7th July Current Affairs 2020 in English

1. Name the two renowned Indian-Americans, who have been honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ for their contribution towards the efforts in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis? Siddhartha Mukherjee & Raj Chetty
2.  Recently the Government of India has extended the tenure of Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as NHAI President for how long? 6 months
3.  Name the setup launched by IIT Kanpur, with the help of which students can record the lecture or instruction of teachers using their smartphone? Mobile Masterjee
4.  Everton Weekes, who passed away recently, was associated with which sport? Cricket
5. International Day of Cooperatives is observed recently. The day is observed on the first _______of July every year. Saturday
6. Which subsidiary of the State Bank of India has set up an SPV (SLS Trust) to manage GoI’s recently approved scheme to improve the liquidity position of NBFCs/HFCs through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)? SBICAP
7. Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, who recently announced his retirement, is related to which sport?
   Badminton
8. The Global Bharat program has been launched by ________ to equip Indian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with digital technologies in order to make them globally competitive. American Express SAP India
9. President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has recorded a victory in the recently held Presidential polls. With this victory, he will stay in power until –2036
10. For the financial year 2020-21, care ratings have forecasted the Indian economy to contract by –6.4%