Top Best Current Affairs 31 July 2020 (2)

M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India virtually unveiled the "Padi Bhavajaalalu" Telugu version Ten Ideologies book authored by former Union Minister Late S Jaipal Reddy and published by Orient BlackSwan, amid his family members and followers on the event of his first death anniversary. The virtual launch was organized under the aegis of Manthan, a forum for public discourse. The translation was done by Kalluri Bhaskaram.

On 28th July 2020, the eve of Global Tiger Day 2020, Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) released a report of 4th All India Tiger Estimation-2018, the Status of Tigers Copredators and Prey in India. It assesses the status of tigers in terms of the spatial occupancy and density of individual populations across India.

Bombay Flying Club, Mumbai, has become the India's first DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) approved drone training school, announced by Ministry of Civil Aviation. Note: In an order dated July 20, 2020, DGCA approved the club's application for conducting remote pilot training for remotely piloted aircraft system.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the 3 Million USD grant (about Rs.22 Crore) from the ADB's Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF), financed by Japanese government to India to support the Government's emergency response to COVID-19.

Veteran Bollywood actor Kumkum passed away. Her real name was Zaibunnissa.She has featured in over 100 Hindi films like Mother India, Kohinoor, Ek Sapera Ek Lootera, Naya Daur, Ujala, Raja Aur Runk, Lalkar, Aankhen, Geet, among others.Kumkum also starred in the first Bhojpuri film "Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo" in 1963. Some of the popular songs featuring Kumkum includes "Kabhi aar, Kabhi paar" and "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi'.

The 5th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was held virtually from Beijing, China, was originally planned to be held in-person there, focusing on "Connecting for Tomorrow". The meet saw the re-election of Jin Liqun as AIIB President, and a roundtable discussion on the theme "AIIB 2030-Supporting Asia's Development over the Next Decade". Notably, India's Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman was the Lead Speaker at the roundtable discussion.

In order to promote innovators in the fields of defence and emerging technologies in India, DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) has launched 'Dare to Dream 2.0' contest for innovators and startups to mark the fifth death anniversary of former President A P J Abdul Kalam(July 27, 2020).

ICRA Limited Appointed N. Sivaraman as its new Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Sivaraman will join ICRA Ltd. on August 10, 2020. He was appointed for the tenure of 3 years, which can be further extended for 2 more years. He succeeds former MD and Group CEO Mr. Naresh Takkar.