Current Affairs One-Liner: 23rd July 2020

• The Air Force Commanders Conference (AFCC): It was inaugurated in New Delhi by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The theme for the conference is ‘ IAF in the Next Decade’.
• India signed MoU with the Maldives to prove ‘Emergency Medical Services’ in Male. 
• Static Part: 
• Capital of Maldives: Male 
• Currency of Maldives: Rufiyaa
• The Japanese brokerage firm named ‘Nomura Holdings Inc.’ has predicted that India’s GDP to contract by 6.1% for FY 2021.
• A rare yellow colour turtle was discovered in Balasore district of Odisha. The turtle is known as ‘Indian Flap Shell Turtle’.

• Vriksharopan Abhiyan: The Abhiyan is launched by Ministry of Coal and was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. 
• Static Part: 
• Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs: Pralhad Joshi
• ‘FamCard’: It is India’s first numberless payment card. It is launched by Fampay and IDFC First Bank. Fampay is India’s first Neobank for teenagers.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of Fampay: Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Awards and Recognition: Greta Thunberg- She is 17 years old climate activist and is the winner of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. She belongs from Sweden. 
• Obituaries: Viktor Chizhikov- He was the creator of 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Masscot.
• India successfully Test Fired ‘Dhruvastra’ ATGM
• G20 Digital Ministers Meeting
• IIT-Ropar to provide Skill Development in Punjab Colleges & Institutes
• ‘UPI Autopay’ Recurring Payment Facility—By NPCI
• Appointments on 23rd July 2020

Questions: 

Q.1 What was the theme for the Air Force Commanders Conference (AFCC)?
a. IAF: Strong defence sector of India
b. Upcoming decades for IAF
c. IAF in the Next Decade
d. None of the above

Q.2 India signed MoU with which country to provide Emergency Medical Services?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Maldives
c. Bangladesh
d. Mauritius

Q.3 As per Nomura Holdings, India’s GDP to contract by ____% for FY 2021?
a. 5.7%
b. 7.1%
c. 6.1%
d. 4.5%