Current Affairs of 6th May, 2020

Important current affairs of 6th may , 2020:

1)Who chaired a meeting of the Task Force on Corona Vaccine Development?- Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2)How many crore rupees has been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) for 39 crore poor people? - Rs.34,800 crore.

3)Who awarded Kim Jong Un a commemorative war medal to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany?- Russian President Vladimir Putin.

4)What is the unemployment rate in India as per the data released by Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE)? - 27.1%.

5)What is the new scheme launched by Himachal Pradesh govt. to properly sensitize and educate family members of people coming from other states so that social distancing is effectively maintained?- Nigah.

6)Who has been nominated Secretary of Economic Affairs Department Ministry of Finance as a director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?- Tarun Bajaj.

7)Which state has unveiled the "Ayush Kavach" app that will provide health-related tips and information about ayurvedic medicines amid the COVID-19 pandemic?- Uttar Pradesh.

8)Which institute in collaboration with TATA Sons signed an MoU for licensing of KNOWHOW for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay (FELUDA) for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19? - CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB).

9)Who has partnered Eyestem Research Private Limited to take up research activities on COVID-19?- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.

10)Who has been conferred with the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020?- Professor Saurabh Lodha.

11)Who launched Operation "Samudra Setu"?- Indian Navy. 

12)Who is the Prime Minister of Portugal? - Antonio Costa.

13)Who is the President of Portugal?-  Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa.

14)Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy?- President Ram Nath Kovind.