Top Best Current Affairs 17 June 2020 (2)

The United States private equity firms TPG Capital and L Catterton have become the 8th and 9th investors respectively in the Jio Platforms, as the latter has sold 0.93% stake in TPG for Rs 4,546.80 crore and 0.39% stake sold to L Catterton for Rs 1,894.50 crore.

Every year on June 15 The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, across the world. This day raises awareness about abuse and neglect of older persons and raising awareness about the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

ICICI Bank has launched 'Insta Flexicash', an online overdraft facility for its pre approved salary account customers, by which these customers can get approval for OD instantly & in a paperless manner. The end-to-end fully digital facility can be accessed with no documentation, using the Bank's internet banking platform without visiting a bank branch.

In order to effectively scan passengers for symptoms of COVID-19, and to ensure contactless entry Central Railway has set up a body screening facility "FebriEye thermal cameras", developed by Vehant Technologies have been set up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) in an e-ceremony on 15 June. It will be the first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform. IGX will act as a delivery-based trading platform to deliver natural gas.

India received USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019, stated the UN Conference on Trade and Development in its report. The report revealed that India was the world's ninth-largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments and it said that the nation's large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments.

World wind day is observed on 15 June every year. The day aims to spread awareness and encourage the use of wind as a form of green and renewable sources of energy. The day focuses on how wind energy can be utilized more aggressively.

India with 12 other countries lead the "Verified" initiative launched by the United Nations on 21st May 2020, to fight the spreading of misinformation (Infodemic) about COVID-19 with fact-based accurate information. The initiative is led by the United Nations Department of Global Communication with an aim to provide facts about COVID-19 in the digital space.