Iran’s Alireza Firouzja beats world chess champion Magnus carlsen to win Banter Blitz cup 2020
Tom and Jerry, Popeye director Gene Deitch passes away at 95
COVID-19
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute becomes 1st in country to carry out plasma research in view of Covid-19
COVID-19 could double number facing acute hunger; $350mn needed for containment: UN GRFC 2020
UN member states demand ‘equitable’ access to any COVID-19 vaccines
TDB approves funds for MYLAB for production of COVID-19 diagnostic kits
Himachal Pradesh starts to use eSanjeevani OPD
Pune Municipal Corporation designs ‘Saiyam app’ to track home quarantined people
Economy
Government-appointed committee suggests restructure of GDP data & other estimates for states
Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio, largest FDI in India’s tech sector