) the GDP's growth rate fell to 3.1%, against 6.2% in the 2018-19, which reflects the impact of the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown which began on March 25.