Daily Current Affairs 2 July 2020

Study Point Updates Daily Current Affairs 2 July 2020 by choosing the most relevant topics from a number of newspapers. The Daily Current Affairs section of Study Point to help every competitive exam. Current Affairs is a very important topic for every Competitive exam like UPSC, IAS/PCS, Banking, IBPS, SSC, Railway, UPPSC, RPSC, BPSC. We provide the Daily Current Affairs, with covering the following news headlines:-

√ Ministry of Defense has announced to buy 33 fighter jets from Russia.

√ New constitutional reforms have been introduced in Russia.

√ Plant saplings, save environment campaign, started in the country's capital plant.

√ Scientists in the lab have isolated the COVID-19 virus from the VERO-CCL81.

√ "Accelerate Science Scheme" has been introduced.

 Ministry of Defense has announced to buy 33 fighter jets from Russia:-

In the midst of the India-China tension, India has signed a deal to take 33 fighter jets from Russia. The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, held a phone conversation with the President of Russia, Mr. Putin, shortly after this conversation came to know about a major agreement between the two countries. In which the Ministry of Defense has announced to buy 33 fighter jets from Russia. The total budget of this deal has been kept at Rs 18148 crore. In this, India will buy 12 Sukhoi-30 and 21 MiG-29 aircraft from its friend Russia. And the already existing 59 MIG-29 will also be upgraded.

New constitutional reforms have been introduced in Russia:-

New constitutional reforms have been introduced in Russia. Due to which now Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold power till 2036. Now President Putin will remain the President of Russia until the age of 83. His term was coming to an end in 2024. About 78% of the people stamped on the constitution that provided the Russian President Putin to hold office until 2036. The Commission says that 77.9% of the votes are in favor of the constitutional amendment and 21.3% of the votes are against the amendment. The term of President of Russia is 6 years.

Plant saplings, save environment campaign, started in the country's capital plant:-

"Plant saplings, save environment campaign" Started the campaign. 1 mega tree plantation drive will be organized under this campaign. This campaign will be organized from 16 to 26 July 2020. The main objective of this campaign is to beat the country's capital. - To be free from air pollution and pollution. Under this scheme, 31 lakh saplings are to be planted in 17 days.

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Scientists in the lab have isolated the COVID-19 virus from the VERO-CCL81:-

Coronavirus medicines have been discovered around the world. Meanwhile, India is also steadily moving towards finding a coronavirus vaccine. A private lab in Hyderabad has been approved for trials on the corona vaccine humans. Now an Assam government lab has succeeded in isolating the coronavirus. The Regional Medical Research Center (RMRC) at Dibrugarh, Assam has become the fourth such laboratory in the country. In which success has been achieved in isolating the virus. Scientists in the lab have isolated the COVID-19 virus from the VERO-CCL 81 cell line.

"Accelerate Science Scheme" has been introduced

The "Accelerate Science Scheme" has been introduced by the Science and Engineering Research Board, the statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This will promote scientific research in the country. The scheme aims to provide research internships and a platform for laboratories and other work to those students pursuing a career in science. Applications have also been invited for the winter session.

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