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June 4 , 2020 1563 days 1006 0
  • The Chennai Metro Rail Limited has implemented a foot-operated elevator at Koyambedu in Chennai.
    • It is first kind of lift mechanism in India.
  • The Former Supreme Court judge Justice A K Sikri has inaugurated the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) at Delhi.
    • It provides a paperless dispute resolution environment.
  • R. Sreelekha is all set to become the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala.
  • Switzerland has declared May 26 as Science Day in honour of visiting Geneva by the former President of India Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.
  • Carmen Reinhart of the USA become the chief economist and vice president at the World Bank for two year tenure.
  • Srichand and Gopichand of Hinduja, who run the Hinduja Group of companies, occupied the second in the United Kingdom's Rich List 2020.
    • Inventor Sir James Dyson has topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2020 for the first time.
  • The International Day of Action for Women's Health is an international observance celebrated on May 28 every year since 1987.
    • It is being coordinated by the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR).
  • Cessna Caravan, the world’s largest all-electric aircraft of the USA, made its first successful flight.
    • The engine of that all-electric aircraft is made by MagniX.
  • Roger Federer of Switzerland is the highest paid athlete in the world for the first time, according to Forbes’s annual list.
    • Naomi Osaka of Japan is the first female athlete overtaking fellow tennis player Serena Williams of USA as the highest paid female athlete in the world. 
  • Russia is testing its nuclear-powered Skif missile which can hit a target as far as 6,000 miles away.
    • It is being called the world’s biggest dirty “doomsday bomb”.
  • World Digestive Health Day is celebrated every year on 29th May.
    • The theme for the year 2020 campaign is "Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective."

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