Top Best Current Affairs 6 July 2020 (2)

The 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge' for Indian tech entrepreneurs and startups was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, with an objective to support and build Aatmanirbhar App Ecosystem. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (Meity) in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched the challenge & will regulate the challenge.

Government-owned mining majors NLC India Ltd and Coal India Ltd have formed a joint venture. The joint venture company will develop solar and thermal power assets. Both the central public sector undertakings will hold equal 50:50 equity in the joint venture company. Coal India is the single largest coal producer worldwide and operates through 83 mining areas spread over eight states in India. NLC India Limited is a 'Navratna' government of India company in the fossil fuel mining sector in India and thermal power generation.

Delhi Government has launched an e-learning portal name as "Learning through E-Resources Made Accessible for Delhi (LEAD)". The portal has been developed by the Delhi government and comprises of 10,000 instructional materials and course content for students of Classes I to XII. The Delhi government will also share its teaching-learning material on the digital platform "DIKSHA" through its e-learning portal "LEAD". The portal will offer students access to textbooks, study material and course content as per the syllabus of the CBSE, NCERT and Delhi government's curriculum online.

AIR (All India Radio) starts weekly Sanskrit 'News Magazine' programme 'Sanskrit Saptahiki' on Saturdays.

Messaging giant WhatsApp said on Saturday it has launched its first brand campaign 'It's Between You' in India that narrates real stories about how Indians communicate daily on WhatsApp 'in their closest relationships.'

Last date for filing ITR (income tax returns) for 2019-20 extended till November 30.

Dharma Chakra Day was celebrated by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of Ministry of Culture on 4th July. This day commemorates Buddha's First Sermon to his first five ascetic disciples at the Deer Park, Rsipatana in the present day Sarnath near Varanasi, UP. The day is also observed as Guru Poornima by both Buddhists as well as Hindus as a day to mark reverence to their Gurus.